The Fountain Inn in Gloucester - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Lovely atmosphere with friendly staff and great food. The service is swift and always with character and a smile and the meals are stunning. Very lucky to have this gem so close to home.

Disappointing. Most staff were very polite but one lady behind the bar continually turned her back on us and would not serve us leaving a very polite young man and only remaining member of bar staff on a Sunday lunch time with extra work. Order took 1 hour to come and was not served in order sequence. Sunday roast was fine but the baked fish had the lemon slice baked in. Would not recommend and would never go back. Shame.

We found the pub by chance of the hottest day of the year, the courtyard was packed and we had to wait for a table to come free but it was worth it. Although very busy the staff are excellent and you don’t have to wait too long, we both had sandwiches with salad garnish and chips together with some nice wine an enjoyable lunch.

My husband and I found finding a place for lunch in Gloucester very difficult, until we came across this super pub. The Manager (I think) greeted us and gave us the menu. I found it fine, as a non meat eater it can still be difficult to eat out. The food was served promptly and was delicious. This will be the place we will return to when we pop into Gloucester.

Nice place, friendly staff, delicious food. 👌

Met a friend there today. The fish and chips looked delicious on the next table. Flakes of white fish in a crispy batter. My friend chose it and it didn’t disappoint! I had steak & ale pie. I’ve never seen so much meat in a pie! Very tasty. Great value for money. Lovely busy pub with a great atmosphere and friendly staff. The Pinot was exceptional too! Worth a visit!

Relatively small pub tucked away off Westgate Street in Gloucester.Friendly staff and great food. Well worth a visit.

My wife and I called in on a wet and miserable Thursday afternoon for a meal, The fountain is an old coaching in with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Staff are great and friendly. Plenty of choice on the bar and a good selection of Ales 🍺 Again, great selection of meals on the menu and specials board but not too much that leaves you scratching your head what to have. I had breaded bre with cranberry sauce starter, which was very nice. I can't remember what my wife had lol 😆 but she said it was very nice. We both had the 10oz rump steak 😋 OMG! Does this chef know how to cook a steak? It was absolutely amazing 👏 came with a choice of potato, we had chips and all the trimmings which left us completely stuffed and there was no room for pudding, Highly recommend you pay a visit 😀

Staff are alright and work hard. Food was pretty good value. Make sure you book a table. A good place to sit outside when sunny.

Excellent quality bar snack and wine.

Lovely friendly pub and staff. Went on bank holiday Monday in May 2024. Didn't eat but will do next time

Amazing customer service and amazing chicken burger and chunky chips will be back

Such a great atmosphere, lovely people, great service, food and drinks. Dog friendly too 🤩

Fabulously warm welcome, delicious food from a menu with a great range of options, and very welcoming of dogs.

Lovely Sunday roast, beautifully cooked meat with a good selection of veg.

Rude staff don’t bother. Having purchased drinks my son wasn’t allowed to eat his food and staff didn’t care we had purchased drinks from their pub. Go to Deans bar instead much better friendly pub

We were looking for lunch after visiting the cathedral and luckily found this pub, a bit hidden away! Very friendly welcome and we were immediately shown to the family room next door and luckily we were also told to order at the bar!! We German tourists are not used to this 😉 Nice selection of food, delicious local ale and the kids got something to paint too! Food came quickly and was fantastic! We will definitely be back on our next visit to Gloucester… Thank you 🤙🏻

Myself, partner and 2 friends popped in after we had been puppy shopping. The breeder recommended it. We are real ale and pub people., having a real ale pub ourselves in Rugby. We only intended to have a couple the go for a wander. The beer, the service infact the whole team. The lunchtime team I think the lady was called viv looked after the toilets as well as the bar shift. The toilets were excellent and super clean. It made it a pleasure to pee🤣 unlike some other pubs. We ended up staying till 8pm including food. ( if the toilets are looked after then so is the cellar and kitchen). My steak was a little more cooked than asked for. But superb all the same. Please pass on my thanks to your Monday team. They were all superb. We will be back next time we are in Gloucester. Maybe for the Ed Slater Cup versus Leicester Tigers. Thankyou

