Food Review

Eating Out Column

Every week we try out the culinary delights on offer in and around the Forest and let you know what we think.

Dine on history and haute cuisine

Thursday, 03/Nov/2011

For Forester and Vurriner alike, the ultimate dining experience in the Dean has to be within its historic and spiritual centre, the Speech House Hotel.

Spoilt for choice at award winner

Thursday, 27/Oct/2011

THE Good Food Guide may well say the gastro pub is dead, but the Mill Race in Walford is sure to prove them wrong.

Barn conversion!

Thursday, 13/Oct/2011

Enterprising Julian and Linda Trigg have responded to their community’s call for a drinking hole by turning the Dark Barn near Tibberton into a gastropub where villagers and visitors alike can have a drink and a meal.

Bohemian rhapsody

Thursday, 06/Oct/2011

A TOURISTS’ dream – Taurus Crafts has been feeding its visitors for years.

Cross threshold for cosy dining

Thursday, 29/Sep/2011

A trip to The Cross, Aylburton reveals a cosy, well situated pub serving a hearty menu with a great specials board

HE Cross always has a warm welcome and on this bustling Friday it was no different.

Heady heights of Himalayan fayre

Thursday, 22/Sep/2011

It’s hard to imagine the snow-capped Himalayas shimmering above the silvery Wye, but if you close your eyes as you sit in a yogic lotus position and take in the heady aromas and tantalising spices, you could almost be in Kathmandu.

It's a great place to weigh anchor

Thursday, 08/Sep/2011

In one of the most beautiful parts of the country, in the heart of The Wye Valley lies Tintern Abbey.

Hotel plays host to a marvellous menu

Thursday, 01/Sep/2011

LITTLEDEAN House Hotel was full of pleasant surprises from the first minute we arrived, with a traditional forest bar to walk into which had a happy selection of locals enjoying a quiet drink.

Tea rooms serve slice of nostalgia

Thursday, 25/Aug/2011

CHEF Nadine makes food allergy sufferers feel right at home in her Victorian- themed tea room.

Home grown is my cup of tea

Thursday, 11/Aug/2011

As tearooms go, The Old Dairy at Harts Barn must rank as one of the best in the Dean with its emphasis on local produce.

Revamped menu at Miner's Arms, Whitecroft

Thursday, 04/Aug/2011

THIS busy village pub nestling next to the Forest’s steam railway offers excellent value for money with generous size portions.

Pub has appeal for all age groups

Thursday, 28/Jul/2011

The White Horse is the sort of place to go to eat when you want something a little bit more exotic than pub grub but don’t want to pay the earth.

Fry-up served with a dollop of nostalgia

Thursday, 21/Jul/2011

NOW that it’s reopened, though, there’s only one question to ask – can the new management cook up a breakfast good enough to draw in the next generation of popstars and film actors?
The “Standard Breakfast” – a rasher of bacon, a sausage, a fried egg, a tomato, mushrooms, beans, two slices of black pudding, two pieces of toast and a trucker’s coffee (just an hors d’oeuvres in comparison with the Big Breakfast) – is a meal to build your day on.

Spice is nice

Thursday, 07/Jul/2011

ON arriving at The Orepool Inn in Sling we soon realised that James and Becky Chilton had a full house.

Back with a bellow

Thursday, 23/Jun/2011

I’M not surprised 200 villagers flocked to the food tasting event at the Moody Cow to celebrate its reopening under new ownership.

Superb menu in Wyeside setting

Thursday, 16/Jun/2011

NESTLED in the pretty village of Redbrook this traditional pub is run by Ben and Lizzy Condrad.

No need to fish for compliments

Thursday, 09/Jun/2011

If you’re hooked on fish dishes the Cook family’s highly successful Severn and Wye Smokery with its restaurant is the place to go.

Unbeatable food and bonhomie

Thursday, 02/Jun/2011

The magic mix of a former headmistress and an engineer have produced one of the best restaurants in the Dean – now celebrating its 10th anniversary.

A full-filling experience!

Thursday, 26/May/2011

Tucked away in a corner of Chepstow we stumbled across the extensively refurbished White Lion.