The best restaurants in Caerleon Newport South Wales

Have been a few times here for lunch, this time I had scallops to start(fantastic), a salmon and hake wellington which was nice but needed more sauce, it was a little dry, followed by an espresso crème brûlée (lovely). The whole pub was very busy and a great vibe, plenty of happy people and noise that I like . The staff were also lovely and the main waitress was fab. If you’ve not been then try it, best to book.

Great first meal. First impressions count and they are great impressions. Food was amazing, staff were lovely and polite. The drinks were typical restaurant prices that is slightly pricey! Overall a good night out for the money!

For a set meal at that cost it’s expensive It’s like a taster meal Tiny portions Staff are excellent on customer service they cannot do enough for you Wouldn’t visit again due to the cost and amount of food you get

A fantastic Sunday lunch, as always. Best in Newport!

Nice food. Lovely beer. Great position on the river Usk. Good music. Setimes very crowded

Shame , had we been informed earlier about cash only , we would have spend more money on food and drinks . My phone was ringing while driving to the venue . A bit late then . On arrival we were told sorry we have just taken over so cash only ! I went across to Sainsburys to do a cash back only £30 allowed . Between us we had less then £50 . So good choose was limited and drinks. Dominic and the young lady were polite and helpful . No compensation offered a free drink or coffee for the inconvenience not a great start to opening a pub/restaurant !

Initially I was slightly sceptical about The Priory as there are mixed reviews and feedback from friends was 50/50. I reserved a table for 7 o'clock. I had two emails reminding me of the reservation and two phone calls regarding the same. We arrived around 6.55 and made our way to the restaurant. The Maitre D' Attila informed us that our table was not ready so we retired to the bar...not a good start. Roughly 7.10 we were called forward to our table. The restaurant is very easy on the eye after a refurbishment with pleasant background music. A la carte and chefs special menus were offered and we chose for myself Cod Roe...Belly Pork and a chocolate dessert...my partner Jan had Ham Croquettes....Rock Bream ....Lemon cake dessert. Both mains accompanied by home cooked chips and mange tout/ green bean vegetables. The food was excellent...Ben our waiter was very nice guy....knowledgeable and professional and provided all the answers to our menu queries. Two Estrella beers and a small white wine completed our meal. Overall it was a great experience......the one observation we had was that the mains did not come with the sides.....they were additional to the meal. Would we go back...yes we would probably to experience the Sunday Dinner which has had good reviews. Total cost...less the service charge...was £105.00 which we considered on par with the quality of food and service.

Bit of a let down we were staying I the celtic Manor and I reserved the grill thinking it a restaurant in the hotel but it in the golf club up the hill behind the golf course, a minibus does take you up and pick you up, but a bit of a faff, when you arrive there no one there to greet you just wander around golf club till I see a bar then they seat you down. Furniture tired, carpet threadbare, service was OK but they seem to want you to move on. Food OK but not fine dining and not worth it really. Atmosphere not worth dressing up for.

Very friendly staff, busy vibrant atmosphere.

Absolutely appalled by my experience with The Celtic Manor Resort – Rafters. They took £40 from my account without authorization, and despite reaching out multiple times since Monday, I have been completely ignored. No apology, no explanation—just robotic, emotionless responses from staff who clearly don’t care about their customers. I had to cancel last minute due to a family emergency—a loved one in the hospital—and the lack of empathy from the team was shocking. I’ve been a loyal visitor for years, but after this disgraceful treatment, I will never return. A Christmas voucher I didn’t even purchase has somehow resulted in money being stolen from my account, and instead of addressing the issue, they’ve chosen to brush it aside. I will be taking this further to expose just how awful my experience has been. With my connections at Wales Online, I intend to ensure others are warned. Stay well away from this company.

Enjoyed the lamb curry and lamb skewers with tzatziki, pickled vegetables.

Great service really good food, and good value pub food. There is also a car park opposite the pub. Overall we had a really nice night.

Today I ordered Singapore Chow main with no pork and little spice, when I got home the food had no flavour whatsoever and was very oily. I was extremely disappointed as I had ordered the exact some order from this place just over a week ago and it was really nice but my partner had a box meal with sweet and sour sauce but when arrived home to discover the box meal had no sauce. Today there was a female staff behind the counter with a terrible attitude. Then when called up to complain about the Singapore chow main she started arguing with me.

I recently dined here for a Staff Party. Service was friendly and attentive. We had a good range of the menu and all dishes were lovely. Highlight was the wontons for me! Im a sucker for a good wonton!

Just had a fabulous meal in El Gordon's. What value for the price. £17 for a three course meal, and every course was fabulous. Reasonably priced wine and beer to match, what more do you need. Well done Gareth and team.