Harden's says
This wine shop (sibling to the Tisbury original) serves small plates of modern British fare, plus cheeses and charcuterie.
Harden's survey result
Summary
This decade-old wine merchant and sharing plates restaurant is the flagship of the Beckford Group: a six-strong outfit based in Wiltshire and Somerset (and whose side arm is hit bath and body product brand, Bramley). Perhaps, it’s “more about the wine and ambience than the food” (there are over thirty wines available by the glass, and relatively cheap rates for corkage), and perhaps it’s “a little expensive”, but then again this feel-good place is, according to all reports, “one of those restaurants where you don’t really mind”. Top Tip – the outdoor tables make a “great place to catch the early evening sun come summertime”.
Summary
“Everything is good and as it should be” at this “delicious small plates” outfit tucked in a wine shop and where, as a result, there’s a “large choice of wine by the glass and you can buy any wine from the shelves and pay an additional £15 corkage, rather than the usual mark-up”. Bonus points for the “really nice atmosphere too” (“in summer it’s an absolute sun trap to sit outside under the awnings” and “in winter it’s cosy and candlelit”). This venue is part of the growing Beckford group, which runs a series of well-regarded venues in South-West England – including, of more recent vintage, Bath’s Beckford Canteen.
Summary
This “interesting restaurant set in a bottle shop” (est. 2015) is part of the Beckford group, which runs four SW England inns, and – as of December 2022 – Bath’s Beckford Canteen, set in a Georgian greenhouse. The “tapas-style food” is “very moreish” and there’s unsurprisingly a “good, reasonably priced wine list” to go with it, making it “very popular” and “deservedly so”.
Summary
“Delicious small plates and a great wine list make this a real treat” – as the name suggests, it is primarily a vintner’s with “excellent wine served by knowledgeable and charming staff”, but “the tapas-style food is great”, with “interesting seasonal-inspired small plates” full of “punchy flavours”. Top Tip – “a steal on a Monday when you can choose any wine from the shop at retail and enjoy it with your meal”.
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5-8 Saville Row, Bath, BA1 2QP
Restaurant details
The Beckford Bottle Shop Restaurant Diner Reviews
"If you want to escape the Bath crowds, talking a rugby day or xmas market then this wne bar and restaurant is just up the hill a little by the assembly rooms to get you away from the crowds. The food is very good indeed, small delicious plates always brought in just the right order and timing. Really nice wine list too and a good choice in the mid range price bracket. Service is friendly and the atmosphere on a dark dank evening is charming, lots of candles looking out over georgian Bath buildings. We like the veggie courses the best."
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £28.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £4.50 |
| Service | 12.50% |
5-8 Saville Row, Bath, BA1 2QP
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| 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 | CLOSED |
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