eastbury hotel Review

The service was bad, they brought out the wrong orders and also brought out extra orders. We had brought a birthday cake that we request them to stick candels in, they then cut the cake and brought us the slices so the birthday girl never actually saw the complete cake. They also sliced the whole cake which was too large for the party so the cake will not last as long now as if only half of it was sliced.

Attended for a wake. Excellent scones. Bar area, tea room and lovely garden.

The Eastbury dining room offers fine food in serene atmosphere. Locally sourced ingredients prepared to perfection.

Absolutely smashing but sadly about to lose it's local owners and enter corporate hands.

Very pleasant 3-night stay. All staff we met very helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. Bed possibly the most confortable I have slept in (and been around the world a few times!) Restaurant food good although menu a little limited in choice. Parking (March 2019... building work ongoing) limited to acceptable on-the-road spaces very close to hotel entrance. Hotel a few minutes walk from town centre. No hesitation in recommending.

Nice hotel, great food and friendly, helpful staff.

Not been here for quite sometime and met a friend for lunch. Matthew Street and his team in the kitchen produced the most delicious meal. Could have eaten any of the choices on the menu. Had a sneaky peak at my friends room. She was staying in one of the new Potting Sheds - it looked fabulous. Everything you could possibly need, very stylish and so clean. I understand the charming Amy Street is responsible for housekeeping. I would love to stay but sadly live too near so I recommend it instead

Fantastic hotel, lovely garden and a short walk to both the town centre shops and the castles. Loved our 2 nights here and they allow pets so been able to bring our fur baby along too. The attached restaurant is amazing and the food is spectacular. Rooms are a good size, comfortable and well equipped - fresh cafetiere coffee and a selection of tea and biscuits refreshed each day. Really enjoyed our stay

From what little I can recall when I was sober, I found the place to be very pleasant.

We only had a luncheon here, so cannot comment on other aspects of the hotel. The hotel was very well looked after, clean and warm. We were served with an interesting variety of well cooked and delightful dishes, and we're looked after by very helpful and attentive staff. Well done! A most pleasant visit. Congratulations on giving us an enjoyable experience. Thank you, we'll come again.

This hotel has a more luxurious and traditional feel than the front exterior suggests. They have a really pleasant dining area with good food and coffee that overlooks a well landscaped garden area. The bar area is well presented too. The rooms are varied from luxurious double rooms to 4 poster bed rooms. The team are really friendly and you will enjoy your stay.

Nice little hotel in Sherborne. Definitely not cookie cutter style.

Just back from a night away at this lovely hotel in the heart of Sherborne. We stayed in one of the new 'Garden Potting Sheds' which was absolutely lovely, beautifully decorated in a relaxed but luxurious way, it even had a private little garden terrace with our own fire pit. One of the most comfortable beds I have ever slept in. Complimentary Sloe Gin was a great little extra! The staff were so friendly and helpful and went out of their way to make our stay extra special. The little spa at the end of the garden was perfect for unwinding after a busy day and I had the most wonderful reflexology treatment. The food was exceptional with an extensive and original menu. Sherborne is a delightful little town with lovely shops and a beautiful abbey. A perfect getaway.

Relaxed, beautiful, rooms a bit dated, but very comfortable

Quaint accommodation. Restaurant served good food with food service.

Stayed for one week. Love the location and fab room. Food was excellent. Staff were very helpful and welcoming.

Very quiet, cosy hotel and restaurant. Lots of nice little touches, make it feel comfortable. Good selection of beers, wines and spirits. The food is good, portions are reasonable. The service was excellent just the right amount of attention!

Just returned from the Seasons restaurant. We had a wonderful time. The food - we had the tasting menu- was lovely, well presented and very tasty. The staff were knowledgeable, attentive but did not hover. A very pleasant evening we are sure to return.

My wife and I love this hotel. We've stayed three or four times, and each stay has been a real pleasure. The staff fall into a category which is hard to find - smiling professionals! They're all so friendly and helpful, and the rooms, food and service are wonderful.

Our last stay, a week ago, was to celebrate a significant birthday, and we thought we should do it at the Eastbury, with its excellent 7 course taster menu and wine flight. Of all the lovely hotels in the area, this is the closest to our hearts, because staying here for the first time about 5 years ago made us realise how lovely Dorset is away from the coast. We were so impressed that it planted a seed, and when the time was right, last October we moved from north of London into a house only 10 miles away. Thank you Eastbury (and Sherborne, and North Dorset!)

