Padarn Hotel

We visited The Padarn on 10th October to celebrate our mother's 80th birthday. From the moment we called to make the booking the staff were very friendly and helpful. When we arrived they had decorated the table with birthday balloons for my mother. The menu was full of familiar fare and boasted that the ingredients were fresh local products. The food was delicious, well presented and portion sizes were big enough to please our foody family. As well as my mother, there were; her four sons, two daughters, two sons-in-law and her grandson and his fiancee. All of us were impressed by the flavour of the mouth watering dishes we had ordered. I had the pate with the mini pan loaves and rocket salad. The chicken liver pate was so full of flavour and the mini pan loaves made a pleasant difference to the usual oatcakes or toast. My main dish was the Beer battered fish served with chunky chips, minted peas and tartare sauce. The fish portion was huge and the batter was perfect. Crisp and golden on the outside, moist inside and not too thick. This was probably the best fish and chips I have eaten. My dessert was the creme brulle served with vanilla shortbread which was again everything it should be, warm creamy egg custard, thin crispy caramelised sugar topping. The customer service was faultless and I would once again like to thank all of the staff at the Padarn for one of the best dining experiences I have had and the birthday girl loved every minute. We cannot recommend this enough and was one of the highlights of our holiday in Snowdonia. Tom Berwick . Edinburgh