The Cartford Inn - Table reservation

Our visit was on Sunday 27th August and the table was booked for 5pm. We were taken to the bistro and when the waiter arrived, he presented us with the menu and advised they had no roast dinners left. This isn’t particularly good planning for a restaurant on a Sunday evening at 5pm! The menu was, in my opinion, pretentious and the prices expensive (cheapest main course £23). We ordered 3 beef suet puddings. It took about an hour for the food to arrive and when it did, my friend, who had specifically asked for no beetroot on his because he doesn’t like it, had beetroot, which was touching the suet pudding. Also, the ‘potato purée’ on all 3 dishes was luke warm so we sent them all back. We had...

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I’ve eaten in the Cartford arms a number of times, always pulled back by the look and feel of the place but to be honest have never been blown away by the food. After my experience on Monday I honestly can’t think I’ll be going back. I’m a huge fan of belly pork and have had it every which way you can, so as it was on the menu it was for me a go to. It was described as being braised pork belly, my understanding means it should melt in your mouth. It couldn’t have been further from reality as unfortunately it was basically a few slices of belly that looked like and had the consistency of something that had been flash fried to the point, I mentioned this to the waiter, that it was inedible. I...

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Amazing lunch! The fish pie and fried rice pudding were both fantastic. The fried rice pudding was a unique and delicious treat.

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The food at this restaurant is excellent and the ambiance is inviting.

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5 stars, the perfect hotel. I have no idea what could be improved.

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