The restaurant has a nice atmosphere and a wide wine selection. Food is good nothing brilliant but decent. The issue is the service. I went for lunch and dinner and I got the same service issues and this was not a busy restaurant. Waiters looked lost. One gave the wrong food to a table next to me and they were really not keeping an eye in case I need anything. I got the bread when I was already having my starter and took ages for me to order the bill on the two ocassions as they were not looking at me. For lunch it took a while they noticed me and the same happened at dinner, with 3 waiters and no more than 6-7 tables at its busiest
Max E
Fantastic dinner! Great menu with good prices! Tom was brilliant as our waiter, thank you to the whole team
suepersuey
Had wonderful evening at the Brasserie at Borringdon Hall - food was superb, service amazing (special thanks to Tom who looked after us so well) the ambience was terrific and the quality of food for the price was incredible. Well done to the whole team at Borringdon we will definitely be returning.
316paulab
Excellent service - A La carte food was tasteful but very expensive- small portions but sufficient- It is a “special occasion” restaurant- 85th birthday for mum which she loved
W2076ZIarthurt
I went for dinner to celebrate a christmas with my partner. The place looks fantastic. The staff were all lovely and professional. The food was similarly excellent. 1 thing let it down though, another guest was allowed in in shorts, trainers and a T-shirt. I was really disappointed the maître 'd allowed him in. Even a relatively realxed dress code would have made for a 5* review.
Virginia Georgiou
We visited this place late November 2023. The atmosphere was great, the place was super clean, the service staff were very friendly. But unfortunately we were visiting for lunch and the food was so so bad. We tried a few different dishes but the portions and the quality were poor. We noticed other people complaining about the food too, so it might have been just a bad day. I really hope that they get a better chef for the festive season.
X7509PUhelenj
We we’re staying in the hotel on a package that includes dinner in the Mayfair. After reading recent reviews we were a little apprehensive that we wouldn’t enjoy our meal, but I have to say the food was excellent and service top notch. We had a wonderful evening so thank you very much
Mr-Gastro
So so so disappointed. The most expensive roast in Plymouth and isn’t very good. Wish I had read the reviews before coming. Quick summary. Overpriced, under seasoned, under cooked, tiny portions, potatoes not crispy at all. Kids ice cream £6 a portion and 3 tiny quenelles. Disgusting price. Shame as it’s up the road from us
475garrym
An anniversary gift from our daughter for a two course Sunday lunch. The room is small and fairly dark despite the number of ceiling lights. The menu and wine list is very, very expensive but the quality is nowhere near the price bracket it’s a Michelin wannabe with aspirations above its abilities. The £12 starters were like canapés and my wife had to send back the sadly small piece of braised leek for being undercooked and stringy. The £25 Sunday lunch was generous in size but the beef, despite being tasty and soft was 50% hard fat, which was disappointing. Everything else in the plate had been doused in salt and the teaspoon of salty gravy wasn’t enough to soften the chalky roast potatoes. The service was polite but unbelievably slow. Was not impressed and willl not consider returning any time soon. I would advise either reducing the pricing or increasing the quality.
sophietZ847GI
Went to celebrate an anniversary & left disappointed. I had the starter of brixham crab. When it came out it was the smallest amount of blown brown crab with a high coral taste. This suggests the crab was caught in the early part of the year and frozen ready to be defrosted & plated for September! Considering we have such good quality and local hand picked crab in Plymouth, like the cracking crab company, I was so disappointed. The Wagu burger was okay - however, nothing like the homemade burgers with more taste at Zephyrs! My partner had the bacon back and it was the tiniest portion, he had to eat my chips as he was still hungry. The place is pretty but defined not worth the money. The staff members rush you through the courses and cannot wait to clear your table. We will not be back nor recommending
I wanted to go somewhere nice for my mother's 50th birthday and decided to take both her and my father to Boringdon Hall for an afternoon tea given its alleged reputation, history and 5 star rating. We all left extremely dissapointed, will not be returning nor will we recommend anyone visit. To quickly summarise our experience: - Location and history is idyllic and lovely, unfortunately that's where the buck stops. - Afternoon tea was rather abruptly "dropped off" in a rush and strop, no explanation/presentation, and quickly ran off. - Quality of the food was dissapointing, sandwiches barely had any fillings and were very dry, tiny jar of jam not enough to go around for 1 side of a scone let alone 2 entire scones, raspberries on top of one of the deserts were served well after their best before date and were pale. The scones themselves were rather nice and the only item we ended up enjoying. - I'm happy to pay top price for quality food, but this was anything but quality and extremely overpriced at £32 per person. The wait time was also rather long, arrived at 1:30PM and served at 2:10PM on a Sunday. - General service dissapointing, majority of staff seemed fairly sour with only one or two smiles in supply. Staff did not check on us to see how we were, nor asked how our experience was when paying the bill. - Automatic service charge being added to the bill (we asked for it to be removed); this isn't the US. - Coffee pitchers were dirty and stained. - Cobswebs everwhere.
