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!

Great pub, very good food, a nice atmosphere and great service. Would definitely recommend!

A very warm welcome for us last night (3/9/24) with help for my daughter who uses a wheelchair, the lady had no issues with putting a ramp out for her. Our two dogs were also welcomed and they slept (mostly) well under the table. The food was really good quality and the rump steak was excellent, well seasoned and a great cut of meat. Friendly atmosphere with lots of dog owners enjoying themselves, The staff were excellent as well and nothing was too much trouble. Well worth a visit in my opinion

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 called here for a late lunch on the 4th Tuesday in September .We ordered 1 of the specials on the menu which include jacket potato & chilli? I and I had the large breakfast. My wife really enjoyed her meal as did I the full english although bacon a bit hard-eggs cooked to perfection. The flat whites weren’t really flat whites & tasted more like instant coffee. Overall very good food & service A great village location

We had great food and exceptional service, when the staff of the Woodman Inn returned our forgotten bag by post, hen we left it under the table. Thank you so much

Good food, good beer, good service and, of course, a spectacular view.

Had a lovely light lunch, the cheese and ham bagels were packed full of ham. Delicious. Friendly staff, great place. Would recommend.

Called in this evening & although we had missed the official Gluten Free days, Al very kindly went above & beyond to provide a portion of GF Chicken Nuggets & Chips with our order. Everything was hot & delicious, exceptional food & service, we shall definitely return. Thanks Al, much appreciated.

The best thing about this place is the staff. They’re all very welcoming, friendly and really do look after you. The food was just ok but it is cheap.

As somewhere which served food on a Sunday evening this was pretty much our only choice in Parkend. A shame it is so poor. Prior to going emails requesting a booking went ignored. A phone call secured a booking but, on arrival, no booking.... not a great start, but it was quiet so we got in. I wish they had turned us away. Our starters were nice but required zero skill in the kitchen to be so. The mains were a different matter. Only a Sunday roast was available, which ought to have been fine. it was not. The meats were like leather, the veg soggy, the roast veg was chewy rather than crispy, the Yorkshire pud and roast spuds gave the strong impression of coming out of a frozen packet and the stuffing could have been used to break windows etc. Very poor indeed. The worst Sunday roast ever? It's a contender..... If a chef works here, you could have fooled me! Will not go here again.

We really enjoyed the food here and prices were good. Lots to choose from, also on the kids menu, restaurant was clean and service was quick.