The Restaurant Guide for Wine Lovers
Purslane
We assessed Purslane in October 2026 and this review is based on the food menu and wine list at the time of the review. As menus and wine lists change, we name styles in order for the information to remain more useful as menus change. If things have slipped you can use the Vinealto Dining app including accessing an up to date reading using 'At the Table' from the wine list in front of you in the restaurant. How we assess
Purslane is a small seafood restaurant in Cheltenham, cooking Cornish fish and Cotswold produce on à la carte and tasting menus. Its list is tidy and food minded, with 12 wines by the glass and carafe, bone dry German Riesling and rosé, Cotswold wines and three sweet wines by the glass. It suits a special seafood dinner where the wine is taken seriously but never made a fuss of.
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