Beehive Pub Cheltenham in Cheltenham

Such a cozy atmosphere! Came here with coworkers to have a pint, get some food, and watch the euros game and it was a perfect place for all three. The starter platters were amazing and I would highly recommend getting a few for the table. I loved my fish and chips and I heard the other meals were good as well.

This is a fantastic town “village” pub which must be a joy to have in your local area. Loved the decor and service at the bare was tiptop. Highly unusual in that the pub element has equal importance with the seating area. Unfortunately, the food offering was somewhat slow and, ultimately, disappointing. How I wish pubs would stop offering reheated frozen products such as the Whitebait here. It is not whitebait and it is bland and tasteless. I wouldn’t buy it from Iceland and I shouldn’t be offered it at a catering establishment! Maybe this clouded by judgement but our party agreed - great, great pub but eat somewhere else.

We booked here for Sunday lunch with no expectations. When arriving I felt a little pang of disappointed as it did look like it needed a lick of paint and was full of locals, so I was dubious. HOWEVER, the roast was insane! We ordered a half roast chicken Sunday lunch each and the portions were massive! Photos don’t do it justice. The veg tasted incredible, I would love to know how they cooked it. Roasties were lovely and crispy. The Yorkshire was big- wasn’t amazing but was a welcomed addition. A large bowl of green veg to share in the middle as well as an extra pot of gravy which was much appreciated. An offer of a pot of sauces also. We had to bring some home, the waitress wrapped some up in foil for us. One of the better roasts I have had locally and would really recommend it. A nice rustic pub with a local feel. I liked the log fire and imagine sitting there in the winter would be lovely and cosy. Give it a try!

Very friendly and quick service, couldn’t fault it! Dog friendly too! In the 3 meat Sunday lunch the beef looked like it was cooked to perfection but was a bit chewy and chicken a bit dry. Being gluten and dairy free they really had good options until it came to dessert. There wasn’t anything I could eat which was a little disappointing. Also the acoustics in The Snug was an issue as it was really loud when it was full and difficult to hear our own conversations. A really lovely place though, thank you

Doesn't matter how nice a pub is, if the bar person is unfriendly/rude for no reason then it's a fail. And so it was when me and my mate walked in for a pint one evening. We both stood at the bar, barman was busy pulling five pints of Guinness. No 'evening gents, be with you in a minute' no eye contact even. When it was our turn to be served he just looked at me with a vacant expression followed by abrupt 'What do you want?'. Was it that we weren't regulars? On finishing, I put the empty glasses on the bar and said cheers...nothing in return.

I treated myself to lunch on Remembrance Sunday and was very pleased with my choice of The Beehive. The atmosphere was welcoming, the background music wasn't too intrusive, the snug area where I was seated was good, the service was prompt and attentive, and finally the Sunday roast was delicious and plentiful. A 3 course lunch and a pint of beer for just over £37 was excellent value. Highly recommended.

Delicious food, friendly service. We called prior to walking down on a Saturday evening, no problem at all and happy for the dogs to join us. Lovely dining space upstairs. Good wine list, although we chose beer instead, which was well kept. Extra points for superb calamari and that wonderful lemon and lime tart! Thank you for a lovely evening

Busy local pub- you’ll need to book - it’s very popular because it’s a lovely pub selling great food. Our Sunday lunch was mushroom pie, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and 4 different veg. All cooked beautifully, served hot and timely. Would throughly recommend.

Sunday roast was generous and delicious, as were the homemade truffles with coffee. Friendly service and relaxed atmosphere. Wear a warm jumper as its a bit nippy though, even with the fire going. Went to pay and was surprised by the 10% surcharge on the bill (in a pub?). No mention of it on the menu. To my understanding a 10% optional surcharge is for attentive, restaurant style service. Well friendly service it was but not 10% worth of attentive, restaurant style service. We needed to go to the bar a few times for additional drinks and desert menu, the normal pub style, which we are perfectly happy with.....however when I decided to pay £85 instead of £88 (an okay tip in my opinion), I was met with a rather negative response from the bar staff, who it appears felt insulted by not getting their full 10%....(definitely left a sour taste in the bouche...which was a pity after such a good meal)....and there I was thinking that 10% was optional.....silly me....clearly giving 7.5% instead is just "not on" at this hive of bees....lol)...

