Moonfleet Manor

Had a lovely birthday lunch here, with the wife and her parents.

All dishes well cooked and very tasty and on the whole the portions were resonably large, although the Sea Bass could have been bigger

3 courses with wine, tea and coffee just short of £200 so not cheap for Dorset and at that price I would have expected slightly better service, for example the teas and coffees were served before the dessert but that really was my only and minor criticism

If you want a special meal give it a try

Lovely Afternoon Tea

Had a lovely time and the staff were lovely and friendly

Afternoon tea was wonderful, staff were excellent, setting and location perfect - couldn’t have asked for more

Lovely comfortable surroundings in a stunning setting. Good food and attentive but unobtrusive service.

Food was good but service was poor .

A lovely afternoon tea with champagne to celebrate a friends special birthday. We asked if we could sit in the restaurant with the lovely views which the staff arranged for us. It was very enjoyable.

We had afternoon tea at moonfleet manor. The overall experience was good but I do have a few things thta could be improved upon. The afternoon tea arrived quickly and was very well presented on a stand. However, we were not given the choice drink, tea or coffee. So tea it was. Then we noted that the small cups containing the panacotta were dirty on the outside. The squares of chocolate moose were divine but mine had no biscuit base which made it rather impossible to get off the stand. And last but not least, we felt it would have been nice if someone could have come and asked if everything was ok. On the up side, we enjoyed our treat very much.

The afternoon tea was very enjoyable as a celebratory treat for my wife's birthday, although I would recommend more savoury items as there were too many cakes. The one disappointment though was the automatic addition of 10% service charge to the bill which in this day and age I believe is wrong. Service charge should be earned and not taken for granted. Sadly this influences my decision to return soon.

Lovely setting not the best selection but OK scones were very tasty. Service was very lacking would have liked to have been offered a top up off coffee /tea (would willingly have paid) so disappointing