
The Garden
Quick info
About The Garden
The Garden sits on The Bridge in Chippenham, serving grilled dishes and British classics from a menu that includes chicken kiev, chicken kebab, gammon, salmon, and a falafel salad. Halloumi fries come as a shared starter with a light, crisp batter, and chunky chips are offered as a side. Desserts run to brownie with a choice of ice cream or sorbet, plum and apple crumble, and sticky toffee pudding, while milkshakes arrive in bottles. Seating is inside as well as in a small covered outdoor area. It opens Wednesday to Saturday and takes walk-in customers, though on busy nights a wait for food is common and tables are sometimes given without a booking. Air conditioning has kept the dining room comfortable during warm weather, and a blue light discount is offered.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken kiev, halloumi fries, falafel salad and salmon dish.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken kiev, halloumi fries, falafel salad and salmon dish.
Customer Review Summary
The chicken kiev draws repeated praise, described by returning diners as delicious and outstanding enough that one reviewer came back specifically to order it after watching a companion enjoy it first. Close behind, the halloumi fries turn up across multiple visits, called a real highlight with a crisp batter, alongside the falafel salad and various salmon dishes served on potato, pea and prawn or over spaghetti. Also mentioned repeatedly are generous portion sizes, a lively atmosphere, and desserts like sticky toffee pudding and a plum and apple crumble served hot with vanilla ice cream. Service is consistently described as friendly and attentive, with one visit noting staff swapped ice cream for sorbet to accommodate a dairy intolerance. One reviewer mentions a wait for food on a busy night but found it worth it once the meal arrived. Several reviewers say they would return or recommend the restaurant for an evening out in Chippenham.
Customer Review Summary
The chicken kiev draws repeated praise, described by returning diners as delicious and outstanding enough that one reviewer came back specifically to order it after watching a companion enjoy it first. Close behind, the halloumi fries turn up across multiple visits, called a real highlight with a crisp batter, alongside the falafel salad and various salmon dishes served on potato, pea and prawn or over spaghetti. Also mentioned repeatedly are generous portion sizes, a lively atmosphere, and desserts like sticky toffee pudding and a plum and apple crumble served hot with vanilla ice cream. Service is consistently described as friendly and attentive, with one visit noting staff swapped ice cream for sorbet to accommodate a dairy intolerance. One reviewer mentions a wait for food on a busy night but found it worth it once the meal arrived. Several reviewers say they would return or recommend the restaurant for an evening out in Chippenham.
Featured reviews
- John Matthews
“Really nice meal, great food and service. Loved my chicken Caesar burger with thick sweet potato fries, and my wife said her chickpea and spinach curry was very good too. Recommended.”
- The duke of westminster*
“Looking for something to eat in Chippenham on Wednesday night, and stumbled upon the garden. Lovely atmosphere, air con working so lovely to get some respite from the recent hot weather. I went with the salmon on a bed of potato pea and prawn, simply delicious, and my partner had the falafel salad which was equally as superb. Service excellent, food superb. Highly recommend.”
- Ellis Welch
“My wife and I went to The Garden yesterday evening to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We didn’t mention this at the time, but I wanted to leave a review as the service and food was amazing! Very impressed by it all! What a little Gem of a place, would definitely recommend this restaurant to anybody who wants great food with generous portions and a great atmosphere!”
- Dani Blackman
“Food was incredible, generous portions, friendly helpful staff, fantastic for our teenage children as well who loved the milkshakes in bottle bottles.”
- Rochelle Santa-Theresa
“I came to visit my best friend who resides in Chippenham as we were completing an Ultra Challenge in Bath. My best friend recommended a few places to eat in Chippenham and we walked by The Garden as one of her recommendations. We looked at the menu to see what options would be suited for us both, as on our first day I could only eat non-meat options and my friend has a gluten and dairy intolerance. The menu offered a variety of options for the both of us which sounded delicious, so we decided on eating at The Garden. We entered and were greeted with welcoming smiles from the staff, who accommodated us with a table despite us not having a booking. We were informed there would be an hour wait for food but we did not mind. We sat down within the beautifully decorated restaurant and decided to have the gammon and the salmon for our dinner. When I tell you the food was definitely worth the wait, both our dishes were freshly cooked and were delicious. I cannot remember the name of the boy who served us on our first day but he had a very friendly and positive attitude. We left on the first day with happy tummies and happy from having such a wonderful experience at The Garden. The following day we completed our Ultra Challenge and I could not think of anywhere else I would prefer to go back to eat, so we returned for dinner. We were met again by a warm welcome from Molly and the manager who had seen to us the night before. Once again the level of service did not disappoint either of us. On this night we decided to have the chicken kebab and chicken kiev. We both absolutely enjoyed our meals; yet again the food was freshly prepared and was absolutely delicious. If you do visit The Garden I highly recommend the chicken kiev as it was outstanding. We had room for dessert this night and we had the brownie. They were attentive with my friend, ensuring the ice cream was changed due to her dairy intolerance to a sorbet of her choice. I had the plum and apple crumble, which was divine. It came out hot and fresh with a yummy scoop of vanilla ice cream. The whole evening was just brilliant, and when I return to Chippenham I will be sure to only be returning to The Garden. Thank you to the two servers and the manager for your wonderful hospitality on both nights. I cannot recommend this restaurant enough. You will not be disappointed by the service or the food, and if you have to wait, it is definitely worth it!”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
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- Friday
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- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
“The Garden is an award winning, independent restaurant in the centre of Chippenham, Wiltshire. Themed around a beautiful English garden serving healthy grilled food and British classics. We have a lovely, stylish restaurant inside as well as a small outside, covered dining area on the walk in. We are a busy venue, so if you want to guarantee a seat, please book ahead, although we always try to accommodate walk-in customers.”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Location
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- Rivo Lounge4.21,7630 mi
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- La Vecchia Orsa4.83830.2 mi
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- Tongs4.11773.5 mi
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Garden | 4.6518 | — | chicken kiev, halloumi fries, falafel salad |
| Rivo Lounge | 4.21,763 | 0 mi | qr code ordering, cocktails, gluten free menu |
| La Vecchia Orsa | 4.8383 | 0.2 mi | seafood linguine, scallops starter, pistachio cheesecake |
| Tongs | 4.1177 | 3.5 mi | cod and chips, curry sauce, chicken nuggets |
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