Review on The Old Butcher's Restaurant

Peter and Louise Robinson used to the run The Kings Arms in prosperous Stow, but moved down the road in 2006 to new premises in a one-time butcher's shop. Despite the name, they see the place as an informal 'dining room' rather than a dressed-up restaurant, and they are happy serve afternoon teas as well as drinks at the bar (no English real ales, but some fine bottled Belgian beers make amends if you need liquid refreshment).

The carnivorous connection has been followed through and Peter now owns a small herd of Gloucester Old Spot pigs, which are slaughtered and butchered locally. Every bit 'from squeak to tail' can show up on the menu – from roast belly with fennel to flash-fried liver with onions, bacon and sherry.

Dishes change regularly and inspiration comes from near and far. Cornish scallops might be paired with chorizo, roast cod could be served with tahini, chick peas and spinach, while squid is often given the spicy Vietnamese treatment. Meat dishes range from rack of lamb with boulangère potatoes, garlic and parsley sauce to côte de boeuf for two, and desserts span everything from Venetian rice pudding to Turkish yoghurt cake with passion fruit curd. The good-value wine list offers a quick trip around the globe.

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Cuisine

Modern European

Chef

Peter Robinson

Restaurant Opening Times

Lunch: 12.00 - 2.30pm
Dinner: 6.30 - 9.30pm (6.30 - 10.00pm Sat) (7.00 - 9.00pm Sun)

Accepted credit cards

Visa, Master Card, American Express

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Facilities at The Old Butcher's Restaurant

  • Alfresco dining
  • Disabled access
  • Private parties
  • Vegetarian menu
  • 45 covers
  • Family Friendly

Address

The Old Butcher's Restaurant
7 Park Street
Stow on the Wold
Gloucestershire
GL54 1AQ

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The Old Butcher's Restaurant Sample Menu

SAMPLE MENU

Charcuterie
Marinated olives £3.50 Savoury snack mix £3.50
Celeriac remoulade £3.50 Marcona Almonds £3.50
Smoked broad beans £3.50
Quails eggs & paprika salt £5.00
Prosciutto crudo - Air dried cured ham £6.00
Coppa di parma - Italian cured pork £6.00
Chorizo Magno - Spanish cured paprika & pork £6.00
Finocchiona - Tuscan fennel salami £6.00
Salchichon de vic - Typical salami £6.00
Duck rillette - Pulled duck pâté £6.00
Charcuterie Selection - All of the above meats £15.00
Portthilly rock oysters, shallot & chilli vinegar £2.50
Jerusalem artichoke soup, chive oil £6.75
Cornish Fish soup, rouillie, gruyere & croutons £8.50
Chicory, pear, roquefort & walnut salad £8.00
Severn & Wye smoked salmon, brown shrimp & white crab creme fraiche £9.95
Brandade fritters provencal £8.25
Warm Raclette cheese, potatoes & cornichons £8.00
Gypsy egg- Baked egg, tomato,potatoes, chorizo & peas £8.50
Chicken liver & foie grais parfait, Pedro Ximenez jelly £8.50

Beetroot & ricotta ravioli £9/15.50
Cornish crab & chilli spaghetti £9/15.00
Steak tartare £9/16.00

Whole Dover sole, meuniere & chips £28.00
Cornish mussels mariniere/chips £8.50/13.50
Half grilled Lobster, garlic Ricard butter & chips £19.50

Cornish Hake, shallots,white bean & tomatoes, calamari & squid ink £17.00
Cornish deep fried line caught Haddock, mushy peas & chips £13.75
Ox tail & kidney pie, mash & local greens £18.50
Rump steak burger, Ogleshield cheese, bacon & hand cut chips £13.75
Slow cooked lamb, pearl barley broth £17.50
Breast of pheasant, bacon, lentils & cavolo nero £16.95
Calves Liver, slow cooked onions & bacon £16.75
Aged Hereford beef, Horseradish butter, onion rings & chips
Sirloin £23.00
Ribeye £23.00
Fillet £27.00

Mixed salad £3.50 Hand cut chips £3.50
French beans & parmesan £3.50 Cavolo Nero & chestnuts £3.50

Puddings
Home made chocolate truffles & biscotti (ideal to share or with coffee) £6.00 Treacle tart & Vanilla ice- cream £6.50
Sticky toffee pudding & vanilla ice-cream £6.50
Venetian rice pudding £6.50
Chocolate fondant & raspberry sorbet £6.50
Rhubarb sorbet & Iced Vodka £6.50
Panacotta, almond caramel & grappa £6.50
Old Butchers ice cream Vanilla or Honeycombe or Strawberry or chocolate
£6.00

Cheese
£4.50 for one - £7 for two - £9 for three - £17 for all

Sharpham - Full fat soft cheese made with vegetarian rennet & unpasturised milk from there own herd of Jersey cows. Perfect with our homemade sourghdough & quince jelly.

Wyfe of Bath - Succulent, nutty & creamy. This semi hard cheeses redolent of buttercups & summer meadows. Still made in cloth lined baskets it retains its shape & has a soft light caramel colour. Made with organic cows milk.

Lincolnshire Poacher - Made on Ulceby Farm in Lincolnshire from unpatsturised cows milk, left to mature for 12 to 24 months, In the style of a classic west country Cheddar.Superb with our homemade fig chutney.

Brie de Meaux – Made in Brie France with un pasteurised cow's milk this soft cheese is covered with a bloomy rind. Brie has a milk & rich taste underlined by sweet & buttery flavour of mushrooms or truffles & almonds.

Shropshire blue - a creamy orange coloured paste with blue-green veining. The cheese is essentially an orange coloured Stilton style cheese. It is made from pasteurised cows' milk and using rennet suitable for vegetarians. The cheese is matured for 12 weeks but it can be matured for a further 12 weeks to produce a creamier fuller flavoured cheese.

Rachel - From White Lake Cheese Somerset Rachel is made with goats' milk "Rachel was named after a friend of mine - like the cheese she is sweet, curvy and slightly nutty".

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

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Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

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