Food delicious, but the snobbish staff was gross. The state of self service purgatory was…read moreridiculous. You have to get your own water, ask for the bill at least 4 times, and stuck with a 10% service charge for your trouble. It's not worth it.

I grew up in the midwest USA, and after nearly a month in England, Scotland, Ireland, and France, I…read morewas in DIRE need of a perfectly done steak. Don't be thrown off by the stairway descent to get to this gem...it is TOTALLY worth it!!! This was the best steak I have had in a LONG time! The service was great and the waiter refilled our water numerous times (in spite of what other reviews have claimed). We had "The Herd's Legendary Sharing Platter" and all three cuts were grilled to perfection (I am a medium-rare kind of person). I also recommend the sticky toffee pudding. We have had it at quite a few places in England and this was one of the best as well!

As Bath locals, we only ever go here now. I don't even need a menu. It's better than most…read moresteakhouses in the US too. The staff are excellent. The food is good, the cocktails are probably the best in Bath (they know how to mix a Martini) and they also welcome children (if we cannot get a babysitter but really want a steak). I recommend the Blue Swimmer Crab as a starter to share, followed by the Ribeye (surf and turf style) with Truffle Fries and Garlic Spinach. Don't bother with dessert but go for a bottle of Malbec instead.

***Attention Owner: both Google and Yelp contend that you are open till 10:30pm. When I called to…read moremake a reservation, the person who answered was brusque and determined to hang up the phone as quickly as possible rather than take my reservation. I asked her if I could geyt one at 10:00pm she said "No." So I asked what time you close. She said "whenever the last booking leaves. Thank you! Bye!" I said "Wait. Don't hang up! What time's the last booking?" She said, "8:15" I said, "Okay, well can we walk in and eat at the bar at 9:30." She said, "Yes, but you have to leave by 10pm because that's when we close." Note above, when directly asked, "When do you close?" She replied, "When the last booking leaves." Rather than saying 10. Not once did she try to work anything out, ask about doing an earlier reservation. Just wanted to end the call. I own restaurants. That's why I'm hoping to alert you to staff that is doing what is personally convenient for them, not what is best for the business."

Call me a snob but I had zero expectations when coming here: I am a bit biased and tend to think…read morethat the countryside is not where you find a decent steakhouse. Well, the Falcon proved me wrong. We stumbled upon this place while exploring the Cotswolds with a group of friends and were lucky enough to snap up the last table for lunch. The four of us ordered three steaks plus a good variety of sides and a burger. In short: WE LOVED IT... the steaks were amazing (and my friends are from Texas so they have high standards for steaks) and the burger was really tasty. In addition, the sides were really good too, specifically I absolutely loved the gratin potatoes... I typically only eat a bite of the potato side dish but I almost inhaled this wonderful side. The people were what you expect: super friendly and unassumingly nice. The atmosphere is quite simple but the food makes up for it. Great recommendation if you are in the neighborhood.

Wonderful dinner tonight with family and friends. Rib eye steaks, grilled veggies and tasty…read morebeer-battered onion rings. Service was great! Will be back when we visit England again.

We stopped on our way driving through Oxford. We were hungry and looked on yelp and were so pleased…read moreto find this lovely pub. Wonderful ambience and food. Steak was delicious! Great service. And we had a really good chocolate dessert.

A great steakhouse without needing the qualifier in Oxford. I went with my son and had a fantastic…read moresharing steak, comparable to Hawksmoor or a top-US steakhouse. Outside of the pedestrian menu options, they give you a menu of the day's beef, an assortment of sharing rib eyes, porterhouses and chateaubriands, with the size and recommended number of people very clear. Our ribeye (cote de beouf) was incredible, cooked perfectly as ordered with a great char. Nice wine list with good options by the glass, 500 ML carafe or bottle. The only downside was a very, very limited number of starter options. Also nice to get out of the tourist area but stilll only a 10 min walk from the city centre. Hope to get back to Oxford again for another visit.

