The Old Pandy Inn in Monmouthshire

Having read poor previous reviews and like many other people on the caravan site we unfortunately gave it a go. Alledgedly the “ landlady “ was on a sticky leaving a hardworking and conscientious 17 year old in charge ,on her own she did a great job, even her mum turned up to help, the problem was the kitchen staff, the food was awful, the lasagne passed ok, the steak barely ok, as complained about before the burgers were grisly and got spat out, excuse my manners, and the beef curry completely inedible, a total waste of money and time, I asked young girl to relay this to “ chefs” and had a small discount, in retrospect we shouldn’t have paid at all. On the next morning the front tables still full of bottles, glasses and has trays, my opinion couldn’t care less lazy staff, except young girl who deserved massive pay rise and more respect from “landlady “ , enough said, AVOID.

Not as good as it used to be, poor staff was run off her feet, the food was not great.

Soggy chips, gristly burger, scampi ok, service ok, but confused. Seemed like they had just opened and this was the first night. It wasn't! Spoke to the manager at the end who informed us it was for sale as its busy in the summer, but dead in the winter. This place could do so well with the camping site next door, but we will not be going back under the current owners - a waste of £62! Shame because we so want it to be good and therefore successful !

Having read previous reviews I can only think that there are talking about a different Old Pandy Inn . We visited when it had just been taken over and it was great. But on our return what a disappointment! The girl behind the bar was only interested in the four guys sat at the bar. No personality what so ever. We sat outside as it was nice weather lots of road noise that can’t be helped. But the bin was over flowing and stunk, dirty ashtrays and benches although looked new covered in birds s++t the outside around the back was disgraceful so went back inside. Beautifully decorated by the way. What a shame, they really are missing a trick with a caravan site a stone’s throw away and the place was empty. We only wanted a drink as we had had a four hour journey to get to the caravan park, won’t be returning I’m afraid.

Urgh, it’s a shame. You know when you go out and you think to yourself “I could have eaten way better food at home for a fraction of the price”? Then add in the total lack of any willing service and realise that’s why you never come to places like this. Food Ok, we were the first table of the day so the kitchen took a while to ‘get going’, but undercooked chips (yes edible but you know that firm ‘starchy’ texture when chips haven’t been cooked properly? That. All four plates of chips had that texture). We all had burgers and they were absolutely fine. Nothing really wrong there. Anyway, I’m all for supporting local business and we’d waited a while so didn’t want to send it all back..yep, very British of us. Service What? None really. The lady who greeted us gave off that air of not really giving a sh*t. She took our order, poured our drinks and brought our food. Offered us any sauces? Nope. Check that we liked our meal? Nope. Show any personality whatsoever? Nope…unless her personality is always ‘cold shoulder’ and ‘teen attitude’ (she was not a teen). There’s lots of good reviews of this place so I’ll have to assume she was having a bad day and the kitchen perhaps hadn’t warmed up yet. But it was such a ‘meh’ and disappointing way to spend our lunch time I don’t think we’ll bother returning. Sorry Pandy Inn..:we wanted to like it.

I had the 3 bean chill, 👌 hubby had the beer battered cod which looked amazing! 2 pints for hubby & 2 vinos for me =£60 , not expensive ! nice interior with friendly staff, shame they're not busier

A decent pub with nice interior, tried food and first time was nice, sadly second time loaded fries (stilton and mushrooms) were disappointing, extremely greasy but, to be fair was hot and freshly cooked and then to add insult to injury waitress said sorry we have ran out of napkins, not the best of adverts, bar staff are nice and chatty, overall okay but needs to up it's game a bit to get better reviews.

First return after 6 years and a previous disappointment/boycott. New management from Nov 2023 and wow, what a difference. From the point of booking to the end of our visit the service was excellent , efficient and friendly. Good range of pub food with an unusual range of burgers and loaded fries. Our meals were delicious and healthy portions. In fact, all of the food served looked good. Prices were very reasonable too. The restaurant area has been tidied up and made cosy with nice furnishings. The wooden floor is great as they allow dogs so easy for cleaning. So nice to see owners making an effort and this place offers plenty of theme nights and weekly entertainment. What's not to like! Looking forward to returning.

