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The Welsh word ‘cwtch’ conjures up snuggly warmth – a perfect description of this family-run eatery known for its neighbourly approach, pared-back rustic interiors and sympathetic cooking.  Local and regional ingredients set the scene for skilfully handled dishes ranging from Solva Crab and fennel filo parcels to a duo of Welsh Lamb with Kalettes, rosemary […]

Popular, laid back restaurant; its name meaning ‘hug’.  The three rustic dining rooms boast stone walls, crammed bookshelves and log-filled alcoves.  Classical British dishes arrive in generous portions and service is polite and friendly.

Since Jackie and John Hatton-Bell took over this long-established restaurant it’s been pretty much business as usual – retaining the stripped-back charm and plenty of rustic edges of the previous owners.  The kitchen continues to keep things simple and local, the cooking remains restrained and respectful of the raw materials.  Leek and pea soup with […]

Popular, laid back restaurant; its name meaning ‘hug’.  The three rustic dining rooms boast stone walls, crammed bookshelves and log-filled alcoves.  Classical British dishes arrive in generous portions and service is polite and friendly.

Cwtch’s new owners really excel front-of-house, offering a genuine welcome and smooth service.  The setting retains the same rustic charm as before, with whitewashed stonework, exposed beams and shelves crammed with food books.  The kitchen keeps things local and regional in dishes that are accurately cooked, if a bit timid flavour-wise.  Courgette, pea and fennel […]

Readers continue to sing the praises of cwtch, the well established restaurant on St Davids main street, relieved that since being taken over by Jackie and John Hatton-Bell in May 2013, nothing has changed. Andy Holcroft continues to head the kitchen and his unfussy menus produce some very good things to eat indeed. The style […]

We are delighted with the write up in the Waitrose Good Food Guide 2014…..  ‘Fantastic and innovative local menu of classics and exciting dishes, all washed down with perfect recommended wines in a fabulous contemporary setting with the kind of service that would make America blush’ is one reader’s succinct summary of Cwtch’s charms. A […]

An uncluttered, rough-hewn interior (wood floors, heavy beams, whitewashed stone-walls) sets the scene here for a hearty and deceptively simple style of cooking, with local ingredients very much to the fore. At lunch expect the likes of wholesome cream of chestnut mushroom soup with big chunks of granary bread and Parmesan croutons, followed by rustic […]

What a great end to 2011 to find out we had won the Gold True Taste Award for Eating Out (no rooms). Its great to think all the lovely fresh local produce that surrounds us here in Pembrokeshire is one of the reasons we won. We are so lucky to have an abundance of great […]

Great Excitement and Joy having been awarded the ‘Readers Restaurant in Wales’ for the 2012 Good Food Guide. Lots of happy smiley faces on the cwtch* Team here. Again, a huge back thank you to our wonderful customers who voted for us. We really couldn’t do it without your continued support. Looking forward to the 2012 […]