The Old Boathouse

Simon H. • 1 review

September 29, 2024

10/10

Lovely location and great food

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Helen Guy M. • 1 review

September 11, 2024

10/10

Sam was our waiter this time, too, and is always a delight... delicious food and all was very enjoyable

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joanna h. • 1 review

August 29, 2024

4/10

Despite booking a table we still had to wait at an unattended reception for 10 minutes to be welcomed by a flustered member of staff who had been drafted in from the hotel and didn’t seem to know what he was doing. Many tables uncleared. Service slow we felt forgotten. However a very apologetic waiter Sam was a credit to the place. I was also perturbed by the presence of several dogs in the restaurant. Despite being a dog owner myself I found this unhygienic and inappropriate in a restaurant

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Rosemarie W. • 1 review

August 29, 2024

5.5/10

Service. Uninterested staff. I had to clear dirty dishes.

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Marion B. • 1 review

August 26, 2024

10/10

stunning location, first class service & amazing food!

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ROBERT H. • 1 review

August 25, 2024

10/10

Delicious food served by a very cheery waitress. Lovely place to eat Sunday lunch overlooking the lake.

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Valerie G. • 1 review

August 25, 2024

5.5/10

Ordered Sunday roast - belly pork and it was just 2 lumps of fat no meat, should not have been served to anyone. They did change to beef which was better, I thought the quality had deteriorated overall since I last went

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Donald C. • 1 review

August 14, 2024

5.5/10

The vegetarian options were low in protein and gluten free options were limited. The only draft "beers" were actually larger type beer, no actual beers were available, not even bottles. Quite noisy as it is a family holiday place. Prices 50% higher than I'd normally pay in a restaurant and with no real justification. When booking I received emails from "the Boathouse", "Google" and "the Fork" most confusing.

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Ian G. • 1 review

August 11, 2024

7.5/10

Nice table outside in the evening sunshine; unusual service processes requires guests to order and pay at the bar then take to the table wine glasses salt and pepper and cutlery. Wait staff then bring ordered food. Which was OK (Sunday roast at 6pm so warmed up and vegetable strudel - uncooked pastry in parts). But whilst I wouldn’t go back it was just about OK. And there is little or no competition on a Sunday evening anyway.

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sharon T. • 1 review

August 11, 2024

2/10

Service and Quality of Food Disappointing. Service was charged on All orders being placed at the Bar. No waitress service to the outside area.

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Richard J. • 1 review

August 6, 2024

4.5/10

Very slow service ,the waitress had dirty finger nails and looked a mess. Had difficulty explaining simple questions on the menu. Food was poor quality. Will never return. Avoid this expensive restaurant

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Chantelle S. • 1 review

August 10, 2024

10/10

had a wonderful meal here for my husbands birthday. food was excellent and the staff were polite and friendly.

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Amy K. • 1 review

July 19, 2024

3/10

Had to ask for service. A really hot day and had to ask after ten minutes if we could get water. Sat outside and the banister/glass partition was dusty and full of spiders and cobwebs. Please clean. Had to again ask for plates when served starters. Staff there but no one taking it upon themselves to serve the customers. Terrible service. Had Caesar salad with salmon. Salmon slices just dumped on top. Looked awful. Really bad restaurant with high prices. Not worth it

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Thomas F. • 1 review

June 23, 2024

3.5/10

gravy like dishwater mediocre roast potatoes

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Charles S. • 1 review

June 28, 2024

10/10

Great service, good food, lovely location with view of the lake

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D W. • 1 review

June 8, 2024

7.5/10

Limited menu, prices were a bit high for average dishes.

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Anne A. • 1 review

June 9, 2024

10/10

Lovely bright restaurant with great views over the lake. Staff friendly and helpful. Food delicious and well presented. Definitely worth travelling for and will come again.

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PETER H. • 1 review

May 26, 2024

4/10

Restaurant was very quiet and less than 40% occupancy. We ordered bread & olives as a sharing starter and less than 5 minutes later the main courses were delivered. We ended up taking the olives with us! Food was mediocre, bit bland and plates were cold! Service equally forgettable will not be returning. Such a shame for such a great location but despite the view it wouldn’t draw us back again!

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Sarah N. • 1 review

May 4, 2024

6/10

Very little atmosphere here unfortunately. Food was very average and the menu unfortunately didn’t grab our attention. Service for bringing out olives and breads incredibly slow. Won’t be rushing back.

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Modupe E. • 1 review

April 13, 2024

4/10

We had seen the varied reviews on the old boathouse but decided to give it a try given the close proximity to our holiday house. The restaurant itself is well appointed and has a nice feel about it. We had a late booking so were unable to see the lake but can understand it would be quite nice to look out on. The service was sub-par. It took about 40 mins in total to recieve our drinks order. We did recieve part of the drinks order for free due to the length of time we waited. One of us had the fish and chips which was perfectly acceptable and the other had the lamb shank which was tasteless, bland and highly disappointing! All in all overpriced for what we got. We would not recommend or return.

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