"The whole experience was excellent, from our arrival to organising our taxi. The Sunday lunch was exceptional, well cooked and presented."
ok… I have deliberated whether to write this as don’t like to be negative but I think this place can take it so here goes… My husband booked a meal as a Christmas pressie this as I have always wanted to go to a michelin star restaurant and this is quite local to us. We arrived at The Barn which is quite basic in appearance as the downstairs looks like several saunas due to the amount of wood on show. Upstairs was nice and attractive. The staff are efficient but the whole set up is bit ‘cold’ and unfriendly. The staff were not particularly engaged; maybe this is how they were trained to be? The food consisted of amuse bouche which tbh didn’t really taste of much and this was a theme for the w...
Treated my mother for her 84th birthday and we both thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of our dining experience. Service from Ross was exceptional. Especially his ability to make my mother feel special. There was a younger server who served our main course and his dish explanation was a little rushed and less clear -1), especially when explaining to an older person. The location is beautiful, and the ambience is perfect. Just enough noise to provide some warmth to the atmosphere, and never too much noise it is intrusive. We felt the wines by the glass were reasonably priced, although the red selection was a little unadventurous -1). There were only two very very minor markdowns in regard our fo...
A lovely experience for a family linch. We all ate from the festive menu which was very good value and substantial for three courses. The food was excellent, service very good and the sommelier was outstanding and a pleasure to talk to. We put the sommelier to work as wanted wines that would go with various dishes and she was exceptional, highly knowledgeable, friendly and really interested in what we thought. Lots of fantastic recommendations. Wonderful experience and we had a fantastic time. The food was very high quality and beautifully presented. We all enjoyed the fine details and the flavours were beautifully balanced. Congratulations to everybody involved and we can’t wait to return....
Visited Sunday lunch as a family for 2 special birthdays. This was second visit as we’d previously enjoyed food first visit and serving staff were informative. Wow, what a difference 12 months can make and not for the good! Whilst food was ok, service was extremely lacking and certainly not informative or any interaction between customers and young adults working there. They forgot requests again that it was a special birthday. Why allow request if you don’t act on it?? Another point to make: why isn’t anyone meeting and greeting at the bottom of the stairs? Each time we’ve been we’ve gone up stairs to be told table isn’t ready then embarrassingly walked back down stairs to wait for a drink...
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My experience at The Barn for Sunday lunch was so enjoyable that when I received an email announcing Christmas Day bookings were available, I immediately made a reservation. While the prices were not cheap, the experience was absolutely amazing. The only small suggestion I have is that I noticed on New Year's Eve diners were given a glass of fizz upon arrival, which I think would have been a nice touch for the Christmas Day meal as well. Overall, this was the best Christmas lunch I've ever had. The staff were all fantastic, and each dish was exceptional. I give this restaurant a five-star rating. Thank you to the staff for making our day so special; it was truly appreciated.
Having eaten more than once at Moor Hall, we wondered whether we'd be disappointed by the Barn. But far from it: it fully deserved its Michelin star rating. Delicious and beautifully presented food with stand out flavours from start to finish (including an amazing gingerbread fudge petit four) and a stunning South African pinot noir. Lots of home grown produce, but no excessive reliance on foraged ingredients or melodramatic flourishes. One tiny criticism: the Christmas pudding ice cream was well on the way to melting by the time it reached us. But that was trivial in the overall scheme of things. Amazing value for £45 a head. And lovely staff.
All four of us were delighted with the quality of the food. Wine list is excellent and very reasonably priced. This was our third visit to the Barn and we will certainly be back. Not entirely sure that service was functioning as efficiently as one would like, desserts in particular seemed to take an age to arrive, but staffing difficulties are endemic in the industry and we hope that everything is back to the usual standard on our next visit.
Absolutely magnificent dinner for two. The turbot was the best main course my husband has ever had and the Christmas pudding ice-cream dessert was the best pud I have ever eaten, Ever! Our third visit this year and we will be back in 2024. Thank you to all the team
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service good, little slow to start, delicious amuse- bouche, and lovely starters. However, beef was extremely cheery and sinewy, very difficult to cut. Vegetables were lovely.
The whole experience was excellent, from our arrival to organising our taxi. The Sunday lunch was exceptional, well cooked and presented.
