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Cwtch* is a modern restaurant on the main drag in St Davids. If you can ignore that daft and annoying asterisk you’ll probably have an enjoyable evening here.
We booked, arrived, were seated. We were in a low-ceilinged back room with painted stone walls of great thickness, nice where white, odd where not. I had belly of pork (forgotten which starter) and Maz had potted crab and something else and a wine I didn’t recognise from one of those less-shouted-about countries (you often get a good wine at a bargain this way). The food was very good. It was hot, delicious expertly cooked and all that. There was a young French couple at the next table being, well, French. The wine arrived and he went through this big deal. Not sure why he bothered really because just like with us the wine had arrived opened, wasn’t displayed, and may have been, like ours, fairly unremarkable. I’m not moaning about the wine, which was if I remember right Malbec, 2004 from Mendoza, Argentina at £22, but I do not expect it to be opened before I see it. And if they ask me to taste it and I say ‘No thanks, just pour it out’, I don’t expect a puzzled look. The deal ought to be: (1) show customer label. If he/she agrees it’s the one asked for, right vineyard and vintage, then (2) open it. (3) offer a little for him/her to check that it’s of merchantable quality. (4) pour out two half-glasses and push off. The service at Cwtch, while very friendly, was from young and relatively inexperienced – or improperly trained – girls. If they could match service to food quality, they’d have an even nicer restaurant.
Nice but rather clueless waitresses. Very good food. Drinkable wine. Approved Perry Stalsis 2007.
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