Manor in Powys

Oh dear, what has happened to the menu! We have eaten many times here and the food has generally been consistent and the menu sensibly priced and with a good variety of dishes. Our previous visit was about 3 or 4 months ago so I assumed we would get the same or similar menu. My bad for not checking; the old menu has been replaced by pretentious French described dishes (why?!) and a huge price hike across the board. We chose the King Prawns Risotto, overpriced at £18.50. The dish was garnished with one king prawn, no more: the rice was tasty enough but the dish very poor value for money. Regrettably, we won't be returning, such a shame after an association with the hotel restaurant over many years. I suspect many people, like us, will vote with their feet. Nearby Crickhowell has much to offer on the dining front.

We popped in to the Manor for some evening food on a cold dark February night and couldn’t have been happier with our choice. The food was incredible, the service was fantastic particularly Suzanne who made us feel most welcome. A stunning building and the meal was sublime, correct portion sizes so you could enjoy the full three courses and the dessert was the best I have had in a long time! Great experience all around and will be returning with the family

How do they stay in business? Had supper there last night. The most ghastly meal I’ve ever had. It must have been leftovers. Helpful staff but this place is a travesty. The view is stunning but we spent the entire night looking for other places to eat through our binoculars.

We stayed at the Manor Hotel, of which the bistro is part. The food is of good quality and there is plenty of choice and variety.

Four of us went for dinner on a friday night. the staff were terrible, not knowing anything about the food, we asked for sparkling water , we were told they had none? asked for ice in the water, they had none of that either. The food was ok, no more and i would not go there again

Visited on our way back from mid Wales for an early evening meal. We know this hotel well having visited on many occasions over the years. The restaurant has a lovely view over to Pen Y Fan. We both had Cod and chips and thoroughly enjoyed it, perfectly prepared and cooked with delicious tartare sauce. Excellent service from everyone. Despite the 'Dine Out' discount we would have been happy to pay full price for our meal and will certainly return on future occasions.

Delicious meal in a gorgeous setting. A beautiful surrounding and gorgeous Christmas decorations that were lovely and welcoming. The bar area is the perfect place to relax with a glass of wine too. The meal we had was delicious and our dietary requirements were catered for very well. They also have vegan options such as a vegan carrot cake and brownie and even vegan ice cream. Would really recommend this place for an meal out.

Good evening out. Main course (pork) was delicious - a chop with tenderloin pieces too. Very tasty. Sticky date dessert was a bit of a disappointment - served as a slice, barely warm with a lukewarm sauce but nice ice cream (but I ate it). Service was a little erratic - we were asked for our drinks order as soon as we reached the table (but not even had a wine list at this point). We were given 3 menus on arrival for a party of 4 with no attempt to bring another ... Seating was unstable/wonky chair syndrome. But I would give it the benefit of the doubt and try again as the party all thought the main courses were very good Lovely outlook over the Llangattock escarpment with nice grounds and a terrace area too.

Our roast beef, leg of lamb and salmon mains were all delicious, as were the vegetable sides (we particularly enjoyed the cauliflower and cheese - nice and light!!). Minestrone and ham hock starters were gorgeous as well. The only thing that was a bit of a let down and kept me from giving 5 stars was the tikka paneer starter which was a bit bland and small. Still!! A lovely setting, if the weather permits, for a pre food aperitif in the sun on the terrace. Would definitely come again!!

Used the restaurant while staying in the hotel. The Sunday lunch time menu was lovely and reasonably priced. Prawn cocktail x 2 starter , roast beef dinner x 2, and one pavlova came to around £39. Good value and plenty of food

Family meal booked for 8pm served at 9pm. 3 small pieces of plain bread brought out as started with no butter, bland olive oil and some herb dusting. Shocking portions, extortionate prices, poor service, lots of waiting, but boring staff with no character (maybe they don’t want to be there either. DEFINITELY AVOID

Food was fine. However, Double Dragon beer not well kept, tasted bad. Local bottled beer was out of stock.If you said "Thank you" to the waitress, the reply was always "No problem". Rather annoying, how could it possibly be "a problem"?

