I was pretty excited about the prospect of eating 10 courses at one of the most exciting restaurants in Britain this year. So excited in fact that I completely overlooked that I'd booked a table for one and the reality of what that entailed: dining in solitary silence.
Annwn, in deepest darkest Pembrokeshire, has only been open 12 months but already it's made waves in the foodie world and recently listed 14th in The Good Food Guide's top 20 for 2022, which is a big deal. It's in esteemed company too with just two other Welsh restaurants making the top 20 "most exciting restaurants" in Britain: Ynyshir, near Machynlleth, and Aberystwyth's SY23. Both of these have Michelin stars to their name, so chef Matt Powell is riding a wave. I ate at SY23 when it picked up its first Michelin star earlier this year, which you can read about here.
