柏拉圖酒店(Plato's)

Superb hotel and restaurant in lovely location. Cosy real fire and lovely friendly staff. Food was top quality. All reasonably priced and we had a very pleasant stay in this beautiful part of the country and all-in-all, it made a weekend away a great experience.

A huge thank you to the whole Plato’s team for making our celebratory lunch so special. Arina looked after us so well. The kitchen team excelled with delicious langoustines and fillet steak cooked to perfection. All topped off with a yummy crème brûlée. We can’t thank you enough! Tom, Mike, Richard and Christina. X

The main problem was I relied on the description of Platos on Tripadvisor. It says Platos offers small plates. But it turned out small plates are on offer only on Friday and Saturday. On Tuesday the menu consists mainly of steaks on large plates. Which was fine for those in our party who liked steaks. But a disaster for those that didn’t! So partly my fault I should have looked at Platos own website. But seems strange that a slightly more varied menu is not on offer on weekdays. Not everyone likes a steak. On the plus side the steaks were delicious and the room was very comfortable.

Always enjoyed Platos in the past but recent stay was disappointing. Sunday dinner was choice between piazzas served after 6pm or “carvery” served up to 5pm. Carvery was large amount of pub grub kept warm, and we served ourselves, and no dessert course. Before eating dinner be prepared to pay your bill (?) regardless of whether you are resident or visitor. Breakfast cooked fresh was good, but locked front door meant exiting side door then squeezing past wheelie bins? Not the same place and lacks experienced oversight.

Great small hotel with comfortable rooms & lovely bar. We stayed for two nights over Easter & had a great time. Ate in the tapas restaurant one night which was great. Nice owners & staff & delicious breakfasts. We were lucky with the weather too!!