Diners' Choice: Great for scenic views restaurants in Gloucestershire/Wiltshire

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Updated January 05, 2025

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Pythouse Kitchen Garden

4.8

4.8 (1631)

£25 and under

British

Salisbury

About the restaurant

At Pythouse Kitchen Garden, you'll find an idyllic atmosphere in which to enjoy fantastic food. We offer covered outdoor seating in our glorious garden and indoor seating in the conservatory and potting shed. Pythouse Kitchen Garden is a lunchtime destination only at present.

Head chef Darren Broom's passion lies in producing food with an unmistakable sense of terroir. For Darren, provenance is not just the backstory to his ingredients, it’s everywhere in the look, feel and taste of his food.

We are keen to champion our own produce first and foremost, providing guests with a unique and ever-changing insight into the seasons. We work closely with the garden team to manage and maintain the garden and to deliver a programme of regeneration and sustainability.

Top review

Philip

Dined on Jan 3, 2025

Fab food. Exceptional service. An idyllic setting. We’ll be heading back …

The Ox Barn

4.7

4.7 (909)

£41 and over

British

Lechlade

About the restaurant

The Ox Barn is a 56-seater destination restaurant under the direction of Head Chef, Charlie Hibbert. Rooted in a passion for the local land, food and entertaining, the carefully curated menus are farm-based and plant-inspired. His team and the gardeners at Thyme work together to select and grow the fruits, vegetables and herbs used to create his Modern British Countryside fare.

The nineteenth century former oxen house is the newest addition to the family of meticulously restored farm buildings. A state-of-the-art piece of agricultural architecture at its conception, Caryn Hibbert worked meticulously to preserve the soaring archways and original Cotswold stone rubble walls, to now house a modern, dining destination - including a contemporary bar and seven and a half metre Charvet open kitchen - to allow for an authentic, heritage-rich dining experience, enabled by today’s best culinary technologies.

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EdwardVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Always wonderful. Staff, ambiance, service, food, and overall experience.

The Dumb Post Inn

4.6

4.6 (729)

£25 and under

Gastro Pub

Calne

About the restaurant

The Dumb Post is conveniently situated between Calne and Chippenham, with beautiful views over the nearby Bowood estate. A traditional country gastropub in the heart of Wiltshire, offering quality cask ales and tasty home cooked food using locally sourced ingredients. Husband and wife team, both passionate in providing delicious homemade food, excellent quality ingredients and good value for money dishes. Why not come and try one of our 'Hearty Pub Classics', or something from the 'The Grill' menu. We also offer a superb traditional Sunday Roast - with all the trimmings!

Top review

Dined 3 days ago

Delicious meal - great service and wonderful food. We will be back!

Basset Down Complex

4.6

4.6 (829)

£25 and under

English

Swindon

About the restaurant

Here at Basset Down, we’re proud to offer excellent service in a location like no other. Based in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside, we’re a family run destination for everyone to visit, for occasions large and small.

Our experienced head chef has now taken centre stage in our new restaurant, which is now open to the public throughout the week. It's modern design and informal atmosphere is complimented by seasonal menus with locally sourced produce. Perfect if you’re looking for an ideal spot for lunch with friends, a day out, celebrating a special occasion or swinging by for a quick drink. We also have a selection of homemade cakes, snacks and hot/cold drinks available throughout the day.

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Rachael

Dined 2 days ago

Food excellent Was not able to book table at preferred time and on arrival the restaurant wasn’t even a quarter full. Attended for a birthday lunch and stated so on booking but this was never mentioned or acknowledged by staff. A nice “welcome I understand you celebrating a birthday” would have made my dad’s day. Very pleasant staff and lovely setting with spotless toilets. Slow drinks from order to arrival and ice added to a pint of cider which was strange! Steaks ordered but only after we had started eating were steak knives supplied. The food was lovely but attention to detail on service disappointing.

The Swan at Southrop

4.4

4.4 (343)

£26 to £40

British

Lechlade

About the restaurant

An award-winning village pub, The Swan sits at the heart of the picture-perfect village of Southrop. Part of Thyme, an historic Cotswold estate, the menus celebrate the ingredients and flavours of the farm and kitchen garden, as well as using ingredients carefully sourced from local suppliers.

Locally distinct brews, wines and non-alcoholic drinks lead to an interesting drinks menu, with wines available by the glass. Our seasonal table menu ensures a country pub feel which has a good choice of simple, rustic dishes as well as your pub classic dishes.

Just a short stroll from Thyme, The Swan sits at the heart of the village of Southrop adjacent to the green. The Swan is characterised by low-slung ceilings, roaring fires and a spacious garden room. The higgledy-piggledy wooden furniture combined with bright stripes and Bertioli fabrics make the perfect setting for cosy feasting and simple merry-making.

