Endsleigh - Full Menu

The food was absolutely delicious and good value. The service was excellent but overall bit on the stiff and starchy side which when the place is small and supp... read more The food was absolutely delicious and good value. The service was excellent but overall bit on the stiff and starchy side which when the place is small and supposed to have a country house feel it. It led to a slightly restrained atmosphere. Does that come from the staff themselves or from the top? We went because we were staying nearby and we were curious to see inside the former 'cottage ' of the Duke of Bedford. Please do something about the hall it has a forbidding atmosphere to it which I don 't think it would have had originally when the place was a family holiday home (or even as a fishing club before the Polizzis came to its rescue). Paint the hall bright orange or something. It 's not a good welcome to the place and sets the wrong tone. No one wants to walk on eggshells in a country house hotel. It 's a stunning place with a wonderful story to tell. It needs to loosen its corset!

Came for a walk around the gardens. Katie on reception was delightful and Jade our waitress makes the best mocha I've had in a very long time. The gardens are b... read more Came for a walk around the gardens. Katie on reception was delightful and Jade our waitress makes the best mocha I've had in a very long time. The gardens are beautiful, the waterfall and Bamboo forest were in particular beautiful