Horsted Place Hotel

Perfect. Perfect, Perfect, perfect and perfect. Staff, food, rooms, value for money, location etc etc. Perfect in every possible way. Could not fault it. Our thanks to James in reception and Samantha in the lounge bar. Can't wait to go back

Photos on line perhaps not the same as current decor and furniture now? Tried to book a Superior Suite and rang ahead to make sure it was a 6ft Superking bed. It shows it in the photos on secret escapes and on their website. A search of the reviews tells me there are Superking beds. But reception tells me no there isn’t any. That they had a refurb and put smaller beds in the rooms. You get 2 stars for making your target audience smaller. Customers like me will not book now as I don’t want to sleep in a smaller beds than o have at home. That’s not luxury to me!

Light and airy room, excellent linen and very comfortable bed. Lovely decor and beautiful gardens. Most convenient for Glyndebourne, just sorry didn’t have more time to enjoy our stay.

We enjoyed another enjoyable stay at Horsted Place and its become one of our favourite places to visit. The refurbishment of Horsted is outstanding and recognises the need to return the hotel to its original decor and that's been successful in all respects. We were warmly welcomed on arrival and were allocated the Westmorland suite. It was sumptuous and offered a great views of the grounds. We enjoyed our evening dinner and were looked after by Bruno who is a credit to the Hotel ensuring we enjoyed a relaxed and enjoyable meals. Credit must go to the chef and his team who produced our meals of chicken and pork that were outstanding in quality,presentation and quantity. We enjoyed our breakfast and waiting staff were really helpful and the choices were excellent. We are amazed at some negative comments about Horsted as our stays have been really enjoyable and staff have been helpful polite and engaging. We will be visiting again in the near future.

For 25 plus years we have been going to Horsted Place for special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, private family parties etc. I have not until today read reviews as it had always been one of the few local 'go to' places for a fine meal. Yesterday was our 40th anniversary. Horsted is a beautiful fine building that until this years facelift had a real air of quality. Not everyones tastes are the same but to me internally the new decorations and furnishings have lost some of its classical charm and charisma. Some may like it more, but not to my taste. We got the feeling as the evening went on that the style of staffing was a bit ad lib and not coordinated. For instance, nobody asks to take your coat when you arrive or even considers you might have had one when you leave. You have to ask for a wine list, and they then forget to take your wine order before trying to usher you to your table. It no longer has the decorum that it had. As for the meal, it was a disappointment. I know that on visits in previous years it has often been quiet, but you always got exceptional food. Last night was not by any means busy, so no excuses from the kitchen. The menu now is simple. As is the wine list. No problem with that. It is perhaps that they are now trying to welcome a different clientele. I would far prefer simple food beautifully prepared than a more complex dish beyond the skills of the kitchen. Sadly however there was nothing 'wrong' with our meal. It was just distinctively average, and on par with that produced by many of the lesser pubs in the area. They also skimp on some things. Looking at a previous review they still have not got to grips with their butcher, as the beef was tougher than you would expect of a quality establishment. With a butcher you get what you pay for. 250ml of wine should in effect be a third of a bottle, not just a slightly more full small wine glass. The problem here is that you are not paying average pub prices. Two average pre dinner drinks, one 2 course and one 3 course meal with 2 glasses of wine and a coffee was over £130. To me, comparing that with other local establishments serving similar quality it seems to be way over the top. Sorry if this upsets anyone, but that is just how we now find it.

We came here for Sunday lunch and it was really disappointing. The hotel is an impressive building and restaurant has lovely views over the gardens. However, the food was awful. My roast beef was a large chunk of inedible meat so tough it was impossible to cut. A few slices of beef instead would have been much better. Treacle tart for desert wasn’t a tart, instead it was served as a pudding and didn’t taste of treacle. It was just dreadful food and well below the standard you would expect at this beautiful property. The people on the table next to us also ordered beef and had the same issue, I felt sorry for the waitress who knew it was a disaster and couldn’t have been more apologetic. This is a lovely hotel and restaurant and should be a great location for Sunday lunch but don’t bother to come until they get a new chef.