The Salutation Inn in Stroud

What a great pub to visit. They brew their own beer but have a hood selection of other beers on too. The man behind the bar was welcoming and very helpful. Glad we came by.

We visited the “Sally” on a Monday evening for the infamous “left over Pie lottery”. Arriving at just before 5.30pm, the pies had been hoovered up largely by opportunists who don’t frequent the establishment on a regular basis. But…. We were in luck!! Placing an order for two pies, chips and peas! The beer was in excellent order as usual, so we were set. Mine host, the ever so friendly landlord, who really cannot do enough for his customers, was in fine fettle also. Adopting the position of front of house, we were shown to our window seat, in front of the roaring fire. We asked if we could have a slight delay on the food delivery, which was granted with no fuss whatsoever. Then, just to make us feel even more welcome, we were presented with a candle for the table. Food was glorious, and the Free Gratis locally produced organic pudding was out of this world! An absolute must for a visit. Award winning beer, and cider, infamous locally produced Ham, or Cheese & Onion rolls, and a landlord who goes the extra mile to ensure you leave with a smile, and a vow to return. An absolute must visit!!

Stopped in for a pint and were met with great company and the best accompanying ham roll I’ve ever had !

Although not currently doing food, in all other respects this is a wonderful pub. The beer from the attached brewery to the guest ales along with the welcoming atmosphere make this pub right up with the best. We stayed in nearby Berkeley so we could walk to the Salutation and enjoy the superb ales without the worry of driving. So make this a must to visit, just remember for the moment to eat first or later.

Visto este pub en un programa de televisión hace un tiempo, así que quería probar. Sobrevalorado salió de nuestro camino no vale la pena el viaje.

Llamé aquí después de visitar el castillo, saltamos a almorzar, pero lo que se ofreció fue muy pobre, chips de jamón galés, raros, nada que nos gustara, así que nos fuimos

Feeling hungry me and my dog decided to stop at the Salutation which looked like a friendly country pub. As I walked up the path I could hear a group of elderly gentlemen complaining about the number of 'foreign' people presenting the news. I asked a surly Victor mildew type if dogs were allowed in. ' why don't you bloody go in and find out' was the friendly answer. Not the fault of the pub but there was a general hostile attitude- much the same as in an old western stand off! There was only one vegetarian option and I wished I had read the menu! I went outside to the garden with my coke which was flat. Ten minutes later my meal came out. A very odd mixture of oven cooked carrots, pickled carrots and cucumbers in a salad dressing under the carrots . I ate a little but it looked and tasted revolting. I left most of it and left - which is a first for me! I had wondered if this was a joke for vegetarians as this is hunting country. However I was surprised most by the hostile reception just like in a Western movie.

A great place to visit, particularly if you like real ale. You can sit indoors or out, either way its a quaint setting near the historic town of Berkeley.

You can have a choice of three meals or excellent ham or cheese rolls. Perfect for the end of a Sunday walk.

Amazing original pub with great ales and miserable staff, the good old days approach. You won’t be disappointed, but don’t expect anything posh. Next to Berkeley Castle.

This is a regular haunt for a beer or two, the food is good as well. A friendly atmosphere and a great place to enjoy a few hours. Would I use it again....well yes I am a regular.

We broke our journey here just before Christmas looking for a quick lunch. The food, drink and service were faultless. Ham, egg, and chips, simple food cooked well, all locally sourced, can't beat it. We'll be back. It was just what we were looking for. Fantastic.

we had a good meal here & sweet.good beer as well.nice friendly staff,locals friendly enough.you must visit to enjoy the food.

Always great beer but had a ploughman’s lunch today which consisted of 3 slices of bread, 3 slices of cheese, an onion and some chutney. That’s not a ploughman’s, that’s a cheese sandwich, which for £8 was a bit cheeky I thought. A slice of ham was an extra quid and it was pretty small for that. You can do better than this Sally!

We popped into the Sally for a lunchtime Pasty, but decided to have the stew instead. Beef and ale, packed with vegetables and hearty dumplings - delicious. The beer selection was great and we opted for Tiley's Ordinary Bitter and Belgian Pale. Both were top quality. The lady who served us was friendly, knowledgable and attentive, offering advice and information on all the ales on offer. An absolute treasure of a pub. We truly felt like 'locals'. And not wanting to miss out, we took a Pasty home, and it was as good as we'd heard.

