Sutton Mawr Farm

Visiting the Sutton Mawr Farm for dinner was definitely a highlight of my visit to Wales on August 9^th, 2013.
Originally when I found out we were going to a farm for a «Be My Guest Trafalgar Farewell Dinner» on a farm I wasn’t that excited. I should have been because I’ve always loved farms since my grandparents had one in Illinois years ago. The thing that came to my mind before my actual visit was that it would just be a farm and nothing too fancy. I was totally wrong and I would have to say I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the Sutton Mawr Farm is and our dinner was incredible.
The Sutton Mawr Farm is a luxury boutique Bed & Breakfast and self catering accommodation. Vicki, one of the owners of the farm, is a Cordon Bleu trained chef, and I was told she used to work for Princess Diana. She, her husband Mark, their daughters Sophie and Izzy were amazing hosts to our tour group for dinner.
One of the farm’s employees, I can’t recall her name right now, gave us a nice little tour of the grounds before dinner and we got to see all their cute little dogs running around. Dora, was a cute little Pug, who barked at us all when we arrived. When she realized we weren’t there to invade her property she finally warmed up to us. We saw their vegetable garden, beautiful backyard and the pastures for the cattle, pigs and chickens.
Food: ⁵⁄₅ Stars
The dinner that Vicki prepared was beyond amazing. Most of the vegetables she used were grown on the farm so that kind of freshness is hard to beat. Vicki prepared a beef stew with vegetables in a red wine sauce and it was delicious. I could have eaten a few helpings of that stew if I could. She also made a vegetarian version, but I didn’t try that. In addition, they served white potatoes, fresh green beans and peas, salad and rolls. The fresh cooked peas were the best I’ve ever had and I could eat those for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The crisp cucumbers with mint and freshly baked rolls were delicious as well. One of their daughters baked the chocolate brownies for dessert that were served with home made vanilla ice cream.
Atmosphere: ⁵⁄₅ Stars
A beautiful French country style home on a 14 acre farm with cows, pigs, chickens and a vegetable garden. The grounds and residence which we dined in was lovely. It was sort a shabby chic décor. They had two long distressed wood tables in the dining room that accommodated our group of 31. When dinner was over their daughters sang us two Welsh songs. Sophie & Izzy are incredible singers.
Service: ⁵⁄₅ Stars
The whole family either cooked or served us dinner. I felt like a friend of the family and they are genuinely nice people.
Recommendations:
If you are looking for a B & B, a destination wedding spot or a booking for a large dinner party I would recommend the Sutton Mawr Farm. There are many reviews on Trip Advisor which will give you more information on the accommodations. They also have facebook page with lots of photos.