The best restaurants serving British food in Forest of Dean South West

Popped in for a drink on a boxing day walk. A lovely pub with friendly staff; and most excitingly the wonderful Nightjar Stout from Wye Valley Brewery. Lovely!

Thanks for another amazing lunch, the food was delicious and the service was excellent. The lunch and cakes were some cracking portions and very reasonably priced, so we look forward to our next visit.

This community cafe is a great place to pop in for food. They do an all day breakfast or many other options on the board. Lighter snacks or full meals, plus specials. If you do not see anything you like on the board Sally the manager always does her best to accommodate requests. Personally I love an omelette not on the menu but she is more than happy to make. Today they do a Tuesday special a roast dinner for only £8.00. It came with carrots, cauliflower, broccoli Yorkshire.new potatoes, roasted. Dogs are also welcome in the cafe.

This is such a lovely little cafe, one you might miss if you weren't aware it was there. The staff are so welcoming and friendly and know the regulars well. The food is competitively priced and the ingredients are all fresh and great quality. we choose to take our food away however there is a lovely little area for eating and appeared very family friendly

What a lovely little spot...clean, caring and yummy. Support small businesses, I'm so glad I stopped and ventured in. Toastie was yum and cakes looked lush....if only I didn't overindulge this whole week!

What an utter gem of a place! We went here for the Saturday afternoon Cheese and Beer experience and it was incredible. Great food, great services, great setting and above all great value. The owners were very welcoming and friendly, and couldn't do enough to make sure we enjoyed our time there. We'll definitely be returning when we're next in the area. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

The most incredible gyros I’ve ever had!! Very welcoming/friendly staff, great selection of drinks, nice decor and seating areas, big outdoor space, plus events and live music!!

We enjoyed breakfast here to celebrate a birthday, and were not disappointed. We chose the Light Breakfast, but there are plenty of options to suit everyone. A lot of the ingredients are sourced locally, and all cooked and presented beautifully. With a sweet shop as part of the business, it's possible to leave with an extra treat or two for later. Get yourselves down there!

Lovely food great staff good price

Excellent little coffee shop next to the river Severn Lydney lock. Friendly staff, small snack menu with gluten free options including my wife's best ever gf carrot cake which they make themselves . Great coffee with outside picnic tables and lovely views.

Always a good welcome and lovely food .... thank you

Fantastic setting and the service first class. We didn't see/use the rooms. The food was slightly disappointing, although it looked fabulous and some courses were tasty, nothing had the wow factor. And the sticky toffee pudding was a dish I would not wish to repeat. We paid £140 plus a tip for the service (included one alcoholic drink)

A wonderful first visit to The Miners Arms. They did everything right, from initial welcome to friendly goodbye. A masterclass that many other pubs could usefully pay attention to! Recommended!

It would be very difficult to find a better eating place in the Forest of Dean! My friend today ( who was visiting from outside the area ) firmly declared that it was one of the best Sunday lunches she had ever had - anywhere! The service, presentation and quality of food all contributed to a lovely experience. The place is spotlessly clean and staff are attentive and friendly without being overbearing. We were seated immediately on arrival and drinks order taken and delivered promptly. Hot plates were also delivered! Absolutely every food item delivered was perfectly presented and cooked to perfection - portions we’re extremely generous and amazing value for money. We simply cannot praise the staff enough for all the efforts they make at The Miners to give diners such a great experience.

Having stayed here many times in the past, sadly the stay was nowhere near as good with the change of owners. The lovely warm welcoming atmosphere has gone which was evidenced by how quiet it was on a Saturday night. The place used to be full of locals! Our evening meal was ok. Breakfast was not great, I suspect pre-cooked and no real choice. The place is starting to look tired including our room which had none of the nice touches it used to have and instead had a dodgy shower, a leaking window and a hole in the bathroom ceiling. We had to ask for toilet roll and teabags and a shocked response when I asked for non-dairy milk and was given oat milk that was off!