This pub is a real, old-fashioned gem.

Me & 4 chums popped in this Sat. to try the Sally, which has a good reputation that stretches readily as far as Bristol. We arrived early - just after midday and had the place more or less to ourselves. A few regulars turned up while we were there, all of whom seemed to bring spaniels, puppies or horses. We felt we must stand out a bit as we came without any animals at all... Beer was fab. I, the driver, enjoyed the 2% bitter from the family brew house, Tiley's. Other less abstemious chums tried and enjoyed more adventurous beers, inc. Moor's splendid & straightforward stout. We ate a good lunch, trying the signature ham, egg & chips, as well as the pork burger. Chips were top - simple, well-fried chipped potatoes. No weirdy triple-fried artform efforts, arriving in miniature chip baskets, just good pot.s cut up, cooked and served on a plate! Bravo! Burger was high quality meat, nicely cooked, topped with strong-tasting Cheddar & pickles, with a good side-salad and the previously mentioned chips. I detected the clean taste of good ingredients, freshly prepared. That's a Bingo!! Chum had the plum crumble which looked good, too. I think it's a great idea to offer just a few tried & tested plates, so the cook can deliver consistant good food, which is what seems to be happening here! What a nice place! It's got that well-worn, unpretentious old-fashioned look that distinguishes the real from the ersatz, these days. Staff were chatty, cheerful & effective and a good time was had by all. Good prices, considering the quality of all the offereings. I suspect the place can get much busier than the day we were there - we went just on the cusp of the Xmas holiday lull - you know - the last Sat. before everyone goes back to work, when nearly everybody has had about enough of food, drink & socialising. I imagine it gets much busier on 'normal' week-ends. This is the opposite of the poncy over-priced places that have disinterested staff, menus a hundred items long, get none of them right, sell you cold pints of flavourless industrial brews and can't wait to see the back of you, so they can get someone else in. Difference is, I expect we'll be back!

I have been to the Sally several times and always found it good, but today, very, very disappointed. We were a party of 9, I phoned the pub yesterday to let them know we would be arriving. We got to pub early in order to have the tables at the front of the pub. Alarm bells should have rang when a member of staff said did you ring yesterday telling us you were coming, Yes, I replied, in that case go out the back near the skittle alley. So we did. Then one member of the group who is vegetarian asked for a omelette & chips instead of Ham, EGG & chips. No you can't have that was the answer, so okay, the person had eggs & chip, but asked for bread & butter to go with it, but again the answer was we don't do that. We was then amazed as two of the party had plenty of bread with their ploughman's lunch. The people who had the ploughman's were disappointed, only one pickled onion and the person who had ham, had one small slice. I must say the Ham, Egg & chips were nice, Sunday lunch on the small side. Beer was very good, but after todays experience we will not be going back. In my opinion only, this pub is nowhere near as good as it was in the past. The service was really poor, but the staff can only do what they are told, so the management must take responsibility for this. As I said the Ham, Egg & Chips was good as was the beer, but the service was abysmal hence only 2 star rating

We all had excellent food & the drinks were good as well.throughly enjoyed the day out with the family.

Mi esposo y yo estuvimos aquí para almorzar hoy y tuvimos una experiencia fantástica.

Estoy seguro de que este es un buen pub y las cervezas, etc. son buenas, sin embargo, todavía estoy en shock debido a la comida del domingo que comí ayer. Este almuerzo fue extremadamente pequeño (porción de niño pequeño). Comí 3 rodajas finas de zanahoria, una papa pequeña, alrededor de una cucharada de col del desierto, una rodaja pequeña de relleno y una pechuga de pollo pequeña. Honestamente no puedo creer la porción. No soy codicioso o no como mucho, pero no puedo superar su tamaño. Tuvimos el placer de pagar 14 CADA UNO por esto. Le pedimos al barman que verificara el precio y estábamos esperando una comida muy especial para salir, pero en realidad no pudimos hablar cuando llegó. . . . horrible, ni siquiera sabía bien. Nunca comeremos aquí de nuevo. Perdón pero robo a la luz del día

