白鹿飯店

Firstly, the positive: Great location, well executed refurb of a 500 year old building. Picturesque dining room with impressive alfresco dining balcony and a nice looking wood-panelled bar. Aesthetically, extremely pleasing. And now, for the grisly remainder: The rate: just about 25 to 40% too high considering there is no central air, no elevator, no gym, pool, sauna or any amenity other than rooms, bar and dining. Put simply, just not worth £200 per night - at any time of the year. The room: I was shoved in room 20 in the eaves if the building with a loose toilet roll holder and some pigeons nesting directly behind the ceiling / on the roof. Cute to hear the coo-ing of baby birds waiting to be fed, but not that cute at £200 a night. The room itself was adequate, minus the bathroom which was tiny and lacked any form of shelf for toiletries etc. Odd oversight. Staff: Mainly absent from the check in desk. All very, very young. A general "deer in headlights" air pervaded once a staff member could be tracked down. Fitting, given the name of the inn. Bar and dinning: Bar is cosy with a nice fire place. Shame it closes at 10pm on a Sunday. Too early. Rear dining area is impressive; however, the traditional English breakfast was weak. Fatty bacon, 4x tiny cherry tomatoes and two pieces of dry bread where the low lights. No jam, marmalade, honey or other topping offered. Odd. Oversight? Or just poor training/service? Other amenities: none. Location: Central for the upper high street, castle etc. Would I rebook? Not on your Nelly. Good luck to the White Hart team going forward. Drop the rate and improve the service and breakfast offering. Hopefully it works out.

We ate at the resturant and I am blown away with how great it was. Great service, delicious food and despite being late to our booking, very friendly staff. The vegan options were really good and the menu really did cater to all appetites. I have been recommending this to all my friends.

This is a really lovely hotel. Our room was beautiful and the welcoming treats and notes were very thoughtful. The bed was a dream to sleep in. We had a delicious meal at the newly decorated restaurant. We will definitely be coming back again.

We came for dinner at the White Hart as a family of four. Our food and drinks were lovely, good options for children and also a couple of vegetarian mains to choose from - the ravioli was delicious. Lovely service from our waiter Xan who was attentive and polite.

We came in ‘off the street” in the early morning when we discovered that our overnight stay in nearby village did not do breakfast. Beautiful old hotel and proud of its decor. Our breakfast was fantastic. I had perfect Eggs Royale and my husband had a hearty full English breakfast. It was all excellent but highest praise goes to their coffee as most hotels do not do coffee well. Thank you to the unseen chef! Also, we had a wonderfully calm man taking the orders. It was quite busy with everyone arriving at the same time but he coped so well.

Love this place. Now had several lunches/drinks here latest today 19th July. Restaurant well laid out , nicely decorated and plenty of room and tables not on top of each other. Always been treated with a smile. Service overall pretty decent. I had a starter of crab and risotto fishcake, pretty tasty it was too We both had fish and chips today,tho previously I've had the pork and leek sausages which were fantastic. Fish very well cooked with lovely crispy batter with minted peas and tartare sauce chunky chips. Only moot point it's served on wooden board and chips ,sauce and peas in ramekins (presentation?)... personally prefer just on a nice plate. Will definitely return