Harden's survey result
Summary
“In a beautiful setting in the Wiltshire countryside”, Darren Brown’s “most wonderful” venture occupies an eighteenth-century walled garden and “makes full use of the produce grown” there in its “wholesome, creative fare”. “The fire pit conjures smoke, fire and primal appetites” which are ably slaked by the “superb” meats and “imaginatively done” vegetables – limited mostly to lunch, plus the odd Equinox-themed dinner. In summer they also run the ‘Slow Food Kitchen’ from Thursday to Sunday, while you can overnight year-round in their Shepherd’s Hut.
Summary
This “gorgeous gem of a place, set in beautiful Wiltshire countryside”, serves “superb and creative vegetable dishes made from home-grown produce” by chef Darren Brown in the eighteenth-century walled garden of a property at lunch or (more occasionally) at communal ‘long-table’ suppers. Fans say it’s a “must-visit if you are in the area” (it also hosts weddings and glamping).
Summary
The “outstanding” meals produced in the walled garden of a Wiltshire estate, using vegetables grown on-site and locally sourced meat, generate consistently upbeat ratings (as well as visions of an earthly paradise from national newspaper critics: The Daily Telegraph’s William Sitwell declared it “incredibly splendid... all sublimely natural, skilfully cooked and presented with a deft artistic bent... a bucolic English paradise deserving of global fame” while Giles Coren of The Times was moved to quote John Milton’s Garden of Eden from ‘Paradise Lost’).
Summary
The “gorgeous” walled garden of a south Wiltshire estate provides a year-round setting for meals based around “vegetables and herbs from their plot” and “locally sourced meats” – “BBQ’d over a brazier in summer months”. There’s a “great atmosphere but slightly amateurish service and food – but it works”. Glamping and pick-your-own fruit and veg are also on-site.
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West Hatch, SP3 6PA
Restaurant details
Pythouse Kitchen Garden Restaurant Diner Reviews
"You can't get more idyllic than sunday lunch here sat in the most beautiful walled kitchen garden, it is so relaxing and such a treat. The gardens are so beautiful with a mixture of flowers and vegetables and herbs. They bring you a non alcoholic fizzy wine to kick things off and its the best thing I've tasted in a long time, not sweet but deliciously refreshing, better than champagne any day and that is saying alot coming from me. Some good bread and a dip to kick things off,then the main event, you either pick meat option and get some delicious rare beef, slow cooked beef and chicken and gravy all on a sharing platter, or veggie which is a delicious nut loaf. Then all the sides, amazing roasted new potatoes seasoned to perfection, green veg straight from the garden, the best carrots i think I've ever had, all so fresh and beautifully accompanied with herbs and butters. Delicious choice of three puds too. Just heaven. Lots of blankets and heaters too if the chill sets in. Truly magical."
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £37.50 |  |
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| Lunch | £45.00 | |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 55.00 | Always available | 4 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
West Hatch, SP3 6PA
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm |
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