Name of restaurant or pub: Five Mile House

Location: Old Gloucester Rd, Duntisbourne Abbots, Cirencester, GL7 7JR

Web site: www.fivemilehouse.co.uk

Telephone number: 01285 821432

Date of visit: 1 Oct 2009

Approx. cost per head: £20

Comments on wine list/beer: Stick to the beer unless you really want wine

Review:
This is a great place to break your journey between M4 and M5 (via A417). The only problem is that the beers are very interesting and good.

Excellent selection of food served in the various rooms – the place has more rooms than a Hobbit’s burrow. There are tables outside. The food served is Gastropub type of food.

On the day when I was there, I had the home made pate (bit soft in texture) and the whitebait which was crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. My friend had brie and cranberry which turned out to be brie on toast with a layer of cranberry jam.

Service was quick and friendly. Starters under £10 and main above £10.

Its not an easy place to find. When you come off the A417, it is on the end of the slip road where the Texaco Garage is sited (From the north). From the south, come off the A417, take first right and then go under the A417 and turn right again.

Eddie – eddie@bottlesandcooks.com