My party of five adults went to the Beehive for lunch today (Sunday 20/11/2022. The ladies that served us were pleasant, polite and attentive. I ordered the sea bass on crushed new potatoes with green beans. the size of the meal was very small. I only had one fillet on the plate, the beans were raw, and all was covered in a dressing of poor-quality olive oil. My wife had the vegetarian pie, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes cauliflower and broccoli. The pie was bland and lacked seasoning, the roast potatoes were hard and dry with no centre, the cauliflower and broccoli were raw. The Yorker pudding was dark brown to black in colour - completely dried out - completely inedible. We complained about the Yorkshires, they were replaced with some that were ever drier - you could crumble them between your fingers. My son had the roast pork - the potatoes were as described above, the tiny amount of carrots were over cooked and the parsnip fragments were black and over cooked. There is no point in me describing the other two meals as they were not a good as those previously described. One of the waitresses that came to our table apologised for the food and told us that it had been cooked in the morning and heated up for us! She told me that the Manager was in the kitchen talking to the Chef! What a joke! Chef! A person that warms up precooked burnt food. We were advised that the Manager had approved us only paying for 50% of our food. I told her that we were not going to pay for any of the food, but I would pay for the drinks. The absent Manager agreed to this. I find it appalling that the Manager left his staff to deal with situation and did not have intestinal fortitude to deal with us face to face. The Manager and the clown in the kitchen need to be replaced. The ladies at front of house need a pay rise, they were great. Especially as they were doing the Managers job!

Took a chance on this place for a family evening meal whilst visiting Cheltenham and we were so glad we did. Food was delicious and staff helpful and friendly. Local area is lovely. Would recommend!

I booked a table for two o’ clock today, but popped in at twelve because rain had stopped play at the cricket. Not a problem as they found me a table and told me that there was no need to rush. The result was a very enjoyable couple of hours with some decent wine, good food and excellent service. Will definitely visit again when I’m next in Cheltenham

What has happened here, the bar looks a bit tired or in need of a good clean, very over priced for drinking. Shame as we used to love being here. On a positive note nice outside tables.

Visited for a Sunday roast, lovely food and friendly staff. Pubs tucked away, feels like a local pub. More traditional pub but quality food, well presented.

Went for lunch yesterday (19/12/22). From 12.45-2.00 we were the only people in the building, and I understand why. Barman/landlord was lovely but the building run-down and cold. Lunch food was awful. The tagine was a micro-meal and tasteless. The cheap hot-dog was in a stale bun and they plastered it with cheap, vinegary tomato sauce, which was all you could taste. Such a shame. Go for a beer but give the food a miss.

Oh dear - used to be so good .... haven't visited for a couple of years, but did this week - the bar area was very bland dark grey and the toilets were filthy - chipped paint, dirthy loo roll on floor and cracked sinks, didnt eat there but dont think i want to - such a shame.

Awesome service by the barmaid, and the steak and ale pies were incredible. Will definitely be back next I’m in Cheltenham!

Extremely rude staff, lacking common sense and basic manners. Shame as the place used to be a good local pub.

We called in on the off chance after a weekend at the races hoping for a Sunday lunch. We were greated by a very friendly member of staff and told to just grab a table. We both had the roast beef which was very tender...

Probably the worst food, I have ever had. Burnt potatoes, hard not crispy, parsnips were as bad and pig in blanket. Veg was incredibly hard and cauliflower was rancid. Waitress heard me comment about the potatoes and brought more, oh dear they were as bad...

I have just returned from a very disappointing experience at The Beehive. We specifically booked a table with you for your Christmas Menu only to be told on arrival that none of the Christmas food was there and it would have to be brought in...