Came for Sunday Roast. Nut roast was very good but the rest mediocre - potatoes not crispy, Yorkshire pudding too doughy and vegetables boiled not roasted. Very slow service, waited 45 mins for food

My friend and I went in on Saturday lunchtime, sadly my husband had passed away only a month before so I was a bit emotional trying to order my food. Widows fog. I explained to the staff what had happened and they were amazingly kind and assisted me with our order. We both had sandwiches which came with salad and Fry's. The food was very fresh and the atmosphere in the bar was very friendly and cordial. This is the third time we've been and will definitely make it our local for food and drink. If course the Staff make best of the Fountain . Thank you all for making it a happy occasion.

We eat here quite often, it’s clearly a popular pub, the main menu is pretty basic and there is a Specials Board. Disappointing that the bar lady would not agree to, or ask the kitchen if they would change Chunky Chips to French Fries for us, both are on the menu and some dishes even state “choice of potatoes”. Update returned, 09.04.24 Yes you can change chunky chips for French fries, fab food tonight well done Fountain staff.

The place is dog friendly. It has a beautiful terrace and in summer it might be great. It’s really big and the staff is very nice and friendly. Highly recommended. The Fountain Burger is a must have. I am not a burger person but it’s definitely the best.

We had the best burger in a long time. The service was kind and attentive, my dogs were welcomed and provided with water. Great atmosphere, music right volume and good selection.

We were on holiday and visited the pub on the basis of their excellent reviews. We were not disappointed! We both had the steak and ale pie which was the best we have ever tasted, and I have sampled many a steak and ale pie! It was piping hot and the chunky chips were scrummy too. We both had sticky toffee pudding which was delicious. The drinks were very reasonably priced. It was a shame we weren't there to try their Sunday roast. The staff were very friendly and attentive, a credit to the pub. One of the locals had a gorgeous well behaved dog who loved all the attention. Can't recommend this pub enough!

Loved our visit here....wouldn't have found it if we hadn't seen a notice. It was slightly like going back to the 80s, but that's in a good way. Homely, relaxing, and great food with service. Definitely go back.

This is a really good friendly pub. Great Ales and excellent food. The Fountain burger was very tasty, as we're the Chilli beef nachos on the specials board. Would recommend very highly

Dined there yesterday (07/03/2024 ) with friends at lunchtime have dined there on a number of occasions over the years as always extensive menu plenty of choice at reasonable price. cannot fault service at this inn. friendly staff we were made to feel most welcome at a very busy time of day.

Brilliant pub, excellent beer, top notch food and great service.

Great food as always and staff warm and welcoming just like the pub itself

We booked a table here after reading past trip advisor reviews, as we were out for the day from Hereford. A little disappointed in the Sunday lunch, not a lot of veg and most certainly not home cooked roast potatoes. The other meals coming out to other tables which were not a Sunday roast looked better and plenty of it. Also staff behind the bar not friendly and welcoming at all. Don’t think we will be returning, which is a shame as I love historic public houses.

Located on Westgate street, an interesting mixture of old and new and refurbished. Great place to shop.

Went for lunch yesterday. Had sandwiches and they were really nice and incredibly generous with fries and side salad. The filling was almost too much it was great!

After googling to find the best Sunday roast in Gloucester, this pub came up. We managed to get a walk in spot and I had roast beef and companion roast pork. I had high expectations but the beef and pork was so dry and overcooked I couldn’t cut it, roasties were bland and tasted like frozen ones from the shop and Yorkshire puddings burnt. The service was prompt and fantastic and atmosphere was great in this historical building. I tend to base how good a roast dinner is based on the potatoes, and there was just nothing that got me excited.

A very popular pub in the centre of Gloucester with a country feel. Great value for money, generous portions good honest food - very tasty.