We had a lovely meal there reasonably priced good food, they have a good sized car park, Pandy caravan park was a 2-minute walk

Very friendly staff good food could have been quicker in getting food.

They have a bewildering menu of loaded burgers - we wanted to test them all but only tried the Australian (pulled pork) and Spanish (chorizo) - both excellent and with proper chips. Honeycomb and chocolate waffle was also divine.

Fantastic service and brilliant food, will visit again soon 😊

Great beer, food okay but not up to Wetherspoons standard.

Kindness of the staff and service was second to none. The food was excellent and plentiful. We didn't stop over as we are only visiting for the food.

We stopped off at The Old Pandy for lunch. From the moment you walk in, the service is friendly and welcoming. I ordered the Ale battered cod, and I have to say it was probably the best I've had in a long time, not oily. The chips were also hand cut. My husband had the curry and enjoyed his meal. They do have an interesting list of burgers! I'll get to those next time.

Good and plesant staff very clean and food excelent will go again

Great food again Friday 15th March 2024. Unbelievable taste and quantity. Thank you

Went today had the Sunday lunch best we’ve had gravy was the best I’ve tasted veg cooked perfect roast pots an parsnips were Perfect ! Portions were huge myself an my partner can never hit on something we both like but this we both loved a finished then lot ! 10/10 from Me

Great little pub we stopped at for lunch after a long walk, very friendly staff, great service, staff bought water and snacks for the dog, and they had good gluten free options! We had the roast which was delicious, standout was the Stilton cauliflower cheese 👌

Organised a small get together for my daughters 18th birthday, staff were so helpful, set everything up, put out our buffet, really welcoming, polite and Kim was fantastic couldn’t do enough for you. Would highly recommend

A pretty pub from the outside, even more lovely and homely on the inside. We were warmly welcomed and the lady who served us, Kim, was so lovely to us. The chef was 24 year old Cariad, who is astonishing. I had a beautiful salmon in chilli and lemon sauce with mash, whilst my friend had the beef curry, both utterly delicious. What a gem of a place. Highly recommend this place on the border of Wales and England. 11 out of 10, will definitely be going back!!

Beautiful food very friendly staff, so thoughtful. Asked if we wanted the baby's food earlier so we could enjoy our food when it was cooked, The lady even offered to watch the baby while we ate our food. Wish you all the best see you again soon

Under new owners. Excellent service and food. Excellent value for money. Staff friendly, would recommend

We booked for Xmas eve All communication was done on Facebook saying what meals everyone wanted How when we got there there was only 8 sittings should of been 11 Not everyone wanted Christmas lunch and was told we could use the normal menu as well Deposit was paid previously Most meals were messed up 2 desserts never came out Staff didn't seem friendly We were questioned over paying the deposit And the one staff member was very unprofessional saying she would bar one member of the family because he said it was a shambles This place has been taken over new management they haven't gone out there way to make sure there customers come back I certainly won't be coming back we spent £250 And they will never get any more from us The Welsh family are local and they won't be going in there

First class Sunday dinner for 8 of us service was faultless we will be going back.

Really nice atmosphere, we came in for a quick pint, on entering we seen there was three seats in front of the open fire, we're we sat and had drinks and played a game of chess with my son, prefect on a cold winters night. We ended up having lunch which was really nice, great value for money! Would definitely recommend visiting.

Only problem was that it was shut. Hopefully it will re open in the near future. ☹️☹️☹️

Closed until September for renovations.

We called in here for lunch on May 8th. Service was slow and difficult; we explained our menu choices three times. The food was mediocre and the pub itself was tired and a little dirty with no atmosphere. The food wasn't cheap, it should have been £35 for two mains and a diet coke. I was glad to leave and paid quickly. When I checked the bill I'd been charged and extra 15% service charge without discussion. It honestly wasn't worth the 'service charge' and we were both unwell for a few days after eating there. Never again.

