William's

4.7

1698 Reviews

£26 to £40

Fish

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2 people

Nov 24, 2024

10:00 PM

Booked 11 times today

Good for special occasions
Neighborhood gem
Healthy

William’s is a multi-award-winning seafood restaurant, fishmonger, delicatessen and caterer in the heart of Nailsworth, Gloucestershire.

A veritable Cotswolds institution for over forty-five years, William’s has recently benefitted from a full-scale refurbishment of both the restaurant and shop area in January 2020.

Alongside a 64-cover new restaurant sits a new fish counter displaying an outstanding range of fresh seafood, delivered daily from Scotland and the South West coastline. The adjacent delicatessen offers a large selection of chef-prepared meals, cheeses, charcuterie and terrines as well as fresh fruit and vegetables.

We are proud to have been voted one of Matthew Fort’s ‘Five Favourite Places to Shop’ and one of Rick Stein’s ‘Food Heroes’.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Fish, Seafood
Hours of operation
Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Fri, Sat 6:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
01453 832240
Website
http://www.williamsfoodhall.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
3 Fountain St, Nailsworth, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 0BL
Neighborhood
Nailsworth
Cross street
In the heart of Nailsworth, overlooking the mini roundabout
Parking details
Small parking area at the back of the building behind the laurel hedge. Otherwise free street parking for 2 hours
Public transit
Nailsworth Town Centre (many bus routes)
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Half a Dozen Cape Wrath Oysters with Sauce Vierge£19.00
Artisan, traditional oysters from the pristine environment of the Kyle of Durness, on the Northern tip of Scotland
William's Spicy Crab Soup with Toasted Sourdough£10.50
Pan-Roasted Cornish King Scallops, Celeriac Purée, Parsley Oil and Toasted Hazelnuts£17.50
Cured Salmon Gravadlax served with a Mango, Chilli & Lime Salsa£12.00
Pressed Duck Terrine, Black Fig Jam, Truffle Mayonnaise and Croutons£10.50
Heritage Tomatoes with Goat's Curd, Spiced Tomato Chutney and Filo Crisps£10.50

Main Courses

Mussels in a Red Thai & Coconut Broth served with French Fries£18.50
Giant Split Prawns served Hot with Garlic Butter, French Fries and a Mixed Salad£24.00
- two halves£29.95
- three halves£39.95
Half a Hot Native Lobster with Garlic Butter, a Mixed Salad & French Fries£36.00
Loch Duart Salmon Wellington wrapped in a Mushroom & Buckwheat Duxelles with Spinach and Savoury Cabbage, served with Hollandaise Sauce£25.00
Sri-Lankan Monkfish & Prawn Curry with Fragrant Rice and Pak Choi£27.00
Baked Cornish Hake wrapped in Parma Ham with Cabbage, Spinach, Parsley-Crushed Potatoes and a Tomato Butter Sauce£25.00
Pan-Roasted Halibut Steak with Dauphinoise Potato, Tenderstem Broccoli and a Crab Velouté£36.00
Grilled Swordfish Steak on a Green Bean, Cannellini Bean, Tomato & Rocket Salad with a Preserved Lemon Dressing£26.00
30-Day Aged Fillet Steak, a Green Pepper & Wild Mushroom Sauce, Baked Vine Tomatoes & French Fries£36.00
Rigatoni Pasta with a Kale & Walnut Pesto, Cavalo Nero Sauce and freshly grated Parmesan£18.50

Side Dishes

French Fries£4.50
Baby Potatoes
Baguette Salted Butter
Green or Mixed Salad

Desserts

Strawberry and Cream Choux Bun with Vanilla Ice Cream and White Chocolate Soil£9.00
Warm Pear & Ginger Cake, Toffee & Lime Sauce and Salted Caramel Ice Cream£9.00
Autumn Spiced Egg Custard Tart with Black Fig Jam and Clotted Cream
Ice Creams: chocolate / strawberry / Madagascan vanilla / salted caramel
- one scoop£6.75
- two scoops£7.50
- three scoops£9.00
Sorbets: raspberry / lemon / mango
- one scoop£6.75
- two scoops£7.50
- three scoops£9.00
Café Gourmand: A Barista Coffee with a Selection of Three Dark Chocolate Truffles£7.95
A Selection of William's Cheeses with Frozen Grapes, Membrillo Jelly and Biscuits£9.75

What 1,698 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Best Overall
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Best Service
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Gluten-free-friendly
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Neighborhood gem
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Great for fine wines
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Good for special occasions
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

William's offers an inviting dining experience with "exquisite seafood" and a "friendly, professional staff." Guests appreciate the "warm welcome" and the "buzzing atmosphere." Known for its "delicious food and outstanding service," William's is perfect for special occasions, offering an extensive menu that never disappoints. Ideal for seafood lovers!

