The Samuel Fox Country Inn

Awesome. Incredible food with novel ideas (pickled blackberry?!) in a very informal and relaxed setting (I was wearing a jacket and tie, with other diners in polo shirts and shorts and none of us looked out of place!). Great value too - especially the tasting menus. We had 5 courses and came away filled but not stuffed, and each one had something different to the others so held our interest the whole way through. The wine menu was well stocked but not overly so, and seems reasonably priced. Would heartily recommend.

Stayed for two nights and had breakfast. Very nice, comfortable rooms with added comforts in room of nice teas, coffee and sherry! Breakfast was amazing. We didn't dine for dinner unfortunately. Beer was good and drinks reasonably priced. Check opening times beforehand as they have limited opening times, which is a shame as it is a very nice place to pop in to.

Terrible experience. Got confirmation from the restaurant 2 weeks advance that they can do a proper vegan set menu. It ended up being an afterthought especially when you compare to the vegetarian set menu. For example they could have made the gnocchi and risotto vegan but made no effort whatsoever to do so. Instead I just got a few pieces of veg. For the 2 dessert courses I just got back to back sorbet. Was left hungry after the meal. When informing the waiter, he agreed with my comments but made no effort to resolve the issue. Safe to say I won't be back. Never had this kind of issue with any other fine dining establishment. Edit: Since posting my honest review of my experience, the restaurant tried to bribe me into taking down my review (see pic). I wonder how many people they've tried this with...