Stratford-upon-Avon Restaurants

Oppo Restaurant, The

The frenetically popular wine bar and restaurant - close to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre - is a real favourite with the theatre-going fraternity, and not only because it's handy. Service, even at peak times is commendable and cheerful, the food is reliable and tasty and the ambience is just what you would expect in a place which caters essentially for the audience rather than the cast.

• Address: 13 Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6EF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £37.00

Othello's Bar Brasserie

Located in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon as part of the Shakespeare Hotel, literature enthusiasts will find the perfect setting for inspiration in Othello's Bar and Brasserie. An inn and a meeting place for writers, actors and artists since the 18th century, the building still retains the distinctive gabled frontage of the Tudor period though most of its original features have been tastefully refurbished.

• Address: Mercure Shakespeare Hotel, Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6ER (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Traditional, British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00

Pizza Express - Stratford Upon Avon

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 5 Ely Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6LW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Restaurant at Menzies Welcombe Hotel

An exercise in elegance and refinement with food which, whilst traditional, has a modern trend well expressed in a variety of scintillating dishes. Outside are beautiful grounds, a golf course and mile upon mile of middle England at its best.

• Address: Warwick Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0NR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £40.00

Ripple Cafe - Stratford-upon-Avon, The

Times are changing and so are styles and tastes, and here's a Chinese restaurant that wishes to give Oriental food a brand new definition. Doesn't that sound exciting? Pop right in to the trendy establishment on the banks of the River Avon to experience the joys of trying out something fresh! An inviting lounge bar draws in customers to relax and mingle before a meal, and a DJ beguiles them to spend more time there afterwards.

• Address: Swans Nest Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 7LS (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese, Cantonese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £24.00

Russons Restaurant

This Church Street restaurant in Stratford upon Avon is well known for its delicious food and wonderful character that is evident in the grade II listed building where it is housed. Russons Restaurant serves up tasty modern British fare in an atmosphere that has old world written all over it, particularly with the wooden beams, flagstone floors and inglenook fireplaces.

• Address: 8 Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6HB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Seafood, British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £26.00

Strada - Stratford upon Avon

Strada describes itself as 'a group of stylish, contemporary Italian restaurants, serving good quality, simple and freshly prepared dishes'. The statement sums up what this group of around seventy restaurants offers to people looking for good Italian food.

• Address: 23 High Street, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 6AU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £10.00, Dinner: £25.00

Stratford Victoria

• Address: Arden Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV37 6QQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £36.00, Dinner: £42.00

Stuart Restaurant at Billesley Manor Hotel

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Another haunt of the Bard; perhaps he had a foretaste of what was to come some centuries later, but certainly the restaurant offers well-prepared, traditional food in surroundings which are both gracious and, in the case of the garden, extraordinarily well-kept.

• Address: Billesley, Alcester, nr Stratford-upon-Avon, B49 6NF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £54.00

Thai Boathouse

Down by the river, in a romantic and appropriately thespian setting, is the Thai Boathouse serving authentic cuisine at very reasonable prices, perhaps a welcome change from the more customary fare on offer and ideal for a gentle supper après la guerre.

• Address: Swan's Nest Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0NU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Thai
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £17.00, Dinner: £30.00