The Lygon Room At The Lygon Arms

This place used to be so much better. It's lost its buzz. New rules food no longer served in the bar after 6pm (why? , combined with the fact the lighting is too bright (bright spotlights all over the bar not dimmed at night , no log fire burning any more, means that the bar has emptied and become sterile. That feel has spread to the whole hotel. The food used to be so much better before James Martin took over. It had interesting healthy options, gone. Local produce and game, also gone. All the imagination replaced by steak and chips, lamb shank, fish and chips. A glorified pub with all the character stripped out. Remarkable that you can do that to a characterful building with so much history in so short a time. Almost an achievement to marvel at. Add to that the near 400 per cent mark up on some wines...which I can stomach in a Michelin star restaurant, but not when I'm being served glorified pub food in a sterile environment whilst being told where I can and can't eat. The only redeeming feature is the staff, who are all excellent and friendly. But with fewer customers to serve in the bar at night, I'm sure they are kicking their heels and wondering what went wrong. We won't be going back in a hurry, and we have stayed there on numerous occasions previously.

Hands-down the best Sunday roast ever, couldn’t fault any of it. We had 3 courses and all were perfect, no issues with service/wait times either. I wanted to write a review to mitigate a lot of the earlier ones which nearly put us off going. Will certainly return and think we will now be spoiled for a Sunday lunch anywhere else as it just won’t come close!

My sister and I spent 2 nights at the hotel. First night we ate at the grill restaurant. Food was nothing to write home about in fact it was rather disappointing. Portion sizes were not very big considering the prices they are charging. Lamb was cold and tough not much on the plate either. The second day we were fortunate enough to be booked into.the tavern to have lunch cooked by James himself and spend the afternoon in his company. The meal was outstanding the whole afternoon was amazing and we have wonderful memories to take away with us. It's such a shame the meal the first night was poor. Looking at the disappointing reviews it needs some changes to be made to bring it up to james standard. It's not a cheap place to go but such beautiful surroundings for a special occasion or a treat. Please please look at who is doing the cooking when james is not there. They are letting the place down and doing such a beautiful place a disservice. Disappointing dining experience

We visited The Grill to celebrate a friend's 60th birthday and we were really looking forward to the evening. On arrival the staff were extremely accommodating and welcoming. Our table was booked for 8pm and we didn't get our main course until just before 10. Tables that arrived after us were served prior to our table. When the food arrived the plates were cold and the steaks and lamb were actually cold. As we had waited for such a long time we didn't complain to avoid another delay. We were offered a sweet but by this time it was far too late. The prices you pay does not reflect the quality of the food. The overall experience was very disappointing and I would definitely not recommend this restaurant. James if you are reading this you really do need to sort these issues out. We did complain at the end of the evening and was told the manager was aware but he should have come over to at least offer his apologies.

Went for a lunchtime family meal in the restaurant. The general ambience was good and the staff pleasant. The food, however, was of poor quality and overpriced. The Poussin came with chips so hard you could not pick up with a fork, half a bulb of garlic and rancid tasting stuffing. Also some of the meals were cold as were the plates. I have had much better meals elsewhere at half the price.