The Old Bakery Restaurant — Restaurant in Lincoln

We arrived at 3pm on Friday when check in opened. We were met with 'oh we have no one booked in until Saturday'. Mild panic sat in whilst I found my confirmation email. We were shown to our room and asked to go back down so they could show us the exit out the back. The back was very overgrown and the young lady showing us slipped on the path at the gate. She didn't know the code to the gate so asked for my phone number and she would text me the code and an emergency phone number as we would be the people there that night! No text arrived. I returned to the room where there was no information at all (except the fire route on the door). You normally get a folder with information of the area at least. The window didn't open. I went downstairs to get milk, the WiFi code and asked again for the gate code. There was a man at a table on a computer and he said he was not normally there but helped, getting milk and provided the wifi code that didn't work. I asked about the window and advised it doesn't open and that he would find a fan and bring it. He brought the fan about half hour later and when I asked about the gate code and emergency number he gave me the code and his personal number!

The room was nice but there was a noisy mini fridge and every time the tap in the ensuite was turned on there was a loud pump. The ensuite was extremely narrow and looks like it was a converted wardrobe area.

On checkout we went downstairs and it looked like the restaurant area had been cleared out with a random scooter inside. A lady came to us and said 'room 2?' Took the key and showed us the way out. No 'hope you enjoyed your stay'!

I was very disappointed with our one night stay as expected service from the old bakery bearing in mind the cost of the room that didn't include breakfast. Would not recommend as there is better accommodation in the vicinity.

To top it off my phone rang at 4am the next night as someone had managed to get my phone number to ask me for the gate code!...

It's a nice little homey restaurant and a beautiful ceiling that opens up into the sky. I like the breezy atmosphere and it feels like a quiet escape.

But the lackluster medley of courses I had was a regretful let-down.

First off, wasn't really a fan of the rye crisp with my salmon bresaola. I thought it was rather hard crunchy than airy-crispy to balance that thick chew on the bresaola. Second, I was a tad bit confused because I thought I assumed I was going to be served with game rillette salad but ended with pork Caesar's salad and returning a dish and promoting food wastage is just terrible so I shifted my mood on the positive note. But I thought it was boring. I couldn't really taste much of the honey and lime. I could only satiate the pork fat drenching the salad, hoping for that salad leaf crunch.

For the third course, I had basa fillet. I was not expecting it to be soaked in heavy batter and deep-fry it. I could still taste the oil pocketed on the sides. The mashed potato underneath wasn't smooth and creamy, but rather curdly. The steamed, side veggie, honestly, why were they in there? Lastly, the thick and creamy, "saving grace" risotto I was so hoping for ended up with loose grains and runny base. Mushrooms could've been thinly sliced at least to reduce the moisture and maintain that fork-friendly creaminess but no.

I thought it was nice of the staff to offer a mid-range priced white wine pairing for my fillet instead of marketing the high priced labels for a recommendation but it didn't go well. The falanghina didn't elevate the flavour of the battered fish or at least subdue the oil.

But then again, it could just be me. It is, after all, a famous restaurant.

P. S. The grapevine snaking on the brickwall is a delightful sight against the blue sky...

We arrived at 3pm on Friday when check in opened. We were met with 'oh we have no one booked in until Saturday'. Mild panic sat in whilst I found my confirmation email. We were shown to our room and asked to go back down so they could show us the exit our the back. The back was very overgrown and the young lady showing us slipped on the path at the gate. She didn't know the code to the gate so asked for my phone number and she would text me the code and an emergency phone number as we would be the people there that night! No text arrived. I returned to the room where there was no information at all (except the fire route on the door). You normally get a folder with information of the area at least. The window didn't open. I went downstairs to get milk, the WiFi code and asked again for the gate code. There was a man at a table on a computer and he said he was not normally there but helped, getting milk and provided the wifi code that didn't work. I asked about the window and advised it doesn't open and that he would find a fan and bring it. He brought the fan about half hour later and when I asked about the gate code and emergency number he gave me the code and his personal number!||The room was nice but there was a noisy mini fridge and every time the tap in the ensuite was turned on there was a loud pump. The ensuite was extremely narrow and looks like it was a converted wardrobe area.||On checkout we went downstairs and it looked like the restaurant area had been cleared out with a random scooter inside. A lady came to us and said 'room 2?' Took the key and showed us the way out. No hope you enjoyed your stay! ||I was very disappointed with our one night stay as expected service from the old bakery. Would...