The Holland Inn — Restaurant in Wales

I had just travelled 400 miles by bike and was early for my boat and it was late and everywhere was closed ,I noticed a bar close by and decided this will do , I entered and thought this is a local bar for local people. Nope I was totally wrong , this bar with these people you cannot buy this type of friendship,I was made welcome and chatted to as I was a regular, I was also offered cutlery when I enquired about food , yes go and buy some food bring it back and you're welcome to eat here . Then time came to go and near everyone said to have a good trip and handshakes from everywhere. At these days it's extremely hard to find this type of friendship, yes five stars for a welcome surprise. I will make another trip just to...

Absolut kip. While travelling with my mother who was on crutches to visit a terminally ill family member. We where an hour early for our ferry.

So we went here for a quick pint while waiting for the ferry. And was barely in the door. And this absolut degenerat started hurling sectarian abuse. Stating that us Irish should never be trusted. Etc etc. And generally being very aggressive.

All this happened beside the woman I found out was the landlady. So when this man stated that there was a bar across the bridge that "our lot" go. and asking why we came in here? So me and my mother left. Only to be followed out.

So stay away from this absolut kip of a bar...

Now, I really wanted to like this place BUT. On my visit here, for a pub to run out of core beers is a no-no in my book. No Guinness, no ale (they initially had a very acceptable ale as a substitute for Guinness, but they ran out of that too!) The lager was acceptable, but was not the beer of my first or second choice. All of the staff were faultless and deserve a big thank you for making a bland visit a lot more than that. Atmosphere was good and despite a virtually beerless pub, I will visit again in the hope of a better experience next time. Ordering improvements needed but not detrimental to a nice establishment with...