1,698 Reviews

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Shani
Gloucestershire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Lovely service and super food. Fish cooked perfectly and the dishes well balanced. It was hard to choose from the menu. It's a real gem to have such a good deli, fish counter and restaurant like this on the doorstep.
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Alan
London
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Very good all round with excellent and speedy service. Although a fish restaurant, with quite a large variety of fish dishes, nevertheless there was none of the perhaps a little more unusual fish - no monkfish, gurnard, Dover (or lemon) sole, skate. Nevertheless what there was was good - we had a nice fish stew as main course, and my crab soup starter was also good and slightly different from the norm (spicy, with a kind of fragrance). The meal for two (one nibbles , one starter, two main courses, two glasses of wine) came to £110 before the tip.
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Lesley
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
All courses were absolutely delicious. Well seasoned and presented, with great flavours. The two fish dishes I had (tuna starter and prawn main) were melt in your mouth. Friendly and attentive staff too. Highly recommend.
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Ruth
Yorkshire
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent service, fantastic food! A really enjoyable experience
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Susan
Gloucestershire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 16, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful service, food, and friendly staff We both had a most enjoyable meal and have already booked a return visit.
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David
London
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 15, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
A lovely evening and great food - we really enjoyed the fish
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Janice
Gloucestershire
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 15, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Habitual returner : enjoy eating at this fish restaurant. Always look for Catalan stew : fab : am sure rest of menu on offer equally good but Catalan stew meets all my expectations. Don’t take it off the menu.
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Robert
Gloucestershire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great food and service as always. Its good that they swapped potatoes for side salad.
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Jackie
Yorkshire
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 13, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our second visit to Williams can’t fault it delicious food lovely staff good wine highly recommend.
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Emily
Bristol
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 13, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Extremely tasty Catalan fish stew and sticky toffee pudding from the 2 course fixed menu. Staff were friendly and attentive. Relaxed atmosphere. Would definitely visit again.
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FAQs

William's offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 01453 832240.

William's is rated 4.7 stars by 1698 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Nov 24, 2024

10:00 PM

Booked 11 times today

Order delivery or takeout

3 Fountain St, Nailsworth, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 0BL

Additional information

Cross street
In the heart of Nailsworth, overlooking the mini roundabout
Neighborhood
Nailsworth
Hours of operation
Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Fri, Sat 6:00 pm–11:00 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Fish, Seafood
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Small parking area at the back of the building behind the laurel hedge. Otherwise free street parking for 2 hours
Public transit
Nailsworth Town Centre (many bus routes)
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.williamsfoodhall.co.uk/
Phone number
01453 832240

William's

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Nibbles

Spiced Gordal & Provençal Olives£4.95

Salted Catalan Almonds£3.95

Taramasalata with Grissini£4.95

Starters

Half a Dozen Cape Wrath Oysters with Sauce Vierge£19.00

William's Spicy Crab Soup with Toasted Sourdough£10.50

Pan-Roasted Cornish King Scallops, Celeriac Purée, Parsley Oil and Toasted Hazelnuts£17.50

Cured Salmon Gravadlax served with a Mango, Chilli & Lime Salsa£12.00

Pressed Duck Terrine, Black Fig Jam, Truffle Mayonnaise and Croutons£10.50

Heritage Tomatoes with Goat's Curd, Spiced Tomato Chutney and Filo Crisps£10.50

Main Courses

Mussels in a Red Thai & Coconut Broth served with French Fries£18.50

Giant Split Prawns served Hot with Garlic Butter, French Fries and a Mixed Salad£24.00

Half a Hot Native Lobster with Garlic Butter, a Mixed Salad & French Fries£36.00

Loch Duart Salmon Wellington wrapped in a Mushroom & Buckwheat Duxelles with Spinach and Savoury Cabbage, served with Hollandaise Sauce£25.00

Sri-Lankan Monkfish & Prawn Curry with Fragrant Rice and Pak Choi£27.00

Baked Cornish Hake wrapped in Parma Ham with Cabbage, Spinach, Parsley-Crushed Potatoes and a Tomato Butter Sauce£25.00

Pan-Roasted Halibut Steak with Dauphinoise Potato, Tenderstem Broccoli and a Crab Velouté£36.00

Grilled Swordfish Steak on a Green Bean, Cannellini Bean, Tomato & Rocket Salad with a Preserved Lemon Dressing£26.00

30-Day Aged Fillet Steak, a Green Pepper & Wild Mushroom Sauce, Baked Vine Tomatoes & French Fries£36.00

Rigatoni Pasta with a Kale & Walnut Pesto, Cavalo Nero Sauce and freshly grated Parmesan£18.50

Side Dishes

French Fries£4.50

Baby Potatoes

Baguette Salted Butter

Green or Mixed Salad

Desserts

Strawberry and Cream Choux Bun with Vanilla Ice Cream and White Chocolate Soil£9.00

Warm Pear & Ginger Cake, Toffee & Lime Sauce and Salted Caramel Ice Cream£9.00

Autumn Spiced Egg Custard Tart with Black Fig Jam and Clotted Cream

Ice Creams: chocolate / strawberry / Madagascan vanilla / salted caramel

Sorbets: raspberry / lemon / mango

Café Gourmand: A Barista Coffee with a Selection of Three Dark Chocolate Truffles£7.95

A Selection of William's Cheeses with Frozen Grapes, Membrillo Jelly and Biscuits£9.75

Overall ratings and reviews

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FAQs

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