The plumber who became one of Wales' top Michelin-starred chefs
msn.comRead more: The 50 best restaurants in Wales in 2022 This tiny eight-seat restaurant in the town of Menai Bridge has held a Michelin star since 2016 and is one of only three Welsh restaurants to be named in La Liste’s guide to the world’s best.
So, it’s clearly a restaurant which is worth shouting about. But Stephen’s low profile online means that his customers are often not sure about the experience they’re going to get when they visit Sosban.
There are very few photos around of what the restaurant currently looks like and his guests are served a surprise tasting menu. “We have customers who come in and say ‘we looked it up online and it doesn’t say much but it’s completely different to the images which are out there,’” said Stephen.
Whilst Sosban and the Old Butchers has changed a lot since it opened its doors in 2013, Stephen’s use of lesser used cuts of meat in his cooking is something which can be traced all the way back to his childhood being raised by his grandparents on Anglesey. “We used to eat a lot of offal and cheaper cuts, like tongue, lamb hearts and kidneys and I suppose that has helped me along the way. “What I remember is that the smell wasn’t actually how it tasted.
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