Stephen Howard

Review of The Windmill on the common - H...

We stayed for two nights. The room was of a good s...

We stayed for two nights. The room was of a good size and the Decor was delightful. The room was cleaned beautifully and in all the room and cleanliness were first class.
The pub is brilliant with a great atmosphere and it is nice to see a "dog-friendly" pub. Free biscuits are supplied for the dogs as well as iced water on tap for them when they also need a drink!!
The bar food was excellent but when you venture into the restaurant this is when the standard drops. On both days breakfast was not up to standard. We were warned that the plates were hot but it is such a pity that the food was only tepid at best. Perhaps we should have left it on the plate longer so that it heated up?
When we had lunch I ordered the Turkey and I assumed it would have been carved from the bone but t was served up in two circular pieces. I have never seen a circular turkey so I can only assume that it was processed or something similar At Christmas time surely it is not too much to expect fresh turkey?
The location is great and there are lots of good places to eat within a 5 minute walk so do not let the restaurant put you off staying in a very charming and delightful hotel.