Food abysmal,dirty pub,shambolic outside,totally uninviting,someone dressed as a chef sat outside smoking,never again.

Went in with a business associate to have some lunch. The place looked run down and uninviting. We ordered drinks and asked for some menus. My menu was covered with splashes of food. Totally dirty and off putting. I have to say this is the first time I have ever walked out of a place after ordering a drink and intending to eat. So disappointed but couldn’t think of eating when the menu was so dirty and the whole place seemed depressing.

Very nice and friendly a nice smiley reception

The food here, is easily the most beautiful food I've ever had in a restaurant or pub, I myself had the hunters chicken, it was cooked to perfection, my fiancé had the pandy burger, and as burger fanatics as we are has said its the best burger he's ever had, my mother had the faggots and has said you can easily tell they are homemade and taste gorgeous, my dad had the beef pie and said it was lovely, the chips that come with the food as well were really well cooked. Will definitely be returning.

Speed for Sunday lunch - staff very welcoming and friendly.

Lovely staff, great beer, nice food, pub allows Motorhome and camper van stopovers in the car park. Very much enjoyed our visit and looking forward to visiting again.

Very conveniently located for us, as just 15 min from where we were staying in Llanthony. Host is friendly and conscientious, and had a fun mix of oldies playing which my family really enjoyed. Food was great too, really surprised by the great taste as portion size and value for money were also top! There was an asparagus and tomato risotto as vegan option and it was truly delicious! Lovely grilled pieces of green asparagus on top, exactly how I love it! *dog friendly* (Visited 08/05/23)

We stumbled upon this inn whilst exploring the area. What a pleasant experience! Really lovely friendly staff in this dog friendly pub. Nothing too much trouble for them, we felt very welcome. And to top it all the food was delicious. Highly recommend, we will definitely return on our next visit.

Really nice old style pub with great service and food

AMAZING Food indeed!!! 👏 😃🤩 Would never expect such unbelievable quality food from an Inn! Mixed grill wonderfully cooked with very generous proportions. (See the pics) I would describe the food quality more like its for a high end restaurant, its locally sourced too! The chef realy knows how to cook and his wife looked after us well while we were there. My sister had a vegetarian tart that she really loved and looked great, mother had a great salmon dish. We all enjoyed our time there eating out on the picnic benched to take in the sun. 🌞 opposite across the road is a great view too. It was a little chilly inside which will make it great for when it's hot in the summer. Plenty of car parking opposite for big gatherings. We only stopped for dinner so don't know much about the rooms, you'd have to look at others reviewing that side of things. If you're coming for the food then enjoy!!! 😉

Great service friendly people and lovely food we could not fault the place, we had dinner and breakfast and they made us a lovely packed lunch to go

Great friendly service! Food was very good. Meals came very promptly. Would recommend and will go back again.

Visited last night wih a bunch of friends as our Xmas get together. Fabulous welcome from staff with everyone thoroughly enjoying their food and selection of drinks on draught. I had the tomahawk steak which was one of the best steaks I've had in a very long while. Can't wait to go back

Ordered takeaway from the old Pandy inn. The food was really good, fresh and tasty. The barman was extremely helpful, friendly and kind. They are also dog friendly which is a bonus.

Lovely meals. Generous portions. Happy staff

Staying at local campsite and went in to eat Warm welcome and great food - actually found some ales on draught Really enjoyed it so went back the following evening - equally good experience

Bit rough around the edges but staff were lovely and had the tomahawk steak for two. Stunning cooked and seasoned perfectly. Will definitely go back.

Came in last week with my family, what a lovely pub, family run business so everyone is so nice to you and we all had mix grill, it couldn’t have been better, service and food was fast (which was good because we was all starving) and the steak was cooked to perfection, couldn’t recommend a better pub❤️

Popped into the pub as we were staying at the local campsite. Very friendly team and food served quickly, had the curry meals which were homemade and lovely. Accepted dogs also. I would recommend a visit.