Fuimos a almorzar, que estaba delicioso, todo cocinado a la perfección. Ambos tuvimos las chuletas de cerdo con verduras, todos deliciosos. La cerveza aquí es increíble, mi favorito era el Toilets Stout que era como el néctar. La cerveza se elabora en el local y es imprescindible. También probé su vino de cebada, que era un compañero perfecto para mi comida. El personal es muy acogedor al igual que los lugareños. Uno de los mejores pubs alrededor y muy consistente con la calidad y el servicio. Bien vale la pena el viaje de una hora desde Gales. Nunca decepciona. No puedo esperar para mi próxima visita. Gracias

Recommend to visit the Sally for lunch before returning home after a family wedding at Berkeley Castle. Glad we did visit this traditional country pub. Fantastic range of beer and warm welcome from the staff. Food great but simple using all local produce.

We're fans of the Sally - friendly staff and just what you want a local pub to be like. The beer is good, and the food is good too - with one exception: the veg. When we had Sunday lunch there recently the veg looked like it had come from a bag of mixed frozen veg, which was a shame, because the rest was great.

Came here mid afternoon on August Bank Holiday Sunday as we were staying not too far away. There were 6 adults who like real ale and cider and we weren't disappointed. There was an excellent choice of both and the locals made us feel very welcome and it was a shame we had to return to the hotel for dinner as i'm sure we could have sat there sampling the excellent beers/ ciders for the rest of the night. Well worth paying a visit if you are in the area, they also put on themed nights which sound really good.

This is a lovely little country pub popular with local people as well as cyclists and walkers. The beer here is really good and the tasty, home-cooked roast dinners on a Sunday lunchtime are a real treat. The Ploughman's lunch is an excellent and delicious alternative when the hot food runs out. Berkeley castle and the Jenner museum are just up the road and well worth a visit.

We stopped at the Salutation after a 3 hour walk for beer and food. The pub has a great relaxed, friendly atmosphere and a good selection of local beers and cider. There are bar snacks - sausage rolls, pork pies and ham or cheese rolls - made from home grown pork. Slight shame that their lunchtime ham, egg and chips isn't on offer in the evening too. Proper local pub

Overjoyed to see that the Salutation Inn was again opening at lunch-times during the week, even though only for pasties, we arrived at 1pm looking forward to 'Pastie and a Pint' as advertised being served between 12 and 2.30 pm. No pasties, no rolls, no nothing basically....... It can't be that difficult, can it ?, to provide enough pasties for a 2 1/2 hour lunch slot. We were told that there was no food available, sorry, it all went in the first half hour. PLEASE take the sign down if you can't provide the service you advertise. To make matters worse we were reminded that we had to leave before 2.30 as they then close. There has to be a better way of sorting the food out in this Pub, delightful though it is.

Loved the beer. Its clearly a pub for drinkers, and no problem with that.

What a disappointment! The area we sat in it was infested with flies. They were on the windows, walls, tables and worst of all landing on our food. We spent most of the time trying to wave them away which rather detracted from any enjoyment we may have had from our meals. We speculated what the conditions might be like in the kitchens where the food is prepared. We had intended to have a dessert and coffee. In the event we left and went to The Salmon at nearby Wanswell. The sweets and coffee were excellent & thankfully the premises were fly free!

It was like going back in time but not to something that is not modern, strange?

Fantastic! fantastic! fantastic! Great selection of interesting beers brewed in pub and food fantastic The staff the friendliest ive ever encountered anywhere. Wish you could transplant this pub back to Cardiff ,cant wait to come back soon justly pub of the year .

We called on the spur of the moment for a pub lunch, after visiting Berkeley, as it was sunny and the beer garden was open. We must have called just after the full menu finished so were offered sandwiches and sausage rolls. Although disappointed at first, the sandwiches were tasty with locally sourced cheese and ham and freshly prepared. The little ones enjoyed the sausage rolls and we ordered more. I’m told the beer was really good too.

Myself and three others had a 6 mile / 2 1/2 hour walk starting and finishing at The Salutation.

Alles was wir über diesen Pub gelesen haben war glatt gelogen.Definitiv nicht zu empfehlen! Weder Programm, das Bier noch das Essen haben zu dieser Auszeichnung führen können. Schade, dass dieJuroren offensichtlich alles Bier in den vorherigen Pubs trinken mussten.

