The Old Storehouse - Places to Eat

Local Pubs, Restaurants & Tea Rooms

The White Swan in Llanfrynach. 01874 665276

It is the closest place to eat or drink and in the summer you can walk across the field in the front of the house to get there - half a mile. Very much a restaurant with a pub attached, good lunches and suppers. Usually need to book. Enjoyable terrace for smokers.

By car, turn left from the house and first left after 750 yards. The pub is on your left after a quarter of a mile.

Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, sometimes Sunday evenings and all of January.

The Three Horseshoes at Groesffordd. 01874 665672.

Don't be put off by the outside. Very different atmosphere, a local with a restaurant attached. Can be noisy; the food is just as good as the White Swan's but different. Booking advisable.

5 minutes by car. Turn left towards Brecon, stay on the road for two miles until Groesffordd. Stop where you see cars parked on the left and right of the road. The pub is on the right, 100 yards up an inclined cul-de-sac. Big smokers' tent outside and a resident dog called Butler. Worth eating at. They like children and dogs.

The Star at Tallybont-on-Usk. 01874 676635.

Good pub food and a wide range of beers. Garden on the canal for summer eating. Popular with walkers, and though you can't book they'll tell you how busy they are.

To get there, turn right and drive for three miles. The Star is in the centre of the village, whitewashed, on the right.

The Travellers Rest at Tallybont-on-Usk. 01874 676233

Good both in the summer (book a table on the small terrace if the sun is shining) and inside in winter with the fire and cats becoming friendly if you order fish. Relaxed with good bistro food - try the fried feta salad (if you like feta). NO CARDS. Closed on Mondays and some Sunday evenings. Half a mile on from the Star on the right.

If you want a full blown gastro pub (with associated prices) try the Felinfach Griffin about six miles along the Hereford road. 01874 620111. The Walnut Tree at Llandewi Skirrid near Abergavenny is Michelin starred. 01873 654797. Closed on Sundays and Mondays. Need to book, sometimes well in advance.

More diverse eating places are:

The National Park Visitor Centre, five miles towards Cardiff along the Cardiff Road. Turn right at Libanus following the brown tourist signs. Teas, coffees and meals throughout the year. Glorious views, educational about the Beacons.

In Brecon, try

• The Café next to Lloyds Bank. Tea, coffee and meals, great custard tarts.

• The Bridge Café opposite Christ College. Wonderful scones. Closed during winter.

• Tipple and Tiffin next to the Theatre, coffee and meals. Eat outside in the summer.

• The Hours. Coffee in the bookshop on the hill down to the river.