Found the restaurant on a wimp, we were hungry and this was by the bus/train station so it was just…read moreright there. The prices looked higher than the rest of the establishment nearby but it is also the only steakhouse. Hubby said we should splurged for a good meal since we had a long day on the road and it was our 1st meal in Bath so we went in. The place was crowded, but it was late in the evening (close to 9pm) that we still got a table without reservation (it was about 85% full). Service was friendly despite us looking like two bumps (we just arrived after a long 10 hours flight + a long bus ride due to road closure from Heathrow). We both ordered the rib eye and I asked if they could substitute the chips (thicker cut fries) could be substituted with a different, non fried side dish, and they obliged. Both hubby and I substituted the chips with mashed potatoes. We also got a sauce each for our steak, hubby had the bbq sauce and I had the cognac and peppercorn sauce. I was a bit skeptical since I ordered the steak well.done (I had to bc of doctor's order), hubby ordered medium rare. The reviews online weren't promising too so I was nervous. Food arrived after about 20-30 minutes, it felt. a bit slow, but I was also starving. The plate looked pretty but smaller in portion compared to Amerizan size ..I was once again nervous we would leave hungry. I had a bite of the mashed potatoes and WOW! creamy, rich, cheesy, delicious!!!! Then had a bite of the side salad that came with the steak (watercress + 3 plump cherry tomatoes) and wow it was good too! I did wish there were more salad on the plate since it was quite little and I felt like I needed more veggies. Then I tasted the sauces...the bbq was not my forte and it was definitely not as sweet and didn't taste smokey like american bbq sauce but the cognac and peppercorn sauce was soooo good!!! It tasted a bit like gravy, but richer and creamier and had more flavors. I'm usually not a sauce person but dang that was a good sauce! Lastly, I had my steak and wow!!! It didn't disappoint! The meat was tender despite it was being well done and the sauce complemented the mest soooo well!!!! Both hubby and I enjoyed our main course a lot :). And we were both satisfied and full after our main course, phewwwhhh!!! I guess though the portion did not look big, it was still filling (the mashed potatoes were rich and good portion). When we walked in and saw their menu we also spotted the dessert: Sticky toffee pudding...so we definitely had our heart set to ordering a dessert..we decided to share one ang glad we did! The portion was enough to share and boy that was one really really good dessert!!! It was a piece of cake (but not crumbly like cake and spongy but more dense than a regular cake) came with delicious caramel sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It was not overly sweet and too die for!!! Certainly a must eat if you want a dessert! Our tab (for drink we had tap water and hubby had a bottle of coke) came out to around 57 GBP, not cheap, but again it was a nicer establishment and the food was really good, so we were very happy. The service was also very friendly, they came to check on us a few times, had a little bit of small talk with a couple of the waiters too and they were very friendly. I certainly recommend this restaurant if you're looking for a nicer place to eat in Bath. They had lots of beer! It's like a fancier modern pub, unfortunately I couldn't try due to my current dietary restrictions, but if you're a beer drinker, should totally have beer there..they looked good too!!

This is a chophouse and bar a minute from Bath Spa railway station…read more It's situated on the first floor adjacent to the London platform of the station but, frustratingly, there's no direct access. (Good views from that side of the bar you are a trainspotter...) There is a lift up to the bar - otherwise it is a surprisingly long staircase if, like me, you arrive with luggage. Inside it's one large room with a central bar, and the dining area is on the station side. The one major downside for me was the noise - they had piped music which meant, on a Friday night, competing with people trying to talk over the music. So it's definitely not the place for a romantic meal. At other times it may be quieter, of course. I'm vegetarian and, although the choice is limited, my starter of spiced pear salad with blue cheese and walnuts was the highlight, freshly prepared, crunchy and tasty. My main of macaroni cheese with spinach and mushrooms was all right - plenty of it - but a little stodgy, even for a dish which is meant as comfort food. My friend's dish of chicken and salad was very nice apparently - lots of chicken, too. Interestingly, having read the other reviews on here, I found the service to be pretty good - we didn't have to wait long for drinks, the food, or the bill, and our waiter was attentive. A free bottle of chilled tap water arrived before I'd even sat down, which was not bad for the post-work rush on Friday. The bill came to just under £30 a head for two courses, 2 glasses of wine, coffee and tip. So, not the place for a special meal, but fine if you want something close to the station.

As a vegetarian, whenever anybody suggests a meal in a steak joint a rush of panic floods over me…read more What will I eat? What if I'm left with a salad!? (I may be a veggie but it doesn't mean I love lettuce leaves!) So when my friends planned Sunday lunch in The Cowshed I sighed a heavy sigh. But I had nothing to fear - with two vegetarian options on the lunch time menu, at least I had something to choose from (Albeit a standard veggie burger or a goats cheese tart - two 'classics') and since this was a restaurant for meat eaters I could hardly complain! My burger was delicious, served with tasty chunky chips and washed down with hearty cider. My friend's roast dinners looked fabulous too. The service was very welcoming and the atmosphere was just what you want on a Sunday - full of fun and laughter.

