The Howard Arms Ilmington

The Ebrington Arms

➤ Chipping Campden Ebrington, Gloucestershire GL55 6NH, Cotswold, United Kingdom

Pubs • Hotels • British • European

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"A real little gem of a pub would highly recommend lovely food lovely staff we ended up going there every night for our dinner small menu which is good as you know the food will be freshly cooked lovely food chose something different each evening and all the meals were first class And very tasty Would definitely recommend Mr and mrs k East sussex"

The Fuzzy Duck

➤ Ilmington Rd, Armscote United Kingdom, United Kingdom, CV37 8DD

Pub • British • European • Vegetarian

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"The selection of soap in the ladies loos was impressive unfortunately the same cannot be said about the organisation of the kitchen!A 2.30 reservation and dinner served at 4pm. !! The person responsible for the reservations needs more training or perhaps the management should accept if they haven’t sufficient staff to do the job well it’s okay to turn the reservation down for another time/ in this instance we will not be visiting again all beit we live locally To finish on a good note the young man serving did his best in a situation he had no control over"

Ebrington Arms

➤ Ebrington GL55 6NH, Cotswold, United Kingdom

Pubs • Beer • Hotels • European

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"I 'mma be bold: I think this is my favourite pub I have visited in the UK. If I had to open up the pub awards category to sub classifications I 'd specify that this is my favourite non London pub. But even if we 're going general with big, bold claims...I think The Ebrington Arms wins. I heard about The Ebrington Arms last fall; someone who I 'd met in passing proclaimed it his favourite place on Earth . Ok sure, I thought, that sounds impressive, but maybe this guy also doesn 't care about local food, or strong coffee or innovative twists the way I do. I mean, EARTH? There 's a lot of good eatin ' out there. But then I got it. I went for Sunday roast day, on one of the first rainy it kinda feels like fall 's a coming days. There was a fire going. A lot of stonework. Someone popped up immediately to welcome us, to offer a spot for our umbrellas, to guide us to our table. Sunday means roast options pulled pork and beef complete with Yorkshire pud as well as the veggie friendly nut roast in addition to an a la carte lunch menu. As a party of two we went in the direction of: To split: blue cheese souffle to start. It had a tart yet sweet fruit puree and a light salad. It was warm, and salty, and light but deeply flavoured. A perfect way to kick off a meal. The roast we went for was the ol ' pulled pork...my flat can never accommodate roast cooking so we decided to go, erm...(pun ahead ...whole hog. The pulled pork came with perfectly caramelized parsnip, cauliflower cheese, and golden roasted potatoes. Condiments? You got 'em. AMAZING apple sauce and a whipped horseradish cream that I wanted to scrape out of the ramekin directly into my purse. But on to the second main... ...The Ebrington Arms also has a reputation for their fish and chips. Fish of the day was halibut. Sold. AND HOW! It was clean, and fleshy, and substantial but lightly textured. Very well fried, with the most delicious pea puree I 've ever tried. Pro tip: because it was made from actual fresh eye wincingly bright green peas. The tartar sauce was speckled with seasoning and pickle and was a perfect pairing to the fish. On the side came some dang fine chips. They weren 't the standard British thick chip (a welcome change but were thicker than a frite. They were perfectly cooked, crunchy, salted and hot. And were the first thing to disappear with four hands launching into the side dish. Was there room for dessert? Not really. But we did it. A fragipane/mixed berry tart and a chocolate almond brownie with some raspberry cream. The desserts were good, but perhaps not as memorable as the first two courses. I adored the choice to use unsweetened whipped cream mixed with muddled raspberries to top the already sweet brownie. Smart decisions like these characterise the menu at The Ebrington Arms and really make it stand out as a winner. The coffee was affordable, and strong, and made from a solid espresso machine that chugged away and expelled some locally sourced brew. Last but most certainly not least: the staff here is extremely warm, and casual, but...knowledgeable. Our server was extremely hard working; knew her stuff, popped by to check in, but didn 't rush. Hats off to that. The affordability was just the final icing on the cake. Lesson learned: taking pub advice from strangers ain 't such a bad idea after all. Yelp note: truly my only criticism, at all, is that there are very few bathrooms for the space. One single bathroom for gals and dudes, unless you 're wanting to brave the chill and go to the one that involves walking outdoors (I assume this is a more popular option during patio season . That 's it, though. No biggie. Second Yelp note: this place books up (Sunday lunch was bumpin ' so...reservations, gang! Use 'em. Third Yelp note: this place also has several rooms for stay overs. Long pub y meals and field stomping through public access paths and Cotswoldian beauty? You 're welcome: I think I just put a wonderful weekend idea in your head! (See you there!"

