THE Dorallt Inn has recently had an extension to both the building and the menu.

A new non-smoking seating area has transformed the Dorallt from a pub that serves food to a restaurant with a bar.

The food is still of the variety you would expect to find in most pubs, with a relatively simple menu, but the quality is second to none.

There are no starters, but plenty of side orders can be eaten as appetisers, so I tucked into cheesy garlic bread while my girlfriend went for the garlic mushrooms.

For main course I had gammon steak with egg and jacket potato, a traditional pub meal.

I couldn't get over how large the serving was, especially for just £5.10. The gammon was thick and cooked just right, and was accompanied by a large, fresh side salad.

My girlfriend ordered vegetable lasagne, which was huge and filled with a mouth-watering variety of veg.

The only disappointment was the dessert menu, which lacked choice and seemed to be little more than an afterthought.

I had chocolate fudge cake and my girlfriend had a sad-looking and stodgy strawberry cheesecake.

With drinks the bill came to a terrific £23.40, superb value for a tasty, filling meal. Darren Evans

The Dorallt Inn, Henllys, Cwmbran