The Five Alls in Cheltenham

Sunday roasts are with out doubt, the best in town. It’s become an actual ritual every Sunday ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Excellent food and cocjtails with great service, we keep coming back for more! Sept2024 update: popped in for a quick mid week pint & sharing platter and this place still deserves 5stars across the board! Friendly, fast service & great food in a proper pub.

We'd heard good things about The Five Alls food and were very pleased when they said they did takeaway, so we ordered a Sunday lunch. At about £25pp, with limited vegetables, we had high hopes. Sadly the food did not live up to them and was very poor value for money. The meat looked like it was pre-packed frozen and most of the rest of the food was quite solid and overcooked. Maybe as a pub it's good as it was certainly busy, but the food was very disappointing.

At the Five Alls in Cheltenham, the Sunday lunch is equal parts a meal and a worthy ritual. We walked in, our stomachs grumbling from a busy morning, ready for a feast. The menu hits all the right notes: Roast Pork with Apple Sauce, Roast Chicken with Bread Sauce, Slow Braised Beef with Horseradish, and a Lentil and Nut Roast that respects the needs of the vegetarians, vegans, and gluten-free folks - but we didn’t have any with us this time. You pick your meat and then the menu lists all the sides you’d want for you to pick and order separately. We were a group of inquisitive and ravenous souls, so we grabbed one of everything and threw in a Yorkshire Pudding each for good measure. The Roast Pork said with crackling, but it hadn’t crackled, a minor crime given the promise on the menu, but when the flavours on the whole are this good, you don’t hold a grudge for long. I started with a cold beer, a nod to tradition, but then we moved on to a bottle of Orange Wine that paired like a dream with our mains. The vibe was laid-back, but the food was seriously delicious. This place was recommended as a recently discovered high point, and now I’m passing on that recommendation to you. The Five Alls is a nice pub in a central location, and a place I’ll be craving like Pavlov’s dog every Sunday. I’ll be back, and next time, I better getting that crackling!

Amazing food and service, best Tapas around.

Nice spot for a mate hang and some small plates. Beer selection could do with a bit of work but what’s there is solid enough. Food was great, staff very helpful

Such a great lace! Staff are lovely and the food is incredible. Can’t wait to come back.

Gastro Pub at its best! We are from Spain and never had better ham croquettes ever before! So much for the tapas menu. Surprising wine list to go with the food and traditional cask ales for beer lovers. All this is being served with heartwarming friendliness in a cozy ambiente.

Amazing food, shockingly bad service. Luckily we were sat by the kitchen as we had to ask the chef if we needed to go to the bar to order. He asked someone to come and serve us. This is the 3rd time I have been in and had poor service. 1st time we waited 30 mins to order more dishes, 2nd time half the food wasnt on the menu....Gone down hill about 18 months ago.. shame as it could be a goldmine and the food is great. IF YOURE A GOOD MANAGER PLEASE TAKE OVER

We sat for 20 minutes before anyone came to us to ask for drinks or food so we went to the bar to be told it was table service, we did think this but as no one came to us we were unsure! The roast dinner was mediocre at best, not much flavour. Unsure if it was just my portion of beef or all but very fatty, did fall apart nicely however. When we’d finished our food we then sat again 20 mins with our finished plates in front of us. I understand when it’s busy, but the girls that were waiting were just sat at the bar chatting near enough the whole time. A few people we’d seen finishing up went to the bar to pay for the bill as the customer service was just diabolical. No smiles or pleasantries, didn’t feel welcome at all. They have music playing for background which was good, however we couldn’t hear this over the lads music playing from his phone in the kitchen (which is open to restaurant view and ear shot) I love Eminem but not sure the song of choice was appropriate talking about lady parts & shagging! Or while I’m eating a roast & mixed with classical, all just a bit much. I’m more than happy to be patient when restaurants are busy however there were only 4 tables taken. We went to the bar to get the bill and then waited ANOTHER 15 mins for anyone to come take payment, we went to the bar again to do it ourselves. Again no thank you for dining or pleasantries on departure which wasn’t a surprise. Considering this place has good reviews I’m shocked but quite frankly could’ve got more value for money at spoons for a fraction of the price. But maybe they just all had a bad day…?

