Ial Restaurant

4.7

402 Reviews

£25 and under

Contemporary British

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2 people

Dec 23, 2024

11:30 PM

Experiences are available.

Good for special occasions
Charming
Good for groups

Here at iâl Restaurant, we are passionate about creating an excellent dining experience whilst caring for our environment. iâl Restaurant offers only the best contemporary cuisine, produced using a mix of home grown and locally sourced Welsh ingredients. Using the Welsh and European Farm to Fork strategy, we farm our own meat, grow our own fruits and vegetables, and produce our own dairy with our colleagues at Northop and Llysfasi farm. In collaboration with Coleg Cambria, we introduce to you a fresh approach to dining, here in the heart of Wrexham town centre. In light relaxing surrounding, submerse yourself with friends and family in our beautiful retreat. Where the music is acoustic and the lights dimmed, come sample our signature 15 hour cooked beef brisket dish or let us choose for you with our weekly specials. If the sound of that doesn't grab your attention, the smell of our fresh focaccia and sourdough we bake everyday will.

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Contemporary British, Bistro, Afternoon Tea
Hours of operation
Lunch Wed–Sun 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Afternoon Tea Wed–Sat 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
01978 548818
Website
https://www.ialrestaurant.co.uk/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Barry Langston

Location
Chester Road, Wrexham, Wrexham LL12 7AB
Neighborhood
Wrexham
Parking details
None
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, High Tea, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

Bottomless Brunch
£30.00 per person
Prepaid
Multiple dates available
Our famous Bottomless Brunch has a new home on our calendar. The first Saturday of every month, we host an afternoon of laughs, free flowing drinks and scrumptious food. So, looking for a way to catch up with friends, family or evening spending time with colleagues. We've got an offer for you. Two hours of fun food, cocktails & fizz. Songs from the decades on repeat and maybe a sing song from the bar staff (don't hold your breath on that one) What's included: 2 hour time slot per booking Tasty baked goods from ial Bakery One brunch item from the menu Free flowing prosecco, seasonal cocktails and local draught lager Payment of £30 on booking. Available between 11am - 3pm
Love Bites: Valentine’s Tasting Evening
£80.00 per person
Prepaid
Feb 14, 2025 - Feb 15, 2025
This Valentine’s, indulge in an evening of passion and flavor with our Love Bites Tasting Menu at Ial Restaurant. For £80 per person, treat your taste buds to a feast of flavors with show-stopping scallops, melt-in-your-mouth beef fillet, and a playful twist of spiced cherry rum delights. Your evening begins with a complimentary aperitif on arrival, followed by a curated 5-course menu paired with half a bottle of wine per guest. Complete your meal with an indulgent after-dinner cocktail, all in the intimate glow of our romantic setting. Available on Friday, 14th, and Saturday, 15th February, from 5:30 pm. Reserve now for a night to remember! 5 course tasting menu, aperitif, 1/2 bottle of wine & after dinner cocktail: £80

Popular dishes

Beef Brisket**
Served with a slow roasted tomato, triple cooked chips, breaded onion ring and rich red wine jus
Chicken & Bacon Caesar
A meaty fresh salad served with anchovies, parmesan and sourdough croutons
Wild Mushroom & Truffle Pappardelle
Fresh pasta made in house, topped with a grilled maitake mushroom and parmesan
Beef Burger
Welsh beef burger on a brioche bun served with skinny fries
Fishcake
Smoked haddock fishcake with poached egg, hollandaise sauce and mixed salad

Light Bites

Steak Ciabatta£8.50
Steak and blue cheese ciabatta served with side salad and coleslaw
Fish Finger Butty**£7.00
Served with charred lemon and homemade tartar sauce
Mushroom Ciabatta£7.00
Buttermilk deep fried mushroom on ciabatta, shredded greens and sriracha mayo served with side salad and coleslaw

Dessert

Lemon Posset
Lemon flavoured posset served with raspberry and meringue pieces
Ial Brownie
Ial chocolate brownie served with vanilla ice cream and honeycomb

What 402 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.7Ambience
4.7Value

Noise • Energetic

Loved For

North Wales
Best Overall
North Wales
Best Food
North Wales
Best Service
North Wales
Best Ambiance
North Wales
Best Value
North Wales
Good for groups
North Wales
Healthy
North Wales
Great for fine wines
North Wales
Good for special occasions
North Wales
Vegetarian-friendly
North Wales
Lively
North Wales
Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Ial Restaurant offers a delightful dining experience with "excellent service" and "amazing food." Guests praise its "fantastic value for money" and "superb presentation." The atmosphere is described as "friendly and relaxed," making it a perfect spot for special occasions. Despite occasional noise, the overall experience is "absolutely wonderful."

