A FORMER butcher shop and clothing boutique enters a new era as a restaurant that prides itself on locally sourced food with added "fun and glamour".

Named after the date the building was built, 1894 will offer a fine dining experience three nights a week - Thursday, Friday and Saturday - as well as monthly special nights with celebrity chefs. The restaurant will be introducing Sunday afternoon tea

Situated inside Plynlimon House, Long Bridge Street, two luxurious dining rooms have been outfitted with bright and bold wallpaper designed by Italian luxury fashion house Valentino.

County Times: 1894 restaurant, Long Bridge Street, Llanidloes.1894 restaurant, Long Bridge Street, Llanidloes.

Sam Hill, a former chef at the famous Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland, said it's been "great fun" setting up the restaurant after months of work.

"We all want to have fun with it and everyone have a great time. We’re hoping it will be a bit more special and hopefully make people feel better. We are under no preconception that this is a treat for birthdays and celebrations.

"It’s fun. I want to hear the buzz of great conversations, not the buzz of your phone going off. We want people to come and enjoy dinner with who they’re with. The tables are your own for the night."

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Sam said sourcing food locally is "hugely important" to the business. Vegetables are picked from a farm outside Machynlleth, award-winning preserves from Newtown-based Radnor Preserves, local honey, roasted coffee from Dyfi Roastery, meat from Twink at Williams Family Butchers, and wine supplied by Dylan and Llinos at Dylanwad Wine in Dolgellau.

"It’s so important to support local otherwise you won’t have it," Sam added.

County Times: Inside one of the dining areas at the 1894 restaurant, Long Bridge Street, Llanidloes.Inside one of the dining areas at the 1894 restaurant, Long Bridge Street, Llanidloes.

The restaurant includes distinctive features from its time as a butcher shop and has a royal crest outside which is believed to have been added following the coronation of Edward VII, who placed an order from the shop at Christmas 1884.