Really great small plates! Everything was delicious! It’s such a good place in general, you think it’s just another pub but it can really surprise you! I’ve heard their Sunday roast is great too but I still haven’t been to try it. Definitely recommend going, it’s so cosy so perfect for a date or a visit with friends, but they also have space for bigger groups. Definitely try crispy pork belly BAO buns 🤤🤤🤤

We had lunch here on a Saturday. It got busy fairly quickly and the atmosphere was good. Unfortunately, we weren't overly impressed with half of the dishes we ordered. The spanakopita was incredibly greasy and hardly had any cheese in and the squid was also fairly greasy. The other dishes were good with the only criticism from me is that it was over seasoned.... Probably only my preference as my partner didn't think so Not sure we would eat here again and at £65 for lunch and a drink each, it seemed quite pricey.

Shocking service by staff who have zero customer service skills. Rude doesn't even come close to describing it. The food used to be good, but has descended into year 8 Food Tech. Avoid at all costs!

For a few drinks and delicious food, this place is great. The service wasn't great. Although the waitress served us incorrect drinks, the overall impression was positive. Cider was delicious and the chips were very fresh and tasty.

Tried half the menu, everything was great. Perhaps the chicken was a touch too salty but perhaps that was intentional.

Never been here before and loved it!! I loved the atmosphere and the decoration and the food was superb. We had Sunday lunch here, so a roast and it was all scrummy. The staff are fantastic

A lovely place, the Sunday Lunch was INCREDIBLE, the drinks were delicious and the staff were very attentive and friendly. I'd highly recommend a visit!

An excellent pub in the vibrant area of Cheltenham. Great food and drink all served with a smile.

Love this place, best roast in the area!

Roast dinner was good, small plates were in the main quite good although cauliflower cheese was completely cremated with hardly any cheese sauce. Dessert of cinnamon buns with maple syrup was very disappointing, was 2 cinnamon swirl danish pastries heated up and covered in too much syrup.

That was really an unexpected visit. We were in the mood for some tapas and this placed popped up. Gave it a go and the food was amazing - recommend the marmite butter and scones particularly! What a lovely surprise with no expectations before hand. Definitely worth a (re)visit.

Fantastic food. Friendly service from Celia. Warm and cosy snug area, very inviting. Although only there for dinner would definitely consider an overnight stay.

Good atmosphere. Small food plates/tapas dishes were excellent. Really tasty and nice to try something different. Tried the burger tacos,prawns,vegan duck bunsand chips.All very good and would recommend. Will definitely return.Good value too.

THE best Sunday roast my partner and I have ever had from a pub/restaurant. We had lamb and beef, melt in the mouth… Every side was just sooo tasty, especially the cauliflower cheese. Amazing service, friendly and welcoming staff. Ridiculously reasonable price - happily would have payed double. So so so impressed, wish we lived closer as we would be here every Sunday!

Phenomenal roast best we have ever had in a restaurant or pub. Some of the most friendly welcoming service despite how busy it was, Couldn’t recommend enough food was so good and I don’t say this often they need to up their prices because I would of paid double for what we had Seriously well done Don’t get better then this one Cozy inviting best roast me and my mrs have ever had

Amazing food and amazing pub! Not many places offer you a traditional pub vibe with high quality food anymore. The roast was amazing and such a great idea to be able to choose all of the sides!

Great Sunday Lunch highly recommended

Food unquestionably nice, but Tapas portions for not Tapas prices where you can typically get 3 tapas dishes for £15, here they are about £7-10 each so expect to pay a lot. Including drinks, meal is about £30-40 per person. If they had combo offers like 3 dishes for £18 it would be a lot more reasonable,

This pub is a gem! Good beer, good food, and friendly staff. What more do you need?

Lovely Pub. Nicely decorated, giving a comfy feel to it. The menu looks tasty and well priced. I didn't eat there, but next time I will. The staff are very friendly. I will be going there again, when next in England.

This place has an amazing range of accompanying dishes for your roast. When the main plate comes out you think ohhh that's not a lot but if you have ordered the sides you will find that your roast has just leveled up.

Really good place, the plates option for the roast dinner works very well.

