
Machynlleth, CYMRU, Machynlleth SY20 8EB, UK · $$
Welcome to Gwen! An ultra-intimate dining experience for just eight guests. Around 20 fire-led courses, guests move through two open kitchens as the menu unfolds, experiencing a hyper-seasonal tasting menu created by Peter Sanchez-Iglesias and his small team. Expect exceptional ingredients, bold global influences, and a celebratory approach to dining that changes daily. Gwen offers four dinner services per week, Wednesday to Saturday.
“My partner and I visited Gwen for the 2pm service yesterday for our pre-Valentines Day date and we absolutely LOVED the whole experience! Corrin, Sam, Jake and Jamie were all so lovely, friendly, professional and talented. The food was just stunning… everything we ate was beautiful! Our fave was the Rhubarb dish. Also, I had a non alcoholic drink which was probs the nicest non alcoholic drink ever, I’m pretty sure it was called “Smoke, Oak, Coke”. Thank you Corrin & team, see you soon… Ryan will be practising the quenelle later on! 😉 xx”
“All I can say is brilliant the best experience we have had for a long time the food was exceptional and the wine was top notch and the service was faultless the atmosphere was superb and friendly”
“Good quality fine dining in an uniquely intimate setting: two four-seat tables in view of the pass. After a drink in the front wine bar, proceed through the curtain to the dining room at the rear. The food was very good overall, with highlights including trout with a champagne sabayon, Korean fried quail, and a cherry miso muffin with marshmallow. Many restaurants claim to be intimate, but you can’t get much more intimate than eight seats huddled around the pass. The tables are communal, so expect to chat to the others who share your table. If you don’t want to talk to strangers, find three (or seven) friends to go with you and you’ll have a great time”
“What an amazing experience! Gwen is set up as an intimate/sociable/chefs table kind of experience, where the 8 seat restaurant is split into two tables of 4 right by the chefs pass so you can watch each dish being painstakingly prepared. The wine bar is fantastically presented, and you start your experience here with some lovely cocktails and some canapés before walking through to the restaurant. The 8 course meal was phenomenal, with each course bringing a new flavour and experience. I won’t spoil the menu here, as it’s all part of the fun, but it was fairly fish heavy in the initial courses. Everything was cooked to perfection by head chef Corrin, and his team. The Sommelier, Jake promoted a relaxed take whereby not forcing pairings for each dish, but working with you when your glass was empty and selecting perfect wines for a group of courses. We’ll definitely be back again in the near future with some friends!”
“After dining at Gareth's main restaurant for my birthday last year I thought I'd try Gwen. I wasn't disappointed, everything about the place was fantastic, the food, the service, the atmosphere! Very intimate but very friendly, everything prepared in front of us whilst talking to the chef. The cocktails were excellent as was the recommended wine. I can't recommend it enough, will definitely be going back!”
21 Heol Maengwyn, Machynlleth, CYMRU SY20 8EB, GB
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