Aleppo Merchant in Powys

What an amazing place. We have enjoyed a variety of meals here from bar food which is great value and generous portions to delightful Sunday lunch. The food is always delicious and fresh with a huge choice for everyone. They cater well for allergies and are accommodating to suit needs. Alongside the ample food choices there is a large range of drinks for everyone. The large beer garden is perfect place to enjoy summer drinks whilst the children play or to relax with your family dogs.

On TripAdvisor reviews I booked this pub for Sunday roast. Most certainly wasn’t disappointed. The staff are friendly, food extremely well presented, fairly priced in relation to portion sizes and scrumptious! We opted for a starter and main, to be honest, you don’t need the starter unless you’re famished! Piping hot plates with a generous serving of meat, roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding. A good selection of vegetables cooked to perfection and lashings of home made gravy. Would very much recommend.

Called the pub and booked a table 20mins til end of food service. We were late but kitchen staff were happy to see us. Staff were friendly. Food was lovely. Wine pretty good too. No complaints!

Fantastic Sunday lunch today with family, service was great and the food delicious, vegetables cooked to perfection and generous amounts of meat. Excellent value for money, we will absolutely be back soon.

Food was acceptable. The wait from order to food was too long not only for us but the people at another table, in a small uninspiring room. The young waitress was friendly but not the bar staff.

Stayed a fair distance away and this place was recommended, good beer and food, my steak didn’t disappoint, friendly staff

We booked a table for 6 for a family birthday celebration on Sunday 8 August for 6.30 Long wait for order to be taken, starters served and then 45 minutes between finishing starters and getting mains. My 9 year old niece was unable to eat her main course which arrived at 8.15 as she is usually eats earlier than this. Although the dishes were restaurant prices the food did not reflect this and the halloumi wraps two of us ordered were practically cold. No apologies were offered until I complained to the manager who deducted the price of the drinks from the final bill. We all felt disappointed especially one of my sisters who has been a regular visitor to this establishment. Needless to say we won’t be returning. Great pity as it’s a good location and the only inn/restaurant in the area.

The pub has had a major revamp, new owner. Decor very modern and tasteful but doesn't match the age of the pub. Very clean and excellent value for money, that is.... the room and the breakfast £80 for two people. Very good price. The room, very clean, tastefully decorated and very serviceable, however the only one item that was lacking was a mirror ( long length) in the bedroom. There is a mirror over the sink in the bathroom. Definitely need two mirrors especially if there are two staying in the room. The staff are very courteous and helpful. The downside to the pub is the evening meal. Very very disappointing. Waited one hour to be served, booked the table in advance for 4 of us. Menu limited and fussy meals. Not cheap. One person ordered a steak medium rare and it was actually rare when it arrived. A bowl of broccoli and carrots arrived for two men. Not enough veg, so asked for another bowl which they had no problem bringing out to us. Not much food and pricey with cheap quality steaks. My husband's was very grissley. He just ate it as he was starving by this stage and couldn't be bother with fussing. I chose the tikka masala with rice only. I didn't go for the half and half. Bad choice. Only one small mound of rice came out with a bowl of curry. Extremely bland and highly disappointing. Definitely no where near a chef's standard. Another person ordered the duck salad and there was no sauce offered, a dry salad!! When asked to bring a sauce out, there was no problem and a pomegranate sauce was brought out which satisfied my friend. Overall, we waited a long time between each course and it was unacceptable. Asked for a started too, croquettes only to be told five mins later they didn't have any. We asked for one plate of Salmon Ribbons. That arrived, the salmon was raw and the biscuit underneath it couldn't be cut with a knife, that was sent back and my husband didn't bother to order a starter after that disaster. That was again disappointing as we waited an hour by that stage to be served. Overall, stay at the pub as the breakfast was fantastic. No complaints there. Room was really good. Don't bother eating the evening expensive meal.

Food cold undercooked, very very small portions, vegetables if they arrive are frozen not fresh, awful, totally tasteless and OVERPRICED Used to be a great eatery ....now one we will avoid.