Absolutely awful Sunday lunch , one member of our party couldn’t even eat the meat it was so tough , should’ve of complained but couldn’t wait to leave and to top it all £4.60 for a pint of lemonade and lime ! Never again

Enjoyed a few beers here as a diversion venue from the Bath Road run hostelries. Friendly service as ever in a traditional boozer

Very disappointed. Researched and booked after reading the sawdays entry. An expensive and synthetic experience in a venue without atmosphere. The mushroom starter was tinned mushrooms and the rib eye steak tasted synthetic- certainly didn't taste freshly grilled. Service was pleasant and helpful but when...

We had Sunday lunch which was highly recommended. The young waitress who served us was lovely but the sirloin of beef was pretty inedible. Not wishing to make a fuss I mentioned the fact when paying to be told by another waitress that’s how the...

Held our Company evening meal here last night in the upstairs room. Staff (Sarah and Nick) were awesome and made the whole experience brilliant. Food was great and a special mention for Scott, the manger, for helping make it happen and flexibility with changing numbers...

Brilliant service, staff very helpful. The food was presented like you were in a 5 star restaurant . Will be going back when visiting Cheltenham again.

Lovely old pub, great selection of drinks and the service was pretty decent. The overpriced roast was the worst we've eaten though - it soured the whole visit. Most of it was left

Love this place. Normally. Felt tonight that I wasn’t welcome. Woman (manager?) snotty upon arrival. We were doing her a favour turning up. Stayed for one drink and went to the retreat around the corner World of difference. Go there if you’re just having a...

Decent pub to unwind with a drink or two , we found this pub off the grid whilst walking back to our holiday home had a few drinks in the sun all was good

The Beehive on Montpellier villas is by far the nicest pub in the area. The staff are all super friendly and make you feel welcome and valued. The food is superb. Fresh and locally sourced ingredients expertly crafted by a fantastic chef and the beers...

The loveliest bunch of staff, the friendliest customers, lovely food, alcohol (doesn’t need a descriptive word). Easily my favourite pub in Cheltenham. Also there’s normally doggos.

I went for roast dinner after unsuccefully going to an event. I needed somewhere dog friendly and found this place via Google I really wanted a roast dinner. When I arrived I was asked to wear a mask despite wearing a sunflower lanyard, I was...

We met up with another couple here for Sunday Lunch having booked a table which was ready and waiting for us on our arrival. Staff were all Covid aware using single use menus, not touching customers payment cards and encouraging customers to sanitize. We were...

A good experience. We booked for sunday lunch fairly last minute. They were very organised with their COVID rules, which is always good. They were playing music, which really helps with atmosphere due to it being half empty. It wasnt too loud either. The food...

Felt drawn into this traditional pub when visiting Cheltenham so when we were looking for a pub meal we headed for it . Lovely traditional decor and very friendly . Had hoped for a bit more quality with the food .

Seemed this might hve been a bit too busy bearing in mind the current covid restrictions but they manage them well. Food was good & plentiful at a reasonable price.

Awful service and food the Owners and Chef should be ashamed at the excuse for a meal they served us!

Classic pub food. There is front and back outdoor space (so social distancing possible). Very dog friendly atmosphere, and pleasant staff. Very near the Montpellier gardens, but a bit hidden.

Went here for the first time yesterday and was very please by the excellent food on there menu, not over priced and great selection to choose from. The staff were friendly, polite and couldn't do enough for us, and service was quick. Would highly recommended...

As soon as we arrived we recieved a very warm welcome and shown to our table. After being allowed to settle our drinks order was taken and was given menus. At our leisure we all chose and ordered starters and main courses. To finish we...

Booked a table here because we were really looking forward to taking the children for Sunday Lunch, I was the only one who opted for a starter and the others were going to have a dessert, we all ordered the Sunday lunch, my starter was...

Terrible service and lack of understanding from ownership. Waiting staff should be respectful and treat clients fairly

The first thing to hit you in the upstairs eating area is the smell. Like a chip shop in the morning. Stale pong of chip fat. Probably due to the menu which is basically chips with everything. When I visited , the time taken to...

