Robert Raikes Inn Pub in Gloucester

Great pub jerry and Tracy and staff always make you feel welcome 👍

Lovely pub, lovely staff. - And dog friendly!

Lovely pub nice friendly service and a lovely pint 🍺 👌🏻

We went with my daughter and two granddaughters. The staff couldn't have been more helpful to the two little girls. Brought out crayons colouring books and games if they wanted to play. The quality of the child's menu was excellent along with the meals we had. It is a wonderfully restored and beautiful building well worth a visit for all of the above. To top it off the staff were very efficient and friendly. We have been before but had left it for a while. We will be back a lot sooner this time!

Lovely 16th century(converted) pub in the centre of Gloucester. Great food and drink ,and hosts were amazing, friendly and helpful. Would recommend to anyone.

This is a first class pub - the landlord is the best!

Large beer garden. Great for sitting out in the sunshine 🌞

Fantastic inner city old world pub, with great food and fantastic service. Loved it

Beautiful old pub with very reasonable prices for a pint.

Lovely old pub. I'm not a great one for Sam Smiths beer myself, but don't be put off by me, this is an amazing old place - do go.

We love coming here, it’s always calm and relaxing. The different rooms you can sit in are great! Jerry and his wife are lovely and always so friendly, thanks!

We came to the pub for some dinner and drinks. The service was great and welcoming and the food was good and value for money. The landlord explained about the interior of the pub. Great when in Gloucester we will visit agai

My wife and I were looking for an early evening meal prior to attending a talk at nearby Blackfriars and walking along Southgate we very quickly spotted Robert Raikes House. Interestingly a man sitting outside - enjoying a beer - said how good the meals were and so we went in and browsed the menu. We stopped - the prices were pretty good, the choice of meals amazing and so we embarked upon a really nice supper. Service was friendly, efficient, quick - the food was hand cooked and generously portioned. (My ham, egg, peas and fries might sound boringly standard - but it tasted delicious and yes, it proved why it is one of my favourites when out!) So I thoroughly recommend the pub for a meal and given its central location, this venue can be a focus for any visitor to the city. Malcolm

Lovely pub and great beer selection. Bit smokey inside from the fire. Hand pump beers are around £4 but bottled beers are £7 to £13.

This is a wonderful place to have a drink, it’s dripping with old world charm. The landlord was very friendly offering a range none mainstream beers, the organic wheat beer is amazing. We went here twice over the weekend highly recommended.

My friend and I took a day trip from Bath to Gloucester. We were shocked by the demise of the city! Anyway, we went for lunch at this place and we were super happy. A beautiful building, tastefully redone, but still had old beams from ships from the 1500's Jeez! Normal pub lunch, (we had Scampi and chips) but our lunch was just fab and so inexpensive. Plus, the Landlord was such a nice bloke. And last but not least, their Loo's were so so clean!

Lovely food and drink with warm open fires and friendly staff. Scampie and chips with a pint was a 10/10. Will be back soon.

An absolutely splendid place to have lunch, this pub has oldie worldie character and charm on the outside and inside, there are many rooms and little nooks where you can eat with log fires 🔥 burning and very friendly, helpful and polite staff. The building is clean well decorated, cleaning well presented, the meals are absolutely excellent well presented, hot and really tasty and delicious. With high quality and a generous helpings and at very reasonable prices. We were a party of 4 and none of us had been to this pub before, but we were so impressed all of us would visit again and would highly recommend a visit and a meal here. Top Marks to the owners and staff for a job well done and Thank you all.

We had a great time here. The staff and regulars were really friendly and welcoming. The building is beautiful with a lovely cosy fire for cold days and nights and a large beer garden the warmer ones. Would highly recommend Robert Raikes House.

What a find. We just love this cosy pub in the heart of Gloucester, friendly and welcoming couple Tracey & Jerry Great food freshly prepared, Loved the battered cod and great Yorkshire beers. He welcome as warm as the three log fires burning. Can’t wait for a return visit Ian and Kath from Ross

Came here for lunch. Had a beautiful pint and a beautiful lunch with friendly service. Will definitely return if I visit Gloucester again.

Checking out spots for lunch in central G, struck conversation with young (female) employee about the food and drink situation, having visited a few years ago for drinks and sat in garden. Variety of food options and drink, love stouts, and remembering it was a calm and cosy pub, which I love, what with me being a youngish, old man. Sat at table 14, the perfect seat,but other areas really nice too.Food, Catch of Day was ample and well cooked, 1700 calories no less. Stout was as is, they offer others, bottled imperial stouts etc. To get full experience had sticky toffee pud, which was ample and served with ice cream. Overall, enjoyed my lunch, left as full as can be. Wont be eating today. If I had my special lady friend with me, I'd happily have shared. Also nice facilities, and a lot of space.

