Review on Royal Oak Hotel, Llugwy River Restaurant

Built as a Victorian coaching inn right in the heart of Snowdonia, and once home to a celebrated artists' colony, the Royal Oak is now a popular hotel with tourists, mountaineers, walkers and other outdoor types. Guests also take advantage the hotel's many facilities including the Stable Bar Bistro (great for watching the rugby internationals or listening to live Dixieland jazz) and the contemporary Grill Bar with its conservatory extension.

Pride of place, however, goes to the formal Llugwy River Restaurant with its ornate plaster ceiling and resident harpist plucking the strings every Wednesday night. The kitchen deals in modern Welsh cooking with an eclectic edge and lots of global influences. Whole lobster cooked in a Thai marinade and served with coconut and mango rice is a signature dish, but the kitchen also brings it all back home with a 'celebration of Welsh lamb' (cannon, slow-braised shoulder and pan-fried sweetbreads with carrot gâteau and broad bean ragoût). Start with ceviche of hand-dived scallops, lime sabayon and peppered frisée, and round off with vanilla pannacotta, poached pear and wild Welsh honey syrup.

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Cuisine

Modern Welsh / Eclectic

Chef

Samantha Plester

Restaurant Opening Times

Lunch: 12.00 - 3.00pm Sun
Dinner: 6.30 - 8.45pm Wed-Sat

Accepted credit cards

Visa, Master Card, American Express

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Facilities at Royal Oak Hotel, Llugwy River Restaurant

  • Disabled access
  • Private dining room
  • Private parties
  • Vegetarian menu
  • 60 covers
  • Family Friendly

Accomodation

Accomodation is available, (27 rooms)

Parking

Private parking is possible at a location nearby

Address

Royal Oak Hotel, Llugwy River Restaurant
Holyhead Road
Betws y Coed
Conwy
LL24 0AY

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Royal Oak Hotel, Llugwy River Restaurant Sample Menu

SAMPLE RESTAURANT MENU

Hunger Quenchers
bowl of marinated olives, herbs and oil £4
local and house-made bread selection, whipped smoked butter, olive oil £4

Starters:
Grilled Pigeon breast - smoked bacon bubble and squeak, blackberry and port £7
Terrine of award winning, Pen Llyn Pork - with chorizo and pistachio local Wild Horse Brewery porter bread, sweet pickled vegetables £7
(v) Lightly Curried Parsnip Soup with pear - baby bhajis and flatbread £5
Crispy crumbed Cod cheek – potato cake, tomato and red pepper puree, lemon gel £7
Classic Menai Strait Mussels 'Marinier' - garlic, white wine and cream. toasted Tan Lan Bakery Sourdough £8
(v) Sweet potato and spinach Falafel - cherry tomato and chilli jam, tzatziki dressing £6

Sharing Board (Min 2 pers.)
platter of panko king prawns, pepperoni, chilli and coriander flatbread, duck leg and hoi
sin bonbons, hummus, olives, dipping sauces and a selection of breads £8 (per person)

Main Courses:
Supreme of Chicken - white wine sauce, chicken crackling, potato terrine, carrot and baby leeks. £14
Slow cooked, pulled Ox Cheek Burger – wrapped in bacon with toasted ciabatta, Red Devil cheese, Grill room 'slaw', homemade ketchup, beer battered onion rings and skinny fries. £15
Award winning local 'Oinc Oink' Pork Belly – toffee apple tart, cider & sage sauce. £17
Local Ale Battered Fish of the Day - hand cut chunky chips, chargrilled lemon and mushy peas. £15
Rump of Beef - truffle mash, parsnip, jus. £19
Roast Rump of Mountain Lamb - field mushrooms, red cabbage, Parmentier potatoes, lamb jus. £19
Lightly Spiced Fillet of Hake - chana saag, Bombay potatoes, spinach. £16
(v) Thai style Vegetable risotto - tempura vegetables. £13

From the Josper Charcoal oven
The Josper is a real fire charcoal oven that adds a unique charcoal flavour and texture
BBQ Butterfly Chicken Breast £13
onion rings, salad leaves, house slaw, skinny fries.
10oz Ribeye Steak - (uncooked weight) £22 10oz Sirloin Steak – (uncooked weight) £23
Grill Room Mixed Grill - sirloin steak, smoked gammon, Welsh lamb chop, Welsh dragon sausage, black pudding chipolata, poached egg. £25
all steaks served with hand cut chunky chips, grilled tomato and mushroom.

Salads:
Superfood Salad
caramelised roast squash, quinoa, beetroot, salad leaves and fresh orange with toasted pumpkin seeds. with halloumi £13 with pan roast salmon £15

Sides:
Home cooked chunky chips £3.5 Basmati rice £3
Skinny fries with herb seasoning £3.5 Truffle mash potato £3.5
Grill room green salad £3.5 Tossed vegetables £3.5
Sauces and Butters: Peppercorn and brandy cream sauce, Classic 'Diane' sauce
Blue cheese cream sauce £3
Smoked butter with smoked rock salt £1.5 Garlic and herb butter £1.5

Desserts:
Chocolate Delice - vanilla fudge, Barti Ddu rum & butterscotch sauce. £7
Warm Plum Bakewell Tart – amaretto ice cream, plum compote. £7
Apple Mousse – cinnamon meringue, chilled crème Anglais, ginger crumb. £7
Machiatto Crème Brulee – chocolate & hazelnut biscotti. £7
Trio of Ice Creams - homemade biscuit. £5.25
Selected Welsh Farmhouse Cheeses (4) homemade chutney, bara brith and crackers. £8

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

Royal Oak Hotel, Llugwy River Restaurant Christmas Menu

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

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