Hbaker123
We were staying at Boringdon hall for our minimoon and dined in the mayflower brasserie each night, the food each night was fabulous and the service even better particularly from the restaurant supervisor we think? Wearing a veteran badge and the lady with a long dark ponytail. Thank you so much you were great. Looking forward to our next stay.
Dan P
Visited for dinner in the brasserie hoping to have a drink in the bar before. It took 20 minutes from arrival in the bar to actually get someone to take our drinks order and the place was at most 30% full and a full half hour to receive the drinks by which time we were hurriedly moved to the restaurant (again, not exactly packed). Hardly 5 star service. The main course was an attempt at crab & crayfish fettuccine. The portion size was miserly and the food bland with no crab meat evident at all. I’m Italian, and know my pasta, the chef had clearly know idea how to prepare an appropriate sauce for fettuccine, and the entire experience was more akin to a tiny and bland white fish noodle soup than what was promised. Laughable. The service in the restaurant was however very professional, and although a very atmospheric snd beautiful location, I won’t be using the brasserie for an evening meal again after this experience.
booksandcats2023
We went here for a treat evening for drinks and dinner. Overall it was quite disappointing. We arrived 30 minutes before our dinner booking in the brasserie in order to have a drink first in the lovely bar area. We were told to take a seat and someone would bring us a drinks menu. We sat down and waited. Over 5 minutes later someone appeared with a drinks menu and said they’d be back to take our order. Ten minutes later we were still waiting, with no drinks, and our dinner reservation looming in just 15 minutes. Finally someone appeared & took the order. We received our drinks 25 minutes after arriving. Hardly the relaxed drink we were planning. The service was incredibly slow. We were retrieved very promptly, however, to be escorted to our table for the exact booking time, and had to finish our drinks in the brasserie. The wine menu was then brought over. We were quite shocked at the prices - the same wine menu is clearly used for both the Michelin starred restaurant upstairs and the brassiere, which we were in. The least expensive bottle of wine was £39. This was not in keeping with the food menu, where mains are around £25-30 which was to be expected. There really should be more affordable wines available for the brassiere. The mains were disappointing unfortunately. The crab and crayfish fettuccine was very soupy and no discernible crab meat at all. Just crayfish. I chose the dish because I love crab so this was a real let down. The portion size for a pasta dish was laughably small - and I have a small appetite so normally I struggle to finish mains. For a brassiere they need to rethink the value they give I think. The floorboards behind my chair were wobbly so throughout the evening as the waiting staff went past it felt as though my chair was being constantly knocked. We only wanted a main course but left feeling like we were not at all full, and a lot poorer. It’s a beautiful setting but there are quite a few things to work on I think.
Jet17395419439
Hustled to the table as we tried to order drinks at the bar..Had checked the menu online as some in party had intolerances but as we came to order food we were told the menu had changed as its seasonal...checked online at the table and found original menu was still on the site..this led to a very dissapointing menu choice and meals..gluten free rolls were inedible but after informing waiter no alternative was offered.waiter was overkeen to interupt rather rudely to tell us the desert menu.the wine was the more expensive merlot not the one ordered.have already send comments to the management but not had decency to reply.£200 wasted on an average meal.Very disappointed and won't be returning.Have dined here on previous occasions and was very happy with the experience.
