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The Bench Espresso, Wine Bar and Ice Cream Parlour, St Davids, Wales, United Kingdom

The Bench Espresso, Wine Bar and Ice Cream Parlour is an Italian style Cafe Bar with Internet Access, a meeting place in the heart of St Davids, Wales.

With fresh breads and Pizza straight from their Bakery, delicious dishes of nibbles, Italian food - starters and mains followed by home-made Ice creams made on the premises - it's the complete Italian experience, and of course delicious coffees and Gianni's homemade fudge.

The Bench Espresso, Wine Bar and Ice Cream Parlour offer starters, mains & the days ?bench specials? adjusted according to seasonal availability concentrating on the Italian theme with Pizzas to eat in or take away & lots of Pasta. During the shooting season Gianni shoots his own game & cooks this in the restaurant, Woodcock partridge & pheasant being available in abundance . Likewise during the summer months we serve fresh locally sourced crab & lobster & other fish as they become available.

With Gianni?s famous artisan ice creams which are made on the premises it?s the complete Italian experience! There are around 20 flavours available at all times, these change daily with hundreds of flavours that Gianni has up his sleeve! All the ice creams are made with local organic milk from caerfai farm. Throughout the year Gianni always has a choice of sorbets & sugar free ice cream to choose from.

Following an Italian tradition started in 1650 Gianni is exploring his dream in the wonderful world of Ice Cream- making over 15 varieties from local organic milk from Caerfai Farm.

The choice will vary with the seasons ? Dairy, Chocolate, Pistachio, Strawberry, Coffee, Lemon Yoghurt, and the Bench Special to name a few. These are artisan ice creams ? sorbets and creams, seriously delicious, once tasted you?ll be back for more ? takeaway or in the house.

Wholesale Ice Cream Gianni?s real Italian ice cream & sorbets are made on the premises in a traditional way using local organic milk from Caerfai farm With an abundance of flavours adjusted seasonally using the highest quality Ingredients. We can make virtually any flavour upon request but we do need at least 48hrs notice.

There are Internet facilities to keep you in touch, daily St Davids and British newspapers to browse. Come, relax, and meet friends in the comfortable two rooms and conservatory that is the continental atmosphere of The Bench.

The Bench gallery is now open on the first floor exhibiting the landscape & wildlife photographic work of Jo Sime & other guest photographers, artists & craft makers working in the St David's & surrounding area.

Photographs can be purchased in various sizes, framed, unframed, mounted & on canvas & cards. In 2008 the gallery will be showcasing the work of Adrian Hawke, Denise Marriott, Heather Bennett, David Wilson, Gary Roberts & others. Sian Richardson's recycled 'willie & Jimbo' jewellery along with patrizia walfords ceramic jewellery. Sculpture by Penny Dafforn & Mel Calder with pottery by Pips Kirkpatrick.