coffee house menu

Freshly roasted coffee daily and straight-from-the-oven bakes and cakes

woodsaw & wheel country kitchen eatery

We're open 10.30am - 5.00pm, Wednesdays to Sunday, for a very warm welcome and delicious hearty fare

spring menus 2025

Click below for our latest Woodsaw & Wheel and Country Kitchen Eatery menus

HOMEMADE ABBEY MILL PIES

All our pies are made with locally sourced meat & vegetables topped with a golden puff pastry lid & are accompanied with seasonal vegetables & new potatoes or a mixed country salad & a baked potato.

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Wye valley beef & beer pie [w]

Tender pieces of Welsh beef cooked in a rich gravy made with local abbey ale from Tintern. Tintern’s ‘abbey ale’ available in bottles for you to enjoy with your meal or to take home.

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Tinterns infamous dragon pie™ [w]

It’s our secret recipe. Prime welsh beef, red wine, chillies & many other hot things. Please be warned dragon pie is not for the faint hearted - it is extremely hot!!

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Abbot’s chicken & ham pie [w]

Prime chicken breast & herefordshire ham together in a creamy sauce.

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Owain glyn dwr’s lamb pie [w] 

Tender Welsh lamb, in rich gravy with a hint of mint.

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Gamekeeper’s rabbit pie

Yes real rabbit! Tender pieces of peter rabbit slowly cooked in a rich wine gravy.

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Vegan curry pie [vg] 

Cauliflower, lime and coconut with a mix of vegetables come together in a mild curry sauce.

TASTE OF OUR COUNTRYSIDE

Welsh lamb cawl [w]

A traditional Welsh treat- served with crusty bread, a chunk of Caerphilly cheese & a warm Welsh cake!

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Lay brother’s liver & bacon

Served in a giant yorkshire pudding on a bed of creamy mash potato with a selection of vegetables and a rich gravy.

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Homemade lasagne [w]

We use best quality minced Welsh beef, cooked with red wine, garlic, herbs & tomatoes layered between pasta sheets, topped with a creamy cheese sauce. Baked in our oven, accompanied by garlic bread & a country salad.

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Gilpin’s chowder

Cod, smoked haddock, salmon and prawns together in a creamy thick sauce, served with crusty bread & Welsh butter.

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St Tewdrics fishcakes [w]

We make our fish cakes from fresh salmon & pink prawns wrapped together with local potato served with a sweet chilli dip, country salad & cottage roll.

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Poached Salmon  [w]

Poached salmon served with a country salad & new potatoes.

TRADITIONAL PLATTERS

Served with a country salad, cottage roll & welsh butter.

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Turners cheese platter [w]

An artist’s treat of Welsh Llandyrnog cheddar & fine English stilton served with a tasty apple & ale chutney.

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Wordsworth ham platter 

Home cooked local gammon ham served with a tasty apple & ale chutney.

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Fisherman's platter

Fresh cutlet of salmon poached with lemon & served with a country salad, & served with new potatoes.

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Millers prawn platter 

Juicy pink prawns served on a bed of lettuce with a lemon wedge & Marie-rose sauce.

CISTERCIANS VEGETARIAN CHOICE

Macaroni cheese and leek bake [v]

A homemade dish of macaroni pasta in a creamy cheese sauce with leeks served with a salad garnish & garlic bread.

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Benedict’s 8 bean beany bake [v]

A homemade tasty treat of 8 different beans cooked with vegetables in a tomato & basil sauce, covered with scalloped potatoes &melted cheddar cheese. Served with salad garnish & tortilla crisps.

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Abbey Mill home baked 'quiche of the day' [v]

Served with a country salad & new potatoes.

LIGHT BITES

King Offa’s soup of the day [v w]

After a stroll along Offa’s dyke & taking in the fresh air what better than a large bowl of hot homemade soup finished with croutons & cream, with a warm cottage roll & Welsh butter.

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Naughty monk’s baked baguettes 

Freshly bake baguettes served with a side of crisps and homemade ‘redslaw’:

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Llandyrnog cheddar & tomato [v]
Llandyrnog cheddar & onion [v]
Tuna sweetcorn mayo
Home cooked ham salad
Melted Llandyrnog cheddar & bacon
Prawns with marie rose sauce
Bacon, brie & cranberry
Minted lamb & onions
with redcurrant jelly
BBQ pulled pork & onions
Turkey, stuffing & cranberry
Slow roasted beef & onions with horseradish relish
Bacon & black pudding
Crispy chicken, bacon, lettuce & tomato with garlic mayo.

DEVIL'S PULPIT JACKETS

Our local jacket potatoes are inspired by our local landscape and are freshly baked every day. Choices of fillings are:

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Welsh Llandyrnog cheddar [v w]

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Homemade red coleslaw [v]

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Baked beans [v}

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Tuna & sweetcorn mayo

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Melted Llandyrnog topped with bacon

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Pink prawns with lemon & Marie rose sauce

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Beef Chilli Con Carne

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All potatoes are accompanied with a large crisp country salad

SIDE DISHES

Local jacket potato

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Bowl of side salad

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Homemade ‘redslaw’

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Jug of gravy

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Cottage roll & butter

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Garlic bread

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Garlic bread melted cheese

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Portion of Welsh cheddar cheese

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Olive board

Bowl of olives, olive oil and balsamic vinegar with rustic crusty bread for dipping

don't forget ...

