The Hare & Hounds, Aberthin

The Hare & Hounds, Aberthin Michelin Bib Gourmand Food in a Proper Local Pub. Good Food Guide Top 100 Pubs 2025. Locally sourced, low-waste, seasonal Welsh dining pub. Log Fire, local ales.
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Rooted in craft, care and stories. Here at the Hare & Hounds in Aberthin we serve good quality food and drinks in relaxed and informal surroundings. First and foremost, our pub is a thriving local watering hole that has been keeping locals’ thirst at bay for over 300 years. We will carry on doing exactly that, with a range of great ales, interesting wines and homemade seasonal drinks. Alongside the bar, we now offer a small, daily changing, seasonal menu in our dining room. We use the very best produce that the Vale of Glamorgan has to offer. Here in the Vale we have some of the most productive soil in the UK, which gives us meat, vegetables and game of the highest quality. The produce available to us from the best Vale producers, our own kitchen garden and our smallholding up the lane, dictate what is on the menu from day to day. Everything is made from scratch in our kitchen, from our own sourdough bread and cultured butter, to our charcuterie and fresh pasta. This is not pretentious fine dining; its just about good food, whether you’ve been for a long walk with your dog or have got something to celebrate. It is a type of regional Welsh cooking. We have been awarded a Bib Gourmand by Michelin for 2018

Some gatherings need a full table. Some need food dropped off and one less thing to think about.We cater for weddings, w...
21/09/2026

Some gatherings need a full table. Some need food dropped off and one less thing to think about.

We cater for weddings, wakes, parties, meetings and all sorts of gatherings, with everything put together around what you need.

Collect from the bakery, or we can arrange local delivery during the week too.

If you’ve got something coming up this Autumn, send us a DM or email [email protected] and tell us what you’ve got planned

A little update from the Hare & Hounds in Aberthin, although frustratingly, there isn’t much of an update to give just y...
18/09/2026

A little update from the Hare & Hounds in Aberthin, although frustratingly, there isn’t much of an update to give just yet.

Over the past few months, we’ve been able to work through some of the aftermath of the fire, clearing damaged areas and salvaging what we can. A lot has had to go, but thankfully much of the pub itself suffered relatively little damage, and we managed to save many of the photographs, memorabilia, furniture and keepsakes that make the Hare & Hounds what it is.

The difficult part is that, for now, we’re still in insurance limbo.

That means the restoration work hasn’t started yet and, as much as we wish we could give you a date, we don’t currently have a timeline for when the pub will reopen.

We know lots of you are eager to see the doors open again. Believe us, so are we. But there are still things outside of our control that need to be resolved before we can properly begin putting the pub back together.

In the meantime, members of our Hare & Hounds team are continuing to work across our other sites, and we’ll keep sharing updates here whenever there is something meaningful to share.

Thank you for continuing to check in on us, ask after the pub and send your support. It really does mean a lot.

Friday and Saturday nights at the bakery are becoming a bit of a thing 🍻 Our chefs are in the kitchen putting their spin...
10/09/2026

Friday and Saturday nights at the bakery are becoming a bit of a thing 🍻 Our chefs are in the kitchen putting their spin on the Hare & Hounds bar menu, Moretti’s on tap, and the bakery gets to stay open a little later than usual.

Come down for dinner, bring the dog, bring the family, or just pop in and see what’s on the menu! We’re serving food from 5-8pm every Friday and Saturday.

Book a table inside, walk in, or grab a spot outside if the Welsh weather is on our side.

See you this weekend? Tag someone who needs to know!

Our smallholding has been showing off a bit lately 🌿 Over the last few weeks we’ve been picking fruit, vegetables and sa...
02/09/2026

Our smallholding has been showing off a bit lately 🌿 Over the last few weeks we’ve been picking fruit, vegetables and salads as they’re ready, then sending them straight into the bakery, Deli and Heathcock kitchens.

There’s no grand plan for every single thing we grow. Sometimes it’s simply a case of seeing what’s ready, getting it into the hands of the chefs and letting the ingredient decide what we cook!

Friday and Saturday nights at the Bakery 🍷 Think the Hare & Hounds bar menu, but here.Elevated evening food, homemade se...
01/09/2026

Friday and Saturday nights at the Bakery 🍷 Think the Hare & Hounds bar menu, but here.

Elevated evening food, homemade seasonal classics, dishes to share and plenty to settle in with, served every Friday and Saturday from 5-8pm.

There’s Moretti on tap, cocktails, a fridge full of lovely boozy drinks and all the usual soft stuff too.

You can book a table online or just come along, we always keep some back for walk-ins. Dogs very welcome, as always.

Every good dish starts somewhere, and ours often starts in a field 🌱 Up the road on our smallholding in the Vale of Glam...
24/08/2026

Every good dish starts somewhere, and ours often starts in a field 🌱 Up the road on our smallholding in the Vale of Glamorgan, there’s always something growing, something ready to harvest, something quietly budding for the season ahead. It’s shaped the way the Hare & Hounds cooks for years, and it’s the reason the food never really stands still

The weather might have turned on us a little… but we’re not giving up on iced coffee just yet! Rain or shine, we’ve got ...
20/08/2026

The weather might have turned on us a little… but we’re not giving up on iced coffee just yet!

Rain or shine, we’ve got plenty of baked treats, great coffee and something delicious to eat waiting for you at the Hare & Hounds Bakery

There’s a little more to a jar of honey than you might think 🍯These are the hives at our smallholding, where this year’s...
18/08/2026

There’s a little more to a jar of honey than you might think 🍯

These are the hives at our smallholding, where this year’s honey has been quietly taking shape over the year.

Once the bees have capped the honey with wax, it’s ready to harvest. A clearing board is added to the hive overnight, allowing the bees to move away from the frames before they’re carefully removed. The wax caps are then taken off, and the frames go into the extractor, where they’re spun to release the honey.

From there, it’s filtered to remove any bits of wax, left to settle and finally poured into jars.

It’s one of those processes we don’t often get to show, but we love being able to share a little more of where things come from. Even better, this batch is now making its way into the kitchens and being used across our sites.

From the smallholding, to the kitchen, to the plate!

A few moments from the Bakery lately. Good food, busy hands, four-legged visitors and all the little details we love 💚 I...
16/08/2026

A few moments from the Bakery lately. Good food, busy hands, four-legged visitors and all the little details we love 💚 

If you’ve visited us recently, what was your favourite order?

14/08/2026

The detail most people never see. Still happening daily over at the Hare & Hounds Bakery

Address

Maendy Road, Aberthin
Cowbridge
CF717LG

Opening Hours

Monday 3pm - 11pm
Tuesday 3pm - 11pm
Wednesday 12pm - 11pm
Thursday 12pm - 11pm
Friday 12pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 12pm - 11pm

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