we had a lovely breakfast full of plenty of choices, very clean well presented restaurant having stayed night here will recomend

Been regularly visited this place in the last months for business and always been greeted by polite and friendly staff.Food always consistent and high quality through all my visits. I couldn’t recommend a dish in particular as they all have they’re own characteristics and are all delicious from breakfast, soups, sandwiches and steaks which to die for. Not to mention they have 5 from Environmental Health Officers, which is backed up by the freshness and quality of the food. Thank you Manor Team for another amazing experience whilst in the area.I will see you all soon

Spent a wonderful evening at the Manor yet again, the atmosphere is relaxed and food as always superb!, my husband and I chose The Manor for our wedding reception and I've been a fan ever since!, the food is always amazing, well presented, fresh and so tasty, to many dishes to list so I'll just say I love it all. The staff are friendly and have never failed to give a warm welcome, especially Pedro. this place has it all with stunning views looking towards the Brecon Beacons, whatever the season or occasion this place won't disappoint.

Just came back from a short break in Crickhowell and I can say that that part of Wales is absolutely gorgeous. We’ve stayed at The Manor in Room 14 which has gorgeous views over the mountains and is nice and intim. The Breakfast is got a nice selection of continental meats, plenty cereals and lovely menu. Highly recommend cockles as they are delicious. Dinner is out of this world with local products & lots of options for everyone. Had lamb in first night which melting in your mouth and second night had burger which was very tasty, juicy and plentiful. Highly recommended restaurant.

Went with a group of friends for lunch , the staff are really friendly and welcoming . We sat in a lovely dining area and all had 2 courses , I had the lamb it was delicious, fish and chips some had and all the aspects of the dish were delicious. Will defiantly be returning, heard the Sunday lunch is really really good.

I have been coming to the Manor hotel restaurant with my family a few times this month for Sunday lunch and I must say, the food is delicious, the meat is so tender and the vegetables perfectly cooked, the desserts to die for. Well done to the chefs and to the friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Walked in on Monday 5th June for Lunch and the restaurant itself is very nice, but I've chose to eat on the terrace as the weather was nice.

Called in on Sunday 3rd June for lunch and we couldn’t made a better choice. Nice selection on the menu, 6-7 choices for mains with a good variety. Had the salmon and my partner the pork tenderloin. Everything was cooked perfect, tender meats and very good selection of veg which I believe they were freshly cooked. Deserts were just as nice with very tasty eton mess|creme brulee.

Visited the Manor on a Monday night and been ordering of the A La Carte menu. As a vegan, I was given few other choices apart the ones from the menu, but I did ordered the Chargrilled veg terrine which was fresh & tasty. Very well presented.

The Manor has an excellent list of dishes and dinner service is good. Food comes out in a timely manner and we had a lovely unrushed and enjoyable dinner. We also had Afternoon tea there and depending on if there is an event on, they can get short-handed and service can be a bit slow.

Called in on Sunday on the off chance ,had a really nice roast lunch , good service well presented , will go here again and hopefully stay in the hotel next time in Wales

Stopped on our way to Black Mountains for Sunday Lunch yesterday and we had roast beef & lamb of the Sunday lunch menu. The quality of the meal was very good, with a nice selection of veg and tasty proper gravy. Proper Sunday roast cooked right. For Desert we had Sticky toffee & Eton mess - both of them delicious. Definitely will get back when traveling in the area.

We returned here because the food was of outstanding quality last year. This is the only place we know that makes such a great effort to serve the best chips that they cook them THRICE! Take that, people who serve their customers soggy chips! And instead of a simple hamburger this restaurant serves the best steakburger I've ever had. Scrumptious! My wife and I also loved the red pepper and tomato soup, it was so good that my wife didn't want ketchup with her chips but used the soup instead, and that's saying something! These were only simple menu choices, really, and this place has more epicurian choices on the menu, but we enjoyed this meal so much I really don't know how it could have been more scrumptious. Highly recommended by us!

