Ynyshir (restaurant)

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Ynyshir
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Front entrance to the restaurant
Ynyshir (restaurant)
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Location within Ceredigion
Restaurant information
Established2013 (2013)
Owner(s)Gareth Ward and Amelia Eiriksson
Head chefGareth Ward
Food typeAsian[ citation needed ]
Dress codeNone
Rating Etoile Michelin-2.svg Michelin Guide [1]
Street address Eglwys Fach near Machynlleth
CountyCeredigion
Postal/ZIP CodeSY20 8TA
CountryWales
Coordinates 52°32′40″N3°56′43″W / 52.54456°N 3.94514°W / 52.54456; -3.94514
ReservationsYes

Ynyshir is a restaurant in Eglwys Fach, Ceredigion, Wales. It is run by chef patron Gareth Ward and has been awarded two Michelin stars.

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Ward, originally from County Durham, has run the restaurant since 2013. The restaurant gained a Michelin Star in 2014. [2] Originally a hotel called Ynyshir Hall, the then owner Joan Reen died in 2016 [3] and Ward rebranded the business as simply Ynyshir, a restaurant with ten bedrooms. [4]

Reviews

The Telegraph reviewed the business, scoring 9 out of 10 for the location, character, service, and facilities, with 10 out of 10 for the food and drink. They described Ward as "ballsy and fearlessly experimental" and each of the 19 dishes on the tasting menu as "impossibly dainty and delicious". [5]

The reviewer from The Times gave an overall score of 7 out of 10 for the venue, though 9 out of 10 for the food and drink. They said of the taster menu that "each is intensely flavoured and somehow always more thrilling than the last" and "this is really gastronomy for meat lovers". [6]

Andy Hayler, the first person to visit every 3-Michelin-star restaurant, described Ward as "like Picasso" and "Gareth says he’s ingredient-led and actually means it." [7]

Awards and recognition

Ynyshir Hall held a Michelin Star until 2011 and regained it in 2014 after Gareth Ward's arrival. [8]

In 2017 the restaurant was awarded five AA rosettes, the first restaurant in Wales to achieve this. [9]

In 2022 Ynyshir was awarded two Michelin stars by the Michelin Guide, the first restaurant in Wales to achieve this. [2]

In June 2022 Ynyshir was placed as number 1 in the UK at the National Restaurant Awards. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Williams, Kathryn (16 February 2022). "Ynyshir has become Wales' first ever two-star Michelin restaurant". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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