Liv E.
Google
Where do I start?
We called up a few days ago to ask if we could do the set menu. We got told yes, it would be put on our booking notes. We were seated at our table, and were told we couldn’t do the set menu, as it was Valentines Day. Then got told 2 minutes later, actually, yes, you can do the set menu. Overheard another couple asking if they could do the set menu, and they got told no. We found this a bit odd and inconsistent.
Our small rolls of bread arrived, which they have the audacity to charge to £4 per roll, served with what I assume was supposed to be butter, but it genuinely tasted like Aldi’s own margarine. The bread was also dense and dry.
Our mains were extremely underwhelming. The pork rib eye was chewy and fatty (which seems to be a theme with their meat, going off their Google reviews), and just pretty bland. The pollock tasted fresh and was served in a nice sauce, and I asked for a side of mash, which was okay, but it was also quite bland.
Although our server was really friendly, not once did they check back to make sure we enjoyed our food, and didn’t question when half of the pork was still left on the plate.
We both had sticky toffee pudding for dessert which was really dry and served with a cheap-tasting vanilla ice cream. Again, not a question from the server if we enjoyed the food, and for some reason she asked if we’d like the bill, as soon as she came to clean our dessert plates? It’s normally a task on its own trying to mime to a server that you’d like bill. I’m not sure if she could tell that we hadn’t enjoyed our experience, or maybe they just needed the table back quickly.
We were seated by the door, which let in a cold draft everytime someone came in, which was fairly frequently. The tables were placed so closely together, you could barely move between them. Winsome don’t have their own toilets, you have to use the hotel next door’s toilets, which was a bit of a treck, and an unusual experience.
We would say that the food was okay, but in fact it was less than okay, and we wouldn’t come back. The music was also too loud and would have been more suited to a Slug and Lettuce. On our way out, I needed my coat from their cloak room, and I was ignored by 3 staff, stood on the door talking to each other, one looked and me and walked away, and the other said “someone will get your coat for you now”. I’m confused as to how they’ve made it into the Michelin Guide.
