Aleppo Merchant Inn

We went for an evening meal, a family of four, on a Thursday night. Having been told the day before by a member of staff that we didn’t need to book, we didn’t. Well… our bad! We arrived and we were told that the kitchen was busy and we had to wait 1/2 hour which was fine, so we said we will wait having a drink in the beer garden. 40 mins later, we went back in to see they were ready for us but… nope, a big party had booked and ordered so we would have to wait another 40 mins, minimum. Why they didn’t tell us beforehand is beyond me! So we left, disappointed and hungry.

We had forgotten that Montgomeryshire folk don't hold with strange meal times so by the time we arrived at a very relaxed 1400 for our Sunday lunch (and we were the last), the beef had ran out. Fair enough. The 'specials' on the bar chalkboard weren't available either, which suggests they are probably permanently special unless someone forgot to rub them out from Saturday. The remaining choice of Sunday meats - chicken or pork - were fine, although in this part of the world, lamb would have been a welcome option. The meals were served attentively with a good range of vegetables and gravy, although the hard roast potatoes, bullets by now, had probably been sitting around a bit too long. Moral - get there early, 1230 prompt!

We had a fab Sunday lunch here on our way back from a weekend camping. The food was delicious, came to us quite quickly and the service from all staff was excellent. Lovely cold beer too! Thanks guys