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a culinary gem too, as it’s home to The
Checkers, one of only three Michelin-starred
restaurants in Wales.
And The Dragon Hotel is everything you could
hope for in a small hotel.
It is actually owned by the town, after the locals
pitched to save the historic 17th-century
former coaching inn. Now running it on a
rota basis and employing their families and
friends, the group owners have lovingly
restored and refurbished the site to its current
glory offering a host of comfortable rooms, a
refurbished bar with contemporary touches
and a cosy feel that offers a host of drinks as
well as an appetising bistro bar menu, and
Bistro 7, the dining room concept with head
chef Brian Jones at the helm.
The food here is proper hearty, generous
dining, but with no compromise to taste or
presentation.
First up we nibbled our way through fresh
bread and olives the size of a small country,
as well as sampling the coriander and dukkah
hummus with pitta (which was such a hit that
we’ve attempted to recreate this at home...)
and the calamari salad: huge rings of crunchy,
battered squid and fresh lemon mayo, we were
at this point a little concerned by just how big
the big plates would be…
My ‘duck and dauphinoise’ was generous and
divine, the rich sauce and meat of the duck
set off wonderfully with the creamy potato
dish; my husband’s cross border burger, as
the menu stated, wasn’t for the faint hearted,
it was humongous and that was without the
side salad and mound of fries! Aside from
being totally in keeping with its
Montgomeryshire beef and Shropshire blue
cheese it was also totally delicious.
Lake Vyrnwy Hotel & Spa
Llanwddyn
Powys
Wales
SY10 0LY
www.lakevyrnwy.com
01691 870 692
[email protected]
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Afraid to attempt dessert, but more afraid to
miss out we were swayed by the cheesecake
of the day and boy were we glad we were…
the homemade delight was a mix of milk and
white chocolate cheesecakes, crunchy buttery
biscuit base and chocolate drizzles and I would
have quite happily eaten it for every meal
thereafter.
Unsurprisingly, we fell into a peaceful sated
slumber, so much so we opted for a late
Sunday breakfast – another great mix of
generous portions and fresh local produce
that provided us with the sustenance needed
to continue our sightseeing countryside
adventures and our reluctant journey home.
lakevyrnwyhotel
The Dragon Hotel
Market Square,
Montgomery,
Powys,
Wales
SY15 6PA
www.dragonhotel.com
01686 668 359
[email protected]
TheDragonWales
DragonHotelMontgomery
Just writing about our trip now is inspiring
our next Wales jaunt, which might just have
to include another slice of that cheesecake…
LAKE VYRNWY HOTEL & SPA
THE DRAGON HOTEL
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