Who remembers the Groes Inn? This wonderfully quaint and
oldy timey restaurant in Conwy as well as a pretty decent hotel was a
wonderfully kept secret in Wales and the UK for the quality of it’s food and
very reasonable rates for a number of years, which directly benefitted from
numerous Michelin Guide mentions as well as having the rather illustrious
position of holding an AA Rosette for well over ten years.
The Groes Inn then seemed to take it easy for a number of
years. While indeed the building was never ignored or left to stagnate, and the
quality of the food remained quite good, the Groes Inn almost seemed to burn
out and never really managed to recapture former glories. Why is a very
difficult question. Perhaps it was the very well documented fact that
restaurants in North Wales and indeed the UK upped their game in the era of
online reviews. Perhaps the Groes Inn even lost their way a little.
Many people have very fond memories of this coaching inn
which claims to be the oldest licensed premises in Wales – whether it’s through
the fact that the Groes Inn’s staff have always been exemplary in their high
attention to detail and excellent standards of service, or even that the
building has and always will be dog friendly – the place bleeds history.
Whether it’s the history of North Wales, or even its patrons, there’s always a
sense of looking back in time when you visit the Groes Inn.
It seems that since the building was sold by the Humphreys
family (longtime owners of the Groes Inn) and purchased by another family
business, JW Lees (a very well-known brewery which is still owned by the Lees
Family with absolutely no shareholders) The Groes Inn is starting to push for
awards once more with excellent service and new menus, which offer new takes on
the Welsh classic dishes they’re very well known for – as well as the same quality
which has brought the Groes Inn so many accolades in the past.
It appears that JW Lees has had a very positive effect on
the Groes Inn already – with the fact that they’ve already been mentioned by
the Michelin Pubs Guide for 2017! Clearly this lovely Welsh Countryside Inn is
rising back into notability – and all it needed to become a foodie paradise
once more was a little bit of love. We look eagerly on to what the Groes Inn
will become with a new lease of life and the care and attention JW Lees are
investing into it.
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