Hello and happy 1st of March! The Calendar spring is here, and we look forward to enjoying the first warmth, lots of sunshine and all lovely moments that March brings! We already have a special day planned for the Mothering Sunday (22nd of March). All you need to do is to check the menu, book […]

To book or not to book? If you still ask yourself this question, listen to Magda – the owner of St Michael’s boutique hotel! If it’s fine dining, bistro style brunch/lunch, award winning breakfast, outside catering, private functions or luxurious accommodation in St.Michaels, here are a few suggestions why to book with us: -we are […]

October brought rainy days, cosy evenings and (unfortunately) low temperatures. If you feel under the weather and would like to get back to your usual self as quickly as possible – always turn to Vitamin C! The most excellent source of it is definitely a rose-hip syrup. As promised – we are publishing a recipe […]

Local favourite St. Michael’s Restaurant With Rooms Painswick has been shortlisted for national annual awards that recognises the best UK independent hosts and hoteliers.   St. Michael’s Restaurant With Rooms Painswick has been shortlisted for the Quirkiest Place To Stay Award at Britain’s premier annual awards for the industry. The eviivo Awards, in their sixth […]

Already thinking where to take your family, friends, colleagues or staff this Christmas? St. Michaels is the perfect venue with cosy restaurant, roaring fire, home from home feeling, friendly relaxed professional service and delicious food. We have come up with a very special menu for you this year. If it is a traditional festive turkey, […]

KITCHEN GARDEN FOODS has been making top quality jams, chutneys, marmalades and condiments under the KITCHEN GARDEN label since 1989 when Barbara Moinet cooked up her first batch of Blackberry and Apple Jam in the kitchen of her Gloucestershire cottage. The small town of Stroud on the edge of the Cotswold Hills, where the company […]

Do you remember our student Oscar Hawes? He started with us on work experience and just recently completed  his NVQ level II in catering at the National Star college in Ullenwood. Congratulations! Oscar has applied at St. Michaels for the position of commis chef and we would love to welcome him back with open arms. […]

We are very happy to announce that St. Michaels will be featured  in the Food and Drink guide. If you are a foodie it’s a great way to find about all the eateries, bistros and restaurants that the Cotswolds have to offer. So take your pick and go to explore. You can find our profile […]

St.Michaels is very happy to start our weekly veg box scheme again from the Rococo gardens. It can’t get more local and seasonal than that! Thank you very much to the had honcho Roger for supplying us with such a fantastic produce! It’s a real pleasure for Matt to whisk his culinary creations using those […]

Over the moon and back with 5 ? HO rating St.Michaels is very proud to receive 5 stars for hygiene and food safety practice. Thank you very much to all our staff for keeping St.Michaels spick and span! Come and treat yourself to a breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or just a cup of a good coffee. Excellence […]

We are happy to introduce a new relaxing, remedial and rejuvenating treatment for our guests at St Michael’s hotel. The specialist from Cotswold Mobile Massage team will deliver luxurious massage treatments to the comfort of your suit so there’s no need to travel. Just let us know, and we’ll book your relaxation session.  

Congratulations! Our breakfast won the Trip Adviser Award! It’s cooked with love to order. We bake our homemade bread and croissants here daily, prepare fresh fruit salad, homemade muesli and home cooked baked beans; we source sausages, bacon, cheeses, milk, butter, yoghurts and free range eggs from local farms, using local suppliers where possible ( […]

Beautiful Lemon Sole and Brill, exceptional Cuttlefish or Wild Bass – you can enjoy the freshest seasonal fish dishes at St Michael’s thanks to our new supplier – Flyingfish Seafood. Their flavourful seafood comes 50 weeks a year, five days a week from local Cornish boats and markets like Newlyn and Looe. Caught, expertly prepared […]

We’ve signed up with the new (and the beast) dairy supplier ever! This excellent selection of delicious cheeses, butter and yoghurts come fresh to your table at St Michael’s from the award-winning cheesemakers and distributors Carron Lodge. It’s a family run business that prides itself in offering over 2000 products. Carron Lodge sources products directly […]

No dessert could beat the winter blues as perfect as Traditional English Fool.  Rhubarb variety of it is probably the best way to brighten up the dull February days and to get some well needed this time of year vitamin “C” into the system.   Ingredients Rhubarb compote: 300g Yorkshire forced rhubarb, cut into 2cm […]

