Where to Eat During Cheltenham Festival 2027
Where to eat during Cheltenham Festival 2027, from Pittville restaurants on the racecourse side of town to race-night bars and fine dining rooms that open their diaries months ahead, with opening days, prices and booking rules.
In short: for Cheltenham Festival 2027 (Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 March), Turtle Bay says it is around a 20-minute walk from the course, and opens at 10am on Gold Cup Friday. For race nights, book No.131, which has DJs every race night. For a special dinner, Lumiere opens its diary three months ahead, so set a reminder for mid-December. Book everything else as soon as your race days are fixed.
Where to eat during Cheltenham Festival comes down to three choices, as there is no restaurant row beside Cheltenham Racecourse: the racecourse side of town, town centre rooms built for race crowds, and dinners to book months ahead. Opening days, prices and booking rules come from each venue's own website, checked on 21 October 2026.
When should I book a restaurant for Cheltenham Festival?
Now for groups, and the day bookings open for the small fine dining rooms. Only Lumiere publishes a booking window.
| Venue | Area | Open in Festival week | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Bay | Town Centre | Daily | Online, up to 12 |
| The Coconut Tree | Pittville | Daily from 12pm | Phone or email, check its site |
| 33 The Rum Bar | Pittville | Tue to Fri from 4pm | Phone |
| No.131 | Montpellier | Daily from 7.30am | Online; over 8 by phone |
| The Ivy Montpellier Brasserie | Montpellier | Daily from 9am | Online, up to 14 |
| Brasserie Blanc | Montpellier | Daily from 12pm | Online or phone |
| Cosy Club | Town Centre | Daily from 9am | Online, phone or walk in |
| The Botanist | Town Centre | Daily from 11am | Online |
| Lumiere | Town Centre | Thu and Fri dinner, Fri lunch | Diary opens 3 months ahead |
| Prithvi | Town Centre | Tue to Fri dinner | Online; card for over 4 |
| Purslane | Town Centre | Thu and Fri | Online, up to 4; card |
Where can I eat near Cheltenham Racecourse?
On the north side of town, towards Pittville, the part of Cheltenham closest to the course. Good for breakfast before the gates open at 10.30am or a drink on the way back.
Turtle Bay
A Caribbean restaurant around a 20-minute walk from the course, it says, for breakfast before the races or jerk chicken after. Event days get a different menu.
- ⏰ Fri 10am to 11.30pm
- 🍹 2 for 1 cocktails all day
- 💷 Bottomless brunch £46, 2 hours
- 📍 Pittville Street, Town Centre
The Coconut Tree
Sri Lankan sharing plates on what it calls an affordable menu. Midweek the kitchen closes from 3pm to 5pm.
- 🍽️ Food Tue to Thu 12pm to 3pm, 5pm to 9pm
- 🍽️ Fri 12pm to 10pm
- 🍹 2 cocktails for £12, all day
- 📍 St Paul's Road, Pittville
33 The Rum Bar
A small rum and cocktail bar with over 150 rums, on Prestbury Road. Drinks rather than dinner, and over 18s only.
- ⏰ Tue to Fri 4pm to 11.30pm
- 🍹 2 cocktails £15, 5pm to 7pm
- 📍 Prestbury Road, Pittville
Where to eat during Cheltenham Festival in the town centre
The race-day shuttle (£10 return) stops in town, and these five open early, stay open late or take large tables.
No.131
The liveliest race-week address on this list: a hotel with the YOKU restaurant, the Gin & Juice bars and DJs every race night. During the Festival, Bar Tokyo is for residents and VIPs only.
- 🍳 Breakfast from 7.30am
- 🍽️ Dinner 5pm to 9.30pm
- 🍸 Gin & Juice to 2.30am Fri, walk in
- 📍 Promenade, Montpellier
Good to know: book breakfast and dinner on race days, the hotel says. Groups over eight book by phone.
The Ivy Montpellier Brasserie
A brasserie in the Grade I listed Montpellier Rotunda, open from breakfast to late. A smart dinner without a tasting menu.
- ⏰ Daily from 9am
- 💷 Fish and chips £23.50, sirloin £32.25
- 👥 Online up to 14
- 📍 Montpellier Walk, Montpellier
Brasserie Blanc
French cooking in a former ballroom, and the easiest room for a big racing party: the brasserie seats 110, the whole venue up to 200.
- 🍽️ Mon to Fri 12pm to 9.45pm
- 🥩 Wednesday bavette £24.95
- 🍸 2 for 1 happy hour, 5pm to 7pm
- 📍 Promenade, Montpellier
Cosy Club
An all-day restaurant and bar upstairs in the Brewery Quarter, which warns that race days get busy. Breakfast runs until 4pm.
- ⏰ From 9am, to midnight Thu, 1am Fri
- 🍹 2 cocktails £15.50, 4pm to 9pm
- 📍 Brewery Quarter, Town Centre
The Botanist
Live music, kebabs and the best-value lunch on this list, in the Brewery Quarter.
- ⏰ Mon to Thu 11am to 10pm, Fri to midnight
- 💷 Lunch £8.95 to 4pm, pints £5 4pm to 7pm
- 📍 Brewery Quarter, Town Centre
Where should I book a special dinner in race week?
These three are small, take card details and open only part of the week, so they fill first.
Lumiere
Seasonal British tasting menus. Dinner runs Thursday to Saturday, so in Festival week only Thursday and Friday are possible.
- 💷 Four courses £85, six £130, eight £170
- 📅 Diary opens 3 months ahead
- 📍 Clarence Parade, Town Centre
Prithvi
Modern Indian cooking and a tasting menu, open every night of the Festival. The main room takes parties of up to six; children must be 12 or over.
- ⏰ Dinner Tue to Sat from 6pm
- 💳 £50 a head if cancelled within 48 hours
- 📍 Bath Road, Town Centre
Purslane
British seafood and Cotswold produce. Tables booked before 7.15pm may be needed back after two hours, which suits an early dinner after the last race.
- 💷 Three courses £75
- 📅 Thu to Sat on its booking page
- 💳 £75 a head if cancelled within 24 hours
- 📍 Rodney Road, Town Centre
Can I eat at Cheltenham Racecourse?
Yes, but not your own: the racecourse asks you not to bring food or drink into any enclosure, and it is cashless. In October 2026 its pages listed a £15 meal deal (hot main, side and drink) at the food courts, Gaucho for walk-ins only, and restaurant packages from £402.
Cheltenham Festival restaurants: questions
When is Cheltenham Festival 2027?
Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 March 2027. Gates open at 10.30am each day.
How far are the restaurants from Cheltenham Racecourse?
Turtle Bay on Pittville Street says it is around a 20-minute walk from the course. The racecourse puts the station 30 to 40 minutes away on foot.
When do Cheltenham restaurants open bookings for Festival week?
Lumiere opens its diary three months ahead, so Festival tables appear in mid-December. The others on this list take online bookings already, so book once your race days are fixed.
Can I take food into Cheltenham Racecourse?
No. The racecourse asks race-goers not to bring their own food or drink into any enclosure, and its bars and food outlets are cashless.
Where can a big group eat during Cheltenham Festival?
Brasserie Blanc seats 110 in the brasserie and up to 200 for a whole-venue hire. The Ivy Montpellier Brasserie takes 14 online, and No.131 takes groups over eight by phone.