Harden's says

Yes, it's yet another Ivy Brasserie. Occupying Cheltenham's Grade I listed Montpellier Rotunda, the restaurant offers all-day dining with a menu of modern British dishes alongside Ivy classics.

survey result

Summary

£77
 ££££
2
Average
2
Average
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“The rotunda is wonderful”, and “can make a visit stand out” at this branch of the ubiquitous chain, which otherwise conforms to type with “food and service that are professional, reliable and entirely anonymous”“one could eat the same dish every day and find it unvarying, while being treated politely but distantly by the staff”.

Summary

£77
 ££££
2
Average
2
Average
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Do ask to sit under the rotunda” – which makes this spin-off from the national chain “a memorable place to eat”. “The food is not memorable, but overall it is fine and predictable, one can rely on getting a decent meal”.

Summary

£68
  £££
2
Average
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

In a converted bank and ballroom, this national chain spin-off inarguably has a “great setting, especially the central rotunda, given a racing theme in a nod to Cheltenham Racecourse”. But one reporter summarises the limits of the concept at large – “I don't know why I don’t love it more – service is really good, tables well-spaced, great drink selection too… but oddly the menu seems a bit, well, boring for the location”.

Summary

£57
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2
Average
2
Average
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“The fabulous décor in this converted bank and former ballroom with a grand circular bar” is the prime selling point at this branch of Richard Caring’s national chain. Ratings edged up in the last Diners Poll, but the “lovely building” can’t mask the feeling that “the menu choices are more like a Café Rouge”, while “the food is OK, but doesn’t match the ambience”.

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Restaurant details

No dress code

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Lunch £17.95 £22.95
Pretheatre £17.95 £22.95

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£12.00 £25.50 £5.00 £7.95
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £27.00
Filter Coffee £4.25
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 12.50%
Rotunda Terrace, Montpellier Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1SH
Opening hours
Monday8:30 am‑11 pm
Tuesday8:30 am‑11 pm
Wednesday8:30 am‑11 pm
Thursday8:30 am‑11 pm
Friday8:30 am‑11 pm
Saturday9:30 am‑11 pm
Sunday9:30 am‑11 pm

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