A wonderful and relaxing restaurant with fine views out towards the common and down the valley. It's very well appointed and was set for breakfast immaculately. Service was professionall and delivered with a smile. We both had the Avo with poached eggs....delicious, healthy and filling.
SurgicalStike
Room was comfortable Decor very dated Shower temperamental Breakfast was abysmal Lukewarm weak tea Eggs Benedict I had was a couple of hard poached eggs with limp bit of lettuce soaked in cold mayonnaise not hollandaise Inedible
Nicholas Pearson
My partner and I were staying in Stroud and had been given a recommendation to eat at the Bear of Rodborough. Unfortunately, we were not impressed , cobwebs in the windows by our table and looked liked they'd been there for months , the meals were well over priced for what you got , a very pretentious place. In addition the waitresses had overdone the make up and looked like a dog's dinner and looked awful. We will never be going again.
jsstanc
We went here for a family lunch after a walk on the common. Good selection on the menu, staff were friendly. The food was ok.
Andrea Bernal
We stayed at The Bear and booked for dinner and breakfast too and must say that, for the price, the meals were not worth it. At dinner we had the beer battered fish and chips and the fish was tasteless and it felt double battered and extremely greasy, the Cote du boeuf felt like it came from at least two different pieces as some bits were more cooked than others, some colder, just not what you expect for £75, even the bread for the table was fridge cold, barely spent a minute in the toaster, and not great quality. They were hosting two large groups so we put it down to that, but the next morning the toast was again not great quality, coffee was watery, the avocado wasn't even salted and the English muffins you can get better ones at Tesco. Wouldn't be coming back to eat.
LondonCrawford
We brought family here on Easter Saturday. It was our first visit which we were looking forward but we were underwhelmed. The restaurant was empty as the garden was packed in the good weather and service suffered inside as the team seemed focused on the garden. We ordered our drinks but they never came. We had to chase them to be told the ticket was lost so they had to start over. Food took about 40 minutes to arrive. One meal arrived and it was several minutes until the rest arrived leaving an awkward pause. The club sandwich was disappointing. We asked for very crispy bacon and it was not. It was very pale and limp. Not much filling in the sandwich in any layer. The others in the group enjoyed their meals especially the venison bourguignon. The bill came with service added which we asked to be removed as it didn’t feel warranted. All in all a disappointing experience for something which should have been a lovely treat for visiting family
Michael
Honestly it was some of the best food we have had in a while and we had just come from Paris for a month. The butternut squash ravioli and the venison were both equally so incredibly good. The kind of food that isn't just pretty good, but drops your jaw. Excellent view as well!
J M
A very warm and sophisticated atmosphere, helped by the log fire. However, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend as a family friendly fun meal out. Felt very much a place for ‘grown ups’ only. We arrived with our toddler and we weren’t offered a children’s menu or high chair, I felt it was odd we had to ask when both were available.Atmosphere aside and the reason for the 4 stars.. the food. The food was faultless. Again quite a sophisticated menu with just a few classics thrown in.
Grannygruffalo
11 of us had a family lunch at The Bear yesterday, the table was booked for 1pm somebody came and gave us menus at 1-20pm, all drinks had to be purchased from the bar. Eventually our order was taken by the miserable and unhelpful young lady, food was served at approx 1.50pm. The food was nice enough but really overpriced for what you get. The added service charge was a laugh as we didnt really get any service, or nothing that would make me want to leave a tip. I worked in the hotel, pub trade for over 30years as a manager, and in my opinion this place is very expensive, with staff that need more training in customer service. Not anywhere i would recommend or want to visit again
E7989XNderekb
A weird atmosphere - eerily quiet, and suspicious that such a beautiful spot should have availability for sunday lunch at no notice, when all the pubs nearby were full... Then we found out why... First off, the waiting staff were really nice, and doing their best under very difficult circumstances. When we arrived, my daughter was starving, I asked if we could have some bread and butter while we waited for the food to arrive. I asked 3 times before it finally arrived, 2 minutes before the food itself. We had waited 20 minutes for 2 slices of Hovis brown bread. This didn't bode well. A lack of vegetarian options on the menu, but fine. The vegetarian main was advertised on the menu as a butternut squash and feta wellington. So imagine our surprise when a wellington arrived comprised entirely of lentils. When we asked, the waitress (who was fab) apologised, went into the kitchen to find out what had happened, and returned with the baffling answer that the chef said it was indeed butternut squash and feta, but it was "blended in". It obviously wan't the case (who would blend feta and butternut squash and stir that into whole lentils?!) so why would the chef say that? Add to this that "triple cooked chips" definitely weren't (standard, average chips), the veg on the roasts were so underdone as to be raw, and the yorkshire puddings were bone dry (definitely been sat out for a good long while - and we had ordered by midday...!). The waitress (again, fantastic) removed everything we asked from the bill, and apologised profusely. She must have been really embarrassed to have to repeat the chef's obvious nonsense to us. If you haven't got the ingredients to make what's on the menu - absolutely no problem - tell the waiting staff if you can't reprint the menu. Don't tell us that something is what it says on the menu when it obviously isn't. Such a shame - with this beautiful building in such a stunning location this could be a world-leading, destination restaurant. But I've had more pleasant dining experiences in motorway service stations.
