The Sandy Cove Club

WHEN people ask where is the best Sunday carvery in North Wales, the Sandy Cove Club in Kinmel Bay always seems to get mentioned.

- MARK WILLIAMS

I had never heard of the place before, but the family-owned pub and carvery seemed a very popular choice, with people citing good value and a friendly family atmosphere.

The Sunday carvery can sometimes, unfairly, have a catering reputation of being a 'jack of all trades' due to its multiple meats and veg for a fixed price. However, judging by the long, shuffling queues of hungry customers on a weekend, we all seem to love them.

We had booked a table online, which requires you to leave a deposit of £6 each.

We receive a warm welcome from a member of staff from behind the bar, who checks our booking and informs us of our table number.

The venue is alive with lively conversations and is obviously a popular meeting place for friends and family. It's very close to a few caravan parks, so is a convenient place for families to get their regular Sunday roast fix together.

Sandy Cove is split into three large rooms with a private members' area on one side. There is a TV on one wall showing football and customers are taking advantage of a well-stocked bar.

We are informed that we should buy a carvery ticket at the bar and that we need to choose our size of plate for the food.

The carvery is priced at £13.95 for a big plate, £11.95 for a medium plate or £8.95 for a children’s plate.

We decided on the medium plate and hand our tickets to the friendly cook behind the carvery counter.