Steak • Cakes • British • European
"This is lovely place with lovely people but it lacks something. There are lots of little things that if they were put right would make it a great place. The food was lovely but expensive. We had the tasting menu which was well cooked. It had a good balance of textures but the portions were small even for a tasting menu. We ate early evening alone in the restaurant and we felt rushed in order that they could close. The breakfasts were excellent except that one morning we were served toast with mould running through it and sautéed potatoes were little bigger than a grain of rice. On the plus side the coffee was consistently good. Housekeeping wise there needs to be lot more attention to detail. Our luxury room was not. It was a badly fitted small room with large furniture so we kept bumping into the corner of the hardwood frame on the bed. The bathroom also had a grubby round the edges appearance. Screws were missing out of things here and there and the window frames needed a good wash. It seems that this restaurant with rooms is aiming at a high end market. With better management and attention to detail they should get there. An on-going regime of cleaning and maintenance together with more staff will undoubtedly help."
Greek • Coffee • Seafood • European
"Took my friend there for a birthday treat. Man in reception wasn’t very friendly. Looked like he didn’t want to be there. Told to take a seat in the reception area and brought us drinks menu. We ordered two teas. They came to our little table in the reception area with no teaspoons or sugar just a little pot of milk. We were then brought the main menu which we didn’t want as we wanted the afternoon tea menu. He brought this and we said we wanted the afternoon tea. He then told us we had to book that in advance! I wasn’t given the option to book any meal online. We de died to just order scones. They were brought to the table in reception so we asked if we could sit in the main restaurant area which they said we could. We had to bring our pot of tea and cups etc through to the restaurant. There were only three other people in there the whole time we were there. The food was ok. Scones very small for the price. It was cold, no music and lacked atmosphere. The staff weren’t over friendly and we couldn’t wait to leave. Won’t bother returning which is a shame as the setting is very nice."
