Broadway (Cotswolds) - Food and drink recommendations?

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The present Mrs T and I are off to Broadway for a few days in the campervan, so are looking for any 'local knowledge' on places to eat and drink if we decide to eat out.
A quick bit of research on https://www.broadway-cotswolds.co.uk/ as a starting point has has brought up some options, but wondering if anyone local has any 'hidden gems' to share, or personal experience of the places on the website?

Thanks, Dave.
 
Restaurant? Pub? Lunch? Dinner?

Broadway is very upmarket, so you’d be hard pressed to find a truly duff one. Some might require a modest mortgage, come bill time.
 
Wapping said:
Restaurant? Pub? Lunch? Dinner?

Broadway is very upmarket, so you’d be hard pressed to find a truly duff one. Some might require a modest mortgage, come bill time.
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Thank you Wapping, any of the above. It's not a special occasion trip - just a few days away, so probably decent pub/bistro rather than fine dining. Dinner more likely than lunch, but we're on hols, so either (or both) is a possibility. We are certainly aware of the possible need for Maitre d', Sommellier, IFA in a single visit to some of the places on that website.... :beerjug:
 
Yes, the chippie is popular. Not tried anything else in Broadway as too close to former home for an overnight stay.

if you want some beer to enjoy in the camper, make a visit to the brewery shop at Donnington and buy a polypin of ale
https://maps.app.goo.gl/6i53Zk3hAkpvNydT6 - looks like you need to order the cask ale in advance. Bottled ales always available

if you are on the move and want some refreshment then this place between Broadway and Stow is good
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The last time we visited, we met up with friends at the café at Broadway Tower. a pleasant spot, with some fine views. Later, we adjourned to the National Trust at Hidcote for a light lunch & a stroll around the impressive gardens.,

Most places in the village are a tad salty these days. Try that fine old coaching Inn the Lygon Arms if you really want to push the boat out - James Martin at the Grill.

Prescott Hill Climb course is nearby, between Winchcombe & Gotherington, so they may be running an event. Nearby there is the Glos & Warcs steam? railway at Toddington. Then, if you enjoy something weird/eclectic there is the NT house/garden an Snowshill Manor, incorporating the Wade collection.
 
if your visit is a few weeks away then the Cotswold lavender fields will be in bloom
www.cotswoldlavender.co.uk

Visit and Explore Our Lavender Fields

70 acres of lavender stretches across the rolling Cotswold landscape. At the height of summer you can relax and unwind exploring the stunning display of colour unique to the Cotswolds
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official opening day is 17 June but you can just drive past the fields if there earlier as some might be blooming

nearby http://www.snowshillarms.co.uk/eating.html is a nice spot for lunch
 
wessie said:
if your visit is a few weeks away then the Cotswold lavender fields will be in bloom
www.cotswoldlavender.co.uk

Visit and Explore Our Lavender Fields

70 acres of lavender stretches across the rolling Cotswold landscape. At the height of summer you can relax and unwind exploring the stunning display of colour unique to the Cotswolds
www.cotswoldlavender.co.uk www.cotswoldlavender.co.uk
official opening day is 17 June but you can just drive past the fields if there earlier as some might be blooming

nearby http://www.snowshillarms.co.uk/eating.html is a nice spot for lunch
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Thanks Wessie, probably be there a little to early as we're leaving this Friday, however, I think we're back in that neck of the woods (Moreton-in Marsh, IIRC) meeting up with Mrs T's parents in a few weeks...
 
If you’re bumbling about I’d recommend the Bantam Tearoom in Chipping Campden.

Great place and CC is not as packed as the usual suspects thus much nicer I think
 
Excellent brekkie at Pats Baps, although parking can be a pain.

Cotswold Cafe / Pats Baps | Breakfast baps Moreton-in-Marsh | COTSWOLD CAFE / PATS BAPS, London Rd, Little Compton, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0RR, UK

Cotswold Cafe / Pats Baps is a friendly roadside café in Little Compton, Moreton-in-Marsh, serving fresh breakfast baps, hot food, and takeaway coffee. A perfect stop on the A44 in the Cotswolds.
www.cotswoldcafe-patsbaps.co.uk www.cotswoldcafe-patsbaps.co.uk
If you want to exercise your inner hipster for coffee, then a trip to Gloucester.
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BillWright said:
Excellent brekkie at Pats Baps, although parking can be a pain.