Sunday lunch set menu, great value and really, really scrumptious.

Loved our stay & dinner at The Eastbury. Can't wait to return!

A dog friendly hotel with comfortable rooms, good food and wines; and helpful, welcoming and efficient staff.

Excellent,excellent,excellant, is how we would describe the whole experience from the moment we arrived. The staff were very attentive the room superb and very comfortable.We liked the small touches like the carafe of sloe gin & the coffee pod machine in the room. The food in the restaurant was second to none and very tasty, presentation top class.In all a very worthy stay and one we will remember for some time.

A great restaurant in a fantastic hotel. The service was very good from start to finish and the interesting menu well executed and beautifully presented by the kitchen.

Excellent Christmas Party Night on Saturday just gone! A warm and friendly welcome and great food and drink! Highly recommended. Gemma was excellent with all the enquiries and booking questions.

Lovely, creative meal. Great staff. Have a wonderful evening with family

Great 2 day break at the Eastbury hotel in Sherborne.

It is a little hard to get around if your in a wheelchair. I can say the staff I talked during visit were as helpful as they could be. My purpose for this visit was the occasion of my sister's wake . It also a place where my late sister visited many time.

We stayed for two nights and found the hotel to be fantastic. The room was lovely, the staff were all very nice and the service was great. We eat in the hotel's restaurant on each of the two evenings and the food was brilliant! We most certainly will be looking to stay again in the future.

First, no parking available and then hotel's own construction work ongoing close to the garden which started before 0800 and carried on through the day. So, no relaxing in the room or in the garden. Food was very very average and over hyped and over priced. All in all, a very disappointing experience and certainly can't recommend and will not return.

Well Sherborne is quite posh, in places, and here is a posh hotel to go with it. It won't be to everyone's taste as the decor is very much in the classic style. If you like modern and trendy, this ain't. But we had a pleasant stay with no complaints. Breakfast was decent. Room was amazing. Staff friendly and helpful. Expensive!

We had our staff Christmas meal here. Well looked after. Lovely food

My Daughter (and Now Son in Law) had their wedding at the Eastbury on the 8/9/18.. And the whole Day was Perfect . I was fortunate to stay here for 2 nights and I don t have one bad thing to say about the Venue..

Just wanted to say Thank you for making their Day so Magical.. just wish we could go back and do it all again.

Staff were lovely, food was fantastic, room was gorgeous!

Had afternoon tea for a birthday celebration. Great place with attentive staff. Gardens good for kids to run around. Food was really good, but a bit pricey for the actual quantity that arrived (we paid per head for sandwiches, cake etc)

2 nd visit for relaxation past busy Chritmas.Always exceeds expectations.

Very nice classy resteraunt .. lovely garden .buildings and surroundings in the very historic sherborne

Lovely venue for my friend's wedding. The staff were very helpful and there food was delicious.

It was impeccable! from the point of ringing up to book to the point of leaving - I was upgraded to a beautiful en suite double room
after requesting a cheap and cheerful single room.. the room itself was large, comfortable elegant stylish and scrupulously clean - the hotel has thought of everything from hot water bottles to bathroom slippers to a little night cap of complimentary Sloe Gin - all the staff I spoke to were charming and friendly and my inclusive breakfast was absolutely excellent with lots of choices of fresh foods- I wouldn t hesitate to recommend this gorgeous country hotel to anyone - and will definitely be making a return visit as soon as possible!

A friendly atmosphere for a morning business conference.

I recently stayed at the Eastbury as part of a team corporate retreat and everything was perfect. I stayed in one of the "Garden Potting Sheds", the room was immaculately presented and you could tell that a great deal of time had been spent on the design, my personal favourite touches were the mirror which doubled as a TV and the heated mirror in the bathroom. The staff were welcoming and informative, I couldn't have asked for a better stay.

Been here several times, the food never fails to impress.

We went for a wake, where afternoon tea was served. The sandwiches were fresh and tasty and the scones were the best I've ever tasted! The staff were helpful and the grounds were beautifully maintained.

Nice venue; much bigger than I thought at first sight! Excellent dining room with spacious dance floor. Food was delicious and staff were friendly and professional. Made for a very nice visit!

