18 RESTAURANTS IN CHELTENHAM TO VISIT AFTER A DAY AT THE RACES
The Cheltenham Festival is just around the corner and race-goers will be looking for the best places to wine and dine after a day at the races.
The food scene in town is truly incredible, with an abundance of restaurants offering incredible cuisine from all around the world.
Here are 18 awesome places that you should visit after a day at the Home of Jump Racing.
The food scene in town is truly incredible, with an abundance of restaurants offering incredible cuisine from all around the world.
Here are 18 awesome places that you should visit after a day at the Home of Jump Racing.
BAO + BBQ
ASIAN BBQ FUSION
When fiery Texan BBQ meets, Taiwanese cuisine, steamed Bao buns and banging cocktails collide, you get the brilliant new BAO + BBQ on Regent Street in the heart of the town.
From Oak Smoked Chicken and Korean Wings to Sticky Pork Ribs and Bang Bang Cauli, the menu offers a great choice of some awesome dishes with wonderfully intense flavours.
baobbq.co.uk
From Oak Smoked Chicken and Korean Wings to Sticky Pork Ribs and Bang Bang Cauli, the menu offers a great choice of some awesome dishes with wonderfully intense flavours.
baobbq.co.uk
THE OX
STEAK
With a reputation for some of the best steak in Cheltenham, The Ox is an institution in the town’s thriving food scene, bringing you the best local, seasonal produce cooked to exceptional standards in beautiful surroundings.
theoxcheltenham.com
theoxcheltenham.com
PETIT COCO
FRENCH BISTRO
One of our favourite restaurants in town, Petit Coco is a charming classic French Bistro hidden away in the heart of Cheltenham.
Enjoy all the tastes of France in intimate surroundings with a lovely atmosphere.
petitcoco.co.uk
Enjoy all the tastes of France in intimate surroundings with a lovely atmosphere.
petitcoco.co.uk
SUFFOLK ROCK
BRITISH
This awesome independent bistro restaurant offers a menu boasting meats, fish and steaks on the rock.
As the name suggests, it is located in the Suffolk Parade part of town, pretty much next door to The Retreat where you can continue your celebrations.
www.suffolkrock.co.uk
As the name suggests, it is located in the Suffolk Parade part of town, pretty much next door to The Retreat where you can continue your celebrations.
www.suffolkrock.co.uk
PURSLANE
FISH
Purslane is a delightful independent, family-run restaurant specialising in the freshest, sustainably-caught seafood from British waters, combined with the best local, seasonal produce the Cotswolds has to offer.
www.purslane-restaurant.co.uk
www.purslane-restaurant.co.uk
MUSE BRASSERIE
EUROPEAN ASIAN FUSION
The food at Muse Brasserie can only be described as a fusion of French, European and British cuisine with a hint of subtle Asian flavours. The combination might sound unusual but the result is truly exceptional.
www.musebrasserie.com
www.musebrasserie.com
THE COCONUT TREE
SRI LANKAN STREET FOOD
With delicious Sri Lankan small plates in a relaxed ‘island vibe’ setting, mixed in with unrivalled hospitality and some great tunes, The Coconut Tree is a great spot to spend with friends after a day at the Home of Racing.
www.thecoconut-tree.com
www.thecoconut-tree.com
LUMIERE
MICHELIN STAR
Awarded their first Michelin Star in March 2023, Lumiere is one of the most sort-after restaurants in the South West.
Opened in 2009 by husband and wife Jon and Helen Howe, the highlight of the Lumiere offering has always been their incredible tasting menus using high quality, fresh, sustainable produce, including growing their own own ingredients on their family’s 15-acre small holding.
lumiererestaurant.co.uk
Opened in 2009 by husband and wife Jon and Helen Howe, the highlight of the Lumiere offering has always been their incredible tasting menus using high quality, fresh, sustainable produce, including growing their own own ingredients on their family’s 15-acre small holding.
lumiererestaurant.co.uk
HOLEE COW
BURGERS
Located just off Cheltenham’s High Street, Holee Cow is renowned for serving up some of the juiciest and most beautiful burgers in town.
You will find an awesome selection of delicious patties, along with some classic specials that are all minced daily using free-roam dry-aged longhorn beef from Gloucestershire.
