The beauty of The Walnut Tree Inn is....... well, it's a few things, to be honest. Not only does it have absolutely stellar food in an easy, relaxed setting, a wonderful location amongst the green hills of Llandewi Skirrid, just outside Abergavenny, its long-held (with a bit of a break) Michelin star, but there's also that feeling this place has been home to decades of joy and celebration.
A celebration of good food, friendships, history, there's been a restaurant here since the early 1960s when celebrated chef Franco Taruschio charmed Welsh diners, and ones from further afield, with his Italian dishes - the mushroom lasagne was legendary - and it became the place to eat for a good four decades.
Now its co-owner with Caradog Hotels, part of The Angel group, is the much-celebrated Shaun Hill who has had a close relationship with The Walnut Tree Inn for 30 plus years, as a diner of Franco's and had his 40th birthday at The Walnut Tree, also part of the staff after an impressive 51 years is the woman who'll greet you most day if you come in for lunch, Pauline McKay. She started for a week back in February 1972 and has been a firm fixture since then - celebrating her golden anniversary with the Inn with a big party in 2022.
