Group golf outing staying one night DB&B with 2 rounds of golf. Deal negotiated by our group leader with previous owners, new owners honoured bookings already made. Only 2 positives with hotel was lovely refurbushed clean room and good buffet breakfast. Unfortunately, my room, like neighbouring rooms had no hot water in shower ( tried on arrival after round of golf and following morning) or wash hand basin and shower gel dispenser empty. Others in group had booked for an extra night paying £200 for extra night DB&B. Had to wait over 1hr 30mins for starter to be served on night I was there. Sat down in dining room at 7pm with starters not being served until 9:30. Bear in mind everything was pre ordered! 2nd night for those who stayed on was fractionally better. The food was totally unacceptable for many in our group eg Chicken Korma with only 2 pieces of chicken on a bed of lukewarm rice and 1 small tough texture naan bread. Vegetarian rice dish tasteless with gloomy mound of rice with unrecognisable vegetables. Steak pie on 2nd night was only luke warm. Overall not a positive dining experience.
Our group organiser had great difficulty, prior to our stay, getting any information from hotel to pre order our first night's meal, which she had been informed had to be done for our group size of 16 when originally confirming our group booking. End result was had to order at reception on our arrival. Menu choice was like a pub lunch menu with some added specials. A scrappy, barely legible, hand written sheet gave the menu choice. It had the appearance of being hastily written on a crumpled A4 piece of paper. Choices were then transferred to a, not fit for purpose, spread sheet, resulting in one of our group not getting a main course on our 1st night. She eventually got a substituted mac and cheese served to her at 9:30 by which time appetite was totally diminished and desserts were not wanted by anyone as time now 9:45pm. We found the waiter and reception staff friendly but having to operate under very poor managerial guidance.
Since returning home our organiser has tried unsuccessfully, yet again, to make contact with hotel to express our very negative dinner and room facilities experience and hopefully get some refund. Again promised phone calls and communication from manager and food and beverages manager has at time of writing, been non existent. This is most definitely not a 4 star rated establishment under the new ownership. 2 stars at most to reflect refurbished areas and staff dealing with residents but dining barely 1 star!