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Whinberry tart

Postby slparry » Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:24 pm

If anyone's near Llangollen in the future, as an alternative to the Ponderosa cafe, there's a "pretty" little cafe at the end of the tiny road that hugs the cliffs overlooking the town. It's called Prospect Cafe, quite a tricky place to locate but worth the effort.

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best of all they do an awesome whinberry tart, with whinberries picked from the mountain. Having done this as a kid with my folks I can testify it's a back breaking task :)

But worth it 'cos they taste fantastic

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Postby Dai wiskers » Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:36 pm

Haven't eaten them for years

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Postby Al » Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:38 pm

Steve, you know what you said about your subframe mounts giving way, monster seafood platters, whinberry tarts, could be a pattern here :lol:


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Postby slparry » Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:50 pm

Al wrote:Steve, you know what you said about your subframe mounts giving way, monster seafood platters, whinberry tarts, could be a pattern here :lol:


Al.


You're not wrong :)

<defence mode> I'm on hols tho' :P
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Postby eyore » Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:17 pm

Nice to know as the Ponderosa isn't up to much at all.
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Postby slparry » Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:21 pm

eyore wrote:Nice to know as the Ponderosa isn't up to much at all.


the food's basic, but it's a good bike meeting spot :) The prospect tearooms is a lot more "refined" :)
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Postby eyore » Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:59 pm

[quote="slparryThe prospect tearooms is a lot more "refined" :)[/quote]

Like us BMW riders :roll: :wink:
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Postby slparry » Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:03 pm

eyore wrote:
Like us BMW riders :roll: :wink:


Well maybe here, those on the "other" site :evil: are just riff raff ;) [smilie=flog dead horse]
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Postby bobtail » Fri Jul 12, 2013 7:33 am

slparry wrote:
eyore wrote:
Like us BMW riders :roll: :wink:


Well maybe here, those on the "other" site :evil: are just riff raff ;) [smilie=flog dead horse]


Steve, the other site the one we don't mention has the following message for you.

"Sorry, but this board is currently unavailable."

Appears to have been 'down' for quite a few weeks now (again)

I know you'll be gutted just thought I'd let you know :roll:
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Postby dave the german » Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:20 am

I think I met some of those from the "other side". I'll not make any comments in public :wink:
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Re: Whinberry tart

Postby bobtail » Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:51 pm

slparry wrote:If anyone's near Llangollen in the future, as an alternative to the Ponderosa cafe, there's a "pretty" little cafe at the end of the tiny road that hugs the cliffs overlooking the town. It's called Prospect Cafe, quite a tricky place to locate but worth the effort.

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best of all they do an awesome whinberry tart, with whinberries picked from the mountain. Having done this as a kid with my folks I can testify it's a back breaking task :)

But worth it 'cos they taste fantastic

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Took your advice Steve and ended up at the Prospect tea rooms and, of course, the tarts!

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And yes they were as delicious as we had anticipated.

Got to the Prospect from the Ruabon road, hung a right at the Duke of Wellington but how do you get back to Llangollen via the Panoramic from the tea rooms?
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Postby slparry » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:47 pm

hi Bob, I'm so gutted the other place is down ... not :) bad things happen to bad people

You can also get to the tearooms by turning at what used to be the Australia Arms, I think it's called the aussie rooster or something now.

To get back to Llan from the tearooms, if you turn right as you leave their driveway, going over the the cattle grid, then follow the Panorama towards Castell Dinas Bran. After the castle you go past a farm on the left in a dip, after that is a turning left, again in a dip, take that and follow the road around eventually it comes out by dinas bran high school and the centre of Llan :)

Gorgeous whinberry tarts aren't they :)

PS if anyone's struggling to find it it's here

http://tinyurl.com/prospecttearooms
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Postby slparry » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:57 pm

Dai wiskers wrote:Haven't eaten them for years

Thanks for the memory Dai


Next time you and Ann are in Llan Dai remind me we can pop up for some :)
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Postby Dai wiskers » Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:28 pm

Tell you what you're on for that it may be next year but you're on
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Postby slparry » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:42 am

Dai wiskers wrote:Tell you what you're on for that it may be next year but you're on


Don't forget the whinberry season is July to September so there may not be any on a Welsh Weekend :)
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