Diners' Choice: Good for special occasions restaurants in Gloucestershire/Wiltshire

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Updated June 05, 2025

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Lumière

4.9

4.9 (187)

£41 and over

British

Cheltenham

About the restaurant

Cheltenham’s newest MICHELIN Star - Lumiere is an elegant, ingredient-led, innovative, fine dining experience in the heart of Cheltenham. Lead by husband and wife team, Somerset born Chef Jon and general manager Helen, the restaurant has a focus on the best British produce sourced from a network of dedicated farmers, fishermen, producers & our own family run farm.
Since opening in January 2009, Lumiere has received numerous local and national awards including a MICHELIN Star, AA Restaurant of the Year for England, 3AA Rosettes and is regularly listed amongst the Top 20 Restaurants in the UK by Hardens and Tripadvisor. Jon was also shortlisted for Restauranteur of the Year by The Caterer for all of his efforts during the pandemic.

Top review

JanetVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Exquisite food, exceptional service and relaxed ambience, perfection.

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4.9

4.9 (188)

£41 and over

Café

Chipping Campden

About the restaurant

Situated in the heart of the picturesque and peaceful village of Blockley in the Cotswolds, Blockley Cafe provides an all year round artisan dining experience for foodies and families alike.

Our team look forward to giving you a warm welcome whether it’s for breakfast, lunch, dinner or simply coffee and cake.

We currently accept online reservations for dinner only when you can experience our popular fine dining Kembleford menu.

During the daytime we do not accept reservations and offer a walk in service.

Wheelchair users are accommodated at ground floor tables in our Bar area.

We allow well behaved dogs in our Bar area.

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Russell

Dined on Jun 20, 2025

Another amazing dinner at Blockley Cafe! Always a pleasure to come here, staff are super friendly, food presentation is stunning and amazingly tasty!

Kibou Cheltenham

4.8

4.8 (60)

£26 to £40

Japanese

Cheltenham

About the restaurant

Welcome to Award-Winning KIBOU Cheltenham, a Japanese dining destination in the Cotswolds. Step inside and feel transported to Tokyo with cherry blossom canopies, vibrant murals, and immersive Japanese animations. Enjoy varied seating options, from traditional sunken dining and plush booths to an open sushi kitchen and stylish cocktail bar. For intimate occasions, our private room seats up to 10 in stylish comfort.
Our menu offers iconic Japanese dishes like handmade sushi, sashimi, ramen, and katsu curry. Don’t miss signature rolls like the Volcano Roll and Ebi Stak prawn toast, or our sharing platters, Jo Moriawase and Yasai Moriawase. Pair with Japanese whiskies, gins, highballs, or signature cocktails. Perfect for Japanese food lovers, KIBOU Cheltenham promises a truly authentic experience.

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Claire

Dined 5 days ago

Delicious meal with lots of choice and lovely staff. Great ambience and they spoilt my husband (it was his birthday). We will definitely return!

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Experience

Japanese Afternoon Tea

Experience

Vegetarian Japanese Afternoon Tea

Experience

Sushi Making Masterclass

Allium

4.8

4.8 (113)

£26 to £40

Unspecified

Salisbury

About the restaurant

Allium is an independent, family-run restaurant, serving the very best of modern British cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere, located in the centre of the beautiful cathedral city of Salisbury.
A first floor restaurant overlooking the bustling market square, Allium is perfectly situated for dining out with friends, business lunches, delicious dinners and celebrating those important moments.

At Allium, we offer enticing, well prepared food, handled with dedication and respect, and enhanced by the welcoming atmosphere and comfortable surroundings of the restaurant. Our friendly, dedicated team will ensure that you have a memorable experience.

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Gloria

Dined 1 day ago

Excellent meal, fish soup followed by sea bass, would definitely recommend.

The Foxham

4.7

4.7 (478)

£26 to £40

Gastro Pub

Chippenham

About the restaurant

As you arrive at the pub, you enter a characteristic and relaxed bar area with a roaring log burner, serving a wide selection of premium beers, ales and wines.

For the food lovers, we boast a beautiful 60 cover dining room with exposed oak beams and an open kitchen. You can expect anything from classic pub dishes to our seafood specialities, prepared by our highly skilled team of chefs.