A journey to Gloucester meant finding a pub for Lunch. Google surpassed itself! A unigue and amazing establishment. Great lunch concept, two staples (inc totally 'home grown' Ham. Egg & Chips) + one daily special. Great rolls behind the bar too. Don't knock this foodies, it works, TRUST ME! Fantastic real ales, many brewed in house plus great range of ciders too. Regular events make this a must visit venue. Sadly we live 70 miles away, but we will definitely be back

What should of been a nice family evening was spoilt by the extremely pretentious land lord ,why have an event that was clearly aimed at families.

An award winning pub which brews it's own ales on site. You could have almost travelled back in the TARDIS when you walk inside to be greeted by an atmosphere reminiscent of the 60's. Highly recommended.

We visited after a day trip to nearby cattle country. What a find! Very friendly staff, probably the cosiest pub I’ve ever visited!! I had the cheese board, all local food, the single gloucester cheese was to die for! My wife had the curry, really impressive stuff! The ales were great too! Highly recommend and will definitely be back!!

I've been living in the UK for 17 years and only in Berkeley a few months, but my first visit to the Sally really made me feel at home. We dropped by for a drink after a walk in the deer park nearby. It was a blustery day and the warm fire was very inviting as was the cider! The rooms are cozy and I think this lent to a very communal feeling. Everyone was super chatty and lovely. I really felt like a regular right away and I think I'm just going to have to keep coming back to make sure I am.

We visited this fantastic pub on New Years Day (after an absence of 3 years). Again (as with the first time), you're warmly welcomed as you walk through the door. Surprisingly the landlord (after 3 years) still remembered us. With questions… You're the cyclists? You're from the Forest? (I think he probably remembered my Rochdale ascent than anything else). We found a seat and shared a table with a couple who it turned out had been to one of our parties (friend of a friend). Again, food of the best quality. The best Ham, Egg and Chips you'll find around! All food locally sourced. You won't get a coffee here! Why should you? It's a pub!!! The skittle alley was being played on at full force and looked like a lot of fun. Wish I could have gone along on New Years Eve for 'Bring your own Vinyl' Night. Please Mr Landlord, when you move on and open another pub. Can you move to the Forest? We'll be there every night!

A variety of own brewed Beer with a simple food menu, using quality local ingredients, where you can have good conversation in a relaxed atmosphere. The Bar staff are friendly with a want to please attitude (without intruding) while keeping a clean and tidy bar.

We found this place randomly when on a 100 mile drive back from our holiday and were so glad we stopped by. This place was GREAT. Great service, great food, great beers and a lovely cosy pub. I will visit again... soon :) I can say i really enjoyed locally produced ham in a pub in Ham.

A group of friends travelled to Berkeley for another friend's birthday. He took us to the Salutation Inn as part of Saturday's activities.

Excellent service, and food and, just as important, my friend really enjoyed the beer!

We had thought to go out to a renown pub for some lunch. Unfortunately apart from ham or cheese and onion bread rolls there was nothing else. We ordered the bread rolls as we were quite hungry. I must say they tasted terrible! One bread roll consisted of chunks of onion and a slab of cheese and the ham roll - just a small chunk of cold ham. Yuk! Beers might be ok but food - NO, NO,NO...

Un lugar realmente encantador. Su propia cerveza y los tres que probamos eran muy sabrosos. Encantadora y servicial señora detrás de la barra. Bonito y no agresivo. Nos sentamos en su jardín de la cerveza en el sol y relajado. No probamos la comida, pero los otros en mesas cerca de decir cosas muy positivas sobre la suya. Bien recomendado.

Y después visitamos Berkeley hoy comentarios después de leer de este pub decidí pagar una visita de almuerzo con la familia. Qué terrible decepción! Pedimos unas bebidas en el bar (cerveza, soda y cal y grosella negra y lima) y luego se sentó en una mesa a mirar el menú. Las dos bebidas que contengan soda fueron horribles con soda totalmente plana. Al decírselo al hombre joven detrás del bar él muy Desde luego escogeremos sin ningún tipo de disculpa derramado dos más y simplemente las dejamos en el bar sin siquiera llevármelas a la mesa o incluso refiriéndose al hecho de que estaban allí. Él simplemente permaneció en una conversación con un colega! Servicio absolutamente horrible! Nos hubiera pedido comida, pero simplemente se fue. Puedo sugerir que algunos de entrenamiento personal woUlf no vendría mal!