Been visiting The Manor several times in the past 6 months business related. Food is well presented, and very good. Prices are good and atmosphere is relaxing. Noticed at my last visit they’ve changed the menu and all the dishes reads nice

The meal was lovely. I had pheasant and my partner had steak. Both were first rate. Lovely restaurant and the music made the experience complete

Booked an afternoon tea for myself and husband. Arrived and was shown to our table by a pleasant member of...

As one of our party was 97 and eats very little, the team were very understanding and we had an...

We booked afternoon tea, service was very slow ordered coffee and after a long wait was served pot of tea...

Nothing to fault The Manor Hotel, our chosen meeting point for a catch up with friends. We sampled the Afternoon...

Spent a night with my daughter for her birthday. Arrived at 3pm and the lovely lady at reception was very...

4 of us went to the Manor on Thursday the 9th Nov for my sister in law's Birthday treat, We...

The chef coped admirably with dinner for a lady of 97 with a small appetite as well as two people...

Nice hotel, dog friendly, friendly staff. Evening meal was excellent. Breakfast was a little slow being served as it was cocked fresh, but very nice on arrival. Overall a really nice stay.

Stayed here for the Abergaveny food festival we were lucky to got a room due to a cancellation.Jaw dropping views from hotel patio area,receptionist very friendly and helpful,came back from a long day at food fest and ordered a glass of red and white from the bar had to return white as glass was dirty which the bar man changed immediately with a sincere apology,room was nice bathroom a bit tatty few cracks in tiles by shower and a new rail had been fitted by sink old fittings still left in the wall doesn't look nice,breakfast was spot on extensive menu not just full english large or small I had cockles and laverbread with bacon lovely treat would definitely stay again £100 per night with breakfast

Comida encantadora; ubicación impresionante. Buena variedad en el menú, tenía el bistec burger, que era muy bueno, sabroso y jugoso.

On a car ride from Brecon to Abergavenny we stopped at this imposing hotel set above the main road for an afternoon cup of tea and a cake. We sat on the terrace as the weather was warm and sunny and enjoyed the wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. There are plenty of parking spaces here on two levels and if the weather is not as good the inside terrace lounge is very comfortable to again enjoy the lovely views. We spent a very enjoyable hour in this peaceful location and will definitely call again when passing.

We stayed in the hotel with a dinner bed and breakfast package for six nights so experienced most of the menu, which naturally had largely the same choices most nights but with enough variation not to need repetition.The set menu offered good value and the a la carte was reasonably priced. There was a good selection of wines by the glass. It is difficult to know what to recommend. We did not experience a single "duff" course. The starters were interesting and tasty. We liked the salt and pepper squid, the Wye Valley asparagus and the ham hock terrine. For the mains, the cod fillet and the hake with some form of chowder went down well, as did the steak, cooked as requested, and a confit lamb dish. Some of the desserts could have been smaller but the summer pudding was excellent.On three or four occasions our first choice was unavailable, but the alternative offered was just as good. In a way I think that is a good sign as it suggests the ingredients are ordered in smallish quantities and frequently, so will be very fresh.It seems invidious to pick out individual items as we were well pleased with all our choices. The waiting staff were delightful, and if not perhaps up to a posh Michelin starred restaurant standard, they more than satisfied us.

The Manor offers an à la carte menu with mainly typically British dishes. The quality is very good, and it is very well cooked. We would have loved to have seen salad and pasta options as well, but the options that are on offer are very well done.

Really nice menu of starters but I chose to have just a main as a vegetarian I had the veg tagine with couscous absolutely delicious - My colleague had the beer battered cod with triple cooked chips she said it was really good too. The restaurant is tastefully decorated and comfortable.

