The best restaurants in Christchurch and English Bicknor Forest of Dean South West

From the moment we walked through the front door we were made to feel welcome. The dining room is warm and cozy, the decor eclectic. With a choice of two menus, the bar or specials there was plenty of choice. The bar menu giving you the option to reduce your per head spend. We all opted for dishes from the specials menu!! We are a family that loves our food. Every dish was beautifully presented, well proportioned and delicious. I can whole heartedly recommend the goats cheese and pesto beignets to start and if you have a big appetite the ribeye surf and turf. There was a great choice of gluten free or gluten free adaptable options and with no gluten contamination in the fryers we could all share the fries. We only managed one dessert between six of us and were delighted with the lemon sorbet presented inside a frozen lemon. The staff were all knowledgeable and willing to help with menu suggestions, and adjustments to suit dietary requirements. Nothing was too much trouble. If you are not in the area it is worth going out of your way to enjoy dinner.

Amazing cafe the food is cooked and served very well, I've been coming here a while now they definitely deserve a great review. The cafe is clean and the owners are very friendly. If you find your self in Christchurch I recommend giving it a try you won't be disappointed

Lovely wooden cafe in the woodland serving tea and coffee plus cake. Closes at 4.30pm. Worth a visit before or after the view from the symonds yat rock

This is a really nice pub the food came out not so quick but not ages about 30-40 minutes for 4 and a kids meal which isn’t too bad good staff I ordered the ribs it didn’t say Chinese style ones and not bbq

The food here was lovely. We had a meal on Saturday night sausage and mash and a steak Sunday roast. Absolutely bloody lovely! Lovely staff lovely ambience, dog friendly. Would definitely recommend. Thank you

We had a lovely Chinese from here just recently, I am from the area and it always smells nice. Only downside is that you have to wait long after being told how long to wait, but the food is great.

Such a welcoming visit into a proper pub. Locals, workers finishing after a shift and tourists like us staying at Forest Holidays. The footpath network is extensive and worth printing a map and not just relying on your phone but this is linked to Forest Holidays by a reasonably well lit footpath and has two local stores that don’t show up on Google maps on the way. We picked this pub based on reviews and the footpath as we have two kids and a dog. Staff were really welcoming and helpful, kid friendly and definitely dog friendly. As a result of the good food, good service and choice of seating options we opted for a return visit instead of trying the Dog and Muffler or the New Inn. If we make it out another night to one of those I will write a review accordingly.