Candlelight Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was fantastic! It is fine dining so a little more pricey than some places but you get quality for the money."
• "Our meal was delicious."
• "Superb starter just the right size and then an absolutely amazing sharing platter for the roasts."
• "The roast beef was superb as was dessert."
• "Delicious food, excellent wines, superbly kept beers/ciders and great staff."
• "The food was excellent from starter to dessert."
• "The food is both innovative and delicious."

Cons:

• "Great atmosphere but very overpriced as our steak had more gristle than edible meat."
• "One of the meals (monkfish) came rather sparse, vegetables to be ordered as a side, odd."
• "The food however seemed to be a bit style over substance, not bad but some dishes were overpriced and quite frankly tiny."
• "Our enjoyment of the meal was somewhat spoiled by the meal being served on almost cold plates."
• "The only dish to miss the mark was the rib eye, not enough sear to give any flavour and a little overcooked."
• "Food is way too expensive, all fancy presentation but lacks the standard."
• "The beef was chewy, veg warm, Yorkshire pudding really hard."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were so friendly."
• "The staff are cheerful, polite and seem to enjoy working there."
• "The waitress was really friendly and the service excellent."
• "Staff have a warm and welcoming manner."
• "Amazing customer service."
• "The staff were friendly, attentive and extremely professional."
• "Service was also flawless and nothing too much trouble."

Cons:

• "The only fault I could find during our visit for a 3 hour romantic anniversary dinner was that the candle on our table burned out and wasn't replaced!"
• "Long waits between courses, we had to ask a member of staff for a dessert menu, and then after another long wait had to ask a member of staff to take our order."
• "There was a definite shortage of staff which meant we had to wait some time for our order to be placed."
• "When the plate was collected, no one queried the fact it was largely untouched."
• "Was informed on arrival that there was only one 10oz steak and only one Monkfish left. At 8 o'clock on a Friday evening that's poor."
• "The waitress dropped the tomatoes on my lap."
• "A noisy table of six took the edge off our visit."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The setting is perfect, a lovely country pub understandably lit by candles."
• "A really cosy pub/restaurant."
• "A beautiful and cosy country setting."
• "Lovely atmosphere, great staff, good quality food."
• "The atmosphere was exactly what I was hoping for with beamed ceilings and a roaring fire in a rustic but gently sophisticated restaurant."
• "Cosy and welcoming interior."
• "Beautiful restaurant with a warm and cosy vibe for this time of year."

Cons:

• "It does not give cosy country pub vibes, however it is nicely decorated and appeals to a more cosmopolitan clientele."
• "All a bit kitsch for my personal liking."
• "Take care where you sit as close to the service area / bar is not the quietest area."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Can't knock the food, I'd rather pay a good price in exchange for quality, and you get that here no question."
• "We had the evening bar menu and it was reasonably priced and so worth it."
• "Amazing sharing Sunday roast, probably one of the best I've had and very reasonably priced!!"
• "All very reasonably priced."
• "Very reasonably priced!!"
• "Reasonable price and good portions."
• "Just pure luxury at a fair price."

Cons:

• "The food portions for the price is questionable."
• "Very sparse on fish portion, potatoes and vegetables and therefore seemed overly priced."
• "Food I thought was a little disappointing for prices charged."
• "Probably the worse but most expensive cod and chips ive ever had."
• "Food was of a high standard but expensive for the remote location of this inn."
• "The food is over complicated, overpriced and far too complex and bewildering."
• "Cannot justify paying London prices for drinks."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "We stayed in very local air bnb accommodation and loved every minute."
• "To top it all off we could park our campervan and sleep overnight."
• "We stayed in the level, sheltered car park overnight, in our T5."
• "You can even park your campervan overnight there."

Cons:

• "Took motorhome and wasn’t prior warned of electrical fault so no electric hook up on our stay."
• "No electricity as promised and not warned of this prior to our stay disappointing since that's how it works."
• "Unfortunately, due to no lighting a car hit my motorhome when leaving and drove off without leaving details."

Dog-Friendly

Pros:

• "It's dog friendly too with water and a bowl of biscuits for your four legged friend."
• "Very dog friendly too!"
• "Dog Friendly in the bar, which is a bonus after we had a good walk in the area."
• "Also dog friendly which was the icing on the cake."
• "Dog friendly in the restaurant too as an added bonus."
• "Our dog was served with a bowl of water & biscuit."
• "Suki was welcomed with a fresh bowl of water too."

Cons:

• "Only issue was the meat free Sunday roast didn't have any proper protein substitute."