Tafarn Y Deri in Carmarthenshire

Lovely Sunday Lunch the meat was cooked beautifully all fresh vegetables and tasty with lovely staff. Will definitely go back for food again.

Located in Llanedi with plenty of parking, i attended a retirement party here last night. Good service and entertainment. Lovely buffet. Diolch.

We booked a family meal for my son's 10th birthday and from booking to leaving, it was a great experience. On the night we had a warm welcome and excellent service. My son has a dairy allergy, which was catered for with no trouble at all, including a lovely dessert. He was made to feel completely at ease and had a choice of meals. All adult meals can be made as children's meals which is great! The food was very clearly home cooked and tasted amazing. I had the pepper chicken and it was the best meal I'd had in a long time. I can't wait to try the rest of the menu. Every dish and side served to the party was delicious and every guest was happy. Desserts were lovely and home made, choicen of cream, ice cream and custard as an accompaniment. It really was a great experience all round and the whole team clearly care about what they do. Thank you and we will definitely see you again soon.

We called in today when passing without knowing anything about the place. The young girl behind the bar was very welcoming and extremely polite, she also made a lovely fuss of the children. I ordered the vegan chilli jacket potato and my wife had the chicken curry jacket. I can honestly say it was the nicest jacket I have ever eaten, really well cooked and the filling was delicious, my wife agreed but didn’t manage to finish hers purely down to the portion size, the jackets really were massive 😂 for what is normally a humble dish we really were impressed. After seeing other reviews on here tonight we will definitely head back down at some point to try the carvery. There was also a note on the menu which said they could offer any of the adults main a child’s portion which is something we love to see when eating out as a family including two young children.

Went for Sunday dinner with the family can honestly say it was the nicest carvery I have had in a while the meat was all Cooked lovely the service was great and it was very reasonabley priced would definitely recommend

Oh my word! This has to be the nicest place I’ve had a Sunday dinner. The food was outstanding and so much choice. The staff were incredibly friendly and nothing was enough for them. Highly recommend and definitely will be returning.

Lovely friendly staff, cute decor, lovely beer and bloody delicious food! What more do you need? Would 100% recommend the creamy pepper chicken with homemade chips, a bit of a kick but not blow your head off hot!

Really tender tasty meats Beef Pork and Turkey and a lovely selection of vegetables, great gravy and stuffing!!

We had a party of 9 for a carvery, we received a very warm welcome, staff were all so helpful and friendly. Lovely relaxed atmosphere. Very reasonably priced and great range of drinks. The carvery was delicious, home cooked, honest food. Generous portion of tender well cooked meat, all the vegetables were cooked nicely with an amazing cauliflower cheese. I would highly recommend, and will definitely be back! Thanks to the team for a lovely afternoon.

We walked to this lovely Pub/Cafe from Riverview Campsite- a reasonably easy walk of 1.5 miles or so, steep hills (uphill on the way there ) and a couple of sections on main roads with no paths - but acceptably safe. Delightful place, exceedingly friendly, beautiful decor and quirkiness with a family touch, and excellent meal-deals at lunchtime. Mahou lager on draft too 😋😋😋 Well worth visiting for a budget meal out, and probably nice for a quiet pint in the evening too.

Great welcome and lovely food. Would recommend Tafarn Y Deri for excellent service and quality meals and drinks.

Visited twice in last few weeks. Once for lunch and once for mid week carvery at tea time. Lovely welcome on both occasions - very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Food was very good on both occasions and excellent value for money. The carvery was especially good - lovely home made stuffing and best crackling on the pork Ive had in ages. Veg was lovely, if I had one minor con though - the cauliflower cheese had mozzarella on top - I would have preferred a nice strong cheddar as more flavour, but thats just me. Good portion of meat and roasties were excellent - not fried like a lot of places do these days. This was mid week so quieter than a Sunday but will be trying on a Sunday soon as possible. Would highly recommend.

Had a take away beef dinner, absolutely perfect! Beef was falling apart, and the gravy was nice and thick! Will visit soon for a sit down meal!

I was a little confused because previous reviews had not been favourable until I realised the current management took over in May 22. So we booked a table for Mother's Day but were still somewhat apprehensive because of those reviews. In the morning, I rang to confirm the time of our booking only to be told there had been a mix-up with my telephone number and they could not contact me for my pre-order and thought that perhaps we had cancelled. I said this was not the case and was immediately put at ease by Kath. the manager, who sorted out any confusion in a confident and friendly manner. I'm so glad we booked the TYD. We were made to feel very welcome as soon as we arrived. All the young staff were friendly, helpful and efficient. The food was excellent and the atmosphere was cordial and relaxed. We are looking forward to visiting again to sample other dishes on the restaurant menu.

