Brockencote Hall

We went to a wedding here years ago which was superb in every way but particularly in the food dept. Therefore, as a result of this, we were keen to return for Afternoon Tea, a gift from a friend, for a milestone anniversary. We were greeted at the door by a super lady- so welcoming and friendly, in fact she was the best thing to come out of our visit. Shown to our table in an otherwise empty room. We were approached by a young man who explained the format of the Afternoon Tea. We were astounded when the food came out. I believe there were 8 finger sandwiches- coronation chicken, dry, little filling, with partially stale bread which was dry and hard. Cheese and pickle, ok but not really special, red pepper and hummus, and smoked salmon and cream cheese. 8 small cakes, very small cakes too,supposedly bespoke but they were so tiny it was hard to tell. 2 slices of sausage roll, and two Mini quiches ( as big as a 10p piece) We had to ask for more tea, and we weren’t asked if we needed the sandwiches/ sausage roll slices replenished which has always been the case at every other Afternoon Tea we’ve attended. Then came the scones…again, super small and we were told two fruit and two plain- my fruit scone had two currants in. However, when we cut them open there was a very fishy smell coming from them - so we asked for a box and took them home to dispose of. This tea cost our friend £70.00 Truthfully it wasn’t worth £7.00 we left disappointed and hungry. We didn’t complain at the time because the nice lady was so overly nice and we just wanted to leave I don’t know what’s happened here - we had Afternoon Tea at the wedding and it was first class- a far cry from our experience We’ve had several Afternoon Teas and sadly this ranks as our worst- we haven’t told our friend as that was a lot of money and she’d be devastated. The jam ramekin is on the scone plate as perspective of how small they were. Sadly it’s such a lovely setting but we won’t be returning any time soon.

We hosted my 70th Birthday party at Brokencote and the team at the hotel excelled. Samantha-Jane masterminded our event and communicated exactly what we wanted to the team. The food was really impressive - our guests loved the dinner not to mention the wines and the service was great They even looked after us beautifully at breakfast - extending the joy of our party. We have no hesitation in recommending this venue for your event

Had a fabulous stay here. The room was beautifully furnished, spacious, and the bed really comfortable. It is a small boutique hotel with attention to detail at its core. All the staff could not be more attentive. Dinner was very intimate and not rushed. We were on a package with OPL and upgraded to the tasting menu for an extra £20 and could not fault it - it was sublime. Parking is also free, the hotel also very quiet. Having the paper delivered was a luxury.