Merryfellow Inn in Cheltenham

We went here for Sunday lunch with friends and loved it. We will be back. The service and food were excellent and although not crowded the place had a good atmosphere. The menu contained a food choice to suit all dietary needs as far as we could see and I had the vegan roast that was a nut, mushroom, rice patty and it was very good, (first time for everything) the potatoes, veg and gravy where excellent and well cooked and plentiful. We will definitely be going back

Definitely a must visit it you're in the area, and if you are a meat eater - go hungry !!! If youre not in the area - get in the area LOL... Service is great, fun lovely staff and awesome wine list.... Great variety of meats (and other meal options), all cooked to perfection over the coals..... (bloody better be)

Very good still, even though it lost the number3 brand. Same chef, same team, just no Phil

Sunday roast was the best I've had in Cheltenham in years. Only negative is that the york-puds are not freshly made. Definitely worth a visit.

My husband had pre-booked a table for the Saturday before Valentines Day. He booked here due to the outstanding reputation of this restaurant and it being owned by Phil Vickery. When we arrived, we were informed that it was no longer owned by him, which surprised us. We were shown into the back room (booked for 7pm) and were the only people in there for a short time. The service was good and the food was nice, but personally, I felt it was slightly over-priced. It wasn't very busy for a Saturday night and it lacked atmosphere somehow. The location is quite out of the way.

We had a meal at No 3 in the Merryfellow. While the food here was sensational, the service was sadly shocking. We'd booked a table for 8pm (party of 5), and finally got our food at 9.40pm. Additionally, we had to call staff over for everything, rather than them approach us and offer to help or take our order - to be seated at our table, for drinks, food and additional drinks during our hour and forty minutes wait. The restaurant wasn't full at the time. I brought it up when the plates were cleared but instead of apologizing the waiter said it is usually busy at that time and they had been trying to stagger orders for the kitchen. I would suggest if a restaurant knows it's going to be busy at a certain time and can't get staff, they shouldn't take bookings for then. If we'd wanted to eat at 9.40pm we'd have booked a table for then. Such a shame as the food was amazing but sadly in this instance the front of house really let it down.

Amazing quality of steak with a choice between chateaubriand or a tomahawk. Comes with fries and salad. Great selection of other sides available - Brussels sprouts are perfectly cooked with bacon bits. Sunday roast is also delicious with plenty of gravy. Great treat for when you want to celebrate something special :)

Food was great & it really is a lovely place with great beers &lovely hosts &staff

I really enjoyed this surprise find! I’ll definitely be back!

Too noisy! Great food, lots of it Reasonably priced Main restaurant was very busy, and a good vibe, but so noisy, plus staff kept putting on the Christmas music - loud! Wasn't needed We couldn't have a conversation without shouting 😒 Ask for table in bar area if you want some decent conversation We had a 45 minute wait to get our food, not ideal having been given a time when we needed to vacate the table.......

Organised a large party (18) and really enjoyed a high standard Christmas lunch. Lots of positive comments received from our group. Arrangements beforehand and service from staff also very good. Will book again for next year

We had a great meal at No 3 at the Merryfellow, lovely food & nice wines.

Fish and Chip Friday. Absolutely great fish and chips.

We went to the Merryfellow to eat at No 3 in its new location. Having been to the restaurant in its previous location we were keen to see if the new larger location had spoilt anything; food quality, service, atmosphere etc. It was all absolutely spot on. Great to have a chat with one of my sporting heroes, owner Phil Vickery, while we were there too. We'll be back soon.

Fantastic food really enjoyed our visit

Visiting our friends in Stroud and we visited this fab restaurant. The Salt Pig Charcuterie, Camembert and Olives were a great choice for starters to share for the 6 of us. We then shared the Sea Bass and Beef short rib with a selection of sides. Wow truly amazing. Nice wines and we all had a cocktail made by Tom. Staff were fab 👌 Highly recommended.

A brilliant afternoon at No 3. Lovely roast and great wine selection. Service was second to none. Chatty and helpful bar/restaurant staff who went above and beyond. Danny in particular was a superstar. Fab atmosphere for the rugby, I’ll be back

Lunch at No 3 at the Merryfellow with my wife. We had a very pleasant meal. I'm sure No 3 will become busier as word gets around. We had the Salmon sharing platter and the aranchini balls. Everything, every little detail, was excellent. I loved the bread with the sharing platter in particular. It wasn't an afterthought. It was carefully chosen. My only gripe is that the afforgato desert wasn't good value. At £8 for a scoop of (very nice) vanilla ice cream and a (very nice) espresso coffee it wasn't worth it. We're looking forward to going back for a breakfast sometime soon.