We rarely eat out anymore, maybe 3-4 times per year, but would most definitely do so more often if others equalled or exceeded this restaurant. Super tasty reasonable value Sunday lunches have been experienced 3 times here - We highly recommend

We stayed for 2 nights as a base for the car rally experience which is just up the road - we didn’t arrive until near 10pm first night but food finished at 9 and really all you could have was peanuts or crisps - stupidly we forgot to order the following night also as got a bit ‘side tracked’ anyway bit of a Waldorf salad moment as there is nowhere near to eat so make sure you have some food if driving as far we were - I would love it if the pub had a refrigerated unit on the bar just offering simple sandwiches etc for people arriving late on - I’m certain they would be consumed in no time - all In all nice people run the place and the cooked breakfast was excellent !!! One thing I want to mention is that there was only 1 real ale - but would suggest keeping some other bottled options in the fridge as the ipa was a bit bland - Belgium beers are always a nice back up option I think ok - thanks though overall a pleasant stay in lovely Wales !!!!! 😊

Ignore the 1980’s decor and chintzy surroundings!! This is a lovely traditional pub with great ales and a good selection of gins and nice wines. Makes such a lovely change from the chain pubs!! The food was lovely and probably one of the nicest pub burgers I’ve eaten for years. We were glamping just down the road at Cledan Valley and were recommended a visit!! Nice small menu with Specials boards above the bar. Went on a Thursday night at 6:30pm and it got pretty busy!! 6 main courses, large G&T, 3 pints of WPA and good old fashioned Banana split and Knickerbocker glories for 3 for £83 Thanks Mel (chef) and your helpers!! Went back to camp, with full bellies and a promise to return next time we are back camping!! May even come for breakfast at Cafe Aleppo next time too!!

Another great night at the Aleppo with friends, We always try out the home cooked dishes as they are just lovely. The Staff tonight were helpful, polite and friendly. Looking forward to our next visit.

I am a regular visitor to this venue and have tried several items on the menu. I can honestly say I have never had a meal that was less than delicious. The Sunday Roast is the best to be obtained in the area. The gravy is to die for!

The evening meal menu at the Aleppo Merchant Inn provides a wide range of choice from bar snack-type snacks to top quality dinners. Most tastes are catered for. The venue itself is relaxed and cosy in a beamed 17th century building. However we were sadly let down by the time we had to wait for our meal after ordering. After nearly an hour we had to go and ask how much longer it would be. It was supposedly the next one to be served and finally arrived about 15 minutes later. A terrible shame that such a first class meal should be spoilt in this way. If you don't mind a wait then go for it, but not if you are in a hurry!

The room was clean and comfortable. The restaurant served tasty food! The staff were helpful and friendly.

Very friendly very clean stayed here for 1 night on 16 10 18 Good night sleep went to early to have breakfast so they made me a pack lunch to take with me which was more than enough and very nice well recommended

We had our pre wedding evening meal here with a party of 12. The service was great and all the meals were hot and tasty. They accommodated for two people in wheelchairs. My friend and I had the fillet steak and it was lush. On our return from honeymoon we had another meal at The Aleppo Merchant Inn and the chicken, ham and leek pie was delicious. All food is Great!!

There were six in our party. The order was taken but the service was a bit hit and miss, there was a considerable wait for some of the food. When the food was served it was very good.It appeared that there weren’t enough staff to deal with the number of customers this particular evening. Perhaps getting staff is an issue for the landlord in that location. I would go back to The Aleppo Merchant again when I’m next in the area.

Popped in to have something to eat. Had the special, steak & ale pie, which came quickly and was hot. The chips and veg were cooked perfectly too. The pastry was light and delicious.

Tijdens onze reis kwamen we hier terecht. Wat een leuke authentieke pub. We waren hier op zondagmiddag en hebben genoten van de Sunday Roast. Het was druk in de pub met locals. We kregen een tafel vol eten voor 8,95 pond pp. Smaak was goed. Hele volle buik na deze typisch Engelse lunch.

This is a lovely old pub dating back many centuries. Oak beams, restaurant, lovely atmosphere with good food at reasonable prices.

