January 2024 by T6795MDmicheller
Was very excited about this as we had been wanting to try here for a while but we were very disappointed with the food. Gorgeous setting, friendly staff, really great potential here but the food was such a let down. We both ordered the hens egg for starter, not expecting it to be served cold, it was certainly interesting, served with cold mushrooms, soggy croutons and a slice of truffle which I though was a strange combo and although it didn?t taste bad it definitely wasn?t great. For mains I had the duck breast which was overdone and chewy, they served it with a whole apple which I thought was bizarre, mushrooms (the same ones we had with the starter) which wasn?t listed on the menu and also didn?t go very well, celeriac fondant which was basically not cooked, I couldn?t eat it and had to ask for a steak knife to cut through any of it. My partner got the cod tortellini (which came with one piece of tortellini). It really wasn?t nice either and the sauce that came with it was watery and tasteless and not what you?d expect from ?fine dining? restaurant. The dessert was tonka bean crème brûlée with textures of carrot - again just bizarre flavours that didn?t go with each other and not a hint of carrot. Another thing that kind of annoyed me in a so called fine dining restating was the fake candles, really cheap and tacky looking. Overall I give this 2/5 for the nice setting and nice staff but a total waste of money food wise, they are trying to be fancy and really the food is just a shambles and doesn?t compare to other fine dining restaurants I have eaten in.
August 2023 by Chanel C
We were asked to arrive to the bar 30 minutes before dining. We were left just to sit there and unnecessarily order drinks and select our food before waiting about 45 minutes to be taken down to the restaurant. Unfortunately both the entree and main were extremely bad, especially for the high price. I do not mind paying money for good food, but my main tasted like a Tescos pre-made three bean salad with lamb (that had no flavour). The flavours were not balanced at all, all bitter elements. We then had an underwhelming and inedible cheese course and asked to cancel our desserts as we did not want any further disappointments for the evening.
July 2023 by Lorraine Wright
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July 2023 by Jaclynn R
This was an absolutely fantastic place. The drinks were soo fresh, the food was stunning, and the staff was superb. I felt terrible because the table next to us was so belittling and rude to the fantastic waitress every chance they had. I?m impressed at how positive she remained throughout the whole ordeal. They also surprised us with champagne and a cute ?congratulations? dessert for our honeymoon. Definitely go here is you can
July 2023 by Marshall Bain
Enjoyable dinner, although sevice was lacking, the former castle dungeon turned restaurant stole the show.
June 2023 by Google user
Enjoyable dinner, although sevice was lacking, the former castle dungeon turned restaurant stole the show.
June 2023 by WIonthego
We had such an enjoyable dining experience at the Dungeon. The chef was very accommodating to our dietary restrictions and our meals were superb! The whole experience ?.starting with drinks and appetizers in the drawing room all the way through dessert?. was wonderful. The appetizers were visually appealing and tasty, our main dish satisfying and desserts playful and interactive. The Dungeon had great atmosphere and the service was attentive.
April 2023 by Seaside08271172390
Gorgeous dinner and great atmosphere. The grounds and castle itself are lovely, and the restaurant is a completely unique experience. The food was delicious, wonderfully presented. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves
January 2023 by Jackie M
Food itself is good although limited and the restaurant itself is amazing - it?s just that the service by the staff is a bit ?off? - found this throughout the hotel as well during our 3 day stay. No sort of social communication with you, a smile, an acknowledgment of your presence etc and certainly no offer to get you a drink - it?s almost like your invisible ???? - you?re there to eat and get out which is sad. If you can grab someone to get you a drink with your meal - it will eventually come but you get no acknowledgement of you speaking to them or interaction - she was off before my husband could even ask his drink so ended up just not having one - it?s so strange - it?s just the very weird social interaction interaction by the staff that put me off and made me feel s bit uncomfortable - even if English isn?t their first language they could at least smile, make eye contact etc. Most bizarre service!
June 2022 by Alan King
Spectacular food. Great service. Once in a lifetime experience.
June 2022 by Voyager282850
The food itself was good, but it was over-priced for the portions you receive. I also didn't like that the menu was very limited. I understand COVID and it's issues, but you weren't able to change out any sides. I ended up leaving hungry still and went to our room and snacked on crackers I had packed. The food was displayed very nicely though, so there's that.
August 2021 by Clive Dunn
Dalhousie makes a great initial impression, but it fades quickly. The service is well below what you might expect. There is no polish or finesse. I think they imported a McDonalds Team. The dungeon restaurant is fun, no WiFi of course, but the suits of army are both filthy and rusty. The food is good but there is something missing. Might have something to go with it being served on brown earthenware (no pop!). To be honest, I thought the food was better at Wagamamas and certainly less expensive.The rest of the castle can be described as fading glory, not enough furniture, a feeling of mend and make do. It needs more capital spent on it to bring it upto full potential.
August 2021 by Bobbie M
A totally different place to eat. In the dungeon with suits of armour looking down at you. Most tables seemed to be for couples with some for four persons. The food looked and tasted great
August 2021 by C Dunn
Dalhousie makes a great initial impression, but it fades quickly. The service is well below what you might expect. There is no polish or finesse. I think they imported a McDonalds Team. The dungeon restaurant is fun, no WiFi of course, but the suits of army are both filthy and rusty. The food is good but there is something missing. Might have something to go with it being served on brown earthenware (no pop!). To be honest, I thought the food was better at Wagamamas and certainly less expensive.The rest of the castle can be described as fading glory, not enough furniture, a feeling of mend and make do. It needs more capital spent on it to bring it upto full potential.
July 2021 by CarolineWR
Absolutely loved our evening in the fantastically theatrical, imaginatively furnished, candle-lit Dungeon restaurant (our waiter eventually admitted that it had in fact been the stables, but never mind!) Excellent, good value food, attentive, friendly service and a great atmosphere. Rump of lamb with slow-roasted rolled shoulder was particularly good, followed by an excellent cheese selection.