New owners, food and staff were awesome

Outstanding service and delicious food

This is now under new ownership and is called No. 3 at the Merryfellow and is a fantastic restaurant.

A good old English pub....darts, footie in the TV, friendly and locals.

Great Carvery for Sunday lunch.

Lovely food, great selection of drinks and a friendly staff! Beautiful inside as well with a really nice garden

Friendly bar staff . So clean toilets excellent outside area good dog friendly.

Lovely little pub. Friendly staff, nice food and drink, really reasonably priced and they even had a bouncy castle in the garden for the children :)

Really friendly bar staff, lovely pub, good local beer too

We recently came with a group of friends and young family. The team were really welcoming and the garden was family friendly on a hot day. We look forward to our next visit!

Great pub, lovely function room and friendly staff.

What a lovely random evening, went for a cheeky after work one well didn’t end up just being one lol lovely sunshine garden made you just want to enjoy it more 😀 staff (Gemma) what a great service so friendly and on the ball, look forward to next time thank you

Lovely place, roast was good and they are not stingey on the meat if you ask!

We arrived with family to celebrate Father’s Day got there and wasn’t made to feel welcome as the girl walked off as didn’t know where our table was not the best start. Was told at the bar no beer or ale on tap not good when it’s Father’s Day and my father in law wanted beer on draught. Next I booked a vegetarian option in to be told all I would get was a plate of vegetable what century are we in 2000 most pubs offer a veggie choice on Sunday. Sorry that did it for us and lost are custom that day and found somewhere Else to eat. The only positive was it’s dog friendly.

Cracking carvery roast. Friendly enough staff. Nice outdoor space with a bouncy castle for the little ones :)

Visited The Merryfellow today for Sunday lunch. As a “foodie” I am always wary of a carvery, however the food was simply amazing. Every single component from the three choices of meat, the perfect roast potatoes, stuffing, and at least 8 choices of veg was cooked to perfection. Factor in delicious gravy and excellent service, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend The Merryfellow as a top choice for Sunday Lunch in Cheltenham!

Had a lovely family birthday party here, hog roast yummy, toilets clean and prices ok

Loved the food and have booked for the Carvery me and my friend are definitely going again, very friendly local pub loved it .

The company simply hands the keys over to what ever poor person who's next in line to spend all their money with the dream of running their own pub. No experience in the trade required. Instead of tackling the real reasons it's always empty the new people set about repositioning the stock, cutting the grass, paying for bands, changing the signs, altering the menus, introducing chalk boards with competitions and family fun days. Then come the heat, light and power costs, the brewery costs, the rent, the wastage, the staff, the marketing, the paperwork, the accounts....Not worth it unless you have the experience and resources to make the real changes that are needed to attract more than a dozen regulars who treat the place as their own front room and don't like new faces.

Great staff and excellent service

Good food, portion size, service, and atmosphere, but expensive. Would still go again.

Recently moved to Charlton Kings and discovered the Merry. Great food, excellent carvery and great atmosphere with a cool darts area.

Beer choice is getting better and it looks nice inside. Prices also very good. Need a couple more beer choices I would say. Slightly ruined by a group of guys shouting and swearing at the football on TV, even when there were young kids around and they weren't told to drop the swearing. However, I guess there's not much the staff can do about that and it's not their fault, plus I did decide to go in there when a match was on so can't complain too much. Also there might be a lack of seating as there's now a darts room where tables used to be. If somebody is in there playing, there's not much room to sit. Overall, decent pub.

Lovely pre Christmas lunch with friends. Awesome roasties!

We had Christmas Lunch for a group of 27 and the meal and service were exceptionally good for a party of this size. We were also impressed by the choice of beers and the reasonable prices.

Should have been a lovely pie but mine was so overcooked it was very difficult to cut the pastry and was burnt inside. When I mentioned this to the waiter all I got was a shrug of the shoulders 🤔

The good news is they can pour a proper pint of Guinness. Plus there's a place to sit on a Friday night.

Lovely carvery for a good price. Kids loved the place. We rang a booked on the day. Staff and landlord were really good. Wheelchair friendly.

