Hidcote Brasserie and Grill

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   nicola

   South Wales1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 28 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   The bistro is a nice venue - service was good and food was tasty. Strangely towards the end of our meal, all members of staff had left so there was no-one present in the restaurant. We had to go to the kitchen to ask for someone to take a tea order. Good option in Chipping Campden.
   

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   Rosy

   Gloucestershire1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 11 January 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Staff members were pleasant but the food took a long time to arrive even though they didn’t seem that busy. The dinner was well presented and tasty but pretty cold by the time it was served. There are far better options in the area.
   

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   Huw

   London6 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 28 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   The food and drinks for lunch were good and the service was friendly and reasonably efficient, just a little slow at times. They dealt well with one food allergy and overall, we were pleased to Kavenagh lunch there.
   

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   Stuart

   Brighton2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 19 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Having come up from a hick town in Sussex, my initial reaction was “ ooh this is a bit pricey “ but then I remembered that in fact I was in a very beautiful tourist location where the restaurant had to compete with numerous other top quality establishments. I chose the Popcorn Mussels with lemon alioli for my starter and was rewarded with a large ramekin full to the brim of perfectly juicy mussels that had been deep fried in a very thin beautifully seasoned coating and a lovely little dish of citrus touched alioli that proved to be more than enough for the amount of mussels. My main course choice was the venison suet pudding which was a good sized rustic parcel of just the right thickness suet pastry, packed full of amazingly moist melt in the mouth venison that had been cooked long and slow to take on all the flavours of the herbs and vegetables it had been cooked with, served with a very smooth and buttery mashed potato. For dessert I chose the most unusual thing on the menu, a parsnip creme brûlée and I have to say that it was one of the best brûlée’s that I have ever eaten. It was creamy and sweet with a lovely crunchy top but you were left with a mild taste of parsnip on your palate, which at first was a little confusing but as you work your way through the dish actually marries beautifully with the taste and texture of the creme and leaves you wanting more. Very different yet very tasty. It comes with a spiced macaron, possibly one of the fattest macarons I have ever seen thanks to the generous filling and definitely one of the most delicious. With very friendly servers that didn’t “hover” but knew how to play their role well, I have to say that this is a bistro that you should definitely check out if you are visiting the Cotswolds. My initial thoughts if you remember were that it was a bit pricey? No, it isn’t, it’s really good value for money as the food is first class.
   

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   David

   Bristol2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 12 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We stayed at the hotel so ate here for two nights, with our dog. Lovely service. Lovely ambience. The starters on both nights were absolutely amazing. Well created and presented, with perfect balance of flavours. The first night we had the steak which was also fantastically cooked and presented. Had the burger the second night which was a little dry and underwhelming. My wife had the battered cod which had a lot of batter but not much fish. This was dealt with well by the team. Lots of other options on the menu. Would absolutely go back to try more starters! The staff were great!
   

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   Jessica VIP

   London26 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on 2 November 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   Food left alot to be desired, it was a simple chicken ceasar salad, which had overwhelming and overpowering amounts of dressing. Taste was greasy and chuncky chips seem to have been fried in old oil and was not good either.
   

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   K L

   London1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 23 September 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   A very pleasant experience! Friendly, discreet service and very good food - frankly better than expected. Would definitely eat here again.
   

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   George

   Orange County80 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 17 September 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We’re visiting for the first time and ran across this gem and decided to try it. We had the maze trio (taramosalata, tzatziki, humus) with lovely wam pita bread. We also had h beetroot salad and thy were both great starters but a bit much for the two of us😬 We soldiered on and had the Mousaka and the cod cheek in tomato sauce. They were both ok, would probably not order the Mousaka again as it had squash instead of eggplant. The cod cheeks were ok but not as flavorful as we would expect. We finished with the Greek orange cake and it was delicious! We would come again and we would recommend it as it has a nice menu and we would order something different next time. The service was attentive and very helpful.
   

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   Sandra

   Gloucestershire1 review

   1.0

   Dined on 24 August 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We booked the bistro but on arrival it was hosting a very noisy wedding and took 10 minutes for us to be acknowledged and heard. We were then unsure round to the Fig resturand where we were not even offered drinks. Menus was a limited fine dinning option instead of the one we were expecting and above the price range we were expecting. Having said that the food was good but service was appalling for the high price tag when all we wanted was to be in the bistro. To top it we then had to go back to the bistro which was still extremely noisy and wait for someone to take our payment as they could not do it at the table. We were unimpressed with the whole experience and feel they have let us know upfront the bistro was not available
   

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    CathyA

    Warwickshire8 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 18 August 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3

    Very slow and inattentive service despite there being only a handful of customers (and the restaurant was empty). Limited menu (although the choc brownie pud was delicious). Had to keep going up to the bar to get menus, order drinks & food although. Overall v. disappointing.
    

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