Cherry Duck

Wow! What a lovely place!
This restaurant delivers on all fronts… The food was delicious and of a really high quality and the service was brilliant.
The restaurant is intimate and small, and I thought it just added to the fine dining experience. You could wear a suit or smart casual and neither would look out of place.
Two of us ordered from the December menu which is two courses at £23.95 and three courses at £28.95 — very reasonable for the quality of food.
I chose the terrine to start and it was lovely, my partner had the smoked eel — it was the first time he’d tried it and was so impressed!
For mains we had the Gloucestershire Hog, pork belly, faggots etc and the Partridge, breast and ballottine. Both meals were absolutely delicious and presented with finesse. We also ordered a side of chunky chips and pigs in blankets (£3.50 each) and they were both lovely.
The staff were wonderful — we had to wait a little while as it was busy with Christmas bookings and so we received two lots of bread and olives on the house. They had also ran out of the rose I ordered and so they offered to give us a higher priced rose for the same price as the one we wanted. (£10 for a 375ml carafe) Both of these things were done without us even having to ask.
We had wonderful service, wonderful food and it was a wonderful place to eat. We would both recommend it.

I’d heard a couple of people mention Cherry Duck, and it seemed like a little secret place that not many people knew about. So I was intrigued and desperate to check it out.
So I did. And it was as good as I expected it to be. It wasn’t, however, tucked away in a little back street like I had imagined. It is on welsh back where some of the busiest bars in town are. So I’m still surprised at how little amount of people know about this place. It’s a real gem!
The restaurant itself looks great from the outside. A nice open front with some tables and chairs outside. But you wouldn’t expect it to serve such high quality bistro like food. Step inside and you’re instantly drawn to industrial backdrop across the river. It’s an awesome contrast from the light décor inside and it works really well.
The food was really good, the menu quite small and the wine absolutely delicious. Unfortunately I can’t remember what we ate, but I know my main had lamb in it — and I remember saying Wow, a lot!