What is it that elevates a meal out into something enjoyable or special or, preferably, both? Is it down to the food alone or does the service have to be more than just good and do the surroundings need to offer more than just a load of tables in a room?
I don't have the definitive answer but I do know that as soon as you turn down the drive to Black Pool Mill on an early summer's evening, there's something quite special about the elegant and imposing four-storey building. Built in 1813, this former working flour mill has recently been refurbished and restored to its former glory as a brand new restaurant attached to the Bluestone Resort in Pembrokeshire.
The man behind Bluestone - and who first dreamt of reopening the mill three years ago - gave us a guided tour around the building a few days earlier. You can read about that here. But I had returned on Sunday evening, two days after it opened for the first time, to enjoy the restaurant as a diner and to see if it could live up to its billing as a "unique heritage dining experience".
