The best restaurants serving Spanish food in Chiltern South East

If you like supporting independent venues, if you enjoy listening to wonderfully-talented musicians in an intimate space, if you like freshly prepared good value food and expertly-mixed cocktails served up by friendly staff, this is the place for you. The Drawing Room is tucked away in a cobbled courtyard just off Chesham high street but in a league of its own , beckoning you to come closer with its strings of fairy lights and chimenea, old wooden beams and crooked floors. It's a magical place, a great little café by day, but on Friday and Saturday evenings, it's also a very special live music venue with very high standards - we've never seen a bad act here. It's a unique place that welcomes everyone and the vibe is contagious; you'll forget about your troubles for an hour or two and leave with a renewed sense that all is ok with the world after all. And if you don't fancy live music there's comedy night too.

We understand that reservations have a 2 hr window in this restaurant. Yet, the waitress (the one who served us had wavy/curly hair tied up in a ponytail) kept insisting that we order the food immediately while we were just getting started with cocktails. We asked her respectfully to give us more time, and she got snarky, turned her back to us and threw her tray on the bar counter while complaining to her barman colleague about us. We tried to talk to her again and she acted as if she did not hear us. We let the host know about her behavior, paid for our drinks, and left without eating. A beautiful date night was ruined. Do they not teach their staff to be polite and just decent? Is that asking too much?

A great pub, worth travelling a little distance to. The food is decent, and the paella looked particularly good. Excellent Irish stout. Friendly service. A nicely refurbished listed building, well set out and with a nice atmos.