We are fully booked on Christmas Day - we are taking bookings up to Christmas Eve-  we'll continue to serve our classic French cuisine ("made with love" as our customers tell us) throughout 2026     
For reservations telephone           01792 455498
or email  theph@me.com
Pantygwydr Hotel 
corner of Oxford St and Richardson St,
Swansea, SA1 3JA

The appetizer is a warm pancake based on a recipe from Brittany with cream cheese (milk), egg, chives, garlic, and buckwheat flour which is wheat-free.

 

 

French restaurant starters

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Soupe de poisson  £9.80  Traditional fish soup with whole pieces of white fish – as you might find served in the port of Marseille  fish, celery the soup is served with a crouton (wheat, rye) and a rouille sauce made with olive oil, egg, piment, potato, saffron, garlic, fish soup (fish)   fish, celery, egg, wheat 

 

Escargots de Bourgogne  £9.80 Snails from Burgundy – six snails served in a potato case with garlic butter and parsley milk (butter), mollusc

 

Les ‘Saint Jacques’ poêlées  £15.50  Pan-fried scallops in our new and original recipe with fondant potatoes, beetroot crisps, parsley sauce   crustacean (milk-free and wheat-free)

 

Soupe à l’oignon  £9.80  Traditional French onion soup served with a crouton and French Comté cheese    milk, wheat, celery, sulphites (white wine) 

 

Gougère de Chèvre frais rôti au caviar d’aubergine (v) - £9.80  Grilled goat’s cheese, choux pastry, aubergine caviar, basil dressing  milk, gluten

 

Gambas avec pomme duchesse £9.80  Three king prawns, served with  duchess potato, a hint of garlic, flambéed in Cognac     crustacean, milk (butter)

 

Pavé de champignons, compote d’oignons (v)  £9.80 Melt in the mouth mushrooms in a crispy coating, with onion compote, mushrooms, shallots, breadcrumbs & flour (gluten), olive oil, nutmeg, honey, pink peppercorns      milk, eggs, gluten

 

Tarte Tatin de Confit de Canard  £9.80 - upside down tart with slow-cooked duck, onion compote, rich flaky pastry      celery, milk, wheat

 

Trio de canard, compote d’oignons rouges £11 A trio of duck recipes with a warm duck croquette (cromesqui), a traditional Brittany-style rustic duck paté, and a smooth duck parfait – served with red onion chutney  milk, vinegar

 

 

 

Fine wines to try by the glass or as an aperitif   

 

 

Sparkling white wine from the Loire Valley  La Grande Marque –

an elegant sparkling Saumur          £9.95     125ml

 

Fleurie, light Beaujolais red vegan friendly

 125ml - £7.50, 175ml - £10.50, carafe 500ml - £30       750ml bottle - £44.00

 

Please see our wine list for a full list of our wines -house wines are also served by the glass

 

 

 

 

 

Classic Restaurant main courses

 

Navarin d’agneau £26  Navarin of lamb, slow-cooked in white wine with a pretty garnish of carrot, courgette, celery, turnip, potato celery, sulphites (white wine) (wheat-free and milk-free)

 

Estouffade de boeuf bourguignonne £27  Beef slow-cooked in red wine

with lardons, button mushrooms and onions, steamed potato  celery, sulphites (wheat-free and milk-free)

 

Suprême de Volaille Vallée d’Auge £23 Pan-roasted chicken breast, served in a typical Normandy recipe with apples and Calvados (apple brandy) served with triple-cooked chips   milk  (wheat‑free)

 

Magret de canard, flambé à l‘eau de vie framboise £29 Pan-roasted duck breast with a delicate raspberry sauce, flambé with raspberry “eau de vie” served with ‘gratin dauphinois’ potatoes  celery (duck stock) milk (cream, cheese)

 

Fillet of beef £39.80  (250g/8oz approx) served with triple-cooked chips and a Cognac and Green Peppercorn Sauce  celery (stock), milk (cream)

 

 

Tournedos Rossini £39.80 (250g/8oz approx) served with triple-cooked chips 

Fillet of beef, toast, pâté, truffle and truffle essence, a classic Madeira sauce (demi-glace).   

A 19th Century recipe created by French chefs in honour of the Italian composer Rossini, a reputed gourmet. celery, milk, sulphur dioxide (Madeira wine), wheat (toast)

 

Couscous Royale £25  Michèle's favourite! A fragrant and gently spicy dish from Algeria - Couscous semoule, miso paste, olive oil, onions, leeks, celery, carrots, courgettes, fennel, turnips, tomatoes, chick peas, bouquet garni, sage, Provence herbs, ras-el-hanout, harissa, fresh coriander, an amazing Vegan Pant-y-Gwydr falafel croquette, lamb, chicken and Pant-y-Gwydr merguez sausage (100% homemade - beef, lamb, onion and spices, including oregano, mild piment, harissa and aniseed)     soya, wheat, celery

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Filet de bar, citron vert et fruit de la passion £28 Grilled fillet of sea bass, served in our new and original recipe with a lime and passion fruit dressing,  triple-cooked chips         fish, celery  this dish is milk-free and wheat-free

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Potée de lotte  £28 A recipe from the south of France – casserole of monkfish, baby squid and mussels, aioli (potato, egg, garlic, olive oil, chicken stock (celery)) croutons (wheat)        

fish, crustacean, mollusc, egg, celery, wheat 

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Filet de merlu grillé, sauce vierge £29   Grilled fillet of hake, roasted sweet potatoes, sauce vierge (extra virgin olive oil, lemon, tomatoes, capers, chervil, basil) served with triple-cooked chips        fish  (wheat-free and milk-free)

