The best restaurants in Pillowell Forest of Dean South West

Recommended by the local Dean's Wood campsite with a caveat of it being 'rustic', we enjoyed a very tasty excellent value for money meal and drinks. Our dogs were welcome, and the Land Lady was lovely. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating for all weather. With a small play area available for children. Watch out for the local sheep wandering the roads and verges!

Lovely friendly pub great atmosphere

We were staying at Whitemead Forest Park and went to the Fountain Inn for dinner on two evenings. WE didn't take our dog with us although the pub welcomes dogs in the bar area. We had to book 24 hours in advance for both evenings and it is nice to see the pub being so popular. The welcome when we entered was warm and welcoming, and after ordering drinks we were shown to our table. Food service was very good with friendly staff. We had spring rolls, bruschetta, pork tenderloin, steak, moules, whisky chicken and chicken and mushroom pie. All were really good with portions that were generous. On our second night there were three menus: Valentines, Main and £10 Winter Warmer. What was so good was that we could mix and match from any menus, and the menu prices were sensible. Overall a nice place to spend an evening with good food and drink and friendly service.

We came here for lunch after visiting Ross on wye in the morning. We had lunch in the orangery. I would technically say this is a 4.5* review as wasn't perfect but very good. When we got there the lady serving seemed a bit stressed as it was busy but she had help about half way through. I had the sausage & mash, the BEST sausage & mash I've ever had. If they added onions to it in some description it would be 12/10. So yummy. Pudding was nice but not as wow as the main. Good value for money. Everyone at our table said it was the best meal of the week.

We had a very good fried breakfast in here and the cakes were amazing. Great coffee too and the staff were lovely. Thoroughly recommend :-)

Good food and good service.visited forest of Dean and ate here with friends twice.good food and reasonable priced.

Fantastic food. It is our favourite restaurant, last night was best meal ever

A beautiful serene spot to sit and indulge in coffee, cake or cooked food. Staff are extremely helpful , friendly and totally professional. A lovely inviting environment to sit and relax. A regular spot for my family and I to enjoy refreshments whilst walking our dogs. A dog friendly environment not to be missed. This cafe is extremely popular on the weekends due to visitors from outside the area.

Lovely food, cod batter was nice and crunchy not too greasy, good portions and gherkin was delish. Friendly driver too, delivered to campsite with no issues. Would recommend if in the area.

Lovely pub to walk to from local accomodation. Great food and drinks. Very friendly staff.

Stopped here for Sunday dinner and then a Monday evening meal, both were amazing, sunday dinner, meat, gravy, veg, absolutely lovely, 1 thing I would have liked more cabbage with the veg, apart from that, knock out. Mo day evening meal, we had 2 meals off the classics, scampi and bangers and mash, partner loved the scampi with the tartar sauce and chips, bangers and mash, the banger were.....banging, the mash, lovely and creamy and the gravy was so nice, a definite stop when we are this way again and would travel here for Sunday dinner alone

Staff really stuck up, miserable, asked if they did scones she was like errrrr (surely you would know) then was like don’t think so no, had a banoffee cake it was bloody awful!!!!! So dry!! Wouldn’t have been surprised if it was there from before bloody Christmas!! Not a lot of other choice My partner said his was dry too.