Bretforton, British, Traditional Restaurant Guide

“This Grande Dame still maintains standards in its main restaurant” according to most feedback on the impressive barrel-vaulted dining room of this picture-book, 600-year-old hotel in the Cotswolds, which – under TV chef James Martin – seems to have hit a more even stride in recent times with a straightforward, posh-grill house formula of steak and BBQ dishes (“best Sunday Lunch I’ve had in years in a wonderful room with very good service”).

2023 Review: A “country house atmosphere”, “excellent service” and “delicious food” win praise from fans of this “beautiful” Cotswolds hotel – owned by greetings card mogul Andrew Brownsword – and it “should please every romantic”. Ratings were dragged down, though, by other reporters who feel that the house is “lovely but tired”, while “the food is good-ish, but certainly could be better”.