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General Category => Rides and Touring => Topic started by: Peat on 17 September, 2019, 01:31:04 pm

Title: Recommend me a lunch stop - Monmouth
Post by: Peat on 17 September, 2019, 01:31:04 pm
Whenever I have controlled there before, I have just dipped into Greggs or Waitrose and carried on my way.

I'm leading a ride for 5 people on Saturday with Monmouth as the halfway point. Anyone know of a decent cafe/pub with space to sling bicycles?

Cheers

Peat
Title: Re: Recommend me a lunch stop - Monmouth
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 17 September, 2019, 01:53:24 pm
Henry's Cafe seems to ring a bell. In or just off the market square.
Title: Re: Recommend me a lunch stop - Monmouth
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 17 September, 2019, 02:01:00 pm
Approximately here:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.8118295,-2.7149231,3a,75y,270h,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPtUw2rFrOzVmgC76Wh-p0oCD2AyfGKRzYGOEqQ!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPtUw2rFrOzVmgC76Wh-p0oCD2AyfGKRzYGOEqQ%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya254.88669-ro-0-fo100!7i9000!8i4500

But it's either changed its name or closed down or something...
Title: Re: Recommend me a lunch stop - Monmouth
Post by: Basil on 17 September, 2019, 02:31:05 pm
I don't know how far off route Raglan Castle would be for you, but there's quite a nice cafe there.
Title: Re: Recommend me a lunch stop - Monmouth
Post by: Peat on 17 September, 2019, 02:42:54 pm
It is, actually. But it's about 10km too early to be really useful. Same with Tintern, The Filling Station there is a safe bet.

Thanks for the info Cudzoziemiec. Henrys' does look gone, but several other options in that twee courtyard.
Title: Re: Recommend me a lunch stop - Monmouth
Post by: Peat on 24 September, 2019, 08:34:13 am
FYI - in case this topic gets searched.

That courtyard now has 4x eateries.

Henrys has become Valeries but looks like a 'high tea' and doily kinda joint.
Opposite is 'The Oxford Coffee Co'. I ate here, good sarnies, not cheap and not quick.
There was another cafe accross from that and a burger place that i couldn't tell if it was open or not.

Anyway, that courtyard was a very welcome oasis of calm from the traffic/market carnage in the main drag.