As well as burgers, you will find some loaded fries and cracking sides, including their hugely popular buffalo wings and macaroni cheese bites.
holeecowburgers.co.uk
You will find an awesome selection of delicious patties, along with some classic specials that are all minced daily using free-roam dry-aged longhorn beef from Gloucestershire.
As well as burgers, you will find some loaded fries and cracking sides, including their hugely popular buffalo wings and macaroni cheese bites.
holeecowburgers.co.uk
PRITHVI
INDIAN FINE DINING
Since opening its doors in 2012, Prithvi has been serving mouth-watering food to anyone who has been lucky enough to visit.
With sublime, classic Indian flavours and exquisite detail in each dish, Prithvi offers a refined and sophisticated approach to South Asian dining and is a must for anyone looking for truly memorable dining experience.
prithvirestaurant.com
With sublime, classic Indian flavours and exquisite detail in each dish, Prithvi offers a refined and sophisticated approach to South Asian dining and is a must for anyone looking for truly memorable dining experience.
prithvirestaurant.com
GALLIMORES KITCHEN
SEAFOOD + STEAK
Tucked away in "The Courtyard" in the Montpellier area of Cheltenham, you would do well to stumble upon the brilliant Gallimores Kitchen.
The menu is full of seafood, meat, sharing boards and platters, perfect after a day at the races.
www.gallimoreskitchen.co.uk
The menu is full of seafood, meat, sharing boards and platters, perfect after a day at the races.
www.gallimoreskitchen.co.uk
YOKU
JAPANESE
If you have had a good day on the horses, there is nowhere better to celebrate than this Tokyo-vogue Japanese Sushi and Asian restaurant with its own resplendent Bar Tokyo cocktail bar
Located at No.131, you will find beautifully presented Sushi and YOKU signatures, all served with Sake, wine and cocktails for the full Japanese dining experience.
www.no131.com/yoku
Located at No.131, you will find beautifully presented Sushi and YOKU signatures, all served with Sake, wine and cocktails for the full Japanese dining experience.
www.no131.com/yoku
THE IVY BRASSERIE
BRITISH
The Ivy Montpellier Brasserie brings relaxed, all-day dining in a stunning Grade 1listed location in the Montpellier region of Cheltenham.
From modern British classics to Asian-inspired cuisine and fantastic vegan and vegetarian dishes, there is something for something for everyone.
ivycollection.com
From modern British classics to Asian-inspired cuisine and fantastic vegan and vegetarian dishes, there is something for something for everyone.
ivycollection.com
KIBOU
JAPANESE
Drawing inspiration from the streets of Tokyo, Kibou is a melting pot of Japanese cuisine. Their contemporary menu fuses all that this delicious country has to offer, whilst our iconic and opulent design enhances your sense of culinary escapism and discover.
kibou.co.uk
kibou.co.uk
SAM'S MONTPELLIER
CASUAL BRITISH
Another relative newbie to town, Sam's offers a relaxed dining experience with a menu offering a variety of cracking dishes inspired by the earth (plant based), the land (meat), and the sea (fish).
www.samsmontpellier.co.uk
www.samsmontpellier.co.uk
THE BEEFY BOYS
BURGERS
Located in the heart of the town centre, The Beefy Boys serve awesome award-winning burgers, perfect for a day after the races.
thebeefyboys.com
thebeefyboys.com
BOMBAY & CO
INDIAN
If you're looking for an Indian curry to finish you day of racing then look no further than Bombay & Co.
This family-run restaurant takes the inspiration for the food, as well as the décor inside the restaurant, from the busy streets in the biggest city of India that it's named after.
www.bombaynco.uk
This family-run restaurant takes the inspiration for the food, as well as the décor inside the restaurant, from the busy streets in the biggest city of India that it's named after.
www.bombaynco.uk
NAGOMI
KOREAN JAPANESE BBQ + HOT POT
Nagomi is all about bringing people together to share an amazing, authentic experience with your friends, family and colleagues. Our table grills and hotpot, sat in the centre of the table, are the perfect way to share a meal.
Its interactive and fun, and our customers have found that this way of dining really brings everyone at the table together in such a positive way. Even our A La Carte options are designed for placing onto the table for everyone to share.
nagomi.uk
Its interactive and fun, and our customers have found that this way of dining really brings everyone at the table together in such a positive way. Even our A La Carte options are designed for placing onto the table for everyone to share.
nagomi.uk