Pant-yr-Ochain

Pub Details

Address
Old Wrexham Road
Gresford
Wales
LL12 8TY
Telephone
(01978) 853525
Opening Times
Weekdays
11.30 - 11
Sundays
12 - 10.30

Location

Good Pub Guide Recommended

Thoughtfully run, gently refined dining pub with rooms, good food all day, very wide range of drinks, pretty lakeside garden Doing exceedingly well at the moment, this 16th-c former country house is a particularly fine example of the pubs in the Brunning & Price chain. Its light and airy rooms are stylishly decorated, with a wide range of interesting prints and bric-a-brac, and a good mix of individually chosen country furnishings, including comfortable seats for relaxing as well as more upright ones for eating, and there's a recently rebuilt conservatory as well as a good open fire; one area is set out as a library, with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Their terrific range of drinks includes Flowers Original, Snowdonia Gold, Phoenix Brunning & Price Original and a couple of guests from brewers such as Butty Bach, Slaters, Wincle and Wye Valley, a good range of decent wines (strong on up-front new world ones), with 15 by the glass, and around 100 malt whiskies. Disabled access is good. The particularly charming garden has solid wooden furniture overlooking a pretty lake visited by waterfowl, mature trees and shrubs, lovely herbaceous borders and thriving box-edged herb beds.

Good Pub Guide Food

Thoughtfully prepared food from a well balanced daily changing menu, using free-range eggs and chicken, includes sandwiches and ploughman's, with changing dishes such as moroccan lamb skewer with aubergine pickle and flat bread, fig, roquefort and chestnut tart with red wine dressing, spiced tempura mackerel fillet with mango chutney, crab linguine with ginger, red chilli and coriander, hazelnut gnocchi with mushroom sauce, wilted spinach and fried duck egg, beef, mushroom and ale casserole with herb dumplings, and seared duck breast with beetroot and potato rösti and red wine sauce.

Bar food times: 12 - 9.30 (9 Sun)

Good Pub Information

Well behaved children welcome
Dogs allowed in: Dogs Bar

Rating

  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Rating: 3/5 (429 votes cast)

Reader Comments

pepperst

Thursday 03 September 2009 8:41:03 pm

One of the finest dining pubs in North Wales and well worth the journey over the border. Ever changing seasonal menu, at least five changing ales, often including many local brews. Extensive and good quality wine list to suit all tastes and pockets.

Along with her sister pubs in the Brunning and Price group this place worth travel and time but make sure you book in advance.

adair

Thursday 25 June 2009 9:22:50 pm

Very nice pub! The food is lovely and if it's sunny - you've got a great garden to sit in. Highly recommend a visit!

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