December 2024 by Ben Burgess
Not a review of the services provided by Barton Hall but unfortunately feel the need to raise this in the hope it gathers attention.
It has come to a point where Barton Hall may as well not have the Tesla super chargers in their car park at this time of year. The amount of non-electric vehicles which are being allowed to park in the Tesla charger spaces is unbelievable. It?s causing chaos in their car park as multiple electric cars are unable to get on chargers and can?t go anywhere because the rest of the car park is full. It?s essentially no different to someone coming in and parking across the front of a petrol station.
I can understand that some spaces may need to be used as overflow in peak times, but why not do what every other place does and monitor/limit this to 20 minutes maximum stay only in such spaces for non EV?s?
Any electric car parked at 100% would start to be charged overstay fees for not moving out of the space. So why is it fair that stubborn people are getting away with parking petrol cars in these spaces with no comeuppance, just because they?re too lazy to park further out and walk?
I?d imagine under their agreement with Tesla, they are bound to keep charging stations accessible for electric vehicles?
October 2024 by Sarahjane Dexter
Went for Sunday Lunch to celebrate ours and my parents anniversary?s.
On arrival there was a large wedding party taking photos just as you came through the door.
( This made getting to book in very difficult as even when politely asked to let us through they continued taking photos and blocking the entrance area.
( I understand that it is a wedding Venue but maybe a better idea to gather wedding parties away from the restaurant entrance)
Once we were seated we waited an awful long time for our drinks , when they arrived the waitress proceeded to miss the water glass and pour all over the table! We had been asked that we sat and they brought drinks to us but would have been better to have purchased from the bar because we ended up having to chase our drinks.
Service was slow and sloppy.
Our mains arrived minus any of our party having roast potatoes. By the time we had managed to get somebody?s attention and ask for potatoes two of the party had nearly finished their meals.
Onto Coffee which took over 30 minutes to arrive.
My Tia Maria coffee arrived with 80% of the cream in the saucer and down the glass.
I wasn?t even offered another napkin to mop the mess up! Good job I carry tissues!
Considering what you pay for a Sunday Lunch the service and care was very mediocre.
August 2024 by Attif Rashid
Good food, great to sit outside. Service was impeccable!
May 2024 by Lee Avery
Quite pricy for mediocre food and an almost bland, forgettable atmosphere.Billed as one of the better quality and certainly pricier restaurants in the area it should offer standout service and food, unfortunately neither were on offer.We ordered the chicken and prosciutto balottene, smoked pork strips with a side of fries. For dessert the Pina Colada posset and triple ice cream.A nice selection but everything was just a bit off.The chicken was overcooked and a little dry requiring a heavy coating of jus to be enjoyable.The fries had an overused oil taste... either the oil needed refreshing or the fryer wasn't hot enough.And the posset was more mousse and the shortbread was inedible leaving a rancid aftertaste. (One of the diners is a professional baker and she was far from impressed by this!)The pork strips were nice but not great, the same with the ice cream.All of this was raised with the waiting staff who seemed somewhat disinterested.The decor of the restaurant is ultimately forgettable and almost feels like a cheap knock-off of a chain restaurant.There's a few nice touches, the white gloves used when delivering food to the table is great (not seen since Silver Service training many moons ago), but its offset by the cheaply laminated drinks menus.It obviously wants to be a high class restaurant but unfortunately it stumbles in its execution.
April 2024 by Holly Railton
We got married at Barton Hall on 23rd March and I cannot recommend it enough. The lead up to our wedding and the meetings before hand were great, the team listened to what we wanted on our special day and helped make it a reality. The day itself was like a dream. Abi and Shelley are two of the most wonderful ladies I have ever met, they were at our side the whole day getting things we needed and making sure we were okay, nothing was ever too much trouble. The venue is absolutely stunning (even in the rain and hail we had!), the food and staff were impeccable. The rooms were beautiful and breakfast was amazing. I cannot recommend Barton Hall enough! All our guests said how beautiful it was and how amazing the venue was. I wish I could go back and do it all over again!
February 2024 by Laure Lau
We attended a funeral for a very special lady and the wake was at the vines, I have never been here before and never will again. The food was lovely but wasn't enough for everyone to have a sandwich or a piece of cake and I felt so bad for the lovely family who had lost there mother. They ran out of tea and coffee and had to wait ages for them to fill up. Some of the staff were rude and unhelpful. As this was the first time it certainly was nit a good impression given the circumstances.
February 2024 by Alicia Hamill
Barton Hall was the most amazing venue to get married at. We had the most beautiful and special day celebrating with friends and family. Barton Hall with all their staff including Shelly made the wedding day run so smoothly. All our wedding guests loved the day and we got so many compliments on how beautiful the hotel was and how delicious the food was. We had couples who had recently got married notice all the details that they did for our wedding day to go so perfectly. We can't wait to come back to the hotel and spa for our 1st wedding anniversary!
February 2024 by Steve Lacy
Have eaten here a few times over the years, always a good experience. Staff are attentive, and the food very nice. Recommend the steak and ale pudding - puff pastry crust was perfect.
February 2024 by Lenka Holmes
We had a lovely dinner with our friends at the Barton Hotel Vines Brasserie. The staff were young, polite and professional, the food absolutely lovely, fresh and full of flavours. Portions were good size and there was a good selection of wines. We had a lovely evening and felt comfortable. Would definitely recommend and return back. Thank you!
December 2023 by Paul Paul
Had Sunday lunch here, very
December 2023 by Patricia Coleman
Our visit was for a family wedding and everything was great. We had a lovely day.
November 2023 by Thecatsmum4
We booked for a group of 5 at lunchtime on a Saturday. On arrival we had to find our way through a group of wedding guests who filled the bar area, so we had to go directly to our table rather than have a drink in the bar. Service was fine with lovely staff and the food was very good, but rather expensive - I had the braised beef with mash which I would recommend. We all had different dishes and agreed they were all good, especially the chips that came with the burger! Personally I felt that the afters were overpriced for what they were.
November 2023 by Suzanne Rumney
Excellent place for our anniversary meal. Was offered free cocktail! Nice touch.Staff were lovely, have been a few times and always had a lovely meal.Recommended.Again visited for my 70rh birthday, lovely .
November 2023 by Peter Robinson
Food and Accommodation
October 2023 by Nikki Thurland
Only called for a drink but very quiet n no
