Kilkenny, French Restaurant Guide

In 2005, Ex-Bibendum chef Pete Robinson and wife Louise took over this former Butchers and refurbished it as a highly popular Cotswolds eatery. The name is a bit of a misnomer – there is “a touch of meat” on the “long menu”, including a 1.1kg T-Bone (For 2), but its heart and soul is a brilliant selection of fish and seafood, much of it cooked over charcoal, and presented in an appealingly luxurious everyday fashion (for example Cornish Lobster Mac & Cheese, Surf & Turf Burger, Dover Sole Meunière & Fries). “Very busy which was good to see – my first visit and it won’t be the last”.

“The combination of French and Indian flavours works amazingly well” – “a surprise!” – at this “unusual”, “well-decorated” and highly popular restaurant combining the talents of French-born founder Franck Grillet and Indian chef Pramod Tirunagari: “some dishes are French, some Asian and others a fusion of the two”. With “excellent cooking and enthusiastic service”, it offers “a top-value gastronomic midweek”, and has spawned a second branch in Bristol.