Visited the manor a few weeks ago for some lunch with my wife and was disgusted by the fact my food came out freezing cold. I complained to the waitress who was a nice enough young woman who then told me she would get the manager. Along comes a woman in a black suit by the name of Claire who took the food off us but not after telling us we were in the wrong and the food came out perfect. I do not appreciate being called a liar as different people have different opinions of food. After my meal came back out was edible but looked as if it was warmed back up in the microwave. This wouldn't have been any issue at all but the manager had a terrible attitude. I have looked at previous reviews on trip advisor and found out I am not alone. As a paying customer spending over 50 pounds on my visit and potentially staying in your hotel I do not appreciate being called a liar. It has left me with a bad taste in my mouth and I will be passing this information on to friends and family!!!!

Our wedding meal was absolutely delicious, all very fresh, and hot. The following day we had breakfast and that also was lovely, choice of continental, cereals, or bacon sandwiches or even a nice hearty fry up

Managed to get the last room and at a good price. We were the only couple who were not part of the wedding reception but that had no effect on us. Staff were friendly and responsive. Was nice to have the option of a swim after walking. The manor itself is beautiful and has amazing views across the valley. Really nice to sit out there when the sun is shining. Our room was comfortable and quirky with the floor having a slope in it. unfortunately looked behind the hotel but that was no problem.We did not dine here but breakfast was filling with all options and plenty to cater for everyone.Would definitely return and recommend. Might even try one of the establishments who owns the Manor.

Wish I had discovered the Manor before I got married - it's lovely! I came to use the pool and have lunch and had a very relaxing day! Lunch was delicious and the loungers beside the pool are great, the sun streams in and it's never too busy in there!

We are regular diners at the Manor, the food is always good and the menu is refreshed regularly with new options. However, it is getting very popular so it is best to reserve a table. However, on a recent visit we felt the waiting staff were over stretched and although they were trying hard the overall experience was slightly spoiled by long waits for drinks, hence the rating of three overall.

Wife and I stopped here while traveling through. Had their afternoon tea. There were many sample sandwiches, muffins, scones and desserts. We were fully sated. Beautiful views of the surrounding mountains! Oh, and great service.

We booked a table here for my fathers 70th birthday. It was important to my mum that we celebrated here as they had their wedding reception there 37 years ago and my dad has been very ill lately. So, we booked a table a week in advance, for a table for 5 at 12:30 on a Saturday. However at 9:30 that morning we received a phone call telling us they had to cancel our reservation as they has a function booked. My parents were tremendously disappointed, however luckily a lovely restaurant called 1861 fitted us in last minute so we could actually celebrate together. Luckily my parents have no interest in returning here in the future, as they loved the restaurant we ended up in.

Dinner for two (stretched to three - my mother doesn't eat much and prefers to share mine). The homemade bread was fresh and very moreish. The steak pie was exactly that - a proper pie filled with steak and vegetables. The salmon was very tasty. My mother loved the chocolate dessert and my husband loved the cheese.

Went to the Manor for Valentine's meal tonight. We were really disappointed. The soup was OK but nothing special. When our steak came they were really not up to the standard that one would expect.Full of gristle and chewy. I was in 2 minds as to whether or not to have the steak as I dislike chewy steak. However, I had previously had one at the Plas Derwen Abergavenny which was fantastic and thus I expected the Manor's to be as good or better. It wasn't!My wife's was also poor. We sent them back. The waiter came back and said chef said that they were of an acceptable standard and that no one else had complained. Maybe that was due to the fact that there was only one other couple in the restaurant and that only the man had the steak and that when his partner had asked him about it he said "it was OK. "So we were then asked what we wanted to do. My wife decided to try the rib eye whilst I decided the chicken might be a safer bet. We waited then about half an hour. The meals came the chicken was accompanied by a piece of potato about an inch square by 2 inches long no veg or anything else. My wife's steak now came with the chips already on the plate and no sauce. When she enquired about the sauce it then was produced but was a totally different colour and taste to the original which was peppercorn and brandy. The 2nd steak was as bad as the first.To cap it all they allowed a woman with 2 small children to enter the restaurant at about 7.45 .The younger child cried the whole time. So much for a romantic meal when they had another room across the bar area with tables laid up far more fitting for children to be in especially on Valentine's night. The waiter/ acting manager was lovely and apologised for his rude comments about nobody else having complained, but is clearly not up to the job of running a place with a reputation like the Manor which actually can only continue trading on that reputation for so long. Discerning customers will start to give it a wide berth as we will now do. As we were about to walk out through the door we were offered a free drink to make up for the disastrous evening! !!