We were pleasantly surprised to be able to call at 1pm and get a table for 3pm on a Sunday. We had the delicious carvery and the kids could run around in the garden. Very reasonable prices, great puddings, friendly staff and a very approachable landlord. We'll be frequenting the place every birthday meal.

Great pub. Good drinks, great food well run

Went here following a funeral. Staff were really friendly and it felt safe with the current covid issues. Nice buffet supplied and a fabulous selection of gins! Think the current owners / management haven't been their long hope they do well

Friendly new staff. Burgers are very tasty. Nice new lager. Lovely little beer garden. Very clean.

We popped in on a Tuesday lunch, we were pleasantly surprised to find it was half price burgers and 25% off ale. Had a great pint of Gloucester Docks session ale and the Chicken burger with fries was very tasty and great value. The pub was relatively quiet which is a shame as the food and ale were great.

Good food for the price, recommend the merryfellow burger

New management, food great. Beer at reasonable prices.

Nice local pub with friendly staff, as well as a spacious beer garden

Lovely pub and very good service

Great pub atmosphere, excellent food, large garden, helpful and pleasant landlord. What's not to like

Great food. Bacon double cheeseburger was very good the bacon dust made it superb. Wife had a pie which was lovely in her words. Good service. Had a laugh with the staff

Went on a sunny evening for wine and food. It’s a small menu ( which is why I gave 4 instead of 5 stars) but what we had was super tasty. We had steak and ale pie on a bed of mash with minted peas in a red wine gravy. This pub also has a quiz on a Sunday night for those interested.

Great pub good prices good service

Nelly re-opened. Fresh look ,good athmosphere and good food!

Thank you to all the staff for a great welcome and meal, service was fantastic and food enjoyed by all, hopefully will go back soon and cannot wait for the Carvery when it opens after the refurb

Great food, great beer, great prices. Wifey loved it in her own special way. Will deffo visit again!

Had a delicious burger in their beer garden. Good atmosphere & children & dog friendly. Will be back back again soon.

Always does a brilliant Sunday roast

Renowned for its outstanding carvery, burger and pie and a pint nights, this fantastic village pub has now excelled itself with their new menu. Amazing pork bon bons with plum sauce and large prawns in a beetroot crust, both from the small plates menu, absolutely amazing food, can’t recommend enough, wow.

Usamos este lugar en los primeros dos días del festival para el desayuno caliente y el traslado a las carreras de Cheltenham. El desayuno era muy bueno y lo suficientemente abundante como para no necesitar nada más durante el día. El personal fue muy servicial y amable y el gerente fue excelente al llevarnos a las carreras.

Great food service second to none

What a wonderful night, Brian Black was singing which was fabulous staff were great really great night thank you. Can’t wait for the next one 😀

Not much of one for Pubs these days, but had a long relationship with the Merry years ago when it had a skittle alley, which is now a restaurant. the purpose of my visit was for awake. There where not many people in the bar area. the restaurant area was packed, well lit , garden looked like it could do with some attention but it was a grey wet winters day. I would certainly go back and give the restaurant a try .

Been here several times as close friends love it but as for myself and husband we would prefer to go elsewhere. It never seems that busy, even in the evenings! The Sunday carvery wasn't great and service can be slow at the bar.

Lovely food and a charming inn.

Went for a family celebration meal, pre ordered all food. Long wait for all dishes to arrive so consequently food was cold by the time everyone was served. Burgers were not good, very gristle filled. Will not be returning. Plus side soft drinks were refreshingly cheap but flat!

Nos dijeron lo encantador que era el asador y tenían razón, tres carnes deliciosas, enormes yorkies, tostadores crujientes y 10 opciones de verduras con un fabuloso queso de coliflor. . .Todos lo pasamos muy bien, el personal muy amable y Kelly e Ian los propietarios muy acogedores en su encantador pub con una decoración de buen gusto.Gracias por una gran tarde

The best roast around for miles blow you away

Booked a table for 2 families and mentioned that we had a dine club card, person who took the booking said he added it to our booking. When we came to pay we were told that they don’t accept these on Sundays. We told them that we mentioned this at time of booking and that at no point were we told about this exemption. So this is very disappointing. They should have honoured this particularly as we come quite regularly. The woman behind the bar was having none of it and quite stern even though this offer is advertised as 7 days availability. I believe a restaurant/pub shouldn’t collaborate with dine club cards if they don’t want to honour these to their guests. The food was nice, not particularly special but okay for the price. We are still confused as to why they sprinkle salt on the floor just to brush it up again after one of us went nearly flying coming back from the bar. Seating is quite tight and it doesn’t really invite you to stay much longer after you finish your meal. All in all I feel quite disappointed with today’s experience as I think customer service/customer care is nearly as important as the food - that’s why I have only given 3 and not 4 stars.

