Garden Room Restaurant in Stratford-on-Avon

I've eaten here a number of times over that last few years and it's always been a pretty good experience, even if it's not always been my first choice. The chain has generally been very well regarded, which is why I was upset to learn they'd been bought out by Fuller's. Which are in my experience purveyors of poor fayre at premium prices, with the assumption that the setting will go some way to emolliate your disappointment. I was a little reluctant to return for an annual pre-Christmas dinner with friends, and again it wasn't my first choice, but I had heard good reports from people who had dined post-takeover and decided to give it a shot. Two of our party ate from the Christmas prix fixe menu and myself and another took one look at it an elected to dine from the standard menu. The main objection being that the Christmas menu carried very little in the way of Christmas food, the closest thing to a roast dinner being the braised beef, which carried a hefty £10 premium on top of a set price that didn't exactly scream 'good value' over the a la carte offering. Starters and mains came in a timely fashion, with the food generally being acceptable but by no means exceptional, only the trout "gravlax" starter causing any major disappointment. However we twice needed to go to the bar and remind them that we had ordered drinks. This was repeated again with the desert order, and then again with additional drinks so all in all I think the service is probably charitably described as 'inattentive.' The cheese board, from prix fixe carried an additional £5 premium on top of the £10 for the beef, making a bit of a mockery of the idea of a set menu. All in all the food was ok and the service was poor. We somehow managed to spend £100 more than last year having a pretty much identical meal, nothing was good value, and to top the whole affair off we were asked very nicely by a member of staff if we wouldn't mind sodding off as they had another booking. Won't be going back for anything more complex than a burger.

Brilliant service, food and drinks. What more could you ask for?

Food was awesome I really like everything staff friendly. All things are good happy see you again.thanks frog nice pub 😄😄

Nos alojamos en el hotel y cenamos en el puesto número 19, escuchando que un nuevo chef acababa de unirse. El menú era genial y ofrecía una gran selección. Tuve la grupa de cordero y mi compañero tenía la pasta. Una gran comida y recomendaría visitar.

Great staff, Matty and Soph always look after everyone to the best ability. Reasonably priced beer for the area and great loyalty rewards. Always a good crowd and that really makes for a brilliant experience. Always events and different things going on, would always recommend to anyone in the area.