Winter is nearly over, we all feel a bit tired and down. Yet there is a way to cheer us up – a splash of colour and extra vitamin C added to our system. Check out a new recipe from chef Matt – Saffron and lemon soup! It’s easy, bright, tasty and packed with goods!     […]

Thursday the 29th of November our good friend Ranulf Middleton from D’Arcy Wines in Cheltenham will bring a selection of sherries produced from small distilleries from around the world. Imagine a glass of sherry and tapas cooked for you with love by Matt to share with your family or friends by a roaring fire to […]

With December fast approaching it is time to decide for your Christmas party! And have you chosen what are you going to do in New Year’s Eve? We might have just the right solution for you: No cooking, no washing up, just a perfect evening with your friends and family by the fire with the […]

Today we cook borscht – the vibrant, rich, hearty beetroot soup that compliments the season with the colours and choice of vegetables required. It’s a rustic and hearty Eastern European classic, a wholesome dish for vegetarian diets and gentle on the budget too. Preparation may take some time but is well worth the effort. A […]

We love the rich, warming combination of flavours. The ginger in the biscuits and muscovado sugar in the creams go so beautifully with the lively acidity of the plums. It really is one of the most beautiful autumn puddings.     Ingredients Set cream 675ml double cream 225ml milk 100g muscovado sugar 1 ½ tbsp […]

We love Autumn for its bright colours and lots of different fruits and vegetables it brings to our tables. It’s a time to try new recipes and get back to some good classics. Today we cooked corn chowder – one of the ultimate comfort foods. It’s hearty, light and easy to make. We always add […]

  We are passionate about art, and we love to discover new names while supporting new artists. This Autumn, StMichael’s is proud to introduce you something completely different regarding paintings and illustrations: Meet Guzel Mardanshina, the Russian artist from Milton Keynes.   Guzel is an artist from Moscow, Russia who now lives in Milton Keynes […]

  “It is good people who make good places.”  Anna Sewell, Black Beauty   St Michael’s would not be what it is without our staff. They are the heartbeat. The energy. The passion. The knowledge. The compassion. Meet Lisa – probably the first person you see when you come over to our place: Lisa grew […]

  Matt, head chef and co-owner of St. Michaels, explains how Rea King become one of our key members of staff: “Magda and I both come from a teaching background.I was running the National Star College Bistro in Ullenwood for five years and trained students with additional needs in the kitchen. Now, having our own […]

  Syllabub is a quintessentially English dessert. When done well, its clean, light flavour makes a satisfying end to a meal. Very quick and easy to make, it is lovely served just on its own or perhaps with some little crumbly shortbread biscuits. In restaurant we use lemon and fennel biscotti.   Ingredients 250g of […]

September is butternut squash season, perfect time for the ideal warming and spicy soup. Our chef Matt is sharing a perfect recipe for a chilly afternoon. Ingredients 2 butternut squash 2.4kg 4 sage sprigs 3 leeks white and light green parts only. Thinly sliced 2 carrots thinly sliced 6 shallots thinly sliced 2 onions thinly […]

This summer blesses us with long days, singing birds and lots of goods to forage from fields and forests. The Elderflower season is full on, and we at St Michael’s can’t get enough of these delicate and fragrant florets. Elderflowers infuse this versatile syrup with a unique aroma and taste. All summer long we are […]

Hello and Happy Monday! We hope you are having a great start to the week, as we do at StMichaels. And the most exciting news today – the new Art Sale Exhibition in our hotel. We are extremely proud to present exceptional works of another Cotswold resident. Please Meet and welcome incredible local artist Gerry […]

We are continually working on our menu, to keep it up to date and to cook mostly from the seasonal local products. But that doesn’t stop us from creating some international dishes. Like this one – Indonesian Soup Laksa. Soon we will serve it in our restaurant, but today we challenge you to cook it […]

How the bounty of the hedgerow harvest helps boost the menu at StMichael’s Restaurant in the beautiful village of Painswick.   What made you get into cooking? My parents instilled in me a love for food. My father taught me to cook from an early age, though my mother did most of the cooking. She […]

  The evening of Thursday 17th of May at St.Michaels bistro in Painswick flowed nicely, and so did the wine! We hosted another fabulous Arty Party, and we had the time and fun of our lives!   With invaluable support from local artists and with massive help from: – Anthony Lewis-Churchill, – parish councillor Dawn […]

