Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms

About

Ynyshir is a 5 star destination restaurant with rooms near the Snowdonia National Park and the top awarded Michelin Star restaurant in Wales.

Story

At Ynyshir we serve a whole evening experience. Our menus are a journey of development, experience, flavour, story, history and locality. As our seasons change so do we, each year building on the last and creating our own style.

Ynyshir is a young team, passionate for what we produce and how it develops. A close team. There is no shouting here. Each member is respected for what they do and how they progress. We present our passions and our experiences and how they have come together to be Ynyshir. We want our guests to engage with what we are and what we know – everything comes out of the place and the people.

We take you through clearings and forests, sea and beach, mountain and pasture. We use the best from the best locale, at the best time of year. Nature and climate are always guiding. Ynyshir is about landscape and locality. It is seasonal in the traditional sense – we take the ingredients when they are ready and pickle and ferment them, salt and preserve to carry us through the winter and into the spring.

There is everything to be learned from the people who grow, raise and catch the food we prepare – the whole animal is used, the whole plant, the milk and the buttermilk. It is the utmost respect for the ingredients. The suppliers are just as important as the chefs. We only use the best.

Our menus are slow food – much time and care is taken in ageing, pickling, foraging, salting, preserving and souring. We are a small restaurant – we have the time to spend time as we serve such small amounts to so few people. We are constantly developing. We aim to convey a simple confidence which is as much about personality with no barriers. Everything is questioned and in some ways nothing is ever seen as completely perfect. It is brought down to its most raw state. Balance is key.

So we want to welcome you to Ynyshir, enjoy the journey to visit us and understand our landscape. Enjoy our Alternative British Snap!

Best Fine Dining Restaurant in Wales 2017
AA 5 Star Restaurant with Rooms
AA 4 rosettes for culinary excellence
One Michelin Star
Good Food Guide – Top 50
National Restaurant Awards – Top 100
Sunday Times Top 100