Le Champignon Sauvage

4 Reviews on “Le Champignon Sauvage”

• Pershore Patty

  My boyfriend first took me to Le Champignon Sauvage for dinner in November last year. Ive been fortunate enough to eat in some of the finest restaurants in the world but this place really stood out to me. We had such an amazing dinner that we decided to go back and stay in Cheltenham this time so we could both relax and have a couple of drinks with our food.We were so excited after our last visit and had such high hopes of a similar experience of our visit just a few months prior to this Spring afternoon in March. When we walked through the front door at Le Champignon Sauvage we immediately received a warm and friendly welcome from Helen who took our coats and asked if we would like a drink in the bar area. We were in no hurry at all and wanted to make the most of everything so sat down and enjoyed our aperitifs whilst looking at the menu and sampling the canapes that were bought out to us on the sofa.We both ordered a starter and main courses from the lunch menu, I chose the beetroot hake followed by the lamb and my boyfriend chose the fish soup and cod fillet. One of the waiting staff said that we could also mix and match from the lunch and dinner menu if we had liked. For a 2 Michelin star restaurant this was so refreshing to be made to feel so at home, comfortable and to fully relax into the experience.The time came to be seated in the restaurant where we were shortly presented with an amuse bouche which today was a celeriac veloute. It looked great but it tasted out of this world!! Then came the beautiful freshly made bread along with the champagne and wine wed ordered to have with the starters. Its hard for me to write about this without sounding too over the top because we were both completely in awe of each incredible plate of food that this husband and wife team had created. We tried each others starters and it really wouldnt have mattered what we had ordered as the detail, flavour and work that went into the food and everything was impeccable.Next came our stunning main courses, colourful and so tempting. Again we tasted both dishes and savoured every single mouthful. Of course we finished with a dessert each. My white chocolate cheesecake was gorgeous, accompanied by a palette cleansing artichoke ice cream. My boyfriend had the blood orange dessert with a coconut sorbet (I cant actually remember the name of this dessert) but neither of us had ever had anything like this. It was incredible.We reflected a little during our time in the restaurant about why we both felt so passionate about Le Champignon Sauvage. It was so much more than just being passionate about the food. It was the consistency, personal touch with their customers and integrity that was at the core of everything here. The values of this husband and wife team is what makes it a success. Thanks David and Helen, see you again very soon.A few months after our visit I was invited by David to work with him and his team in the kitchen at Le Champignon Sauvage. Click here to read more about my experience of working behind the scenes in a 2 Michelin-starred kitchen. pershorepatty.com

  June 6, 2020, 7:01 pm

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• Jessica J Baldwin

  Ok, considering this is supposed to be a michalin stared restaurant! The food was presented beautifully however lacked taste. The staff were verging on rude and indifferent. For a restaurant of this price and apparent status I was not impressed. We had the set taster menu, it was nice however some of the complementary courses were bizzare – one can only be described as cold Xmas pudding covered in milk – not nice!!

  July 27, 2010, 7:46 am

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• Mike Jones

  Superb.. Having visited this restaurant for the first time at the weekend I felt it necessary to comment on this site. Four of us went together for a special occasion and were all blown away by the quality, attention to detail and unbelievable service. The food was unparalelled in this part of the counrty and I would go as far as saying it was the best meal I have had in at last five years anywhere in the world. Well done and thank you to all of the staff. I’m sure we will all be back. Many thanks from us all.

  April 18, 2010, 7:26 pm

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• Ms Green

  Rating ‘0’ points. Had reservation for 12.30pm on Sat 21 Nov – it was a birthday lunch with my mum.Arrived 10/15 mins early, door was looked and no lights were on. The restaurant is based on a a main road. They opened the dloor but said that we couldn’t come in because they hadn’t washed the floors and hadn’t set up.Said it was fine and if I could sit with my mum and wait – they said no way! Then a very aggressive man cam out from the kitchen and told us they didn’t open on 12.30 and that we must go (it was now 12.30!). Told them we hand come a long way and that my mum needed to sit down. The man replied by saying he had come from London and that he wasn’t opening until 12.30pm. Even though we were the customers this didn’t seem to make any difference – said he was being very bizarre. In an aggressive manner, he told me he was the owner and that we should get out. So we did.Rude – aggressive and hostile language and bahaviour from an owner who won’t let customers in if they are 10/15 mins earlyUnbelievable!

  February 22, 2010, 8:52 pm

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