Absolutely brilliant food staff very good excellent atmosphere definately a place to go will go and try theyr normal menu soon

Visited the restaurant last evening for Valentine’s Day, the food, service and entertainment was exceptional. We had a voucher from Wowcher which made it a very cheap £30 for my wife and I for 3 courses and a glass of wine each. It was worth that and some, looking forward to returning in the near future. Unfortunately didn’t take any pics

We booked to stay here after we’d purchased tickets to see The Killers in Swansea. Booked the room in Dec 2017 and a few days later they rang asking for full payment to secure the room. I obliged. Less than 2 weeks before we are due to go and they’ve rung and said the hotel is being refurbished and the room is not available. She’s ‘very sorry’. Obviously Swansea is full to the br that night, they can’t offer me an alternative and although ‘they are happy ‘ to refund the money they won’t offer me any payment in lieu of the interest after having my money for 7 months. Absolutely appalled at the service. We’d been looking forward to the concert and a night away since the new year. Now we’re having to drive there and back (about 9 hours round trip). Disgusting customer service.

My experience matches that of the previous reviewer, Lisa E. We also booked this hotel in December as we are going to watch the Killers in concert! I got a voicemail today with less than two weeks to go saying the same thing- that they could no longer accomodate us as they are refurbishing. You mean to tell me they hadn't known for months that this was being planned? I don't think so! We now have to option also but to travel back down after the concert which for us is about 4 hours. We do not drive so were planning on taking the train but the last train is about 7.30pm as I checked with National Rail. Therefore we are having to rely on the kindness and goodwill of my brother to take us and pick us up! Luckily, we hadn't paid them yet. This is the worst customer service I have experienced.

I also booked a room last December to attend the Killers concert on the 23rd June only to receive a voicemail this morning saying our room was no longer available due to refurbishment. They even called me less than 2 days ago to say I had successfully booked the room for Friday night as well. So disappointed - having to pay a fortune for an Airbnb place instead as train tickets already booked and all the local hotels are booked. Shocking disregard for their customers.

Stayed in the pub for 3 nights and ate in the restaurant 2 evenings. The food was very good, excellent burger for both of us and the staff were very friendly. The last evening we stayed, again good food and excellent service.

Went for Sunday lunch with wifey. I can honestly say that standards have dropped considerably over the last year. Our vegetables seemed like reheated from yesrerday - looked like and tasted like.My wife could not eat. Will not be revisiting.

Awful experience. Booked this restaurant after reading good reviews for our friends birthday The restaurant was quiet we were shown to our table which had no glasses, napkins or condiments on it. We had to wait a while to have drinks, in fact my friend went to the bar to get her own! We ordered starters two garlic mushrooms and one prawn cocktail, I knew it was not going to be brilliant when the cold garnish was out on top of hot mushrooms and it had all shrivelled, main course were lamb shank, one duck and one Mediterranean vegetables with linguine! The lamb shank was inedible, dry, hardly any jus and mash I could have plastered the wall with! The linguine was just bland and birthday girl eat her duck even though it was not pink! I refused to pay for the lamb and the linguine it was that bad. There was absolutely nothing of finesse about this place and the chef should be ashamed to serve it. But not only was the food awful, our extras to go with our main courses all came in dribs and drabs after we had been served our food! Absolutely awful place and spoilt what should have been a nice birthday meal.

I live some 20 miles away from Llanedi but I'd heard such great things about their traditional Sunday roast I was eager to try it for myself.Upon arrival I was met with a smile and a friendly welcome by a member of staff who made my fiance and I immediately feel at home. We were shown to a table and explained in a relaxed way what was on offer that day.

Have stayed here before and it was ok. This time we had a knock on the door at 10pm to ask us to pay the bill as no one would be here tomorrow apparently! We were a bit surprised about that as we were expecting breakfast! We were told that they’d stopped serving breakfast since our last visit! We hadn’t been told this, and the website still showed breakfast as an option. Frankly we were surprised and disappointed - as the price of the room was the same as when they did serve breakfast. Poor service and attitude, obviously can’t get the staff. Also found a big clump of hair (not mine!) in the bed - wondered if the sheets were actually clean.

Visited tafarn-y-Deri with our 2 dogs whilst staying at river view caravan site. Nothing but a warm welcome from all the staff. Lynda was very attentive and helpful. Nice to see a good old fashion welcome by the manageress. We had a few drinks and food, great portions and delicious, good value for money. We will definitely be back! Well done tafarn-y-deri 10/10.

Went to this restaurant on 08/04/2017 for a special occasion & had nothing but praise for it, service, menu & food was outstanding...........visited again later in the year & it wasn't so great......We went again on 07/04/2018, the menu choices were very limited, and very mediocre & when one of the desserts was served, it tasted like something that had been found at the back of the fridge after a month!!!!!!!!!!

A B&B; that only does B. Odd and not nice. Being told there are Cafes in Pontardullais is simply poor. Two power cuts; guests had a shower tray that collapsed, a basin which came away from the wall. A sofa bed had glass in it and was smelly. At the bar, single measure Port served in Whisky tumblers ... we had to laugh but could not spend a second night there. Of all the guests booked in because of a party, we all left. Most did not stay even the first night. If I could have found somewhere else with three rooms, we would have gone.

