The Tavern

4.0

304 Reviews

£25 and under

Gastro Pub

Romantic
Good for special occasions
Innovative

Cheltenham’s friendly neighbourhood restaurant and bar. A favourite of locals, The Tavern started with a simple mission…to deliver delicious food at reasonable prices. Our mission remains the same.

Driven by our imaginative and passionate Head Chef, James De Jong,the menu is relaxed and comforting, made up of delicious taverna style food from Europe and far beyond. Punchy flavours made with wonderful produce. Dishes include incredible spicy mussels, salt ‘n’ pepper squid with nuoc cham, slow cooked Hereford beef blade, celeriac puree. Let’s not forget the Sticky Toffee Ice-cream Sandwich.

And when you’re finished with food, pull up a chair and grab a tipple allowing the familiar atmosphere of The Tavern to capture your evening, knowing that if you stay late, we’ll play late. Revel in music as we turn down the lights and turn up the volume. You’re in for the night…stay late and we’ll play late.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Gastro Pub, British, Modern European
Hours of Operation
Our food will be served from… Midday until 3pm and 5:30pm until 10pm from Monday -Friday Midday until 10:30pm on Saturdays Midday to 9:30pm on Sundays Our drinks will be served from… 11.30am until 11pm from Monday to Friday 11.30am until 1am from Friday Saturday 11.30am until 10.30pm Sunday
Phone number
01242 221212
Website
http://thetaverncheltenham.com/index
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Private party contact
reservations@thetaverncheltenham.com: 01242 221212

Location
5 Royal Well Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3DN
Area
Cheltenham
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Bar Dining

1/2 Pint Prawns£8.00
Salt 'N' Pepper Squid£8.00
aioli
Lamb & Roast Garlic Meatballs£8.00
slow cooked tomato sauce
Burrata£10.00
tomato, avocado & basil
Grilled Harissa Tiger Prawns£9.50
lime
Whole Globe Artichoke£8.00
herb vinaigrette
Bavette Tartare£9.00
Arlington egg yolk & toast
Octopus£8.50
farro & Isle of Wight tomato salad, aioli
Grilled Asparagus£9.00
crispy pheasant egg & sauce gribiche

Mains

Slow Cooked Ox Cheek£16.50
herby polenta, chard & crispy shallots
Torbay Sole£18.00
asparagus, capers & brown shrimps
Risotto Primavera£13.00
peas, courgettes, broad beans & goats curd
Cotswold White Chicken Milanese£16.00
garlic butter & parmesan
Old Spot Pork Chop£18.50
jersey royals, watercress & cider sauce
Cod Cheeks£15.00
lentils, pancetta & salsa verde
Spatchcock Poussin£15.50
shoestring fries, rocket & zhoug
Slow Cooked Kid Goat Shank£19.00
tabbouleh, flat bread & garlic yoghurt

Char-Grilled Steak

Bone marrow butter - Peppercorn - Bearnaise - Garlic butter - Salsa verde: £2.50 each

8oz Flat Iron (Angus)£15.50
8oz Onglet (Angus)£18.00
10oz Rib-Eye (Hereford)£26.00
12oz Bone In Sirloin (Ruby Red)£28.00
32oz T-Bone (Ruby Red)£65.00
for 2/3 to share
32oz Cote De Beouf (Ruby Red)£65.00
for 2/3 to share

Sides

All £4.50

French Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Shoestring Fries
Mash
Buttered Spinach
Chilli Cheese Fries
add £1.50
Baby Gem & Shallot Salad
Tavern Slaw
Tenderstem Broccoli
Asparagus & Tomato Salad

Tavern Classics

Tavern Burger & Fries£9.00
American Cheese Burger£12.00
smoked streaky bacon & fries
Buttermilk Fried Chicken Burger & Fries£10.00
French Dip & Fries£12.50
Hot Buffalo Wings£7.50
blue cheese dip
Sweet Sticky Wings£7.50
sesame & spring onions
Mac 'N' Cheese£6.00
Chicken Caesar Salad£11.00

Pudding

All £6

Sticky Toffee Ice Cream Sandwich
Hot Chocolate
peanut butter & caramel pudding
Raspberry Eton Mess
Baked Vanilla Cheesecake
strawberries
Sicillian Lemon Tart
creme fraiche
Salted Caramel & Chocolate Eclair

Ice Cream

£2 per scoop

Vanilla
Strawberry Cream
Salted Caramel
Almond
Chocolate
Raspberry Sorbet
Vegan Stracciatella

Shakes

All £5

Vanilla
Strawberry Cream
Salted Caramel
Chocolate
Vegan Stracciatella
Make It a Boozy Shake
bulleit bourbon, cotswold cream, frangelico, mozart chocolate liqueur, amaretto, pedro ximenez
- per shot£2.00

