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The Ugly Duckling Country Restaurant â your choice for a family restaurant here in the Forest of Dean
Welcome to The Ugly Duckling Country Restaurant!
Head chef Peter Teague is the owner of this fantastic family restaurant â along with his dedicated staff, they pride themselves on offering the best possible cuisine to suit all tastes and ages. All dishes on the childrens menu are homemade, using top quality seasonal local produce whenever possible. The Ugly Duckling Country Restaurants philosophy is to offer local food simply cooked.
What can you expect from this family restaurant?
⢠Welcoming atmosphere
⢠Child â Friendly
⢠Great family menu
⢠Vegetarian and gluten free choices
⢠Value for money
⢠Air conditioning
Accessability
Car parking is available at the rear of the building or in the free public car park adjacent to the Rugby Club, and the restaurant is fully accessible for all. The Ugly Duckling Country Restaurant is a non-smoking, air-conditioned restaurant providing a welcoming, child-friendly atmosphere with value for money food and a wide selection of wines, beers and spirits.
Opening Times
Monday - Saturday
from 10.30am - 3.00pm for speciality coffees, snacks and lunches.
Wednesday - Saturday Evenings
open from 6.00pm for a full a la carte restaurant menu.
Sunday
from 12.00pm for traditional Sunday lunch.
We are also open 7 days a week for private functions. Please call 01594 844 210 to discuss.
Please mention thebestof Forest of Dean when contacting The Ugly Duckling Country Restaurant
Thank You!
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latest reviews
The service is excellent in the restaurant and the atmosphere is very friendly, but it is the food that makes this place stand out. The menu changes regularly and always has unusual dishes. If you give them notice and you have dietary requirement (other than veggie of course) they will create dishes especially for you, as they did for a friend of mine that is a coeliac.
Great service, food and ambience and a really nice warm feeling when you walk in through the door. And.... those home made rolls and local butter, yum yum. Love it.
A party of 24 of us had our New Years Day meal hear and it was excellent. Great service, brilliant food, extremely good value for money - Brilliant!!!
The Ugly Duckling serves such wonderful food - it is 'just to die for'!!. We never miss a visit whenever we are in the area. Looking forward to the next time. I. Thomas
The cheesy rolls!! Actually all the food is fab, and reasonably priced, but those lovely complimentary rolls are the little extra that makes it possibly my favourite restaurant ever...
The Pastoral Council of the Catholic Churches in the Forest of Dean would like to pass on their sincere thanks for the delicious food and the excellent service provided at their mid-summer dinner; bring on the Christmas Dinner!
I had the opportunity to take my colleagues to The Ugly Duckling for an evening meal. We wanted to catch up on a few things and I was so impressed with the venue that we stayed all evening. The food was impeccable, well presented and delicious. Peter and his staff are a credit to both Lydney and The Forest Of Dean. For a truly super meal and night out, go there - you will not ne dissapointed.
Pleasant atmosphere, cheerful staff, wonderful food cooked to your liking with great presentation. All in all, highly recommended!!
THE UGLY DUCKLNG IS SIMPLY THE BEST RESTAURANT IN THE FOREST OF DEAN! , WITH A WONDERFULLY RELAXED ATMOSPHERE AND FIRST CLASS QUISINE. MY WIFE AND I HAVE EATEN IN SOME FANTASTIC RESTAURANTS AROUND THE WORLD AND ARE VERY FUSSY, AND WE THOUGHT THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE WAS FANTASTIC. THANKYOU, WE WILL BE BACK!
I cannot praise the Ugly Duckling more. the food is superb, with a varied, interesting menu & the staff are wonderful, everything is carried out with a smile. It is always a treat to eat at the Ugly Duckling
Great food, great service.
We had a Christmas party at the Ugly Duckling and the food was simple marvellous. We also meet there every Tuesday for a business networking breakfast. The service and food are always really good. I would recommend them wholeheartedly.
Good choice of menu, well cooked and nicely presented. We make a point of booking in each time we are in this part of the country well worth a visist.
Very friendly people, always make you feel welcome. Reasonable prices, great products
The food, the service, the atmosphere. A great place to enjoy fine food and wine without feeling you have to wear a dinner suit
I arranged an event at the Ugly Duckling this weekend for 54 diners. Everything went very smoothly, everyone enjoyed their meal & the service was outstanding. 54 at once is not an easy task, we loved it & will be back again soon.
The food here is delicious, good enough for a special occasion but priced reasonably enough that you can go regularly. A really nice venue for a big party or for dinner for two.
Our family party of 12 adults, had just had a fun morning at "Go Ape" and had booked for a lunchtime meal ( not sure what time we would get there, but guessed not till 2pm!) after going on the internet to find a restaurant nearby. We were not disappointed....the food was superb, staff and service very good, and we felt it was incredibly reasonable, infact we queried if they had included our drinks! There was no problem accommodating us at quite a late time for lunch and our table was beautifully arranged and set for or arrival. Well done to all the staff....and chef !...the date pudding was the best we ever tasted !!
I was part of a party of 10 celebrating a Ruby Wedding anniversary on a Sunday lunchtime recently. The food was lovely, one of the best roasts Iʼve had in a restaurant for a long time. The service was good as well and the price reasonable. You canʼt ask for much more!
This place is a must, tucked away in Swan Road in Lydney we had a great evening. The food was perfect, service 1st class and the overall thought was, cant wait to go again. Watch out for the pudding events!, 10 to choose from and certainly the best "Creme Brulee" ever tasted. I will recommend to all my friends too.