RestaurantsCardiffPenarthCF64

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Summary

£65
  £££
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Apparently inspired by a Patagonian hostelry that once hosted Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – this two-year-old haunt complete with bar and open kitchen includes the backing of star Welsh chef Bryn Williams. The menu is not culinarily ambitious – in his January 2025 visit, the Telegraph’s William Sitwell found it “of no abode – a random assembly of flavours garnered by the owners on their travels through the US, Asia, Europe or Wales” but nevertheless dubbed it a “winner”. Reports please!

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Washington Building, Stanwell Road, Penarth, CF64 2AD

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

The Daily Telegraph

William Sitwell found refuge by the open kitchen of an establishment apparently named after the Patagonian hostelry where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid holed up.

The compact menu was “of no fixed abode… a random assembly of flavours garnered by the owners on their travels through the US, Asia, Europe or Wales” – and William pronounced it a “winner”.  A similarly wide-ranging wine list, featuring an exceptional Serbian red made from the vranac grape, made for “a richly esoteric experience”.

William Sitwell - 2025-01-12

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£7.50 £18.00 £10.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £32.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £4.50
Service 10.00%
Washington Building, Stanwell Road, Penarth, CF64 2AD
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday9:30 am‑11 pm
Thursday9:30 am‑11 pm
Friday9:30 am‑11 pm
SaturdayCLOSED
Sunday9 am‑6 pm

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