About our restaurant
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Dinner at Lloyds is a
treat, a special evening to be planned for. Dinner is only available
to those (including guests) who have booked in advance. Bookings are
taken on a first-come, first-serve basis, as our local market is also very
important to us.
Generally, dinner guests
arrive at about 7.30 pm, and the service of the meal begins shortly after 8
pm. On quieter evenings, or for groups taking up the whole restaurant (18 to
20 is our maximum), we can vary this timing. We cannot manage split timings.
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I wanted to say how much we
enjoyed our evening. We felt happy and relaxed by your friendly welcome and
very well fed by five memorable courses. The food had that exceptional
quality that makes one feel it has been cooked specially for one, with
loving care. I particularly liked the fish with aubergine, and splendid
vegetables (with the lamb). Basically a no-choice menu is a very good plan
indeed – long may you continue.
John H-H, Presteigne, September
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The
five-course menu (click here for recent
examples) is devised on the basis of:
- what you
and other guests dining that evening, ask us to avoid – for those who
have food intolerances, as well as more straightforward dislikes, this
can be especially reassuring;
- other
information you give us, such as a small appetite, a special
celebration, a favourite dish;
- what we
hope you will most enjoy – dishes and ingredients range considerably in
their presentation, with the inspiration coming for a large library of
recipe books which is regularly added to;
- what we
have served you on previous visits, so as to avoid repetition –
uniquely, we believe, we keep records of dislikes, dietary preferences
and menus served;
- what is
best for the time of the year and available locally (our meat comes from
a family butcher in Newtown who shares our commitment to quality before
price; fish is ordered on Wednesday for the following Saturday); when
organic produce is available, it is always our preference; our vegetable
dishes receive special attention and guests comment particularly on
them.
What Roy has spent much of
the day hard at work in the kitchen preparing remains a surprise until Tom
has served pre-dinner drinks and describes the preliminary and main course
dishes so that those who enjoy wine with their dinner can choose from our
list of around 70 supplied by Tanners of Shrewsbury. Our mark-up on wines is
modest by restaurant standards, and provides particularly good value in the
upper price range. We offer a limited choice of half bottles and the three
house wines are available by the glass.
The evening then proceeds
at a gentle pace, as you enjoy the companionship of fellow diners, and as
the courses follow one-another, concluding with coffee or tea or herbal
infusions. We do not rush you, nor indeed can we be rushed. Generally guests
depart sometime between 11pm and after midnight.
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A group of friends
from the West Midlands after enjoying a day’s walking in the hills
and valleys that surround us. |
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Sian and John from Llanidloes to
mark John’s 89th birthday. |
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