A bastion of Celtic pride, The Owain Glyndwr is a spacious tastefully designed retreat with more unusual ales.

The Venue
Opposite the St John the Baptist church, which has been there more or less since 1110, The Owain Glyndwr celebrates the historic Welsh freedom fighter of the same name. It's big with a low ceiling and it's open plan, but split up into a few different sections with raised levels.

It’s been refurbished and is now rather plush and welcoming with its deep colours and warm textures. It’s furnished with squat armchairs, regular chairs and tables and sofas and decorated with flock style textured black and red wallpaper sporting the Welsh crest. There are big potted plants and a lovely small wood panelled section at the back, which looks like a small posh company boardroom. The upstairs area has its own big bar and is very suave and smart with its chandeliers, wall lamps, modern art on the walls and a balcony area where you can spy on the action down below.

The People
Because of its central location the pub attracts a wide variety of customers, although when there’s sport on it’s fair to say it’s 80 per cent male. The food attracts a healthy lunchtime crowd and it’s a little older than some of the more modern bars around here.

The Food and Drink
On tap there’s Fosters, Stella, Guinness, Peroni, Heineken and Strongbow. And, in a bid to offer something different from Brains beers which are ubiquitous here, they do ales on rotation from some local microbreweries such as Hanby Ales and Felinfoel Brewery, from the small village of the same name near Llanelli.

Wines range from £9.95 to £23 and there’s a decent selection, for a pub, of half a dozen bottles each of red and white. The menu is the same as Tair Pluen next door - classic traditional Welsh grub, such as cowl and faggots, as well as fish and chips and steak. You can get two Welsh dishes during the day for £10.95. The trout with bacon and lava bread, for £8.95, is delicious combination, with the saltiness of the bacon working perfectly in unison with the tender pink fish. For something lighter sandwiches cost around a fiver each.

The Last Word
A big, rather lovely, plush pub, The Owain Glyndwr provides relaxing surroundings for a meal or a drink.