Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in Whatcote
Hardens guides have spent 34 years compiling reviews of the best Whatcote restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 4 restaurants in Whatcote and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Whatcote restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
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1. The Castle at Edgehill
British, Modern restaurant in Edgehill
Main Street - OX15
2022 Review: A dearth of feedback this year on this eye-catching landmark, which looks like a fairytale castle and occupies a striking position, with marvellous views over the countryside (and, for history anoraks, sits near a famous battleground from the English Civil War). Expect decent gastropub fare and a particularly cosy bar.
2. The Fuzzy Duck
British, Modern restaurant in Armscote
Ilmington Road - CV37
‘Contemporary Cotswold’ is the aim of this boutique inn near Stratford upon Avon, which was taken over about a decade ago by Adrian & Tania Slater (owners of Baylis & Harding). Cod ’n’ Chips does feature on the menu, but with its fish of the day and steak grills, the menu says ‘bistro’ more than it does ‘pub grub’.
3. The Royal Oak
British, Modern restaurant in Whatcote
2 Upper Farm Barn - CV36
Highly rated village pub on the edge of the Cotswolds from Richard & Solanche Craven where “originality and local resourcing are dominant concerns” – “Richard’s cookery is always spot-on, and his love of game shines through in the fantastic dishes he serves up”. In late 2025 the couple launched a second venture in the village: a daytime bakery, ‘Ferment & Flour’, that turns into ‘Ricardo Bastardo’s’, a trattoria using English produce, in the evening.
4. The Bower House
British, Modern restaurant in Shipston-on-Stour
Market Place - CV36
“Really deserves to be up there with the best” – a “very attractive” restaurant-with-five-flashy-rooms set in Georgian premises, and luring diners to this quaint market town betwixt Stratford-upon-Avon and Chipping Norton. There’s considerable flair to the British cooking (they offer à la carte or a tasting menu), which nods to honest produce like trout and quail.
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