My father & I had an evening meal, the main was ok and I was looking forward to the Rum Baba for afters. Sadly it had no rum in it. We mentioned to the waitress who said she would pass our comments onto the chef. She came back & said that he doesn’t like customers criticising his food & so they couldn’t give us any money off, but could give us a free round of drinks or remove the service charge……all of this is wrong on so many levels. The waitress was lovely and was put in an awkward position by the chef, I was driving so couldn’t have another drink so our only choice was to not let the staff share the service charge!? In this day & age where feedback is so important, to ignore it means you do so at your peril. It’s a shame as it would have cost your business next to nothing to put this right, instead I feel so annoyed that I needed to write this review and share with hundreds of others that will read it and you will never know how much business you will have lost for the sake of a fiver. Management need to sort. What a shame.
Abigaillouise02
Please do not come here for a meal….. I actually have no words but terrible, they really need some series training here! So upset with our last night visiting my dad! Another table also complained, there was only 3 tables in the restaurant at the time! Two meals arrived after I’d paid the bill!?? No communication, raw chips, raw chicken, I understand staff can be tight during these times but there were 3 girls in the floor! For the price you charge you really need to please people more and do something about this place! I outright refused to pay full price and told them I’d pay with 50% off the bill, I have never done that to any place I’ve been before!
BecciGlos
We had lunch booked inside but chose to eat outside as was such nice weather. We were really warmly greeted and sat down in the immaculate pavilion garden. We had excellent, friendly service throughout from a lady who’s name we didn’t get but I think she must have been a manager, and a young man. I had the fish and chips which were very good, especially liked the minted peas. The wine (Pinot Grigio) was excellent; light with a nice flavour. The coffees were very good and liked the touch of shortbread biscuit. The whole place is so well maintained and lovely. Ample parking and access to lovely walks pre or post meal. Highly recommended.
TravellingTitan
We had dinner here - warm homemade bread to start, a nice choice of mains and then fine dining desserts. Would recommend a window seat at dusk, can't beat the Cotswold views. Stunning.
sagsinsouthwales
A large group of us (20 people) dined at The Bear one Sunday lunchtime and I can honestly say, without exception, every meal that was brought out from the kitchen I thought "ooh, that looks good". There was not one complaint and everyone sent back cleared plates. We even asked our club secretary when can we come again please!
A wonderful and relaxing restaurant with fine views out towards the common and down the valley. It's very well appointed and was set for breakfast immaculately. Service was professionall and delivered with a smile. We both had the Avo with poached eggs....delicious, healthy and filling.
Room was comfortable Decor very dated Shower temperamental Breakfast was abysmal Lukewarm weak tea Eggs Benedict I had was a couple of hard poached eggs with limp bit of lettuce soaked in cold mayonnaise not hollandaise Inedible
My partner and I were staying in Stroud and had been given a recommendation to eat at the Bear of Rodborough. Unfortunately, we were not impressed , cobwebs in the windows by our table and looked liked they'd been there for months , the meals were well over priced for what you got , a very pretentious place. In addition the waitresses had overdone the make up and looked like a dog's dinner and looked awful. We will never be going again.
We went here for a family lunch after a walk on the common. Good selection on the menu, staff were friendly. The food was ok.
We stayed at The Bear and booked for dinner and breakfast too and must say that, for the price, the meals were not worth it. At dinner we had the beer battered fish and chips and the fish was tasteless and it felt double battered and extremely greasy, the Cote du boeuf felt like it came from at least two different pieces as some bits were more cooked than others, some colder, just not what you expect for £75, even the bread for the table was fridge cold, barely spent a minute in the toaster, and not great quality. They were hosting two large groups so we put it down to that, but the next morning the toast was again not great quality, coffee was watery, the avocado wasn't even salted and the English muffins you can get better ones at Tesco. Wouldn't be coming back to eat.
We brought family here on Easter Saturday. It was our first visit which we were looking forward but we were underwhelmed. The restaurant was empty as the garden was packed in the good weather and service suffered inside as the team seemed focused on the garden. We ordered our drinks but they never came. We had to chase them to be told the ticket was lost so they had to start over. Food took about 40 minutes to arrive. One meal arrived and it was several minutes until the rest arrived leaving an awkward pause. The club sandwich was disappointing. We asked for very crispy bacon and it was not. It was very pale and limp. Not much filling in the sandwich in any layer. The others in the group enjoyed their meals especially the venison bourguignon. The bill came with service added which we asked to be removed as it didn’t feel warranted. All in all a disappointing experience for something which should have been a lovely treat for visiting family
Honestly it was some of the best food we have had in a while and we had just come from Paris for a month. The butternut squash ravioli and the venison were both equally so incredibly good. The kind of food that isn't just pretty good, but drops your jaw. Excellent view as well!
