• Cozy restaurant corner with a stone fireplace, a fire burning inside, dark wood furniture, and a small round table set for two.

    Proper food. Proper service. Proper pub.

    In Llanddarog.

  • Six glasses of craft beer served on a black tasting tray at The Butchers Arms, a traditional country pub in Llanddarog, Carmarthenshire.

    The kind of pub you hoped still existed.

  • Waiting staff serving plates of home-cured smoked salmon at a large family celebration in the traditional dining room at The Butchers Arms, Llanddarog, Carmarthenshire.

    Game, fish and meat sourced properly.

  • A white plate with a serving of baked chicken topped with gravy, accompanied by mashed potatoes, sautéed greens, and garnished with a sprig of parsley, on a dark surface.

    We cook what we know.

Our story.

 

The Butchers Arms was always the plan.

A long-held dream, quietly building.

Scott’s travelled—kitchens, countries, learning from the best.

Kirsty’s the other half—front of house, people, the detail that makes it all work.


Together, they built Strawberry Shortcake Dining.

Now, it all comes here.

To Llanddarog.

To this pub. Everything they’ve learnt, brought together.


This is not just a pub. It’s a chance to show that all the small things matter.

Back to cooking properly.

Back to caring about the details.

Back to work that matters.


A traditional blackboard menu at The Butchers Arms displaying seasonal food and drink specials in white chalk, beside a neatly set wooden dining table in the pub's welcoming interior.
Fresh Coquilles St Jacques served in a scallop shell on a textured grey plate, presented on a rustic wooden table at The Butchers Arms.

Our menus

We cook what we know.

Game, meat and fish sourced properly. Butchered properly.

Stocks and sauces made from scratch. Sundays are for roasts.

We have a daily specials board, reflecting the seasons and what’s best locally.

Sample menus
Sample Wine and Drinks

Our team

This is not just a pub to us. It’s a chance to show that all the small things matter.

Together, we’ve been in the business of good food for almost 50 years. Taking on The Butchers Arms has been a long-held dream.

For us this is about real cooking. If it’s on the plate, it matters.

The Butchers Arms is a real pub. If it’s in a glass, it matters.

This is a place for locals. For visitors. For everyone.

We’re proud to be here. We hope you like our pub.

 
 

Pub

Cosy dining area at The Butchers Arms featuring a roaring stone fireplace, traditional wooden furnishings, and warm, welcoming lighting.
Selection of craft beers on the bar at The Butchers Arms, with rotating ales on tap served in a traditional country pub in Llanddarog, Carmarthenshire.

Our pub

The kind of pub you hoped still existed.

The Butchers Arms has been here since the 17th century.

It’s a proper pub, at the heart of the community.

Where locals and visitors meet, slow down, eat well, and catch up over a pint.

Butchers Arms gallery.