Dining

Welcome to Caernarfon’s most fabulous and trendiest dining experiences - The Gunroom Restaurant at Plas Dinas Country House, former home of Lord Snowdon. Headed up by award-winning, tv personality Chef, Daniel ap Geraint, The Gunroom at Plas Dinas offers a traditional country house with a dash of London glamour

From Afternoon Tea available throughout the house to our candlelit dining experience of an evening. You will feel relaxed yet indulged from the moment you walk in to our beautiful country house.

With a monthly changing menu, designed around the seasons and local produce oozing with flavour, our award-winning restaurant offers an elegant, romantic dining experience in a historic country house oozing in romantic tales.

We hope that you will like the newly refreshed Plas Dinas, with 9 new room designs, redesigned hallway and stairs and a few updates to the outside terrace.

Daniel, Annie and Baby Oliver and the team cannot wait to welcome you all to Plas Dinas Country House

Dinner at The Gunroom Restaurant

Dinner is currently served in two sittings served Tuesdays to Saturdays seating guests at 18h00 or 20h30. Make sure you arrive half an hour before to enjoy a pre-dinner drink and nibbles in either our beautiful Drawing Room or our intimate Gunroom Bar, which features a selection of trendy Cocktails and delectable Gins as well as other spirits and wines. Reservations are essential to avoid disappointment so please ensure that you book online or give us a call on 01286 830 214. Should you have specific dietary requirements then please do give us a call and enough notice and we will speak with our Head Chef to see what we can create for you. Dinner at Plas Dinas Country House is an experience not to be missed.

A light bar style menu is available for Resident Guests only on Sunday and Monday evenings between 18h00 and 20h00 on request.

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Our menu changes every month and we use only the freshest locally sourced ingredients. All dietary requirements will be catered for on request. We kindly ask that we are provided with 24 hours notice for any specific dietary requirements in order to create a bespoke dish for you to enjoy.

For up to date menu's please email res@plasdinas.co.uk or call our team on 01286 830 214

Festive Afternoon Tea

Special at any time of the year, Afternoon Tea at Plas Dinas Country House takes on a an extra layer of magic during the festive season.

Indulge in our Christmas inspired menu between 2nd December - 22nd December 2020 and then from 29th - 31st December 2020. Available daily between 12.30pm - 3.30pm with various beautiful spaces available in which to enjoy your festive treat.

Festive Afternoon Tea

A Selection of Sandwiches
(Turkey & Stuffing, Baked Ham & Spiced Chutney, Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese, Egg Mayonnaise & Watercress)

Sage & Onion Sausage Roll with a Mulled Cider Puree

Homemade Cranberry Scones with Clotted Cream & Preserves

Red Velvet cake with cream cheese & crystallised red currant

Chocolate & raspberry yule log

Caramelised apple & clove tart

Bara Brith Stollen

A selection of unlimited freshly brewed tea or coffee

£24.95pp

To make a reservation please call our team on 01286 830 214. Full payment is required at the time of booking. A minimum of 24 hours notice is required to make a booking.

Dietary requirements can be catered for on request. Please contact the reception team with a minimum of 48 hours notice as our Chef's will create your very own menu.

Restaurant Reservations

Please book online for live availability and immediate confirmation using the form below or call our team on 01286 830 214

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Afternoon Tea

We welcome you to enjoy our Head Chef, Daniel Ap Geraint's fabulous Afternoon Tea Menu with our new menu options.

Unlike our restaurant dining experience, our Afternoon Tea menu will be available throughout the week and can be served in a choice of our relaxed Drawing Room or in our Dining Room.

A relaxed dining experience with unlimited sandwiches and tea and coffee. We invite you to indulge in our delicious treats accompanied by our relaxing jazz music and beautiful, historic setting.

Advanced booking and advanced payment is essential for all Afternoon Tea bookings. For those of you that may have dietary requirements please do contact us direct and we will see what we can offer as an alternative.

We kindly ask for full payment upon booking along with a full 24 hours notice. To book, please call our team on 01286 830 214.

COMING SOON....

We are soon to be celebrating a new partnership with Tea from the Manor. An exquisite, family run tea company that offers only the best and most personalised loose tea in the UK. A true tea lover with incredible knowledge of his art, his tea. We will let you know when we launch this fabulous new partnership.

Afternoon Tea

12.30pm - 3.30pm

A Selection of Sandwiches
Baked Ham & Tomato Chutney, Tuna & Cucumber,
Egg & Watercress, Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese

Welsh Rarebit Crumpet
Homemade Fruit Scones with clotted cream & preserves
Bara Brith with Welsh butter
Strawberry Victoria Sandwich
Chocolate & Raspberry Swiss Roll
Caramel Apple Frangipane
Lemon Curd & Pistachio Posset
A Selection of Freshly Brewed Tea & Coffee

£24.95pp

Snowdon’s Afternoon Tea

A Selection of Sandwiches
Baked Ham & Tomato Chutney, Tuna & Cucumber, Egg & Watercress, Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese
Welsh Lamb & Mint Sausage Roll
Pork Pie & Pickled Fennel Relish
Welsh Rarebit Crumpet
Homemade Fruit Scones with Clotted Cream & Preserves
Bara Brith with Welsh butter
Strawberry Victoria Sandwich

Chocolate & Raspberry Swiss Roll
Caramel Apple Frangipane
Lemon Curd & Pistachio Posset
A Selection of Freshly Brewed Tea & Coffee

£28.95pp

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Private Dining

Private dining experiences at the award winning Plas Dinas Country House embody all the essentials of an elegant gathering in a historic setting, the former home of Lord Snowdon, once Husband of Princess Margaret.