Paramos aquí para el almuerzo ya que mi marido disfruta de una sidra y ciertamente tenía una pinta estupenda que disfrutó. No tienen los huevos con jamón y patatas fritas. Las patatas fritas eran caseras con las pieles y eran deliciosos y el jamón era del tamaño de un filete grande y precioso. Nos quedamos un poco decepcionados con el huevo frito, ya que era un poco cocidas para nosotros, pero eso no impidió disfrutar de la comida. El personal era muy amable y simpático.

I had been looking forward to visiting this pub as it was a 2014 winner of the much coveted CAMRA pub of the year .We went on a Monday15/05/2017 in the evening it was very quiet with about half a dozen people in .My husband ordered his ale the Tileys special pale ale ,as I do not drink as I was driving I asked for a half of a half pint glass of water.Yes a whole quarter of a pint ,he paid for his beer and was charged £4.20 he thought it quite expensive ,but on challenging the young bar man he was told we charge a 70 pence for water . Thats a nice little earner £2.80 a pint! Our local is the Swan at Little Totham and they have won the CAMRA award POTY twice and do not charge the driver for soft drinks let alone water .So if you are the driver and do not drink I would suggest bring your own water ,or you will go away angry.Before the licensee comes up with the old chestnut ,have to wash the glass ,barman's time etc. it does not excuse such profiteering.

Stopped for lunch before a wedding and were delighted with the ham egg and chips lunch. Fabulous food and beer. Friendly staff too.Well worth a visit.

Having read the reviews we were looking forward to Sunday Lunch. However the meal lacked everything you would expect from a good Sunday lunch. The beef was dry, over cooked and the vegetables limp and disappointing. No Yorkshire pudding or roasties. We could have saved money by going to a local carvery and would have most likely been served a better meal

We had been recommended to visit this pub and as we arrived, we noticed that the beer garden out front was full of customers. Always a good sign that.We ordered various beers and we were not disappointed with the hoppy flavours.We were also advised to try the ham and ordered a ham sandwich. It was unexpectedly small, but the ham it contained was thick cut and delicious.Lots of friendly characters came to chat with us.A nice friendly pub with great beer and ham sums up our visit.

Proper pub.The menu has a few choices but they what they do they do well.The beer was good and well kept with a good range.Staff were friendly and welcoming.

A great pub, just like pubs used to be, with plenty of real ales and ciders. Garden outside. We just popped in on our cycle ride for a couple of drinks

Visited The Sally for Sunday lunch. Delicious ham, egg and chips sourced from pub's own pigs, chickens and spuds. Small, but perfectly formed, menu that includes a ploughman's (3 types of Gloucester cheese and a delicious home made pickle) and a third dish. Today this was shoulder of lamb. Soup and crusty rolls also available. This pub serves the VERY BEST chips ever. Fact. Delighted to see they didn't come in a mini shopping trolley or frying basket either. No bookings taken. Just turn up. Delish! Proper pub.

I love visiting the Salutation in because it is a basic pub that serves well kept beer and fantastic ham roles. Its a friendly place with a great atmosphere.

Three of us went to lunch after seeing it on TV.Very nice ladies served us place very traditional understandi the ales good as a drivier did not partake .Two had the famous ham and eggs as I expected nice thick ham,eggs just right and proper chips not frozen like you get in alot places these days really good..My wife had the fish cake sorry to say very disappointing,only fish at the bottom of a great big lump of mash potato and carrots peas and more mash potato with mustard seeds which did not seem to go together Have given very good if you stick to what they are know for and maybe we were unlikely on the day

We dropped in as a pit stop on a journey up the M5 what a great find,beer was good and the food was lovely,the ham just melted in your mouth and proper chips,you can see why it was voted pub of the year,will be visiting again

We lunched at the Sally on spec - just the two of us. I had cheese & onion rolls and a pickled egg in a bag of crisps and my wife had a cheese ploughmans. Although the landlord wasn't there the young lady behind the bar was friendly and efficient. There weren't many people in the pub which is usual during the week so the atmosphere was a bit understated. The ales were, as usual, in top condition.