Stopped on the off chance for a Sunday lunch on the way home. So so glad we did. Excellent food from amazing staff. The lamb was out of this world.

Stayed at the campsite next door and went to the old Pandy Inn for a drink and a meal. My husband had the hot curry and I had Sausage chips and gravy. My husband said it was the best curry he's ever had. My sausage was wonderful and the gravy to die for. Well worth calling in

Made a couple of visits over the course of bank holiday weekend. Food was great value and atmosphere was wonderful. The staff could not have been more helpful. I hobbled around on one leg and Chelsea could not have helped more, moving chairs and brining...

Nice pint Staff friendly Could do with possible thorough clean!!. Also damages in toilets should be fixed Will call again just to see if points taken on board.

Great food nice vibe and lovely staff

Car parking ample spaces. Lovely staff. Prices are okay, portions large and menu choices good. Duck and noodles, disappointing as the excessive amount of sauce made the meal difficult to eat, and the skin on the duck leg was soft and squishy. Maybe consider a...

Great place to stock after a thirsty day on the trail.

Great place very friendly and welcoming worth a stop over

Very nice pub/restaurant. On arrival was greeted by bar staff, she was very polite and made us feel welcome. We both chose the old Pandy burger was not disappointed. Amazing food will definitely be back soon.

Lovely setting staff brilliant food great.

Lovely pub, great food with friendly staff who are happy to help.

We stayed at the camp site across the road and visited The Old Pandy Inn on three occasions. Each time the staff were very attentive and friendly. The food arrived quickly and the quality was excellent. We overdosed on calories but that was our fault....

Evening meal good. Nice pint of Morretti. Friendly Staff. Good location for walking Offas Dyke. We stayed in the large family room and it needs alot of attention. Breakfast poor. Did a very good packed lunch for us.

Absolutely delicious food and friendly service with great staff 5* highly recommended

We stayed here for a night as walking Offa's Dyke as part of Lands End to John O'groats. The owners couldn't have been nicer. And the food was excellent. The room was tatty but I don't much care about that, a warm welcome is much more important. The only reason I haven't given 5 stars is because of the lumpy mattresses on the single beds. The boys' bunkbeds were fine. Despite the beds, I'd go back if I was passing through again.

Great food and really friendly staff. We were staying at the campsite next door so a visit was inevitable. What a great welcome we received. We ate there on our first night and went back for drinks the next day Highly recommended.

The Old Pandy Inn serves food the way it should be: amazing taste, large portions, well presented and reasonably priced. Their home white wine was amazing. We stayed over night in the bunk accommodation clean, tidy and reasonably priced, the breakfast was again amazing. We...

Popped in for drink after a long walk at the sugar loaf Mountain, felt Welcomed, saw the menu decided to have a bite to eat, big portions and lovely food. Ended up staying longer than expected to sit by the open fire.

We had a Sunday lunch at the Old Pandy Inn on 10th April. The food was very good, with the added bonus of gravy served on the roast dinners and additional gravy boats on the table. The vegetables were very good and the cheesecake, sticky...

Stopped off for a lunchtime pint whilst on a circular drive from Hereford. Super pint of Butty Bach and a lovely freshly made cheese and thick cut ham sandwich. This together with a half of cider for the lady cost £11, 25 Amazing value and...

Foid was amazing. Service superb. Lovely couple who own it and staff are very friendly. Proper pub. Couldn't sk for more !

The food is fantastic and a real Gem, it’s really hard to find good pub food, this really hit the mark. Would recommend and will definitely be making the effort to travel here for food. Generous servings, good presentation and every garnish is delicious even...

We had to… ask how ordering is carried out, could we have a menu, could we order drinks and do you have any desserts! No up selling opportunities grasped at all. The desserts ( all 4 of them) were written for us on an order...

Steak night; fantastic presentation and just as tasty. Even the tomatoes and lettuce were tasty. Plenty of chips. Service superb, lovely friendly couple who own it.

