Coast Restaurant

Our Inspector's view

A curved modern building right on the shoreline of the beach, Coast Restaurant boasts a stunning location. The split-level dining room looks across the bay and cleverly positioned mirrors ensure guests with their backs to the floor-to-ceiling windows can still see the sea views. A small bar area gives diners views from the kitchen pass and straight into the kitchen. There is a light, delicate style to the beautifully presented food, which utilises much fine local Welsh produce. This inevitably includes whatever the Pembrokeshire coastline offers on the day, whether it’s oysters, fish, sea vegetables or herbs foraged from the beaches. Start with an impeccably timed, deep-flavoured lamb breast with plump morel mushrooms and a vibrant salad, or maybe a pairing of smoked eel, charcoal and horseradish. You might move on to a wonderfully fresh fillet of pollock teamed with coastal leaves, smooth cauliflower purée and a supporting cast of shrimps and crispy pieces of Black Bomber cheese. Or, perhaps, a plate of short rib beef with brassicas and hen of the woods. To finish, try the refined dandelion root custard with pistachio ice cream and milk foam or maybe end with goats’ yogurt, rhubarb and tonka bean. The vegetarian set menu and tasting menu offers just as much choice, perhaps opening with duck egg, artichoke and morel before a main course of Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi and hen of the woods. Either way, there’s also a fantastic Welsh cheese selection to round things off, and there’s a carefully curated wine list showcasing progressive and sustainable producers from Europe and the New World, as well as more unusual places such as Japan. For those drinkers who want to keep the local theme going with the wines, there are even bottles from a vineyard in Monmouthshire.

Awards, accolades and Welcome Schemes

3 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence

AA Notable Wine List