Visited The Salutation today for lunch - really wanted to try their much talked about Ham, Egg and Chips. Thoroughly enjoyed it...gorgeous thick cut ham, proper chips and a tasty free range egg. The pub is very small but it has lots of charm and character. Had a nice chat with Pete the landlord who welcomed me to Gloucestershire - I've just recently taken over the nearby Red Lion at Arlingham. He told me they have a big drinking crowd - well there's plenty of local ales to chose from as well as ciders. I would definitely recommend a visit to this pub.

read about this pub winning national awards - so visited and had high expectations. The beer is very good with lots of choice, and i did like the food we had, particularly the chips. The rooms are small and cosy, and the garden might be good in the summer. There's also lots of events on - so a proper local i think. But having said that i can think of dozens of better pubs, with as good beer, more food choice and a better aspect. So great local but not somewhere you would go out of your way to visit.

I saw this pub on the Hairy Bikers program and when my husband had a day off suggested we try here for a lunch time experience. I was not disappointed, we both had Ham egg and chips which we really thoroughly enjoyed although the owner told us his own ham will not be ready till late February. The freshly laid eggs and homemade chips were scrummy. The only downside was that my husband would have liked 2 eggs, next time, which there definitely will be, we will order an extra one.

Read about this pub recently and my wife and I decided to visit to see if the reviews were accurate, they were! Ham, egg and chips for my wife and I had ploughman's lunch, 3 thick pieces of fresh bread with 4 different cheeses and pickled onions. Friendly welcome from the 2 young barmaids and the landlord. Would recommend.

A lovely visit to the Salutation Inn! The food was great, chips the best ive had in a long time. The beers were lovely and between the 3 of us visiting we managed to try 6, all well kept and tasty. My only criticism if any is the pub was cold, the fire was lit but wasnt producing any heat. Would definitely visit again though.

My second son, who is now in his fifties, has been singing the praises of this Pub and its wondrous Ham, Egg and Chips for some time. Well, at last, we visited the 'Sally' at Ham, near Berkeley last week. The Ham was thick and generous, the egg perfect and the chips out of this world. It's very hard to cook the perfect chip and after three quarters of a century I still fail miserably. The Sally doesn't. The wood burning stove and the small bars produced a warm and welcoming ambiance. I have long avoided Gastro Pubs where the food seems to be more important than the drink. This pub has got it absolutely right. It's a Pub that also serves food. But what food, the nearest thing to food heaven that ham, egg and chips can be! Like all good pubs they also seem to welcome dogs. I have fond childhood memories of Berkeley, my favourite uncle lived there, and this pub is a great addition to the marvellous Lardy Cakes they used make at the village bakers in the immediate post-war years. Perhaps they still do. But nothing can beat those wonderful chips...

We visited last month and so enjoyed our ham, egg and chips that we came back for more. This pub was awarded the CAMRA pub of the year in 2014 and it was well deserved, given the range of well kept beers that they offer.

A really good pub, full of atmosphere and small enough to be cosy and friendly. A great chance to sample many ciders and beers. A yummy lunch and an all round good place.

Found almost by accident, caught a hand drawn sight when driving along the A 38 I was very pleasantly surprised to find this gem with many real ales some brewed by the Inn keepers.For real ale and cider drinkers , and indeed those who like a traditional Inn this is a must. I spent a couple of hours chatting to locals and purchasing some locally produce, Gloucestershire Old Spot bacon.

Excellent beer pub but be aware no food served in the evening. Features in camra 2016 and we'll deserved.

This is an update to a prior review. Still a great pub where simplicity creates near perfection ... BUT ... they need to be conscious that SMELLY DOGS in the bars, particularly where food is served, is not to everyone's liking. It is not illegal to have dogs in food service areas so it is the RESTURANT OWNERS CHOICE. Whereas their choices are generally excellent, on this one they have it wrong, insist on the dogs being left outside, please!. On a bad day you may get a local clique (including smelly dogs) sprawling and "owning" the limited space ... but that is the price of fame. Perhaps a DOFIDIB campaign may focus the mind. (DONT ORDER FOOD IF DOGS IN BAR) ... but holding nose not breath!!

