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Restaurant Review: Barnsley House

March 5th 2012

It might have been quicker getting to Barnsley’s Yorkshire namesake, but an expedition by train and taxi is made worthwhile by an excellent meal.

Katie Jarvis reviews Forest Green Rovers’ new meat-free menu

February 1st 2012

Football is one of a distinguished range of subjects about which Katie Jarvis knows nothing. Who better to send, therefore, to report on a Forest Green Rovers match, and to review the club’s new meat-free menu..

Restaurant Review: The Vine Tree, Norton

Rating: 3

November 16th 2011

The Vine Tree has a large and well ingredient-ed menu… just don’t be tempted to feed the dog

Restaurant Review: The Butchers Arms, Eldersfield

Rating: 3

October 20th 2011

The Butchers Arms gets Katie Jarvis' seal of approval.

Restaurant Review: Jamie's Italian, Cheltenham

Rating: 2

September 22nd 2011

Katie Jarvis tell us her verdict of the dining experience at Jamie’s, Cheltenham…

"Ms Wilson, I presume" - Hobbs House Bistro Restaurant Review

Rating: 2

August 18th 2011

This month, Katie is rumbled as she visits the informal surroundings of Hobbs House Bistro...

Restaurant Review: The Kingham Plough, Kingham

Rating: 3

November 17th 2010

Katie Jarvis reviews the Kingham Plough and describes it as shamelessly brilliant and a great supporter of artisan producers.

Restaurant Review: Demuths, Bath

Rating: 3

October 22nd 2010

Katie Jarvis reviews Demuths Restaurant in Bath.

Restaurant Review: Lumière, Cheltenham

Rating: 3

October 21st 2010

Katie Jarvis escapes domestic tedium at Lumière

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: 3

March 18th 2010

An unexpected detour leads Katie Jarvis to an idiosyncratic Edwardian parlour

The Crown Inn, Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire - Restaurant Review

Rating: 2

February 26th 2010

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

Kingham Plough, Stow

Rating: 2

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: 2

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: 2

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