Valans in Carmarthenshire

Only had an americano and toast with marmalade it was really lovely, toilet was clean and fresh.

This is delightful eatery in the heart of the quiet village of Llandybie. I've visited a few times recently, and every time the food has been outstanding (savouries and sweets alike). A great feature is that all the meals are available in either small or regular portion sizes. The atmosphere is relaxing and the service is so friendly. I'll definitely be returning again... and again. Well, I must in order to work my way through the menu!

Exectionally rude AGAIN A previous visit prior to Covid had the same attitude after complaining about food. Tried to give a second chance but when told to 'go stuff your socks'. Recomending you all deserve better service.

Lovely place to have a sit down and coffee. Couple of gluten-free options which is handy as a Coeliac!

Been here many times since they opened. Even though I miss the old evening openings and that menu which made it my favourite restaurant, I still can't fault the new menu or the food. Amazing every time, I always recommend it.

Food is fantastic with lovely staff.

Lovely food, quality ingredients , well cooked and well presented.Opted for the cooked breakfast and was particularly impressed with the hash browns which were superb .

We visited on holiday but with friends who are local and know the restaurant. My friend notified them I was gluten and dairy free and as soon as we walked in and were seated the waitress identified me and discussed options. Clearly the chef can cook as he was able to modify many of the options for me. The starter and main coourse were great but the dessert ws a real delight. Usually being GF & DF I get a choice of sorbet, sorbet or sorbet which is always overly sweet. But chef could make me coconut pancakes or an Eton Mess. Well the pancakes were dellcious and my non-dairy-free friend decided to have the dairy-free Eton Mess as it appealed to her. Great place, fab food!

Absolutely superb Sunday lunch. Roast beef, pork, turkey with perfectly cooked veggies and proper home made gravy. The desserts are homemade and gorgeous. Found this place on our last day. Gutted we didn’t find it earlier. Definitely worth a trip.

Remy has delivered to us several times. They always arrive at time promised and the qualty of the food is excellent.

Coffee and cake stop! Brilliant!!

It was our second visit (we have family in the local area) and this was as amazing as the first. Super tasty home cooked meals with incredible desserts too. Continues to be somewhere we highly recommend to anyone!

What a wonderful restaurant. Fabulous breakfast by far the best weve had in ages. Lovely decor and friendly staff. Will definately be visiting on a regular basis and try some of the other items on the menu. Highly recommended.

Visited here with family for lunch. The food was delicious and the service was swift and unobtrusive. I absolutely loved the Bellinis we had too. We were too full to enjoy dessert at the time but took home some gorgeous sweet treats to savour later that were perfectly packaged to travel home with us.

The best full breakfast I've had in ages! Really good quality and perfectly done.

Wounderfull always enjoyed everything 🌹🐑🌹

I took advantage of this opportunity to collect a meal for two - simply re-heat (the instructions on each dish were clear and extensive) the prepared food The starters, mains and desert were excellent. One the best restaurant meals I (and my partner) have eaten in a long long time!! The menu was extensive (another vegetarian option for next time would be good) and we were very happy with our choices We can’t wait to order again!!

Would have given 5 but my crumble was just a mess with the custard by the time I got home likewise the gravy on the meat,why not serve them separate, the meal was very good , more than enough.WE WILL DEFINATELY HAVE ANOTHER MEAL FROM THEM.

We had a lovely Sunday lunch yesterday from Valans. With the lockdown, they deliver within a radius or you can collect. Well we are outside the area ,so it was no problem to collect. We had a soup and prawn cocktail to start followed by roast beef and turkey with all the veg. and trimmings with a crumble and bread and butter to finish. It was piping hot when we arrived home,and didn't need retreating. What a treat it was, The occasion was to celebrate our anniversary, but we won't need an excuse to go back and that will be soon. We have regularly visited the restaurant and always had delicious meals so we look forward to them openng again.

