The Farmhouse at Redcoats Reviews Summary

Accommodation

Pros:

• "The rooms are well appointed, under floor heating in the bathrooms, comfy beds, spacious apartments."
• "The rooms are beautifully decorated and the bed was soooo comfortable!"
• "Our room was decorated to a high standard albeit small."
• "A lovely modern bathroom with a heated floor - wonderful."
• "Our honeymoon suite was absolutely stunning."
• "Room was clean, well presented and had a portable A/C unit which was a great touch in the 2022 heatwave."
• "Rooms were also amazing."

Cons:

• "Expensive compared to other hotels."
• "The en suite bathroom was a little dilapidated, chipped tiling here and there, no charging socket for an electric toothbrush and a shower curtain as opposed to a screen, and a horrible 1970,s plastic bath."
• "The ceiling in the bedroom had great big cobwebs in places."
• "The curtains didn't fit the window so big gaps for the sun to blaze in first thing, cracked bathroom basin."
• "The room was noisey or should I say that the other guests have a complete disregard for other residents."
• "Couldn't get the shower to stabilise the temperature."
• "Décor was in keeping with the age of the place, but some of it a little worn and tired looking."

Food

Pros:

• "The food here is excellent. My son enjoyed the veal and happily declared this is my favourite meal."
• "The food is very well presented but it's over priced."
• "The food was amazing."
• "The food was nice and tasty and the canopy was warm with heaters."
• "The food is lovely and would def recommend a visit."
• "The food was impeccable, drinks perfect and the setting fabulous."
• "The beef carpaccio starter was absolutely 5* corr honestly 😋."

Cons:

• "The food was way below par and the puddings were tiny."
• "The food was fairly average and in my opinion not worth the money."
• "Food was poor quiality for the price."
• "The macaron was hard and not at all soft and chewy, pistachio tart was oily and dense."
• "The portion was 'starter' sized... this miniscule main and pudding left me very hungry indeed."
• "The squid was standard size, not baby, the chillies had been deseeded, so weren't hot at all, and the aioli was pretty bland."
• "The sandwiches were just OK, scones hard and dry, pistachio cake dry."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is great and good options are very good."
• "The service was absolutely outstanding and Charli C our event lead was so attentive and helpful."
• "The staff were very attentive."
• "Check in was seamless and pleasant."
• "The staff were friendly & attentive without being overpowering."
• "Throughout my stay, all the staff where very professional, friendly and helpful."
• "Very friendly staff and food arrived quickly."

Cons:

• "Service was a bit slow and by the time we were eating our deserts it was so dark you couldn’t see what you was eating."
• "Service was a bit slow."
• "Really bad service in my opinion."
• "Staying there was pleasant but not quite as good. Service at breakfast wasn't great."
• "Not an attentive service."
• "Staff seemed harassed and the service unusually slow."
• "Service not good even though it wasn't very busy."

Wedding & Events

Pros:

• "The team at Redcoats were on hand throughout the process to give us advice & also take on board the themes & ideas for the day."
• "We got married here last year and we couldn’t have found a better venue!"
• "Redcoats made sure our wedding was absolute perfection."
• "The whole day vastly exceeded our expectations and ran like clockwork."
• "The wedding we attended as that was done excellently, that would be 5 stars."
• "Sophie Pitts was our wedding coordinator and was incredible at every stage of the planning process."
• "Charlie Brimelow was our wedding coordinator & she was absolutely phenomenal every step of the way."

Cons:

• "Some of the side rooms in the restaurant do not have step-free access; worth checking when you book if that's important to you."
• "The main issue was that we were advised that we could keep the reception drinks on the cart outside... It was freezing and most of the guests didn't see drinks on the cart because they wanted to stay warm inside."
• "However on the day, the management team were only seen once which we didn't expect."
• "My only niggle was the waiting staff were not very attentive, nobody checked to see if our food was OK."
• "Only ate here for dinner. Service was friendly although I think the waitress knowledge on wine and food was lacking considering the prices charged."
• "Green light in the room kept me awake! Emergency light?"
• "Road to the barn has a massive pot hole and covered with water, advise caution, or do damage to your vehicle!"