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Summary
“High-quality service and food” are on the menu at this famous Cotswolds hotel – a sumptuous seventeenth-century former aristocratic vicarage in honey-coloured local stone. In his first appointment as head chef, Charles Smith, who has a stint at New York’s Per Se on his impressive CV, has launched the new Atrium dining space (see also); more relaxed meals are available in the Dining Room.
Summary
“Never fails to impress with its superb cuisine and overall experience” say fans of this well-known, picture-book Cotswolds mansion (under the same owners as The Feathers in Woodstock), where reports last year were more consistently upbeat than in recent times. In April 2019 (rather late-in-the-day for survey feedback), the hotel changed its offer – simplifying the menu in the long-established main dining room – and launching a new dining space, ‘Atrium’, with a £95, eight-course tasting menu from chef Charles Smith. In the circumstances, it seems best to suspend a full rating till next year.
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Have you eaten at Lords of the Manor?
Stow-on-the-Wold, Upper Slaughter, GL54 2JD
Restaurant details
Lords of the Manor Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Atrium was shut on a Monday in January Food and service in the restaurant was flawless The prices were steep I would have expected them to be able to find good value wines from Languedoc Roussilion but the prices in that section of the list ranged from £150 to £350"
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £24.50 | £29.50 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Pudding |
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| £12.50 | £31.00 | £12.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £20.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.50 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
Stow-on-the-Wold, Upper Slaughter, GL54 2JD
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Sunday | 12:30 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
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