The best restaurants in Forest of Dean South West

Can I please say thanks for letting me stay in the carpark Saturday night in my motorhome, The pub, food and staff were great 👍🏻, I will be recommending and will return. I would also say well done to the lady behind the bar who was struggling at times because of her broken wrist but she never gave up. Good atmosphere and thanks again

Definitely the best fish & chips in Gloucester Beautifully cooked fish Very large portion served with good portion of chips Ate at the pub but could have taken away Great value for money No hesitation in recommending the meal Top quality

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.

If you have had a previous poor opinion of this cafe , then I suggest you give it another visit our experience of May 2024 was ,wow what an improvement from our pre Covid visit. Staff are friendly and happy to help. Well done Taurus etc for helping local people and their crafts. We will be back soon.

Yuck 🤮 they are gross over reheated fish and chips to the point of very greasy fish very dark brown think we got Childs portion of fish and chips will be trying another chippy from now on blakney chippy is the best everything is fresh made bigger fish too for an OAP fish and chips

Never again and probably the worst fish n chips I have ever had. The batter was greasy and dark brown and fish was dry like it a had been refried and the chips were the same. I didn't take a photo before I threw most in the bin, but the pic Camper52568780966 has posted in their review is spot on. Shame really, I had high hopes as its award winning.

First visit here, came for a light lunch. Staff were polite and helpful but the food left a lot to be desired. My Chai latte was lovely but my partner's coffee was awful. The cup was full to the brim with no room for the milk. I ordered the beef, mushroom & stilton panini with salad, crisps and home made coleslaw. It was cold in the middle, the cheese hadn't melted and the beef was tough. The coleslaw was weird, no flavour and the salad was just a couple of tomatoes and green leaves, no dressing. My partner's ham and tomato sandwich was very basic with the same salad. The surroundings are nice, with an orange tree by our table but the food was very basic and mine hadn't been toasted for long enough. Really not worth the money and I doubt we'll visit again.

Yet again, another deeply disappointing and underwhelming delivery and food experience from Milano! Despite disappointments in the past I thought I would try them again as they have recently re-branded. opened another premises next door and have installed a user friendly ap. I ordered a home delivery online - no issues with that at all and no issue with the fact that my ETA was approximately one and a half hours - it was a bank holiday Sunday so you expect to wait. Where I DO take issue is the fact that the food arrived stone cold! To pay over 44 quid for a couple of pizzas, a wrap and some meat, chips etc and receive them stone cold is completely unacceptable! To then ring and make them aware of the situation to be informed that the delivery car left the premises as soon as our order had been cooked and delivered immediately is blatantly untrue - we live just over 3 miles away!?! The fact that the management couldn’t even be bothered to take my call but was shouting in the background to his employee what to say to me says it all… No one minds mistakes, no one minds waiting but please don’t insult my intelligence and tell me my food had been cooked to order and delivered immediately. Don’t rip people off who have agreed to place an order with you and in good faith expect to receive their food hot - well to be fair, you could have had me at warm!! Don’t pass the buck and expect your phone operative to take the flack and not respond yourself to complaints. He’s probably on minimum wage and didn’t cook the food so he’s not the problem - you are. Take accountability, don’t rip people off and don’t send your food out COLD!!

Wow, so much food, it actually beat us as the portions were so generous. Tasty too. Service was quick, walked in and ordered, about 5 on a Friday evening.

Food was lovely! I had broken down in a layby and they delivered to me so top quality service and was tasty too

I ordered house special fried rice it had virtually no flavour at all and was lukewarm. I also ordered Chinese spareribs these were awful The meat was hard and stale and the ribs were just warmed up and poured very weak sauce over the top I rang and complained and I was told if you don’t like them don’t bloody buy them. As a Chinese chef. This person is a disgrace to Chinese food he certainly does not know how to cook will never ever go there again.

The food is spot on . He makes a cracking sandwich as well. The food is always on time when asked for delivery and hugely appreciated how above & Beyond he goes for his customers great work James keep up the good work

This is the only pub at the top end of Lydney and a handy watering hole if you are staying at the motel two or three minutes' walk away. Good range of beers which for me as a refugee from Surrey are offered at extremely attractive prices.

Great value pasties, sandwiches and cakes. Good range and great prices. Friendly service, perfect place to pick up a quick lunch.

I came to this pizza express about a month or so ago now and i was really impressed. the food was amazing and as a wheelchair user, the treatment from staff was amazing, making accommodations for me to sit somewhere that would be comfortable for me. service was timely. would definitely come again