Excellent restaurant looking forward to returning when covid allows

Sunday lunch and desert delivered today was first class, take out doesn't mean fast food. Excellent tender beef, giant Yorkshire and lovely Cs election mixed vegetablesplus roast and New potatoes pudding,

We have just eaten a most satisfying Sunday Lunch, delivered to our door during the Covid-19 Lockdown. A traditional Roast Beef Sunday Lunch, with all the trimmings followed by Bread and Butter Pudding with custard. What a beautiful meal! The roast beef was perfect, with plenty of gravy, a Yorkshire Pudding, boiled potatoes and roasted potatoes, roasted parsnips, broccoli, peas and carrots - with plenty of gravy. The Bread and butter pudding with custard brought to an end a truly wonderful meal. What was especially nice was that this was delivered to our door at exactly the time specified and proved a wonderful experience after many weeks of staying at home. Our sincerest thanks to the Valans Restaurant for their excellent service and much appreciated meals. We would most certainly wish to repeat this experience. David and Joy Jones

What a hidden gem. Extremely professional staff, lovely menus, clean, tidy and top food and coffee. Well worth a visit anytime.

we we're on holiday in ammanford sth Wales a very little place, for sunday dinner we went to Llandybie just across from co-op is a fantastic restaurant called Valans we had the sun lunch menu wow 3 of us 3 course meal we took sweet's back to base meal's only £20. each less course's less money, well worth every penny & staff (the owner's) can't do enough please give it a go

This place has potential but the basics are just not right .The service is basic ,the boy never smiles,he's not impolite but personality isn't his strong point . The menu choice is good but changes rarely. The chef has no clue how to season food which is poor . Playing is good ,food looks good and the quality is there ,just no taste ,thin sauces not reduced properly and I've got to say it again ....no seasoning,poor taste ,had to go get salt and try to get some taste back

Have been to valans numerous times and have always had lovely service and nice food. My only comment would be lack of seasoning on the meat. The desserts are lovely here highly recommended.

This wasn't my first dining experience at Valans and it never disappoints, but this latest meal on 3rd March was exceptional. I can highly recommend the rhubarb ice cream which was delicious, and will definitely be coming again.

What a find this was! Great decor, service and ambience... as for the menu we wanted to eat every main course on it and it was the little touches like the pre-starter that really impressed. The scallops were worth the dinner cost on their own. One for future visits methinks...

Fabulous Sunday lunch with impeccable service 👏

Really good food. I mean the quality of the meats are so delicious that I could eat here over and over again, would reccomend

Gorgeous meal and good service but room was cold.

Stunning food, excellent service

1st visit having been recommended by many friends. Found one of the most delicious menus I’ve ever encountered. When you are torn as to what to choose on Starter & Main you know you’ve hit the jackpot. Lovely 2-4-1cocktails too which is very seldom seen in fine dining establishments. There are lots of choices on value deals. The most expensive 3 course is £32 for a la carte. Valans take Amex which is always a bonus for air miles and discounted meal too! Remy front of house and her husband David in the kitchen have created an oasis of delight in Llandybie. Will most definitely return.

Disappointed . Heard great reviews , but not to the standard we expected at all

Undoubtedly one of the best meals I've ever had. If your in Carmarthenshire don't miss this one. Excellently Excellent. *********

i visited Valans twice in one week for a lunch with ex colleagues and then annual Christmas dinner . On both occasions I was not disappointed - excellent food , great service , friendly staff

We had a wonderful evening at Valan's quiz night, the second one we've been to. A really well organised evening, with lovely food and a great atmosphere.

Fab food well worth a visit book 1st

A little gem of a restaurant that you could easily miss. Unassuming frontage but a really warm welcome & excellent service. The food is special & the prices don't break the bank. There are specials & value menus as well as the normal menu. Have booked again for our family xmas social. Highly recommended.

Just had Sunday lunch at Valans it was beautiful, tasty, hot and delicious,we gave it a 10 out of 10, also the Tiramisu was to die for didn't have Tiramisu like that on a recent holiday to Italy.

Once again another excellent lunch from an interesting menu which was beautifully prepared and delivered. Very few places deliver the "goods" each and every time, consistantly high standards, good service, free smiles and acceptable prices. Looking forward to next time!

We went to dinner with my in laws who had been before and recommended it as being a great find.

Well thoughtful dishes. A wonderful dinner. Highly recommend the deserts

This restaurant has consistently high standards in service and in the choice and quality of the meals. Fine dining without being pretentious!

Friendly service , great choice of quality food. Much of the menu is sourched locally and the presentation is faultless. The high standards of quality foods is always faultless.

Haven’t been there for quite some time, but it’s still produces great quality food. Service is alway friendly & welcoming, can’t fault it, great to have it on our doorstep

Totally unpretentious and yet the food would rival that of any restaurant in the West End of London - quite outstanding.

We usually visit Valans when staying with friends who live locally, Standards remain good, there is nothing pretentious about the food and service, but it is nicely presented, and the service is always friendly and efficient. Maybe not the widest a la carte choice but what they do offer is excellent including the 'specials' which may be down to a price but are good value.

We had a fantastic meal here, everything is prepared in-house and the quality is excellent, a real treat to eat food so obviously created by a chef with passion and talent! Highly recommended!!!

