In planning the evening's menu, Roy's starting point is anything you and other guests have asked us to avoid. Particular (and informed!) care is taken when it is an intolerance or allergy. For returning guests, he will look at what we have served before, and notes made about dislikes. Roy regularly adds to his collection of recipe books, so sometimes the menu will be completely new even for us. We rarely repeat a menu, and certainly if guests are eating on more than one night, will devise a different menu for each evening.
Our meat and poultry come from Wm Jones, a family butcher in Newtown, who shares our commitment to quality before price. Sometimes we buy from specialist suppliers, such as Donald Russell, Forman & Sons, Graig Farm Organics, and Broad Stripe Butchers. A fishmonger attends the local market each Saturday (we have to order the previous Wednesday). We buy vegetables and fruit locally as far as possible, and are strong supporters of Great Oak Organics.
Our substantial wine list is sourced from Tanners of Shrewsbury and Ballantynes of Cardiff. Our mark-up on wines is modest by city restaurant standards, and provides particularly good value in the upper price range. We offer a limited choice of half bottles and our three house wines are available by the glass.
Lunch
We do
not serve lunch as dinner preparations usually start at noon, and shopping for
the evening's menu has to be fitted in before then and once breakfast has been
cleared: there is simply no time. There are around a dozen places in the town
that do serve lunch.
On behalf of the water walkers, a very sincere thank
you for your hospitality last weekend. As usual Roy excelled himself with his delicious
menus and those who had not stayed with you before were completely won over.
Thanks again for fitting us in last night and providing
such an excellent meal. It was nice for us to have everyone together and especially
for Bex near her birthday and with the knowledge that she can eat and enjoy everything
without worrying about nuts. Jen also appreciates being pandered to!
Thank you again for cosseting us in five star kindness!
The extra bonus this time was being able to enjoy two outstanding dinners. Your
attention to detail and determination that your guests/friends needs are paramount,
resulting in a unique experience.
Really can't work out how you manage to maintain such
a fantastically high standard in what you do. Thank you so much.
Thank you for a super meal. I do enjoy being with
you - not just for the food!
Thank you so much for a fabulous evening, we so enjoyed
it, the food was stunning, as was the whole experience! We felt nourished, relaxed
and pampered!
Thank you so much for making our evening so memorable.
We had forgotten how superb the gastronomic experience at Lloyds was. The attention
to detail and the warmth of the welcome coupled with fine food puts eating at Lloyds
in a league of its own. We read about and see on television all these celebrity
chefs who achieve Michelin stars but I cannot believe their restaurants can equal
the quality of food presented to diners at Lloyds.
Roy surpassed all expectations with the meal we enjoyed
on Saturday evening. Special mention must be made to the 'melt in the mouth' lamb.
We speculate as to what delicious delights you will concoct for us each night (it
is part of our anticipation to what we will enjoy) and indeed we were not disappointed.
Thank you for the thought and obvious love of producing gourmet food which goes
into each dish you present. Long may we continue to visit you - you cannot retire
yet! Thank you to the ladies who help you too. They are always so pleasant and nothing
is too much trouble.
