Sidle up to John Gordons when you're seeking a spot of Paris or a little London in the leafy…read moreCotswolds. French and Portuguese waiters bring bygone charm to this courtyard wine-bar and independent wine merchant in the heart of Cheltenham's upmarket Montpellier neighbourhood. Live acoustic guitar music provides the soundtrack to refined Friday night tipples. Accompany sun-drenched afternoons with an evocative glass of Devil's Corner Sauvignon Blanc 2008 from Tasmania. Fresh and fruity with elderflower undertones it sums up the scent of an English summer. Open: Mon-Thurs Monday 10-10, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm and Sun 11-9.

If you like wonderful wine and whisky emporia with barrel tables and a cosy atmosphere, step no…read morefurther. There's a substantial selection of fine liquors and wines, with very knowledgeable, friendly staff to guide your palate. It looks a bit small from the street, but there is seating downstairs and, if it's not too cold, out the back. Of course, it's also in lovely Cheltenham, near other Montpellier pubs, and so you should be here really. I find it impossible to be in Cheltenham without paying a visit- this time for some rum and prosecco. Yum. Be warned though, it's not the most wallet-friendly place and it can be hard to stop!

Great food, didn't realise they did food until I ordered from them on meals.co.uk. Always great…read moreservice and great delivery times. Restaurants on here are so much better than Just-Eat.

Wow, this place was great! Apparently it had just started serving sandwiches when we came by, and…read morewe thought they were excellent. I had a glass of the wine of the moment- it was a tasty Cabernet Sauvignon that was very reasonably priced. My husband had a local beer that he thought was unimpressive, but it was his own fault- he ordered a lager, knowing he likes more flavorful beers, and it came out just meh. I got a prosciutto sandwich, and we both agreed that mine was better. I highly recommend it! Go for some wine in the afternoon, stay for the sandwiches!

Absolutely fabulous. We loved the dark wood and brown leather decor throughout but the winners were…read morethe cocktails. You can tell there's an incredible amount of love made the cocktails. They're fun and delicious. Our servers were patient and kind, and delightful music was playing throughout the night.

Raoul's just opened again after some time away. It was a really great place to spend time with…read morefriends and get a drink or two. Our table ordered quite a range and enjoyed all that we had. The gyoza/spring roll bites were also a good addition. Great place to have a drink without the pretension or blasting music of other places. Particularly impressed with the work of Tim and Talulah, our servers this evening. They were friendly and fantastic.

Fantastic little wine bar! They let you do tastings and the staff is awesome. So many types of…read morewines and everyone was really knowledgeable on what region, flavor, and grapes, would flight your fancy. They also have food to nosh on in case you had too much to drink. Overall, it was a great stop after dinner.

Cosies Wine Bar has a few different faces. It's located in stateley Portland Square, and during the…read moreday it maintains a quite respectable face. At this time it pulls in office workers and other up-standing member of society sorts. They have a good lunch menu, and the place could pass as a reasonably high end restaurant. Things degenerate (or improve, depending on your point of view) as night draws in. Cosies is also a night club and dubstep, afrobeat, and hip-hop nights, along with various others. Very cool in the evenings, this is about a million miles from Syndicate et al. not so far away in the centre. The different between the its night and day time faces is quite a contrast and makes Cosies worth two visits. Down in a basement, it has a cosy feel to match its name. The best time to vist in the day time is when its a bit cold and damp. During the evening just make sure to get there early to avoid disappointment.

There seem to be a few places around Bristol that have a bit of a cavey feeling, due to their…read morebasement locations. Cosies is another place to the trend, situated in the basement of one of the grand Georgian houses in St Pauls' Portland Square. It's open all day and night, catering to the office workers of the square in the daytime, and turning into one of Bristol's in-the-know clubs as night falls. Some of the best djs can be found playing here, spanning genres from Dub and Reggae to Drum'n'Bass and hip hop. The seats outside, carved out beneath the pavement, are maybe where the place gets its name from, as there's a really great 'cosy' atmosphere in one of those seating hubs. As a result, it makes for quite a smokers paradise, and there's definitely a hint of a few blind eyes being turned. Walking past in the day there's always a board offering some sort of exotic food (always below a fiver, so good value), proving a real temptation to descend the rickety stairs mid-afternoon. Also, there's late evening grub on offer to help the pints go down, the last time I was there goat curry was being sold around 11. You might have to pay a few pounds to get in on a weekend, but I'd safely guarantee you'll have a night worth remembering.

Been here a few times and had drinks, it has a nice ambience small and quaint very nice. Then I…read morefound out they had a down stairs and we ate here, the food we had was all top notch, 4 of us were eating,two had steak and they loved it, perfectly cooked, and the rest was also very nice we had a bunch of different things and none of us could poke a hole into any of the food, well done chef.

This bar has a lot of potential from the outside. Great seating and lovely flowers. Drinks are…read moreexpensive and they don't serve Plymouth Gin! Great selection of gin overall though.

This place is a bit of an institution for the people of Cheltenham. It is absolutely heaving on a…read moreSaturday night, and can be a little impossible to get served, but you know what? I'd still be in there if I was in Cheltenham right now. In the nicer area of Cheltenham, this bar frequents all of upper class-gilet wearing- scruffy haired - ex Cheltenham ladies college- people who order champagne every night flashing their credit cards that daddy pays for. Then why the 5 stars? Well, because that's Cheltenham...In all its glory. If you don't want to be surrounded by toffs then go to the (very popular and recently renovated) Weatherspoons in town. But if you want to soak up the Cotswolds capital, then this is certainly the place to do it.

Went here while waiting for a film, a ten min walk but worth it. Nice place was relaxed atmosphere…read moreand reasonable prices.

Walking in here was an absolute delight! It was right around the corner from our accommodation in…read moreBath and they were very hospitable on my walk-in, despite my lacking a reservation or any plan on what I wanted to try. They set me up with a tasting of various English wines and I was pleasantly surprised! The staff was quite knowledgeable about local wines and expanded my horizons on English winemaking! Nice crowd here too. A day later I returned with my wife just around their closing time and while they had indeed closed up for the night - the staff was having their end-of-week toasts - they STILL very hospitable allowed us to sit and enjoy a glass or 2, rather than simply asking us to leave. The place is a gem and I hope to be back!!

Ok, 5...I have to give it a frickin' 5! This place is a cute, well thought out spot in Bath,…read moreEngland. We found Corkage quite by accident but what a happy accident! Wine list was extensive and fair, from inexpensive & really good to pricey and awesome. Generally, I think there was something for everybody on the wine list. Since this restaurant has mostly tapas style foods, we had multiple small dishes which were shared. I would highly recommend this approach as no one visitor/tourist could taste everything. We got close! Small plates: Snails and marrow Croquettes with andouille sausage Red mullet & anchovies Tomato and salad / with lots of seeds Risotto Cabbage - I couldn't do this one justice Dessert: Elderflower Pannacotte Berry mess All with a nice bottle of wine...or 2! We spent a wonderful evening with good conversation between ourselves and then with neighboring diners. The staff was very friendly and helpful in selections. The food was well prepared, quickly brought out in a proper order. Our young waitress was surprisingly knowledgeable about the wine. Don't miss this hidden gem!