Best Steak in Cheltenham: Top 11 Places, Cuts and Prices
The best steak in Cheltenham, from a £17.50 rump to a chateaubriand for two: 11 restaurants and pubs with every cut, weight and price from their own menus, plus Sunday steak and steak nights.
In short: for the best steak in Cheltenham on a big night, go to the grill at No.131: a 12oz rib-eye is £49.95 and a chateaubriand for two is £96.95. For aged steak at a fair price, try Côte (8oz sirloin £29.95, free-flow frites) or Circo Brasserie (£28.50, Sundays too). The cheapest is the £17.50 rump at Sam's Montpellier. On Thursdays, Malmaison halves its steak prices with two courses.
Eleven places in Cheltenham with a steak worth ordering, from a £17.50 rump to a chateaubriand for two. Every cut, weight and price comes from the venue's own menu, read on 21 October 2026. We left out restaurants whose menus we could not read, so check before you book if a favourite is missing.
Where is the best steak in Cheltenham?
Montpellier has the most choice in one short walk, with the biggest cuts at No.131, Hotel du Vin, Malmaison and The Ivy.
| Venue | Steaks from | Top cut | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.131 | 10oz sirloin £39.95 | 19oz chateaubriand for two £96.95 | Lunch to 5pm, dinner 6pm to 9pm |
| Hotel du Vin | 280g rib-eye £42.50 | 280g rib-eye £42.50 | Set lunch (£29.95, two courses) with a choice of mains |
| Malmaison | 220g flat iron £26 | 500g châteaubriand for two £80 | À la carte or roast |
| The Ivy Montpellier | 8oz sirloin £32.25 | 12oz rib-eye on the bone £39.95 | Steaks from 4pm |
| Côte | 5oz steak frites £19.50 | 7oz fillet £36.95 | Yes |
| Circo Brasserie | 8oz sirloin £28.50 | 6oz fillet £34.50 | Yes, on the Sunday menu |
| Cosy Club | Flat iron | Rib-eye, 28-day dry-aged | Open every day |
| Brasserie Blanc | Bavette £24.95 (Wed) | 7oz fillet £35 (Wed) | Roasts all day |
| Moran's Eating House | 8oz sirloin £24.95 | 8oz sirloin £24.95 | No Sunday hours listed |
| The Merryfellow | Flat iron £20 | Flat iron £20 | Roasts at lunch |
| Sam's Montpellier | 8oz rump £17.50 | Striploin £24.95 (Sun) | Yes, food 12pm to 3pm |
Where can I get a chateaubriand or a big rib-eye in Cheltenham?
At No.131 and Malmaison, both of which serve a chateaubriand for two. Hotel du Vin and The Ivy are the places for a large rib-eye.
No.131
Four cuts on "The Grill" section of the à la carte, each with skin-on fries, plus a beef Wellington for two. Since 2 September 2026 the grill has been served in YOKU, inside No.131, while The Terrace is rebuilt. Book this one for a celebration, not a quick supper.
- 🥩 8oz fillet £48.95, 10oz sirloin £39.95, 12oz rib-eye £49.95
- 👥 19oz chateaubriand for two £96.95
- 🍽️ Sauces £3.95, including bone marrow butter
- 📍 The Promenade, Montpellier
Hotel du Vin
One steak on the à la carte, done the French way: entrecôte à la bordelaise, a 280g rib-eye with bordelaise sauce and roasted bone marrow. Pair it with a glass from the long French wine list.
- 🥩 280g rib-eye £42.50
- 🍟 Pommes frites £5.95, sauce au poivre £3.50
- ☀️ Sun lunch: set menu, £29.95 for two courses, roast or a choice of mains
- 📍 Parabola Road, Montpellier
Malmaison
Chez Mal, the hotel's brasserie, cooks dry-aged, grass-fed beef on Josper and Konro grills. Thursday is the night to go.
- 🥩 220g flat iron with frites £26, 200g fillet £39
- 👥 500g châteaubriand for two £80
- 📅 Thu 5pm to 9pm: half price with two courses
- 📍 Bayshill Road, Montpellier
Good to know: on steak night the flat iron is £13, a 250g New York strip £14.50 and the fillet £19.50. Choose "steak night" as the occasion when you book.
The Ivy Montpellier Brasserie
A grill section of 21-day aged beef, served with grain mustard or brandy peppercorn sauce. The rib-eye on the bone is grass-fed and dry-aged against a Himalayan salt wall.
