Selection Of Finger Sandwiches
The Barnyard

The Barnyard

Oak LaneUpchurch, Sittingbourne, United Kingdom

Full • Wine • British • High Tea


"Really really poor. The venue is lovely, but the restaurant would put me off ever using this place for a wedding. Service initially was fine, then 3 drunk ladies sat next to us which I wasn’t bothered about, it’s Xmas after all however they were asked numerous times if they wanted more drinks and if everything was okay, whereas my partner and I were not asked once for any more drinks etc seemed like they knew they’d make their money on 3 girls on the lash so didn’t bother with us. The starters were nice, the halloumi bruschetta was yummy but the Thai cake was literally one which was such poor value for money. Anyway, it came to the roasts I’m pretty sure I’d have eaten better at Toby carvery, st least the yorkshires would have been fresh. The roasts were awful, the but roast I had was not nice at all and looked like dog sick. It came in a soggy giant Yorkshire which looked like a frozen aunt Bessie’s, in fact it all looked like it had either been frozen or come in a bag, nothing fresh at all. And my partner had the pork, which is advertised with CRACKLING, but to call it that is actually laughable, when they actually bring you pulled pork and then a side of pork scratchings and say they’re crackling. I even asked the waitress about the crackling and she pointed to 5 pieces of pork scratchings on my partners plate and said that was is, I said to her they were pork scratchings but she didn’t understand. This was definitely a way to tell it wasn’t fresh as freshly cooked pork would have come with actual crackling on it. Honestly the whole thing was just awful, and to pay £15 for a roast that tastes like a microwave meal is ridiculous. We just wanted to leave, but again due to the service this took having to ask twice to be able to actually pay and leave. Such a shame as the barn/restaurant looks absolutely lovely, but I would absolutely never ever come back"

Proud Country House, Stanmer Park

Proud Country House, Stanmer Park

Stammer Park, BN1 9QA, Brighton, United Kingdom

Wine • Cakes • Coffee • Breakfast


"Today a few colleagues and I attended Stanmer for the second time on a complimentary lunch as our work Christmas party was so awful. I wish we hadn’t. Christmas party (main points or we will be here all day... shocking service no waiting staff long wait for pre ordered food from set menu, between starter and dinner 1.5 hours and dinner and dessert another 1.5. drinks order never arrived bar had to bring it missing veg from mains including potatoes awful desserts some big some small some over cooked some not cooked at all. drinks bill given when not even finished awful DJ rude bar staff This resulted in us not paying on the night and Stanmer giving us a complimentary lunch. Today’s lunch (only 4 staff came the others didn’t want to waste their time very poor service, was not asked if food was ok, not asked if we wanted more drinks, things being dropped and spilt all over the place. cold food blue beef when told would be medium rare table next to us complained also. staff running round like headless chickens much like the Xmas party. In the end we were sick of waiting for our drinks bill, walked out and paid at the bar. I can safely say I shall not be returning, I shall not be having my wedding reception here and I will never ever recommend this place. What a waste of money doing it up, to have a poor reputation. As a local person and business owner I am thoroughly disappointed and can recommend much better places for you to spend your hard earnt cash. I feel sorry for the woman getting married here next week, good luck to her and I hope we gave her enough warning to make sure the team have correct staffing levels and skills before the big day... they can’t even cope with a Sunday roast."

Afternoon Tea @ The Bonham

Afternoon Tea @ The Bonham

35 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh, EH3 7RN, United Kingdom

Steak • French • Hotels • Venues


"We had afternoon tea on 6th December at Bonham 's. As I have a variety of medical conditions I clearly and fully stated my dietary requirements on the booking. On arrival these were checked with the waiting staff, who assured me that the kitchen was aware of them and had complied with them. I requested no meat. When the food arrived, the sandwiches were wholly meat based. We asked for them to be replaced, which they were eventually with soft cheese and cucumber and some vegtable wraps. We had said that fish was ok but were not offered smoked salmon as stated was included on the menu. The scones were of a rock like and dry consistency and insufficent preserves for two people. The cakes included one that was chocolate (specific request no chocolate) and one that included chocolate in the decoration. When this was pointed out to the waiter, I was told 'chef presumed that only one person was asking for no chocolate '. Perhaps next time chef could ask? When I reminded the waiter that I wasn 't just being awkward, I had asked for alternatives because of medical reasons, he said he 'd see what he 'could do '. He returned with two very small macaroons. In addition, service was slow. I was both disappointed and upset. A small discount was negotiated from the bill but it didn 't make up for the appalling migraine that I woke up with the next morning because of Bonham 's failure to treat my request for dietary changes for medical reasons seriously."