A group of us visited for Sunday lunch. The Beehive is a great pub with lovely staff. We were all disappointed with the Sunday lunch. There was plenty of it but it lacked flavor and some bits were overcooked and quite dry. The staff were...

We visited for a pub quiz I organised for work. Throughout the organising Mary was very communicative and helpful, and let me put a bottle of prosecco aside for a prize. The tables had all been helpfully arranged in fours for us as requested. I...

A really wonderful old fashioned pub with loads of history offers great food and beers and sensible prices! A place to meet friends for a chat without going deaf from background noise. It has many events and a very nice court yard garden. John and...

The pub is tucked away and isn't much to look at from the outside. however, a warm welcome and good food and service awaited. The steak and ale pie tasted fresh. There was plenty and vegetables and a healthy portion size. So much so they...

A family roast at short notice. Generous helpings, a great roast of beef/pork and friendly staff. A full pub and we were pleased.

Service a bit slow to start with, as restaurant staff also at drinks bar. However , soon they took our order and the food was excellent - best roast potatoes for miles , great side dishes , nice veg , roast pork and roast beef...

Staff serving drinks at the bar were clearly busy so a little bit slow to take our orders and get us started with a nice welcome, which was a pity . That slow start is the only reason for less than 5 glowing stars ....

Great selection of beers, including Timothy Taylor Landlord. Real traditional venue and great location. Sunday roast was good. Weekday lunch (fish and chips) was very good.

Expensive and disappointing. We were booked for 1.30 and didn’t get out main courses until 3pm. The soup was tasty but cold and the turkey main was OK but there was very little meat and the Yorkshire pudding was burnt. The Xmas pudding was very...

I went there on Saturday 7/12/19 for our works Christmas do, often you find that when big groups book at Christmas things go wrong and the food quality is poor, not here, the food order was spot on , the service brilliant and the food...

Booked an downstairs pub table and were seated upstairs in a private hire room with a large group and loud music. Food took well over an hour and the waitress was very dismissive and promised to send the manager who never appeared.

Had a great lunch here, lovely warm atmosphere. None of that sterile chain pub nonsense. Will be going again, friendly staff and locals.

Popped into this pub for the first time recently just to have a quick drink and left 5 hours later and slightly worse for wear! We met a lovely chap called Tom who works there and made us feel so welcome! The wine is almost...

Excellent Pub, good food, really attentive and engaging bar staff, fantastic company only to be outdone by the Mad Goose IPA...

We'd heard this was a good place to eat. Not really being big drinkers it was the food we were after. Hard to park close by but dropped off my wife and managed to find a spot not too far away. Table service was prompt...

Came across this pub when a friend took me for drink, on the way to the Cheltenham Cricket Festival. The establishment has very warm and friendly atmosphere. The young bar staff are always happy to serve you and nothing is to much trouble. Never have...

Had yet another great afternoon and evening on bank holiday Friday and Sunday. Lots of friendly patrons and staff. The makeshift Rum Shack was good fun and serviced most needs. A special mention to a chap named Tom, full of life and fun . He...

I booked for Sunday lunch. Was phoned to advise that no lunch as Caribbean BBQ was taking place. Agreed to go as could be fun. Booked reserved table, but when we arrived there was no reserved table. Never-the-less, found a table and had the BBQ....

Great pub perfect pint in jug glass!!! The friendly barman said it's his campaign to bring 'em back. He's got my vote.

We enjoyed a great pub meal washed down by some fantastic local ales. The Wicked Lady in particular was superb. The atmosphere was great as were the staff who were super friendly & informative about the local area.

First time here . Really is a pub in every sense of the word which is good. Lunch was very good with excellent vegetables. Would have received a higher rating but staff were pretty ordinary. Half clearing table between courses. Will visit again though as...

The Beehive is a friendly local pub in Montpelier – an elegant suburb of Cheltenham. A well-stocked bar manned by friendly and efficient staff serves well-kept beers and all the gin you can manage. Food is served from a limited menu. It’s pub grub, done...