I was born in the Czech Republic. I came from a family of small wine producers. We lived in the South part of Czech called Moravia. My home town, Mikulov, is the most beautiful historical and cultural mecca. You will find a castle, museums, synagogue, Jewish cemetery, Holly Hill, cycling paths, galleries and cellars. It […]

  Art is food for the soul and St Michaels Bistro in partnership with Artist Anthony Lewis-Churchill will be holding an auction on 17th May from 7pm in support of both local artists and to raise money for Painswick Recreation Ground.  Businesses and residents will be able to view over 20 artists work while taking […]

At St Michael’s we celebrate art in every aspect of it: whether it is an egg decorating, a creating of a dish or a exhibition. Come over and enjoy our artistic span – our menu is full of masterpieces as well as our walls: for the next few weeks at our ongoing Art Sale Gallery […]

What a night it was! Sparkly and bubbly! Thanks to Ranulf Middleton from D’Arcy Wines in Cheltenham our wine tasting event turned to be awesome. We made a lot of discoveries. Who would’ve thought that out of all fruits on the vine winemakers will only leave 4 to ripen in order to get all the […]

Meet Ben Lowe – our Easter egg bunny! There is no Easter without the eggs. White or brown, big or small, spotted or plain, chocolate or not – Ben Lowe’s Cooper’s hill farm chicken or duck eggs are truly eggcellent! Every Wednesday he kindly delivers the free-range fresh eggs to St Michaels and they really […]

As spring is very slowly approaching this year, the first leaves of wild garlic are finally poking through the frozen ground. With the vibrant green colour, strong aroma and delicious taste, it is a great ingredient to have in the kitchen. Good for soups, pestos or added to  salads. Matt, Magda and their offsprings Edu […]

  Currently completing work experience at St Michaels Bistro, Painswick; Star college student Oscar Hawes explains how he has been given the opportunity to work with Chef Matt Black despite his learning differences and additional needs.   Name: Oscar Hawes Current position: Trainee in Catering and Hospitality and Star College student   What advice would […]

  To support our local artist and to show their best works we have an ongoing sale art-exhibition in our hotel. For the next 8 weeks we are happy and proud to present fantastic prints by Andy Lovell.     Andy’s printmaking is represented through galleries across the UK whist, as an illustrator he has […]

Are you or your loved ones a “foodie”? Matt, chef at St. Michaels restaurant Painswick, will be repeating the successful Pig Fest Chefs Skills Course on the 26th of November and 3rd of December 4pm-9pm, this time with Dexter’s Beef, where meat lovers will get to learn how to butcher their animal from nose to […]

Archangel St Michael, known in religious history as a ‘spiritual warrior’, will be shining down on restaurant owners on Friday 24th November (5pm – 9pm) at annual Painswick Goodwill evening. Goodwill offers late night shopping, Christmas cheer, street food, entertainment and all; in picturesque Painswick with its twinkling 99 yew trees, lighting the pathway for […]

Art is food for the soul and St Michaels Bistro in partnership with Anthony Lewis-Churchill will be holding an auction on 18th October from 7pm in support of both local artists and to raise money for Painswick Recreation Ground Trust. Magda Black, Proprietor of St Michaels Bistro, said: Art is very much part of St […]

Local Chef Matt Black reassured Painswick Feast attendees, that no puppies were harmed in the making of St Michaels Bistros ‘Puppy dog pie’ at this year’s Clypping ceremony and apple day celebrations. Matt Black, St Michaels proprietor, explains: “We have had real fun recreating our ‘Puppy dog pie’. As a dog friendly restaurant, we have […]

Painswick chef Matt Black brings a taste of the Czech Republic to the Cotswolds by holding a butchery demonstration and meal with local foodies at St Michael’s Bistro. The event mirrors an annual Czech tradition of nurturing a pig and then preparing it’s meat to get through the harsher winter months. Matt Black, Chef and […]

St Michaels received a sweet video review from Claire Robinson. Writer and Huffington Post Blogger Claire Robinson visited our little B&B in Painswick and had a lovely time and even better thought we were sweet enough to create a beautifully edited review video about us. Check out her video below and for the full blog article on St […]

After completing months of renovation work in the building, the final piece in the St. Michael’s jigsaw – our web site – is now live. Big thanks to all who helped create the site including the guys at Lines Group (copy, design and code) and our photographer Ann-Marie Randall.