Giggling Squid - Cheltenham

Amazing place, staff are very attentive and proactive. Were very cautious with allergies and there was a good range of options for gluten free. Food was simply divine!!! The interior decor helps create a great atmosphere too. Recommended!

Be very careful if you have a preference that isn't an allergy, as this restaurant is paternalistic to the extreme. I took my friend out for her birthday and she prefers gluten free and is vegetarian. The restaurant messed up her order, bringing her something with tiny shrimp on it, then told her she wasn't allowed to order something with gluten in it as she'd said she's allergic. She repeatedly said she wasn't allergic, that she was fine with some gluten and was happy to have the spring rolls. THEY WOULD NOT LET A GROWN WOMAN ON HER BIRTHDAY MAKE HER OWN CHOICE! Because it took them so long to figure out there was nothing she could eat, she had to sit there while we all ate our food. Horrible experience, happy birthday huh? Then then brought her out two tiny scoops of ice cream and suggested she share it with us, put the price on the receipt (£5.25!!!) and then took it off. And that was all the acknowledgement we got for a totally ruined and awkward evening.