The Jackdaw

Apr 27th, 2023

Dinner at The Jackdaw was a most wonderful and memorable experience. Given the good things I have to say, I will say right now that this is NOT a paid review - it was simply a stunningly good experience that I can't recommend highly enough. Having had the privilege and pleasure to have dined all over the world in exquisite and renowned restaurants myself, I can confidently say that The Jackdaw is easily in the (equally rated) Top 3 for me. Hidden away up a small staircase of a lovely old building in Conwy, the entire atmosphere of the The Jackdaw already highlights from the beginning that this is a quite "private" space where you will be part of something special and let in on some culinary secrets. It is truly fine dining without being pretentious in the slightest. The staff live and breathe hospitality. Warm and welcoming as well as highly knowledgeable about the drinks and dishes, we were superbly well looked after. Food intolerance were taken care of in a very reassuring way, and all dishes were adjusted without us having to ask again or worry. The tasting menu we enjoyed was highly creative and full of uncommon yet perfectly balanced flavour combinations. Pairings with the wines that accompanied the dishes were also very well thought through and spot on. Even if you are not necessarily after fine dining per se but are open to dishes cooked differently to the "usual" (e.g. sous vide meat or sushi style fish) then you are in for an absolute treat at The Jackdaw. Given that they get fully booked up to a month in advance (yes, they are THAT good) make sure to plan in a visit if you head to Conwy. I can't wait to go again.
Apr 24th, 2023

Parking: High street parking free Dietary restrictions: Very accommodating if informed ahead of time, they called to check in any case
Apr 21st, 2023

Got really bad food poisoning here and when informed the owner just offered a free bottle of wine if we came in and bought another meal They did remove the food item from the menu but that didn't particularly help my bad experience or make up for the time I lost from work.
Apr 8th, 2023

We celebrated our anniversary at The Jackdaw last night. From the moment we walked in to when we left we received five star service and five star food! Thank you to Nick and the kitchen team for delicious scallops, wild deer and Welsh cheeses. And thank you to Gareth, Rhiannon and Owen for making us feel so welcome and recommending outstamding wines. We'll definitely be back!
Mar 29th, 2023