The surroundings are lovely. The staff are attentive. The wine is awful. OK - we ordered a bottle if house red - expecting a specially selected cheeky number for £24.50 that was palatable. When the bottle turned up with the description “Vino Rosso” i knew we were in the mire! It was DISGUSTING!! Come on please - back yourself by selecting a decent house wine not the cheapest you can find! 🤦‍♂️ The food - slightly better but not an awful lot to write home about. I did enjoy the Caesar salad and salt and pepper squid (my other half didn’t though much preferring waga mamas at nearly the same price) I didn’t enjoy the pork balls - tasted slightly odd. We had several other dishes with our daughter ( her birthday ) that frankly were just not value for money. A shame really as we were very much looking forward to a special nite out. That said, the staff were professional and courteous. We left a tip to our waitress due to the embarrassment she was suffering from “feedback” about the quality of wine and food. Not her fault. Will not be going again anytime soon.

Great Sunday lunch full of flavour.

The best Sunday roast we have found in Cheltenham.

Always love to visit the Fives - such a fab atmosphere and the best food! Knowing how much my family and I enjoy their Sunday roasts, we ordered one of their Christmas roast boxes this year and oh wow! Such incredible dishes that really elevated our Christmas dinner and they were super easy to heat up on a busy Christmas day! My personal fave were the creamy leaks and the cauliflower cheese gratin 😋 So good!! Hope they do them again next year cos we'll deffo be ordering again! Thanks Fives team!

Super cosy and warm pub! Felt absolutely at home while sharing drinks here with my family. Lovely ambience!

We had a lovely meal served well with a nice choice of drinks. Very sensible prices, will definitely go back.

Lovely staff and beautiful food

A very extensive, local menu, with enough selection for every taste. The service was quick and efficient. The food was amazing, packed with flavours and taste. There was enough food in 5 bowls, to feed two people - I would recommend the Meatballs and the Chorizo. The Christmas platter was an excellent selection of festive foods and was great value,

Best Sunday lunch in Cheltenham and surrounds.

A great place to eat & have an intimate dinner;^)!

Just popped in for a drink and it was really busy for a Thursday evening which is always a good sign. The food that was being served looked fab

Fantastic roast! The staff are brilliant and managed to squeeze us in (all 9 of us, kids included) after a booking mishap. Great service, excellent food! Highly recommend 👌

Lovely quick bite before heading out for the evening. Just what we needed, something quick and not too filling. Our waitress was lovely, informative and helped us choose wisely! Pil Pil Prawns Beef Bao buns Chorizo Buffalo fries One request to the chef... Please, PLEASE do chicken wings with the amaaaazing buffalo and blue cheese sauce. The sauce on the fries was amazing and I want it on chicken wings! 👌😋😋

The best roast dinner I have had out in a long time, maybe ever. Incredible.

Excellent food and service! Highly recommend the Sunday roast.

My favourite place for a roast dinner. The last time we visited was exceptional. The food was amazing, service was just perfect and a lovely atmosphere. We arrived with a big cake for my mum's birthday and straight away they offered to keep it in the fridge for us until it was needed. Already booked to go back.

Lovely food. Sharing plates are really well presented and very tasty. We had bad buns, Caesar salad and fries. Between three of us it was still a bit much so if you are hungry this place is great. Excellent choices of beers and spirits at reasonable prices. Very friendly staff and we happily spent a couple of hours

Nice pub. Gastro bit seems to have been crowbarred in. Good food.

We were a table of 4 on a Thursday evening. Firstly, overall the food was pretty good (the kimchi croquettes were missing the kimchi but otherwise good). The staff were friendly and attentive. But the thing that really didn’t work for us was the music volume. It was so insanely loud it was just imposible to have a conversation. Even the order got taken down wrong due to it being so difficult to be heard. There was a DJ playing “cool Ibiza grooves” at high volume but it just didn’t work for us whilst trying to enjoy a meal. And it wasn’t clear this was going to be the case when we booked online. Tbh the DJ seemed to be there only for the enjoyment of the bar staff. Baffling.

Great roast, always really good atmosphere and often have live music! Roast is until late on a Sunday and we love how you order it like small plates. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The roast dinner! Always so good!

Dog friendly. Didn't rT there but very popular.