Relaxed & friendly environment. Very nice affordable food. Will come again 😍

El lugar estaba vacío, no había comida a pesar de anunciar que tenían un asador, simplemente horrible - la dama se disculpó pero EVITAR

Came here at lunchtime for the Pie and Pint £10 deal, fantastic beef and ale pie with chunky chips and peas and a pint of Atlantic best value deal in town.

Went to Cheltenham to take my grandson here for lunch as he's there at the university. We were very impressed with the restaurant and the food was delicious. We'll go there again.

Good food, very friendly staff.

We celebrated my daughters bd at this venue, 18 of us in the party including 5 children, the carvery was top notch, 3 different meats and every veg you could wish for, the Yorkshire puds were a meal in themselves, everything was piping hot, all staff were so accommodating!!! Can highly recommend The Merryfellow a big thanks to Kelly, Ian & staff you made my daughters bd very special..

Had not been to the Merry Fellow for years as we did not like the rundown atmosophere and standard of the food. We decided to try it again on recomendation of friends a d were really taken aback at the huge changes. A very attractive dining room which was very welcoming and in addition a very friendly and helpful waitress Amber who really looked after us. The menu was extensive and very difficult to make choices. The meals were very attractive visually and delicious. Have recommended it to friends and will soon be going back soon. There is a car park. I used to play skittles there a long time ago butthe alley is now part of the restaurant - times change but the result is a good restaurant and an asset to the area

The carvery was spot on but parking could be a problem

Excellent food and service. Friendly staff and very good value. Will recommend and will definitely eat there again.

Reservamos el restaurante para nuestra familia y amigos para celebrar nuestro aniversario de bodas de oro. . . . Ian y Kelly no podrían haber sido más serviciales. Elegimos el sábado a mediodía de 12 a 5 pm con un asador caliente y postre. La comida era excelente. . . disfrutado por todos. . . . . Recomendamos encarecidamente este lugar para cualquier función / fiesta privada. . . . los alrededores son fabulosos y la zona de asientos al aire libre y la zona de juegos también son de primera clase.

Great food and real value for money. Good selection of ales

Went in for the Rum and Reggae event. Had a good time. The bbq was lovely and fairly priced. Would visit again.

👌👌 Great atmosphere and great for families 👍

Good food, wide menu and reasonable prices. Well decorated, with a light, clean decor. Worth a visit at lunchtime. Lots of parking.

Great food. Take as much as you wNt for about £7 - £12

... and top marks all round! Our last visit had fallen short of our initial few visits and we hadn't been tempted to try again - but read that there had been some good investment in the venue so 10 of us booked for Sunday 20th and it was really good. Helpful in getting us all seated and the carvery was definitely back to its best. The option for a small (for 'small' read 'regular'!) or a large plate was new and suited our group perfectly. My beef was perfect and the ham and pork around the table got great reviews too ... and the regular size was plenty. Couldn't help wishing we humans had a spare stomach for occasions like this though ... the beef (did I mention the beef??) and cauliflower cheese were eminently worthy of a second helping but just couldn't manage it!). The restaurant also looks so much nicer since the refurb - light, airy with the bi-fold doors out to the garden - thank you.

First visit to The Merryfelllow Inn for a meal and it was top notch, staff really helpful and bonus was a bouncy castle for my grand-daughters.

7 of us visited for lunch 20th.June excellent meal,very friendly service and a very clean environment. Well recommended

Lovely informal traditional pub. Much improved by a recent make over. The food is consistently good and the Sunday lunch is both huge and delicious. It's not a posh venue, but if you're looking for a good, down to earth pub with good beers and lovely food you can't go wrong

Brilliant owners and staff thank you again

I went with a group of friends for a meal. Absolutely fantastic and staff were amazing, couldn’t do enough for us all. Thank you Merryfellow staff.

Proper Pie and pint, be what could be better?

Had Sunday lunch which was a carvary.

Being very local to us,the Merryfellow offers a great family friendly atmosphere,excellent & varied choice of fresh,home cooked food.

Can't fault it. Great food, great drinks, great prices clean modern and comfortable, excellent weekday specials. My new favourite local.