The best restaurants serving British food in Northleach Cotswold South West

So pleased that Lynwood & co have opened a branch in our lovely village (town). I regularly pop in after a morning run to enjoy a coffee which is always superb. The cinnamon Bear Claw to go with it is a delight. Staff are friendly and always find time for a chat. The ambience and laid back friendliness of Lynwoods compliments where we live perfectly.

This used to be a really cosy cafe where you’d get decent quality coffee, cakes and toasties etc. visited today for the first time since before Covid and I’m guessing it must have changed hands. Espresso was undrinkable ( more like filter coffee) and we only ate one mouthful of the cheese ham toastie - anaemic, plastic ham and cheese. Dont like leaving negative reviews but this is more like a transport caf now which is such a shame. Won’t be back.

Amazing pork and apple sausage roll.

Generous roast Sunday lunch which everyone enjoyed, but very intermittent service. After 20 minutes, we had to go to the hostess desk as the sparkling water we ordered as we sat down hadn't arrived, and nor had anyone to take our drinks or food orders. This resulted in our orders being taken, but after another 15 minutes, we had to ask again for the water and the drinks. We were at out table for over 30 mins before we all had something to drink. The food then arrived quickly, although one dessert was forgotten and had to be asked for. The food was all good, but let down by the service. When pubs ask to have the tables back for the next sitting, they need to make sure you are served so that you can eat and have coffee before having to leave.

I go to this Dobbies quite often as it's very local and a good place to take my husband who needs little outings (limited in his range these days.) However, they have gone DOG MAD. Dogs are allowed all over the store INcluding the restaurant (!! this would have been unthinkable 5, 10 years ago?) and people take them at their word and you genuinely can hardly move some days for dogs on long leads forming a trip hazard in front of you. The dog owners seem to annoy even each OTHER as, their dogs being dogs, they try to suss each other out with hackles and sniffings and sizing one another up, causing blockages in the aisles. Lots of small children in this Dobbies too - about the same head-height as a dog - I'm sure parents must find this an extra stress. And in the restaurant it's VERY offputting to have a dog about three feet from your table. Dogs are not clean, no matter how much their owners pretend they are - they have no place in public food outlets, and WHY, JUST WHY? how and why did we get to this point where dogs and owners can never be separated? It's quite a recent thing, last 5, ten years? Now obviously Dobbies have done their sums, and so aggressively marketing themselves as DOG FRIENDLY (latest ad: "if your dog wants to help choose your new lawnmower, now he can!" - clue - no he doesn't) must mean they think they get more trade from dog-lovers than lose it from those who think dogs have no place in stores and particularly food outlets (kudos the Waitrose outlet and butchers in-store, who don't allow dogs in their section.) So I realise the battle is lost, but I'm sure I'm not the only person who feels this way. I don't even think the dogs themselves can be enjoying this, it must be a stressful environment for them. I'm not a dog hater - I've owned and loved dogs - but this tide of 'dogs must be allowed everywhere and if you aren't happy about it, go elsewhere' is depressing.