The Old Elm Inn in Tewkesbury

Great food and brilliant atmosphere, also a great pint of Guinness!

Having Traveled all the way from Norfolk and needing somewhere to eat we stumbled across you and so glad we did was a very enjoyable meal if I could give you more than five it would have been !!!

Very nice home cooked food Lovely atmosphere friendly pub

Just drinks we had. But very busy pud and restaurant.

Great independent pub. Great value on both food and drinks. Very dog friendly…. Large beer garden at the front of the premises and smaller on and kids play area at the rear! Free to park car park at the rear

We booked a table for my granddaughter's 10th birthday today, 4 adults & 2 children never been before, on arrival we were greeted by a lovely barman ( sorry never got his name) were shown to our reserved table and because the weather was quite warm my 2 granddaughters wanted to play outside so we could watch them we moved outside and a lovely waitress came to take our order, the food was amazing even the birthday girl who never eats a full mean ate every scrap, unfortunately it started to rain so we had to move inside again, Thankyou to everyone who never made us feel bad for swapping tables so often, we will definatly be back and can highly recommend not just for excellent food but very welcoming staff....

Wow, what a lovely surprise, recommendation from our campsite and everything was A1. Steak perfect, chips were brill nice staff friendly and attentive without being overbearing only criticism is pudding tasted shop bought but we'll dressed. Shame we don't live closer to this place we would give it a hammering.

It was our first time here and it had a lovely vibe. It was busy inside and out in the garden. The staff were friendly, attentive and welcoming. The service and food was great. We had a fish pie and an apple crumble. It was delicious.

A wonderful pub with the best steak pie around. With a great selection of local ales you can't go wrong. Highly recommended.

A good find. Beer and food is served at your table. Our waitress was Chloe. She was really clued up and provided excellent service. We were there on a Monday when they had 3 specials available which included a drink (beer, lager or wine) for less than £10. The meal choice was scampi and chips, veggie balti or chicken masala. All home cooked and well portioned. Highly recommend.

Went here for a meal with my brother. Amazing food - we had their ham egg and chips (best pub chips I’ve had for years, plus the ham was off the bone and amazing) and also their pork belly dish - tasted great and portion so generous I didn’t need dinner later. Definitely recommended. Will certainly come back. Thank you!

If you’re looking for a place where good food, great service, and a parking spot that doesn’t involve a parallel parking nightmare come together, The Old Elm Inn in Churchdown is your new best friend. Tucked away in a corner of Gloucester where the sheep outnumber the people (probably), this charming inn serves up meals that will have you questioning whether you accidentally wandered into a 5-star restaurant. The food is so good, even my picky Uncle Bob, who once sent back toast for being too 'bready,' left satisfied. The service? Let’s just say it’s like being greeted by an old friend who somehow knows exactly how you like your tea and who doesn’t judge you for ordering extra chips. They’re friendly, attentive, and manage to make you feel at home, without the awkward small talk about the weather. As for the parking situation – there’s free parking right across the street! And let’s be honest, in the UK, finding free parking feels a bit like finding a unicorn. So, if you’re in the area and fancy a meal that will leave both your stomach and your sense of humor satisfied, swing by The Old Elm Inn. Just be warned, you might leave with a food baby and a weirdly strong desire to move to Churchdown.

Lovely roast dinner. Had the smaller version, more than enough. The staff are very polite and helpful. Dog friendly, beautifully decorated. Will definitely be returning.

Arrived to a deserted garden with parasols only in dilapidated garden benches, we had 3 children with us and 3 adults I moved a parasol to a larger table. We were greeted by the publican shouting ‘what the hell are you doing?’ I explained the situation, he took the parasol and put it back in the table too small for our party and marched off. This set the tone for our visit. The atmosphere was hostile from our greeting to the sign in the play area stating that if children are too noisy they will close the play area. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon during the summer holiday and people were on edge. Food was mediocre. Rest of the staff seemed ok, although, one of the many chalkboards stated it was table service but we were sent inside to get our cutlery etc despite the staff walking past it at least 4 times to come out to us. Carpets inside are next level dirty and inside smelt like a public loo.

Perfect all around from staff to food prices are fantastic for what you get. The portions are very generous.

Good atmosphere,staff sound,DJ local,food and drink service quick 👏😆

Always a warm friendly welcome at the Old Elm. Great Pub Grub menu, plus daily specials. The staff are great, very helpful and efficient.