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ChristopherVIP

Dined 4 days ago

The Swan at Southrop is an absolute delight. Great location, fabulous interiors with a glowing fire in the main dining room. The food is a real treat. The steak frites and half chicken mains are reminiscent of sitting in a Parisian bistro. The sticky toffee pudding is prize winning. Great wine selection. But its really about the staff as well -so well informed, professional and seamless service. A real treat!

The Nook On Five

4.4

4.4 (500)

£41 and over

British

Cheltenham

About the restaurant

Join us for the very best of modern British dining looking out over Cheltenham's newest, iconic and timeless vista.

The Nook On Five uses produce from the best butchers, fishmongers, grocers, creameries, distilleries and vineyards to create dishes and experiences both fun and fine.

Serving Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea and Dinner, take in mouth-watering bites overlooking the Cotswolds and the rooftops of Montpellier.

Headed up by Alisha Phillpotts, the kitchen carefully selects the finest produce to cook up a refined evening à la carte menu, alongside a fab lunch and all day menu of modern British classics and twists.

The bar and cellar offers an extensive English section to our wine list and serve up some fantastic cocktails which you can take out to our rooftop terrace.

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HARVEY

Dined 3 days ago

Everything was perfect, tasty, and all around great. Quiet jazz music in the background really finishes it off. And my special request was catered to exactly! 10/10 would 100% recommend to anyone without a second thought!

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The Slaughters Manor House

4.3

4.3 (30)

£25 and under

Contemporary European

Gloucester

About the restaurant

The restaurant has the light and clean lines of a contemporary orangery, and is complemented by crisp, white table linen and the original stonework of the Chapel’s open fireplace.

Celebrating the finest produce the Cotswolds has to offer, the team of skilled chefs create tantalising menus filled with flavour, using regionally sourced and freshly foraged ingredients, perfectly matched by the sommelier’s wine selections.

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AnnVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Beautiful location, lovely food and service. Dining room a little bit chilly at first but soon warmed up!

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The Three Daggers

4.3

4.3 (295)

£25 and under

Pub

Westbury

About the restaurant

The Three Daggers is a traditional, cosy and oak-beamed British pub nestled in the beautiful Wiltshire village of Edington, a mere few miles from the Westbury White Horse.

We are honoured to have won the prestigious Pub of the Year Award for the whole of England in 2020, to have continually held our 2 AA Rosettes for culinary excellence since 2019 and to have been awarded 5 x Gold Stars from the AA for Accommodation excellence.

Our food is traditional British pub food with a twist, all accompanied with a carefully curated wine list alongside ales brewed from in our very own Three Daggers Brewery a moment's walk from the Pub. We also have the lovely Three Daggers Farm Shop, groaning with fresh, seasonal fruit & veg with much of the produce being sourced from our Priory Farm in the village.

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Phillipa

Dined on Jan 3, 2025

Excellent starter and main courses. Good variety on the menu, including interesting vegetarian options. Good quality food that’s skilfully cooked. Staff friendly and attentive. Separately dining area is set apart from the bar area and it would be nice to feel a bit closer to the cheer and warmth of an open fire in the depth of winter.

Elote Tacos

4.2

4.2 (46)

£25 and under

Mexican

Gloucester

About the restaurant

Casual dining restaurant with a focus towards a friendly service & authentic dishes bursting with the flavours of Mexico

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Lucy

Dined 4 days ago

One of the tastiest meals I’ve had in a long time. Food is incredible!! First time visiting and everything we had was amazing! It is a bit echoey in the back area but all of the food dock restaurants are the same at the back. I only mention it as I have a problem with my hearing.

The Slaughters Country Inn Restaurant & Bar

4.1

4.1 (57)

£26 to £40

Contemporary British

Upper Slaughter

About the restaurant

The Slaughters Country Inn offers delicious food, simply prepared, using the finest Cotswold produce. The menu is complemented by a wide selection of local ales, showcasing the best the region has to offer.

Not to be missed is the sharing platter, made up of local cheeses and meats, the day’s selection of breads and The Slaughters Country Inn pickles. Guests can also expect to see dishes on the menu such as Gloucestershire black pudding salad, rustic country terrine and local fish and chips.

Afternoon tea, including home-made scones and sandwiches, can also be enjoyed on the terrace with a glass of Champagne in the summer months or by the fire with a pot of tea when winter draws in.

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Lorna

Dined on Jan 5, 2025

Beautiful restaurant excellent food attentive staff thank you.

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