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Summary
Name-checking the two salmon-rich rivers between which it sits, Richard & Shirley Cook’s storied smokery may have an “unassuming location and exterior”, but that “belies the excellent goods within” – the kind of goods that make them in hot demand as a supplier to royals, Fortnum’s and so (impressively) forth. Mark Stinchcombe, winner of the 2015 MasterChef: The Professionals competition, oversees the formal-ish upstairs restaurant, which remains in demand for its “delicious seafood and shellfish dishes”, and is “always busy, so book ahead unless you want to eat in the deli café” downstairs – part of a wider package that also includes an “interesting” shop.
Summary
“Fabulous fish and seafood dishes” led by “smoked platters and whole fish of the day” are on the menu at this “small restaurant” in an “interesting setting” – above Richard & Shirley Cook’s long-established smokery on the Severn estuary. “Everything is yummy – including the wonderful desserts.” There’s also a more conventional café in the yard, the Barn.
Summary
Former MasterChef: The Professionals winner Mark Stinchcombe is “back on form in this fish-focused restaurant/café” above an “excellent” deli and fishmonger, having joined Richard & Shirley Cook’s long-running venture (supplier of salmon to royals, etc.) overlooking the Severn estuary two years ago. His “really good fish and seafood” is “quite pricey but worth it”, while The Barn, their modern café across the yard, is well-liked too.
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Have you eaten at Severn & Wye Smokery?
Chaxhill, Westbury-on-Severn, GL14 1QW
Restaurant details
Severn & Wye Smokery Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Smart restaurant in an impressively converted barn above a deli, including wet fish counter, forming part of a large fish smokery business. Relatively simple dishes naturally have a fish and/or smoked food bias. Well worth the journey to the Forest of Dean for an enjoyable lunch with reasonable pricing. Booking essential particularly at weekends as it is understandably popular."
"Such potential: great building, lovely staff. Food on two occasions, let down by the crab served in restaurant. They have a fishmonger on the premises, so no excuse for serving old crab which has clearly been cooked, frozen, then reheated, resulting in dry, tasteless flesh, not worth eating! Have tried to tell them!! I hope they address what seems like a cost cutting measure for the most expensive seafood platter on the menu! It could have been great."
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £22.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
Chaxhill, Westbury-on-Severn, GL14 1QW
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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