Very welcoming host and staff. Really pristine decor and cleanliness. Food beautifully cooked, wonderful taste, piping hot. Fantastic gem of a restaurant will definitely revisit ....very soon! Lovely lunch out. Thanks

Visited Tafarn Y Deri for lunch on a wet and cold Saturday. Restaurant was not very busy when we arrived but were given a warm welcome while we waited for friends to join us. The main draw was the £9.95 2 course set menu, with a good mix of 4 starters and about 7 mains. Our party consisted of 4 Adults and 4 Children, with the kids well catered for with pub favourites.

I will start with .... A Gem :: stayed here for a couple of nights while visiting friends .... the Rooms we had were very nice with Coffee & tea facilities and very clean .... We all also had food in the Restaurant which also was very nice ... I do stay in a few places and it was a pleasure to stay somewhere that not only was the food and accommodation good but the staff were excellent nothing was to much to ask for ... well not everything ? We all had some very memorable laughs ... would like to say a special thank you to Clare and Linda and if I am allowed back I will definitely be back and would recommend anyone staying in the area ... Stay here ... Once again big thank you to Linda for putting up with us ....

We have visited a number of times and always enjoyed! Sunday lunch is always fantastic. Also highly recommend the venison, it was cooked beautifully

A lovely venue , friendly staff . A shame that the room was freezing,which made it very uncomfortable to eat...

There is always a warm welcome at the Tafarn Y Deri, and the atmosphere is very pleasant. The conservatory area...

Took my Mum here for lunch today. It was her birthday yesterday so it was a suprise trip out. Beer...

Visit this place on a regular basis. The staff are always very helpful and friendly. The place has a nice...

I took my elderly father and step-mother out for Sunday lunch as a treat and because he particularly wanted to...

We are regular visitors to the Tafarn. As usual food is excellent and the service and atmosphere relaxed and always...

Popped out on a Friday night.. late decision for some dinner, decided to give Tavern y Deri a go after hearing so many adverts on the radio and feeling hungry.. pleasantly surprised by a nice restaurant.. warm inside on a cold january evening..

Stopped here overnight on the way to Pembroke. Staff were very friendly but the hotel is in need of a little updating and our room was freezing. It seemed that only the radiator in the bathroom was working. Breakfast in the morning was good though.

Had work Xmas party there last night . Couldn’t fault it . Food was lovely and the service and bar staff were great .

A well decorated pub/restaurant in a pretty village. We were five in number and were given a corner table with plenty of room in the conservatory part of the restaurant. We were welcomed by friendly staff who provided a good level of service throughout the meal despite the restaurant being very full. Our meal was very good indeed and the portions were generous. We treated ourselves to a good bottle of wine and were enjoying ourselves so much that we ordered another. the one disappointment was that they had run out of Bombe Alaska.i think we were the last to leave.

A lovely Welsh restaurant , with a quality image , we were eating there for Sunday lunch the menu was their Christmas menu, we ordered soup to start and and beef dinner for mains,,,,, the soup was very very nice and so full of flavour ,however the bread served was so very dry, and we could not eat it , I mentioned it to a staff member but nothing was done ,,,

Organised a surprise 30th birthday here. Most of the correspondence & organising was done via email from Australia. The night was exceptional & thoroughly enjoyable, excellent food & staff were very helpful & friendly. We also came to Sunday lunch here and the food was amazing! We'll be back

Thought we would go there after hearing about the renovation. We were there on rugby night and as the restaurant in pretty much in the bar the noise was very loud. We were offered another table but this would not have helped. The food I had was very nice but my husbands venison was mostly fat and no steak type knives to cut meat and the table knives dont cut meat properly. When we mentioned about the tough fatty venison that cost £16 we had a non committal sorry even though half the meat was inedible. The plates were removed while I was still eating the garlic bread and it felt like we were being hustled out. Charged for a large wine when I had a small one. Mentioned the inedible meat when paying and still no sincere apology. Will not be going back.

Yes this is my local and I could actually throw a stone at it which would not do the conservatory any good at all.

Just got back - Disappointed to say the least- table to small and cluttered for 4 people plus to close to tables behind and in front. Waited a long time give order and when they arrived the chicken dishes were not presented very well as our previous visits and the plates were very cold no one even asked if our meals were ok. Place very cold and music to loud. When I went to pay the bill I was asked abruptly if I had checked the bill again I wasn't asked if everything was ok. Been to Tesco to get desserts and we know they will be Hot

Cant fault the service, food, rooms or price, a great find in an area where good well priced hotels seem scarce.

A warm welcome and attentive service at all times. Beautiful food. Field mushrooms to start in a creamy garlic and herb sauce on a toasted ciabatta were scrumptious a roaving fork also sampled perfectly cooked calamari and a juicy prawn in a fruity chilli dressing. The slow cooked lamb stole the show for me. We shared a white chocolate mango and raspberry dessert, not too sweet with a lovely berry accompaniment .A wonderful family supper. We’ll be back for more.

My wife and myself had an enjoyable meal -Pear salad and King prawns starters, Venison and hake Main courses -the venison was a good portion and very tender,The hake was accompanied with Scallops & smoked mackerel strips - on of the nicest pieces of fish I've had recently.I followed my main with the Belgian Apple Tart / custard whic was a generous portion and delicious.However whilst the food was good what really impressed both My wife and myself was the service and attitude of the Lady and Gent who served us throughout the meal-they were a delight-I was so impressed that i rang the restaurant the following day to praise their staff.

