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The Falcon Steakhouse, Wotton-under-Edge

A steakhouse in a town pub of 1659 on Church Street, Wotton-under-Edge, serving locally reared beef at lunch and every evening, with a Sunday roast.

Price band 2 of 4 Verified Oct 2026

Wotton's place for a steak, in four small rooms of an old town pub, with beef from the family's own farm. It is small and books up, so reserve, and say if you are bringing a dog, a pushchair or a wheelchair.

  • Good: Beef partly reared on its own farm
  • Good: Lunch and evening menus, seven days
  • Good: Sunday roast, 12 to 3.15pm
  • Worth knowing: Small rooms; tables of up to 6, or 8 in the Snug
  • Worth knowing: A step at the entrance; Snug and bar up five steps
  • Worth knowing: No car park: the Chipping car park is a few minutes away

About

The Falcon Steakhouse is at 20 Church Street in Wotton-under-Edge, in a building the restaurant says opened as a town pub in 1659. The chef and owner Andrew Starling opened it as a steakhouse in 2012. Its beef is sourced locally, some of it reared on the family's own farm at Ozleworth and dry-aged for 28 days, and steak is the point of the menu.

Lunch runs from noon to 2pm on weekdays and to 3pm on Saturdays, the evening menu from 5pm to 9pm every day, and the Sunday roast from noon to 3.15pm, after which the steak menu returns at 5pm. There is a children's menu for under-13s. Its Steak and Quiz Night is on the first Monday of the month at 8pm, booked with a £25 deposit; the one on 2 November 2026 was fully booked by late October.

There are four small dining areas: the Restaurant, with eight tables of up to four; the Snug, with four tables, which takes a single party of up to eight; the Nest, a booth for five or six opened in November 2024; and the Lounge or Bar, used at lunchtime. Dogs are allowed only in the Lounge and Bar, and only on weekdays. Babies and children under four are seated only between noon and 5.15pm. Book online; the largest ordinary table is six.

Access is partial: a step into the restaurant and a small one to the toilets. The main restaurant is the room for wheelchair users; the Snug is up five steps and the bar beyond it. Pushchairs and prams do not fit in the main restaurant. There is no car park; the Chipping car park is about five minutes' walk.

Opening hours and season

Lunch 12 to 2pm Monday to Friday, 12 to 3pm Saturday; evening menu 5 to 9pm daily; Sunday roast 12 to 3.15pm.

The details

Food
Grill and steak · Pub classics
Serving
Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
Dietary
Children's menu
Booking a table
Booking recommended
Features
Restaurant · Bar
History
A town pub from 1659; a steakhouse since 2012
Parking
No car park. The restaurant points diners to the Chipping car park, which it calls free, five minutes' walk up the road; short stay there is three hours, 8am to 6pm.

Photos

  • A long lit-up inn on a town street at night
    The Falcon at night Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • A dining room with laid tables, framed pictures and stacked logs
    The dining room
  • A charred steak with bone marrow on a board
    Steak from the grill
  • Hand pumps for Ramsbury and Exmoor ales and a row of keg taps on the bar, with spirits on shelves behind
    The bar

Location

Map showing where The Falcon Steakhouse, Wotton-under-Edge is
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Questions about The Falcon Steakhouse, Wotton-under-Edge

Are dogs allowed at the Falcon Steakhouse?

Yes, but only in the Lounge and Bar area at lunchtime on weekdays. The Falcon Steakhouse does not allow dogs in its Restaurant, Snug or Nest dining areas, or in the bar at weekends, so choose the Lounge or Bar when you book online and mention the dog in the booking comments. Assistance dogs are a question to raise with the team when booking.

When does the Falcon Steakhouse serve food?

The Falcon Steakhouse serves lunch from noon to 2pm Monday to Friday and to 3pm on Saturday, and its evening menu from 5pm to 9pm every day. On Sundays the roast is served from noon to 3.15pm, with the steak menu back from 5pm. Its own pages differ slightly on lunch times, so check when booking.

Is the Falcon Steakhouse wheelchair accessible?

Partly. The Falcon Steakhouse has a step into the restaurant and a small one to the toilets. The main restaurant is the room it recommends for wheelchair users; the Snug is up five steps and the bar is reached through it, and the Nest is a fixed booth. Mention a wheelchair in the booking comments.

Is there parking at the Falcon Steakhouse?

No. The Falcon Steakhouse has no car park of its own, and points diners to the Chipping car park, about five minutes' walk up the road, which it describes as free. Stroud District Council limits the short-stay part to three hours between 8am and 6pm; the long stay and Potters Pond allow 23 hours. The council says Blue Badge holders can park free in any bay, not just the marked spaces.

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