Our local potatoes are oven baked every day. Choices of fillings are:

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Daily specials - Please see blackboards

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Children’s menu available - Please ask

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Wine/ beer menu - To enjoy

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Vegetarian choice - Marked [v]

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Vegan choice - Marked [vg]

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Gluten free options on request

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Locally sourced welsh choice - Marked [w]

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No G.M. Ingredients

MILL WHEEL TEA CAKE

Made to our own recipe,
home of Tintern's famous

Mill wheel tea cake

(Beware of forgeries!)

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NAUGHTY BUT NICE

Hot chocolate fudge cake

Served warm with lashings of chocolate fudge, fresh whipped cream or ice cream, chocolate sauce & a Cadbury’s flake

(Warning: this sweet may contain chocolate!)

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Hot apple strudel

Apple, cinnamon & sultana strudel served warm with either: freshly whipped cream, custard or vanilla ice cream

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 Toffee or Chocolate meringues

Freshly whipped cream encased between two meringues with vanilla ice cream & topped with toffee or chocolate sauce, chopped nuts & a crumbled Cadbury’s Flake

(We guarantee this not to be slimming!)

PANCAKES & WAFFLES

Two Crepes served with:

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Sugar and lemon

The traditional choice

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Maple syrup cream & ice cream

The perfect combination

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Red cherries cream & ice cream

It’s naughty but it’s nice!

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Waffle & maple syrup

One large sugar waffle drizzled with maple syrup & finished with cream & vanilla ice cream

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Traditional cream tea

Homemade scone served with Welsh butter, strawberry jam, and Welsh clotted cream plus a pot of tea or an americano for one.

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Welsh tea

One slice of Bara-Brith loaf and two warm Welsh cakes and butter plus a pot of tea or an Americano for one

ICE CREAMS

Vanilla ice cream

With a Cadbury’s chocolate flake and chocolate or strawberry sauce

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Naughty but nice

Layers of raspberries & coulis sauce topped with cream & meringue

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Honey crunch

Honey comb & butter scotch sauce Delicious!

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Black Forest

Layers of cherries, chocolate sauce topped with cream, nuts and a flake  

FAMILY FAVOURITES

Traditional Bakewell Tart

 A rich iced almond sponge with a layer of strawberry jam

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Sticky treacle tart

An old traditional favourite

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Classic apple pie

A perfect combination

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Sticky toffee pudding

Layers of cherries, chocolate sauce topped with cream, nuts and a flake  

(All sweets are offered with freshly whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or custard)

TRADITIONAL TREATS

Chelsea Bun

Served with butter 

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Home made scone & butter

We are still following the family recipe 1932

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Welsh cakes

Two Welsh cakes traditionally cooked on a bake stone, served warm with butter

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Bara-Brith loaf   

Two slices of Welsh tea bread baked to our own family recipe, served with butter

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CREAMY CARROT CAKE

A wonderfully moist cake with iced topping served with fresh cream or ice cream. 'Recommended by one rabbit to another'

HOT BEVERAGES

House tea

Pot of freshly brewed tea for one

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Earl Grey

A speciality tea with a distinctive flavour

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Herbal & fruit teas

Make a choice from our wide selection

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Hot water

by the cup

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Americano coffee

Espresso topped with hot water with milk

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Espresso 

Classic Italian coffee, short & black with an intense aroma & aftertaste

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Double Espresso

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Cappuccino

One third espresso, one third hot milk and one third frothed milk

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Caffe latte

Espresso topped with hot steamed milk and a thin layer of frothed milk

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Flat white

Double Espresso topped with hot steamed milk

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Mocha

Espresso shot topped with hot Belgian chocolate and sprinkled with cocoa powder

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Hot Chocolate special

Belgian chocolate topped with cream or marshmallows and a Cadbury’s Flake too!

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Soya & oat milk

SOMETHING COOL & REFRESHING

Lemonade

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‘Coca-Cola’

It’s the real thing

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Diet Coke 

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Appletise

Sparkling apple juice

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Pure orange juice

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Sparkling mineral water

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Elderflower presse

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Ginger beer

(All served with ice & lemon)

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Cold Milk

By the Glass

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Flavoured milk

Strawberry or chocolate milk toped with whipped cream and a flake

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Ice cream floats

Coke or lemonade topped with vanilla ice cream

Allergy Advice

If you suffer from any allergies, please discuss these with a member of our Restaurant team

who will do their best to accommodate your dietary needs and suggest items that may be suitable. 
We aim to offer suitable dishes for all diets though, unfortunately, this may not always be possible. 

 

Mill voucher wheel logo in Wye Valley green

Wonderful Birthday afternoon

Wonderful Birthday afternoon tea at the Abbey Mill and we also couldn't resist their delicious homemade leek and potato soup. So relaxed we spent 2hrs in the tea room and were throughly looked after by the great staff. Would def recommend a visit. Sluurpy

Sluurpy. 2023

information and bookings

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