Planet Vikki Recommends: Maenllwyd Inn

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I love food, and we have decided to try somewhere new every month if we can. Other than that I like writing posts on places I've been and who doesn't love reading about food?

This pub was actually recommended to Llewellyn by someone he works with and I'm so glad we went. It's about 20 minutes from where we live so it's relatively easy to get to, we live in Newport. It is situated in such a lovely place as the views were gorgeous and you can go on a little woodland walk as well.

The name of the pub is the Maenllwyd Inn and this was the food we had.

Isn't the plate gorgeous? I wanted to take it home. Anyway I had the Chicken, Pancetta and White Wine Pie and it was gorgeous. The pastry was so soft and the chicken was delicious. Llewellyn tried getting me to try the Leeks but I don't like them. Even Llewellyn tried a bit of the pie and he thought it was nice to. I didn't finish it though as it is quite filling.

Of course I couldn't not have a dessert and I chose to have the Millionaire's Cheesecake. It looks amazing doesn't it? I never used to like cheesecake but I tried it a while ago and found I liked it. It was so creamy and the ice cream was so nice. I definitely recommend this if you go.

This was Llewellyn's dessert of Vanilla & Mint Choc Chip ice cream and Mango Sorbet with a Mint Leaf on top. He really enjoyed it and I must say the Mango Sorbet was delicious.

The three pictures above is the way some of the pub is decorated, it seriously gave me such pinterest feels, gave me ideas for my home. We were sat in the conservatory part of the pub and it was so nice. It did get a bit warm in there and a wasp decided to fly around and drink my wine!! 

Now I will share with you pictures from our walk, there's not many as it was nice to just go for a walk. Also please ignore the way I stand in the outfit post, I seriously need to work on my posture. Do you look at photos and hate the way you stand sometimes?

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Planet Vikki Recommends.....Harvester

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As you know it was our 2nd Anniversary on Monday and last year we had a big family BBQ so this year we wanted to do something just the two of us. We wasn't sure if we were going to go anywhere as I wasn't feeling to well in the morning.

I was fine though and we ended up going out for dinner and to the cinema to watch Spy. We were going to go to Cardiff Bay but decided to stay local and try somewhere that I'd never been to, Llewellyn has been there before but not for a long time.

We decided on the Harvester in Newport Retail Park as it is situated right by the cinema, which is handy if you are going for food before or after the film. It's not a huge building but it is a nice size, I love the inside as it feels quite home-y and has a really great atmosphere. If it is sunny you can also sit outside but it rained a little so we couldn't do that.

I didn't take photos of the menu or interior as it was quite busy and I didn't have a camera on me just my phone. You can see here what is on the menu though.

It took me a while what to have for food as I didn't know what to eat and when I decided our Waiter, Tom, was such a help.

As you can see I went for Chargrilled Chicken with Rice, Peas & Chilli, Ginger & Spring Onion sauce. The sauce was Toms' recommendation and I'm glad he did as it was gorgeous, I'm not one for trying new things I can be quite fussy but it was delicious. The whole meal was gorgeous, the chicken was just right, it wasn't to hard or chewy and I love rice and peas together. It was that nice I literally ate it all and I never usually eat all my food.

Of course we also had Cheesy Garlic Bread, I love it, especially with cheese.

Overall it is a gorgeous little restaurant and for what we had it wasn't badly priced either. I will definitely go again whether it be for breakfast or lunch next time. I will get better pictures next time as well.

Also if you would like to see what Llewellyn has let me know in the comments below as I usually only take pictures of my food.

Do you have a local Harvester that you enjoy?

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Planet Vikki Recommends....New Inn

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On Sunday we all went out as a family for some food to celebrate Nans' 65th Birthday. It was Nans' choice of course where we went to eat and she picked a restaurant that we've been to before and loved, it's a little place called The New Inn.

The New Inn is situated along Chepstow Road in Langstone, it's a lovely building. Outside is all white with an outdoor area with picnic style tables and benches and lots of flowers around. It's perfect to sit out on a lovely sunny day and enjoy a drink or two. Attached to the restaurant is also a play area for the children which is the Wacky Warehouse and also has a motel and Spa. If you do want to see pictures or look at the website you can click HERE.

As you can see from above there is a lot on the menu and I always find it so hard to decide on what to eat, as I like to try something new but also like to eat the same. They have a wide variety of burgers, steaks, pastas and your usual 'pub grub'. 

For my starter I had the Loaded Potato Skins which have bacon, cheese and a small pot of BBQ sauce. I always have these as Llewellyn got me to try them a while ago and I fell in love with them. They are so delicious, although make sure they are not hot when you go to eat them as I nearly burnt my mouth on Sunday. They don't fill you to much either which is nice as you don't want to go into your mains full.

My mains then I had my usual Chicken New Yorker, which consists of chicken, bacon and BBQ sauce with cheese on top. As you can see it also comes with chips, peas and 2 pieces of garlic bread. I always enjoy this as I love chicken and BBQ sauce, it definitely fills you the right amount. 

I went for a different dessert this time as normally I have the fudge cake but this time had the Millionaires Shortbread Sundae. This was absolutely gorgeous, you had whipped cream on the top with flakes and then layers of shortbread, ice cream and chocolate sauce. It tasted amazing, although it did get a bit sickly after a bit so I couldn't eat it all unfortunately.

Overall I would definitely recommend this place if you are ever in the area and are finding somewhere to eat. It's very family friendly and just has a nice friendly atmosphere about the whole place.

I hope you enjoyed this post as its a bit different to what I normally write but I am going to do this little 'series' whenever I go somewhere that I think you guys would like.

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