Address: 2 South John Street, New Quay, Ceredigion, SA45 9NG

Telephone number: 01545 5650680

Website: www.thehungrytrout.co.uk

Date of visit: April 2010

Approximate cost per head for 2 courses: a la carte £30. Evening set meal £19.50 for 3 courses

Comments on wine list/beer: Very poor. Wine from £12 a bottle for house wine

Summary:

The Hungry Trout is a restaurant with rooms sited on the sea front in New Quay. There are a few pubs and cheap eateries (no McDonalds or Starbucks yet) in town and The Hungry Trout is about the only upmarket restaurant since the closure of Ty Thai. They are open from breakfast till dinner.

The place was more than half full on a Thursday evening which meant that they were doing quite well.

Let’s get the negatives out of the way. Firstly, our table cloth had stains on them – they look recent rather than stains that won’t wash out – I don’t think that they change the table cloth after every sitting. Secondly, the bread basket was minimal – two slices of baguette per person. Finally, I tried to order wine off the special list (around £30-£50) but they haven’t got any. In the end I had to settle for a bottle of Chilean red which was awful at £12.45.

Now onto the food. I had kidneys with bruschetta (£6.25). It was served with a very nice creamy mustard sauce. The kidneys were not over cooked and was the highlight of the meal. Next I had the black welsh beef sirloin streak. I asked for chips instead of the boiled potatoes that came with the steak (£18.45) – it was not an issue. My friend ordered the lemon sole. (£19.95). The steak was OK and the chips came salt free and were not greasy. The accompanying vegetables were cooked al daunte. The sole was slightly overcooked. Not bad was the conclusion but not great. Service was very pleasant.

Parking here can be a problem. You need to park on the main road or in the public car park sited on the edge of town.

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