This was a return visit to Valans, and it's as good as I remembered. The menu was well-chosen and prepared and presented to a high standard. Not surprisingly, the restaurant was busy - it's a very welcoming space. I was delighted to discover that a gluten-free menu is offered - dishes from the main menu are slightly adapted to make them GF friendly. This is a great place to eat!

First visit to Valans restaurant last night and can say we were all blown away with the ambience, friendliness and most of all the food. I had 6 hour slow cooker beef with pepper sauce, veg and chips followed by the legendary tiramisu. Delicious 😋

Really good quality food, definitely good value for money. Good staff too!

Having moved to the area a few months ago we had been recommended to try Valans and were very pleased we finally got round to booking for dinner.

Restaurant a little quiet today due to the warm weather, but the quality of the food is always good, with the supporting staff adding to the experience. A comprehensive specials menu, as well as the main restaurant menu is always available. Have no fear quality food and service is always guaranteed. Total bill for two including drinks and coffee was £62. Smiles free!!

In an unassuming Welsh village, in an unassuming building with unassuming decor, the food here is truly wonderful. Worth tracking it down. (Just remember to enter through the side.) Go for all three courses (but don't have the coffee though).

Nice friendly atmosphere .great food will go again very soon .

Brilliant service and fantastic food

Scallops followed by the beef then chocolate torte, simply outstanding! Staff were also very welcoming. Wow👍

Had a lovely meal with my daughter. We try to get together approximately every 6 weeks for lunch, and will be coming again in July or August. The service was very good and nothing was to much trouble for the waitress. I can also highly recommend the non alcoholic cocktail.

Why I have never visited this restaurant before baffles me. Close to home & an absolute gem. Nicely set up, could be mistaken for a cafe. Warm welcome, really good service & fantastic food. Prices won't break the bank, options to suit most pockets. My first visit but not the last.

Says it all. Lovely food, would recommend to anyone. We will be returning.

Top quality cooking. Would definitely recommend and will be visiting again!

What a gem of a restaurant. The food is second to none. We will be back without a doubt.

The meat is heaven and it has great food totally recommend it 👏👏👏

Visited whilst staying in the area for the weekend. Had 3 courses each, we weren’t going to but the first two courses were so good we couldn’t resist

As per usual, we could not fault the meal. The menu is small but varied for all courses supplemented by an interesting specials board; he/she would be "poor of soul" who could not find a suitable choice. The atmosphere can be quite intimate even when all tables are full, and the staff maintain a very approachable and amiable manner whilst never compromising on professionalism. Well done once again.

Best bread and butter pudding ever.

We and a few friends went for Easter Sunday lunch. The food, service and ambience were superb as usual. The mackerel paté was superb, and the turkey dinner was perfect. Try the tiramisu with coffee ice cream, it's out of this world.

Food and service were very good I had the steak, didn’t need the steak knife it was like cutting through butter. Can’t fault anything and the tiramisu was to die for!

The food was excellent as well as the service. We both had a enjoyable lunch and hope to visit in the near future. The cleanliness was first rate both in the restaurant and the ladies. This small room deserves a mention and is the best one I have ever visited.

We are local to this wonderful venue and don't visit anywhere near as often as we'd like to.

Quite disappointed as the menu has not changed much in 12 months. The food was not very enthused. Firstly Val and homemade bread with oil and balsamic vinegar which was very nice then the starters came, soup of the day was unseasoned and tasteless. My partner chose the Scallops ( £4 surcharge ) which were OK but that's all. I ordered the 6 hour cooked beef cooked in a peppercorn sauce which was so dry and very difficult to digest. Hubby chose the Duck Cassoulet where the Cassolet was very tasty but only 1 very thin slice of Toulouse sausage in it and the Duck breast was overcooked and leg very dry. Had 1 desert which was Tiramisu which was delicious. While service was satisfactory I don't think we will be going back.

Everything was well executed and presented beautifully. I really enjoyed the scallops and pork belly starter, I didn’t want it to end. The 6hour beef was melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Even the bread with olive oil side was lovely. Everything was priced very reasonably down to the 2 for 1 cocktails. The staff were very friendly and attentive. I highly recommend and can’t wait to visit again.

Nice but lamb over cooked. Was busy so put it down to this. Had a lovely meal previously though so defiantely recommend.

I went out with family and friends in Sunday for lunch We had a wonderful 3 course meal with excellent food and customer services Highly recommend

Went for a staff get together The food was fantastic beautifully presented staff were really attentive and friendly. Can't fault the evening

I had a lovely meal it's my favourite restaurant in this area by far staff are very welcoming and friendly highly recommend a visit here.

