RestaurantsWest SussexAmberleyBN18

survey result

Summary

£133
£££££
2
Average
2
Average
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This luxury hotel restaurant in a semi-ruined medieval castle (complete with portcullis) is part of the Andrew Brownsword group, and certainly makes for a “wonderfully romantic” destination. “The dining room is situated upstairs in the castle” – replete with a rare barrel-vaulted ceiling – so may not be good for the mobility-impaired, “but the staff are obliging” and the food “good” (if not exceptional).

Summary

£120
£££££
2
Average
3
Good
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

The “stunning surroundings” of a semi-ruined medieval castle dating from 1103 complete with ramparts and working portcullis make this hotel (part of Andrew Brownsword’s group) a “beautiful venue for a romantic date which you won’t forget”. With a rare and original barrel-vaulted dining room ceiling, the dining room is situated upstairs in the castle: “the food is average but the staff are helpful and obliging”.

Summary

£111
£££££
3
Good
2
Average
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Set in the beautiful setting of a very romantic castle” – complete with ruined battlements and a working portcullis – this Relais & Chateaux property is nowadays part of Andrew Brownsword Hotels. Perennially, there are thoughts here that “the food and service don’t come up to the surroundings” of its first-floor dining room (complete with 12th-century barrel-vaulted ceiling). Even so it’s decently rated, and afternoon tea here is ‘a banker’.

Summary

£97
 ££££
3
Good
2
Average
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“A romantic and beautiful ruined medieval castle” – dating from the era when bishops required a fortified residence – makes a “stunning location” for a Brownsword hotel. The food served in the first-floor dining room, under a 12th-century barrel-vaulted ceiling, is generally felt to be “pretty good”, although it (and the service) is “not quite up to a level that matches the setting”. “Afternoon tea served on tiered cake stands in the gardens (complete with a noisy white peacock named Bob)” is a very safe bet.

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Amberley, BN18 9LT

Restaurant details

Menu,Portions
12, 12, 40
No jeans
40
8
Yes

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Dinner   £98.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £40.00
Filter Coffee £6.50
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 12.50%
Amberley, BN18 9LT
Opening hours
Monday12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm
Tuesday12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm
Wednesday12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm
Thursday12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm
Friday12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm
Saturday12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm
Sunday12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm

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