Meal on 27.7.23 in the evening. We were lucky to get a table without booking and had the last one available. Food was great and good range of veggie options. The pub offers a Small Plate menu but we found one dish plus fries was plenty and we didn’t feel too full after. I had Baja Cauliflower Tacos and my husband had Lamb Kofta Kebabs. We both had a portion of garlic and herb fries. The choice of veggie food was great and had an Asian twist to the meals. Prices were very reasonable. It was a bit noisy which I think was probably due to the large party who were sat next to us but it wasn‘t a problem. We will definitely be going again.

Great pub fair prices on food and beer

Fantastic pub ! We were visiting from Australia and really wanted to try an English Sunday roast and this place delivered ! The staff were amazing , very quick and attentive. The food was so good ! We loved every part of the dishes ( lamb and beef ) and all the sides , amazing.

Lovely evening, really great food. It's a little noisy, but that might be cos I'm a bit old 🤣

Very nice food and wine. The atmosphere was really good.

Beautiful Sunday lunch, very home cooked and delicious, will definitely be returning. Staff were helpful and friendly couldn’t fault it.

Nice food, super S L O W service and inattentive staff. Five Alls does do nice tapas dishes although I think a number of them are slightly overpriced at £9-£10+ a small dish . Chorizo, Tuna, Mac n Cheese, Nduja scotch egg,burratta amongst others . Main problem is the service which took 35 mins for our drinks to arrive , and an HOUR for the food to arrive which the staff weren’t even aware of till mentioned. Certain dishes ordered at the start never arrived after an hour. Staff took one drink ordered , never returned. Suggestion : Dishes could have been incrementally delivered rather than waiting over an hour for them to turn up all together with no room on the table which is poorly thought out. Won’t be going back which is a shame.

A glass of wine £12.50. Having a laugh!

Roast dinner is incredible. Great service! Quality ingredients.

I’ve frequented The Five Alls a number of times and each visit has been great. I don’t think I’ve ever had the same thing twice as they regularly keep the menu fresh and updated. It’s our go-to when we have visitors, and so far everyone’s been impressed. Highly recommend to anyone visiting Cheltenham!

Went there on a Sat night for a drink. They weren't interested in the people coming in for a drink, just the customers dining. No seating indoors and had to sit outside as the tables were reserved for the diners. The staff should tell you before you buy expensive drinks that there is no seating!

The food is honestly unreal, but £8 for a 2 mouthfuls of pulled lamb is unacceptable

We went to the Five Alls for dinner whist visiting my son & family in Cheltenham. Firstly we were seated opposite the bar where people were stood drinking so everyone had to push past you whilst we were trying to eat, not a good start. Good atmosphere and staff, Ordered drinks and food, drinks were good, we had a selection of small plates, most of the family enjoyed the food but not my sort of food unfortunately, would l personally return probably not.

Had a last minute meal here this evening and it was delicious. Nice to have a few tapas-style dishes to share, all of which were tasty! Service was fab too!

Been here a few times. It’s a small pub that does surprisingly good tapas style meals. The Sunday lunch is surely the highlight. We had a weekday dinner and the menu appears to have changed since our last visit - still good, but the new Mac and Cheese (with crushed frazzles on top?!) is not an improvement on the old recipe. Booking recommended as there aren’t many tables. Dessert was sensational.

A great local boozer with good food.

Fantastic Sunday roast, we had no booking and fitted us in anyway. Great service and well looked after, very reasonable price. Dog friendly.

Don,t get too comfy or be disabled . Be prepared for rudeness I’ll keep this brief as I’m still reeling. First point, do not get too comfy if you’re sat at a table having a drink. The bar staff were happy to serve the six of us drinks and immediately afterwards tell us that our table was reserved in 20 mins time. We’d been at the table for over three hours and at no point did a reserved sign appear. Second point, if you have a disability be prepared for them to disbelieve you and sarcastically ask how you’re disabled. You can imagine the smirk on their face as they do so. Even a prosthetic leg and an inability to stand at the bar didn’t stop them from telling us to move from the now reserved table. Shame on The Five Alls, and never again.