Great beer and pub grub. Very convenient for campsite and offer plenty of room. It is dog friendly and a sense of welcome throughout.

Found the pub cold, first time ever ate with my jacket on, food wasn’t home made, didn’t do jacket potatoes and chips were not real chips, but overall filled the gap

Very poor quality with all vegetables from frozen. Beef poor, gravy strange taste, Aunt Bessie could even make better Yorkshire puddings...the one I got was a plastic version.Price advertised on menu was £8.99 for one course and £10.99 for two courses......charged £12.95 for two courses and £10.95 for my wife's. Place unhygienic and table not wiped from previous user.Not to be recommended. If I could rare this place zero then I would but 1 is the worst on the scale.

We’ve been eating here for years while staying close by, but I doubt we will make the effort in the future. What used to be home cooked food has now turned into processed warmed up stuff you can buy in a supermarket and produce at home. The fish and chips used to be amazing, now they are dire. The service was with a smile but the place was cold and not welcoming. It was a damp and miserable day outside and the fire could have been lit or at least the lights turned on and perhaps the candles lit on the tables. Totally bad management or lack of it. Absolute pity as this place used to be exceptional, it’s now a wonder it survives.

Came in for an evening meal during an overnight stoppover. The staff were far beyond welcoming. The food was absolutely amazing. The first time we've ever been here but from tonight's experience we will make sure we come back. Thank you for an unbelievable night

We were delighted to find The Old Pandy Inn so close to our campsite. We had booked ahead and received a warm welcome and a table waiting complete with a water bowl for our dog. The menu was full of pub classics and specials were also available, we were spoilt for choice! We decided on a Lasagna and Gammon and the generous portions arrived clearly having been freshly prepared and were delicious. Great pub, food and service.

Called in for Sunday lunch and had a warm and friendly welcome from the lovely staff. The dining area is a bit bare and not warm and cosy which is what you'd expect from an old Inn. The Sunday lunch was ok but the cauliflower and brocolli were both hard to cut and could have done with a few more minutes cooking. Overall I would call in for a drink if I were in the area again but sadly cannot recommend the Sunday lunch on this occassion.

Great local pub needs our support. Visited tonight very friendly staff. Had a great Sunday lunch recently. I’m in the caravan park nearby - great to have such a nice pub so near the park.

Popped in on Saturday 17th July 2021.Passed a few times and thought we would Call in for a bite to eat and wasn't we glad we did .The young lady at the bar greeted us with a very friendly manner made us feel like we had been going there for years. The food was 5 star absolutely fabulous we had the Farm House sausage and mash never seen or tasted anything quite like it and the gravy blew your taste buds Highly RECOMMENDED

Think the last reviewers must have gone to a different pub!! Really friendly and welcoming staff. Excellent beer and food. Chatty staff. Have been in several times as staying nearby. Recommend the new coffee machine. Many thanks indeed for a lovely evening. Will be back.

Lovely meal, really delicious and good value. Dog friendly pub too. Couldn’t fault the staff, super friendly and helpful. The other customers were all really friendly too. Recommended - would definitely return when in the area.

Beautiful scenes here for gaze on while eating your perfect dream food amazing service and a lovely picturesque layout adorable staff polite and always ready to make you feel appreciated top stuff at old Pandy inn 100-100 ✨🥰

Went for a drink as only staying down the road, found the staff very friendly and the food people were ordering looked great. Very friendly locals as well as the paragliding crowd, great to watch the coming in, would return

Whilst staying in the campsite nearby my husband and I decided to treat ourselves to our first evening meal out since lockdown. We booked a table in advance and ordered right away when we arrived. They were busy when we arrived and so we expected a slight delay and didn’t fuss when we we left waiting some time for our meals but after an hour had passed we enquired and we’re told that our meals had gone out “somewhere” and had been eaten by someone else! As they operate a table number system and we hadn’t seen our meals go past I’m not really sure how that works? By this time it was turned 9pm and so we had to return to our campsite hungry and had to find something to eat and start cooking for ourselves. Fuming! The manager apologised but we still had to pay for our 2 drinks before we left to go back to the campsite and start cooking!!! We definitely won’t be bothering again.