Situated on the A470 roughly half way between Machynlleth and Newtown, the Aleppo Merchant hotel/pub in Carno makes an ideal base to explore this relatively quiet, beautiful and unspoilt part of Wales. I have stayed at the Aleppo Merchant before and particularly enjoy exploring, by car or on foot,the area south of Carno including the area around Llyn Clywedog, Staylittle, Dylife and Glaslin. The Glyndwr's Way runs through this are with lots of parking areas and opportunities for stunning circular walks. The Aleppo Merchant offers clean comfortable accommodation, good food, friendly staff at competitive prices so can't think of anything not to like about it and will look forward to my next visit.

We went out of our way to come here for breakfast. Signs had been put out that say 8-12 breakfast, chalkboards, etc, not permanent signs but advertising signs out out today, (Sunday)

Simply amazing food , home cooked perfect portions, I had the homemade steak and mushroom pie , was outstanding, thank you xx

I always tell the truth on this site and if that upsets then so be it. I am always surprised when I am disappointed with a place only to see a couple of people agreeing with me and I wonder what other people are measuring the establishment against. I can only say that my family and I stayed for the weekend in a local holiday park and decided that we would visit this pub/restaurant for a few beers. It was literally only a mile and a half away from where we were staying. Although the outside of the pub tells you this is a lovely old building with a great deal of history, the interior is like a 1970's working men's club. The décor is awful with no character at all. We found the barman to have about as much personality and interaction as a dead mouse. Tried to make conversation a few times but just got grunts !! we decided that we would have more fun and atmosphere back at the camp site so that's what we did. We also booked this pub for our Sunday lunch. They got the seating wrong so we were left to put that right ourselves as we were a big party. The food was average and nothing to sing about and the service was just OK !!!!! the place lacked atmosphere for us, though of course the locals were having a better time and were being chatted to. If you are the only pub in the village close to holiday sites then you really should do more to welcome your guests.... when we return to the camp site we most certainly will not be visiting this unfriendly place again !!

Went with my parents and daughter for evening meal. Took a good 45 minutes to arrive. Service - when we had it - was polite but not exactly warm. No checkback after delivering main course, which was a shame as i was given pork belly in a mustard sauce instead of the mushroom sauce advertised and ordered. Mum enjoyed her steak and mushroom pie, and even though they gave me wrong food it was delicious. (I didnt want to wait another 45 minutes for them to change it, neither did i want to go looking for staff to request it). I wont be returning.

We visited the Aleppo on Easter Sunday hoping to get a proper Sunday roast and we weren’t disappointed. Great portion size and all freshly cooked. Excellent service even though they were busy. Nice table in the restaurant side of the pub with plenty of space. The little mrs and boy loved their puddings and I loved the beef. All reasonably priced.

Stayed for 1 night and very impressed. Lovely pub food, lovely staff and lovely clean rooms. I had the Gammon for evening meal which was first rate and the breakfast was perfectly cooked. Whenever I am in this area this is where I will definitely stay.

Hier gestopt toen we op doorreis waren. Lekker eten, vriendelijke bediening en leuk interieur in een oud, karaktervol huis. Lekker ijs als dessert .

Went a few times now to the Aleppo to have a roast it was lovely . Recommend it to anyone puddings are a must also . Staff friendly . I would try book a table though just incase as they get real busy .

Disfrutamos de una estancia de tres noches en el histórico comerciante Aleppo Inn en el hermoso valle de Dovey. El comerciante Aleppo es un establecimiento de gestión familiar que ofrece comida fantástica, habitaciones limpias y confortables, una zona de restaurante y bares catering para los residentes locales, turistas y pasando el comercio y ofrece una excelente relación calidad-precio. El restaurante ofrece cocina inglesa principalmente con un desayuno garantizado para empezar bien el día. Me he alojado en el Merchant aleppo en varias ocasiones y siempre con ganas de volver de las visitas.

The best fillet steak I have ever had! My husband had the Salmon and said it was delicious. We never got around to trying the sweet menu as we were both too full!

Comida en la tarde del lunes, 6 buenas amigas en una noche toda la edad de consentimiento (65).

Este es mi pub local de mi padre y nos acercamos para una comida cuando mi marido y yo le visitaba. Tomamos un par de copas y la señora de servicio nosotros era educado y amable. Mi marido y yo opté por la hamburguesa y...

