Breaking news
Harden's survey result
Summary
After 15 years, the Michelin-starred Pony & Trap gastropub in Chew Magna – owned by chef Josh Eggleton and his sister Holly – is to reopen in a new guise in 2022. The Eggleton siblings have also opened Pony Bistro, in Bedminster (see also) and this, their former HQ, will operate ‘no longer as a gastropub, but as a wedding venue, cookery school and restaurant’.
Summary
“Incredible food” in “a lovely countryside setting” (complete with garden, and views over the Chew Valley) has carved a major culinary reputation for Josh & Holly (brother and sister) Eggleton’s converted pub (more of a restaurant nowadays). But even reporters who acknowledge the quality of the “beautifully prepared dishes, with great combinations of texture and flavour” can still find it notably “overpriced” (“decent but not worth the high cost”).
For 33 years we've been curating reviews of the UK's most notable restaurant. In a typical year, diners submit over 50,000 reviews to create the most authoritative restaurant guide in the UK. Each year, the guide is re-written from scratch based on this survey (although for the 2021 edition, reviews are little changed from 2020 as no survey could run for that year).
Have you eaten at The Pony Chew Valley?
Chew Magna, BS40 8TQ
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | £38.00 |  |
|
|
|
| Dinner | £43.00 | |
|
|
Traditional European menu
| Pudding |
|---|
| £0.00 |
| Drinks |
|
|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £24.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
| Extras |
|
|---|---|
| Service | 12.50% |
Chew Magna, BS40 8TQ
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑3:30 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑3:30 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
Best British, Traditional restaurants nearby
British, Traditional restaurant in Bristol
British, Traditional restaurant in Bath
British, Traditional restaurant in Llandaff