They don't usually do food, so we went for drink to try out their real ales. We weren't disappointed! The pub is friendly and popular. It's just a pity that they didn't do food the evening we went.

The pub did not have enough diet coke for 2 half pints. The one half that I did receive was flat and not chilled; from a litre bottle which had obviously been opened for a while and not kept in the fridge. The toilets were slightly unclean and smelly but apart from this, the alcoholic beverages were enjoyed greatly.

What a great place. I arranged to meet friends visiting from overseas here and, to be honest, I chose the place because it was midway between us and because of the reviews here. All we required was something to eat, somewhere to sit and a chance to catch up on the news. The Salutation delivered all of that and much more. It is hard to put my finger on why I was so taken with this place but I can only think that a lot of it is down to the complete niceness of the people running the place and their staff. They were genuinely welcoming, friendly and relaxed and we had a delicious meal and a lengthy catch up. I arrived alone and first and I would have been perfectly comfortable having a solo lunch there (as a woman this is not something I can say for all pubs). I think I have found the perfect British pub in The Salutation - no pretence, no gussied up décor, no lengthy hyperbole-laden menu. I shall most certainly go back

Popped in for a drink following a short dog walk - pub accepted dogs, which was nice! Decided to grab a bite to eat - very friendly staff, and food was served in good time. Highly recommend for a bite to eat and a drink!

The managers of this pub really know what they are doing. A very intelligent business model that involves excellent beers (and other drinks), great service ethic, friendly atmosphere, limited menu but good food (only at advertised times), and various really good ideas like live music from time to time, busing people in from villages that do not have their own pub, and much more.

I went here with my parents who where full of praise for the pub.The beer was excellent and the staff were happy to help us choose a preferred beer with small tasters, the garden was lovely on a sunny day, I will return to try the food!

It's the whole package that works. And the fact that it's not a 'package' thought up by a neck-bearded idiot in a London office bug just some hard working people running a great pub. The decor is ramshackle, the food simple, fresh and high quality and the beer and cider excellent. What's not to love. Last time we were there we had lunch. Mine was a pork pie a cheese and onion roll and a pint of real cider. While we were there we got chatting to some people who were there on a CAMRA coach tour. One of the CAMRA party then played some ragtime on an out of tune piano in the bar. It's just a great place.

BASIC PERFECTION : More beers and ciders than food choices on the menu (lunchtimes only) but simply the best. Simplicity refined to perfection. Superb beers and amazing range of ciders. Great management, chef and staff. The definition of the traditional pub ... pub of the year .... pub of past decades. Very well done!

This is such a friendly pub, in a wonderful spot with great beer and the food is fabulous. The menu is small, but what is served, couldn't be better. The ham, egg and chips is second to none! Lovely garden too.

Living not far from the Salutation. There is nothing better than having a good long dog walk and stopping off at a dog friendly traditional pub. Great choice of local ales. You can grab a fab fresh roll with a doorstep lump of cheese in it - amazing! My friend adores the pork pies aswell!!! Perfect!!!

Stumbled across this pub a little early not aware of opening time of 12 noon advised by manager to wait for 10 minutes in car as it was raining. Nearly left but glad we stayed. This is an old style pub bit run down but adds to the general old world atmosphere. Service is friendly and informative. We ordered the dish of the day,cod and chips (they do a different one daily) must say it was the best pub meal we have had in many a day. Can not fault this establishment for good beers good service and excellent food. A nice treat and a great find

Great establishment, oldy worldy well-run pub with very good ales, ciders, and beers. There is also a skittles alley that can be rented for a bit of fun!

Visited this delightful pub after a trip to the nearby castle and it was worth the short journey. The woman who served us was knowledgable and friendly, food delicious and reasonably priced and it was lovely sitting on the garden admiring the scenery around us. A very enjoyable experience!

Did a local 6 mile walk starting/finishing at this pub. My friends had been here before and were keen to return but this was my first time and it certainly will not be my last! The landlord greeted us all individually which I thought was a nice touch and something that I have not come across before.The beer and the food were excellent as well as the courteous service also from the landlady. They both work extremely hard behind the bar as well as being able to serve food at the tables from the kitchen.For a Friday lunchtime in the middle of the country, I was surprised to see that the place was absolutely full by 1pm. I recommend the Ham from Ham which was delicious. Well done Salutation, looking forward to my return.

