Harden's survey result
Summary
This “superb country pub with fabulous food” on the Fonthill Estate dates from 1740 and boasts a “country-house ambience and upper-crust service” that make it “popular with the local gentry” (and very well commented-on in our annual diners’ poll by the standards of venues in the area). An ivy-clad facade and “roaring log fires” are complemented by a smartly modernised interior, while “seasonal menus mix traditional country fayre and touches of the more exotic” – so there’s “truly something for everyone”.
Summary
A traditional, ivy-clad inn dating from 1740, smartly modernised while retaining an “old country-house ambience and service” and remaining “popular with locals”. It’s the sort of place “happy to provide a breakfast sharpener”, where nothing is too much trouble: “my sister asked for an omelette and something amazing simply appeared – not on the menu, not a problem”.
Summary
This “lively gastropub-with-rooms” on the edge of rolling parkland is part of the four-strong Beckford Group creating contemporary venues that lure Londoners while placating the locals. “The food is good if not exceptional” while, refreshingly, “the kids’ menu isn’t an afterthought” and there's a particularly “lovely outdoor garden” too.
Summary
“A favourite out-of-town spot” – this spruced-up Georgian coaching inn “right next to beautiful Fonthill Park” offers “a good choice of well-prepared food”, although, with its “beautiful dining room”, it’s really “more a restaurant than a pub”. From the same boutique stable as the Lord Poulett Arms and Talbot Inn in Somerset.
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Fonthill Gifford, SP3 6PX
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £21.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.50 |
 Extras |
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|---|---|
| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
Fonthill Gifford, SP3 6PX
Opening hours
| Monday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Friday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 11 am‑11 pm |
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