Restaurant Paternoster Farm to move into a pub

Paternoster Farm, the Welsh field-to-fork restaurant run by Michelle and Leum Evans, is moving its entire operation into a pub.

The restaurant in its current form will close by the end of April, with the team moving their hospitality operation to The Old Point House in Angle, Pembroke.

Paternoster Farm began during the Covid-19 lockdowns as a farm shop selling home-reared meat and pastries. It evolved into a restaurant set in the farm’s former milking parlour.

The move to The Old Point House follows 12 months of uncertainty, following notice that Pembrokeshire County Council would not extend the current farm tenancy.

“Over the past year, the ongoing uncertainty around our tenancy has been exhausting and emotionally draining for our whole family and our team," says Michelle (pictured). "We were given hope when a full council meeting unanimously voted to uphold our petition and, in doing so, accepted that the County Farm Policy was not fit for purpose.

"An urgent policy review was agreed, yet almost eight months later that review has not begun. It has become apparent we are looking at years, not months, before a longer-term decision is made. 

"When The Old Point House opportunity arose, we gave it a lot of thought. Ultimately it felt like such a good fit that we couldn’t turn it down; not least because it offers long-term security for the hospitality side of what we do."

Farm-to-pub

The Paternoster kitchen serves a daily-changing set menu shaped by what the farm and kitchen garden can provide (beef, pork, lamb, water buffalo, honey from their bees, and seasonal vegetables) alongside local seafood and foraged ingredients.

The move to the Old Point House will see the existing Paternoster Farm team bring their approach to seasonal, produce-led hospitality into a pub setting. A public Kickstarter has launched alongside the announcement, offering rewards such as gift vouchers, and private hire for weddings and parties.

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