Stopped on our way to Hereford at this nice pub abd we were stunned about the quality of the service, how good the beer and the food is. We all had dinner and my steak was just amazing. Cooked to perfection and with the perfect salad on the side.I fully recommend everyone to stop at least once here, friendly staff and great service.Will definitely call again

Met friends from Chester for 1st time in over a year. Had an excellent meal. Well cooked and enjoyed by all. The fish and chips was exceptionally tasty. The gammon was proper gammon and not a steak as often served. Made welcome by host. Very good lunch menu. Will call again.

Ordered fish and chips for take away as we were staying at the caravan park around the corner. They were awful, frozen fish tasted horrible accompanied by frozen chips. If your staying here don’t bother go further afield.

I’ve got to say the Pandy inn is looking absolutely rough and disgusting outside! Starting to resemble into a scrap yard outside! A total eyesore to the village!! Not appealing to turn up to!! You need to get your act together

Lovely food and music loved it. They gave me a free J2O and biltong when I visited at another different time.

The staff were very nice to me as they gave my free bags of peanuts will definitely go again and enjoy the vibe they have.

Wasn't sure if the pub was open for lunch, but thankfully it was. Had to sit outside due the the Welsh covid 19 rules, but not a problem. We had the Burger which excellent and a huge portion. The chips with it were very nicely done as well. Couldn't fault at all. All served by very nice polite staff who just couldn't do enough for you. Another one to come back to.

We visited with the children today to have a sunday lunch on the way back from abergavenny. We live not to far away so thought we would give it a shot. My lad had a lasagna and my daughter, wife and I had a beef sunday lunch.The lasagna looked a big portion,the chips were oven cooked and looked good, the lasagna was very dry to be honest no sauce at all inside so my lad left half,which wasnt a problem, my problem was the sunday lunch!!Beef had been cooked and then reheated, was tough as old boots, which I actually told the waitress as she came around and said next time it would be better! The roasters had been cooked at warmed back up in a deep fat fryer and all you could taste was fat, the veg would of been fine if it wasnt covered in oil which seemed to have garlic in or some type of herb. So on the plate was 2 new potatoes,2 roast potatoes,3 tiny slices of beef, 1 packet Yorkshire pud along with a dish of carrots, cauliflower and broccoli! 3 veg was it!!A couple was passing through that was sat next us who had sunday dinner as well and they couldn't believe it either! They had 1 bowl of veg between 2 people and we had the same size bowl for 2 people and 1 child, so I asked for another as the dish included 2 stalks of broccoli, 2 stalks of cauliflower and 6 batons of carrots. The gravy was like dish water, runny and most definitely not homemade.All I can say for £44.50 and for what we had I'll never be stopping here again!

Food really good. Especially Welsh dragon sausage as well as the game pie. Chef kindly drove us back to our B&B after as no local taxis available. Would definitely go back.

Initially looked bit bare and in inviting but on entering discovered furniture removed to make space for Romanian dancing later on and once the fire was lit it was just lovely.Had an amazing platter of assorted Romanian food with excellent glass of Chardonnay and a pudding to die for. Fabulous hospitality from Vazerlini & Angela, thanks for great lunch. Will be back

I put three stars because I've tried excellent the breakfast (English breakfast + milk, tea, coffee, orange juice & cereals), the dinner so & so (Beef pie) but I've enjoined a couple of beers called Butty Batch.

Stopped 2 nights at Touring Park, next door and visited pub on both days. Excellent food and service. Very reasonably priced and quality food. Well worth a visit and we will definitely return again.

Stayed nearby and popped in on the off chance. Very welcoming. Lovely food at a reasonable price. No frills pub. Loved it.

arrived at next door campsite tired and very hungry. decided to go to pub for a drink and found they were doing sunday lunch so had roast beef and trims, very good, both had desserts, also good, very nicely priced, can recommend, they are dog friendly too, decor tired but food makes up for it,