Excellent pub food here today washed down with fine ales. Take away pork scratching so to round it off. We'll be back again soon!

Great locally sourced food, great service, we have been loads of times - never had a bad meal or experience. Great pub with a community feel even if you're not local.

we called in at this small off track pub and fancied something to eat.,when I saw adjoining small but nice tables meal, I thought that's it, freshly cut off the bone ham, egg and chip it came it was lovely washed down with pint of cider., .the atmosphere was great as the room was full of friendly localswell worth a stop

Traditional pub with just two small rooms- no frills but none are needed because the beer and the food is just right. Bustling on the weekday lunchtime we visited, a nice atmosphere, warm fire and friendly welcome. The Ploughman's was simple- bread, local cheeses, home-made chutney and pickled onions and for an extra £1 you can add some delicious ham.

Just looking out for somewhere for lunch and saw this place signed from the A38. So glad we did. Very warm welcome. Short menu but the Ploughman's was excellent and well priced. (Lovely cheeses: double and single Gloucester and a very tasty smoked cheese too.) Beer and cider was good. Very busy place, especially considering its off the beaten track location.

We visited here for a Sunday lunch. We turned up just before opening at midday, and waited in a small queue, but this did secure us a table. There is a choice of three dishes which I love as it means it's fresh and made in the kitchen (not in a factory and warmed up).The ham egg and chips are superb. My only gripe would be to add a few more chips on the plate (proper fried chips by the way) and an option of bread and butter would be nice also. (Baked on the premises of course).This is a proper pub selling straight forward well cooked tasty, loved food. They also love beer and cider as much as they love food with a great selection on the menu so enjoy.

Opening times now sorted so can enjoy outstanding ciders & beers at this great pub without being disappointed !

If I was local it would be the best local. A fantastic community spirit which if you get a good day you'll be warmly welcomed into. If you know what CAMRA is then you should try this pub. If you know what polite friendly warm conversation is, you should cross your fingers and try this pub. :)My only gripe is, it's too far away, so one of us always has to drive! Lovely beer, a mean ham (from ham) role or pork pie! And if you're lucky, with your timings, good food.

Very impressed by the quality of food at this small but well loved pub. Arrived early & were lucky to get a table. Great selection of beers that change regularly. Food was amazingly high quality & very tasty. Pork belly was accompanied with seasonal veg and a rich Stilton sauce. By the time we had finished, this special had sold out. The pub has a small menu with three dishes which means the food is fresh, seasonal and well executed. Do visit but get there early!

Have tried on four occasions recently to sample the excellent cider but only succeeded once! Went yesterday, Thursday, with four people at 12:00 pm and it was closed.Well recommended but you need a backup plan if visiting.

Called in for a Sunday lunchtime pint. A selection of well kept real ale is offered. Didn't eat but doorstep cheese & onion or ham baps appeared to be offered, with mansized home made chips. Run by a couple who know how to run a pub properly and appear to know what it means to run a village pub. They know their beer, they know their regulars.They serve proper Gloucestershire food. You won't find anything served in 'a jus'. There's a fire in the grate and a friendly face behind the bar. Deservedly popular.

Authentic, friendly and warm. Great landlord who knows his stuff - you'll be well looked after!Lovely walk to a deer park nearby if you want to work up an appetite before a locally sourced ham, egg and chips lunch.

Nice little pub just within Berkeley village. Some half decent ales on.If you don't like animals then you prob don't want to visit here as there were a lot of dogs when we popped in!prob w

Just back from lunch at the Sally Inn. Excellent Admiral's Pie washed down with the inn's own Tiley's porter (lighter and less tart than many) and a hoppy "New Zealand" ale (made with NZ hops, I was told), which cleared away the creamy fish taste left by the pie. Why aren't all pubs like this?

This pub is well known for its real ales & I believe won the acalade of pub of the year.It's a village pub set in the hamlet of Ham near Berkeley, popular with locals who are very friendly I have say.It has guest chef days, but it would be nice if it had a fixed pub food menu rather than hoping you like what the guest chef will be serving up.