Clock Works — Restaurant in Wales

Update: 08/25 Went and sat outside in the sun and had the surf and turf and doubled the chips for £1.50 which got me a whole separate portion. Pub was busy, Garden almost full but food came out quickly and perfectly cooked. Steak was really really nice, scampi was good and the chips were chunky, no soginess has a slight crunch to the outside but soft and fluffy middle, they were on point. The food is good pub food. The menu has something for everyone I would imagine. Food prices are good value. It's a bit pricey to pop down for just a pint as a Thatchers Haze was £5.90 which locally is a lot for a cider, but the food offsets the cost and makes a meal well worth it.

We went tonight (sept 21 2024) It was a great night, we had surf and turf, rare which well cooked and was juicy and delicious, chips were fantastic it was an alright pub meal. Drinks were a Thatchers for me and and two cocktails for £10 something for the missis. The staff were amazing, they told us that a cocktail pitcher worked out cheaper at £14 ISH but you got 4 drinks from it. We were already a couple in and I could not have got the missis and me back home up the hill after a pitcher, next time for sure. The banter with the staff was great, I miss those days and all of them were friendly and hilarious in a good way. The atmosphere was relaxed plenty of room round the tables, not too busy. We were told it has very recently changed hands and this change has obviously had a positive effect. It really should be busier it's just a nice chilled out pub. Prices are ok, not especially cheap but ok. Food is good and reasonably priced, humour is plentiful and free. They had a female singer who was really good to be fair, but I hadn't seen this advertised anywhere. She would have liked more people in, I'm sure. After the change in management give it a try it really is worth it.

Original review: Went for a Sunday Roast, we were met at the door showed to a table, all very polite. Service was quick drinks came almost straight away. Ordered roast beef diner. Came with roast potatoes, sweet red cabbage, veg. The real result was extra roasties for £2.25 absoloutly worth it. Really nice diner in a nice pub. Would absoloutly go again. It wasn't that busy, which was surprising at 1:45 on a Sunday given how good the food was. 2x roast diners, extra potatoes, a pint of thatchers haze, a coke came to just less than £40. If there is a criticism then it would be only that the food looked bit too organised. As it wasn't overflowing with veg, everything looked a bit placed. But that's it, still a good meal.

Update: just been back and had the steak and a pint for £12.49 that was great as well. Had it rare and was cooked perfectly, not quite melt in your mouth but pretty close, and for that...

Mixed experience walking in it wasn't busy for a Sunday afternoon. staff was polite and friendly, and we soon found a seat. x2 starters x2 Sunday dinners.

Prawn cocktail We didn't wait long and the starters appeared in a 1980s style glass. there was a prawn for every pound I paid for the meal. but it tasted nice and the butter supplied with the bread was delicious. my partner hadn't finished her starter and the main meals appeared to my amazment. I'm 51 and never seen that before and worked in the industry for year. so forgive my horror when I seen this. the waiter apologies but just plopped the plates on the table and vanished as quick as my prawns. there was also a young waiter who was most helpful, only young possibley still at school. my first impression of my Sunday roast wasn't the best. the massive Yorkshire puddings were softer than the creamy mash and the stuffing was has hard as a golf ball and probebley better suited to teeing off. but the meat was nice. a mix of turkey and beef. so someone could obviously cool in the kitchen. just wish there application of putting it all together was as good as the way they could the meats. nice mash and sweet cabbage. it was not bad at all if you like alot of gravy. I mean alot of gravy. lol finishing it off with the sherry truffle cheese cake. I know most of the puddings are all bought in, but this was delicious. and absolute winner. I don't know if or when the last time I ever ate 3 courses. but this cheesecake was certainly a highlight. they said it was under new management, and this place could be a winner and money maker with some small tweaks.Bar staff are friendly and polite but could be shown how to pour drinks properly and as for the kitchen. give that chef the money he deserves and he might actual put out the meals that he can obviously cook. waiting staff. well communications needed there. that was I big NoNo that. is suppose kitchen was to blame just as much. but never had a starter and main meal on the table at the same time unless asked for. I have been as honest as possible. cost about £65 all in. 3star avrage. could easily be more but I could easily have...

If I could rate this visit minus stars I would! Booked as a party of 7 for my daughter’s 9th Birthday meal. Arrived at the restaurant and greeted by bar staff was told to place order at bar. Staff had no knowledge of menu and overcharged us on our meals. Was told when placing order at the bar that two 3rds of the menu was unavailable due to stock issues but was not given any prior notice even though we had pre-booked our table. Meals and deserts had to be changed last minute and were again told certain items would be missing from our meals such as onion rings, my daughter ordered £5.95 BBQ chicken wings and to my amazement it arrived as 3 tiny wings (Please see photo). We questioned the quantity as previous visit we were given 7 wings? We were told that the guidance given by Marstons was 3 wings? We requested to double up on our chips with all adult meals only to be told there were no more chips left and fries would be the only option. We paid £1.25 to double the fries and when the meals we brought to the table all double fries meals had approximately 15 fires on each plate. I again had to call the waitress over to ask if they had forgotten our double chips only to be told that’s the correct amount? I asked the waitress to ask the manager to come and see me, however the waitress returned to tell me she was busy and didn’t have time to come over. We spent over £122 during this visit and were not even offered a way of apology for this experience but told it’s not their fault because there had a busy new year with over 300 people attending the restaurant! I would also like to add that H&S would have a field day if a visit was made that night as the manageress had children playing in the kitchen (TakeYourKidsToWorkDay)? Truly disappointed because when we first visited the restaurant in November 2023, we had an amazing experience with good food and service, to the point I was recommending to friends and family. Clearly standards have dropped since the previous management...