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Boutique hotels in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire eating, drinking and dancing

Self-catering properties in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire
Eating, drinking and dancing

We've tracked down the best cafés, the cosiest gastropubs and the most accomplished restaurants in Gloucestershire. Check the Cotswolds destination guide for more listings too.

Restaurants

(+44 (0)1285 641497)

Jesse’s Bistro

Situated in a stableyard behind one of Cirencester’s highly respected butchers, this small and relaxed restaurant specialises in fresh meat and fish. In the summer, there’s live jazz in the courtyard (www.jessesbistro.co.uk).

The Stableyard, Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2AA

(+44 (0)1242 573449)

Le Champignon Sauvage

The two Michelin stars say it all: this is the destination restaurant in the Cotswolds, serving audacious, high-wire dishes in which English and French cuisine collide. Reservations essential.

24–26 Suffolk Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 2AQ

(+44 (0)1242 700055)

The Daffodil

The atmosphere’s as high as the ceilings at this buzzing restaurant that’s set inside a converted art deco cinema, complete with 1920s movie artefacts on the walls. Expect a neat line in mouthwatering modern Anglo-Mediterranean dishes (www.thedaffodil.com).

18–20 Suffolk Parade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 2AE

(+44 (0)1451 820243)

Lords of the Manor

Set in a honey-coloured former rectory in the gorgeous (and gorgeously named) Cotswolds village of Upper Slaughter, this whisper-quiet, romantic hotel restaurant is known for its on-trend British cuisine. That said, its signature dish of slow-roast beef is a melt-in-the-mouth classic.

Upper Slaughter, near Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire GL54 2JD

(+44 (0)1386 840256)

The Kings

With its panelled wooden pews and enthusiastic service, this Chipping Campden hotel restaurant oozes country charm and cheer. The menu combines ‘greatest hits’ Brit dishes with more experimental international fare: try the king prawns flamed in brandy, or the steak and kidney sausages with bubble and squeak.

The Kings Arms Hotel, The Square, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55 6AW

(+44 (0)1242 221212

The Royal Well Tavern

An atmospheric marriage of traditional British pub and classic French bistro, this newly opened eatery in Cheltenham town centre serves seaonal, local produce with a strong emphasis on fresh seafood.

5 Royal Well Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3DN

(01242 222200)

Lumière

This well-established restaurant was taken over earlier this year and the reception has been enthusiastic. There is a wonderful vegetarian menu and the wine list, if a little on the pricey side, is encyclopaedic in scope. The mouth-watering dishes include Cornish mullet with Thai risotto and Wild Mushroom and Artichoke Lasagne.

Clarence Parade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3PA

Pubs

(+44 (0)1285 740421)

The Village Pub

Despite the generic name, this is no average out-in-the-sticks inn – it’s a ‘duck breast on puy lentils’ gastropub where the ale is real (try the Cotwolds’ own Hook Norton). There’s an inventive wine list with almost two dozen by the glass, and bar staff know how to concoct an intriguingly spiced Bloody Mary (www.thevillagepub.co.uk).

High Street, Barnsley, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 5EF

(+44 (0)1242 870271)

The Green Dragon Inn

In the most idyllic of settings – down a narrow lane and overlooking a valley – this charming pub serves adventurous grub. The madeira-marinated herring crostini and parma-wrapped baked figs stuffed with brie tear strips off the scampi-and-chips fare offered by lesser local boozers (www.green-dragon-inn.co.uk).

Cockleford, near Cowley, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 9NW