The Black Boy, Swansea

Returning from our climbing trip (get me!) we wanted a little quick sustenance (and to watch the footie).

We pulled into the Black Boy car park and were nearly put off by the fact you had to pay for parking – but no fear if you buy at the bar and take your ticket stub it gets refunded.

A plentiful lunch followed. I had a tuna mayo baguette which was huge and definitely hit the spot. As we’d missed out on ice creams the previous day we also had delicious puddings. The sticky toffee pudding ice cream is worth the trip alone.

The boys had the World Cup on the telly to watch and so were happy! The bar and waiting staff were all really smiley and friendly, and we had a good lunch.

It’s a local pub with all sorts of people in there, from young lads playing on the quiz machine to OAPs out for Sunday lunch. Certainly if their dinners were like ours no-one went home hungry!

The rating:

Pub grub in a clean pub, really friendly and helpful waiting staff.

The summary:

Food = Pub food, including burgers, grills and sandwiches

Price = Cheap (mains under £10)

Atmosphere = World cup on the telly, pub with games going on (such as darts and quiz machine) nice bustle

Contact:

The Black Boy

444 Gower Road

Killay

Swansea

West Glamorgan

SA2 7AJ

 01792 299469

Oxwich Bay Hotel, Oxwich, Gower, Wales

I am on holiday! We've come to the Gower for the magnificent climbing opportunities.


I am a novice with my two trusty pals. Having booked into our lovely campsite we set off for food....


This is what we found. It's a busy hotel just over a narrow road from the beach. There's a wedding party on in the enormous (but tucked away) marquee. The inside restaurant looked well laid out and decorated well but we chose to eat in the gardens, as it was a beautiful summer evening.


The food choices were generally British and European classics. The boys had burgers (one lamb, one beef) and I had fish and chips. The food arrived in a decent time, seemingly not interrupted by catering for the party. The batter on the fish was beautifully cooked.


According to the signs on the way out they do rooms at reasonable rates to combine with the dinners, and I would most definitely return.


We didn't really experience much of the hotel itself sitting in the gardens, but the view over the bay (endless sand, sea and sunset) was stunning.


The rating:


Nicely done pub food in a beachside setting.


The summary:


Food = British and European classics (bangers, fish pie, steak, burgers etc)
Price = Mid range (mains between £10-£15)
Atmosphere = Busy, seaside patio and gardens (restaurant inside looked classy)


Contact:


http://www.oxwichbayhotel.co.uk/