Ynyshir (restaurant)

Ynyshir is a restaurant in Eglwys Fach, Ceredigion, Wales. It is run by chef patron Gareth Ward and has been awarded two Michelin stars.

Ynyshir
Front entrance to the restaurant
A map of Ceredigion, Wales.
A map of Ceredigion, Wales.
Location within Ceredigion
Restaurant information
Established2013 (2013)
Owner(s)Gareth Ward and Amelia Eiriksson
Head chefGareth Ward
Food typeAsian
Dress codeNone
Rating2 Michelin stars Michelin Guide[1]
Street addressEglwys Fach near Machynlleth
CountyCeredigion
Postal/ZIP CodeSY20 8TA
CountryWales
Coordinates52.54456°N 3.94514°W / 52.54456; -3.94514
ReservationsYes

Ward, originally from County Durham, has run the restaurant since 2013. The restaurant gained a Michelin Star in 2014.[2] Originally a hotel called Ynyshir Hall, the then owner Joan Reen died in 2016[3] and Ward rebranded the business as simply Ynyshir, a restaurant with ten bedrooms.[4]

Reviews

The Telegraph reviewed the business, scoring 9 out of 10 for the location, character, service, and facilities, with 10 out of 10 for the food and drink. They described Ward as "ballsy and fearlessly experimental" and each of the 19 dishes on the tasting menu as "impossibly dainty and delicious".[5]

The reviewer from The Times gave an overall score of 7 out of 10 for the venue, though 9 out of 10 for the food and drink. They said of the taster menu that "each is intensely flavoured and somehow always more thrilling than the last" and "this is really gastronomy for meat lovers".[6]

Andy Hayler, the first person to visit every 3-Michelin-star restaurant, described Ward as "like Picasso" and "Gareth says he’s ingredient-led and actually means it."[7]

Awards and recognition

Ynyshir Hall held a Michelin Star until 2011 and regained it in 2014 after Gareth Ward's arrival.[8]

In 2017 the restaurant was awarded five AA rosettes, the first restaurant in Wales to achieve this.[9]

In 2022 Ynyshir was awarded two Michelin stars by the Michelin Guide, the first restaurant in Wales to achieve this.[2]

In June 2022 Ynyshir was placed as number 1 in the UK at the National Restaurant Awards.[7]

References
  1. "Ynyshir". Michelin Guide. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. Williams, Kathryn (16 February 2022). "Ynyshir has become Wales' first ever two-star Michelin restaurant". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. Knapman, Joshua (22 October 2017). "Helicopters and £500,000 kitchens - what it takes to run one of the best restaurants in Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. Lochead, Gemma (18 August 2016). "Ynyshir Hall undergoes rebrand". Hospitality Interiors Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  5. Walker, Kerry. "Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  6. D'Arcy, Susan (28 November 2022). "Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms hotel review". The Times. London. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  7. Williams, Zoe (17 June 2022). "'Not a place to relax': Ynyshir, the £350-a-head Welsh techno inn atop the National Restaurant Awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  8. Owen, Cathy (25 September 2014). "North Wales restaurant receives Michelin Star for the first time in four years". North Wales Live. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. Sell, George (20 October 2017). "Ynyshir awarded five AA Rosettes". Boutique Hotel News. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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