Good news! Tŷ Newydd has its own chef, Tony, which means you wont have to take it in turns to cook, like other similar writing centres. Examples of the menu can be found below, though this does change with the seasons and also depends on each group’s dietary requirements of course. To view Tony’s recopies, head over to our Blog section.
Once you’ve booked onto a course, you’ll be invited to let us know of any dietary requirements or allergies we need to be aware of. Guests are expected to sign up to a rota to help with laying the table and washing up and putting the food away. For week-long courses, this usually means signing up to one day only. Sometimes, if the group is smaller, there might be a need to sign up to two days per person.
We appreciate that these tasks might not be accessible to everyone, due to physical and/or invisible disabilities; illnesses and long-term health conditions, or any other reason. In those circumstances, we can adapt the tasks to suit your needs, or if required, you can be excused from these duties. If you’d like to talk about this prior to your arrival, please get in touch with our team, or otherwise, please do come and speak to us once you are here at Tŷ Newydd.
First Evening
Main meal
Spaghetti Bolognese (beef version and vegan version) with homemade Focaccia bread and salad
Pudding
Fruit crumble with oat and ginger crust served with cream (vegan cream available)
Rest of the course
Breakfast
Cereals, Bread, Fruit, Yoghurt, Eggs
Lunch
Homemade soup and homemade bread, and a cold salad
Homemade falafels and cold salads
Jacket Potatos
Quiche
Cold Meat Salad
Supper
Main course
Sweet potato Thai curry served with rice and homemade bread
(Vegan) Saussage Plaitt, served with roasted baby potatos, vegetables and onion gravy
Homemade lasagna
Risotto
Homity Pie
Fish Pie
Puddings
Cheese board (dairy-free cheese available) with crackers and grapes
Chocolate Brownies
Strawberries and Cream
Bread and Butter Pudding
Tony also bakes fresh biscuits and cakes each day.
There are always plenty of fruit and snacks available, and unlimited teas, coffees and cold drinks.
