After a long spell of avoiding this place I heard it had recently changed ownership and had changed to a proper restaurant.
The location is ideal for most and simple to locate. We were a large party and given the chefs table next to the kitchen. A spacious and comfortable area that's set away from the other diners complete with a view of what happens in the kitchen. You will need long arms as the table is enormous and he plates are sometimes difficult to grab.
Outside the chefs kitchen table room the other dinners seemed to have well spaced tables and comfortable seating.
We opted for the Sunday platter with everything. Needless to say the platter was absolutely huge and contained everything.. vegetables came on separate plates, but I defy anyone to finish the entire thing. Thankfully they will offer a doggy bag-type arrangement.
The meats were nicely cooked and even some crackling for the old school among us.
The staff were very attentive and pleasant, the food was fine for us.
Some may wish for a slightly thicker gravy with their meat, but as most of my party are from the North of England, gravy-a-plenty was fine. We also had desert, Eaton Mess and sticky toffee pudding. Nothing was left except a sense that we had all over-eaten and will (possibly) suffer for it later in life.
Prices were reasonable, service was good and overall we were very impressed with how the restaurant has changed from its previous incarnation.
Ideal for family, friends or just a good, hearty meal with a very nice of the Cotswolds.
As a final note, we had a vegetarian order with us. He's not normally a carrot-only enthusiast, but is very fussy about meat (he likes meat cooked until it's "boot leather" which wasn't available here). The feedback was that this option was unimaginative, but did have many vegetables and the portion size was enormous.
For those who aren't vegetarian, you'll have no problem.
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