Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in Warwick
Hardens guides have spent 33 years compiling reviews of the best Warwick restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 34 restaurants in Warwick and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Warwick restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
Featured Warwick Restaurants
1. Loxleys
British, Traditional restaurant in Stratford upon Avon
3 Sheep St - CV37
“One of the old favourites in Stratford”, this “always reliable” two-floor establishment was previously home to a women’s clothes shop, but nowadays it makes a “great place for a pre-theatre meal (other reasons for eating there also work)” thanks to its “nice environment” and “good menu choices, including some lovely vegetarian options”.
2. Nuthurst Grange
British, Modern restaurant in Hockley Heath
Nuthurst Grange Ln - B94
A superb privately owned country house hotel, restaurant, conference centre & wedding venue, residing in the outstanding natural beauty of the Warwickshire countryside.The AA two rosettes restaurant provides a variety of menu options from a two course lu...
3. 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.
4. Raja Monkey
Indian restaurant in Hall Green
1355 Stratford Road - B28
The original of what is now a duo of modern Indian venues (run by the Lasan Group) which now has a Harborne sibling – this attractive modern operation offers an affordable menu rooted in street-food dishes.
5. The Opposition
British, Modern restaurant in Stratford upon Avon
13 Sheep Street - CV37
“Another good restaurant close to the RSC, so good for pre-theatre eating” – “they get you served in quite a bustling environment but without drama” at this bistro “in an atmospheric building in the centre of town”. Fans (all who report) say it has a “good menu selection” which “if not always terribly exciting is ever-reliable”.
6. Lambs
British, Modern restaurant in Stratford upon Avon
12 Sheep Street - CV37
“A popular, long-established bistro on Sheep Street close to the RSC theatre and river, located in a fabulously atmospheric Tudor building – all oak beams and ancient accoutrement” (“mind your head on the ceiling… part of the charm of an old building!”). “It’s very useful for a meal before a performance”, with “staff who are welcoming, friendly and highly efficient”; and “a good menu, including a few seasonal dishes as well as old favourites”. “We eat here regularly, about five or six times a year, and always for pre-theatre meals. We have tried other restaurants in Stratford but always return here: there’s never the slightest danger that diners will miss curtain up and the pre-theatre set menus are exceptionally good value. The first floor dining room is particularly atmospheric, being in one of the oldest buildings in Stratford. The only downside is for diners of limited mobility, who have to negotiate two flights of steep stairs in order to access the toilets”.
7. 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’.
8. Sabai Sabai
Thai restaurant in Stratford upon Avon
19-20 Wood Street - CV37
Solid if arguably “fairly standard” Thai dishes again win a good rating for this branch of Torquil & Juree Chidwick’s small group, which they’ve created over 20 years on the promise of ‘The True Taste of Thailand’. Top Tip – competitively priced lunch and pre-theatre deal for £17.95.
9. Tailors
British, Modern restaurant in Warwick
22 Market Place - CV34
2022 Review: This former fishmonger, butcher, casino, tailor etc. is acclaimed by locals for its “perfect fine dining in an intimate setting”. After pandemic lockdowns, it’s “back with a subtle but impactful makeover and a great new tasting menu” – now the only option, and ringing in at £65 for six courses.
10. The Art Kitchen
Thai restaurant in Warwick
7 Swan St - CV34
2022 Review: Hilary & Barrie Cload's homage to Royal Thai cuisine (est. 2004) enjoys a “very pleasant” art gallery setting, and its “wonderful, beautifully presented” food just “never disappoints”; they also do a “great deal involving ‘lunch boxes’ which are delicious”.
11. The Moorings at Myton
British, Modern restaurant in Leamington Spa
Myton Road - CV31
2022 Review: It’s “nice to eat outside by the canal on a sunny day” at this well-run casual spot, with a useful menu of grills and sarnies.
12. La Coppola
Italian restaurant in Leamington Spa
14 The Parade - CV32
2023 Review: “A great surprise! An authentic Italian restaurant with a broad menu of very good food and wine” – “delivered with panache and generosity”. The “beautiful and romantic decor, with cherry trees garlanded with tiny lights” only adds to the appeal.
13. Oscars French Bistro
French restaurant in Leamington Spa
39 Chandos Street - CV32
“Consistently good French bistro-style food, with great service fronted by Pascal” is the offer at this Leamington fixture, which is owned by Aubrey Allen, butcher to the late Queen – so you can have high expectations of the steak-frites on offer (‘best of British native breeds’, naturally).
14. The Tame Hare
British, Modern restaurant in Leamington Spa
97 Warwick Street - CV32
2021 Review: “Pleasant and friendly” venue off the main drag: modern British dishes are “clearly made with both love and knowledge” in the semi-open kitchen, and “it’s good to interact with the chefs as they serve a course”; reasonable prices too.
15. Mallory Court
British, Modern restaurant in Bishops Tachbrook
Harbury Lane - CV33
2022 Review: The oak-panelled dining room at this Lutyens-style Relais & Château spa hotel makes a suitable setting for chef Paul Evans to showcase fresh produce from the hotel’s long-established kitchen garden. Long-serving chef-director Simon Haigh oversees the Eden hotel collection’s culinary offering from this flagship restaurant.
16. The Cross at Kenilworth
British, Modern restaurant in Kenilworth
16 New St - CV8
Still “maintaining a brilliant dining experience” a decade after winning the tyre men’s acclaim, this pub in a 19th-century building (the dining space is a former schoolroom, the bar an old butcher’s shop) is the brainchild of Andreas Antona, owner of famed Brum haunt Simpson’s, and chef Adam Bennett, who also used to work there. Regulars never seem to tire of its “supreme quality” (“celebrated our 150th meal here this year”), and it’s much “better value” than other venues of its quality. For its many fans, “Adam, Andreas and the team are to be congratulated” (not least “for enhancing the value of properties in the neighbourhood”).
17. Baraset Barn
British, Modern restaurant in Alveston
Pimlico Lane - CV37
2022 Review: With its “lovely setting (indoors or outdoors)” and “nicely priced menu” of dishes from around the world – including a selection of “fantastic” small plates to share – this 200-year-old country pub with a contemporary brasserie extension is a useful option near Stratford.
18. The Crabmill
Mediterranean restaurant in Preston Bagot
2021 Review: “Much improved by a change of owners” (the all-conquering Brunning & Price), this seventeenth century pub in “beautiful surroundings” – a hamlet “out in Warwickshire’s lush countryside” – wins applause for “upmarket pub food at a reasonable price point”, and which comes “allied to lovely service” to boot.
19. The Boot
British, Modern restaurant in Lapworth
Old Warwick Rd - B94
2022 Review: “A real gem in our local area” – this branch in the stylish, seven-strong Warwickshire-based 'Lovely Pubs' group has a lot to recommend it: “service is on the right side of friendly and very attentive”, they serve “great pub food, but restaurant quality” (including “fantastic seafood platters”), and if you stick to the main bar downstairs, there's plenty of atmosphere too.
20. The Vintner
British, Modern restaurant in Stratford upon Avon
4-5 Sheep St - CV37
This half-timbered town-centre fixture is useful for a “consistent offering” that includes “good-value lunch and pre-theatre menus”. “First ate here in the mid-80s with a Sixth Form school trip – it was good then and still is”.
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