The restaurant has a nice atmosphere and a wide wine selection. Food is good nothing brilliant but decent. The issue is the service. I went for lunch and dinner and I got the same service issues and this was not a busy restaurant. Waiters looked lost. One gave the wrong food to a table next to me and they were really not keeping an eye in case I need anything. I got the bread when I was already having my starter and took ages for me to order the bill on the two ocassions as they were not looking at me. For lunch it took a while they noticed me and the same happened at dinner, with 3 waiters and no more than 6-7 tables at its busiest
Fantastic dinner! Great menu with good prices! Tom was brilliant as our waiter, thank you to the whole team
Had wonderful evening at the Brasserie at Borringdon Hall - food was superb, service amazing (special thanks to Tom who looked after us so well) the ambience was terrific and the quality of food for the price was incredible. Well done to the whole team at Borringdon we will definitely be returning.
Excellent service - A La carte food was tasteful but very expensive- small portions but sufficient- It is a “special occasion” restaurant- 85th birthday for mum which she loved
I went for dinner to celebrate a christmas with my partner. The place looks fantastic. The staff were all lovely and professional. The food was similarly excellent. 1 thing let it down though, another guest was allowed in in shorts, trainers and a T-shirt. I was really disappointed the maître 'd allowed him in. Even a relatively realxed dress code would have made for a 5* review.
We visited this place late November 2023. The atmosphere was great, the place was super clean, the service staff were very friendly. But unfortunately we were visiting for lunch and the food was so so bad. We tried a few different dishes but the portions and the quality were poor. We noticed other people complaining about the food too, so it might have been just a bad day. I really hope that they get a better chef for the festive season.
We we’re staying in the hotel on a package that includes dinner in the Mayfair. After reading recent reviews we were a little apprehensive that we wouldn’t enjoy our meal, but I have to say the food was excellent and service top notch. We had a wonderful evening so thank you very much
So so so disappointed. The most expensive roast in Plymouth and isn’t very good. Wish I had read the reviews before coming. Quick summary. Overpriced, under seasoned, under cooked, tiny portions, potatoes not crispy at all. Kids ice cream £6 a portion and 3 tiny quenelles. Disgusting price. Shame as it’s up the road from us
An anniversary gift from our daughter for a two course Sunday lunch. The room is small and fairly dark despite the number of ceiling lights. The menu and wine list is very, very expensive but the quality is nowhere near the price bracket it’s a Michelin wannabe with aspirations above its abilities. The £12 starters were like canapés and my wife had to send back the sadly small piece of braised leek for being undercooked and stringy. The £25 Sunday lunch was generous in size but the beef, despite being tasty and soft was 50% hard fat, which was disappointing. Everything else in the plate had been doused in salt and the teaspoon of salty gravy wasn’t enough to soften the chalky roast potatoes. The service was polite but unbelievably slow. Was not impressed and willl not consider returning any time soon. I would advise either reducing the pricing or increasing the quality.
Went to celebrate an anniversary & left disappointed. I had the starter of brixham crab. When it came out it was the smallest amount of blown brown crab with a high coral taste. This suggests the crab was caught in the early part of the year and frozen ready to be defrosted & plated for September! Considering we have such good quality and local hand picked crab in Plymouth, like the cracking crab company, I was so disappointed. The Wagu burger was okay - however, nothing like the homemade burgers with more taste at Zephyrs! My partner had the bacon back and it was the tiniest portion, he had to eat my chips as he was still hungry. The place is pretty but defined not worth the money. The staff members rush you through the courses and cannot wait to clear your table. We will not be back nor recommending
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I wanted to go somewhere nice for my mother's 50th birthday and decided to take both her and my father to Boringdon Hall for an afternoon tea given its alleged reputation, history and 5 star rating. We all left extremely dissapointed, will not be returning nor will we recommend anyone visit. To quickly summarise our experience: - Location and history is idyllic and lovely, unfortunately that's where the buck stops. - Afternoon tea was rather abruptly "dropped off" in a rush and strop, no explanation/presentation, and quickly ran off. - Quality of the food was dissapointing, sandwiches barely had any fillings and were very dry, tiny jar of jam not enough to go around for 1 side of a scone let alone 2 entire scones, raspberries on top of one of the deserts were served well after their best before date and were pale. The scones themselves were rather nice and the only item we ended up enjoying. - I'm happy to pay top price for quality food, but this was anything but quality and extremely overpriced at £32 per person. The wait time was also rather long, arrived at 1:30PM and served at 2:10PM on a Sunday. - General service dissapointing, majority of staff seemed fairly sour with only one or two smiles in supply. Staff did not check on us to see how we were, nor asked how our experience was when paying the bill. - Automatic service charge being added to the bill (we asked for it to be removed); this isn't the US. - Coffee pitchers were dirty and stained. - Cobswebs everwhere.