Popped in for a drink only. Deceptive in its size, with a range of rooms inside , at least 1 with an open fire. Like many places, a lack of staff hampers full operation. But a nice atmosphere, & cosy.

Fantastic, quiet, beautiful place. Interesting art on the stairwell. Perfect place for an evening together. Nicely restored old wooden beams.

Enjoyed a very pleasant lunchtime meal. Simple yet tasty food, very welcoming staff and a lovely open fire to warm ourselves (freezing cold outside at the time!). This old building has been restored to an extremely high standard so quite special to sit inside. Recommended.

Absolutely beautiful place, lovely historical building and the food was the best iv had in a long time, the fish and chips was the best iv ever had. Delicious. Couldn’t recommend it enough and will definitely be going back.

A favourite place in Gloucester relaxed place with lots of individual rooms in a beautiful building it was a Tuesday unfortunately they closed at 9.30pm

Lovely food but the whole pub smells of old cooking oil. We left over an hour ago and we smell like we have been in a fryer.

Beautifully furnished establishment located in the center, fireplaces, beamed ceilings, oak doors, beautiful stained glass windows. And while enjoying a nice beer, you can relax there.

Lovely place good friendly staff.great food

I went in there this evening, lovely pub and a very nice, calm atmosphere considering it’s Christmas, however….I was served by the Leeds supporter on the bar, I was polite, tried talking to him about his team, but he was very rude and obnoxious . The other staff seemed really nice and helpful, but not him. I ordered a cider and a spiced rum and coke…he charged me £16.85! He may be the reason why the place was so dead.

Fantastic building, lots of history, great atmosphere,superb food & draught beers/lagers & draught Mild .very good prices . I'll be back.

Excellent in every way! Great food, friendly helpful staff, relaxing atmosphere, cosy log fires. No hesitation in recommending it.

Came across this place while walking from the Cathedral and what a find! Superb service from the manager (I think it was Jerry) and the food could not be better both in quality and value for money. We will definitely drop in again on a future visit to Gloucester.

Fantastic place to spend time with friends. Lovely chattly landlord and the food was delicious and excellent value for money. We were a party of 10 and everyone was impressed with their food. A beautifull setting restored to a high standard. Will definitely return when in the area.

Called in for early lunch on Saturday. It was warm and festive, with roaring open fires. The staff were friendly and the food and beer were jyst what we wanted. Will definitely visit again.

Nice quite pint at end of a long day. Great selection of larger & beer.

Excellent service, great prices would recommend the Sunday lunch. Everyone was friendly great place! 😁 All facilities were excellent. 👍

Good food lovely welcoming fire

Wonderful pub and food / service Thank you

Very interesting building with multiple rooms. Comfortable. Disappointing range of cask ales and whiskies.

Beautiful building with loads of character. Beer has a great selection and reasonably priced. Staff cheerful and friendly. Come here every year during the Christmas market and never had a bad experience. Had food for the first time this year and really enjoyed that too!

The building is very noticeable based in the city centre to quays area as it looks quite old, I was very happy with the visit as it was warm as you walk in from the 2 fireplaces that had wood burning, the food didn't take long to arrive and the quality was good, ordered 2 Sunday roasts. All in all I would visit again.

Even one star is too much… this has to be the worst pub for service, food and drink, We visited several weeks ago, the place was filthy and service was disgusting especially from management… which I must point out were relief staff…took our food order then returned 10 mins later to say nothing was available as not much stock in due to landlord being on leave..So we requested a refund at the bar, to be told we had to wait for relief landlady, who then stuck her head round the door and said what’s wrong.. we explained and she just looked at barmen and said… oh just give it to them and promptly walked away, terrible service from beginning to end, would not recommend this place at all!!!

Lovely place.Full of history,coal fires,great food and lovely staff. Great atmosphere.

After traipsing around Gloucester in the November drizzle, we opted for here for lunch. 4 adults and 2 children. We found seats in one of the rooms at the rear where a warming fire awaited us. The adults had the Sunday roasts (2 beef, 1 pork, 1 chicken), one of the kids when for the sausages and mash, and the other for the cheese platter. The friendly staff warned us before we ordered that we should expect a 40 min wait as 14 orders were ahead of us. We had nowhere to be in a rush so had no problems with that. And it was well worth the wait. Food was hot and clearly had not been sat around for hours on end - rather, it all tasted made to order. Wonderful. We would certainly return the next time we visit Gloucester.