Nice and friendly good atmosphere Enjoy after a Glawster win 🙂 Food do do it now ... Or after the Game GLAWSTER 😉

We had a sunday roast with Beef and sticky toffee as a dessert. The Beef was very overdone and the sticky toffee was still frozen in the middle. However, the drinks, ambiance and service were good so its a nice place to have a break from exploring Gloucester.

Couple of us visited here for food and drink. The atmosphere was great and the food was excellent and very tasty. Sadly some of the staff let it down as they were extremely miserable.

Great food, lovely cosy atmosphere. Reasonable pricing.

Had a lovely experience with my friends for lunch really friendly comfortable pub in the heart of Gloucester City

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Really pleased I chose this pub for an evening meal with friends. The meal was excellent and the accompanying real ale too. Good value too.

One of the best pubs in Gloucester. Lovely food made on site. Great range of well kept ales. Good selection of lagers, ciders and spirits. Helpful, friendly staff. Prebooking is asvised as it can get very busy. Lovely country pub feel in the city centre with well kept large outdoor seating area. Very dog friendly such is great to see

Great food and a nice range of beer. Little bit tatty in places, but we had a great evening out. Will be back again soon

I had one of the nicest plates of fish & chips in a long time. Saw someone else order it and it looked so nice I changed my mind instantly to have that and was no way disappointed. A VERY generous portion and equally good value. Staff very friendly and came across as genuinely warm and happy you are there. We all enjoyed our meals. Well done Fountain.

Lovely to revisit a place we frequented in our youth! Great welcome and delicious food. Nice choices on the menu. Cosy places to sit.

Absolutely fab!!! Proper pub grub and you choose which type of chips you prefer and dog friendly 10 out of 10

We didn't eat although the food looked good and lots of reserved tables for food. Friendly service and cheap prices compared to down South!

We ordered the bacon and brie beef burger and the fountain burger! It's definitely the best I've ever had! Love the service of the staff, they were very welcoming, great ambience right around. Super cosy pub to be! Hi-5!

Excellent food managed to squeeze us In without a problem..... Great staff .... would def revisit when in the area x

Really nice place good feeling of a pub should

A great Christmas Dinner and plenty of it.

I returned this year. Unfortunately every table was taken so had to go elsewhere for lunch

Have got to say this is the perfect pub. Great atmosphere, amazing food, spotless and just staggering value. I cannot recommend this place any higher. Great job by the whole team.

Had a lovely lunch at the fountain inn. The goats cheese & beetroot salad is delicious. Good food, cheery staff & a relaxed pub feel atmosphere. I always visit here when in Gloucester.

Lovely quaint old pub log fire, friendly staff .

Very efficient and polite staff.Best value in the area by a mile.

If visiting when busy then make a booking. Six of us were squeezed in for 40 minutes so we could warm up and get a drink only as we didn't have a reservation.

Burger chips and onion rings £12.99 bargain 😋 7 craft ales! Warm cosy atmosphere and staff were so friendly too!

We booked for a festive menu for 8. The quality of food and service was excellent. The decorated table was lovely with seat planners already printed with our food orders. Would recommend her for Christmas party groups. Staff were very engaging which made it a pleasure.

This is a lovely place, Staff friendly and helpful, Food is really nice, Atmosphere nice, seating indoors is nice and outdoors also in the court yard, This was first built in the 16th century making it one of the city's oldest ale-houses and was the city's last brew house in the 1950s, This is set in Gloucester just off a side street, It was re-built in the 19th century, So after a walk around Gloucester nice place to relax and enjoy a drink and food, Will be going back and definitely recommend. So now using this lovely place at least once a week it never fails on serving brilliant food, last week we had the steak offer for two people steak and a bottle of wine 🍷 for £30 the steaks were cooked to perfection. Last night jacket potato 🥔 was really good and my partner had cottage pie said was good also, the staff never fault on their service and being friendly and helpful and atmosphere remains lovely, no matter when go in always busy and tables reserved. 5 stars ✨ So 13/10/2022 got to say another lovely meal and brilliant service and warm welcome.. Another lovely meal and service, atmosphere really nice and again so helpful to accommodate my anxiety 30/12/22.. Booked a table here for 11 people for last night 20/01/2023. Pre-ordered food and have to say they were busy but got food out exactly as ordered and nice and hot and no one had to wait was brilliant service and food and no complaints.. We went in tonight 06/07/2023 and found that girl serving behind bar not as friendly and welcoming as the other staff. We went to sit outside but discovered nice little comfortable inside seating area with comfortable sofas and couple tables to eat at. Was really nice and relaxing this is situated out door and through courtyard. Went for Dinner here I'm disappointed that they only one option for fruity cider still and specials board same as few months ago. The staff are still friendly and welcoming and nice to see just as busy. I asked for soft peas and they came out like bullets, but rest of the meal was nice..