Hubby and I booked for dinner. On arrival we were escorted into the conservatory and sat at a small table for two. Even though the heating was on we couldn't warm up - we would ask for a table not in the conservatory next time. I chose the calamari for a starter, it was beautifully cooked in panco breadcrumbs,the aioli mayonnaise though was not good, very little garlic present. (Try the Jamie Oliver recipe - lush).My mains of neck of lamb was delicious, the crushed potatoes it was served with was pretty good too. Yes we'll come back once we've thawed out lol

Six of us from a local company had a 'get together' for a meal and some drinks. As always the staff and food were great. I had the King prawns with chili sauce and salad to start. And the Pork Tenderloin,filled with apple, sage & onion, wrapped in parma ham, served with slow roast rolled belly pork & an apple brandy jus. That was delicious. Finally, the Cheese Board with a large selection of Welsh cheeses. Well done TYD.

What an experience we had here the food is out of this world .. one of the best meals we have had in a long time we had the roast belly pork it was incredible and the price was amazing too we have eaten a normal pub Grub meal and paid the same price as tavern y deri we all walked out of here smiling and very pleased,we will definitely be back again xx

We visited Tafarn-Y-Deri this evening and was really impressed. We used The Wave Gourmet voucher, everything was excellent from start to finish. Would highly recommend and will definitely be visiting again. The steak was cooked to perfection and the pork was beautiful. Thank you for a lovely evening.

We stayed 2 nights last weekend. Our stay coincided with the seafood weekend and we were not disappointed. The Sunday breakfast was lovely and the staff were very friendly and professional. Although it was a busy weekend the rooms were quiet and very comfortable.

What an amazing place! We ambled across this deliciousness for our date night after purchasing our Gourmet vouchers from The Wave and we are so happy we did! The food was impeccable, cannot fault the quality, portion size and how the food was styled was modern, it was a sensory overload with the scallops melting in my mouth, cooked to perfection, my husband being a Lamb man had the lamb neck fillet and wanted to order an extra portion to take home he loved it so much. The staff were friendly and made us feel so welcome! Thank you for a great night

We came for the Seafood event and were not disappointed. Linda the owner made some time to spend with us, and her staff were equally attentive all evening. My wife enjoyed her salmon and I my venison, ( was the yellow swirls butternut?) all presented more as I meal I would expect from a high end London venue rather than in Llanedi! The sweet as usual went down rather fast so only a lasting happy memory of that. Trusting you with our wedding in two weeks and have no concerns. Your arrival here is fab news to my tum! :)

Had another fantastic meal here the food was absolutely gorgeous nd the staff so helpful . So excited for my wedding reception later on this month cause i know we wont be disappointed. Highly recommend you visit

I visited Tafarn y Deri last night for the first time since the change of ownership, looking forward to a nice meal. The decor was lovely and the service was fast, but the meal turned out to be very disappointing.The first course was toasted bread with balsamic vinegar and oil and olives, and that was lovely, but there's really nothing much that can go wrong with that.The main course was Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with rolled roast belly pork. It turned out to be a thick belly pork chop that consisted of about 10% meat and 80/90% fat and was soft and not well cooked,. Definitely not the rolled roast belly pork that was listed on the menu. The pork tenderloin was about 30% pork and 70% stuffing. The vegetables consisted of 4 new potatoes and about 6 tiny little onions, and no other vegetables. Apart from the sauce, it was totally colourless.I chose Tiramisu (£5.75) for my dessert. This consisted of about 90% of cream that was hard, and I mean hard. I had to search for the little bit of sponge at the bottom that should have been soft and tasting of coffee, but this was dry and tasteless. I gave up after eating about half of it. The main meals ordered by the rest of my party were equally colourless. The green woody unidentifiable ''stalks'' under my daughter's small portion of seabass was the only ''vegetable'' on any of our plates, and this was totally inedible! Yes, we could have purchased a side dish of vegetables each at an extra cost, but as the cost of the main dishes we chose were £15/£16, to have to pay extra for vegetables is disgusting.We did have the wave gourmet deal, but surely this should be an incentive to encourage us back, and not the opposite. Needless to say, we won't be rushing back.

We visited a few days ago using our Wave Gourmet Club vouchers. As we hadn't eaten here since its changed hands we were very much looking forward to the evening. There is a good choice of meals on the menu. However I do feel they are overpriced. The pork meal was very fatty, and the sea bass a very small portion. No vegetables came with the meals, apart from a choice of potatoes, so this made the meals, especially the fish, colourless. So glad we hadn't paid full price! Don't think we will be calling back soon.

