Accommodation: room very dated (carpets, furniture) in need of tlc, but clean, quiet and convenient. Shower curtains over bath not contemporary. Bed comfortable, nice linen.
Food: pricey for what was served, of varying quality. Bread to accompany cold starter were cheap, buttered, untoasted, supermarket slices, which is not what you'd expect with a ÂŁ10 starter.
Breakfast selection for continental sparse (items like fresh pastries entirely awol, despite on menu); selection of cooked breakfast ok, but supplements charged for specialty coffees and certain items like scrambled egg with salmon, which is incongruous considering a walk-in price of ÂŁ14 per head (otherwise, breakfast is included in room rate).
The free filter coffee offered at breakfast was strong, hot and freshly brewed; what we ate was tasty and of good quality.
Service at dinner knowledgeable, professional, friendly (clearly trained waiter). Breakfast (different waiter) sadly not: our request to substitute items on cooked full English with more of another (e.g. swap beans for additional hash brown) resulted in items just being taken off, which was disappointing.
Value for money: room rate is just about ok, but restaurant needs tighter quality control in kitchen; breakfast offer and service require overhaul.
So all in all very much a mixed experience.
With some updating of rooms (flooring, furniture, bathroom) and better food this could be a little gem of a countryside hotel in a pretty setting.
