The Mitre, Culloden

Service can be a little inconsistent. A small menu available, recommend the delicious smoked salmon. We had some items missed from our order, but every effort was made to amend.

The menu is limited with little for vegetarians. My husband could choose mushroom soup or tempura brocolli followed by a mushroom main . The manager was delightful and said that the chef would make a dahl. The food was ok, nothing mouthwatering. Hotel itself is gorgeous but if you want food modern cooking go to the Fitzwilliam or Cathedral Quarter

Food was outstanding, nice menu with each dish equally great. The Scotch Egg starter was delicious, and the beef main course was the best I can remember having, it was cooked perfectly. Not a big fan of deserts but what I saw arriving for family members looked really good. Beautiful surroundings, nice atmosphere, rounded off with good service from friendly staff. Altogether a great family Sunday lunch experience

Small birthday celebration afternoon tea for my 10 year old. She decided this was what she wanted, so away we went along with her daddy and Nana. The food was lovely. All very well presented and tasty. Plenty of choice and more than we could possibly eat. The staff were attentive and did a great job. They made a fuss of the child and made sure she had everything she wanted. Can't fault this experience at all. It was expensive, but there is no doubt in my mind that it was worth it.

We first had the afternoon tea and it was lovely. There was plenty of food, excellent tea, and attentive staff. Moving on to dinner, we found two wait staff servicing 23 people. Our waitress was lovely and personable. Our food was good but we found a group of very loud people at the opposite side of the room. It looked like a fine dining restaurant but diners were dressed in shorts, t-shirts, and jeans. Because the room itself was beautifully decorated, I thought there might have been a dress code or a least a more appropriate kind of clothing worn by the diners.

My Husband and I decided to treat ourselves to a visit to the 5* hotel restaurant Vespers. An expensive mistake ! The menu was very limited and 3 items were unavailable. How can things be unavailable with such a restricted menu ? I had the steak which was 2 mouthful size pieces of steak. A disgrace for the price tag of £30 . For a further £5 Parmesan chips which were so salty they were unpleasant. The extra veg of Brocolli, Beans and asparagus, only had beans and they didn’t have the other ingredients. It was no wonder we were the only ones in the restaurant . Much better quality food for more reasonable prices else where . We won’t be back !

Strange experience at the hotel, a mix up over the booking led to us sitting in the bar but being served afternoon tea.At £35 per head we had high expectations which were not met.Sandwiches were very basic , egg mayo and ham and pickle,no offer to replenish as there is in the Merchant. The scone is filled with lemon curd and is not pleasant and a teacake type bun was dry and tasteless.We left ours and advised one of the staff it was dreadful, no reaction. Plenty of refills of tea and coffee but overall feel there are better quality afternoon read available elsewhere. Not sure what the recency connection is other than a reference to the dry scones and teacake.

Our meal in Vespers at the Culloden Estate and Spa was absolutely incredible. This is the first time I have eaten here in a few years, and what a night we had. First of all, the setting is incredible, a real winter wonderland with that old world style and character, a beautiful classic hotel, tastefully decorated for Christmas, with the Pianist playing all of the Christmas classics. The staff are amazing! They are so attentive, anticipating our every need, exactly the level of service that you expect from a five star hotel. They are also friendly and genuine. The food was stunning! There was clearly a lot of time and effort spent sourcing the best ingredients, prepping the dishes and present...

I recently visited Vespers for dinner following on from and an amazing Spa day at the Culloden Estate and Spa with my mum and Aunty and what a perfect end to the day it was! The waiter (Aiden) couldn’t have been nicer or more accommodating and the food prepared by the chef Andy was spectacular. They have recently changed the menu and each and every course we had was delicious! We were presented with a gorgeous amuse bouche to start followed by superb starters and main courses. We decided not to opt for dessert but on hearing that we were from Scotland (which the chef also was) he sent out a beautiful plate of sweet treats for us to enjoy along with our coffee. He then took the time to pop ou...