Went there on Thursday evening with 2 friends with high expectations having heard good things about this place... Good points:Starter of scallops was lovelyFood presentation was good (later became apparent it was to detract away from the substandard food)My red mullet was completely overcooked- I know it's a meaty fish but this was somehow rubbery and inedible. Another friend had duck which she asked for pink- again, this was overcooked and too tough. When the young boy came to take our plates away we were not asked if we enjoyed so I told him about my fish to which his response was "ok" and my friend mentioned her duck... I think the complaint fell on dull ears. I understand he may be young and new but tell a manager so they can come and address the situation. The side veg is also weird- yellow pepper, cauliflower, carrot and courgette- odd combination! Having been unable to eat the mains (thank god I ordered a side of onion rings) we had room for dessert. My tart was pretty much rock solid but I managed to get through half of it, but the cream on my friends tiramisu was also hard so she left it- again no "was your dessert ok"... it clearly wasn't as she had left it all. Anyway... when it came to the bill I was not willing to pay full price given the standard of food- 2 inedible mains and an inedible dessert- almost £40 of food we couldn't eat. Told the waitress who was unaware of any issues with the food... she reluctantly offered to take off our glasses of wine. I said this wasn't good enough... she called who I can only assume is the manager who offered to take off the starters and that was the best they could apparently do. It seems making a few extra pounds is more important to them than happy customers and word of mouth. It's a shame as this was my first visit and is a central meeting point for me and my friends (I live in Gower and one of the others live in Pembroke)... will definitely not be visiting here again. Had their customer service been better and they had rectified the situation I would have given them another chance, as the menu did look good and maybe the chef was having an off day... however for me the experience is as important as the food and this was not a good experience. So disappointed having travelled almost 2 hours for the round trip here!

We popped into the pub on Friday night to check out the menu (visual check which the other half calls reading the menu).We were warmly greeted by all the staff. The decor is lovely, lots of comfortable seats, a good few round tables so everyone can chat and a menu that met immediate visual approval and on reading did equally as well.So Saturday evening we returned and were once again warmly greeted. The other half enjoyed scallops as a starter and I enjoyed poached pear with Parmesan and pancetta. My other half noticed the excellent Steak Rossini other diners were eating and chose that. I went for the duck, which I was assured would be pink.Both meals were excellent. Hot, beautifully presented and so so tasty. Sadly no room for what looked like amazing desserts. If I had to be awkward/ pernickety I would have preferred my duck pinker, but as it was tender and very tasty I didn't see the need to fuss . Also I would have enjoyed the vegetables slightly less cooked. But again I scoffed nearly all of them.The place was very busy several large groups enjoying birthday celebrations which gave a lively vibe. And, more to the point, it did not mean waiting for meals or being disappointed at the service.A little gem and before our holiday concludes we will return. This time I'll take pictures if the wonderful food doesn't distract me again! Great management and lovely staff.

First visit in some time and I can not fault the place.Excellent food, staff and atmosphere. Wll be back.

Had a lovely time here tonight, food was a definite 10/10, scallops to start and gammon as a main with chocolate fudge cake for one of us; Calamari to start followed by amazing sea bass and then white chocolate cheesecake to finish for me,with outstanding friendly service, definitely going to be a regular customer now, thinking about staying over night next time too

Twenty one of us arrived this evening to a very warm welcome.Decor is beautiful,tables looked very inviting.My husband and myself had the chicken Cymru with chips, absolutely delicious.Staff were very friendly and efficient.Will certainly return to sample more of the menu.

Arrived today for an off the cuff visit, have to say new decor is great, very bright and modern looking. Wasn't very busy and only two members of staff on duty. Have to say didn't think much of the food, ordered a beef madras curry was very watery. Popadoms accompanying the dish were even worse. Soggy and soft. When I complained was told by a member of staff that they were cooked fresh. They were stale. Replacement ones were fresh and crispy. Used to think the food was fab a long time ago. I don't think I would visit again.

Visited Tafarn y Deri with friends for the first time in a few years. Such a transformation. Brighter decor, walls removed to open the place up and all together a great visual improvement. The place was very busy, good vibes on a weeknight. Survive was a little slow but pleasant although our young waiter was unsure of himself especially when asked about the wine choices. I had the sea bass but found it rather dry and overpowered by the salty cockles. The ladies were very happy with their meals (can't remember what they had) but we will never forget my friend's 'budgie' like quail & pigeon breast. The source of much hilarity with its poor little legs sticking up in the air. Pigeon was very tough also. Thoroughly enjoyed our social evening and the friendly young Polish / Welsh waitress. Diolch yn fawr / Dziekuje. We will come back but may choose differently.

We used to visit Tavern Y Deri regularly for Sunday lunch with my father but since retirement we tend to visit him in the week so havent been for a while. We were unaware that it was under new ownership but this was immediately obvious, the dining room is more open, the staff were all in uniform and we were immediately welcomed. The first frustration was that despite having booked a table we were initially taken to a small dark corner table, when I asked if we could eat in the conservatory we were given a lovely light and airy table, why was this not offered to begin with. The menu is not as traditional as previous, our starters arrived within five minutes of ordering, my mushrooms were only luke warm and the plates were cold. The main course was pleasant but the vegetables were watery and the mashed Swede was like soup, we had no spoons to serve the vegetables so used our soupspoons. For pudding my husband ordered the tiered cheesecake which was described as blackcurrant, lime and lemon layers but was served a strawberry mousse instead with no explanation. As others have said, service is too quick, instead of a leisurely lunch we were gone within an hour.

