Eat and drink · Tetbury
The Trouble House
A bar, restaurant and B&B on the London Road outside Tetbury, family and dog friendly, which says it has been serving since 1754.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Wedding venues
A family and dog-friendly bar and restaurant just out of Tetbury. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, and dinner only Thursday to Saturday.
- Good: Family and dog friendly, with a large garden and a small football pitch
- Good: Ample parking
- Good: Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free diets catered for
- Worth knowing: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- Worth knowing: Dinner Thursday to Saturday only
- Worth knowing: One guest room only
About
The Trouble House on the London Road outside Tetbury is a bar and restaurant with a single B&B room. A Tetbury carpenter, John Reeve, built it around 1754, and it was known as the Wagon and Horses until the mid-1800s; the later name comes from a local legend about its unlucky landlords.
The cooking is homemade and seasonal, from an à la carte menu and a specials board: fish and chips, slow-roast pork belly, a steak burger, seared tuna and scallops, with brûlées and possets to follow. The kitchen caters for vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free diets. There is a Sunday lunch, an afternoon tea, coffee and cake, and a licensed bar from 11am.
It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. It opens from 10am to 3.30pm Wednesday to Friday (9am on Saturdays, with breakfast), with dinner on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and from midday to 4pm on Sundays. Families and dogs are welcome, and there is a large garden with a small football pitch, plenty of parking and a barn for private hire. The guest room, reached from the gravelled courtyard at the back, has a super king or twin beds and an en-suite walk-in shower, and costs £135 a night with breakfast; it has no disability aids.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Wed 11, 10:00
| Mon | Opening | Food served | Breakfast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Wednesday | 10:00 to 15:30 | 12:00 to 14:30 | Closed |
| Thursday | 10:00 to 15:30, 18:00 to 22:00 | 12:00 to 14:30, 18:00 to 21:00 | Closed |
| Friday | 10:00 to 15:30, 18:00 to 22:00 | 12:00 to 14:30, 18:00 to 21:00 | Closed |
| Saturday | 09:00 to 15:30, 18:00 to 22:00 | 12:00 to 14:30, 18:00 to 21:00 | 09:00 to 10:30 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 16:00 | 12:00 to 15:00 | Closed |
Food served: Lunch and dinner; Sunday lunch 12 to 3.
Breakfast: Saturdays only.
Coffee and cake from 10am Wednesday to Saturday; the bar opens at 11am.
The details
- Food
- Modern British · Pub classics
- Serving
- Breakfast · Lunch · Afternoon tea · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Dietary
- Vegetarian dishes · Vegan dishes · Gluten-free dishes
- Booking a table
- Booking recommended
- Rooms
- 1
- Check-in
- From 2pm
- Check-out
- By 11am
- Features
- Bar · Restaurant · Garden or terrace · Play area · Parking · Events and meetings · Private dining
- History
- Built around 1754 by a Tetbury carpenter, John Reeve
- Parking
- Ample free parking at the pub.
Photos
Afternoon tea 
The bar 
Fish and chips 
Burger and chips
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