I’ll keep this brief as I’m still reeling. First point, do not get too comfy if you’re sat at a table having a drink. The bar staff were happy to serve the six of us drinks and immediately afterwards tell us that our table was reserved in 20 mins time. We’d been at the table for over three hours and at no point did a reserved sign appear. Second point, if you have a disability be prepared for them to disbelieve you and sarcastically ask how you’re disabled. You can imagine the smirk on their face as they do so. Even a prosthetic leg and an inability to stand at the bar didn’t stop them from telling us to move from the now reserved table. Shame on The Five Alls, and never again.

First time I've visited this place! Had a new menu which was Korean tapas! Unusual but bloody tasty!!! Would defo go back again!

The Five Alls has a new menu! Amazing food and nice atmosphere!

My wife had been here a few times for the Sunday lunch and raved about it and so was really looking forward to my visit, and it did not disappoint!!! Love the idea of Sunday roast tapas. Genius. I had the braised beef and it was absolutely delicious, it just fell apart. I had a side of Miso root veg which was superb, I really want the recipe for that. Lovely, cosy pub, great beer, great food, great service. Can’t recommend highly enough. This is definitely going to be a family favourite pub destination.

The most amazing roast around! Lovely staff and atmosphere 10/10

This place is such a hidden gem! The staff are super friendly and helpful, especially when deciding what to order! The food was delicious and not overpriced. I love the whole idea of sharing dishes, which worked brilliantly for our group of 7. The atmosphere was really relaxing too. They had live music the night we booked, which was an added bonus!

Possibly the best roast in the uk, brilliant meat, crispy roasts, generous gravy portions, fab veg, perfect freshly made yorkshires, and if you have a veggie amongst your ranks, the nut roast is brilliant too. Lovely service and atmosphere, if you’re after a marvellous traditional English Sunday roast book here and you won’t be disappointed.

We are early in the evening during Cheltenham week so it was busy but to be fair the service was quick. Good atmosphere and effluent staff. It’s Tapas food and the menu is excellent. Food was good and piping hot so fill marks there! Would definitely go again

I rarely write reviews but this place really deserves one! What a fab pub. Staff were friendly & attentive. Food delicious. Atmosphere relaxed & welcoming. Live music was brilliant.

Friendly staff and customers....

I'd heard this was a great place to eat so really surprised at how poor it was. The chicken skewer was a congealed beige mass, inedible once we'd been able to prise it off the skewer. The bought in bau buns were cold, the miserly contents not worth over £9 for 2, the service was perfunctory. So many good eating places in Cheltenham, won't be returning.

Amazing food - extra points for being the first place I've seen in the UK to offer beignets!

What a nice pub. Nothing to complain about here. Relaxed place with nice ale

We had a family supper here- the food in decent smallish portions ( right for us ) wS competitively priced and dining atmosphere most convivial. The staff we all delightful and very attentive helpful. Highly recommended for A-B 1 s and " cognoscientii " p.l.u.s

Great atmosphere, great food (Sunday roast), good wine. Highly recommended

Cosy pub with great atmosphere and some decent vegetarian food options

Saw this in the 50 best Cotswolds pub guide. Drive past it a few times a week. What a find - great service, fabulous food, lovely clientele and perfect ambience. We all said we can’t wait to come back. So relaxing

Delicious food, great live music and a cosy atmosphere!

Good locals pub. Lots of people enjoying a Christmas meal when we were there

Great food and drink, great atmosphere, love it

Very nice cosy friendly pub with food. Small, but great service, food very nice but potion size a little small compared to costs, the coffee cream bulee was lovely.

I've been here a few times for food and drinks. The food is great, this is a fantastic place to go out for a casual meal...

Great place in the heart of bath road. Quirky decor and fab that it’s dog friendly. Food came quickly and was nice and hot. Nice range of cocktails. Good gluten free options! I loved the onion bhaji’s! Would recommend for lunch or dinner! Fab little place.

Great food, small plates to share... delicious.

Originally planned to goto the taco place down the road but found it closed. Walked past this gem on the way back to the car. Great service and food to go with it. Had six small plates to share between two which was more than enough. Service was attentive with without being overbearing. We'll definitely be back.

Friends and I regularly come to the Five Alls for drinks, the other day we tried their Sunday Roast. It was INSANELY good! 10/10. Highly recommend. Attentive staff, nice drinks and banging food.

Tasty food, great vibe and lovely staff.

Personal, welcoming, warm a place for everyone whatever the occasion.