The Royal Court Hotel

We called for late morning tea/coffee/hot chocolate and scones.|It was a cold day outside so we were looking forward to a bit of comfort in the hotel. We were disappointed! As on the last occasion, the lounge was uncomfortably cold with the artificial coal fire very much OFF. Our scones were the next disappointment - whilst edible, we reckoned they had been baked the previous day. Scones need to be baked every day. I was the oddity who opted for hot chocolate, as I often do. Without doubt it was the worst hot chocolate I’ve ever had. It seemed to me that it had been made with water, rather than milk. This seemed to be confirmed by the fact that when I drank the top half inch from the glass, the glass was virtually unmarked. |This is generally a good hotel but it’s not perfect so be aware!

As a family of 4 adults and 1 toddler, we went on a Sunday for the carvery. This place was recommended to us as we would occasionally go out on a Sunday, it's a very popular place alright but the staff were all first class absolutely no complaints. The selection of food was very impressive and everything was top class cooked perfectly you chose your starter and dessert and select whatever meat you want for your main with plenty of roasties etc the price was £30 per head and worth every penny definitely go you won't be disappointed.

Called today with Mum and Dad for lunch. Two of us had the carvery, and two of us ate from the menu. Im GF and ate from the carvery. The food was delicious and the staff were extremely well organised. I was delighted to see so many gf options, especially the desserts.|Im used to having a very restricted gf dessert choice when eating out . Having so many gf options was a treat.I settled on the gf jam and coconut sponge and custard. It was amazing. Ill be sharing this with my fb gf groups. Thank you , I'll definitely be back.

Attended for Sunday carvery. Waitress came to take our order. Gave our starters and then we were asked which sweet we were having. I said we weren't sure at this stage what sweet we wanted or even if we were going to have three courses. I asked if it was necessary to order it at this stage and she said loudly yes if you want one you must order it now. She made me feel I was being awkward about the situation. I ended up asking for one simply because I felt bullied into it. My husband refused to order one. I listened while she took two other orders and no one at the other tables were asked to order a sweet in advance. No idea why we were being treated differently!! I checked with other staff members who attended our table if a sweet had to be ordered before main course and both said absolutely not. ||The waitress who took our initial order was older than most of the staff and I would have thought more experienced but she lacked basic customer service skills. If this is hotel practice then it's completely out of order. It's a bullying tactic to get people to take 3 courses and them to gain more money. ||Food overall was good. Everywhere including toilets was very clean. ||Experience soured by waitress with her domineering attitude towards us. Maybe our faces just didn't fit!!||Didn't leave a tip and won't be back.

Visited here yesterday and ordered the chicken goujans, which was £18 and no side was included which is absolutely ridiculous!! The goujans came on a plate, 5 goujans and a wee small ramekin of garlic mayo, no garnish or anything!! The price of a side to add on is £4, so in total I paid £22 for a Goujan and Chip meal... but my husband got fish and chips, and the chips were included, so it baffles me that the chips werent included with the goujans..can you explain how yous can justify your costumers to pay this?? |Service was good otherwise, but |I think managment need to sit down and revise their menu and prices because the prices are absolutely ridiculous.

Visited with friends in June. Very expensive for certain meals. One of my friends ordered Chicken Goujons with a side order of chips. When the meal came that's all that was on the plate - chicken Goujons! No salad, no veg - a basket of chips came as a side order for £4 extra. Side orders small for the price - and staff didn't get mine right (nor did they give time to change it when it was set down!) The carvery was good. However the whole meal overall was disappointing. And expensive for what we got - one carvery (single course), two chicken meals with side orders at £4 each, two desserts, water - no coffee or drinks - over £30 each. Would not encourage me to return.

Review is for lunch as a non resident. The carvery was absolutely superb with a generous portion of tender meat. Service from the staff also first class. Booking strongly recommended.

Very disappointing lunch at the Royal Court. I ordered tuna, mayo, red onion sandwich and received tuna, mayo, sweetcorn. There was onion in the accompanying salad so I put that on. Also ordered a side dish of salt and chilli fries which normally involves cooking them with onion, pepper, chilli, and salt - at the royal court it means ordinary chips sprinkled with a dusting of sweet chilli powder. The waitress wasn't bothered by my complaints - that's the way we do it here. Gets two stars purely because my wife enjoyed her beef lasagne.

Yelp 100 Challenge 2018 - #100/100 Having had the typical Irish breakfast of eggs, ham, sausage, beans and scones at the hotel in Dublin, we stopped by here for coffee and dessert at their restaurant so this is a review of our visit there. The view was truly awesome and breathtaking. It's a pity it was raining hard that I wasn't able to snap a few pics. Hopefully we'll come back next time. Service was warm and friendly, such a welcome from the cold and rain outside. My sister and I ordered the sticky toffee pudding and my friends got the banoffee and tiramisu. The sticky toffee pudding was a perfect pair to the bold and hot coffee. My sweet tooth was utterly appeased.

This is one of my favourite hotels, particularly in the winter when all the fire places have huge roaring fires. There's a very homely welcoming feeling going on and the interior is traditional three star hotel style and standard - lots of wood panelling and flowery carpets. The rooms are equally traditional - don't expect luxury - but the rates are reasonable and if you get a room on the coast side of the hotel, the views across the sea are downright breathtaking. The last time we stayed we had 1 of the 4 the suite which sounds much grander than it was. There was a sitting area though and views out over the Atlantic which was enough in itself. The food in the Royal Court is also traditional and homely - baked ham and peaches and pavlova etc - but it is well cooked and very tasty, especially if you've been for a walk along the shore beforehand. The Royal Court is definitely the kind of place you go to for a cosy winter weekend spent reading the papers and taking a few walks rather than a weekend of luxury and pampering. It's child friendly and comfortable and you can dress casually. The kind of place where you can recharge your batteries without spending a fortune.

Only came for the hotel's lunch service, so no comments on the actual hotel itself. Anyway, we were served Irish beef with potatoes, carrots and cabbage (as well as some sort of bread thingy which was to die for). Dessert consisted of a far to sweet meringue of some sort which was superb nonetheless. Service was fast and efficient and very friendly. If I wasn't on such a time crunch, I would have liked to have had the chance to stay in this hotel...