Three Gloucestershire establishments have been included in the SquareMeal Top 100 UK restaurants list.

Lumiere in Cheltenham came in 46th place on the list, placing higher than the other Gloucestershire restaurants that feature.

SquareMeal is the UK’s leading independent restaurant guide and deliberately excludes London restaurants to allow venues from around the UK to be recognised.

The full Top 100 list can be viewed over at the SquareMeal website.

What did SquareMeal say about Lumiere?

SquareMeal wrote: “It may be hidden away in one of Cheltenham’s Regency terraces, but Jon and Helen Howe’s smart little restaurant is cherished for its personal approach and “consistently good food” – he cooks while she oversees front-of-house in friendly, engaging style.”

It has also been well-reviewed on Tripadvisor, earning a five rating from 906 reviews.

SquareMeal added: “The cream and white dining room may feel a tad formal, but service is refreshingly free from airs and graces.

“Likewise, the kitchen tempers ambitious, whimsical ideas with good sense and a respect for the basics, transforming high-spec produce into thoroughly modern dishes ranging from Springfield Farm chicken with smoked eel, Jersey royals and wild leeks to day-boat turbot partnered by bulgur wheat, ratatouille, salsify and brown shrimps.

“Locally reared lamb in a good call in season, while desserts mighty include a cheeky riff on sticky toffee pudding involving a soufflé, salted lime caramel and custard.”

Gloucestershire restaurants named in Squaremeal’s UK Top 100 Restaurants list

Here’s a list of all the Gloucestershire restaurants that feature in the list along with their location and rank.

  • Lumiere, Cheltenham – 46
  • The Old Butchers, Stow-on-the-Wold – 82
  • The Slaughters Manor House, Lower Slaughter - 98

Speaking about the list SquareMeal said: "Each of the top 100 results are a unique combination of our own in-house critic-led opinions and thousands of diner votes.

"It’s this dual approach that makes our list incomparable, representing not only our professional opinion but thousands of real-life experiences that help to reinforce and bolster our final decisions.”