We stayed at the hotel and so had dinner in the restaurant each evening. The food and service were both excellent. They were incredibly accommodating of our gluten-free vegetarian, who ate very happily. Would definitely return.

We had a set Sunday lunch here at The Manor in the Everest Room. (George Everest was born here) The Set menu was about £18 for three courses and the food was great! Tomato and crouton soup to start, pheasant for mains and crumble to finish. My other half had Cheese souffle to start, beef for mains and dessert of profiteroles. Lunch starts from 12:30 so if you haven't booked, arrived early to avoid disappointment. Stunning views from the restaurant. Staff were all friendly, good service.

We went for fab afternoon tea. There was so much we had to take some home with us! Very yummy. Beautiful outlook, with wonderful mountains to stare at. Expect to be stuffed!

Just got back from a lovely two night new year break at the ManorFrom the moment we arrived on New Year's Day the staff were great, really friendly and attentive,especially Pascal who was really professional Great food and good service helped make our stay really niceHotel is in a lovely location with great views over open countryside though we didn't get out much as it rained pretty much all the timeWould definitely return in spring,summer when hopefully the rain will have stopped!

Nice bar and restaurant, good menu, good service, lovely food with good presentation. A very nice meal

Well presented food served in a lovely restaurant. The staff are attentive and efficient. Water is automatically provided.

Great location and well located for discovering the local countryside. The staff are incredibly helpful and very welcoming and the food is excellent. Although we were in one of the recently modernised rooms, and very nicely decorated it was too, the corner shower in the bathroom was a little on the small size - not being particular large even I found it claustrophobic.

If you like like old fashioned boutique hotels that is place for you. Really nice location with great view from terrance. Small pool, but additionally you could use sauna and gym.

What an amazing view and service to match. What a fun place. we loved it and so well located for discovering the local countyside. Your weekend choice, if you can get in!

Beautiful setting Twelve of us ate Typical Sunday lunch choices One of the starters was quite late being served. It had obviously been overlooked. Child's main course was served when starters were being served. Beef was lovely. Etonian mess rhubarb was very tasty. Service was good and staff very pleasant

good veggie food, not your normally menu stuff wasd really nice foodwilling to get you anything you like food wise too

There was plenty of choice from the everyday menu and the specials.The staff were helpful and friendly.

Walking back to the Mon and Brecon canal we needed a drink, stopeed off here and spent a very pleasant afternoon/early evening in the sun. Would definately go back and stay for aspecial occasion.

Great place, pet friendly, modern and very clean! Restaurant is first class too, nice and delicious food, vegetarian options are available. Room is spacious, clean and with a fantastic view to the Welsh countryside. Highly recommended!

Well we thought it might be nice to have Christmas meal out. We booked at the Manor and it cost £70 per head for three courses. We were given cranberry fizz on arrival. Not sure if it was alcohol or Shloer. We had one of each starter. A nice pate, goats cheese balls, soup which was described as ok and a smoked salmon on celeriac coleslaw. All reasonable.Main courses were:Full turkey roast which was ok. Beef roast which had burned Yorkshire pudding and not very nice beef. Whole Dover sole which was very nice but should have had some type of potatoes with it. My desert was an unimpressive Christmas pudding. The rest of the diners had chocolate torte which was nice.The service was very good and the young waitresses were very attentive. It was all let down a bit by the excessive cost for the quality that we received and the lack of front of house staff.

