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Seabreeze
Gwynedd, Aberdovey - Modern European - Restaurant with rooms - ££
Arriving at Seabreeze, hopefully to gentle winds coming in from the Irish Sea, most readers are struck by the friendliness of the staff. Overlooking Cardigan Bay, and with eight en-suite bedrooms, the building looks like many other guest houses on the strip, but what sets it apart from the competition is the food served in its unpretentious restaurant. 'Local' and 'seasonal' are the watchwords – the kitchen looking to the land and sea with equal dedication. Salt-cod fritters arrive with lemon aïoli, injecting a European note that extends to a main course of spelt risotto flavoured with beetroot. There is classic fish and chips, too, and seafood is well-handled across the board – 'perfectly cooked' sea bream, for example. Confit pork belly (cooked long and slow) is matched with black pudding croquette and caramelised apple, while Welsh Black ribeye comes with everything from battered onion rings to peppercorn sauce. Keep an eye on the blackboard for daily specials....
Arriving at Seabreeze, hopefully to gentle winds coming in from the Irish Sea, most readers are struck by the friendliness of the staff. Overlooking Cardigan Bay, and with eight en-suite bedrooms, the building looks like many other guest houses on the strip, but what sets it apart from the competition is the food served in its unpretentious restaurant. 'Local' and 'seasonal' are the watchwords – the kitchen looking to the land and sea with equal dedication. Salt-cod fritters arrive with lemon aïoli, injecting a European note that extends to a main course of spelt risotto flavoured with beetroot. There is classic fish and chips, too, and seafood is well-handled across the board – 'perfectly cooked' sea bream, for example. Confit pork belly (cooked long and slow) is matched with black pudding croquette and caramelised apple, while Welsh Black ribeye comes with everything from battered onion rings to peppercorn sauce. Keep an eye on the blackboard for daily specials. Among desserts, bread and butter pudding and sticky toffee pud play the comfort card, with vanilla panna cotta (accompanied by rhubarb and shortbread) touching base with mainland Europe once again. The 'great-value' wine list opens at £21.50 for an Italian white, Chilean red and Californian rosé.

H Hughes
13 March 2025
We both chose confit belly por...
We both chose confit belly pork, which was served on top of a leek and pea medley with a single fondant potato topped off with a black pudding bonbon and a tiny jug of gravy.
Our dessert choices did not match the flavours of our previous courses. My wife’s cherry creme brulee started off well at the surface, but the pickled cherries were buried in the depths.
A range of wines is available by the bottle or glass and is compiled by locals Dylan and Llinos Rowlands based in Dolgellau. They carefully source their wines from mainly small European producers, and each year, they travel to the continent to find wines that will please their knowledgeable customers.
Seabreeze has seven on-site rooms, each decorated and practically for those looking for a seaside break. Plenty of free street parking is available, with a large payable car park just across the road, adjoining the splendid sandy beach

K Jeyaretnam
23 October 2024
VENUE DETAILS
6 Bodfor Terrace
Aberdovey
Gwynedd
LL35 0EA
01654 767449
OTHER INFORMATION
Accommodation, Wheelchair access