The Checkers
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"Market town pub with spot-on modern cooking."
Overview
Run by Andrew and Rachel Birch, The Checkers is a handsome Georgian former coaching inn with an open-plan design and minimalist look. The modern British dishes are complemented by reasonably priced wines to match each course of the tasting menu. A typical meal might begin with Cornish bluefin tuna tartare, ponzu, yuzu and sesame. Next, line-caught halibut makes an appearance with laverbread and dill butter sauce, or perhaps Creedy Carver duck breast, braised salsify, fig and balsamic vinegar catches the eye.
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Ratings & awards
3 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence
AA Notable Wine List
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Facilities
- Seats: 22
- Food and Drink
- Wines under £30: 11
Also at this location
Restaurant with Rooms
The Checkers
AA 5 Silver Star Restaurant with Rooms
3-Rosette restaurant
Breakfast Award
- Wi-Fi
About the area
The largest unitary authority in Wales, Powys covers an area of approximately 2,000 square miles. Much of that is mountainous because it actually has the lowest population density of all the Welsh counties
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Guest Accommodation
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- Rooms 3
- Free TV
- Wifi
- Open parking
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