I don't know about you but I'm always a little amused when a carnivorous restaurant advertises…read moreusing a smiling pig or cow. While The Cowshed's poster mammal isn't smiling it still tickles me so I agreed to dinner here with my steak loving other half. The focus here is all about good old-fashioned British dishes, particularly steak and it's many guises. My partner ordered a steak cooked on a hot stone tablet right in front of him - similar to the way you can get hot plates in Indian restaurants, except this actually allowed him to partially cook the steak himself. As an occasional vegetarian there wasn't a great amount of choice for me to pick a main course but the starters and desserts were divine! It is quite pricey but I would come back for the chocolate mouse alone and my partner can whole-heartedly vote for the sirloin steak!

Came here for an early dinner. Lovely welcome with very helpful staff. Steaks looked great so…read moreordered a fillet with suggested wine. The quality and quantity of the food was excellent - very tasty indeed. The ambience was great also. Overall a lovely experience - fully recommend

Really lovely place and nice staff!! We had the carvery and it was delicious. If I had to make one…read morecomment is that the carrots we're a little underdone, but everything was delicious otherwise . Would recommend! (Wheel chair friendly)

The ambiance is good. The meat quality is above average. Beef was prepared under ordered…read moretemperature by a full rating... medium rare was very rare. Medium was medium rare, but that's better than over cooking it. Service was not great. Our server was not well versed with the food or drinks and not able to answer questions. We were stuck in a dark corner. Tables around us were attended more frequently and sooner, even when they arrived after us. Wine pours are adequate, but spirit pours are very light. A double whisky was so small that I decided not to spend the money on a second drink. That was after the bar was not able to make a very standard cocktail, and the server had no clue either. So 3/5 stars because of poor service, a mediocre bar, and expensive alcohol.

Stopped here hoping for a nice steak dinner, impressed with the unique decor...slow service and…read moremediocre food left my palette disappointed. We booked a table in the morning knowing that places are usually fairly busy on Friday nights, when we arrived our table wasn't yet ready, but we weren't fazed we sat at the bar and ordered drinks while waiting for our table. Thankfully our table was ready after about 10mins, their cocktails were actually very tasty and the bartender was attentive and informative of the different drink options. Once seated it took about 15mins for our server to come to our table, we ordered the honey beer bread as a started...when it arrived it tasted stale and the beef dripping butter had a very strange taste...we ignore that assuming it just wasn't something we loved, then we ordered our streaks and shared a side of mashed potatoes and a side of onion rings...I will say the steak was cooked a perfect medium rare as I requested but it was lacking seasoning. A bit of salt definitely helped the steak! The sides were not good the onion rings looked nice and crispy but the inner batter was raw and they tasted overly oily, the mashed potatoes weren't creamy they were dry and very bland. Service was slow the whole night, but on the plus side it gave us a chance to really take in the art part of the restaurant. I adored how each both was a different theme very cute and unique. Over all the steak was mostly good, but the food was overpriced for the quality.

Beautiful food a fantastically friendly staff…read more We were greeted with a very friendly smile and cheery manor by a chap who appeared to be the manager or maître d' . The waitresses were also super friendly and attentive throughout our visit. The steaks were cooked beautifully as were all of the accompanying dishes. Rancho is mid range in terms of price, but you will definitely leave feeling full as the portion sizes generally turn out to be large once you've added sides to any of the mains. All in all a fantastic experience.

Went here a few weeks ago and had a great meal. Had a blue medium fillet steak and some garlic…read morefried potatoes and my Girlfriend had Surf and Turf. The food was fantastic and the service was really good. We were also excited to find that there is a branch opening up in Bournemouth just down the road from where we live! A great meal and a great time. We look forward to going again!

I'm not giving them a good or bad review. I'm reporting that their website appears to have been…read morehacked. I'm headed to Southampton and wanted to check out their menu. Clicking on the link to their website brings up a strange site which says the domain is for sale and which has nothing about the restaurant. Just thought they might want to know.

We needed to find somewhere to eat close to the ferry terminal as we didn't have s great deal of…read moretime until we had to catch the ferry ! The Gatehouse grill is right outside the terminal which was a good start , we explained to the waiter that we were short on time and he found us a table straight away ,he took our order which was chicken stuffed with ricotta and spinach,roasted vegetables and a tomato based sauce. The restaurant has a welcoming and smart feel , the staff are very knowledgeable about the menu and extremely attentive. The food arrived and it did not disappoint ,it was delicious ! It was a great experience and I would highly recommend the Gatehouse Grill!