Pleasant appearance, nice real ales. Way too many uncontrolled, screaming toddlers running free all over. Rather spoiled what I thought was a pub but seemed like a creche

There seem to be so many French-style "Brasserie XYZ" next to one another in the heart of Cheltenham to make this traditional English pub really stand out. The atmosphere was great as you would expect it from a pub and the typical fare was excellent:...

I’ve been in here a few times for drinks and love the place. Nice staff and a friendly old-school pub atmosphere. Having heard great things, one night I decided to try it for food and was not disappointed. Their burgers are fab. Must venture elsewhere...

Busy saturday evening during the Jazz Festival - we booked ahead and were not disappointed! The place was buzzing but our table was ready for us. Our server was most welcoming and efficient. The food was simple but tasty, Good value. Recommended.

Great fun. A really nice local. Great beer and restaurant food. They also have great pub snacks! You have got to try the Scotch bonnet free range pickled eggs with a bag of crisps and high quality Biltong! The manager Richard was extremely helpful. Well...

Very nice Sunday lunch of Slow Roasted Lamb with a nice selection of vegetables that for once were cooked with some love. Roast potatoes were nicely browned and crispy but perhaps could be cut into two. Sticky toffee pudding was delicious with an excellent toffee...

great spot for fine ales in a proper pub. friendly staff and a good selection of beers on tap. food is also very good if you feel the need

We were very much looking forward to spending Christmas Day here as it would be stress free however it was the complete opposite. Firstly we were seated in the middle of a busy bar where we were surrounded by people stood up drinking, very loud...

We ate here today for our Christmas lunch. Table was wobbly and chairs uncomfortable. Food very mediocre. Service appalling. At times the 2 staff working there simply disappeared. We had finished our starter and main course by 1.30, yet it took over 2 more hours...

Table for four reserved for Sunday lunch. We were seated upstairs in a room which has some ambience in truth, and served by very attentive and professional staff. Starters (garlic mushrooms) were delicious and the main course served with superb fresh cooked vegetables. Beef was...

I do like this place and find the staff very attentive and well mannered. We have been here a few times but only for a drink and longed for their Sunday lunches which always look great and are obviously very popular as they always appear...

We returned to try the restaurant again in Feb and it was better than the previous visit. The beer was top drawer again and the service from Jonny was attentive, polite and would make us return!

Awful food just awful and expensive ticket price. Not a banquet at all. Bit of beef with a few veg. Not even one parsnip per person!!! Can you believe that they send out 5 parsnips to a table of 9!!! Same with the biscuits at dessert (if you can call tinned pears cheese and biscuits a dessert) Soup starter was the best of the lot. Main course was a large round plate of bread and on top of that I had a thin slice of cold beef and two boiled carrots!! Gravy was somewhere never got to me, but that would only have made it more horrible!! What a disappointment, and was so looking forward to it. At least the entertainment and ambience was authentic and very good, I will speak as I find, so it was a case of shut up and put up but would never, ever go there again for a function.

Went to visit a friend and had a lovely time in a really friendly pub. Good selection of beer and good looking menu.

Went to the new menu launch party on Thursday night and sampled the fantastic new menu. The homemade scotch eggs were incredible- possibly the best I've ever eaten!

I enjoyed a Christmas eve lunch here with friends. There was a 'limited menu' but still plenty to choose from. I had delicious pan fried chicken with a mushroom and blue cheese sauce, served with mashed potato and vegetables. We were seated at a large table in the upstairs dining room. Lovely atmosphere and great service. Would recommend.

So went here for a Sunday roast for the mother in laws birthday. We had our drinks served and menus given...then the waits began.

Very friendly staff and especially Johnny behind the bar. Good selection of local ales and ciders. Nice variety of Gins and Whisky. Excellent local! We are lucky to live nearby.

Lovely food sat in the sun in the garden. A traditional pub with friendly service and reasonable prices.

We chose the Beehive for a club anniversary meal as we felt it was the most attractive of the three...

Definitely off the main drag, this traditional boozer is worth a detour from Montpellier. Decent real ales on tap, friendly staff and seemingly a sociable destination. Give it a go.