We booked lunch for three people at this hotel for Saturday 25 October 2014. We were celebrating my father's birthday, and had chosen The Manor specifically as he has many happy memories of meals at this hotel with my Mum when she was still alive. It was, in fact, the first place they went to as a couple for an evening out on their own after my brother and I were born. Our table was booked for 1.00 p.m. We arrived about ten minutes early, purchased drinks at the bar, and were taken through to our table. At first, everything seemed fine; we were brought the menus, placed our orders and were then brought a selection of breads. Approximately ten minutes after having placed our order the waiter returned to say that the duck which my husband had ordered was not available as they had run out of it. My husband made another selection and we settled down to wait. At 1.50 p.m., having sat in the restaurant for some considerable time with no sign of our food arriving my husband went to make enquiries as to what was happening. He was told that someone would be with us shortly. However, just after he returned to our table a party of eight people were shown into the restaurant and their food began to arrive. At this point, I myself went to make enquiries as to what was happening with regard to our food. A member of staff told me that there was a problem in the kitchen as the oven had broken down, and said that the chef was being sent out to our table to explain this to us. I asked how, if the oven had broken down, the other people's food had been cooked and served when we, by this point, had been waiting for over 45 minutes. I was told that the oven had only just broken down, and that the party of eight had placed their food order some 45 minutes previously. I stated that I personally did not think it acceptable to wait 45 minutes for food; however the staff member simply shrugged and said nothing. I stated that this was unacceptable, and asked to speak to the manager, who was not available for comment. We left without eating. This is the second time that we have had a bad experience here. On the first occasion we booked a table for two for a Saturday evening. On arrival we purchased drinks and sat in the bar, having informed the staff that we had arrived. We were left sitting there for over an hour with nobody even handing us a menu. On that occasion, when I enquired as to what was going on, I was told that the receptionist had made an error and should not have taken our booking as the hotel was catering for a wedding party and could not honour commitments to customers other than the wedding guests! Again, we left without eating.This hotel is part of a group which also owns The Castle at Llandovery, The Nant-y-Ffin Cider Mill at Crickhowell and Peterstone Court, Brecon. We had a truly fabulous experience when we rented a cottage at Peterstone Court and ate Christmas lunch in their restaurant in December 2011; I cannot believe that these two properties are owned and managed by the same people! The Manor is tired, down at heel and in dire need of refurbishment. Intensive staff training would not go amiss either. On the two occasions when we have visited (detailed above) the reception desk has been unmanned, with guests having to wander the hotel to find staff. Thoroughly amateur, and with no regard to customer service whatsoever.

Had my evening meal here and found it good quality and plentiful. I had soup followed by chicken both good washed down by coffee and chocolate with a cold beer to finish!

Stopped here for late afternoon drinks and early evening meal. The views from here are beautiful and the weather enabled us to sit out side. We moved to the restaurant to eat. The decor and place is very nice and well worth the visit. The service and food was good too , but the rating is four only due to serving the wrong pie off the menu, which was a shame and cast a bit of a disappointment as everything else was very good. Will be back.....

There for a wedding and the setting was beautiful! Service wasn't great for the meal but food was delicious!

Had Sunday lunch here recently with my girlfriend. Sat outside in the sun with beautiful views over the Valley. Staff were friendly and helpful. The food was well presented and tasty. An enjoyable lunch!

On Saturday 14t December 8 of us attended a Christmas dinner dance at the Manor Hotel Crickhowell and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. This was a food and dance inclusive package. The food was standard Christmas fare but well cooked and presented. The service from the staff was excellent. The DJ was fantastic and played songs for all ages and kept the dance floor full from start to finish. We will definitely return next year for our annual get together.Brian Cole - Shevington

Very good meal that probably deserves a 4.5, but I think that nowhere is perfect (5 star). We had the set menu available lunch mon-frio and evening sun-thur: 2 courses for £15 and 3 for £17.50, which includes a glass of wine. Please note that menu on www is a sample. From 'sample', I expected to have main and desert (sticky toffee pudding or cheesecake), but deserts on day not to my taste, so had deep fried brie to start and pork belly for main. Quality and quantity was good: I have had smaller mains in a few places than my starter here. Staff were very good, although not many people eating so cannot say how good service would be if crowded. Wonderful location, with great views over vally from dining room.