Pub tradicional bonito, lleno de gente local. Comida comida de pub tradicional. Fuimos a dos noches consecutivas y la primera vez lo disfruté realmente, el segundo fue nada tan bueno.

Excelentemente preparado, sirve comida de pub honesto con amor y atención a dar lo que pedimos en su mejor. Gran ambiente, gente genuina, y está impecablemente limpio. (Flores en el cuarto de baño era un toque agradable).

Hemos estado en el Aleppo ahora unas cuatro veces y cada vez nos sentimos muy bienvenidos por el personal del bar y sus habitantes. Sólo se detuvo a un par de copas, pero escuchamos informes de muy buena comida, así que no puedo esperar a...

Staying at a nearby cottage, so popped in here on the Friday night. Bit early, but they were happy for us to order on arrival. Good choice of food, and very tasty.Especially liked the Woodpecker - always a rare treat to find this on tap!

Called here on our return journey from Aberystwyth and found it very welcoming.the staff were polite and helpful and the food was very well presented and cooked to perfection. All in all very good

We stopped for an impromptu lunch. They were not busy.Our lunch was enjoyable and the service swift.Our barmaid/waitress, Rachel, was friendly and informative. She is an asset to the business.We recommend this historic Inn.

Very nice comfortable inn. Rooms rustic, but comfy and well equipped.Dinner was lovely And breakfast a decent British start to the day.Staff warm and welcoming and decent prices.Would stay here whom

We stopped for lunch whilst visiting my husbands grandparents grave in the cemetery opposite the staff went out of their way to be helpful and friendly.The food was fresh and very well presented will definitely go there again .

Went for dinner here in May 2016 before overnight stay for day rallying with Higgins school next day! Good honest pub food, well cooked, good portions and served by two young ladies - a credit to themselves and the pub. Had great steak, very tender with lovely chips and veg. Finished meal with waffle and locally made ice cream - fab! And had calvados in liqueur coffee, very generous splash of apple brandy!!

Have enjoyed good meals at the Aleppo over the years but recently have been disappointed with the quality. On last visit had to request a replacement pint of Guinness that did not taste right (and I do know my Guinness). This was changed with no apology offered or word spoken. Then the gammon steak arrived. Small, cremated and hardly edible. Didn't feel like complaining again so didn't. Wife enjoyed her meal (braised beef) and I have enjoyed several meals (including gammon) here in the past. So, please, try to be consistent, and a little more humble when that pint happens to be flat! Will give the Aleppo a miss for a while and visit our other favourites when traveling the length of the A470.

Stopped off here for a quick bite at lunchtime, had a laugh and a joke with the friendly staff as soon as we stepped in. Traditional pub with a traditional atmosphere - had a Bacon, Brie and Cranberry Panini and it arrived with chips and a salad - delicious, I would go as far as to say the best panini I have had, £6.50. There was a bit of a wait but don't mind that as at least you know it's all cooked fresh. Will definitely pop in again when passing. They have 6 bedrooms too and they seem to be open all day serving coffee and teas.

This is a very family friendy pub. Has a huge beer garden out the back and is fenced in. The food is fantastic n has a wide range on the menu.

Great food, lots of choice with generous portions! Lovely helpful staff serving a cosy pub. Will go there again.

Went for Sunday lunch while stopping over by a nearby caravan site. It was average Sunday lunch which I though it was quite expensive for one course. Could have had a bigger selection of vegetables and a little bowl for 4 dinners was not enough to go around. Average lunch nothing special

Saturday Evening visit to a very busy public House You need to book to get in. This Time our Party had an excellent chicken and Bacon Pie and also had a excellent Lasagnia .It is across the road from the local church whose grave in the graveyard is Laura Ashley.

Considering it is a little out of the way it is worth calling good wholesome food at reasonable prices in a nice atmosphere that is probably in the top ten resteraunts in the area

Great service great food very friendly and a great new year, there is a great taxi service too she really trys her best to accommodate you.

very good attention to particular needs,een during the busy Christmas party season.Tasty food and a jolly atmosphere,aimiable staff.

Have been going to this Public House for a long time and the food has been very good. I would have liked them to have kept one or two meals on the menu that have recently been dropped One was the Pigs Live and the other the pork.