Expect outstanding, traditional dishes enriched by an enchanting atmosphere and a sophisticated setting. Whether you’re seated in the unique Gunroom or the Dining Room, your surroundings will undoubtedly define your experience.

Led by our Head Chef and TV personality, Daniel Ap Geraint, our menu delivers a rich mix of ideas developed with the very finest local and seasonal produce. Creating a menu rooted in flavour, passion and exceptional quality.

Menus start from £44.95pp. A room hire fee may apply for smaller numbers. Please note we can serve our menu during the day Wednesday - Saturday by pre-arrangement. Perfect for office get togethers!

Our Afternoon Tea Menu is also available for private dining between 12.30pm and 5pm. Perfect for ladies who lunch, an intimate baby shower or ladies hen party.

Capacity:

The Gun Room: up to 18 guests

The Dining Room: up to 25 guests (please note that in house guests would need to walk through the Dining Room to access their dining experience)

Plan your experience by calling our Event planner and Director, Annie on 01286 830 214.

Welsh Breakfast

Breakfast for Residents Guests:

Monday to Friday: 08h00 to 09h30

Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays: 08h00 to 10h00

We also have a select number of tables available each day that can cater for non-residents and business meetings for just £15.00pp. Advanced booking is essential. Please call our team on 01286 830 214 to secure your table.

Celebrations and Events

The Gun Room is available for private functions, Birthdays, intimate weddings, Afternoon Tea Baby Showers, Anniversaries and more! Join us for dinner for smaller group bookings or discuss with our events specialist about booking Plas Dinas on an exclusive basis.

For larger wedding celebrations (May - September please contact our Wedding Specialist, Annie via annie@plasdinas.co.uk or by calling 01286 830 214. We work closely with Peak Marquees to provide an exclusive use marquee wedding celebration within the 15 acres here at Plas Dinas.

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Contact Us

info@plasdinas.co.uk

+44 (0) 1286 830214

Plas Dinas Country House
Bontnewydd
Caernarfon
Gwynedd
LL54 7YF
United Kingdom

Guest Comments

We are always pleased to receive some lovely feedback from our guests. Here is a selection taken from our guest book, thank you cards and TripAdvisor...

"The drawing room and the huge open fire was beautiful and we all felt rested and relaxed after our stay."

E. Brooks, Bagshot

"It was faultless, and if you see our other reviews we are staying at very high end 5* resorts in the world and very fussy. Its a must for any traveller that likes a little luxury !!"

Svante Bergstrom, Stockholm

"Everything was perfect from our warm welcome on arrival to our delicious last breakfast there. The elegant yet cosy drawing room was the perfect place to relax with a cup of tea, and the best chocolate brownies in the world."

Maxine Sutton, Maxine Sutton

"Amazing hospitality in a beautiful setting with a touch of luxury."

Becky Supria, Worcester

"A warm welcome from hosts who go that extra mile to make your trip a memorable one. Such care and attention to detail in everything they do."

Briged Bowen, Cardiff

"The property grounds are beautiful and it's really nice to walk outside in the morning or the evening."

Cristina Sanchez, Sheffield

"Attention to the smallest of details is key here. What a magical and special place Plas Dinas is and what wonderfully talented hosts!"

Karin & Pete Evans, Stafford

"It was the extra touches such as fresh milk in your room every day, a warming log fire when you arrived back in the evenings, and the personal attention during the breakfast service that added to our high regards for Plas Dinas."

Ray Simmons, Trip Advisor

"I would thoroughly recommend this house - it has some fantastic history and you can literally spend hours walking around and taking in the abundance of information on the walls and in one of its wonderful rooms."

Chris Elkin, Talke

"The most incredible wedding venue. We created our very own wedding menu from scratch with Head Chef Daniel and Annie took away all of the stress of planning with a great deal of experience. We came away having our dream wedding at Plas Dinas Country House."

Jessica Mulroney and Damien Mulroney, Oxford

"The Afternoon Tea here is to die for. Wow. Amazing. Have now booked for all the girls to go back in March."

Angela Evans, Angelsey

"Wow! I have just returned from a wedding showround with their wedding planner - one of the first since lockdown. The renovations to the hallway and the rooms that they have completed are wonderful. I haven't booked yet, but I will be booked my wedding at Plas Dinas Country House after my next pay day for 2022. I cannot wait. "

Erin Preistly, Anglesey