The Wain-Y-Clare — Restaurant in Wales

First visited this lovely, cosy, old pub more than a decade ago & was impressed with the food & price then. My family & I visited this pub a few months ago for my daughter's birthday & although we had a fairly long wait of half an hour for our food, it was worth the wait as it was all cooked to perfection & delicious. The pub was packed & all the tables were taken. Typical pub grub but also extra dishes on the menu. Lots of lamb dishes on the menu. Cooked to perfection & delicious. We revisited this pub last Saturday but booked for lunch time instead of evening this time. It was a lot quieter than in the evening but we still had a half an hour wait for our food. It was worth the wait though as all the dishes were brought together & were all piping hot & delicious. Although the desserts were quite expensive, we all decided to have the same, chocolate fudge cake & had a big slice with ice cream & cream. Delicious! I could've quite easily had another slice. The service was excellent by all staff & were polite & friendly. Would highly recommend a meal out here for an enjoyable night out in a cosy, little pub with a relaxed atmosphere with the added benefit of an open fire in the winter which gave the pub a lovely cosy feel. Not many pubs around now with an open fire. Toilets were clean & tidy & there is also an outside area to sit with a small safe play area for children. Will be revisiting for more nights out in the future....

Booked a table for 6pm but arrived early. Staff were very friendly and welcoming and said our table was ready. I fancied a gin and tonic for a change - they offered quite a good selection of gins but only had Britvic tonic as they had run out of Fever Tree. Second choice was house red which I was allowed a taste of as it was one I wasn't familiar with. Prices on drinks was reasonable at eleven quid for a pint and a large glass of red. A sharing plate of baked camembert to start that came with onion chutney and lightly toasted bread was delicious and plenty for 2. The mains however, were a disappointment. I ordered the chicken hanging skewer with chargrilled veg that came with 3 dips and chips. Skewer was lovely, but why serve frozen chips and spoil the meal?? They were so dry and tasteless, brought the overall effect down. Husband ordered lamb kofti special - spicy rice was not spicy, not enough mint/garlic sauce and the chunky salsa was missing entirely 😞 Not a raging success... don't think we'll...

Arrived about 6pm, we were the only people in, 2 adults 2 toddlers. The place seems very outdated, as the old musty smell too, although this isn't an issue but the chairs/benches at table aren't comfy at all. There was about 5 staff members sat around the bar chatting. Service terribly slow as too busy chatting with each other. Drinks took a while to come, then starters came out which was a shared bowl of wings. Way too spicy to eat but not what was advertised on the menu. Kids meals didn't come out until the mains which we asked for them to come with starters. All food beautiful, like 10/10 even the kids food was lovely. Will not return here though due to the atmosphere inside, & attitude of the staff. In clear ear shot of their inappropriate conversations, no service from them whatsoever. Had to ask twice for another drink I didn't get, same asking twice for the bill. We were the ONLY people present in the entire place. Hats off to the...