Called in for meal sunday beer lovely . Meal was wierd placed request soft peas ...i think they took mick they should been shot out BB gun just seems foke in kitchens now a days wont cook to order 95% places we eaten the chefs either rude or illiterate. Had nice filling tea . Will go again. To celebrate our new King as our Queen has lived her life Giving to the world. Dropped in 10

Great pub with excellent staff and nice food

Nice selection of Real Ales in great condition and my Cheesey chips were very nice.

Great pub especially on gloucester rugby match day

Overly impressed with the staff - friendly, attentive and very personable. We especially warmed to the waiter (you only get him at weekends as he’s studying during the week). Sunday lunch was delicious, roast potatoes especially good. Reasonable prices so next time in Gloucester this will be our spot. Thank you to all the staff involved in making our visit memorable. Top marks.

Great little olde world pub! We always pop in a few times when visiting Gloucester. Nice selection of drinks available and reasonable prices. Theres a decent amount of seating without being too cramped but it does get busy and is obviously a popular choice for lots of people. They have some lovely grub on offer too - we dont eat here often as usually just visit for an evening drink but we have eaten there a couple of times in the past. The offering is good hearty home cooked style pub food which doesn't disappoint. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area - make sure to book if you want food as it is popular and books up fast at weekends!

Nice old school town pub. Good selection of real ales and pub food. The staff are welcoming and provide a friendly service.

Great food and selection of beers. Busy Day needed more staff.

Best pub! Genuinely the best meal out I have had in a long time! The building has a great history. Food was absolutely perfect, amazing value for money! Staff were lovely and the atmosphere was great! Will definitely come back very soon ❤️

Friendly busy and very welcoming - loved the fact we could take our dogs

Food was not put through when ordered and did not come. We waited an hour and then response when raised was apologetic We had food then asked for a discount due to poor service and long wait. Manager was then rude with no customer service , no manners and not professional.

We popped in for a roast and it was busy, they found us a table.........food was beautiful and pudding was yummy. Great service 👍

Visited twice in the same week to meet family members who are regulars. Good location in the centre of Gloucester. Good selection of food on the menu and very pleasant staff. Reasonable prices. Very dog friendly.

Had a meal last night before a concert at the Cathedral. Very good food, staff that care and generally a lovely feel to the place, buzzing with customers. Great evening thank you. We will definitely eat here again

Went in last Thursday with my partner and her family after she had just graduated, we’re extremely accommodating with a large table and with a 3yr old and a dog. Food was amazing and the gin selection is fantastic.

Advised to go to the Fountain by someone we talked to in the cathedral. Up the cathedral close, turn left onto Westgate St and it’s on your right down an alley. Full of customers as lunchtime but we (2 plus pooch) were found a table. Dog bowl of water brought. Dog treats in a jar on the bar. I chose the Jail Ale which was really good. We shared a generous burger and chips. Pub had a mixture of locals and visitors. Service was attentive and the range of decent beers was pretty good. If I was in Gloucester again, I would head for this pub just for the beer.

The food and service was fantastic thank you 😊

I had dinner with my family on a saturday evening here. The food was good, very friendly staff and comfortable atmosphere. We were five in a small table and without even asking as soon as another table became available a member of the staff offered us a bigger one. The food came quickly and they checked halfway through the meal if everything was alright. The pub was pretty and full of History. Worthy to pay a visit!

