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Hole in the Wall, Bath - Restaurant Review

Rating: 2

April 29th 2010

Katie Jarvis goes people watching and sees an Eastern European Keats lookalike sweep a young lady off her feet

Colleys Lechlade, Lechlade-on-Thames - Restaurant Review

Rating: 2

March 18th 2010

An unexpected detour leads Katie Jarvis to an idiosyncratic Edwardian parlour

The Crown Inn, Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire - Restaurant Review

Rating: 3

February 26th 2010

This is a quite brilliant establishment, says Katie Jarvis, but do keep an eye on your coat!

Kingham Plough, Stow

Rating: 3

January 5th 2010

Not content with slagging off Stow a couple of years back, Sunday Times critic AA Gill slaughters the Cotswolds again while on his way to review the Kingham Plough. Well at least it was a good review...

JRool Bistro, Stroud - Restaurant Review

Rating: 2

January 5th 2010

The atmosphere’s lovely; you don’t have to spend a fortune; and it’s all as relaxed as can be, says Katie Jarvis

The Lamb Inn, Burford - Restaurant Review

Rating: 3

November 17th 2009

Katie Jarvis reviews the Lamb Inn, Burford

Brosh, Cheltenham - Restaurant Review

Rating: 3

June 23rd 2009

The quirkiness of Brosh is such that it divides diners between those who 'get it' and those who can hear a mysterious squeak in their car dashboard. Words Katie Jarvis.

Brown's, Worcester - Restaurant Review

Rating: 2

June 11th 2009

...but beware the brutal experience of the Pizza Hut buffet, says Katie Jarvis

The Gumstool Inn, Tetbury - Restaurant Review

Rating: 3

May 10th 2009

After Ian has a disturbing dream, Katie is sent to the Gumstool...

Jamie Oliver's Italian, Bath - Restaurant Review

Rating: 2

April 9th 2009

Is Jamie's new venture worth the wait? Katie Jarvis finds out...

Allium, Fairford - Restaurant Review

Rating: 3

March 9th 2009

A very strange sequence of events leads Katie Jarvis to a rather lovely, but decidedly less eventful, meal in Fairford

The Wheatsheaf, Northleach - Restaurant Review

Rating: 2

February 8th 2009

There's plenty of experience being brought to bear on turning the Wheatshead back into a 'local' pub.

The Ostrich Inn, Newland

Rating: 3

January 21st 2009

Somewhere, in the dark depths of the Forest of Dean, is a fabulous inn that's worth wrestling with the sat nav to seek out ...

The Rectory Hotel, Crudwell - Restaurant Review

Rating: 3

January 8th 2009

Can The Rectory Hotel redeem itself? Katie Jarvis sincerely hopes so...

The Rattlebone Inn, Sherston - Restaurant Review

Rating: 3

January 8th 2009

The Rattlebone Inn, Sherston may have had a troubled past, but Jason Read is getting this vibrant pub back on track

The Angel, Burford - Restaurant Review

Rating: 3

January 8th 2009

In last month's issue pub critic, G. M. Ball, looked at how Freehouses are out-gunning tied public houses with better food and service. In this issue he finds one tied public house that is fighting back, with pretty good results.

Cotswolds Christmas in a Recession

Rating: 3

December 4th 2008

... and, according to the profligate Adam Edwards, done to excess it can cost a recession-busting £330,784.45

The Plough, Kingham

Rating: 2

December 4th 2008

Christmas and - happiness beyond measure - I've found a wonderful place for you to eat. Don't say I never do anything for you.

Pubs, Cheltenham races

Rating: 3

November 8th 2008

As the racing season properly gets underway, Martin Riley seeks out four Cotswold pubs where mysterious men speak of spavins and surcingles ...

The Brasserie Blanc, Cheltenham - Restaurant Review

Rating: 3

November 8th 2008

Katie Jarvis considers herself a Francophile, but the French don't always get it right...