The Old Yew Tree

The Old Yew Tree

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4.0
4.0 of 5 bubbles

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CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
features
Is this restaurant good for breakfast?
CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol
4.0
4.0 of 5 bubbles28 reviews
Excellent
15
Very good
8
Average
1
Poor
0
Terrible
4

Alex-Michael
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023 family
The food is amazing and the land lord and land lady have a great s sense of humour. It is also bog friendly.
Written 4 February 2023
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Adventurers049
Brisbane3645 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019 none
The interior of the pub is quite nice but does not have a lot of atmosphere. The toilets are spotlessly clean which is quite unusual.
Written 9 August 2019
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daniel J
Aldershot35 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 family
Visiting family nearby and wanted to treat them with a Sunday roast. Food and service were great. Only improvement would be for more than just one roast potato on the plate.
Written 5 May 2019
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Johntom1980
2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019 couples
Not very welcoming, food was average and served to another table by mistake, another customer had started eating it before it was brought to our table, no offer to exchange for fresh serving until we asked. Value for money wasn’t very good, service was terrible, we certainly won’t be back!!
Written 9 July 2019
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Anitamk263
53 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019 friends
I live in Brecon and my friends from swansea arranged to have lunch in the oldYew Tree Inn on Friday 28th June. I drove there to meet them when I was told by workmen that the place was closed. I had to wait for my friends and then we all went to The White House where we had a lovely meal. The point is that this was booked more than a week ago, and a name and phone number was supplied. Why didn’t anyone have the courtesy to phone and leave a message stating the closure. We will never meet there again. I hope someone contacts my friend with an explanation.
Written 29 June 2019
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geomes
South Wales4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 family
Had a family meal for thirteen adults and 2 small children, service was spot on and welcoming, meal was excellent, i had beef which was meltingly nice, but others had chicken and pork which all enjoyed and 1 vegetarian. desserts very nice and children well catered for, will go again
Written 24 April 2019
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OnTheOldRoadAgain
6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 family
Family of 14 for Sunday dinner, variety of dishes ordered incl. Veggie, and all superb. Beef so tender it fell apart on your fork and proper gravy (ie. Animal fat). Dessert top draw as well. Highly recommend.
Written 21 April 2019
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ks36
5 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 family
Went for a drink. Asked if we could bring in the dogs. ‘How many?’ Two we said. Only if they are well behaved. Barmaid then made us feel like she was doing us a favour by letting us have a drink in her pub. Not nice at all. Spoilt our day.
Written 13 April 2019
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Charly K
Swansea15 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 couples
We revisited The Old Yew Tree again for a second time the last being over a year ago, we were not disappointed, it had the same friendly warm atmosphere that we enjoyed last time from both the staff and the locals. We were all made to feel welcome including our dogs The food was perfect so we really couldn’t ask for anything more and look forward to revisiting again next year as it seems to be an annual event for us
Written 6 April 2019
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Jedisking
Brecon95 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 family
We went here on Sunday for Mother’s Day. My husband and I had the roast beef which was cooked to perfection and delicious. My mum had the pork which she really enjoyed. My daughter had the vegetarian option which was not so great but the vegetables that were brought to the table made up for it. Cheesy leeks, carrots, greens and peas cooked in an unusual way and very tasty. All the staff are very helpful and give a warm welcome on arrival. During the meal the young girls who were serving did a great job of coming to check that everything was ok. I can highly recommend this place and it is also really good value 👍😀
Written 2 April 2019
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geronimowales
28 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019 couples
On a drive from nearby valley, went to visit grave yard of ancestors to check out the Yew Tree which is certified to be Thousands of years old (older than the Pyramids & and well before B.C.!) Had been informed that the Defynnog pub had been reopened. Called in "on spec" for Sunday Lunch. Wonderful welcome from landlord, excellent food in a very warm and welcoming bar which had a roaring wood burner! Excellent service from the three young waiters / waitresses. And check out the numerous Kites soaring above and swooping around the fields! We shall be back!
Written 13 March 2019
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Edward H
4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019 family
Lovely lunch friendly atmosphere would recommend to family and friends parking a bit tight otherwise no problems situated on the a40 to swansea good bus route
Written 3 March 2019
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Rach P
Brecon14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2018 family
Visit the yew tree often and have a high standard of service and food everytime. Nothing is too much trouble and Huw and Helen are accodimating hosts
Written 20 February 2019
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Tony K
Defynnog42 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2018 family
A great meeting place now. Lots of locals now filling out the place and making the most of a good selection of Ales and the normal commercial lagers/beers. Great food supplied by Helen and the staff are warm and welcoming. LOTS of Red Kite flying around so worth taking a camera and have a few shots. This morning there were at least 60 and about 6 Buzzards on the ground plus two or three Heron. Mad dog in the shape of Tilley the Boxer who , given the chance, will give you a nasty suck/lick. Worth a visit for any traveller passing through.
Written 23 December 2018
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senna109
Cambridge269 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2018 family
Recommended this venue by family, so booked a table for a Sunday lunch, not far away from thevA40 if your travellin* that route near Sennybridge. Arrived for 12 noon and we were the only ones there, Choice of 3 roasts turkey, beef or Pork, when they arrived we had a good selection of vegetables in individual serving bowls, staff checked dinner was to our liking and if we needed anything which was nice, dessert appeared to be home made and very good. Good value Only one negative and that was in trying to book a table as we had no response to an email so would recommend phoning to make a booking.
Written 16 December 2018
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