Sauté de boeuf “Zelensky” £25  Beef sauté “Zelensky” – strips of fillet of beef sautéed with paprika, red onion, Welsh vodka, served in a roasted red pepper with triple-cooked chips              milk (butter, cream cheese), celery (stock)  

Slow-roast belly of pork  £20  with French-style mash, gravy  

Allergens: milk, celery   (wheat‑free)

      

                    Supported charity - In 2022, we supported the British Red Cross Ukraine appeal

In 2023, 2024 and 2025 we made regular donations to the Salvation Army

Our charitable donations in 2026 are made to Marie Curie and Crisis South Wales

 

 

Additional side dishes £5

Green beans with butter (milk)

Triple-cooked chips  or

‘Gratin dauphinois’ potatoes with julienne of leeks, Comté cheese & cream (celery, milk)

 

Our menu is complex and offers lots of choice – it’s difficult for us to change garnish at the last minute – please order an extra side dish if you prefer a different garnish

 

 

Vegan restaurant starters

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Potage cultivateur £9.50  Vegan French country vegetable soup with carrot, celery, petits pois, potato, leeks, cabbage, turnip, olive oil  celery (this dish is wheat-free)

 

Smooth vegan paté  £9.80  Puy lentils, walnuts, soya, beetroot, rosemary, thyme, sage   nuts, soya

 

Millefeuille de légumes, duxelle de champignons  £9.80  Vegan rainbow layercake with button mushrooms, olive oil, potatoes, carrot, spinach, parsley, chervil, tarragon, chives.  This dish is wheat-free

 

 

Vegan main courses

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Tempeh sauté  £22  Fricassée of Tempeh with leeks, butter beans and green and red peppers soya, celery (trace)

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Vegan Couscous £22  Michèle's favourite! a fragrant and gently spicy dish from Algeria   Couscous semoule (wheat), miso paste (soya), olive oil, onions, leeks, celery, carrots, courgettes, fennel, turnips, tomatoes, chick peas, bouquet garni, sage, Provence herbs, ras-el-hanout, harissa, fresh coriander with amazing Vegan Pant-y-Gwydr falafel croquettes (chick peas, olive oil), chia seeds, gram flour, yeast, fenugreek seeds, cumin, Provence herbs   soya, wheat, celery

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Strüdel au sarrasin et au noisettes £22  Vegan buckwheat strudel (leeks, onions, cauliflower, walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, soya cream, olive oil) with an accompaniment of butternut squash   soya, nuts

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French Cheese

Le Comté  £10 Comté cheese served with artisan biscuits and our pâte de fruits

            milk, wheat, rye

Classic Desserts

 

Tarte des demoiselles Tatin, caramelised apple tart served warm with Pant-y-Gwydr vanilla ice cream  £9.80  – milk, eggs, wheat     Ten minutes cooking time     

 

Le Chocolat  £11.50    Chocolate egg with chocolate mousse and crème, white chocolate sorbet, ‘oeuf à la coque’ with warm chocolate ganache and Bailey’s Irish cream    Ten minutes cooking time     

milk, eggs, soya (wheat-free).  

 

La Vanille   £11.50 our vanilla trio - Mini-crème brulée, warm vanilla fondant and vanilla ice cream   milk, eggs, wheat.   Ten minutes cooking time     

 

‘Aveline’ £11.50 -  the hazelnut dessert: hazelnut confection, hazelnut ice cream, milk chocolate, praline crème anglaise  nuts, milk, eggs, trace of soya  

 

Le Caramel £11.50  - warm chocolate and caramel fondant, caramel log and caramel ice cream     milk, eggs, wheat, soya   Ten minutes cooking time     

 

Le Citron £11.50 Three miniature lemon desserts - cream of lemon and meringue, "citron" with mascarpone, zingy ‘bitter lemon’ and mint, lemon sorbet.  milk, eggs

 

 

​Les glaces - £8 (3 scoops).  Pant-y-Gwydr ice cream - vanilla, caramel, hazelnut, dairy milk chocolate, pistachio or mint-chocolate chip (contains  fresh mint leaves and Saint Domingue dark chocolate).   eggs, milk, wheat (biscuit), soya

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Les sorbets - £8 (3 scoops). A choice of lemon, apricot, passion fruit, strawberry, raspberry or white chocolate sorbet   eggs, wheat(biscuit), soya (soya in white chocolate sorbet).

 

Vegan Desserts

 

“La Dame Blanche” - £11  vegan vanilla ice cream, vegan chocolate sauce, grilled flaked almonds      soya, nuts

 

Vegan dark chocolate fondant £11   with Pant-y-Gwydr “milk” chocolate vegan ice cream   wheat, soya

 

Vegan Cannelé £11    warm vegan French ‘pastry’ flavoured with rum, served with raspberry coulis   soya, wheat

 

Pant-y-Gwydr vegan ice cream and fruit sorbets with vegan biscuit 3 scoops £8

A choice of vanilla, chocolate, lemon; strawberry, raspberry; passion fruit; or apricot – (vegan biscuit contains wheat, vegan ice creams contain soya)

 

Restaurant opening times (upon reservation):

Tuesday from 6pm (closed at lunchtime on Tuesdays)

Wednesday to Saturday lunch (12pm-3pm) and dinner (6pm-11pm)

 

 

Gratuities are left at the discretion of our customers –we accept tips on our card machine