We were staying at Boringdon hall for our minimoon and dined in the mayflower brasserie each night, the food each night was fabulous and the service even better particularly from the restaurant supervisor we think? Wearing a veteran badge and the lady with a long dark ponytail. Thank you so much you were great. Looking forward to our next stay.
Visited for dinner in the brasserie hoping to have a drink in the bar before. It took 20 minutes from arrival in the bar to actually get someone to take our drinks order and the place was at most 30% full and a full half hour to receive the drinks by which time we were hurriedly moved to the restaurant (again, not exactly packed). Hardly 5 star service. The main course was an attempt at crab & crayfish fettuccine. The portion size was miserly and the food bland with no crab meat evident at all. I’m Italian, and know my pasta, the chef had clearly know idea how to prepare an appropriate sauce for fettuccine, and the entire experience was more akin to a tiny and bland white fish noodle soup than what was promised. Laughable. The service in the restaurant was however very professional, and although a very atmospheric snd beautiful location, I won’t be using the brasserie for an evening meal again after this experience.
We went here for a treat evening for drinks and dinner. Overall it was quite disappointing. We arrived 30 minutes before our dinner booking in the brasserie in order to have a drink first in the lovely bar area. We were told to take a seat and someone would bring us a drinks menu. We sat down and waited. Over 5 minutes later someone appeared with a drinks menu and said they’d be back to take our order. Ten minutes later we were still waiting, with no drinks, and our dinner reservation looming in just 15 minutes. Finally someone appeared & took the order. We received our drinks 25 minutes after arriving. Hardly the relaxed drink we were planning. The service was incredibly slow. We were retrieved very promptly, however, to be escorted to our table for the exact booking time, and had to finish our drinks in the brasserie. The wine menu was then brought over. We were quite shocked at the prices - the same wine menu is clearly used for both the Michelin starred restaurant upstairs and the brassiere, which we were in. The least expensive bottle of wine was £39. This was not in keeping with the food menu, where mains are around £25-30 which was to be expected. There really should be more affordable wines available for the brassiere. The mains were disappointing unfortunately. The crab and crayfish fettuccine was very soupy and no discernible crab meat at all. Just crayfish. I chose the dish because I love crab so this was a real let down. The portion size for a pasta dish was laughably small - and I have a small appetite so normally I struggle to finish mains. For a brassiere they need to rethink the value they give I think. The floorboards behind my chair were wobbly so throughout the evening as the waiting staff went past it felt as though my chair was being constantly knocked. We only wanted a main course but left feeling like we were not at all full, and a lot poorer. It’s a beautiful setting but there are quite a few things to work on I think.
Hustled to the table as we tried to order drinks at the bar..Had checked the menu online as some in party had intolerances but as we came to order food we were told the menu had changed as its seasonal...checked online at the table and found original menu was still on the site..this led to a very dissapointing menu choice and meals..gluten free rolls were inedible but after informing waiter no alternative was offered.waiter was overkeen to interupt rather rudely to tell us the desert menu.the wine was the more expensive merlot not the one ordered.have already send comments to the management but not had decency to reply.£200 wasted on an average meal.Very disappointed and won't be returning.Have dined here on previous occasions and was very happy with the experience.