RestaurantsSomersetBathBA1

survey result

Summary

£75
 ££££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Independent wine shop off Queen’s Square whose dining room and heated wood-framed marquee offer a “casual” setting for a rather superior small-plates menu (crab soufflé, beef shin croquettes, pan-roasted pigeon breasts, cod with pork-braised cannellini beans and chorizo, veggie options, cheese boards and desserts) to pair with vintage Burgundies or other discoveries in the fine-wine selection.

Summary

£75
 ££££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Their original venue on Walcot Street is no more, but this “friendly and casual” sibling on Chapel Row – indie fine wine shop meets bar and small plates venue – is doing a swift trade, not harmed by its gorgeous heated terrace and garden. Alongside “wines outside the usual suspects” (they run a Wednesday wine club and tasting nights), the food is “a cut above” what one might expect from a booze merchant, even for those who are “usually not a fan of small plates and explanations”.

Summary

£75
 ££££
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Limited but positive feedback this year on this well-established wine bar and bottle shop, whose distinguishing feature is a large, barn-like extension and terrace that really comes into its own during the warmer months.

Summary

£46
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

A range of “eclectic English seasonal tapas/small plates” – with plenty of modern European influences – is served alongside “a very credible but affordable wine list” at this wine shop and bar off Queen Square that started life as a pop-up social project. “There’s now a huge barn extension that allows for a pleasant summer evening” spent sampling “interesting and unusual wines”.

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5 Chapel Row, Bath, BA1 1HN

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Corkage (Chapel Row) Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Corkage (Chapel Row) Restaurant in BA1, Bath by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Corkage (Chapel Row) restaurant.
Marc A
Relaxed and welcoming vibe. We had a two co...
Reviewed 3 days ago

"Relaxed and welcoming vibe. We had a two course lunch which was flavoursome, well presented and good value. I would definitely recommend."

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Martin B
Lovely spot in Bath, distinguished by carin...
Reviewed 7 months, 7 days ago

"Lovely spot in Bath, distinguished by caring and happy service. A medley of punchy sharing plates. Excellent and unusual wine list. "

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What the Newspaper Critics are saying

Daily Mail

Tom Parker Bowles dropped into “the local restaurant of your dreams” – too far, alas, from his west London home, a place where “every dish is so different, but all are united by the quality of the ingredients and the art of their cooking”.

An elegant poached trout with cumin roasted cauliflower, tahini-spiked yogurt, capers and a sprinkling of almonds was followed by tender monkfish cheeks in a rich, tomato-heavy chickpea and chorizo stew, then by an "inspired combination" of black beans with fish sauce, chilli, crisp onion and slow-cooked leek. 

“A menu that mixes French, Italian, Spanish, Middle Eastern and Thai would usually have me running for the door. Not so much fusion as confusion. But it’s testament to the skill of chef and co-owner Richard Knighting (alongside head chef Samuel Lewis) that dishes not only work, but sometimes dazzle.” The wine list is a “gem”, too.

Tom Parker Bowles - 2026-07-05

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£12.80 £18.00 £8.00 £10.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £31.50
Filter Coffee £4.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
5 Chapel Row, Bath, BA1 1HN
Opening hours
Monday5 pm‑12 am
Tuesday5 pm‑12 am
Wednesday5 pm‑12 am
Thursday5 pm‑12 am
Friday12 pm‑12 am
Saturday12 pm‑12 am
SundayCLOSED

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