A very warm and sophisticated atmosphere, helped by the log fire. However, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend as a family friendly fun meal out. Felt very much a place for ‘grown ups’ only. We arrived with our toddler and we weren’t offered a children’s menu or high chair, I felt it was odd we had to ask when both were available.Atmosphere aside and the reason for the 4 stars.. the food. The food was faultless. Again quite a sophisticated menu with just a few classics thrown in.
11 of us had a family lunch at The Bear yesterday, the table was booked for 1pm somebody came and gave us menus at 1-20pm, all drinks had to be purchased from the bar. Eventually our order was taken by the miserable and unhelpful young lady, food was served at approx 1.50pm. The food was nice enough but really overpriced for what you get. The added service charge was a laugh as we didnt really get any service, or nothing that would make me want to leave a tip. I worked in the hotel, pub trade for over 30years as a manager, and in my opinion this place is very expensive, with staff that need more training in customer service. Not anywhere i would recommend or want to visit again
A weird atmosphere - eerily quiet, and suspicious that such a beautiful spot should have availability for sunday lunch at no notice, when all the pubs nearby were full... Then we found out why... First off, the waiting staff were really nice, and doing their best under very difficult circumstances. When we arrived, my daughter was starving, I asked if we could have some bread and butter while we waited for the food to arrive. I asked 3 times before it finally arrived, 2 minutes before the food itself. We had waited 20 minutes for 2 slices of Hovis brown bread. This didn't bode well. A lack of vegetarian options on the menu, but fine. The vegetarian main was advertised on the menu as a butternut squash and feta wellington. So imagine our surprise when a wellington arrived comprised entirely of lentils. When we asked, the waitress (who was fab) apologised, went into the kitchen to find out what had happened, and returned with the baffling answer that the chef said it was indeed butternut squash and feta, but it was "blended in". It obviously wan't the case (who would blend feta and butternut squash and stir that into whole lentils?!) so why would the chef say that? Add to this that "triple cooked chips" definitely weren't (standard, average chips), the veg on the roasts were so underdone as to be raw, and the yorkshire puddings were bone dry (definitely been sat out for a good long while - and we had ordered by midday...!). The waitress (again, fantastic) removed everything we asked from the bill, and apologised profusely. She must have been really embarrassed to have to repeat the chef's obvious nonsense to us. If you haven't got the ingredients to make what's on the menu - absolutely no problem - tell the waiting staff if you can't reprint the menu. Don't tell us that something is what it says on the menu when it obviously isn't. Such a shame - with this beautiful building in such a stunning location this could be a world-leading, destination restaurant. But I've had more pleasant dining experiences in motorway service stations.
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My father & I had an evening meal, the main was ok and I was looking forward to the Rum Baba for afters. Sadly it had no rum in it. We mentioned to the waitress who said she would pass our comments onto the chef. She came back & said that he doesn’t like customers criticising his food & so they couldn’t give us any money off, but could give us a free round of drinks or remove the service charge……all of this is wrong on so many levels. The waitress was lovely and was put in an awkward position by the chef, I was driving so couldn’t have another drink so our only choice was to not let the staff share the service charge!? In this day & age where feedback is so important, to ignore it means you do so at your peril. It’s a shame as it would have cost your business next to nothing to put this right, instead I feel so annoyed that I needed to write this review and share with hundreds of others that will read it and you will never know how much business you will have lost for the sake of a fiver. Management need to sort. What a shame.
Please do not come here for a meal….. I actually have no words but terrible, they really need some series training here! So upset with our last night visiting my dad! Another table also complained, there was only 3 tables in the restaurant at the time! Two meals arrived after I’d paid the bill!?? No communication, raw chips, raw chicken, I understand staff can be tight during these times but there were 3 girls in the floor! For the price you charge you really need to please people more and do something about this place! I outright refused to pay full price and told them I’d pay with 50% off the bill, I have never done that to any place I’ve been before!
We had lunch booked inside but chose to eat outside as was such nice weather. We were really warmly greeted and sat down in the immaculate pavilion garden. We had excellent, friendly service throughout from a lady who’s name we didn’t get but I think she must have been a manager, and a young man. I had the fish and chips which were very good, especially liked the minted peas. The wine (Pinot Grigio) was excellent; light with a nice flavour. The coffees were very good and liked the touch of shortbread biscuit. The whole place is so well maintained and lovely. Ample parking and access to lovely walks pre or post meal. Highly recommended.
We had dinner here - warm homemade bread to start, a nice choice of mains and then fine dining desserts. Would recommend a window seat at dusk, can't beat the Cotswold views. Stunning.
A large group of us (20 people) dined at The Bear one Sunday lunchtime and I can honestly say, without exception, every meal that was brought out from the kitchen I thought "ooh, that looks good". There was not one complaint and everyone sent back cleared plates. We even asked our club secretary when can we come again please!