Lounge At The Hetland Hall

Excellent food. Only had the chicken tempura burger but thoroughly enjoyed it. Friendly and attentive staff. Would recommend.

It must be twenty five years since I last visited Hetland Hall Hotel. The lunch I had then reminded me of the hotel fare we had to suffer in my youth, during post war austerity one slice of cold meat; two scoops of mashed potato with some over boiled vegetable followed by tinned fruit and custard. Needless to say, I never returned and would advise people against the place, until we were given a Christmas voucher for afternoon tea there. We used this yesterday and it was excellent a generous helping of well filled sandwiches followed by fresh scones, jam and clotted cream and finished with a selection of dainty cakes, too numerous to finish. This was washed down with a well selected tea and a glass of prosecco. All was delightful and none of the baking was bought in but prepared in house. I suspect there have been several changes in ownership at Hetland Hall during the last quarter of a century since my last visit however, bad fare may offer short term profit but has long term consequences. I am happy to say that this recent pleasurable experience has completely altered my opinion of the place.

I wanted somewhere a bit sophisticated and buzzy to take my very special Daughter in Law for a birthday meal. Hetland Hall was recommended by friends who said it was refurbed and now great. I remembered it from some years ago when it had been a bit tired and sad. But, wow, what a change. The restaurant was lovely, and the food and staff couldn't have been better. I found out that Hetland is part of a small group of four such hotels, since this visit my husband and I have now visited another in the group which is just of the M74 and was equally pleased. The food is stylish and very good value. Well done. so much nicer than the big chain hotels/restaurants.

Visited here today at short notice for lunch. Have been before and enjoyed excellent lunch freshly prepared. Staff very attentive friendly and efficient. Hotel refurbished to very high standard and lovely log fire burning in front area.

This place has lovely gardens and a nice outdoor space. The room we had was newly kitted out and was good value for money. We did notice that some parts of the hotel weren’t really finished, like the roof on the extension. It just looked a bit messy in places. We had unpainted wooden panels in the room. Bathroom was a good size and nice shower although there was clearly some snagging issues and our bathroom had a very drainy smell. We reported this to reception. We did order some food off the evening menu which was pub style. There was lots of oven cooked bread on plates. Not very imaginative. My partner had a fish pasta dish which looked like something you would have put together at home. I did notice weddings were being sold. I wouldn’t want that standard of food for my function. Having said all that the following morning breakfast was an improvement but really nothing complicated. My partner had a vegetarian option but was really disappointed with the portion size. On the upside staff were very friendly. One point of note where was the haggis in my Scottish breakfast.