Lords of the Manor - Cotswold

Sunday lunch was perfect not too stodgy and good quality ingredients. Such a beautiful garden to sit in. If I were local this would be my go to for Sunday lunch.

Tasty food and very helpful staff, excellent service and elegant setting.

From arrival to departure, the attention to our comfort and enjoyment was unstinting. Friendly barman, who made excellent cocktails and very welcoming Maitre D ' who oversaw the food service (and knew everything about the dishes 8 course tasting menu, veggie and non veggie). A panoply of tastes, textures and beautifully presented dishes unfolded, each building on, and contrasting beautifully with its predecessor. Flavours abounded and surprised the palate at each turn, yet everything tasted 'as it should '. My highlight was the red mullet in a 'nage ' of rhubarb and lovage oil, yet nothing could be faulted. A visit by the sous chef who toasted marshmallow lollipops at the table and served a variety of chocolate fancies capped the dining experience. As did the fine port which the Maitre D ' proposed to end the evening. Wonderful.

Fabulous building in a tranquil setting, lovely birthday lunc( for my wife.

Food was terrible, Luke warm and tasteless. The service was slow and graceless. The ambience was stuffy and stultifying. The decor was tired and dated. It was like stepping back into the worst of the 1980s pretentious and pompous. Ludicrously priced. I have had better food in several local pubs. To be avoided.