Visited because of its dog-friendly approach and true to its publicity the staff were more than happy to make a fuss of the well-behaved, mild-mannered dog in our company.

Lively as ever on a Saturday evening. Good selection of ales and a great bunch of people either side of the bar

We had met up with friends in town and we all piled into the beehive.

The beehive was a pleasant place to eat for a solo traveller. The bar staff were attentive; the food was reasonable, and the beer well-kept.

Visited with my wife for dinner on a Monday evening. My dish was quite acceptable but the fish of my wife's fish and chip order was grossly undercooked with batter the texture of raw tripe. The excuse was that the kitchen had a new fryer but, in my view, that is all the more reason forthe kitchen staff to check more carefully the quality of food produced in it. This was a schoolboy error that still resulted in a charge of 50% of the price of the dish. I shall certainly not return, which is a shame, because the selection of hand pulled beers and the atmosphere were great.

Went for food with 3 friends and brought the dog, staff brought over a bowl of water and were very accommodating and friendly. The atmosphere was nice and very cosy. We had to wait a while for our food to come out but learned that there was only one chef on so this was understandable. The food was definitely worth the wait it was delicious! We ordered fish and chips, a Cajun chicken burger and vegetable lasagne. All of which was thoroughly enjoyed. The chips were especially delicious! The crumble was also insanely good! Will definitely come back :)

My family and I went to the Beehive for Sunday lunch. The beef and Yorkshire puddings were overcooked.There was no crackling or apple sauce with the pork. The vegetables were soggy because of all the water in the bottom of the bowl

If you are looking for Private Dining for a party of 16 or less, I would certainly recommend The Beehive. 13 of us booked up for a Saturday evening celebration. We reserved The Snug, a small room just off from the main bar, so good access to a good selection of ales!We pre selected our 3 course meal from the function menu which had a good selection and good value. I think without exception everyone was happy with their selection. I thought the beef stroganoff main course and the sticky toffee pudding for dessert were particularly good. So often with big groups, the food does not arrive hot at the table, but lukewarm. No such problem here at the Beehive.Staff were friendly and looked after us well.Will be visiting again for sure.Thank you

We booked the Beehive for our wedding reception in July 2017. From the first meeting with Tash through to the day, the pub were accommodating, helpful and really took on board what we wanted as well as making great suggestions for things that might work well. Tash did a wonderful job organising the day and making everything look fantastic and the staff that worked on the day were superb. All of our guests commented on how delicious the food was as well as what fantastic choice their was on the menu and they really enjoyed the atmosphere in the pub. The room looked fantastic and the team even took down and packed up all of the decorations for us to collect the next day. We love the pub and it's welcoming atmosphere - I can't recommend the Beehive enough for anyone thinking of it as a wedding venue or for other events. Tash and the team did a superb job and helped to make our big day really special and relaxed and we would like to thank them for all of their hard work.

Popped in for a quick drink no there was a barmaid clearly a student talking loudly to two customersI chose to sit round the corner for some peace and quiet...didn't work!Toilets clean but would have liked a bit more peace and quiet

A lovely, friendly pub with helpful staff. Visited on Sunday so limited lunch menu but high quality roast dinner with large portions and they prepared vegetarian starter as mains for two of us. Food is clearly freshly prepared and of an excellent standard, would highly recommend. The bar area is dog friendly.

I held my best friends surprise 50,th on Saturday the 5th of August,we had the snug for the evening,tash and staff did an amazing job ,the room looked fab,food and service was outstanding we could not asked for anymore ,we had a truly wonderful evening,the Beehive is a little gem ,we defiantly will be back ,thank you so much x

This is a small local boozer with a rustic rather than modern feel - also doggy friendly.All staff very helpful, you can eat upstairs in the restaurant if its open (i.e. not booked out for a function) otherwise you eat in the bar. Stairs are steep so perhaps not an option for everyone.Menu is fairly standard e.g. pie and mash, fish and chips, steak, veggie option etc. but the food is prepared, cooked and presented well. We paid £40 a head for a 2 course meal with wine so not badly priced at all.