Recommend me a restaurant near Bracknell for ~23 people

[davek_964]

Birthday meal - needs to be good food and under £30 a head for at least 2 courses, preferably 3. Ideal food is gastro pub stuff - posh burgers etc. Needs to have at least one vegetarian and one gluten free option - and allow a few kids under 10.

Any ideas?

Yorkshire Rose was favourite until they sent the details and it appears they are charging more for 2 courses than they would if we simply walked in off the street and ordered from their menu (and on a Wednesday evening at 6pm we almost certainly could).

[davek_964]

Thanks - I'll suggest it.

Anybody got any others?

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kiethton said:

Pushing the budget slightly but Hinds head in Bray?

Edited by kiethton on Thursday 6th September 08:39

Would get my vote, but even if we could get in I think the food would be "too posh". I suggested Bluebells - which I rate highly - but apparently that's not the right kind of food......

Janosh said:

Peacock Farm is a nice venue, should be comfortably in budget

That menu looks promising - the kind of food I think is expected, and promising prices. Thanks.

Keep them coming!

[davek_964]

Thanks for all the replies.

The current favourite seems to be Ascot Grill - which is owned by the same people who own Bluebells (which we discovered will close shortly and be relocated elsewhere). Whether they tick all the other boxes that were required I have yet to be told!

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Ranger 6 said:

I wasn't aware about Bluebells - I guess there'll be another 'name' lined up for that site.

I don't know - what they said was that they had been made an offer they could not refuse to terminate their lease early. Makes me wonder if the site is going to be used for something entirely different.

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To conclude the thread :

As I mentioned earlier, Ascot Grill was the favourite and that's where we went last night. Food was excellent, and the staff did an excellent job of maintaining around a dozen separate bills for one large single table.

Dishes worth mentioning - the guy next to me had the "ultimate burger" which was enormous - and apparently tasted as good as it looked. I had ribs, which were also absolutely massive and superb. Will definitely be going back there at some point, although with rather less people.