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from the chicken-liver paté at the start of the meal to the ice cream at the end. Book to ar-
rive before 6.30pm for the early-bird set menu (three courses £18).
Dawson's
( 01492-582800;
www.castlewales.co.uk
; Castle Hotel, High St; mains £15-19; noon-9.30pm)
For Conwy's
most rarefied dining experience, the Castle Hotel's over-the-top restaurant can't be beaten.
Flocked wallpaper and gilt-framed orientalist scenes cover the walls, while daperly
dressed staff glide about delivering tasty brasserie-style meals. The adjoining bar offers a
good selection of wine and hand-pulled ales in similarly upmarket surrounds.
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Amelie's
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( 01492-583142; 10 High St; lunch £6-8, dinner £13-16; 11am-2pm & 6-9pm Tue-Sat)
Named after the
Audrey Tautou film, Amelie's is a welcoming French-influenced bistro with wooden
floors and flowers on the tables. It's a relaxed place for an easygoing lunch or a more
hefty evening meal - make sure you leave room for dessert.
Alfredo's
( 01492-592381; Lancaster Sq; mains £9-24; 6-10pm; )
There's something tremendously
appealing about the stereotypical Italian-ness of Alfredo's (chequerboard tablecloths, fake
ivy, fairy lights draped from the ceiling, shabby carpets, and a giant menu of pasta, pizza
and traditional grills) that could only be enhanced with comedy moustaches and loud ex-
clamations of 'mamma mia'. The pizza is excellent.
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Albion Ale House
(
www.albionalehouse.weebly.com
;
1-4 Upper Gate St; noon-11pm)
Born out of a collaboration of four
Welsh craft breweries (Purple Moose, Conwy, Nant and Great Orme), this heritage-listed
1920s boozer is a serious beer-drinker's nirvana. Of the 10 hand pulls, eight are loaded
with real ale and two with cider. Wine and whisky drinkers are well looked after, too.
There's no TV or background music - just the crackle of the fire, the gentle hum of con-
versation and the odd contented slurp.
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