Salt - Stratford-on-Avon

Thank you for a fabulous lunch for my mum's birthday, it was a real surprise for her and she loved it, and the card was a nice touch. Amazing what you can do with a carrot, and I don't eat chocolate desserts but that was stunning. Yummy!

Myself and my wife celebrated her birthday here on Friday lunch. We had the 6 course menu and a wine flight. The food was absolutely incredible and given my wife is gluten free, the menu was imaginative and delicious. The front of house team were warm and attentive. The meal lasted for around 3 hours and we felt thoroughly looked after throughout. Our first visit and we can’t wait to experience Salt again in the future.

We had a lovely evening with great service but can’t help feeling that we have been spoiled by our experience of Michelin restaurants in France, Italy and Asia. We haven’t tried other Michelin starred restaurants in the UK. The menu was creative and interesting, with good pairings and plenty of different textures. The food was, however, mostly very rich, several courses were very salty, and all were of very similar flavours. Everything was nice but nothing was “wow”. I was also disappointed to see veal on the set menu given the ethical concerns around veal. I had a gorgeous white wine and an ok red. There was a couple next to us getting quite loud and tipsy which, given how close together the tables are, meant that we could barely hear ourselves talking. The restaurant was also a little cold. Overall we are glad to have tried it but we wouldn’t really recommend or go back. A bit disappointing given the price and also just surprising overall that the restaurant has a Michelin star (other than for the service, which really was excellent).

What an amazing place We eat in some wonderful restaurants around the world and this is one of our favourites Paul is an outstanding chef and we were lucky to have the chefs table which was outstanding Food and wine pairing were amazing and Paul made it look effortless to produce some of the most amazing courses! The restaurant deserves two Michelin stars!

Experienced the six course tasting menu. Absolutely delightful. Food was amazing and staff were very knowledgeable and friendly. Managed to cater for all dietary requirements Thank you for a wonderful dining experience