Cotswold Cafe / Pats Baps | Breakfast baps Moreton-in-Marsh | COTSWOLD CAFE / PATS BAPS, London Rd, Little Compton, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0RR, UK

Cotswold Cafe / Pats Baps is a friendly roadside café in Little Compton, Moreton-in-Marsh, serving fresh breakfast baps, hot food, and takeaway coffee. A perfect stop on the A44 in the Cotswolds.
www.cotswoldcafe-patsbaps.co.uk www.cotswoldcafe-patsbaps.co.uk
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I stopped for breakfast there Saturday morning, didn't think it was anything special,ok but not special.
 
Da Liugi Italian Bistro on Chipping Campden High Street. We had a lovely meal there a few weeks ago.
Eight Bells pub just off the High Street is a nice old traditional pub with decent pub grub.
 
RedRick Esq. said:
The Lygon arms !

Used to be truly spectacular

Not ben for many a year
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It was always pretty dear but now it is "Chef'd" by James Martin it's a lot dearer again.

I'm only 20 minutes away from Broadway, as a younger man we used to use the Crown and Trumpet on the Snowshill Road, or indeed, the Snowshill Arms in Snowshill itself, a mile or 2 out of Broadway. They have all become rather gentrified and are not the country pubs they used to be imo. Even the Hollow Bottom pub at Guiting Power, which was always frequented by jockeys and good looking stable girls ( Jonjo O'Neal is a nearby trainer), has now gone all Gastro....it's sad in a way. It was even featured a week or so ago in the Sunday Times restaurant critics column FFS!

The Soho Farmhouse, Cameron, Clarkson and Beckham (and Mr. JCB) and the like have got a lot to answer for.
 
Thanks all for the recommendations.
As with all our trips, we have no specific itinerary - we'll see where the days take us while we're there, but it's good to have a list of suggestions, or 'avoids'...
Much appreciated all!
 
Chipping Campden (lived there for a year, many, many years ago) is less crazily touristy than Broadway.
 
Big Si said:
It was always pretty dear but now it is "Chef'd" by James Martin it's a lot dearer again.

I'm only 20 minutes away from Broadway, as a younger man we used to use the Crown and Trumpet on the Snowshill Road, or indeed, the Snowshill Arms in Snowshill itself, a mile or 2 out of Broadway. They have all become rather gentrified and are not the country pubs they used to be imo. Even the Hollow Bottom pub at Guiting Power, which was always frequented by jockeys and good looking stable girls ( Jonjo O'Neal is a nearby trainer), has now gone all Gastro....it's sad in a way. It was even featured a week or so ago in the Sunday Times restaurant critics column FFS!

The Soho Farmhouse, Cameron, Clarkson and Beckham (and Mr. JCB) and the like have got a lot to answer for.
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I stayed there about 20 years ago now and we were booked for half board but were given the option of upgrading dinner to the 7 course with wine banquet thing for an extra £20 each so obviously i did

Now to have a different wine with each course selected by the somellier is something one doesn't often do or can afford

The wines were spectacular as was the food and i was very pissed at the end when the man arrived with the pudding wine i almost said no
 
Just to follow up on this thread...
We've just returned home after a very enjoyable (albeit very hot) 3 nights away.
Broadway is a lovely village and we already plan to return, using Broadway as a base and exploring a little further afield.

Thanks again for the recommendations... In the end we ate, on the Friday night, outside at Russell's Fish and Chips as that was just what we fancied (as good a reason as any IMHO). Both Mrs T's cod and my haddock were excellent, as were the chips and the mushy peas. Table service outside very good too.

The other two evenings, we decided to avoid the crowds and fired up the BBQ instead of eating out:

The 'Broadway Deli' on the main street was excellent for supplies.

'Collins of Broadway' butchers, just off the high street, was a bit of a mixed bag. Bacon was good, their cuts of meat - the steaks etc also looked excellent, as did the rest of the 'deli' style products in the shop, but the the pork sausages and both the lamb burgers and beefburgers were underwhelming. The plain pork sausages appeared to focus on the 'plain' part of the description rather than the pork... texturally way too 'smooth' and too underseasoned for my preference. The burgers struggled to cope with the BBQ, quite 'dry' in texture and also underseasoned. The lamb ones particularly so.

Also on the high street, Otis and Belle Artisan bakery - very good indeed.

There is also a Co-Op, just around the corner from Russell's Fish and Chips, just in case you run out of chilled Vino Collapso.

For afternoon drinks sat outside overlooking the village green, watching the steady stream of Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren go past (and far the more common Aston-Martin, Porsche and Lotus too :eek:) the Broadway Hotel was hard to beat. Good selection of drinks, (including 4x handpull beers if that's your thing - the 'Broadway Dark' porter was excellent even in the hot weather), and attentive staff that very much appeared to care about what they were doing despite it being very busy and very hot.
 
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