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Le Champignon Sauvage

Address:24-26 Suffolk Road, Cheltenham GL50 2AQ
Tel:01242 573449
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Website: Visit Le Champignon Sauvage website
Price: £64.00 Wine: £12.00 Champagne: £29.00
Opening Hours:Tues-Sat 12.30-1.30pm 7.30-8.45pm

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The 2006 winner of the BMW Square Meal Award for Best Out-of-Town Restaurant, Le Champignon Sauvage, has been open for almost two decades, & has won a strong foodie following – not to mention two Michelin stars – thanks to the bold, innovative cooking of chef/proprietor David Everitt-Matthias, a chef who, to his credit, never misses a service. The restaurant’s loyal fan base has also been fostered by David’s wife, Helen, who manages the front-of-house with a canny balance of warmth, friendliness & breathtaking efficiency. Yet, despite the already near perfection of it all, the Everitt-Matthiases have over the past year further polished their business, taking over the next-door premises to allow for a doubling of the size of the restaurant & its kitchen. But, this change is not about cramming in extra diners. Rather it’s about raising comfort levels & enhancing customer enjoyment. Indeed, they’ve only added a mere 12 extra covers (taking their capacity from 28 to 40). Apart from the extra space & the new tempered opulence of the place, the bigger kitchen is allowing David to further raise his game. He’s producing thrilling cuisine, characterised by punchy flavours & contrasting textures. Highlights include a silky foie gras royale topped with a warming chorizo foam; seared, fat Shetland scallops served with raw cauliflower, cauliflower puree & a cumin froth; pan-fried cock’s kidneys with a langoustine tortelloni & langoustine sauce, lifted with a clever garnish of cress-like pennywort; poached & roasted belly of Gloucestershire Old Spot, pumpkin puree & meltingly tender braised pig’s cheek; &, to finish, a chocolate delice with salted caramel hidden inside. Alongside the gourmet delights is a remarkably fairly priced wine list (bottles starting from £11) that is particularly strong on the Rhone. This is David’s favourite wine region, & he’s clearly put his selection together with passion.

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Reader reviews of Le Champignon Sauvage:

Sarah T.

Sarah T. (40s, Female)

Went on Valentines Day, No vegetarian selection, they rustled something up, and it taseted nice, but you feel like an after thought, like you're strange/odd/pain not to eat meat or fish, front of house services not customer focussed or can do, like you should feel grateful you're there at all. Atmosphere impersonal, sterile dining, like eating at you old aunties house. Toilets poor. Shame Michelin don't take the whole expeeience into account. Save your money, go to either The Chef Table in Tetbury, or No.5 in Winchcombe if you want michelin starred, quality dining with good service in a nice at atmosphere

23 June 2009
Overall:4
Food and Drink:6
Service:3
Atmosphere:3
Value for Money:3
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Pj H.

Pj H. (Over 60, Male, United Kingdom)

Hard to review when the best was great and the worst was very poor. Plenty of space and pleasant decor. The serving staff were attentive without being too obvious. Many of the dishes were a little over complicated with a bit of this and a bit of that. The bread was excessively crusty and the brioch solid (even crunchy). We were told this is how it was supposed to be. The zander was over-cooked and “tough” but the partridge good. Things inproved with the dessert, the petit fours were great and the coffee ecellent.

Most of my eating out is done in London, the home counties and in foreign parts where I would expect and usually get better aspecially at the price.

14 December 2008
Overall:5
Food and Drink:5
Service:6
Atmosphere:4
Value for Money:3
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