Amid stone walls and wooded lanes deep in the Wye valley, Chris and Kirsty Harrod’s Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms is liked for its ‘relaxing atmosphere’, ‘excellent, professional staff’ and ‘unpretentious, really super food’.

What first smites the eye is the town’s medieval castle, formidable on its cliff-top. Steps behind it, this restaurant-with-rooms – in two adjoining 16th-century buildings restored and refurbished with contemporary flair – is no less of a surprise.

‘The buzz of contented diners fills the air’ at this ‘enjoyable, excellent’ restaurant-with-rooms in an ‘attractive rural setting’ outside the market town.

In beautiful grounds near the Dyfi estuary, this chic restaurant-with-rooms occupies a 16th-century manor house once owned by Queen Victoria.

‘The cucumber gin and tonic is a triumph’ at this long-established, family-friendly restaurant-with-rooms in a pretty village near Swansea – but there’s much more besides that receives admiration, including the ‘absolutely excellent’ cooking.

Laid-back and rustic, the Evans family’s restaurant-with-rooms stands in the midst of north Pembrokeshire farmland.

In an unspoilt setting on the edge of the town, Roger and Emma Stevens fill their traditional restaurant-with-rooms with homely charm.

The views stretch over the Tywi estuary and Carmarthen bay from the well-maintained grounds that surround David and Wendy Beaney’s stylish restaurant-with-rooms.

A glamorous addition on the esplanade of this quiet seaside town, this contemporary restaurant-with-rooms remains, at its heart, a family affair: James Sommerin is the acclaimed head chef; his wife, Louise, holds court as front-of-house; his daughter, Georgia, dons her whites as chef de partie.

Step through low doorways and along sloping floors at this historic coaching inn on the square, today a ‘charming’ restaurant-with-rooms in a perfectly preserved Mid Wales town.