The Walnut Tree Inn

Pub | Restaurant

The Walnut Tree Restaurant sits on the B4521, two miles East of Abergavenny, and has been a famous inn and restaurant since it began in the early 1960’s. After being closed for a while, is now refurbished as a joint venture between Shaun Hill and William Griffiths. The intention is to offer proper dining and drinking in an informal setting; for a glass of good wine with a snack maybe, through to a full lunch or dinner!

The menu is an eclectic mix, based on personal taste and sound cooking techniques, rather than any particular country's cuisine. A unifying feature is a core of excellent ingredients, local where feasible and carefully chosen. There’s no dress code or similar pomposity.

I am running the show, and the style reflects our straightforward approach at
the Merchant House. This is a much larger operation and I am not cooking solo at the stoves. There is a brigade of chefs, some of whom have worked with me before and some of whom have worked at the Walnut Tree in its former glory days.
 
The Walnut Tree has around 20 tables simply laid with decent china and glass. There is room for 70 diners and we open from Tuesday to Saturday, lunch and dinner. We take Visa and MasterCard. There is no service charge. See the current menus.
 
Robin Jones who used to run the Croque-en-Bouche in Malvern has helped me
put the wine list together and we have opted for quality and interest over quantity or any notion of being comprehensive. There are frozen eaux-de-vie and a few good brandies as well as pudding wines to round things off. I don't wish to push anyone into spending more than they want so please ask if you are interested.
 
Wine service in restaurants can be quite elaborate, but our approach is straightforward. We offer you a taste to check the condition, pour a small glass
for each diner and then leave it up to you.
 
"I wish you a good appetite, and hope you’ll visit. "
 
Shaun Hill.

Note however, that dishes are subject to the availability of ingredients, and may vary subject to the weather and other factors. This is especially relevant to fish and shellfish. So if you have set your heart on a particular item, you should telephone us to check. If you have dietary or allergy issues, then please phone us a few days ahead, so we can try to accommodate you. There is no ‘children’s menu’ as such, but we can prepare smaller portions of several dishes (not all, sorry!) on the menu for our junior (i.e. under 12) diners.
 
There is a carefully and personally chosen selection of about 60 wines, with several by-the-glass.