Rafters - Cotswold

Ate here on two nights and had delicious, well cooked meals on both occasions. The waitress was very attentive, helpful and friendly.

The table d'hote was ok. Not brilliant value for money though. We were staying in the hotel and the menu remained unchanged for all 3 days. No specials. The bar menu is more pub grub style and probably more my preference.The staff were working very hard but there was not enough of them. 1 person in the bar run off his feet. 1 waiter in the restaurant. No obvious co-ordinator though.

We had a long weekend in the Cotswolds and stayed in a cottage in the High Street in Blockley. The Crown Hotel was a few doors away and 7 of us popped in for a quick drink in the bar. The service was dreadful, and one of the staff (near the restaurant) rude and aggressive. Not a pleasant experience, one to avoid. There are other far better places in Blockley, see my other reviews.

Not where else to eat on a Monday evening in Blockley.. Just average but 3 courses good value. Had Beef Stroganoff served with roast new potatoes which seemed strange usually has rice. Not very popular with locals. Nice trerrace for drinks.

We stayed in Blockley for 2 weeks en wanted to have a traditional Sunday Roast. Having had diner the night before in The Great Western Arms (very good), we decided to go to the Crown Hotel on Sunday. Only the pub seemed open (no one in the restaurant to greet us) so we ordered there. The drinks were nice, the waiter friendly and although both tv and radio were on, we were looking forward to our meal. I don't know what went wrong there, but our plate of food was full with dry, hard, burned and re-heated things. It actually made my hand sore to try and cut through it all. It looked like the carvery from last Sunday, heated and reheated again. We didn't stay for deserts.