Lark Bar Restaurant

We arrived, stood outside the food hall as the girl behind the bar did not bother to speak to us. I then walked into the dining room, after that all went well. Did I have to press the bell? We nearly turned and went elsewhere.

Disappointed afternoon tea. Only four finger sandwiches with very thin fillings. No offer of tea or coffee and when requested was forgotten. One small pot of tea was provided between two people with no offer of refill. One of the desserts had a long black hair draped over it! Will not be returning.

Booked through Groupon, this was the worst afternoon tea I have ever had. Four finger sandwiches, with ham that looked like luncheon meat, others were crispy round the edges. One tiny scone (which was like a rock cake) and one small cupcake. I didn’t expect the Ritz by any means but it really was awful. Never ever again!

We went to the restaurant for a cheeky midweek meal. We were the only diners on this Wednesday evening. There was no ambience to the place... At all. I streamed a radio station on my phone for some background music. The food was delicious tho and they accommodated my vegetarian choice without hesitation. However, we felt very rushed to leave which was a bit annoying as there were no other diners. We felt that it would've been better to have not offered dining on this night (possibly any week night) Nice food but you need more than that to avoid a rubbish evening.

Visited with a Groupon voucher which gave us 2 courses each for £19, and was value for money, we could order anything on the menu which was good, I had the stuffed mushroom and and the 8oz rump steak and my wife had the deep fried breaded brie, all courses were good, my steak was cooked to perfection (rare) and was tender wich was good as no steak knives were provided, my main issue is the decor, the restaurant looked tired and in need of a refurb, not the most inviting place, and the chef served the mains as he couldn't find the waitress, who also works on the bar so was very stretched. I will say the lady that served us was very friendly, respectful and very helpful. Overall worth s visit...

We had a reservation for 10 people at 12:30, but some of us arrived a bit late, so we did not sit down until 12:45. It took until 1:15 for us to receive our food. We had informed the waitress that we all wanted tea, no coffee, but we did not receive our tea until much later. By the time we finally got our tea, we had already finished our sandwiches, scones, and cake. In our previous experiences, the tea has always been served first, so we were surprised by this delay. Additionally, this was the first time we had finished our tea and were still hungry. The portions were very small, and we were disappointed by the overall experience. We have decided that we will not be returning to this place...

Thought we'd give it a try as we are local, the service was very good, although the restaurant was extremely quiet with only a couple of other tables occupied. The food was fine, not the best I've ever had but not the worst, we got a discount through meerkat meals so found the value fine for what we paid, but I would have been disappointed if I'd paid full price. The food was all standard pub grub, well presented and edible, but nothing exciting or different to try. There were only a couple of options for my vegetarian daughter, of which she would only consider one and I found the atmosphere very lacking, that may be because we went on a Monday night and it was quiet, but I don't know if tha...

We made a reservation for three people for the Sunday Carvery. Our table was reserved for 12 noon, but we informed them that we may arrive slightly later. When we arrived at 11:55, our first impression was not great as there were dirty glasses piled up on the bar near the entrance. The only visible staff member was occupied with taking a payment from another family for over five minutes. After noticing that the restaurant was dark and empty with no carvery set up or tables laid, we informed the staff that we had a reservation. They then went to set up a table for us. We inquired about the carvery's readiness at 12:10, as we needed to leave by 1:15pm. We were told that it was ready and the ch...

The Afternoon Tea was a gift via a Groupon Voucher, I had pre booked and asked for 1 savoury and 1 sweet tea this request made no difference to what I know is probably a standard 'package '. Our stay was a total of 40 minutes, the general atmosphere was quiet and the place a little dated . We were sat in the bay of conservatory which was a little on the stuffy side, the window seal that surrounded the table had clearly not seen a duster in a good few days. I concur with a previous comment that people standing outside smoking nearby isn 't a great nearby view so perhaps the fact the windows were shut was a good thing. Staff were friendly and we we were promptly seated and a glass of 'bubbly '...