Ancient Briton Hotel, Penycae

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913 reviews

4.5/5

Richard Wyatt

2 months ago

As soon as we walked in through the door, we were greeted by an outstanding atmosphere, something that is rare nowadays. The service and food was excellent, local produce of an exceptional quality, prepared and cooked beautifully. Very helpful staff, cheerful/friendly and the owner was an excellent host. Thanks for a great evening!

Colin Benson

3 months ago

With ample off road parking, this pub/restaurant, is well worth a visit. Easily found it sits at the side of the Brecon Rd, Pen-y-cae, with the Brecon National Park as its backdrop and the car park is at the rear. The outside of the building sets the tone, as does the aroma that wafts accross the car park. Inside the decor gives you the feeling of being in a good old fashioned, traditional Welsh pub. The menu is varied, with most of the choices, sourced locally. There are good options for children too. On this occasion I wanted to try the sausages, which I thought I could smell from outside. Although they only served adult portions in limited windows, they were more than happy to accommodate my wish and it was well worth it! Those were probably the best pork sausages I've tasted in South Wales for years. The staff were especially helpful and pleasant, while also taking and serving our orders in a very timely manner, despite the pub being full. The prices are not at all unreasonable, given the furnishings and the quality of the food. Well worth a visit, or two.

DEBBIE OLIVER

5 months ago

We've just had two nights eating here and the food, beer and service were faultless. The specials menu was absolutely amazing. Excellent choice of food. Superb atmosphere with a real fire. Who could ask for more? We'll definitely be back

Jonny Phillips

5 months ago

Lovely pub. Great ambience. Service was awesome. Very decent selection of beer including real ales. The only let down was the food. We ordered steak that was clearly cooked on a charcoal grill. Don't normally have an issue with this but all we could really taste was the burnt bits. Small portions but again, not a big issue. Steak was cooked exactly how we wanted but that's the only complaints

David Fairs

7 months ago

We stopped in here after a visit to the local caves. Stopped on the off chance we could get a table and we did. The staff went out of their way to put two tables together to accommodate us for lunch. Wow, what an amazing lunch we had. We honesty haven’t had a meal of such quality and taste for a long time. We had different meals and all were made to perfection and absolutely flawless too. I don’t often review food but we’ve visited May places I’ve the past few months and this has been the best by far. Well done to all for running an amazing pub with amazing food too. We would highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ five stars and worth every one. Thank you for accommodating us for lunch.