Super Hotel, an unexpected gem. Staff were so efficient and courteous and helpful. Immaculate room, super surrounding and dinner and breakfast very good. Good value into the bargain

We ate there on Saturday and the food was amazing, excellent value for money can t be bettered in the area.
Disappointed how quiet the restaurant was
We will recommend it to all our holiday guests so let s hope it gets busier !!
amazed no yachting pictures Peter ?

Very nice room and breakfast, would definitely recommend it.

It was'nt too bad Main course was fine but thought it was OK to serve kir royals with prosecco

Fantastic afternoon, sun shining, beautiful gardens and hotel

Had a great family and friends Sunday lunch here. Wonderful starters, traditional roast lunch and lovely wine.

We had a fantastic dinner last night, the food was a good as before and the service exceptional

October 20 ..wedding anniversary..3 night break..beautiful hotel in every way, but three things that we felt needed mentioning..We stayed in Kingcup on first floor in main hotel..really too small for a couple, and we were cold..the radiators were hardly ever on...
The food, on the whole was marvellous, with brilliant service, but the menu was repeated every night with one or two exceptions..the steak was superb, but the boeuf bourginon on the second evening had two very small pieces of steak in each helping!
Nonetheless, we had a lovely stay..thankyou..

Difficult customer service. Hugely overpriced. Wouldn't refund my deposit given plenty of notice on a cancellation.

Invited to join friends for a special 'thank you' meal which disappointed. Food pleasant but significantly over priced. Smoked makerel starter served in unopend tin that looked like it had come straight off Tescos' shelf. Staff unable to answer basic questions " what type of cheeses do you have on the cheese board?". Lots of affectation pretending to be excellent but not delivering on substance. Better value to be had lin Sherborne.

A great place for a quick get away, food is always amazing.

Lovely hotel. Friendly staff. Nice grounds. Parking. Room was very nice.

Very relaxing sitting in their quiet gardens and courtyard. Well stocked bar. Would visit again.

Brilliant. Nice rooms, varying in decor from room to room, nice individual additions to each. Evening meal is fantastic, fully recommend with wine flight. Breakfast is the best I've had....only problem is what to have from the wide selection available and having the large meal the night before!

Looks lovely, beautiful ambience but not serving refreshments such as tea or coffee to non residents.
Shame

Took a friend for Afternoon Tea for a special Birthday. The Tea was average the service NON EXISTANT
Very disappointing and great shame with money that has been spent

Comfortable, great location, friendly staff and had a room when we called on the off chance.

We recently stayed at The Eastbury with my family, (we have young children 1 & 4) we stayed in an interconnecting room on the ground floor, willow and verbana. It was perfect for our needs, both rooms spacious, one with a shower and one with bath and shower. Lots of room and nice little touches with a Welcome bag with lots of local info and nice sweets for the children. We especially enjoyed the sloe gin for when the kiddies went to bed! We dined in the restaurant - wow absolutely stunning the food and ambience just perfect. I was shocked at how fabulous the kids meal looked. Zoe and Sarah served us who were excellent. Lots of attention to detail and a lovely wine list too. We enjoyed the garden games - croquet, badminton chess, and loved just sitting on the deck chairs surrounded by stunning garden - it's so pretty like a traditional English country garden. We pushed the boat out and both had swedish massages. Another big wow. We really enjoyed our time at the Eastbury and would confidential recommend it to anyone who is tempted. It really was lovely and there was lots to do in Sherborne and surrounding areas. We could have easily stayed longer. Thank you to Gemma and the team for looking after us so well.

This is an excellent hotel in the attractive town of Sherborne. Staying there is like staying in a beautiful old country house . I found this a lot more relaxing then the usual hotel experience. Please don't update the hotel just maintain it as necessary. The good was very good and room service excellent. The staff were efficient and friendly.
Gina Cambridge.

Amazing staff, who looked after us all night, but are all in fear of their so called supervisor who through out my experience with my mates wedding was horrendous.... Absolutely no way I would recommend. Ever... She's a horrible bitter and twisted person who should never work in hospitality.

Nice and decent hotel with helpful staff. Good restaurant and high quality food.

Lovely hotel..we went for mothers day and wasn't dissapointed...

Excellent service from staff and owners. Great food. Some of the rooms have recently been refurbished as has the hotel. A lovely place to stay.

Excellent meal, excellent staff and lovely settings. A wonderful experience for Sunday lunch.

Attended a lecture. The hotel staff were helpful and the facilities were very good. Very nice coffee.