The Goytre Arms Pontypool

“Thanks you made my Mum's day! (Great wheelchair access!).” (5 of 5 bubbles Pending Tripadvisor review) We were looking to take my Mother out for her birthday but my wife is vegan, and often there is nothing on the menu for her when we go for a pub meal and we needed wheelchair access for my Mother. We phoned up the day before and told a vegan option and access were not a problem. On arrival we found the staff had very helpfully provided ramps so moving Mum around was a lot easier and for this in particular I would like to say a huge thanks to all the staff... If you fancy a bit of pub grub and you need to use a chair you won't find a friendlier place than this! The pub is lovely and clean and very child friendly too...there is a play amenity behind the pub that seemed very popular. We arrived and were invited up into the Green Room where a table had been prepared for us. The staff were wonderfully attentive and very friendly. It was only after we ate we found out that Julian (who helped us) was the manager! Lovely chap who despite being under pressure took time to look after us. I'll be honest about the food. This is Great British Pub food not cordon bleu and is all the better for it, and it's really good value. My wife had Monmouthshire Bake and she said it was absolutely delicious. I had stuffed red pepper boats and they were scrumptious, stuffed with all sorts of goodies like cashew nuts and herbs. All served with big fat chips that I usually am not a fan of but here they were perfect. Mum had a roast lamb dinner with Yorkshire pud. We all agreed the portions were bang on and each meal was enjoyed thoroughly. (I never have desert but we pushed the boat out and had sticky toffee sponge pudding and custard after! We three really enjoyed the food so why not?) So thanks everyone my Mother had a lovely day and we will all be back again soon. Furthermore I really do recommend you give them a ring beforehand if you can. The level of service and friendliness was second to none. They went out of their way with the Chef to accommodate my vegan wife- so big thanks to the Chef too. I'd recommend this place to anybody. Give 'em a ring and pop in! See you there :)