The Forest Side

A night to remember, for all the wrong reasons. Welcoming and warm arrival, but upon being shown in to the Rose room, which is fabulous, we were hit by a pungent smell of vomit. Not a hint, but so strong that as much as we wanted to stay, we asked to be moved. The Walnut room was nice. Pre dinner drinks, the sommelier served us the house champagne and English fizz. Both flatter than a pancake. On asking, nicely, if he felt they were acceptable, he said not all champagne are sparkling. Which is true, but these glasses came from bottles clearly opened some days ago. That said, two new glasses appeared and guess what, from fresh bottles they tasted and presented as expected. Four course meal was served by a great team, food was good, but not michelin starred. What should have been a memorable wedding anniversary evening was far below what we expected. We are happy to pay a premium, but not for this.