We have been successfully running our riverside restaurant in Chepstow since 2019, but it’s still hard not to feel humbled by the fact that Panevino occupies an historic building (Grade II listed) that has stood here on the banks of the River Wye for around 300 years.
Situated strategically between the magnificent Chepstow Castle and the Old Wye Bridge that links Wales to England, locals know the building as Afon Gwy. One of its previous incarnations, still fondly remembered, was as the Half-Moon Inn. In days of yore, when it was a merchant’s house, the town pump was in front of the building, and behind it there is still a fascinating tidal well and vaulted cistern.
We opened the doors to Panevino with a flourish in 2019, quickly becoming a popular spot for both locals and tourists to kick back and relax over a classic Italian meal.
A year later along came the Covid Pandemic. Not to be beaten by this disease, we switched from table service to take-aways for the duration of the lockdowns and emerged smiling and solvent on the other side. We still offer takeaways, which remain extremely popular.
We welcome walk-ins and will always do our best to accommodate you, but we’ve introduced an online booking system because of ever-increasing demand for tables in our restaurant. We don’t want to keep you waiting, or rush you through your meal – our style is to give you a serene dining experience in tranquil surroundings.
It’s the dine-in experience, however, that we are gratified to find most of our customers appreciate and we’re proud to say we consitently receive 5-star feedback.
Local residents of Chepstow – there are around 12,000 of them – make up the core of our clientele at Panevino, particularly when it comes to looking for a venue to celebrate a family milestone, or host a gathering of some sort.
We also welcome plenty of visitors from around the UK and around the world who come to Chepstow for all sorts of reasons – day-tripping from Bristol, Cardiff or Newport, looking for outdoor adventure in the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, having a flutter at the famed Chepstow Races, or simply to soak up the history and scenery of the border area.
Whatever your reason for your visit to Panevino, you are guaranteed a good time and great food, whether it’s cosied up indoors with a roaring fire in winter, or out in our sunny riverside garden during the long, lazy days of summer. Year round we’re open from 11am to 11pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am to 9pm on Sunday.