Very impressed with the new look. It's been a while since last visit. Loved the decor. The menu has gone up a notch in quality, variety and something different. Singer for some background music was very good, however volume could have been slightly quieter, as we found it difficult to have a conversation, meal was fantastic. Highly recommended.

We were taken here by my parents, I have to be honest I didn't know about this pub. The food was outstanding, it's not your normal pub grub, but a little bit more expensive (but only £1 a meal) but well worth it. We took the in laws a few days later when they visited. And again outstanding food. My only niggle would be, we were table checked three times during our mains, but that's better then not getting any checks. We look forward to our third visit.

We had a retirement party there of 40 people the food was excellent along with the service, the large number was no problem to them, and they made our night a very enjoyable evening.Would recommend anybody to try here and we will most defiantly be going backSo thank you all at Tafarn Y Deri

A bit of a trek but well with it. Came here for my birthday a few months ago and very happy to come back. Food was excellent. Staff were attentive but not full on. Very polite and catered to all our needsWill come again. Maybe even for an overnight stay.

The owners have recently changed, the place is now more of a high end menu, don't get me wrong this is a personal opinion others may differ. Positives are the staff are superb, you feel very welcome and they tend to you every need, the chiefs are obviously top quality, the food is cooked to perfection and exactly to you liking,The place was generally clean and tidy, although our table had what I think were dinner services chips on the floor. For us even though we enjoyed the service and our meals, we won't return for 2 reasons, firstly the evening menu is lacking in variety, I believe the dinner time menu offers more traditional pub choices. Secondly we had 3 mains one starter and two sides with three drinks, the bill £70! We can go 2 miles down the road have food equally as good all have starters mains and deserts including drinks for £50.If your happy to pay prices then it's worth trying even if only once, but too expensive for our family.

Stayed here overnight on the 12th. Food was outstanding and the staff could not do enough to help and were very friendly. The room was very clean, and the bed was so comfortable. Only thing that was a bit annoying was the censored light by the bathroom as it stays on for a while if you get up in the night. Breakfast in the morning was lovely and the coffee was perfect. Can't wait to stay here again as it was such a lovely place, sitting outside in the evening felt like being on holiday.

Had a lovely lunch here with my husband. Great food - I had lasagne which was really tasty and well presented and 'real' chips. Nice decor and friendly staff. Added bonus was no TV on to distract you. Only regret is we genuinely forgot to leave a tip!

Very friendly country inn with good accommodation. They have six rooms with showers. Nice, clean and well maintained. Cooked Breakfast was fine. Prices are reasonable. There is an outside seating area for fine weather. Diolch am y croeso.

This was my first visit since the refurbishments and was pleasantly surprised at the airiness and lovely comfortable furnishings.The staff greeted us immediately and were very friendly and helpful . The menu was very comprehensive and enticing especially for me the fish choices. We were left to peruse the menu over drinks I had a very pleasant rose just to my taste . My starter of port soaked pear with parmesan had little substance and the salad leaves not fresh but the other starters were good .I chose the plaice en papillotte for my mains and was very pleased with my choice two very plump fillets with a layer of crab meat and julienne vegetables beautifully cooked and seasoned .I had the baked Alaska for desert which was tasty but contained a sponge bake which as a ceoliac was the wrong choice so maybe the menu should be marked GF.On the whole a lovely meal with one small criticism the chips had been overlong in water which led them to have a crinkled tough exterior ( I would change suppliers) and maybe as the new potatoes are in season some peeled potatoes would have been better ( the boiled potatoes in their jackets seem to be a chef's favourite . All in all a lovely experience A lunchtime offer I think would draw in more custom

Two of us visited the Tafarn Y Deri for lunch on Saturday 24 June 2017. From the moment we walked into the door we would made extremely welcome. The two young girls front of house are so friendly without being obtrusive in any way whatsoever.The food was excellent, I had the beef bourguignon and my partner the fish and chips and both were delicious. Linda, who runs the place with Mark, came to speak to us and told us they have taken over the Gower Hotel in Bishopston which, thoroughly renovated, will reopen in July. We can't wait to visit there and will certainly return to the Tafarn Y Deri

This was the third visit I have made to the Tafarn Y Deri, and I've already chosen my meal for the next visit when I'm down visiting family next.Staff are very pleasant and helpful, and very smartly dressed. They all appear to be very professional and know what they are doing.The atmosphere in the restaurant is very relaxing and is suitable both for families with older members (such as in our case), and families with children. There were several families with chores here tonight and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.The food is excellent and very well presented, and there is quite a varied choice on the menu. I chose tonight's meal last time we were here, and we are planning a return visit next month to try more of the menu (I've already chosen what to try next!) Keep up the good work everyone

We used to visit regrant the food was lovely. But now with new owners we will not be going back. We went for Sunday lunch. The starter was lovely (potato and leek soup) then the main came. The beef was so tough I couldn't get my knife through it. The gravy, if you can call it that was so watery and bland. Then desert :/ hot fudge cake, was lovely, until all the juice from the frozen berrys were absorbed into and spoilt it. very disappointed. The service was way too quick for the foo be be fresh, 3 courses for 5 people including 2 wrong orders we were still out in a hour. Wouldn't recommend going there.

