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Café René
Café René
Café René
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9+ YEARS IN TBR
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CAFÉ RENÉ

(5.0 Score)
31 Southgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1TP, UK Directions

Since 2003

Speciality:

✓ San Andres Cabernet Sauvignon ✓ Southway ✓ Cavatina ✓ Gabbia D'Oro ✓ Highbridge ✓ Previata ✓ Waipapa Bay ✓ Pierre Brévin ✓ Bloom Strawberry Gin Liqueur ✓ Southway Shiraz-Sagrantino ✓ Los Picos Distantes Malbec ✓ Campo Dorado Rioja Reserva ✓ Don Pavral Rioja Crianza ✓ Cantine Di Ora 'Amicone' Veneto Rosso ✓ Paul Lanier ✓ Anakena ✓ Vino Spumante Prosecco ✓ The René Burger ✓ Buttermilk Chicken Burger ✓ Paprika Macaroni Cheese ✓ Traditional Beer-Battered Cod ✓ Gloucester Sausage and Mash

“Café René is a beamed, wood-panelled pub and restaurant with outdoor benches, a large screen for sports and a steak menu. The pub is where you can eat, drink, and be merry in a relaxed, friendly environment. Their staff work together to bring you fantastic service and tasty food. Their underground cellar bar is open on Fridays and Saturdays, and they also hold events, from poetry nights and zombie walks to live music and DJs to BBQs and festivals. They strive to do their best to facilitate an environment where people can enjoy themselves in a controlled manner through friendship, food, and drink. Café René offers outdoor seating and live music.

2025 Update: Café René has been a champion of live music with regular nights of DJs, bands & artists covering a myriad of genres for over 22 years.”

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Price:

Light Bites
Soup of the Day (V) £5.75
Garlic Mushrooms (V) £6.50
Crispy Chicken Goujons £7.95
Whitebait £7.95
Bourbon Glazed Sticky Belly Pork Bites £7.95
Loaded Fries £7.95
Dirty Fries £7.95
Mushroom Pate (V) £7.95
Sandwiches & Wraps
Cajun Chicken £9.95
Brie & Bacon £9.95
Roasted Ham & Mature Cheddar £9.95
Homemade Fish Fingers £9.95
Tuna Mayonnaise £9.95
Avocado & Sliced Tomato (Ve) £8.45
Spicy Chicken Burrito & Salsa £9.95
Spicy Rice Burrito & Salsa (Ve) £8.45
Halloumi Greek Wrap (V) £9.95
Main Dishes
Traditional Beer-Battered Cod £16.50
Gloucester Sausage & Mash £13.95
Black Bean Chilli (Ve) £13.95
Caribbean Lamb Curry £15.95
Homemade Lasagne £14.95
Pistachio Penne (V) £13.95
Paprika Macaroni Cheese (V) £13.95
Chicken and Bacon Caesar Salad £14.95
René Earth Bowl Salad (Ve) £13.50
Steaks
8oz Rump £18.95
8oz Sirloin £21.95
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Contact:

01452 309340

Mon-Sat: 12pm - 9pm
Sun: 12pm - 5pm

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Brewhouse & Kitchen
Brewhouse & Kitchen
Brewhouse & Kitchen
10+ YEARS IN TBR
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BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN

(4.9 Score)
Unit R1, Gloucester Quays, St Anne Walk, Gloucester GL1 5SH, UK Directions

Since 2011

Speciality:

✓ American Pale Ale ✓ Ipa ✓ Tropical Ipa ✓ 8 Am Stout ✓ Legend ✓ Icon ✓ Session Ipa ✓ Best Bitter ✓ Project Cask ✓ B and K Juicy Crush ✓ Cornish Orchards ✓ Sandford Orchards Devon Red ✓ Hawkes Dead and Berried ✓ Cotswold Cider Blowhorn ✓ Cotswold Cider No Brainer ✓ Cotswold Cider Sweet Cheeks ✓ Macabeo ✓ Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie ✓ Gavi Di Gavi ✓ Azevedo Vinho Verde Loureiro Alvarinho Wines ✓ Prosecco Spumante NV ✓ Prosecco Rosé ✓ Champagne Piper HeidsieckCuveé Brut NV ✓ Bottle of Beefeater Gin ✓ Finlandia Vodka

“Brewhouse and Kitchen serves over 70 craft beers and ciders alongside a beer-matched dining menu. Their passion extends to a wide range of quality guest beers, ciders, wines, and spirits. The pub also specialises in providing various delicious and well-cooked dishes. Brewhouse and Kitchen is one of the best places to spend time with your loved ones. Brewhouse and Kitchen staff members are so friendly, and they fulfil all their needs. They provide a unique craft beer on-site in their brew-full microbrewery. Brewhouse and Kitchen offers outdoor seating, table reservations and live music.