402 Reviews

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warren
North Wales
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
great surroundings. open and airy environment. plenty of attendants so getting attention was easy. the food was tasty and warm/hot. the price eceptionally low but understandable since this and out reach of the catering service of the yale/ial educational service. the service is entirely given by the students themselves who are keen and willing to help in any way. I will be going again. very much enjoyed the experience. Warren Burg
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Darren
North Wales
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 15, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We visited the Iâl Restaurant to celebrate my wife’s 60th Birthday with our family and we could not have wished for a better experience. The food was truly exquisite and the attention to detail and service by the staff was exceptional. Looking forward to our next visit.
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Sue
Manchester
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 15, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Second visit and service and food was superb. So good we've booked to go back in January.
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tim
Cheshire
4 reviews
3.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 15, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
We usually have an excellent experience in Restaurant Ial, both in service and food quality. Unfortunately this time we felt both to be lacking. This was a shame as it was our Christmas visit. The main weakness was in the service we received. When we arrived we were greeted and shown to our seats by an over enthusiastic man who appeared to be totally disorganised. We were informed by the lady who took our order that our choice of wine was not available and so we had to settle for a different wine at £10 a bottle more. Throughout the meal we were distracted by the frantic service around us, it appeared that both the male and female servers were trying to accommodate every table instead of having designated areas or jobs. There was a serious lack of extra staff and organisational skills. The calmest influence on the restaurant floor was the young student who has served us there previously I sat and watched an ice cream desert melt after being left on the service area for 15 mins. After we had been there an hour we had only been served our starter course. The main meals were just warm, not hot. Also there seemed to be discrepancies depending which main was chosen. Pork belly stuffed with turkey was really succulent, thickly sliced and a generous portion, whereas the turkey was quite dry, thinly sliced and was accompanied by one tiny pig in a blanket, giving the impression of being an inferior meal. The whole meal had taken so long and we weren’t enjoying the ambience, (music was so loud we had to ask for it to be turned down) so we chose not to have desert or coffee and went home instead.
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Ade
North Wales
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 15, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Always a pleasure. Staff attentive, courteous and you can have a laugh with them too. Good value in comparison to most eating establishments - it’s a go to and consistent which is key 👍
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David
North Wales
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 13, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food, great service without being overbearing and great atmosphere.
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rebecca
North Wales
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 6, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
absolutely lovely friendly staff. amazing food & great attentive service. Thank you
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Jonathan
North Wales
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 30, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Really great food and atmosphere. Attentive service. Cucumber sorbet was the star of the show.
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Will
Bedfordshire
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 23, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
It's 23rd November and the only food option was the Christmas menu, which I don't think I was told would be the case when I booked. I'm vegetarian, so there was only one option. Saying that, the food was excellent, and we were well looked after. Recommended, but it's more than a month till Christmas and I wanted to choose from their normal menu.
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Fiona
North Wales
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 22, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A lovely meal with some unusual touches, fabulous service and great value for money. Will definitely be going back very soon.
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Ial Restaurant is rated 4.7 stars by 402 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 23, 2024

11:30 PM

Experiences are available.

Chester Road, Wrexham, Wrexham LL12 7AB

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
Wrexham
Hours of operation
Lunch Wed–Sun 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Afternoon Tea Wed–Sat 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Contemporary British, Bistro, Afternoon Tea
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Barry Langston
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, High Tea, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://www.ialrestaurant.co.uk/
Phone number
01978 548818

Ial Restaurant

Make a reservation

Dining areas

Additional information

Experiences

Bottomless Brunch

Love Bites: Valentine’s Tasting Evening

Popular dishes

Beef

Beef Brisket

Beef Burger

Menu

Starters

Soup of the Day**

Heritage tomato salad

Asparagus

Main Course

Beef Brisket**

Chicken & Bacon Caesar

Wild Mushroom & Truffle Pappardelle

Beef Burger

Fishcake

Light Bites

Steak Ciabatta£8.50

Fish Finger Butty**£7.00

Mushroom Ciabatta£7.00

Dessert

Lemon Posset

Ial Brownie

What 402 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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Review summary

FAQs

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