The Tafarn Y Deri has new management and is much improved. The decor is bright and tasteful and the staff welcoming. Food was excellent. The fillet steak was particularly good and the menu is varied and reasonably priced. A small criticism would be the wine glasses. Far too small and very 1970's! Investing in more appropriate glasses rather than the cheap bog standard small globe versions would be so much better. Overall a really nice place. Will definitely return

Excellent lunch with service to match. Standard menu plus special selection of fish dishes and deserts. Would recomend and will definately visit again.

Worth looking at again although been here under different management.This is in Llanedi near Ammanford S.Wales.An excellent ambient place to bring your partner/ friends/ family.However a few words if caution and advice.It has upmarket dressed staff ( I'm really here for the food). Prefer you to not drink at the bar. They bring the drinks to you.( Why?).This was the first warning. Second one was the tiny piece of lemon in the non - fragrant gin.It is fairly expensive . Most starters over £5. Most mains over £10. Bottles of wine base about £13. and a Cloudy Bay white wine £48!!!!!Service was fine. They have been there since November 2016.The waitresses should be trained to know what the dishes are and what they look like.My starter £5.75 of smoked salmon,crayfish and prawns was poorly presented and did not contain crayfish or salmon!! There is more... I pointed this out to the waitress. She looked at the dish scurried away,came back with " it is all mixed up ". Yeah right! I dicected the lump in front of me and found eight starved prawns!! I am an old man I have eaten in many restaurants. I know what Crayfish is and I know what smoked salmon is!!!I asked for the soup instead. However at 7:30. Pm they had run out of my partner's soup! So had another soup they had found which was nice.My friends found their food OK, though the chips tasted sweet.Two of us ordered steaks and one ordered Gammon. Gammon was too salty.Steaks were fine, but why hide the mushrooms under the steak?The fault lie with the training management and the chef. He or she must have known there was no Salmon or Crayfish!!!You may think I'm making a meal of this ( no pun intended). But if you pay nearly £6 for a starter you expect a slice of Salmon,a couple of bits of Crayfish and some nice PLUMP prawns!!You should also expect a good presentation of your main meal at £15.Onion rings were home made and possibly the soup.Overall dissatisfied but if you are careful check your bill it is still worth going for the ambience.( They still have not skimmed the plasterboard and screws are visible).

Just returned from spending 3 nights here. What an absolute pleasure from the moment we walked in until leaving. The staff are so helpful and always smiling, the food is superb. Ate here 2 nights running and all meals were great 5 of us the first night and 15 the second night . All praised the food and service.Nice rooms and a breakfast to die for although on the 2nd day I had to ask for half the size of my English Breakfast as its so huge. I still struggled :)Cant wait to go back again and good luck guys with the new project of the Bishopston Hotel.

Had heard good reviews and desperate to fine somewhere local open for lunch that can do a good meal. On arrival I was hopeful. However, very disappointed to be served frozen chips that were still hard, garlic ciabatta bread that did not taste of garlic and then a forest trifle that had aerosol cream on top and so much gelatine in the trifle it was hard to get through. So lazy and disappointing

Impromptu stop for Sunday Lunch and extremely lucky to get a table. This restaurant has changed hands since I last went and wow, what a difference. Really lovely decor and friendly staff. We had three course lunch and it was superb, plenty of everything and all hot and fresh. I will definitely be visting again soon.

My wife and I stayed overnight Saturday evening. On arrival we were met by very friendly staff. The twin room was reasonably priced,quite large,tastefully decorated and furnished. The restaurant is in a conservatory type room which is bright and with an atmosphere from fellow diners. The food was excellent as was the service . The staff appeared to enjoy their job as nothing was to much trouble. This is a very impressive venue, they even have an outside seating area with comfy chairs.I can highly reccomend this restaurant and we will return definately.

First time visit pleasant although a little outdated venue. Sat in conservatory which was bright and airy. Food was decent and reasonable value. Chocolate orange desert is rich. Only reservation is the consistent attention of staff to clear the table even when we are not finished our food - very frustrating. Nice but not not one we would rush back to unfortunately.

Second lunch time meal here with friends. We had different meals and everyone could find no fault with the main course or the dessert. Food was very well presented and we had excellent service from the staff. This has definitely become our favourite place to go for a meal and we found it extremely good value for money.

25 of us had evening meal for friends birthday.. not loads on menu but great if you like steak. Everyone had a nice meal no complaints.. one comment would be that the waitresses need to put the chips/veg next to the person who has food in front of them & not someone waiting for their food! By the time I had my potatoes my food was cold. On the whole they coped well with large party. Will return soon.

Lovely meal with pleasant surroundings and great service. I had the Cymru Chicken and my partner had a steak. Both lovely meals and the Garlic bread was delicious. Food tasted fresh and loved the atmosphere. Two meals with deserts and two drinks came to £50Would recommend the chocolate fudge cake!!

