Lynford Hall Country House - Breckland

We visited Lynford Hall on Saturday 25th November for some lunch after a walk. We have visited for food on a few previous occasions and the food has always been a let down but we thought we would give it another try. I will start with the food ....... We ate in the bar. The food from the bar lunch menu seemed rather over priced (a burger at £14.95 but of course the cost depends on the quality of the food. We ordered a sausage baguette and a bacon baguette which would be served with fries, salad and coleslaw. The baguette was a cheap white part cooked thing you buy from the supermarket which can barely be described as a proper baguette. The sausages again looked and tasted like a very cheap supermarket job. The salad was a garnish of lettuce leaf and bit of tomato. My partner said his bacon wasn 't anything decent either. However the fries were good. I also ordered onion rings which looked fabulous when they arrived but were sadly tasteless and very greasy (i left these after a couple of bites . We ate up because we were so hungry and having been to this establishment for food several times in the past had resigned ourselves to the fact that this was the best we were going to get. I did stop at the coleslaw this I actually spat out. Not only was it clearly a 'bought in in a large plastic tub ' job but it was also clearly gone off. It tasted warm and eggy and just nasty. Being there was only a fork full of it in a small ramekin I didn 't send it back for replacement but informed the waiter at the end of the meal. The barman/waiter did not ask us how our meal was. I might have told him had I thought it would make any difference. As others have commented re. the staff, he seemed like he didn 't really want to be there. The only one other couple that were eating in the hotel that Saturday lunchtime had complained to him twice about their food and he just looked very blank (maybe he has gotten too used to this scenario . I did stop him to tell him that he should inform the chef to check the coleslaw as it was so bad. He did not apologise about it just walked off with our plates. When he returned there was no accompanying apology from the chef (had the barman even bothered to tell him? Lynford Hall is such a beautiful location so badly let down by the food it serves. A place like this should be serving fresh bread, local meats, fresh salads, homemade coleslaw etc. NOT food that looks like its been picked up from some discount cash and carry. This fundamentely lets this place down and will stop people coming back. After our meal my partner said We are never eating at this place again! I think it says a lot that on a Saturday lunchtime this place was empty. A place like this should have a reception area filled with couches and buzzing with people by a roaring log fire taking afternoon tea. The bar should be buzzing with people who 've come in for a drink and sandwiches after an autumnal walk or a shoot. There should be impeccably trained staff taking care of everyone 's needs yet its dead. It is such a shame a location with potential to offer a great country house weekend atmosphere it needs to stop and take stock of itself.

We were on holiday in mundford and this was highly recommended and we were told we had to book, we researched the menu online and looking forward to a lovely night out with nice food and dressed for the occasion. when we got there it was empty, we got taken through to the restaurant and sat at a table next to a radiator that was blasting out heat (on one of the hottest September days) When we got menu's they said bar menu and we're not the same as we had seen, when we questioned why the reply was the chef is new and all that they could offer at that we apologised? And left. Ok if you turn up in a track suit for an over priced burger.

For a place which you have to drive too don't come here for a soft drink felt we had been robbed by Dick Turpin £2.80 for a coke ridicules those whom drive and go to a venue which one in the group is needed, thought I had misheard the bar man. Shear excessive profit is the name of the game here! Sadly could understand if offered 5 star but looking in need of refurb, sounds nice name however should have kept the metal to the floor, crown in mundford offers more realistic prices and looks after those whom are driving Ensure you have a twenty quid at the ready !!!!

Friendly service with a smile. We would recommend this historic room which contains comfortable furniture.

Six of us (four adults and two children) visited Lynford Hall Hotel for the Sunday lunch carvery. The hotel is surrounded by a park including an arboretum ideal for a preprandial walk. The dining room is spacious with lovely views over the garden. One of our party opted for the salmon on the a la carte menu (which she described as excellent) and the rest enjoyed the carvery. Throughout our time at the hotel the staff were polite and went out of their way to be helpful. We will definitely return.