The Old Inn

Overall disappointing visit to the Old Inn. When we arrived we got given a menu with special offers for certain courses if I hadn't seen the table next door I wouldn't have known they did other dining options and I wanted to eat from the Al Carte menu. All menus should be offered automatically and diners should not have to ask. It took an age for our server to come despite it being very quiet and it took a while to get drinks. Eventually the food arrived and it was a mess on a plate I have never seen such bad presentation. Why are you using a full size plate for a small starter portion starters would be better served on nice small plates I literally had half an empty plate and it just made the food look terrible. The Pheasant was cooked well and the sauce was lovely but the purple lettuce brought noting to the dish. The way the scallops were presented looked terrible they were drowned in a sauce and you couldn't tell what the dish was. You need to completely scale this dish back scallops are naturally flavoured and are delicate and need little accompaniment it was all too over powering and to be fair they were cooked to perfection and were some of the nicest scallops I have eaten but I had to scrape all the sauce off them. The lemon and thyme rubber disc was inedible not sure what it is and the accompaniment on the bottom was too strong too much going on please simplify this beautiful seafood dish. Again they need presenting on a different plate it had all merged into a sloppy mess. The burger was average again nothing special. We unfortunately did not get to try desserts as after siting with dirty plates for over 30 mins no one offering us desserts we just left. I would happily pay the prices here and more if the food was improved but currently it is very overpriced for what they serve. I also think £5.00 for a glass of tonic is a little too much. The service drastically needs improving too if you are going to class yourselves as elegant gourmet dining there was noting elegant about the presentation of the food or the service provided.

My Wife and I stayed in May to celebrate her Birthday and loved it so much that we returned in November to celebrate our Wedding Anniversary. We love the old world charm, the quirkiness of the different rooms, the outstanding food and above all the friendly, welcoming service. The spa is an absolute favourite, small but perfect. We found it difficult to leave. Thank you to all the team, we can't wait to return.

Got married at the Old Inn in November 2015 and always enjoy returning for our wedding anniversary. Staff were very welcoming as always and our room was clean and very comfortable. Minibar with complementary soft drinks a nice touch as well. I’m also very glad that Galgorm group have retained the traditional style in the rooms in keeping with the old building. We had booked a 3 course meal with our stay as well. The food was excellent, I had the venison which was cooked to perfection and we were delighted to receive a complimentary glass of Prosecco with our meal since it was our anniversary. Service at breakfast was great. One of the waiters noticed me stirring my teapot and very kindly brought me a stronger brew - I like my tea very strong! Didn’t avail of the spa facilities so I can’t comment on them. Maybe next time. Thanks again Jackie and Mark