The Admiral Hornblower Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was excellent, prices reasonable too!"
• "The food was delicious and perfectly cooked."
• "Food was if an excellent standard."
• "Evening meal was also 1st class- if anything, over generous portions but beautifully cooked."
• "The food, breakfast and dinner, is fabulous with lovely, friendly service."
• "Everything was excellent in taste and quality."
• "Food was fresh and tasty (I had a Sunday roast)."

Cons:

• "Everyone was disappointed, what a shame as the place looks good"
• "Couldn't sleep as a result of the AWFUL mattress on the bed (Room 1)."
• "The burger was OK, but over cooked and dry."
• "we had to wait over 40mins before we received our food and when it arrived it was uninspiring"
• "the food however is unremarkable and the portions are small"
• "What a mistake the fish was overcooked and the triple cooked chips had been cremated, extremely dry and uneatable."
• "yorkshire puddings so dried up you go to cut and shoots off the plate like a biscuit"

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were superb; attentive but not obtrusive."
• "Super efficient and friendly staff."
• "Happy to change our time to suit the England game. Excellent friendly service."
• "Impressed by the service & baby friendly attitude towards my grandson."
• "Great service too."
• "Service was great also."
• "Staff were very professional."

Cons:

• "service was patchy and they forgot about dessert"
• "The service was very slow and the food even slower."
• "Service poor orders, 6.30 received 7.45 outside bar staffed but had to go inside to get drink"
• "Service was friendly but not very attentive."
• "Genuinely awful service from the get go."
• "let down by awful service, half an hour for a drink and a further hour for our food"
• "Sadly the waiting staff weren’t on the ball."

Ambiance & Facilities

Pros:

• "A lovely village for a short break."
• "Fabulous stay, in beautiful surroundings."
• "The atmosphere and setting is lovely and warm."
• "The Admiral also has a lovely beer garden which is nicely laid out."
• "Very cosy and welcoming place."
• "Beautiful quaint hotel in a lovely town."
• "Lovely pub with great outdoor seating area."

Cons:

• "The floorboards creaked loudly at every step in the room."
• "The disabled toilet is unsafe, especially next to the baby changing unit."
• "The road can be noisy and it’s a busy restaurant/pub, so don’t moan - and the floors creak like mad (yours and the floor above) but it’s still lovely."
• "People from the market were using the pub as a short cut coming in the front and out the back door."
• "The curtains in the double four poster bedroom did not keep out the light. Making sleep difficult."
• "The UK isn't known for its warm weather so to not have any heaters working outdoor was a real disappointment."
• "Being an old building there is little soundproofing and you are very aware of people using the staircase and walking in the floor above."

Value

Pros:

• "Good was very good, with a tasty steak and fish & chips being heartily consumed."
• "Generous portions at reasonable prices means we'll be visiting again soon."
• "Good value too! Highly recommend for the price."
• "All at affordable & good value for money."
• "Very reasonable prices too."
• "good tasty food... all for a reasonable price"
• "Great value for the centre of Oakham!"

Cons:

• "No coding on the menu. No vegetarian options I believe."
• "Had fish and chips in the end and thought it was incredibly overpriced at £16."
• "The food is a tad pricy."
• "Food was ok didn't like all our meat in the middle of the table on some wood which was to big for the table .. not alot of food for the money to expensive"
• "Over priced, food was not good at all"
• "The food is a tad pricy but once served realised it was well prepared and good quality."
• "Find the Sunday lunch a little over priced for what you get."