The best restaurants serving British food in Powys Mid Wales

So last night I decided to park in the Lay by in Llanidloes were the riverside cafe is so I can get up in the morning chill out enjoy a cooked breakfast get my trailer from RPF head back to the yard then go home after being away from home for two weeks anyway I got there at 2330 there was 4 lorrys in there so I parked up tidy with plenty of room I got up at 0800 went to order my breakfast and a cup of tea and was met with a barrage of abuse from the woman in the Cafe in front of every one saying I had been parked there since 1700 yesterday and the lay by was privately owned and to get from there 

Stated here in one of the courtyard rooms which was fine. Breakfast was extra but again was fine. Given the cost was reasonable value for money.

Worst Sunday lunch we have ever had!!! When the plates arrived almost everything was burnt...carrots, parsnips, meat. Menu said "Roast beef" and "Roast leg of lamb" but they were obviously cheap cuts of meat which had been done on a griddle! The roast potatoes were frozen ones which had been cooked in oil for far too long and were really hard. No cutlery on the table so all had to wait a while for the girl to "dump" them on the table. Will not go there again.

First class fish and chips and great real ale. New owners and a new chef. Ticks all the boxes! New owners and a new chef. Very promising

They must have searched the uk for the most grumpiest, must impolite staff possible.

Tried to eat there first night, 8:30pm arrived no greeting, we got her attention and asked where we can sit as we had a dog, she said sit where you want. When we chose our spot went to go to the bar, 8:40pm lady cleaning table informed me they stopped serving food 8:30pm, after a long journey to get here obviously hungry and disappointed we left. Tried today for lunch to be told lamb chops had run out. Which is fine I explained my disappointment and the lady was confused about not being served the night before as they stopped serving at 9pm. She did apologies but won’t be spending money here. Was so tired the night before and left to feed my 10 yr old from the spa store, so knowing this just made me angry, especially as I was hungry but the item I wanted of course had sold out today, just my luck, so out of principle won’t be trying again, not a great start to this area, not ideal but we did choose remote area. Tuesday today most things closed too 🤦🏽‍♂️🙄

Arrived for lunch at 1.45 to be met by very surely young lady who said all we've got is what you see. So there's no hot food then I said, she shouted to kitchen turn the fryers back on. I said are you doing paninis, she the shouted to kitchen turn them off again. Not being funny I couldn't see any paninis and as far as I know they are hot so what was the problem. Cash was preffered so rooted around for some money. Paninis were OK nothing special but salad was lacking any input just plonked on the plate. We then sat in an empty cafe as the two staff left by the back door to sit in the sun with a fag. We ate and left and could have taken the contents of the till with us if we were that way inclined. Won't be visiting again.

Called in for lunch and were greeted by friendly staff. We had roast beef dinner and it was nicely presented and flavoursome with a very good portion of beef. Only one small criticism, it would have been good to have a steak knife to cut the thick beef slices. Very reasonably priced.

Took our daughter out for an evening meal when she was home from uni. The restaurant was busy and the staff were struggling to cope. The food was average but a good portion size and came in a timely fashion. A little pricey overall. There was no website for this pub so I couldn't have a look at the menu before arriving . The car park was full of large pot in holes.

After doing some shopping, it was great to take a seat in the cool, calm inside of the pub. We enjoyed a drink before ordering our food. Unfortunately, there was a family group who were very loud and disruptive, we were thinking of moving tables but thankfully they were nearly finished. We were impressed by the staff, as the group were obviously out to cause trouble but the staff remained calm and polite. We enjoyed our meal despite the group's attitude and continued to be impressed by the staff. The group, not surprisingly, complained that the food was disgusting and inedible, despite there being very little left. Again, the main staff member was calm and polite, my husband was prepared to step in as a witness, if necessary but he kept everybody calm. It was a lovely couple of hours.

Having had a less than successful meal, I left a review on Google. I told nothing but the truth and did not embellish the details. The reply from the 'manager' was so far from the truth, it was unbelievable! I won't make the same mistake again. The Crown opposite is owned by the same company but the meal I had there, the day before was fine. The best way to improve standards is to refuse to pay, you are within your rights to only pay what you think a meal is worth. I paid them £10, which was generous.