"We arrived on 30.08.31, booked dinner for 6.15pm (first sitting full at 6.00pm) after traveling 250 miles we were looking forward to a nice dinner. We looked at the soup and thought is that the first course, had some, not very exiting. The main course offered just pork, (it was okay, almost hot) hard stuffing balls, cold carrots, cold green beans and blackened potatoes swimming oil cold oil. Picked through the potatoes. Veggie options, now quite sure what that was, bits of pasta in a red sauce. Now for pudding, well it was tinned fruit salad or sandwich sponge, take you pick out of two sponges. Nearly forgot you could add a very thin cream. No cheese and biscuits, no orange juice. Also you are only allowed to drink water at the table. Cancelled Friday night, but added friends for dinner at 7.00pm on Saturday. Fingers crossed everything would be okay. Well, soup did not even smell inviting, meat, pork and beef, (very good and hot) no stuffing balls or Yorkshire puddings. Same blackened potatoes, cold carrots and the cauliflower so cold is was inedible. Pudding, well, we were lucky as there was enough cheese cake and tinned fruit left for us. All the time we were there no more pudding brought out. Complained to the lady at the desk, said the food was awful and was told it was the chef. That was it! Came home on Sunday. Breakfast for all three mornings was also very poor, just no variety, and barely warm, think they forgot to actually cook the scrambled egg on the Saturday morning, not a mushroom in site, and as for coffee, help your self to a tear off packet, just like the bedroom. So sorry to write this as we have stayed at the Hotel and eaten here for so many years, that I feel it should be noted that it has gone so down hill. Also so very embarrassing to bring friends for dinner in a beautiful setting to be offed such awful food. Suffice to say due to the attitude of the staff, both in this restaurant and the Hotel, I cannot recommend that you should stay here,or eat here.. If you have not seen the restaurant area, it is beautifully set out, it is airy, the lighting is good, the chairs are comfortable. What a shame to food does not compliment it. I am afraid that I will not stay here again until both the Hotel and Restaurant get their act together and produce the experience we have been used to when staying in the wonderful building. Thank you"