Came in on 15th July, friendly staff, Chloe our waitress nothing was to much trouble for her, the food was lovely and the price reflects the meal, nice size portions. Highly recommend eating here thank you all

Very good roast dinner. Lots of choice on the menu. Staff friendly and organised. Lots of tables, but glad we pre booked as popular. Will go again.

The steak pie is the best ! Lovely food , great garden and fantastic service !

We came here to watch the football while on holiday and hit the jackpot! The staff were really friendly and accommodated us perfectly as we were seated right in front of the screen. Great vibe in this local pub and the food was excellent!

Brilliant place. Highly recommended.

Great food. Good service. Lovely ambiance

Wonderfully attentive staff, good food and comfortable rooms.

Great local pub with a busy and friendly atmosphere. Sunday lunch obviously popular and out of food (probably kitchen team exhausted too) by 7pm

This place was ok. Very very busy on Friday evening. The pub is looking a bit tired and could do with a refurb. Large menu choices. I had the cheeseburger. It was just ok. Not the worst. Not the best. However if you want to go out for a quiet drink this is not the place. Kids were running around everywhere. To be fair it’s very family friendly with a beer garden and a small playground area for the kids to play. Just not the place for us.

Great local for comfy atmosphere and great food, nothing around churchdown comes close!

Great local pub, with some good old pub grub. Service is always very good and they have great range of booze and soft drinks.

Friendly welcoming pub with good beer and food.

The Sunday roast is great. Great outside service on a sunny day. Bar staff are very helpful

Amazing homemade food Great customer service

Fabulous curry, great atmosphere during the quiz night.

Food nice, staff friendly but did seem a little stressed. The whole pub could do with a refurb chairs need replacing or at least a good clean.

Lovely food, great selection of drinks, friendly staff and nice atmosphere. Highly recommended this pub.

We went here yesterday for my birthday there was 15 of us. Table was set up nice for us. Service was good and the food was absolutely lovely! We all enjoyed it so much and will be returning 😃

Food excellent and staff very prompt and friendly.

Went for my Nieces 16th birthday. We had a table of 10 and the staff were amazing. Really helpful, friendly and professional. The food was outstanding and great value. Highly recommended. Definitely book in advance!!

Lovely friendly pub with excellent service and great food! The lasagna was the best I've had from a pub or restaurant before and the homemade chips were delicious. They have plenty of games available to use and the staff were all friendly and attentive.

Good food, good beer and good service. We ate in a room with screen to watch rugby but lots of other areas without screens.

great afternoon in an amazing pub! The food was great as well as the beverage. The environment seems to be the living room!! perfect

My 1st time to this pub as I was working in the area, and wasn't disappointed good food and the staff very friendly

Booked for Mother’s Day lunch again and the food and service were excellent. Our only complaint was a small one and it is the coffee. A half full glass mug of bitter something that was a very poor version of a latte. We did complain and were offered another? Not likely! Otherwise we had a very good meal and hopefully they will let us back again! Thank you!!

Restaurant/function room was oddly quiet considering a rugby match was on. Was nice to have the storage to ourselves though did mean we had to wait a bit for service.

This is a nice 'village ish' pub with an impressive range of well kept ales. Food can be variable, often very good but sometimes poor. They operate more as a restaurant than a pub (table service, can't stand in bar) which I personally find annoying when you just want a quick pint.

Good experience will eat there again or pop in for a pint. Was interested in their rooms also

Friendly staff, big food portions at excellent prices, and loads of books (or board games if you're into that) so pretty much a perfect Sunday afternoon out!

Lovely pub, great food, and reasonably priced. Will be returning soon!

Really helpful staff. we had booked for 2pm, but through our own delays we didn't order for almost an hour. The staff were brilliant throughout and we enjoyed one of he best lunches out ever. Thee were 7 of us and everyone commented on the quality and portion size. First class and compared to other larger chains the experience represented great value for money. Shall certainly visit again - a great find and would highly recommend

Great service from Matt and the team. Highly recommended.

An amazing place with some really lovely food. At really good prices. The roast was a pleasant surprise and I would 💯 recommend

A very very good Sunday roast, one of the best i have had the pleasure to eat.

Went for Sunday lunch with 15 friends. The staff were on top of the arrangements. Food came out swiftly, hot and noone was left hanging, waiting. The three meat option was massive, more food than I could manage. Thoroughly recommended. Looking forward to going again.

