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Summary
“Set in the beautiful setting of a very romantic castle” – complete with ruined battlements and a working portcullis – this Relais & Chateaux property is nowadays part of Andrew Brownsword Hotels. Perennially, there are thoughts here that “the food and service don’t come up to the surroundings” of its first-floor dining room (complete with 12th-century barrel-vaulted ceiling). Even so it’s decently rated, and afternoon tea here is ‘a banker’.
Summary
“A romantic and beautiful ruined medieval castle” – dating from the era when bishops required a fortified residence – makes a “stunning location” for a Brownsword hotel. The food served in the first-floor dining room, under a 12th-century barrel-vaulted ceiling, is generally felt to be “pretty good”, although it (and the service) is “not quite up to a level that matches the setting”. “Afternoon tea served on tiered cake stands in the gardens (complete with a noisy white peacock named Bob)” is a very safe bet.
Summary
“A romantic and beautiful ruined medieval castle” – dating from the era when bishops required a fortified residence – makes a “stunning location” for a Brownsword hotel. The food served in the first-floor dining room, under a 12th-century barrel-vaulted ceiling, is generally felt to be “pretty good”, although it (and the service) is “not quite up to a level that matches the setting”. “Afternoon tea served on tiered cake stands in the gardens (complete with a noisy white peacock named Bob)” is a very safe bet.
Summary
“How wonderful to dine in the medieval hall of a castle” (nowadays a Brownsword hotel) – complete with a 12th-century barrel-vaulted ceiling (and working portcullis). It almost seems churlish to point out that the restaurant is “expensive and a bit average”, but most reporters feel that it’s “worth it” for the “fantastic setting”.
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Dinner | £80.00 |  |
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| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £25.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £6.50 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
Amberley, BN18 9LT
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm |
| Sunday | 12:30 pm‑4:30 pm, 7 pm‑9 pm |
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