The best restaurants in Cheltenham South West

We have been regulars at L’Artisan for many years. It was our absolute favourite restaurant and we were devastated when it closed. Yves was a magician in the kitchen; the food was always fabulous and imaginative, the presentation beautiful and the ambience wonderful. Elisabeth always made us very welcome, with hugs and kisses all round, as did Anna, their lovely waitress. It was such a relaxed atmosphere and we loved talking to Yves when he emerged from the kitchen to chat with clients. What shall we do now without you? Lesley & Roger

Excellent food, tremendous service, lovely decor and just a little bit different. We’ll definitely go back and would recommend a visit to anyone that enjoys Asian food. Loved it!

One of our favourite restaurants in Cheltenham. The street food starters are great. You never know quite what they'll be like, but they're always delicious, different and a surprise. Nice to have some different curries and flavours than the usual British curries. It seems more authentic (not having been to India!)

Tried the 5 course menu one evening at Jonas at GL50. The quality was fantastic, superbly prepared and presented with style and enthusiasm by the chefs themselves. The flavours were intense on every course but not over flavoured. The front of house was also very good. This restaurant deserves to be very successful. My only feedback on changing things was that the wine flight, at £45/head for three small (c125ml) glasses of wine each, we thought excessive. Nice wines but (to us) no more so than the wines we would normally chose in a quality restaurant for £30-£40 for the bottle. I think adding just more one glass of wine so you didn’t need to ‘manage a glass across two savoury courses’ would make the wine flight feel a little better value.

Sadly a really disappointing experience. Very expensive for what we got. We went for afternoon tea. The bread in the sandwiches was dry, the lemon drizzle didn’t taste like lemon drizzle, the choux bun was raw and the scones were like bread rolls. The pizza was nice and the lemon tarts were too. We didn’t get asked if we wanted refills or more water and there was no atmosphere. We left feeling very disappointed ☹️

We stumbled upon this gem as we were looking for somewhere to shelter from the rain. We stayed for 2 hours and had a lovely experience. We had the wine flight and then several glasses after. The vibe was spot on, relaxed atmosphere, welcoming, great music and the staff were absolutely delightful. We saw others having some cheeses and were a little jealous as we had dinner booked somewhere else. If we are ever back in the area, we will definitely visit again. Such a delight on a rainy Saturday afternoon ✨️ 😌

We went in search of a fabulous coffee . Read lovely reviews . We were not disappointed . Lovely welcome . Lovely friendly chat , with I presume the owner . We just had a skinny cappuccino , in an amazing blue cup . which was just the right temperature. So often cafes heat the milk too much which burns the coffee and you get a bitter taste . Menu looked great as well . Small seating area inside but on a nice day seating outside is possible . We will definitely be back and would recommend you try this wonderful secret hidden down a side street .

Brilliant customer service from the waitress and the chef in the open kitchen. I’m an extremely picky eater and they accommodated for me without making me feel like an inconvenience 🙂 thank you Miranda

I have tried to get takeaways here about three times. Each time I have been left waiting at the counter. The first two times it took about 15 mins to get chips. Not even busy in the restaurant. The last time the guy behind the counter told me he had a backlog of 20 minutes for orders. There was no one in the cafe. I have only gone back because it was recommended to me! Just go to falafel eat instead.

What a wonderful experience from start to finish. We were served the most scrummy afternoon tea. The service was excellent and nothing was too much trouble, Thank you so much for making my birthday extra special.

Forty5 is hidden away in the outskirts of Cheltenham but by far the best restaurant I have eaten in. The food was perfection, cooked by the very talented Gareth who came to talk us through his menu. The restaurant is in peaceful surroundings, and was lovely and quiet, for those of us who like to chat while we eat. Cocktails in the bar beforehand were also delightful. Highly recommended!

Fabulous food - we had the falafel flatbreads and they were packed with freshness, flavours and textures. We had the spicy ones - great flavours and hot without burning. Will definitely go again

Lovely find while looking for a coffee stop. We received a very warm welcome. Coffee was good and ended up having brunch as well which was great. Didn’t have room for any of the tasty looking cakes. We’ll be back!

im confused why it has such good rating? got a salad box that basically had cabbage and sauce and 6 piece of falafel inside. bit confused and angry why its so lacking. it was a very beige meal for a salad and wouldnt sample again,. maybe the wraps are better?