Really good food and plenty of it. Sadly didn't have room for pudding. Lovely staff, helpful and knowledgeable. Recommended

We stopped here for a sandwich and a soft drink on our way to North Wales and were not disappointed. I requested a ham sandwich in brwon bread, which arrived freshly made and filled with delicious home cooked ham. My partner ordered a panini whisch again was delicious. We sat outside in the beer garden, whish had plenty of benches and was well kept. I used the Ladies toilets before leaving and they were spotlessly clean. Will definitely call here agiain.

Visited at the beginning of June 2014 as we were staying in self catering accommodation nearby. Dined in the restaurant on three occasions during the week. The food, was plentiful, well cooked and presented. Service was fair and the restaurant not busy. The menu had sufficient choice options considering the overall size of the establishment. The one disappointment for us was that some courses were not available on every occasion we dined. it was amusing to start with but became a bit of a disappointment so much so that we moved on after three instances of this happening. Landlord said that problems with a new menu being introduced was the cause of our disappointment but when we were informed that he could not obtain supplies of lamb shanks locally, (he could only get them from AUSTRALIA) our incredulity was plain for all to see. I went off to sleep that night having counted 348 sheep on the farm we were staying at just 2 miles away !!!! A great pity as the food we were served was excellent

This is a friendly neighborhood pub with a good selection of beer/ales and food. We had pasta, fish and chips, and a beef dish very similar to what Americans would call "pot roast". All were excellent. The portions were more than adequate, the side dishes were well prepared, and the beer was cold! Service was friendly and quick.

Lovely Sunday lunch, tasty meat good amount of tasty veg, just called by as driving by and was pleasantly surprised at the quality meal without paying high prices

meal was very good, large portions so make sure you have a good appetite. Service very good. highly recommend and would book again.

Great food & drink, great value. Extensive menu, but everything spot on. Some old favourites on there, had to try the banana split, enough for 3 ! Cheese & biscuits were great.

the bar man David is the most argent person we have ever met and he was so rude also there beer was off and they would not change it for another you could also taste the line cleaner in the beer also there was rude and disruptive locals in there shouting and having a go at every one and was not even asked to leave

Ate here on the 3 nights we stayed at Cambrian House B&B next door. Food is great. Not too much piled on your plate, but a satisfying meal, well thought out menu and perfectly cooked. It's not a very big menu, would have liked to see more choice of starters and main course but couldn't have asked for better food.

went here for a friends birthday there were a lot of us so we were to say the least a bit loud, the staff were all very welcoming & cheerfull the food was good the service was good the place itself is lovely situated on a main road so no seating out the front of the pub we didnt ask if there was a garden or anything out the back so there may well have been .As i said we were a bit loud but fair play to the staff they they joined in the banter & took it all in good spirt 7 made us feel very welcome.We shall return .

We only stopped here to be honest as we had driven 4 hours across the country, we were both starving and it happened to be the only place we spotted still serving food. Not some five star swanky gastro pub but good quality, honest pub food. A warm welcome, nice local beers, friendly atmosphere, and food that may or may not have been home cooked, but certainly tasted it. Reasonably priced, stock Mario's ice cream for those with a sweet tooth, with the obligatory flavour of the day (it was honeycomb when we went).I would say its a pub that does food and has rooms rather than a restaurant or hotel and as such dont expect silver service and indeed i stood for a couple of minutes at the bar to pay. However, we did say that if we drove home the same way, we would stay there over night as it just had the right feel - we ended up travelling home by a different route so cant comment on the rooms, but for a stop over with good food and beer, try it.

Helpful staff, good, slightly basic menu with generous portions and they even cook a steak to the satisfaction of our American visitor!

The restaurant at the Aleppo Merchant seems conflicted as to whether they are actually a restaurant or a pub. There are menus and waitress service to take order and deliver the meal but after that, forget it! We were never offered and, as a result, didn't bother with dessert. We were only able to order coffee by chasing down a bar tender and, even then, had to wait for her to finish chatting with a local before she deigned to serve us. We then went through a similar routine to get a bill.Another minor irritation, having ordered a salad, I was told that there were no salad dressings available just oil & vinegar on the table. Turned out the vinegar was malt vinegar... for a salad??!!!