Stratford Upon Avon hotel / eatery recommendations.

[So]

We're off to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre soon and are thinking of staying the night before.

So we'll need a good restaurant for the night before, hotel and lunch the following day. All ideally convenient for the RST.

We'll have some children with us, so Italian / modern British / grill / fish would be ideal.

PH wisdom is rarely wrong about these things, so suggestions please.

[PositronicRay]

Sorrento's is the best Italian in town, 5 min walk from the theatre. Some nice bistros on Sheep Street (lambs, the oppo, and a couple of others) , all pretty similar fare, they cater for pre theatre diners, Book to avoid disappointment

I've never stayed there, but the company I worked for used to put people up in the Macdonald Alveston hotel. Seemed to go down OK and centrally located.

Lunch, just fall in anywhere that suits, Carlucio's by the river, loads of OK pubs, but we tend to use The Old Thatch. The Dirty Duck is right by the RSC and used by theatre staff.
Town centre is compact so everything is a 5-10 min walk.

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[weeboot]

Alveston is a peculiar place, having spent a day there in meetings a few weeks ago. Restaurant is poor at best!

Crown Plaza is used by most contractors working for us at the moment. That, the Swan's Nest or the Double Tree Hilton are all options.

[PositronicRay]

weeboot said:

Alveston is a peculiar place, having spent a day there in meetings a few weeks ago. Restaurant is poor at best!

Crown Plaza is used by most contractors working for us at the moment. That, the Swan's Nest or the Double Tree Hilton are all options.

Ahh yes, my cousin stopped @ the crown plaza, he thought it was OK.

[Teddy Lop]

We had a lovely meal at lambs when we were there, a few years ago.

[williamp]

We stayed there last summer in the big hotel near the river and bridge. Very warm, but perfectly fine.
Ate at a great Greek restautant. El Greco, which was great fun

[So]

williamp said:

We stayed there last summer in the big hotel near the river and bridge. Very warm, but perfectly fine.
Ate at a great Greek restautant. El Greco, which was great fun

Do you recall the hotel name?

[EllipticSwerve]

Hotel du vin recently added a place in Stratford - I’ve been in for drinks but not stayed or eaten. If it’s as good as Cheltenham and Bristol (for food) I can’t imagine it would disappoint.

Lambs is very nice for dinner, also, One Elm is a nice central pub for a down-to-earth (I.e. child friendly gastro pub) pub lunch - book a table upstairs.. (It’s our go-to place in Stratford on weekends, we live a 15min walk away).

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[PositronicRay]

EllipticSwerve said:

Hotel du vin recently added a place in Stratford - I’ve been in for drinks but not stayed or eaten. If it’s as good as Cheltenham and Bristol (for food) I can’t imagine it would disappoint.

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I haven't seen the rooms but reception, bar and restaurant are dull as ditch water, no atmosphere and looks out over an exercise yard.

On a Saturday night only 6 tables taken in a 400 seat restaurant.

[citizensm1th]

i will second Sorrento's , if you fancy something a little special but not in stratford the cross at kenilworth is very very good.

https://thecrosskenilworth.co.uk/

https://www.sorrentorestaurant.co.uk/

[Ozone]

The Riverside hotel opposite the theatre is good, also the Falcon Hotel has recently been refurbed and looks nice but I haven't seen the rooms. The White Swan is nice downstairs, but again I haven't seen the rooms.

The Welcome (Hallmark) hotel just outside Stratford is very nice.

Lambs / The Oppo and The Vintner on Sheep Street are good restaurants, the Theatre itself has a restaurant but it's not as nice as the previous mentioned

The Garrick pub is very old and rustic and nice for a drink can get busy, and the same with the Dirty Duck near the theatre.

[cheeky_chops]

So said:

So we'll need a good restaurant for the night before, hotel and lunch the following day. All ideally convenient for the RST.

We got married at The Arden Hotel, its about 25ft from the RST! Very nice food and rooms, couldnt do enough for us, good sized car park too

[williamp]

So said:

Do you recall the hotel name?

Crowne plaza. Exactlg as you'd expect, but very central. We have decided if we ever were to move from where we are, it sould be there. A lovely place

[Philv8s]

Having lworked and eaten in most of the S-onA venues I can recommend Sorrento’s as my no.1 restaurant in the town. As others have also, you won’t be disappointed. Lambs and the Oppo also are good. Book in advance as all these are popular.

[Bergs]

We visited mid last year and stayed at the White Swan, I was impressed by the rooms and the breakfast was lovely.
https://www.white-swan-stratford.co.uk/

We also ate at Lambs, I would recommend it.

[tsp]

Caffeine and Machine is just outside of stratford, well worth a visit while you are in the area.

[weeboot]

tsp said:

Caffeine and Machine is just outside of stratford, well worth a visit while you are in the area.

Indeed, straight up the Banbury Road. Lovely place.