The Walnut Tree

Had dinner here. What a treat. Great unpretentious place with the MOST friendly staff possible. I started with the Cornish fish stew which I still dream about to this day. Main was Mallard which was delicious and desert was cheesecake (best I've ever had). HEARTY portions and as I was driving was very happy to see a great mocktail menu. I will definitely be returning.

I totally agree with the last reviewer. Food was good but personally I didn’t think this was at the usual level of a Michelin star restaurant. Nothing wrong as such, but lacking the innovation and overall execution expected of a Michelin star restaurant. I felt that I could prepare similar food at home. For example, the fillet of beef came with what was basically half a jacket potato, it wasn’t anything special. Usually in Michelin star restaurants I wonder how they created the dish and I want to eat everything. Didn’t feel like that here. Wine was good though and service was good too.

There can always be a sense of disappointment if you go to a restaurant that is supposed to be good and has been recommended, and then it doesn’t live up to your expectations, but this was most definitely NOT the case with the Walnut Tree. The food, drinks, wine and service were absolutely exquisite; we really were very impressed. The only thing that would make a small but significant difference in the restaurant, would be to have tablecloths on the tables - it would really add that final touch. We also stayed at the Angel Hotel, which was lovely with an absolutely fantastic breakfast! Highly recommend both places (for a special trip, of course!)

We didn't stay rather we just had dinner in the restaurant. The food was fabulous and I would highly recommend it. We were lucky in our reservation as I guess there had been a cancellation, but we were traveling back to South Wales from Birmingham and wanted to stop off en route. We had heard about The Walnut Tree previously so as there was an opening for the evening, we decided this would be a great stopping off point. Each course was fabulous, and for a Michelin restaurant, you was (in our humble opinion) reasonable, but that's not to say cheap. The location of the restaurant is a little out of the way, but if you are staying here, I'm sure it would be great. Tbh, whilst we had read about the restaurant previously we were unaware of its Michelin star until the following day. It was clear that this was a great restaurant though. Highly recommended.