Bramblings - Bromsgrove

We were staying in the Abbey Hotel on a dinner bed and breakfast deal. We were able to choose from a 3 course menu all of which sounded very nice. Starters were... read more We were staying in the Abbey Hotel on a dinner bed and breakfast deal. We were able to choose from a 3 course menu all of which sounded very nice. Starters were OK, I had halloumi and beetroot but it was a little short on beetroot and overly sweet with balsamic. My husband had gravlak which he enjoyed. Both offered bread but had one bite and left it as it was stale. For mains I had chicken and mash with onions and green beans. It needed another veg on the plate and again was overly sweet with another heavy handed addition of balsamic. My husband had 'crispy ' pork belly the majority of the pork was inedible as rather than being crispy it was an un crisped layer of fat and rather unpleasant. For desert my husband had a chocolate tart which was ok. I ordered the special of strudel with ice cream. It was unfortunately not a strudel and not edible. It was a parcel of very hard filo pastry filled with what we suspect was left over tinned fruit from the breakfast buffet, a few currents and a lot of what we think was bread crumbs. It was awful and I left it all. Service was ok except one waitress kept squeezing behind my chair rather than walking round the table next to us. We were not asked how our meals were despite leaving some elements untouched, and weren 't offered a tea or coffee at the end of the meal we aren 't good at complaining and so didn 't raise the issues and regret this. My husband attempted to pay for his wine and the staff seemed unable to work the tills properly. We guess they must be new tills with the refurbishment. All in all we wouldn 't go back. Some elements were Ok but nothing was great and had we paid full price rather than as part of our hotel stay deal we would have been massively dissapointed.

We met friends here for our annual Christmas lunch and could not have asked for a better experience. The all you can eat carvery had a wide selection of starter... read more We met friends here for our annual Christmas lunch and could not have asked for a better experience. The all you can eat carvery had a wide selection of starters, mains and desserts and all good quality. The service was friendly, quick and non-intrusive. Amazing value for a Sunday lunch!!!

The service and the quality of the food were delightful, I would dine here again and would certainly recommend it to people looking for a quality meal in a plea... read more The service and the quality of the food were delightful, I would dine here again and would certainly recommend it to people looking for a quality meal in a pleasant environment.

Great restaurant food was lovely well presented piping hot . staff are well presented friendly quick to serve clear overall will definitely use again read more Great restaurant food was lovely well presented piping hot . staff are well presented friendly quick to serve clear overall will definitely use again

We dined here on a Saturday evening and the staff were very attentive and professional. We had 3 courses and thoroughly enjoyed the food. Only small niggle woul... read more We dined here on a Saturday evening and the staff were very attentive and professional. We had 3 courses and thoroughly enjoyed the food. Only small niggle would be the scallops should be larger but apart from that we really enjoyed both the food and atmosphere. Big bonus was the fact they had Albarino which is a delicious Spanish wine.