Good food, attentive service. Good selection of beer.

What a great pub. The food is locally sourced, they do themed nights like burger nights or curry and quiz. They serve drinks table service. They do a quiz on a Thursday evening which is tough but fun and it really is one to try Sunday lunch is very popular with a range of meat options and vegetarian too. The ambience of the pub is really very nice, there is parking outside and the cleanliness of the pub is servings to non. Revisited on the 21st had a couple of nice beers. Great place and nice ambience

Allergen training is basically non existent. You may really end up killing someone. Ordered the chicken sandwiches, which lists all the ingredients: chicken, bacon, lettuce tomato. However what it doesn’t say is that it comes absolutely smothered in mayonnaise. I have a serious egg allergy so had to send back the sandwich but was made to feel it was my fault for not checking first because “all sandwiches come standard with mayo”. I read the ingredient list from the menu and it doesn’t say anywhere that it comes with mayonnaise!

We had a very nice lunch at The Old Elm Inn. Nice fresh food freshly cooked. Very friendly and prompt team.

Good selection of food and drink. Staff are always friendly and helpful. It's best to book a table for Sunday lunch though. Children are welcome as well.

Great to have table service, didn't have to wait or struggle to get attention

We have been long time customers of the Old Elm inn; however, we moved to Bristol and therefore away from the area. We wanted to come back for the Christmas quiz and booked a table for 8, months in advance and called up on the day to make sure everything was OK. We were told everything was fine; however, we were now booked in on a 4 seater table, rather than 8 which would have been a disaster if my parents hadn't needed to cancel owing to having the flu. We turned up and we were informed they were overbooked and that our table (a table for 4 not 8) was to be one of the bar tables for watching the sport, far away from the pub quiz section which would have been inaudible from our seats. We were quite rightly very upset as we had driven an hour to be there and this had interrupted our son's sleep routine (who woke up from the pram owing to the commotion and noise of the sports TV). Matt, the quiz organiser, was dismissive and made no effort to accommodate us. It in fact seemed premeditated, we are long time attendees of the quiz and have never complained or made trouble and it appeared to be the case that the inn had downsized our table and tucked us out of the way so they could make room for two more teams. Matt showed us some fake texts that he had supposedly sent to a ten digit number similar to our own in an attempt to try and excuse their behaviour, however his phone service would have immediately told him that the messages could not be delivered. If they really wanted to contact us they would have reached out to us on Facebook as we have been in the quiz hundreds of times in the past, winning on several occasions with our photo and profiles on the inn's page, which the inn is more than aware of. Completely unacceptable given the amount of time we spent driving there and back, the amount of money we spent on petrol and the disappointment of not being in the quiz. There is no loyalty to returning customers and this is not the first time we have found Matt rude and dismissive of our team.

Booked over a month ago for the quiz and drove over an hour only to be told they'd cancelled the booking without telling us.

First time I have been in the Old Elm Inn, and loved it, fabulous roast dinner. Was very busy, but we were accommodated. Pet friendly my dog was given treats and a bowl of water. Highly recommend

For my brother's birthday meal, really disappointed. Usually a good meal. Chips greasy, gammon ham greasy, did complain, only got a bowl of chips deducted of the bill. Over priced, won't be going again.

Felt compelled to write a review after reading some others and having now visited the Old Elm. We aren't local and picked the pub purely on location. The food was delicious and in generous portions. All the good signs were there; proper steak knives, vegetables cooked with bite, an interesting range of vegetables, incredible crackling on the pork roast, plenty of stuff on the walls to look at and every seat was filled. The play area out the back was a bonus, as was the colouring and books made available for children. The ambience was friendly, staff went out of their way to help us. Service was prompt whilst not making us feel rushed, even though they were clearly very busy. The children's meal portion was huge and it was carefully double wrapped in foil when I asked if we could take the leftovers home. Overall, we were all impressed and I would absolutely recommend!

Great effort put into servicr food and entertainment...very welcoming

Several rude staff and owner unbelievably rude and aggressive to many customers not just me! Checking back here 5 months later it appears that some of my review has been deleted! My experience was awful when I defended the rude behaviour of staff and the Publican when six other customers were denied their dessert after spending a huge amount on their meals. There was almost a physical fight with the owner - if he is the owner! They were told that they had run out ot desserts but a waitress had told them the staff and owner/manager were playing in the quiz! They have favourites at this pub. It's dirty - the chairs, the carpets and in general not a nice place to go. The locals don't have much choice in the village as it is the only pub there in the old part of Churchdown. Shocking behaviour...even the teenagers behave with more etiquette!