The Ebrington Arms

➤ Chipping Campden, Cotswold, United Kingdom

Soup • Steak • Cheese • British

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"On booking a table online, there is an option to make any comments. I wrote that it was our anniversary, hence booking dinner. My husband and I are local and had been to Ebrington Arms approx 5 years ago, so we thought we would give it a go. When we arrived in the bar area, we had no option than to stay at the corner of the bar as there was a small child playing with their toys on the floor to the entrance to the front of the bar area and beyond this child there were several dogs. When I managed to get the attention of the bar staff, we were greeted with, “Have you booked a table?” We had, we were shown straight to our table, asked if we would like some water for the table and menus were left with us. No one came back to ask if we would like to order a drink (alcoholic/soft etc) , so we sat there with a glass of water each for approx 10 minutes. The waitress came to take our order, but we had to ask her if we could order a drink... We ordered from the 'nibbles ' section to share initially followed by cod for me and pea risotto for my husband. After almost eating one of the cheesy ball nibbles, my husband found a piece of glass in one of them. I called the waitress over, although I have since discovered it was the deputy manager, I had collared her on the way through from the kitchen as she headed towards the bar and I could tell she wasn 't overjoyed at being interrupted. She said sorry, took it away and a replacement was brought out by another member of staff who also apologised, but it was half hearted and there was no eye contact. Plus no additional cutlery was brought out, we had to ask for more. Overall my cod was tasty, the pea risotto was underwhelming and the service poor. Very disappointing, particularly as they position themselves as a premium establishment and charge premium prices. Coming from the service and hospitality business, this was one of the worst evenings for service and atmosphere. Whilst a replacement starter was bought out, it was still included in the bill something that I would never had done,. I would also have considered offering complimentary drinks. How to turn a negative into a positive experience is all part of Management Training. I would also have taken note of the fact it was a special occasion and made a gesture in recognition of this. Very disappointing"

Red Lion

➤ Front Street, Ilmington CP CV36 4LX, United Kingdom, Stratford-on-Avon

Pubs • Full • Lunch • British

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"We arrived traditionally late for our reservation. We'll it's a tradition with us anyway and instead of being peeved the landlord soon rearranged things to make us comfortable in the Bar .I was going to be glad about this as 8t enabled me to eavesdrop on the Bar Leaners who proved conclusively that if Central Casting find themselves short of locals for the Bull at Ambridge they need look no further . In fact the scriptwriting team at The Archers could learn a thing or two about Village Pubs if they spent some time here . More importantly they could get a dose of reality on the dietary front because this pub does Sunday Lunch like its auditioning for Best Sunday Lunch Award 2022. Generous pile slices of roast Rib of Beef and a Mount Vesuvius sized Yorkshire Pudding impressed my Daughter whose Birthdaywe were celebrating she's a Chef and me ,and I'm a Beefeater well I look like one .Excellent Gravy too . Similarly the roast Pork obviously came from a contented Old Spot and the Crackling was more Crackly than a forest fire . It's my Birthday soon and I'm already running a Campaign to return . Absolutely brilliant with a real open fire too and No Daft Music"