We were on holiday and wanted a nice place to eat with home cooked traditional food in a nice cosy place with a nice friendly atmosphere. The Robert Raikes did not disappoint it ticked every box. The pub had a warm feel and is full of history and character. We didn't wait long for our meal and it was delicious. We were made to feel very welcome by the owners and returned for another visit later in our trip. There was a selection of games which you could play if you wished, which l thought was a nice touch. We would definitely recommend and hope to go again.

What a lovely pub, never been in before but will definitely be returning. Beautiful meal, good service and lovely and clean

Lovely meal in this beautiful old pub, our first time here and will definitely be back 😀

Gem of a place. Good inexpensive food and beautiful interiors. Friendly staff too!

Fairly quiet pub, there's a no mobile phones rule but is not strictly enforced. It's a Sam Smith's pub, so they serve their own beers

This pub was a great find! Lovely staff, fabulous food with a good menu as well as good value for money. Well maintained older building. Would definitely return

Great food, best pub meal i’ve had, staff are really welcoming and friendly, will definitely be back soon.

Hands down the best pub lunch I've ever had! Extremely welcoming staff...who are extremely knowledgeable in the history of the building. Would highly recommend to everyone!

The Robert Raikes House from the outside looks very elegant, maybe looking a bit expensive but the food and drinks are very good value. Inside there’s plenty of dainty rooms to choose from, all the staff were very pleasant and friendly and we couldn’t fault the food at all. Very pleasant all around and I will definitely visited this pub next time we visit Gloucester in the future.

Note to everyone reading this has been taken over by new management and is now the best place for food and drink in Gloucester The staff are amazing the place is spotless and cozy highly recommend

Amazing food dog friendly warm welcome absolutely loved it here

Myself and my husband fancied a bite to eat We are local to Gloucester And had read the positive reviews so decided to give it a try. We ordered some of the lighter snacks The garlic bread was still frozen in the middle The chips on the hunters chicken dish were rock solid On asking to speak to the manager I was told by the bar staff he wasn’t available No refund offered the attitude from the staff was basically eat it or don’t

Rude landlord who moaned at people for using their phones and chucked a beer mat at my friend because she was on the phone and it doesn't say nothing abou not using phones

Lovely food, lovely staff, lovely atmosphere. Very clean. Made to feel very welcome. If we were local we would be regulars.

Lovely atmosphere, good pub food and great staff. Took our Iranian friends and they were made so welcome. Thank you.

We had a warm greeting and an excellent meal at this historic hostelry. The food was excellent from the limited traditional menu. We were made to feel very welcome and had a chat and joke with the staff both before and after the meal. (This included the chef who had heard how we had praised the food). Altogether a very positive experience.

I was here with friends for a choir tour at Gloucester Cathedral. They were soo sweet, and kept the kitchen open a bit longer for us so we were able to eat. It was such a homey family place and they made us feel like part of their family. Highly recommended. Amazing food! And great beer!

As I approach the end of a glorious trip through England, there is a gem I visited called Robert Raikes's House. It is a wonderful place! Jerry and Tracy are incredible and made me feel so at home. The atmosphere is warm and so inviting. I had the best fish and chips I've ever had...and I've had my share of fish and chips! I felt at home and welcome...like I'd been visiting there all my life. Great beers, delicious food and excellent company. Give yourself a real treat and go...to Robert Raikes's House, in Gloucester UK.

A group of us (numbering about 18) went here for a beer then decided to eat dinner. Though it was close to closing time, the owner was very accommodating and fulfilled our orders. The food was delicious!

Best Sunday lunch I've had for a long time. Lots of different veg, all delicious. Beautiful, atmospheric, historic building. Good value too.

Had lunch here, food was great and woman at bar (the owner?) was really lovely

Nice old pub with decent selection of beers, friendly service.

Heerlijke fish and chips en vele bieren. Erg mooie authentieke pub met gezellige ruimtes en huiskamers. Bediening was zeer vriendelijk

New owners and Wow!!! Can not do enough for you. So friendly people. Turned up after the last order of food and the manager still got the chef sort out a meal for us. Will not go anywhere else now. Price is Good and food and drink is great.

I felt this was a good platform before taking this further. The current landlord of this establishment needs to keep his hands to himself. Having first called the owner in the hopes he would could deal with this discreetly and professionally. He showed no concern or the least bit of empathy. The Landlord feels he can put his hands on women as soon as their husbands leave the room and laugh it off like its no big deal. It's really not ok. To the owner. Check your cameras. If you would care to discuss this again please do let me know.

