Hexham
The Dining Room

The Dining Room

The Dining Room, B6318, Hexham, NE46 4, United Kingdom

Soup • Fish • Dining • Coffee


"The impression driving in is of a very well maintained property and that favourable view is re inforced by a very welcoming staff despite their being very busy! The bar is well stocked and there are some good cocktails available at reasonable prices. There is a very good wine list to suit all pockets and with most tastes covered. They have some rarer mid priced wines and it is well worth asking for advice on the best combinations for some of their dishes. Someone knows what they are doing here! Be aware that the dining room décor is a little unusual especially compared to the rest of the hotel but that 's part of the fun! Starters were well received. If you can make soup of the day (tomato) interesting you are doing something right, the salmon was really top notch and the beetroot salad high quality. I had the fillet steak, this is something which is actually quite difficult to get right and very easy to get wrong. It was perfect. One of our guests had the venison. I am afraid this was a little disappointing, it didn 't seem to have been rested, there was a lot of stuff on the plate which didn 't seem to add much and the sauce was insipid. I wasn 't send back but it was a bit below par, My wife and our other guest had the chicken. The core dish was absolutely perfect but again it was slightly marred by extraneous additions particularly some rather tasteless chicken nuggets. Side dishes were good and just the right quantities. The puddings were to die for. For all courses the portions were very substantial! Service was top class. We took coffee in the bar. There is so much going for this place, nice venue, superb people, a really good wine list and menu but perhaps with some of the dishes someone is trying too hard when frankly there is no need. This may seem to be picky but if you are at 95% you may as well aim to get to 100%. We will return, it 's a great place."

Slaley Hall

Slaley Hall

Slaley, NE47 0BG, Hexham, United Kingdom

Pasta • British • Burgers • Chicken


"First morning breakfast hot items only luke warm not nice when eating bacon and eggs. Tables left uncleared Had to ask for milk and sweetners as none brought to the table. 1st night dinner, mains were delivered to our table before we had finished our starters. Soup was very bland and small portions even though the food was expensive. Steak knives were not brought with the meal so had to wait which took 5 minutes and food was getting cool.. 2nd day breakfast food much warmer as I had informed the restaurant manager the previous evening about the problem. Again no sweetners or milk on the table. Dishes left uncleared between courses, so table full of used dishes. 2nd evening dinner was a nightmare,. Steak sent back twice as could not cut it even with a steak knife. So I had no main meal at all as by the time they had cooked the 2nd steak the rest of our party had been waiting for an hour for their desserts. Soup was served without a spoon. I did speak with the manager who apologised and refunded my money. Again there were dirty glasses and empty bottles on the table that should have been cleared, but very kindly the manager cleared the table. From ordering a starter it took 40 minutes and from the starter to the mains was 1 hour 15 minutes and they had not even shown us the dessert menu by the time the manager came. Again he brought us the menu and took our order. This is the 2nd time we have visited Slaley Hall and each time the food has been a massive disappointment and that is such a shame because it is a lovely hotel, but I feel the food would be cheaper and better in the local pub or restaurant On the positive side the table and time I requested was adhered to. Thankyou"