What 304 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0

4 based on all time ratings

4.1Food
4Service
4.1Ambience
3.7Value

Noise • Moderate

304 Reviews

M
Montpellier
Gloucestershire
33 reviews
5.0
33 reviews
Reviewed on 14 September 2019
1. Overall 5
Great pub with food. Staff always wonderful and food excellent.
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KathyC
London
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Reviewed on 30 May 2019
1. Overall 5
Lovely venue, casual, good service. Good for Sunday lunch.
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Diner2395
Gloucestershire
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on 21 December 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Service was good but out of five of us, I didn’t really enjoy my food. All the other guests did. Drinks delicious!
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OpenTable Diner
Gloucestershire
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 3 November 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great steak
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Sephien
Gloucestershire
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 31 October 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Very good! Quite noisy and busy but the bar staff were fast and friendly.
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Ellie2000
Gloucestershire
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 27 October 2018
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Good food, great atmosphere etc but yet again let down by poor service - hard work to get drinks and no desert menu offered, staff perhaps disappeared upstairs to listen to the music. Shame they added whopping service charge to the bill!
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IanS
Buckinghamshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 27 October 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic evening, very friendly helpful staff, great vibe and music ...... recommend the ribs!!
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ShaunD
Gloucestershire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 27 October 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
One of my favourite places in Cheltenham to eat. Always love the French Dip and my friends burger was one of the best I've tasted. Really friendly service, great decor and good quality food, it's all you can ask for in a venue.
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fraserh
London
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 21 October 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
service really slow, wine expensive (£45 for malborough sauvignon )although food very tasty
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RogerH
Dorset
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 17 October 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We were visiting Cheltenham for the first time and ate at The Tavern as a result of a recommendation. Really enjoyed it. Food was very good, the service friendly and efficient, and the atmosphere in the bar early evening was good.
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5 Royal Well Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3DN

Additional information

Area
Cheltenham
Hours of Operation
Our food will be served from… Midday until 3pm and 5:30pm until 10pm from Monday -Friday Midday until 10:30pm on Saturdays Midday to 9:30pm on Sundays Our drinks will be served from… 11.30am until 11pm from Monday to Friday 11.30am until 1am from Friday Saturday 11.30am until 10.30pm Sunday
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Gastro Pub, British, Modern European
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar Dining

Website
http://thetaverncheltenham.com/index
Phone number
01242 221212
Private party contact
reservations@thetaverncheltenham.com: 01242 221212

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Bites

Olives£3.00

Chorizo Scotch Egg£4.50

Croquettes£3.50

Grilled Rosemary & Garlic Focaccia£3.00

Starters

1/2 Pint Prawns£8.00

Salt 'N' Pepper Squid£8.00

Lamb & Roast Garlic Meatballs£8.00

Burrata£10.00

Grilled Harissa Tiger Prawns£9.50

Whole Globe Artichoke£8.00

Bavette Tartare£9.00

Octopus£8.50

Grilled Asparagus£9.00

Mains

Slow Cooked Ox Cheek£16.50

Torbay Sole£18.00

Risotto Primavera£13.00

Cotswold White Chicken Milanese£16.00

Old Spot Pork Chop£18.50

Cod Cheeks£15.00

Spatchcock Poussin£15.50

Slow Cooked Kid Goat Shank£19.00

Char-Grilled Steak

8oz Flat Iron (Angus)£15.50

8oz Onglet (Angus)£18.00

10oz Rib-Eye (Hereford)£26.00

12oz Bone In Sirloin (Ruby Red)£28.00

32oz T-Bone (Ruby Red)£65.00

32oz Cote De Beouf (Ruby Red)£65.00

Sides

French Fries

Sweet Potato Fries

Shoestring Fries

Mash

Buttered Spinach

Chilli Cheese Fries

Baby Gem & Shallot Salad

Tavern Slaw

Tenderstem Broccoli

Asparagus & Tomato Salad

Tavern Classics

Tavern Burger & Fries£9.00

American Cheese Burger£12.00

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Burger & Fries£10.00

French Dip & Fries£12.50

Hot Buffalo Wings£7.50

Sweet Sticky Wings£7.50

Mac 'N' Cheese£6.00

Chicken Caesar Salad£11.00

Pudding

Sticky Toffee Ice Cream Sandwich

Hot Chocolate

Raspberry Eton Mess

Baked Vanilla Cheesecake

Sicillian Lemon Tart

Salted Caramel & Chocolate Eclair

Ice Cream

Vanilla

Strawberry Cream

Salted Caramel

Almond

Chocolate

Raspberry Sorbet

Vegan Stracciatella

Shakes

Vanilla

Strawberry Cream

Salted Caramel

Chocolate

Vegan Stracciatella

Make It a Boozy Shake

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