When the weather is on our side, the new beer garden is full of atmosphere with its own ‘renovated’ horsebox bar. Relaxed seating overlooks the beautiful view of rolling hills of the north Wiltshire countryside.

At the Foxham, we are all about food and drink! We are passionate about local, seasonal and sustainable produce and source as much of our ingredients from local farms, growers and suppliers.

The pub boasts two beautiful en-suite guest rooms, perfect for a weekend getaway, a stopover on your travels, or just to get away from everything!

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Annette

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

The fish of the day, cod with leeks in lemon butter, was delicious, cooked absolutely perfectly. The reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the dish did not come with potatoes, so we had to add them as an extra. £5 each for 4 small herbed new potatoes, however nice, was not good value, and was annoying. All the other menu choices appeared to be complete dishes, so why not this one?

The Ox Barn

4.7

4.7 (981)

£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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simon

Dined 7 days ago

Despite being reasonably well educated, I have struggled to conjure a fraction of the suite of befittingly superlative adjectives Thyme deserves. That said, I wouldn't want in any event to deny anyone the overwhelmingly breathtaking delight in experiencing this oasis for the first time. So to that end, I will only give very special mention to the incredible team that made our visit complete. Led by James, Maitre d' of note, the whole crew who clearly love being there, were a pleasure to meet. Thank you!

Bellini Italian Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (146)

£26 to £40

Italian

Moreton-In-Marsh

About the restaurant

Welcome to Bellini, an authentic Italian restaurant nestled in the heart of the charming town of Moreton-in-Marsh. As you step inside our cozy, rustic-style restaurant, you'll be surrounded by the warmth of traditional Italian hospitality.

At Bellini, our passion lies in creating an unforgettable dining experience, filled with the rich flavors, colors, and aromas of Italian cuisine. Our menu is a celebration of Italy's diverse culinary heritage, featuring a blend of traditional dishes and modern interpretations that showcase the finest and freshest ingredients. From hearty pasta dishes and pizzas to delicate seafood creations and delectable desserts, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

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Andy

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

All of the Food and service was excellent as always.

Côte Brasserie - Cheltenham

4.6

4.6 (93)

£25 and under

French

Cheltenham

About the restaurant

Join us to discover modern French food in Cheltenham, in the heart of this bustling town. Sitting proudly on the corner of Montpellier Terrace, Côte Brasserie Cheltenham boasts a characterful wooden interior with cosy banquet seating. Nearby you'll find many of Cheltenham's popular cultural venues - we're a stone's throw from the leafy Montpellier Gardens, and ten minutes walk from both The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum and the Cheltenham Playhouse Theatre. Plus, with Cheltenham Spa station just twenty minutes walk away, we're easily accessible for both locals and visitors alike.

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Tessa

Dined on Jun 13, 2025

Great service atmosphere ambiance choice of food portion size and very French ! House wine great too

Nagomi

4.6

4.6 (401)

£26 to £40

Japanese

Cheltenham

About the restaurant

Nagomi is the first Korean / Japanese restaurant in the Cotswolds & Gloucestershire offering an indoor smokeless table bbq & hot pot experience (we use the world leading yakiniku table grill from Japan). This is massively popular in Japan, Korea, London and the USA, so come and try it out !!

We also have a great selection of authentic Japanese & Korean dishes + sushi rolls cooked from scratch in the kitchen, if you don't fancy DIY grilling. We have separate Gluten Free and Vegetarian/Vegan menus available.

All of our dishes have been taught to us by Korean and Japanese chefs, so that we can give you the most authentic experience possible.

Our atmosphere is relaxed and fun, so that you can enjoy your time with us. A lot of our interior artwork, laterns & signage has been imported from Japan & Korea, just make you feel as though you could be dining in Osaka, Japan, or Hongdae, Korea !!

We look forward to welcoming you to Nagomi !

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Susie

Dined on Jun 26, 2025

Always amazing! The food is fresh, delicious and most importantly, it’s authentic.

The Stag at Stow

4.5

4.5 (349)

£26 to £40

British

Stow-on-the-Wold

About the restaurant

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