Bramleys at the Orchard Hotel

Large corporate restaurant. Fancy dishes on the new menu, which seemed to be styled like French haute cuisine. All the dishes sounded imaginative and innovative. Clean place with well-dressed staff. Waiting staff were very young but pleasant, polite and helpful. Portions are embarrassingly tiny. It was laughable, I really thought they had made a mistake or would be bringing the rest of my main to the table in a short while! But no. Although I am a light eater I had to order an extra starter to supplement my main and even then the quantity was insufficient. It took 40 minutes to bring the food out yet there were only about 4 tables occupied. The food was lukewarm when it did arrive. Presentation on the plate was very ordinary. Prices are very high, perhaps this is not a problem for their expense-account guests but otherwise quite scandalous. I cannot recommend this restaurant. It's slow, expensive and the portions are insultingly small.