- 🥩 8oz sirloin £32.25, fillet £36.95
- 🦴 12oz rib-eye on the bone £39.95
- 🍽️ Sauces £4.50
- 📍 Montpellier Walk, Montpellier
Where is good steak at a fair price in Cheltenham?
At the brasseries: Côte, Circo and Moran's all put a dry-aged or well-sourced sirloin under £30.
Côte
Grass-fed beef aged for 30 days, with a gem wedge and frites topped up for free. The same steaks run every day of the week.
- 🥩 8oz sirloin £29.95, 10oz rib-eye £32.95, 7oz fillet £36.95
- 🍟 5oz steak frites £19.50
- 🍽️ Sauces and butters £1.50 to £2.50
- 📍 Montpellier Terrace, Montpellier
Circo Brasserie
A Bath Road brasserie that keeps its dry-aged steaks on the Sunday menu, next to the roast sirloin.
- 🥩 8oz sirloin £28.50, 6oz fillet £34.50
- 🌶️ Sauces £2.50: peppercorn, chimichurri, Café de Paris butter
- ⏰ Sun 10am to 8pm, closed Mon
- 📍 Bath Road, The Suffolks
Good to know: the menus on its site are dated May 2026, so check the price when you book.
Cosy Club
Steaks from the family butcher Aubrey Allen, on both the lunch and dinner menus, with shallot and mustard butter, a Caesar gem salad and fries.
- 🥩 Flat iron and a 28-day dry-aged rib-eye: prices on its own menu
- 📍 Brewery Quarter, Town Centre
Moran's Eating House
A neighbourhood bistro with one steak done simply: an 8oz sirloin with peppercorn sauce, grilled tomatoes and fries.
- 🥩 8oz sirloin £24.95
- ⏰ Mon to Sat, food 9am to 9.30pm
- 📞 Phone bookings only
- 📍 Bath Road, The Suffolks
Brasserie Blanc
Go on a Wednesday for steak night: dry-aged British beef, and a complimentary bottle of wine when two of you order steak.
- 📅 Wednesday steak night
- 🥩 Bavette with frites and peppercorn sauce £24.95
- 🥩 7oz fillet £35
- 📍 The Promenade, Montpellier
Where can I get a cheap steak in Cheltenham?
Sam's Montpellier and The Merryfellow both serve a steak for £20 or less, every day they are open.
Sam's Montpellier
An 8oz rump cooked sous-vide for five hours, then finished with green peppercorn sauce. On Sundays the normal menu runs alongside the roasts.
- 🥩 8oz rump £17.50, chunky chips £5
- ☀️ Sun: blackened beef striploin £24.95
- ⏰ Wed to Sun, Sun food 12pm to 3pm
- 📍 Montpellier Street, Montpellier
The Merryfellow
A Charlton Kings pub with a pan-fried flat iron on its October menu, served with fries, peppercorn sauce, tomato, mushroom and salad.
- 🥩 Flat iron £20
- ⏰ Kitchen 12pm to 9pm daily
- ☀️ Sun lunch is roasts, 12pm to 4pm
- 📍 School Road, Charlton Kings
Can I get a steak on a Sunday in Cheltenham?
Yes. Circo Brasserie keeps its sirloin and fillet on the Sunday menu, Côte and Cosy Club serve steak every day, and The Ivy's steaks start at 4pm. At Malmaison you can order from the à la carte instead of the roast. Hotel du Vin's Sunday set menu (£29.95 for two courses) lets you choose the roast or a main course from its menu, and The Merryfellow serves roasts at Sunday lunch; for those, see our Sunday roast guide.
Best steak in Cheltenham: questions
Where is the best steak in Cheltenham?
For a big night, No.131's grill has a 12oz rib-eye at £49.95 and a chateaubriand for two at £96.95. For aged steak at a fair price, Côte and Circo Brasserie serve 8oz sirloins at £29.95 and £28.50.
Where can I get a cheap steak in Cheltenham?
Sam's Montpellier's 8oz rump is £17.50, Côte's 5oz steak frites is £19.50 and The Merryfellow's flat iron is £20. On Thursdays, Malmaison's steaks start at £13 when you have two courses.
Which Cheltenham restaurants have a steak night?
Brasserie Blanc on Wednesdays, with bavette at £24.95 or fillet at £35, and Malmaison on Thursdays from 5pm to 9pm, with half price steaks when you have two courses.
Where can I share a chateaubriand in Cheltenham?
No.131 serves a 19oz chateaubriand for two at £96.95, and Malmaison a 500g châteaubriand for two at £80.