The Speech House - Forest of Dean

This restaurant is charming no matter the time of year. The coffee and scones are delicious, and the table service is excellent. We highly recommend it. Plus, they welcome dogs, which is a bonus for us.

My husband went to the bar to order food and drinks, but after waiting for 25 minutes, he decided to leave. The woman behind the bar was incompetent and couldn't get the order right for the customers ahead of us. She couldn't even remember a simple order. I'm sorry to say that while Speech House is a beautiful venue, they really need to improve their staff. It was not very busy when we were there, but it will be our first and last visit.

After looking up the closest EV charger, we came across this hidden treasure! Charging was a breeze with no need for an app, just tap and go. We treated ourselves to a delicious morning coffee cake in the sunny orangery. The restaurant is dog-friendly and the surroundings are absolutely beautiful. This has been the best charging stop we've ever come across!

Lunch was really good, service excellent until we ordered drinks at end of meal, tea for three and coffee for one. Pot of tea for three, three cups and saucers with two tea bags Extra jug of water also served. Come on, whoever is responsible for dealing with this kind of blip, please get your act together. Totally disappointed with subsequent response from staff, wonder if that was because our bill had already been paid.

We had a very pleasant evening in the Verders restaurant for my Mum’s birthday. The hotel and the room could benefit with some updating that is more updating sympathetic to it’s historical past, (or even some white linen table cloths could improve it), but the food was very good. Delicious and interesting. Our waitress was efficient, professional and friendly.