The Circus Restaurant

Who runs it

The Lisanti brothers took over the restaurant in 2021, and one of them, previously its head chef, oversees the menu. The cooking is modern European with occasional global touches, built around seasonal and local ingredients, and the wine list favours Old World bottles from independent growers. It is a family-run independent rather than a chain, which shows in the personal service and a menu that changes with the seasons.

The setting

The restaurant fills two levels of a honey-coloured Georgian building, with a handful of pavement tables outside in good weather. The lower floor works for larger groups, and can be booked for private parties of up to 30 early in the week. Pavement tables are the ones to request on a warm evening, with views along one of Bath's most elegant Georgian streets.

When to go

Brock Street is a minute from The Circus and a couple of minutes from the Royal Crescent, so it is ideal after an afternoon at No. 1 Royal Crescent or a walk in Royal Victoria Park. Set pre-theatre menus run every day except Saturday, and the Theatre Royal is less than ten minutes' walk away. Book online or by phone.

Highlights

• Family-run since 2021 by the Lisanti brothers
• Seasonal modern European cooking
• Between The Circus and the Royal Crescent
• Set pre-theatre menus (not Saturdays)

Good to know

• Book online or by phone on 01225 466020
• Private parties of up to 30 Monday to Thursday
• Theatre Royal is under 10 minutes' walk

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