2025 Update: The pub offers gift cards that are valid for 12 months and can be redeemed at any Brewhouse & Kitchen brewpub.”

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Pub Brand of the Year by the National Pub & Bar Awards in 2022
Best Brewing Pub Company by Publican Awards in 2023

Price:

Bar Snacks
House Baked Focaccia £4.50
Blistered Padron Peppers £4.50
Homemade Scotch Egg £4.50
Homemade Sausage Roll £4.50
Small Plates
Spicy BBQ Pulled Shiitake Mushrooms £8.00
Beer Cheese & Garlic Flatbread £8.00
House Made Corn Nachos £9.00
Spicy BBQ Shiitake Mushrooms £2.50
Hot Habanero Honey Chicken £2.50
Loaded Waffle Fries
BBQ Boss £10.00
Make It Vegan £9.50
Burgers
B&K Cheeseburger £16.00
Smoked Streaky Bacon £1.50
Buttermilk Chicken Burger £15.50
Smoked Streaky Bacon £1.50
Smoky Bacon Jam Cheeseburger £17.00
Hot Habanero Honey Chicken Burger £16.50
Smoked Streaky Bacon £1.50
Spicy Mac & Cheese Burger £17.00
Smoked Streaky Bacon £1.50
The Big Beet £15.00
Mains
1½ Beercan Chicken £16.50
35-Day Aged Grass-Fed Rib Eye Steak £23.50
Chimichurri £2.00
Peppercorn Sauce £2.00
Smoked Haddock Fish Cakes £16.50
Poached Egg £1.00

Contact:

01452 222965

Mon-Thu: 11am - 11pm
Fri & Sat: 11am - 1am
Sun: 11am - 10pm

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The Fountain Inn
The Fountain Inn
The Fountain Inn
3+ YEARS IN TBR
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THE FOUNTAIN INN

(4.8 Score)
53 Westgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2NW, UK Directions

Speciality:

✓ Gin ✓ Champagne or Sparkling Wine ✓ Cider ✓ Hard Seltzer ✓ Gallon Casks and Real Ales ✓ Martini ✓ Whiskey ✓ Rum ✓ Vodka ✓ Beer ✓ Red Wine ✓ White Wine ✓ Rosé Wine ✓ Cocktails ✓ Mojito ✓ Margarita ✓ Ham ✓ Egg and Chips ✓ 2 Eggs and Chips ✓ Trio of Gloucester Sausage ✓ Beef Lasagna ✓ Caesar Salad ✓ Steak and Jail Ale Pie ✓ Five Vegetable Chili ✓ Sweet Potato ✓ Chick Pea and Spinach Curry ✓ Cottage Pie ✓ Beer Battered Cod and Chips ✓ The Fountain Burger

“The Fountain Inn serves excellent food, welcoming staff, and a comfortable ambience. This is the oldest site associated with the brewing trade. This pub is an ideal spot for those seeking a great pint, a juicy steak, a light snack, or a friendly environment with a drink while perusing the paper. The Fountain Inn recommended dishes are fish and chips, creamy garlic mushrooms, or a steak and ale pie. The pub gives their customers a warm welcome and atmosphere. The Fountain Inn offers outdoor seating, live music, and table reservations.

2025 Update: The pub is a 19th-century pub offering basic rooms with free breakfast, as well as a bar and a beer garden.”

