Emlyn Restaurant — Restaurant in Mole Valley

This was something. I was staying in the hotel and wanted to grab a quick bite for dinner. When I arrived, I was standing in the doorway for a solid 5 minutes waiting for someone to tell me which table is free. A guest finally took pity on me and informed me which tables where available. The waiters were kind- but ignored me for a solid 15 minutes. I ordered the gnocchi - which I assumed would be a safe choice - they arrived after a very short time... The taste was bitter and tangy. Half melted cheese was sprinkled across the gnocchi but did nothing to elevate the taste. While the gnocchi in the center where piping hot the gnocchi on the outside were cold. I am not sure what to make of it. Overall this was a strange experience and I would not recommend having dinner there. The manager offered to comp the meal which was a...

The best thing about this restaurant is the service, hence the 1 star. It is just a shame it is let down by such awful food. The cod tacos were stale. The tacos were so hard and chewy, they were awful and the cod was a poor quality fish finger at best. The chicken Katsu said on the menu it was homemade, it definitely was not, it had no flavour at all, the sauce tasted very processed. My husband had the schnitzel, which was a cordon bleu chicken, not a schnitzel. It was supposed to come with a smoked tomato salad, which was not the case, it was just normal cold tomatoes. It has put us off having breakfast here, so we are...

My party of six had afternoon tea at the Burford Bridge Hotel this afternoon. We were quite full and couldn't eat the selection of cakes so we asked our server if we could have a 'doggy bag' to take them home. We were told it wasn't possible to take food out of the dining room. We asked why and were told it was company policy. Absolute nonsense, this is food we'd PAID for! Every five star hotel and Michelin star restaurant allows you to take home uneaten food. This ridiculous rule ruined the whole...