March 2024 by Troy Packham
Absolutely incredible food and service. Some of the best food and drink I've had in years.
February 2024 by kathy Jenkins
Amazing food, and brilliant service! That elderberry!!
December 2023 by stuart w
Had a wonderful Birthday meal for our daughter at Chapters last night. As a fussy vegetarian,previous dinners even at Michelin starred restaurants have been ?disappointing? or ?bland?. She left Chapters in raptures about both the food and the ambience, as did we. Each of the 5 courses on the taster menu was sublime in both flavours and texture of the ingredients. The fish and meat courses were evenly matched by the vegetarian options so no loss of culinary experience. Service was attentive and first-rate and even though we were a late sitting the meal was served at a leisurely pace. The restaurant is compact giving it a charming intimacy. For the standard of the cuisine, I thought both menu and drinks were excellent value and versatile given the ability to add additional courses. My only regret is that I have not found this gem of a restaurant earlier ( it is literally on our doorstep).I have rectified this already and already booked our next visit early in the NewYear.
December 2023 by 511martynh
great taster menu selection, serving staff was lovely and very knowledgable with both food and wine. this is a lovely small intimate restaurant. Food is very good and they have some very nice wines on their selection too.
November 2023 by 12sue12_12
Fantastic meal last night, every course a pleasure to eat and a feast for the eyes. Highly recommended and would love to return on our next visit to Hay.
October 2023 by Camilla von Massenbach
Lovely everything.
October 2023 by Kathryn P
Our third visit, if only we lived nearer! As always their tasting menu is amazing, using local ingredients and the service is always very friendly and knowledgeable about the dishes.
September 2023 by Meghana Gavireddy
What a phenomenal experience! My husband brought me here for dinner on my birthday. Course after course of beautiful and delicious food. The pork was amazing, and the vahlrona chocolate dessert was unbelievable. Usually at fine dine places we notice that the dessert is lack luster, but here it was the star of the show. Also love how sustainably they run the kitchen, and how simple they?ve kept the interiors. Amazing service as well.
September 2023 by Gail B
We had booked the previous day, the whole experience was amazing. The decor and environment lovey and intimate. Perfectly lit and comfortable. The food (tasting menu) was stunning and perfectly timed and balanced. The front of House was beautiful and chatty and made us feel at home. Such a lovely experience, I?m very happy to look forward to another visit.
September 2023 by Brandon imsdahl
Most important tip, MAKE RESERVATIONS!!! The food, service, and atmosphere are fantastic and as expected from a Michelin restaurant! The only issue is really a benefit for customers who have made reservations. There are only 5 two top tables and 2 four tops, so space is exceptionally limited but makes for a very homey feel and experience. If I could only give more than 5 stars!!! Highly recommended!
August 2023 by AaronAPerry
2 years had passed since we last eaten here !! Is this visit was well long overdue, having really enjoyed travelling to the restaurant with all the great countryside views and having expertly executed dishes. This time we arrived in Hay-on-Wye a few hours earlier, which was a blessing that they had the local farmers market on. Having done some market shopping and a few drinks in the pubs, it was time again to see what Chapters has to offer. Seed Cracker got the party started with dots of Caerphilly & pickle. This some brilliantly banging Malted Wholewheat Flatbread comes out ! That was ever so fluffy, which we used to eat with the roast Carrot Hummus & Dandelion Honey! Eating both at the same time we just right and just flavoursome. Next was Heritage Tomatoes and Lobster ? Tomatoes were so succulent and refreshingly juicy, Lobster works extremely well with the tomatoes. Summer Herb Creme Fraiche with garden lettuce & Broad Beans with peas ! This was as fresh as you could get for a dish ! Main was some dam good Welsh Lamb ? roast aubergine, Res-el-Hanout and yoghurt. All 3 lamb elements and delicious and finely cooked! Res-el-Hanout didn't overpower the meat ! This was a worthy Lamb dish. The cheese course was this brilliant cheese called Caws Cenarth Caerffili! So good gotta say it's a favourite now of mine, along side the cheese we had some nettle crackers and a rhubarb Chutney. Then we end the night with Herefordshire Strawberries, which was packed full of strawberry flavour, meadowsweet style cream and a delightful refreshing strawberry Sorbet and a tuile for a bit of texture.. It was yet again worth travelling to Hay-on-Wye for this experience! Excellent food and the views travelling to is excellent as well..
August 2023 by Tom Wilshere
Outstanding meal at this intimate restaurant for our first wedding anniversary.The tasting menu really showcased the local ingredients, many of which are foraged from the local area, our favourites being the carrot crisps, the goats cheese salad and of course the Lamb dish.A warm welcome, friendly service, incredible food and still very good value for money, this is what fine dining should be like. We'll certainly be back (if we can get another table!)
August 2023 by Dave_M_USA
Finding a parking spot is the most stressful part of the evening. When we walked through the door we were promptly greeted and seated. The server explained the menu, and then gave us time to plan the optional parts. We are from America, and there they push you to eat fast so they can turn the table a couple of times an evening. No rush here. We ordered two glasses of the Sparkling Wine from Powys to start. Appreciated the time to taste the courses at a leisurely pace and have time to talk about the experience. To us all the food was excellent! We flew 4000+ miles to come to Wales, and on this night, I had one of best fish dishes I have ever tasted, the monkfish course. Sadly, will probably not be on the menu when you come because of the focus on what is freshest at that time. We routinely get fresh Alaskan Seafood, but this was to die for. Avery enjoyable, slow-paced meal. Enjoyed our dinner very much.
August 2023 by anna4321306
Food was incredible, would highly recommend. We enjoyed every course and opted for one of the extra optional courses. Every dish was presented beautifully and tasted wonderful. Charmaine talked us through each dish and was very personable. A relaxed atmosphere which made for an enjoyable evening. One of us is gluten free, we mentioned when booking and it wasn't a problem at all.
August 2023 by Stella B
Best eatery in Hay. Fine dining at its best, with a great ambience as well as refined food. Great that now there are further fixes menu options - fish and veggie as well as meat. All dishes superb