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Price:

Starters
Fresh Seasonal Soup (VE) £7.00
Creamy Garlic Mushrooms (V) £7.50
With Stilton £8.50
Hummus and Pitta (VE) £7.00
Breaded Brie (V) £6.50
Prawn & Smoked Salmon Salad £9.50
Beetroot & Goats Cheese Stack (V)(GF) £8.00
Chicken Goujons £7.50
20 Onion Rings (V) £8.95
The Sharer £13.95
Pub Classics
Ham, Egg & Chips (GF) £12.95
Trio of Gloucester Sausages (GF) £13.95
Beef Lasagna £13.95
Caesar Salad £9.50
Add Chicken & Bacon £13.95
Steak & Jail Ale Pie £13.95
Five Veg Chili (VE, GF) £12.50
Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Spinach Curry £12.50
Cottage Pie £13.50
From the Grill
8oz Sirloin Steak £19.95
10oz Rump Steak £18.95
8oz Gammon Steak £15.95
Scampi £8.00
6oz Beef Burger £8.00
Vegetable Burger £8.00
Sausage £8.00
Chicken Burger £8.00
Fish
Beer Battered Cod & Chips £14.95
Scampi & Chips £13.50
Oven Baked Cod (GF) £14.95
Burg

Contact:

01452 522562

Mon-Sat: 11am - 11pm
Sun: 11am - 6pm

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CAFÉ RENÉ REVIEWS

We came here today for the first time for my partners 25th birthday and WOW it did not disappoint. The food was incredible and was more than what we expected. Nice little seating area with a really cool ceiling. Staff are lovely and helpful and also very welcoming. We will definitely be coming again as we were extremely impressed.

Absolutely loved this place. Atmosphere and ambience was superb. A real gem of a place and the food was even better. Lamb curry was lovely and spicy. Really worked for me. Budvar was great too; went very well with the hot curry.

A real gem of a place. I did find it on google before we arrived in Gloucester and had already decided that we would be eating here. We were not disappointed. A really nice atmosphere with friendly staff. The food was really good, we visited both the days that we were in Gloucester. Highly recommended if you want quaint. Looks like a good place for live music too.

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BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN REVIEWS

Excellent Brewery Experience Day!! Chris was very knowledgable and an all round great host! We had an in depth guide to brewing with hands on experience! Bacon roll was fantastic and the lunch choices suited all preferences!! Thoroughly recommend!! Best Xmas gift ever.

Quirky and fun place to drink and eat. Nice atmosphere, fantastic service and tasty home brewed beer. Food was amazing, definitely recommend.

I booked a workplace spot yesterday which is £10 for wifi, unlimited tea / coffee and a sandwich at lunchtime and I arrived at opening time 11am. All I can say is, they looked after me superbly, especially the manager who greeted me not long after I arrived. I was pointed in the direction of a quiet spot with power on the mezzanine level which actually had no-one else there all day (see pic). The background music could potentially get in the way of calls, but I enjoyed the music and Zoom seemed to filter it all out well anyway. I had a large pot of tea that provided 3 cups each time and was regularly asked if there was anything else I wanted, if I wanted more tea etc. I'd definitely recommend the place if you need to work remotely for the day near the Quays.

THE FOUNTAIN INN REVIEWS

Very old pub in Gloucester, 16th century. You have to go down an alleyway to get to it. Accessable with a wheelchair. Large L shaped room, carpeted and good tables and chairs. Usual tap beers with a good selection of real ales. Staff were friendly, polite and helpful. Nicely decorated. Beer was good. Enjoyed my visit.

Good choice of food. Lots of blackboard menus dotted about but a more extensive menu is on offer too so be sure to check it out. Nice outside court yard if you just want a drink. A private function room which was beautiful.

Had the two steaks dinners and wine for £38, absolutely spot on. Staff lovely, food lovely and wait time not long at all. The only reason I didn't give 5* for food was because I had to pay extra for sauce, no other negative at all. Highly recommend.

TBR® Inspection Score Report

CAFÉ RENÉ Total Inspection Points: 119/120
Reviews Accuracy of 3.7K: 9
Acknowledgements: 10
Business Hours: 10
Menu Images: 10
Complete Info: 10
Contact Info: 10
Current Evaluation: 10
Exact Services: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Pricing: 10
Extensive Menu: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN Total Inspection Points: 118/120
Complete Info: 9
Reviews Accuracy of 2.8K: 9
Acknowledgements: 10
Table Reservations: 10
Business Hours: 10
Menu Images: 10
Contact Info: 10
Exact Services: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Pricing: 10
Extensive Menu: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

THE FOUNTAIN INN Total Inspection Points: 116/120
Acknowledgements: 9
Complete Info: 9
Current Evaluation: 9
Extensive Menu: 9
Business Hours: 10
Menu Images: 10
Contact Info: 10
Exact Services: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Pricing: 10
Reviews Accuracy of 2.9K: 10
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