Surprise party for my wife's 60th,staff were brilliant & the food was excellent,would recommend for a private party.

been going to elm for fair few years now and never been disappointed .... always love the friendly staff interaction

Nice pub, good food, burgers looked home made and very tasty! The staff were friendly and welcoming.

Absolutely fantastic. Food was delicious and service was great. Will definitely be back

Really enjoyed the Sunday roast, they serve til 8pm which is a rare find. Very welcoming staff and cosy restaurant area.

Had a work gathering here mid week. Very much enjoyed the meal. Nice place mixing traditional pub with gastro pub. Good place for lunch if you are in the area.

Delicious Sunday roast dinner, big portion. Must recommended 👌

Amazing Sunday lunch with such friendly Staff

Brilliant. Went to the Dog at over on the Saturday. Very disappointed. Went her on the Sunday. LUSH. Thank you so much. Great value, great service, great food.

Lovely pub, food is great and the staff are helpful and friendly.

Absolutely love this place. Family friendly . Lots of board games and books to amuse adults and children

Love this place. Food is really good and the staff are so friendly.

Went up for lunch on a Sunday afternoon, we hadn't book and was told no tables available so just a drink in the beer garden

Bar staff always courteous and professional.. always made welcome .

Amazing family pub, food and drink are always great.

All round brilliant place with the best chips EVER!!! Like proper home style your granny makes chips!

Lovely roast dinners and delicious puds

A lovely gem in Churchdown. The food was really good and the bar selection was great.

Amazing staff during the bank holiday, first time i’ve been here and it was a lovely experience! I will be coming here more often, they even have a park out the back for the little ones to play.

Ordered the vegan roast, was delivered the veggie roast. Despite having a vegan specials night once a week the regular menu is a bit scarce for vegan options with no readily available allergy information. Ordered the vegan roast, they brought out a veggie one, I realised because it had cauliflower cheese on the plate. Asked for it to be changed and it was, very quickly, but these sorts of mistakes should be avoided.

Giant blackboard with a pub in it. Food very average but adequate for the price. Lots of litter on the floor in the garden, nice staff. OK for a quick pint. Confused atmosphere with no real style

First time visitor. A large group for lunch. Lovely friendly young staff, patient. Food hot and delicious

Good menu choice, and they do specials nights. Portions were generous and well presented. A very large venue.

Had the pleasure of stopping at the Elm for 4 nights, comfortable bed, great shower and spotlessly clean. Our host was lovely and cooked a very tasty breakfast. We hope we can visit again.

Good food, extroverted but attentive staff which makes life more fun

Friendly, helpful staff. Good food and great atmosphere.

I stumbled across this place by accident, but it's by far one of my favourite pubs to visit in the county. The staff are fab and the food is amazing. If your looking to go here with family, friends or partner then you won't be disappointed.

We came to the Old Elm for Quiz night (Thursday) and the menu is so vast is was hard to choose just 1 thing to order. They did have a special of Chicken Tikka Massala, Rice and Naan for £8 which I thought was an absolute bargain! It was also really tasty! I absolutely loved the chips, so would highly recommend!! The Quiz night was good fun as well, even if we didnt win! The pub is dog friendly and its actually quite spacious. If the weather was good it would be lovely to sit in either of the gardens as well.

Took my dad and wife here for the first time today and loved it! Have been meaning to try it since we moved to Churchdown but only managed it today - we’ve been missing out! Attentive staff, great pub food, great atmosphere and even with plenty of customers service was timely! Highly recommend to anyone who wants a classic British pub! Even better that they seem to be independent, massive bonus! Plenty of food choices too for all, vegan, vegetarian and gluten feee friendly 🙂

Great food and excellent service.

Beautiful place location Great atmosphere Good parking

Table service inside and out. There were 20 of us stopped off half way through a charity walk and the staff took our order and brought out the drinks in no time at all!

An unpretentious pub with comfortable ensuite rooms. Very clean. Good breakfasts. Hospitable landlord/owner.

My son introduced me to this place. Fabulous service and food was great.

Our local, which has very friendlyl staff and good food at affordable prices!