Reviews for FINCH'S ARMS, HAMBLETON
5/5 from Rutland
3 years ago
3 years ago
The food here is exceptional.
We had a lovely evening, fine dining by an open fire in January.
I would always recommend making a reservation as it does get booked up.
3/5 from Robert
3 years ago
3 years ago
We had lunch here in early January. The food was excellent. However the service was poor and the table position even worse. They are clearly trying to squeeze too many covers in, though they have quite a lot of space. To be specific the …
5/5 from Rob
3 years ago
3 years ago
Absolutely blown away with everything. Staff were super attentive and friendly, food was amazing.....highly recommend the pork belly. Just an all round great experience and will definitely be back as its on our doorstep
4/5
3 years ago
3 years ago
Excellent venue - Excellent location - Excellent food - Good service. Will definitely return and looking forward to it. Only one criticism concerning a rather rude bar member. Still I certainly wont let one individuals poorly placed …
4/5 from Jackie
3 years ago
3 years ago
Went for an evening meal with a friend. Firstly the car park is a mess, couldn't get in & huge holes filled with water meant even after we parked on the road getting through the car park in the dark was an issue.
The restaurant itself is lovely, beautifully set & had a good atmosphere.
The service was erratic - the head waiter was gruff & unfriendly, we were left for long periods with no service & little things like, no table water offered (even though the glasses were on the table), being given the wrong meals, not being offered coffee & after asking for the bill no one returned for us to pay meaning in the end we left & paid at the bar, somewhat spoiled the experience.
The food however was excellent, both our starters & mains were exceptional some of the best food I've had in a long while.
It will be the food that brings me back & hope that the service issues will be ironed out in time.
3/5 from Ann
3 years ago
3 years ago
Stayed overnight following an afternoon wedding at the venue. Room 10 was quite basic, given the £160 room rate. We dined in the evening with 2 other wedding guests, and they got the order wrong, one person had to wait another 20 mins for the correct dish, by which time the rest of us had finished eating. The restaurant was not overly busy, so not sure why this was. Breakfast service was without a smile, and when we came to check out, we were informed we would have to wait as they were 2 staff down, and other guests were in front of us (having breakfast). After about 10 mins I approached the member of staff again to see if we could check out, and begrudgingly she completed the process, which took less than 2 minutes.
Rooms: Less impressive than was expected given the £160 price. Recently stayed in the Buxton Spa Hotel for a little more than this, and the room was lovely as were the spa facilties.
5/5 from Ed
3 years ago
3 years ago
Beautiful drive to the countryside to this outstanding restaurant. We were treated like royalty! The food And drinks were outstanding. The view of the lake is beautiful. Cool Rolls Royce in driveway, gives you a sense of the class. Prices were quite reasonable though.
Food & drinks: Outstanding
5/5
3 years ago
3 years ago
Clean and good value for money. Service a little quirky but this did not detract from the experience. ||Food very nice! Good mix of cosy pub and contemporary restaurant. Would definitely recommend/book again
2/5 from Andy
3 years ago
3 years ago
The Finches Arms was recommended to us and although we were told to book, we never had time and they kindly found a nice table for us outside. Gorgeous location and outdoor space, and the service was first class. I ordered the Haddock and chips with crushed peas at £20, to be honest it wasn’t of the same standard as everything so far, the Haddock had too much batter and was over cooked. The chips were the small ones you get in any cafe that come frozen and the presentation of the whole dish wasn’t good. So although highly recommended it didn’t live up to expectations.
5/5 from Gert
3 years ago
3 years ago
Lovely place. Nice to start a walk near the lake. See photo. The rooms were very nice. The bathroom was new and clean. The food at the restaurant was really good. We took the only vegetarian option they had: it was delicious.
Food & drinks: The only vegetarian option was really good!