The Corner House — Restaurant in Stroud

What a great disappointment! Table booked in restaurant at least 2 months beforehand for 7.45 to celebrate birthday but when we arrived we were told the table wasn’t ready.There was no apology and we were told to go and get a drink in the bar. After over 20 minutes we were told there was still no table available but we could eat in the bar or continue to wait.The bar was noisy and crowded but we looked at the menu and chose what we wanted. Nobody came to take our order, we were not given a wine list nor were we told what the specials were. When we finally attracted attention from a waiter and politely expressed our dissatisfaction, there was still no apology and he said we now had a table in the bar and that this was a ‘social restaurant’. When we said we weren’t prepared to spend £150 to sit in this environment,the response was very condescending. He referred to me as ‘darling’ which neither of us was happy about! We have visited many reputable eateries over the years and have never been treated so badly and unapologetically. Once we had finished our drinks, we left and went elsewhere which was much more welcoming,less expensive and they even apologised for a slight wait. I get the impression that whoever runs the Cornerhouse has forgotten that the customer matters and they seem to be resting on their laurels and perhaps relying on existing regulars.Unfortunately they have lost new potential regulars by their...

Returning from France or Italy or wish to go, then this is the restaurant to visit. A welcome small menu allowing the chefs to concentrate on quality. Excellent presentation of food and brilliant service. We had a sharing seafood platter. A test of any restaurant is the quality of the calamari - first class, cooked to perfection. A nice selection of lagers\beer on tap with again a small selection of good wines. Middle range cost for high range food, a serious competitor to Cheltenham restaurants. Well done the corner house. An update as we have this week enjoyed dinner for the first time at this restaurant with two friends. What a treat, faultless cuisine and a very good small menu. Presentation of the food is very impressive. Staff are terribly efficient and always helpful. We went on Friday night and my goodness we are not the only people who think this restaurant is at the top of the game. It was very busy clearly the staff were used to this. A great buzz to the restaurant. A lovely evening thank you...

I took my Mother In Law and her friend for lunch here yesterday... just had to say thanks for gaining me loads of Brownie Points! Lovely friendly welcome, absolutely beautifully cooked and presented fresh food, clean, bright, and relaxed. Excellent menu choice - meat, seafood and plenty veggie and salad options, generous but not huge portions. I was having too much of a nice time basking in the reflected glory of having closen such a nice lunch stop to take photos, but took a quick snap of fragrant poached pear dessert. MIL said the tiramisu was lovely. Short walk to both The Lansdown Gallery and the station, the perfect day out. The only thing that was below expectations was the prices, it was incredibly reasonably priced for such...