Article: Fine fare with quirky twists; tastetest: Gareth Hughes at The Driven Goose, Hafod House, Trefriw.(News)

OVER the years our feelings at the end of Taste Testing evenings have ranged from surprise and delight to deep disappointment, but as we left Hafod House Country Hotel in Trefriw it was with a sense of bemusement.

Our visit proved to be a real Curate's egg. One minute my wife and I were both expressing our pleasure at the choice and quality of the food, the next we felt tempted to burst out laughing after another Faulty Towers moment.

It was about 15 years ago that I last visited the restaurant, alongside the B5106 on the Llanrwst side of the village, and from what I recall it was a very enjoyable evening. Though still a hotel, its bistro is now The ...

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