Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in Bath
Hardens guides have spent 15 years compiling reviews of the best Bath restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 65 restaurants in Bath and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Bath 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 Olive Tree, Queensberry Hotel
British, Modern restaurant in Bath
Russell St - BA1
Chris Cleghorn’s “hidden away” basement hotel haunt is “quite different to most top restaurants…there’s a relaxed air yet it’s not casual in the wrong way”; on the food front he “never fails” – turning out “innovative dishes combined with expert presentation and at a sensible price”.
2. The Bath Priory
British, Modern restaurant in Bath
Weston Rd - BA1
“The canapés were so good, we decided to try the tasting menu!” – this “very atmospheric” hotel dining room just outside the city provides an excellent all-round experience: “the taste, presentation, service together with excellent wines make for a most enjoyable meal!”
3. Allium Brasserie, Abbey Hotel
restaurant in Bath
1 North Pde - BA1
2017 Review: Limited and polarised feedback on this four-year-old dining room, in a former Best Western Hotel, with Chris Staines (ex-of the Mandarin Oriental, Knightsbridge) at the stoves. Fans say that it’s “a real pleasure dining here” (it was the winner of ‘Top Restaurant’ at the Bath Good Food Awards 2016) but sceptics would be “very loathe to go again”.
4. Menu Gordon Jones
British, Modern restaurant in Bath
2 Wellsway - BA2
Don’t expect a menu (“the chef decides what to cook when he sees what his suppliers deliver in the morning”) but do expect a “great experience” at this small and unusual spot with an open kitchen, on the outskirts of town, benefitting from “lots of natural light”, and notably creative multi-course tasting menus.
5. The Eastern Eye
Indian restaurant in Bath
8a Quiet St - BA1
2016 Review: A “Georgian Indian”, unlikely as it sounds, set in a “unique and grandiose 1800s ballroom, with three massive vaulted glass ceiling domes”; happily, “the extravagance of the venue extends to the food!”
6. Sotto Sotto
Italian restaurant in Bath
10 North Pde - BA2
Those who descend into the depths of this brick-vaulted, candlelit cellar for the first time are apt to report a “happy surprise” – locals would already attest to its excellent ambience and crowd-pleasing Italian classics.
7. Henry's Restaurant
British, Modern restaurant in Bath
4 Saville Row - BA1
“A great follow-on to the sadly departed Casanis” – this “pared-back” but “relatively upmarket” spot has a “tiny menu but with big flavours!” (the separate vegan menu is also “worth investigating”). Chef Henry Scott “experiments” with “novel” creations to “superb” effect, and – “nice touch” – “usually brings one of the courses to the table”. “’Amazing’ is an overused word in today’s world, but it applies to Henry’s food!”
8. The Dower House, Royal Crescent Hotel
British, Modern restaurant in Bath
16 Royal Cr - BA1
2014 Review: This famously grand townhouse “classic” offers a marvellously “stylish”, “comfortable” and “romantic” dining experience (set amidst gorgeous gardens) that’s “excellent on all levels”; no surprises about the catch – it’s “expensive”.
9. The Wheatsheaf
British, Modern restaurant in Bath
Combe Hay - BA2
2016 Review: A “lovely country pub with a warm welcome”, just outside the city; reporters were a bit divided on the food this year – evaluations ranged from “just OK” to “excellent”.
10. The Circus
British, Modern restaurant in Bath
34 Brock St - BA1
“Still a great place to eat after many years on the scene” – this “buzzy” indie bistro, near the Royal Crescent, remains one of the most commented-on destinations in town thanks to its “excellent”, “straightforward” cooking (“from a monthly changing menu of locally sourced seasonal ingredients, mixing modern tastes with old classics”) and “enthusiastic service”.
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