The food is what raises this hotel above other hotels in Stratford-upon-Avon. The Woodsman is a theatre-style restaurant where guests can watch head chef Jon Coates and his team at work in front of the wood-fire oven. An ambitious menu features wild game, which comes from the hotel's Cotswold country estate (managed by the hotel’s executive chef, Michelin-starred Mike Robinson); expect to see muntjac, roe and fallow deer on the menu.
Though changing daily and with the seasons, the menu might include wood pigeon, smoked bacon, black pudding salad and aged balsamic, T-bone of wild Cotswold fallow deer with smoked bone marrow butter, and The Woodsman S’mores with peanut butter ice-cream and homemade peanut brittle popcorn. Expect to pay around £35 to £40 for a three-course meal. Vegetarians may be disappointed, however, with one suitable dish on the starter and main menus. A theatrical drinks trolley that includes the hotel’s own gin, vodka and non-alcoholic botanicals complements a thoughtfully chosen wine list.
A cooked breakfast menu is boosted by an extraordinary continental selection that is beautifully presented on a long refectory table. Meat, cheese, fresh fruit and a choice of cereals (and toppings) are placed alongside homemade yogurt and granola pots, smoothies, Bircher muesli and an outstanding selection of breads, bagels and muffins, baked in-house.
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