Middleton Lodge Estate Reviews Summary

Location & Setting

Pros:

• "Lovely location and the amount of times I have driven near and never even knew it was there."
• "The elegant Georgian mansion is set in 200 acres of beautiful parkland, offering endless opportunities for breathtaking photos."
• "Fabulous venue in the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside."
• "The Estate itself is awesome and is probably 10 / 10 due to its location and beautiful well manicured gardens."
• "What a beautiful little spot in the heart of the amazing Yorkshire countryside."
• "Beautiful area, beautiful rooms, very tentative staff."
• "Beautiful place, we were guests at a wedding there in the walled garden."

Cons:

• "Signage is terrible including to reception and parking."
• "The spa itself took a little finding in the dark and could do with a little more signage."
• "Signage needs improving. We spent a while looking for reception even in the daylight."
• "Blue Badge holders might find that accessibility is 'wanting'."
• "A little let down by the constant hum of noise from the A1, but that can't be helped."
• "We like to leave a window open and the road noise disrupted our sleep."
• "A downside was the road noise."

Accommodation & Facilities

Pros:

• "The rooms have been well thought out with a mini fridge, fresh milk, tea and coffees etc, radio and umbrellas."
• "The room was stunning, modern with a country feel and an amazing tin hot tub on the terrace."
• "The rooms are stylish and well fitted out (coffee machine, Blu-ray player with a large TV, umbrellas to borrow, etc), each with a little outdoor area with table and chairs, separated from the other rooms' with large hedges and flowers."
• "Both rooms were beautifully decorated, and very relaxing. The rooms were faultless."
• "The room (dairy hot tub) was fantastic - very large including a large bathroom (and air con unit)."
• "We were staying in one of the many cottages, and my goodness it was beautiful."
• "Rooms in the farmhouse are clean, comfortable and modern."

Cons:

• "Only a bathroom mirror, being a wedding venue there should be a full length mirror and a mirror above/on the dressing table."
• "No sockets near mirror for curlers/straighteners so girlfriend struggled to do hair."
• "The hot tub was a little small and when we went was being hogged by a group camping out with a lot of prosecco so we didn't manage to get a look in."
• "Every bedroom has scores of dead flies around the windows."
• "The only real let down was the changing rooms as there were only four so had quite a long wait at the end of a spa session when all we wanted was to get changed and get some food."
• "Our room was very much on the 'tired' side. Wardrobe was full of clutter so that there was no shelf space in the room, bed was small and bathroom shower was open so that it flooded the floor when used."
• "There were quite a few maintenance issues and poorly thought out things like the room kettle having such a short cable it could only be on the floor to boil as it couldn't reach any tables."

Food & Dining

Pros:

• "The food was superb. An amazing chicken liver parfait and wonderful fish cakes to start followed by lamb chops that had substance."
• "Food in the Forge was outstanding."
• "The food on every visit, tasting, our pre wedding dinner and our wedding day has been fantastic - all credit to the Chefs!"
• "The food provided was also top quality."
• "Great place for Sunday lunch, the best roast beef I've ever tasted, and nothing else disappointed either."
• "The food was delightful, three course meal."
• "The food here is exceptional."

Cons:

• "£ extra for cappuccino instead of pot of tea or coffee at breakfast."
• "Menu differed to what was shown on website - when asked about unavailability of fillet steak was informed website out of date."
• "££extra for full English etc."
• "Service a tad slow at the restaurant sometimes."
• "Mediocre food extremely small portions."
• "The coach House restaurant wasn't the best for dinner, steak was a little rubbery and boring."
• "Sticky toffee pudding was dry and disappointing."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "Staff went above and beyond to make everything perfect!"
• "From the moment we arrived to the moment we left the staff were amazing and very attentive."
• "The staff were smart, proactive, attentive and so kind."
• "The staff at Middleton Lodge were exceptional."
• "All of the staff were very friendly and helpful throughout our stay. All in all, very impressed and would definitely come back to stay again."
• "The staff couldn't be more helpful and accommodating towards my dietary requirements."
• "Very professional staff."

Cons:

• "It was like we overstayed our welcome."
• "The management response varied from the facts."
• "Overall, this was expensive for what we got, the staff varied in politeness and communication was poor."
• "Upon complaining to the lady supervisor she smiled sweetly said I will inform the chef and walked."
• "The only thing I'd say is the staff didn't seem to know the menu that well."
• "Two young inexperienced staff behind the bar totally overwhelmed."
• "The outside terrace is lovely, but VERY POOR SLOW service by young uninterested staff, tables not cleared, waiting ages for a drink, not 5-star service and needs to be improved upon-quickly!"