Lanes Hotel

Lovely environment, superb service, and really enjoyable meal, ate dishes not tried before which were very enjoyable.

Great meal and service

The food, as always, was fantastic. In the local area, if you want to eat out for lunch, most places only offer "traditional pub classics" but Lanes gives you a real up-market alternative. We had a 3 course meal for two and loved all three courses, however we both agreed that probably for us the weakest course was the main (Moroccan Chicken). Although a personal preference, would have liked slightly less meat (the portion was actually nice and generous) and in it place some vegetables to add a bit more colour and interest to the dish. That aside the food was genuinely wonderful (particularly the apricot bread and butter pudding for desert). The drinks, as always, were a little on the pricey side - you do need to take this into account when dining at Lanes. The ambiance was friendly and relaxing as always, though we did have a couple of minor observations, Firstly the wall decorations interestingly integrated within them some small bottles and jars with flowers in them. Unfortunately some of the water in these bottles had gone green, which was slightly off-putting and gives a misleadingly poor impression of hygiene. Also, the piped music in the restaurant, while relaxing, is reminiscent of "elevator music". Personally I think the mood music should be reviewed and updated.

Excellent meal in very pleasant surroundings

Lovely hotel, staff very attentive and the food was excellent.

The food was very good, fairly expensive but overall value for money, and the service was very attentive. My steak was perfecty cooked and beautifully tender. My only disappointment was that when the Creme Brulee arrived, it was, in fact, a chocolate mousse with a very chewy toffee disc of caramelised sugar and the shortbread biscuit was rather thick. It all tasted good however.

Ladies that lunch....
No rush and able to relax with a drink beforehand
Staff attentive and friendly
Menu choice ok but perhaps a more informal menu would be nice for lunch date..
Enjoyed by the 3 of us... no rush

The meal was just ok. My fish pie was served cold in the middle so had to be returned to be re-heated. The cod loin served to my sister in law was not loin it was a fillet? My husband and his brother had the calves liver which they said was very tasty, the only observation is that it was a grainy texture implying it had been frozen. But the flavours were, my husband say's outstanding. Plus appreciate a reduction for the price reduction. Wines far too expensive for a lunch menu
The staff were very pleasant, but such a shame both times we have visited we were dining on our own.
The furniture in the dining room, (tables with no varnish left on them) and the chairs in the Lounge area have seen better days, leather with holes in and worn through. Not a very good impression to newcomers?

It was a delightful evening from the start, such a warm welcome by the staff and great service at the bar, once shown to the table our food arrived promptly and was absolutely delicious. There was no delay between courses, it was just the perfect amount of time to converse with one another before the next course came. My partner and I were very happy with the dishes and very impressed by the portion sizes. And to top it all off the bill was not extortionate, in fact it was very reasonably priced. I will definitely be dining here again.

A lovely meal and very good service. However as the restaurant got busier, the noise increased making it difficult to hold a conversation.