Felin Fach Griffin
Pub with rooms in Brecon, Powys
From £140 per night
Curator's notes:
- A brilliant bolthole in the Brecons
- Artful, understated sense of style
- Delicious food - seasonal menus
- Verdant kitchen garden
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Rooms from
8 doubles: £145
Good to know
- Amex not accepted, Visa / Mastercard / Maestro all accepted
- Disabled access
- Alfresco & private dining
- Kitchen garden
- Parking available
- Dog stay: free
Family
favourite
Children have the choice of the Tiny Tots and Bigger Bites menu and
are welcome to stay overnight.
Dog-friendly
Dogs are welcome throughout the pub and can stay overnight at no
extra charge.
Scenic and
serene
With bedrooms free of TVs and limited phone signal, The Griffin is
a refuge away from the real world - although proper broadband has
finally reached the hamlet of Felin Fach!
Rooms
Bedrooms are warm, elegant and simple, mirroring the contemporary flair of downstairs, and you can look forward to sleeping in an extremely comfortable king size bed topped with goose down duvets and traditional Welsh blankets.
An eclectic mix of furnishings fill the rooms alongside stripped floorboards, good books to read and simple bathrooms with deep baths and power showers, and Bramley soaps and lotions. Welcome added touches include fresh flowers from the garden, gourmet coffee and homemade Welsh cakes and flapjacks. The biggest and best bedroom (Room 8 - top floor) was added in 2021 and has a Vispring bed, furniture from lockdown antique sales, and views over to lane to fields. Gloriously free of TV, and rightly so, the Griffin is a refuge away from the real world.
Wake up to Radio 4 on the Roberts radio and gaze at the soothing view - some look out over the lane to fields, others towards rolling hills - then tuck into a delicious breakfast of homemade muesli, Black Mountain Smokery kipper, smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, or seasonal fruits from the kitchen garden.
Restaurant & bar
The kitchen team sources quality produce from local farms and artisan producers, and work closely with gardener Emma Rodell to ensure fresh supplies of salads, herbs, fruit and vegetables from the extensive kitchen garden for the daily menus.
Evolving with the seasons, a typical lunch menu may highlight roast beetroot and goat's cheese with walnut pesto and garden salad; beef burger, garden slaw, onion relish and triple-cooked chips; and charred pork rib eye, barbecue apple, grilled asparagus and Perl Las salad. Evening additions on the 3-course menu may include smoked ham hock, picalilli, gherkin and tomato; roast cod loin, celeriac, fennel, smoked leek and chicken juices; and dark chocolate delice, Guinness ice cream and caramel. Book ahead for the renowned Griffin set Sunday lunch.
The Griffin takes drinking very seriously and the impressive Drinks List makes for interesting reading and is best perused while supping a tip-top pint of Wye Valley ale. The choice of wines reflects the spirit of The Griffin, all sourced from small, independent and passionate merchants, and the eclectic, wittily described list (20 by the glass or carafe) changes from month to month.
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