We often call here for a meal and the quality is always top notch. We had lunch here on the 23rd December and as usual it was excellent. Delicious mushroom to start followed by a turkey dinner cooked perfectly, and I've never tasted a better tiramisu (with coffee ice-cream)!

Valans is among one of my most favourite restaurants. The food and welcome is always excellent and would highly recommend to all.

Excellent food and service . We shall return

Despite often being in Carmarthenshire I've never visited Valans before but had wanted to and did so to meet up with some friends before Christmas for a Christmas get together.

Top quality food, service to match, tiramisu dessert simply the best I've had 👍

Excellent food and customer service. Highly recommended.

17 of us met up a few were delayed on Mway but we received a warm welcome excellent choice of menu & tasty food.at a reasonable price We had a great time

I started going to the Valans Restaurant approx.10 years ago when it first opened,and I can honestly say that every meal I've had there since that very first time has been nothing short of excellent!. I eat there on quite a regular basis-sometimes on special occasions,and other times just for a family meal.The staff are always friendly and highly professional.They make you feel welcomed and important as soon as you arrive.The standard of te cuisine is very high-eventhough the price is very reasonable and affordable

Superb food and excellent service. Lovely little restaurant. Book in advance to save disappointment.

We went a large group for the xmas quiz. The 3 course Italian meal for £18 was a real bargain and the atmosphere in the restaurant was excellent. We thoroughly enjoyed the quiz and even though we only came second we’d definitely return if they do the same next year. The food was good and well presented and good value for money. I opted for the lemon meringue ice cream for desert which was scrummy! Diolch yn fawr!

Had a lovely breakfast/brunch with the kids. My daughter had a vegetarian breakfast roll that she thoroughly enjoyed!! My son and I shared a margarita pizza that was stunning.

Exceptional food yet again. Thank you.

A Gem of a Restaurant in Rural Wales

Absolutely thrilled with this restaurant!!! The food is amazing, flavours just pop in your mouth. The staff are gracious and so very accomodating. 😀

We visited while on holiday and had such a good meal that we booked for another day. We ordered the Perl Wen and Scallops to start, followed by the Lamb and Venison for mains, all cooked very well. Service was very friendly and we look forward to going back. Prices very fair for the quality.

Valans Restaurant in Llandybie is an exceptional place to visit to enjoy a rewarding experience by having tasty meals and drinks. The place is immaculately decorated to a high standard with very clean toilets. The waitress is very responsive to meet various requests from the guests. She is well mannered and presented herself with dignified appearance. Very unusual for a young lady. Very wide selection of food and drinks.

Excellent food, one of the best Sunday dinners I have ever had. Large wine selection. Friendly staff with brilliant service. Will definitely visit again.

Llandybie is only a small rural town so we were pleased to find such a delightful restaurant in the High Street. We ate here on a Tuesday and were glad we had booked as they were nearly full by 7.30. The menu is varied and interesting and the food beautifully cooked and presented. The service was efficient and friendly. Most diners appeared to be local and the atmosphere is warm as is the decor. The restaurant is easy to find and there is free street parking outside. Would definitely eat here again.

Our family visited last Sunday to celebrate my son’s birthday this week.

First time to Valans and I was not dissapointed. Excellent food, great value and amazing service. Set menu price for 1,2 or 3 courses with sufficient choice for all tastes. Thoroughly enjoyed and can't wait to visit again!

Lovely food and great service thanks! 😄

As a couple we are always on the lookout for a great place to eat lunch. TripAdvisor pointed us in the direction of Valans with its excellent reviews. We were not disappointed scallops and the poached egg to start were sublime followed by the slow cooked beef in pepper sauce full of flavour and plentiful. What made our afternoon was the wonderful service from llew a lovely young lad with great knowledge of the menu who explained it to us with great enthusiasm, thank you for making our day. We drove 100 miles round trip for the experience and not disappointed

We had dinner at The Valans and did not expect such a wonderful experience. From outside you may think the restaurant is closed but there’s a door on the right side to access the restaurant and it is worth it! Service was impeccable and the food was exquisite. Best mushroom risotto i’ve ever had. The Chocolate torte in dessert was very tasty as well. The wine was very good and comes in glasses of different sizes so that you’re not forced to order the whole bottle if you don’t feel like it. The prices are very reasonable, i would even have thought it would be more expensive considering the high quality of the food. Highly rencommend it.