Harden's survey result
Summary
Chef-patron Gareth Fulford’s “intimate restaurant with great food and wine” is “a long way from the sea, but the fish is always beautifully cooked and so tasty”. It’s also “fantastic value”, offering a range of options from 2 to 7 courses. “This is up there with my favourites – I just wished we lived nearer”.
Summary
Gareth Fulford's “intimate”, unprepossessing-looking but nonetheless “top-draw” outfit occupies a backstreet location. The five- or seven-course fish-centric tasting menu is “worthy of attention from any serious fine-diner”, with an “outstanding display of tastes and textures”.
Summary
“A real gem”, Gareth Fulford’s “friendly” backstreet outfit is “far better than the rather unprepossessing exterior suggests”, with “very well cooked fish” the star of a menu that’s “creative” – with “exquisite flavour combinations” – if a little too “cheffy” for some tastes. It took some flak for seeming “a little overpriced” last year, and an interior that’s “buzzy” and “very relaxing” to fans is, to sceptics, “dreary”.
Summary
“A real gem”, Gareth Fulford’s “friendly” backstreet outfit is “far better than the rather unprepossessing exterior suggests”, with “very well cooked fish” the star of a menu that’s “creative” – with “exquisite flavour combinations” – if a little too “cheffy” for some tastes. It took some flak for seeming “a little overpriced” this year, and an interior that’s “buzzy” and “very relaxing” to fans is, to sceptics, “dreary”.
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Purslane Restaurant Diner Reviews
"An intimate restaurant focusing on fish. Good value lunch mostly enjoyable but vegetables under fish main were over salted. Interesting wines particularly a dessert wine from Uruguay: intriguing and luscious! Attentive and knowledgable service."
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £49.00 | £59.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Pudding |
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| £0.00 |
| Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £14.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £2.00 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
16 Rodney Rd, Cheltenham, GL50 1JJ
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | CLOSED |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6 pm‑12:30 am |
| Friday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6 pm‑12:30 am |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6 pm‑12:30 am |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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