This is a hidden gem off Gloucester High Street. We were greeted with such warmth and made to feel so welcome by all members of staff. The dog was treated like a prince! Fresh bowl of water, treats and some meat brought to the table for him!!! We didn’t really look too much at the menu as we wanted a Sunday dinner. The food was really lovely and very reasonably priced. Thank you for such a lovely meal. We will be back.

Lovely Sunday Roast, lots of good drinks on offer, good service

'Discovered' this pub recently. Had been to an event at Gloucester Cathedral when we decided to have a drink before going home. We found this pub down a lane and were amazed at how pretty and quaint it was. The drinks were very reasonably priced and the food looked good. So we went back a few days later and we weren't disappointed. Excellent pub food. We will definitely go again.

Character place for sure. Great food, service and ambience. The roaring fire was superb.

Seems very popular: most of the tables indoors were occupied (except one directly underneath a loudspeaker) so we sat outside, then moved to the nook. Good beer. Not much else to say in its favour.

Excellent Gloucester pub, busy on Rugby 🏉 days. Good pub grub. Central location near cathedral and docks.

Didn't have any food but it looked lovely

The Fountain Inn in Gloucester is situated in a nice part of the city centre, very near the beautiful cathedral. The interior of the pub really does, as advertised, look like a country pub. It's small inside but has two dining areas, so for meals it accommodates more than appears to be the case on first impression. The food is absolutely first rate quality and a very reasonable price. Whilst the pub feels warm and inviting and the other patrons we meet are often friendly, as regular visitors we've unfortunately found that the same can occasionally not be said for many of the staff. Whilst service at the bar is usually quick and we're tended to at table very diligently, many of the staff, regardless of age, can be monosyllabic when spoken to, can come across as sullen and can occasionally even be quite rude and brusque in response to friendly enquiries or order requests - especially when they're busy. This is a shame for a pub which otherwise faultless.

I used to visit the Fountain a lot when I lived in Gloucester 15 years ago. I found nothing had changed in the excellent food and service from the staff.

The food here is amazing 👏 😋 Very welcoming staff and pub

Second oldest (currently in use) pub in Gloucester, was a treat to find, good beer, nice food and happy staff!

Nice place fashion pub with good ales.

Brilliant food and staff always

The most amazing Inn. We emailed in the week to say we were hoping to book Sunday lunch, but travelling up from Penzance in Cornwall for the day, with a large Irish Setter. They made a reservation for 2.30pm, allocated us a table with plenty of room for our dog. The roast was delicious, very generous and well priced, pudding was also delicious and very large!! the staff were helpful and friendly ( and fussed the dog lots!) We are definitely planning on making a return visit. Highly recommended.

This is a great pub in the center of town. It has a courtyard in the middle and a great range of Kraft beer. It is good for a quieter drink, no noise, no music or TVs

Nice pub with tasty Sunday roast and cozy atmosphere. Dog-friendly

Having eaten here many times now I ca heartily recomend this establishment. Good pub grub, cooked well. A nice selection of ales, wines and spirits, with a friendly, efficient bar team snd a beautiful courtyard. It's a ten from me. Bonus feature dog friendly plus.

Staying in Gloucester for the weekend, we ate our main meal of the day there on all three days. Very friendly staff, atmospheric pub/restaurant with inside and outside dining. Long time since we've had basket meals. Great to experience them again. Creamy garlic mushrooms were exceptionally fine starters! Highly recommended.

Great place to go, excellent value for money and service 👍

Excellent place to eat and drink, staff very friendly, I had the Steak and Ale pie with Mash and peas with gravey, pie was fu of meaty chunks of beef the mash very creamy, my wife had Steak which was done to perfection she said, with the usual salad and chips, all in all a lively lunch at a reasonable price, thanks Fountain Inn..

I had the trio of sausages; they were burnt and tasted and looked like something which came out of Tesco's. The beer selection left a lot to be desired too. Most of the beers are just variants of each other and are quite bland.

Good beer, good food, good value, friendly staff. If you are in Gloucester you will struggle to do better.