Great range of beers from Samuel Smith brewery, with prices starting at £2.50 a pint - unheard of these days. Traditional pub menu, we had the bangers and mash and pie and mash and both were excellent. Fantastic value for money, friendly welcome and atmosphere....

Emma behind the bar was great, very friendly. The food was fantastic, the BBQ burger was amazing!!! Best in Gloucester

Under new management from the previous owner of The Old Crown. I'm so pleased it's a Samuel Smith's Brewery chain! Food and drinks are great, and so is the service! Love it!

Great food - compliments to the chef and staff! Went with some of my Canadian family today. Ordered: 1 Traditional fish and chips (auntie said best fish and chips she has had from the UK). 2x Fish Burger meal (very good) 1x Bangers & Mash 1x Vegan Burger meal

The food was great and the staff were very helpful and pleasant. I would definitely eat here again. Overall a very nice experience.

Absolut großartig. Schönes uriges Pub, nette Bedienung, tolles Essen. Wir waren restlos begeistert von Hauptgericht und Nachtisch. Alle waren sehr...

Great location between Quays and City Centre, was a little unsure of going in from street as not overly inviting but beautiful building inside. Very clean and cared for. Food and drinks were good value, freshly cooked and very good. Service was friendly. The food...

Stopped off for a drink here. Really friendly, authetically ancient pub with a large courtyard area at the back. Made us feel very welcome

Bierpreise sind niedriger, als alles, was ich bis jetzt im Urlaub hatte und die Atmosphäre hat sich nie so echt angefühlt wie hier

my family and i have traveled here all the way from Australia for our 3rd visit of the uk and Robert Raikes by far is the best pub we have stopped at on our travels. Superb food, service and atmosphere. Super friendly girls at the...

my family and i have traveled here all the way from Australia for our 3rd visit of the uk and Robert Raikes by far is the best pub we have stopped at on our travels. Superb food, service and atmosphere. Super friendly girls at the bar. and the best bloody mac and cheese i’ve ever eaten. Ever.

Staff couldn't have been more friendly and helpful.

On a recent trip to Gloucester we were lucky enough to find Robert Raikes House! The building is beautiful, the staff were fantastic and the food was amazing! We chose to sit outside in the spacious, gorgeous courtyard as the weather was so lovely. Our...

Very welcoming staff. From the second we walked in we felt at home. Food was outstanding and the staff were all so helpful and accommodating. Nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely recommend

A really good dinner! Friendly service from new owners, great food. We sat out in the lovely courtyard, but inside also really lovely.

What a lovely pub. Sat in the beer garden, what a lovely place to sit and have a drink. Inside you have cosy areas, on a colder day this would be a wonderful place to sit. Menu looks fab. Will be back soon to try...

Pub is absolutely beautiful inside really quirky but homely atmosphere . Made to feel really welcome at the bar and got to the taste the cider on tap first ! We had fish n chips which was massive very tasty, freshly cooked and beautiful. Followed...

This is a fantastic pub with a beautiful beer garden jerry and Tracey were wonderful hosts and the food and atmosphere was fantastic

Staff are lovely and really old worldly pub,... Food excellent and had a wonderful evening sitting in garden in sunshine we will be returning

This pub is a real treasure in Gloucester. The new staff are great, the prices are reasonable & there is lots of choice. The food is excellent. The building itself is worth a visit. I wish the company would give the managers more of a free reign as this pub is worth it. Highly recommend it 👍❤️❤️❤️

Always a nice atmosphere, friendly staff, and great in the winter with live open fires in several separate rooms.

Great local friendly pub, excellent choice of beers and food, great host and staff.

Lovely place! Full of history..food was good plain food but beautifully cooked n presented! Real fires lit would have been a bonus!

A perfect little gem overlooked by so many. Very nice and cosy inside with its many rooms and a beer garden. The food is also very nice with a great menu with lots of choices.

The food was good here, service ok. However, the glasses we were drinking from were not clean, the windows were also dirty so we couldn’t see in from street. Loos and corridors grubby. Generally felt it needed a bit of TLC to become a destination,...

Superb place ,Todd the lovely guy behind the bar needs a lot of praise ,definitely come back here again 💥💥💥🙌🙌🙌🙌💖👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Food was so good and staff friendly and attentive

Never ate here but enjoyed my drinks and the open fire place definitely going back to try the food .

Had a lovely meal here my granddaughter got Ada and Simon birch was great with her talk to her eye level ask want she want to do he went above to help her make sure she was ok also there was other people in there...