The best restaurants serving British food in South West

Nice place for desert. My grown up kids loved it. I think it is best for sharing. Too big to eat one on your own. If you are a member of meerkat, you get 25% discount (eat in) between Monday and Thursday. Staff are friendly but service is a bit non existent. Maybe it is self serve. We did find our own table, got the menu ourselves and ordered at the till. Definitely worth visiting.

The food was well presented and very tasty, however, there was only one vegetarian choice on the menu which was a veggie burger. The website menu showed more than this so it was disappointing to find that this was all I could have. Some meals were served on a wooden platter which was fine for me but some of our party requested plates as they didn’t like this idea. There was plenty of choice for meat/fish eaters and gluten free options also available. Just wish there had been an alternative to the burger.

Went for Sunday lunch 17th September 2023 meat and gravy were delicious But, vegetables were disgusting and roast potatoes were the worst I’d ever had, hard, grey and revolting To top off, bill was £20.05 £11.95 for food, which was fine, BUT drink was pint of J20 and lemonade Clearly cost £8.10 that’s extortionate Couldn’t believe it, not sure I’ll be dining there again Been before on numerous occasions

We ate in the restaurant on the 5 nights it opens- Tuesday to Saturday. There is a good choice of food starters, mains & desserts all freshly prepared and nicely served by friendly staff. We enjiyed all the items we had & the wine was good too. You can also visit the Hat & Lemon bar for drinks and cocktails.

Every time ive used these guys to stave my hunger theyve delivered 100%. yes you may wate for them to cook as you order but boy is it worth it. The fish batter crisp and good fish. Chips chunky and always piping hot. What's not to like? Having been to there Clifton competitor, these guys knock spots off them.

Disappointed a lot of the chocolate on sale had gone white and the sales assistant was still trying to sell some to me at an exorbitant price! Unfortunately one box of faded chocolate in the sun I ended up buying by mistake tasted horrible. Sort your stock out please and either reduce or remove from the shelves!!! Not impressed

We were lucky enough to get a table here last week, and think it must be one of the best kept secrets in the Forest of Dean. We had chosen from the Christmas menu, every course was delicious, well presented on good china, and with decent cutlery - things that are an important element in a meal. It was lovely to see the students waiting at tables and cooking in the kitchen, whilst doing an excellent job. This restaurant deserves to be supported. We'll definintely be returning, and have already told many of our friends about it.

The lady was very welcoming,bacon role was nice but, order was wrong. The bill was wrong. Apart from that it was good. The only person working needs some training.

We went outside Keele University term time. It was quiet. We got good service. I had the oatcakes. I am a local, and know oatcakes. Visitors (parents of students etc) might be really impressed. I was less so. I am not so used to a few large mushrooms with the cheese. I would suggest slicing them and spreading them all over. The cheese could have had a greater presence too. And maybe a less greasy oatcake. My friend’s fish fingers sandwich was however excellent. Apparently it came with an espresso cup of carrot soup; which I enjoyed. He said it was first rate, and he is a bit picky. We enjoyed a side order of chip. Yes really chips, not fries. So we will certainly return, but maybe try something different.

Two of us called in to have a tradition holiday ice cream. Lovely ice cream made at a local family farm with a good variety of flavours. Rich and creamy and a pleasant change from corporate produced ice cream.

Gemütliches Restaurant in einer ehemaligen Scheune. Rustikales Ambiente, sauber und gepflegt. Ein Familienbetrieb, es wird gemeinsam gearbeitet. Alle sind freundlich und hilfsbereit, auch die Nachfrage nach eine Ziel wurde sehr freundlich beantwortet.

Great food and drink. One complaint is that they ran out of caffeine free coke early in the evening.

Great new venture, that has been open about 4 months. I was served by the welcoming Izzie, and had two lovely black coffees and a flapjack. It's early days for the business, so just a small selection of cake at the moment. Plenty of parking, seating inside and out, and dog friendly. WiFi is available, too. As the business grows, it is listening to what customers want, and bacon sandwiches are on the 'to do' list. Cash only at the moment, so take some change. Well done, Izzie! Chris.

Its an order at the bar kind of place. food is good, and there is alcohol. so pretty sexy staff members... and the service is great. well worth a visit. Its pricey, but location is worth it. great post surf snack

We have walked near-to, and past, this village pub many times over the last year, and we have always promised ourselves a visit. Our expectations were that the pub would not entirely suit us. To explain: we are wine drinkers, we “don’t do” beer or cider, or spirits. We do, however, enjoy good wine, not necessarily fine wine, just dry and white with, at least, a medium complexity and subtle fruitiness. We felt that this pub would be unlikely to offer such wine. There are other drinks that we enjoy, particularly when out walking; soft drinks like lime and soda, sometimes a coffee, occasionally just mineral water. Despite expectations (and maybe some reservations) we decided we would visit and see for ourselves, and we did this at about 19:15 on a Bank Holiday Monday in late May. The bar was exactly what our mind’s eye had promised. It was clean and tidy and the landlady was very helpful and pleasant. The clientele was mostly local folk and dog-walkers (again as expected). I asked if wine was available, and indeed it was, but it was the kind of wine that is kept, if for nothing else, the occasional wine-drinker who has no particular taste for wine. Don’t get me wrong, most of the wine we buy is from supermarkets at £5-10 a bottle category. We very occasionally splash out a bit more (up to £16 a bottle), and we do go to France and bring back wine (most of what we buy is €4-12 a bottle). The wine offered here is Blossom Hill brand, and I have to admit that I have never drunk it before … well I have now! I had a glass of the white, which was not distasteful, it was inoffensive, it was light, it was cold, but there was little depth to the flavour and no complexity, being (at best) “very ordinary”. This is not a moan, it was entirely expected, and given their clientele preferences, there is no reason in the world for the pub to stock anything more elaborate or refined. The wine was cheap and we had to order a large glass plus two (half pints) of soda and lime in which to spend the minimum of £5 for card payments (we had no cash on us). We were kindly advised that the pub was due to close at 20:00, but we had previously noticed that there was a garden and so we ventured out to explore. We couldn’t stay long because of the impending closing time. Also the garden at the back of the pub was in full shade, and it really wasn’t a warm enough evening to sit out. Apparently the garden is best at lunchtime and during the afternoon. If this review offends then I’m sorry, but it is the truth. We would like to call here on occasions when it is sunny to enjoy a soda and lime, or a coffee, whilst sat in the garden in the sunshine.