Called in with a friend for an evening meal. Immediate opinion on reaching car park and rear entrance was very good. On entering restaurant very impressed with the new (to me) decor and make over. Very spacious and light. Was looking forward to a nice meal. Staff were very nice and polite and shown to table which was pre booked. I ordered pan cooked chicken and a leek sauce with boiled potatoes. Meal arrived very quick as they didn't seem too busy at the time. The meal arrived with the chicken on a sizable plate (which didn't feel too warm) with the leeks cut in slices and put on top of the chicken with cabbage leafs underneath. The boiled new potatoes were in a separate dish. Looked quite presentable. My first displeasure was the leeks that seemed to me as if they had been sliced from fresh and just put on the chicken with an added sauce. They didn't seem as if they had been cooked at all and were quite tough to chew. The chicken seemed cooked ok but was rather cold and at that time seemed like a cold meal. The boiled new potatoes were hot and nice. The cabbage leaves looked cooked and were also cold and again rather tough to chew. My friend asked if I wanted a few of his chips and he also had a couple of my new potatoes. Again the chips were cold (certainly not hot) and looked like cold chips which were showing signs of turning grey. I only took 2 and didn't fancy anymore. My friend nearly finished my boiled potatoes which were nice and hot.Did mention to the girl waitress that the food and plate was cold which was noted.Rather disappointed. Whether it was my choice of meal or what but I can't see me rushing to go back there. Pity about this as it is only about 4 miles from me and would be very convenient.

The venue is pleasant but the food was very poor quality. We ordered a rare steak which was well done. Chicken cymru was tasteless and the sauce was very watery the vegetables were disgusting and the cauliflower was brown!We were presented with our bill as soon as we finished eating and they tried to take the money before we had put all of the money together. The waitress was very abrupt. We will not be returning.

Great menu - freshly prepared and piping hot food. Accommodating staff and a warm welcome at lunchtime for all ages.

Went for lunch with my sister and godmother yesterday and in fairness was a fabulous experience. The service was brilliant the staff always on hand if you need something and very attentive and approachable. The food was absolutely stunning all of us agreed to the point we treated ourselves to desert as well. Will definitely be coming back.

Had a Fabulous Meal on a Tuesday Evening Did pre book to avoid disappointment A Birthday Treat for a family member On arrival noticed there had been a major re vamp and was under new ownership Came here many years ago The rooms had been open up giving more space the deco very tasteful A lovely menu Had Salmon the meal was adapted to my dietary needs Would recommend and would return in the future The staff were so friendly during stay On leaving noticed a lovely out side area to have a drink on a sunny evening Also has a car park

Passing through Llanedi on a whim called into the Deri for lunch what a nice surprise.A very pleasant and warm welcome was awaiting us in a very well laid out setting.The menu was more than adequate for lunch and our chosen dishes were well cooked and presented with exellent service to match.After such a pleasant lunch will be booking an evening meal to see if that lives up to our expectation.The Judge Gorseinon.

I went here with family recently to celebrate my 30th birthday.As it was a lovely evening, we sat outside with drinks and ordered from our table outside before being moved in just before our food was ready. We were a table of ten and all food came out at the same time. All the staff we encountered were really lovely and friendly - couldn't fault them at all.None of us had starters, and between us we had a range of mains. I had the gamekeepers pride which was tasty but a bit dry, and I was sorry I didn't go for something else - especially since no-one else on my table had anything negative about theirs! (Between them they had the 3 little pigs, rib eye streak, sirloin steak, chicken, sea bass and the other seafood special which had cockles and laverbread I think)There was a choice of either boiled potatoes, chips or crushed potatoes - we had the crushed which came with chorizo in - yum!I had a cheesecake for dessert, which was also delicious! I'm told the trifle was also delicious! I think my cheesecake had initially been forgotten about as it didn't come out straight away, but as soon as we let one of the staff know, they went straight away to bring it out.All in all - service amazing, food great and very good value for money in my opinion.

We had our first experience - whilst visiting family. our first impression was how well trained the staff were and extremely attentive and polite. Lovely interior and immaculate hostess. We had superbly fresh plaice and our chips were homemade and perfect ! Dessert was delicious - and my husbands Steak Diane was a classic and beautifully presented.seasonal fresh vegetables cooked to perfection. Well done !

Good welcome on arrival for lunch, with smiles all around -- seated in conservatory but moved tables due to no sun blinds in roof. Many building alterations have been undertaken since my last visit, when we felt as if we were in a cattle shed. What a big improvement with plenty of space between tables and attractive decor. Our starters of mushrooms were excellent. Mains consisted of a cod fillet which was large but dry due to overcooking and a lack sauce which could have helped the dish, unfortunately the veg. selection was not the best looking dish due to its overcooked and bland appearance. So much improvement on presentation could be made. The beef bouguignon was again very tasty and went down well. Overall not a bad lunch, but certainly room for improvement. The total cost for lunch including drinks and coffee was £50.

Much publicised in the local press, we were looking forward to a pleasant meal. What a disappointment! The fish was dry and tasteless with a batter which would benefit from a pneumatic drill! The so- called thrice cooked chips were awful and the other meals were nothing to write home about. A pity, because the service was prompt if a little over attentive, and the surroundings pleasant enough. Will not return until you find a new chef.