The French Horn

Very friendly welcome and the traditional architecture is amazing. Great chef as well. We loved the lobster and the foie gras.

Very nice a**osphere and friendly staff, very comfy bed, very clean, make sure you turn on the shower 5-10 mins before you want one, hot water takes ages and no glasses/ Tumblers.

Very friendly helpful staff here. Stayed in cottage which was comfortable and spacious, loved it! Only suggestion is bathroom dated and old shower in bath needs updating to walk in shower. It’s a bit dangerous to climb in bath for shower for elderly guests. However we really enjoyed our stay and will return. Stunning views.

A bit disappointing. We live locally and have been at the French Horn 4-5 times over recent years and always considered it expensive but top class, something a bit special for a celebratory meal. Last Friday was a disappoin**ent. On arrival we started with drinks outside and were seated at a table with a tablecloth that was a bit dirty and had no flowers/candles etc. The meal was quite tasty but poorly presented. The lobster thermidor came as a lobster, nothing else with it. No garnish, salad, sauces etc. My wife's 'Dublin Bay Prawns' looked like something bought from a supermarket and deep fried. Nothing else came with them, zero presentation. Just crumb batter coated prawns dumped on a plate. My sister's steak was good, and reasonably well presented, but again nowhere near ''top notch' presentation. For the over £500 we paid it was exceptionally poor value. We have eaten much better at two restaurants less than 200m down the road. Also, it was Friday evening and the place was fairly empty. I'm guessing that clients have seen this drop in quality and are staying away. I cannot see us coming back for a long time.

Beautiful hotel in a beautiful setting by the river. Amazing food in the restaurant. Plenty of choices for food options nearby. Attentive and friendly staff

Very welcoming team of caring professionals. Fabulous food and ambiance. Certainly will return.

We enjoyed our stay at the French horn. It has old work charm and the staff are excellent, friendly without being in your face. The feel of the place is lovely and right on the river. A sympathetic make over would be beneficial building on the charm and character of the place. The rooms were spotless, comfortable and spacious. I cannot rate the staff too highly they were excellent. The food is very good although expensive and the silver service faultless. The only real downside is the road alongside the property but we were not disturbed by it and was quiet at night. Overall I will stay sgain

We visited this restaurant with rooms to share an evening with old friends. For us, it was quite a long drive so we phoned ahead to see if we could get a snack in the bar as we would be arriving after lunch but dinner was booked for quite late. We were assured there would be no problem. It was a problem, you can't order food in the bar. The French Horn portrays itself as a top venue, actually, it's very tired. The room was clean but in need of a facelift. The food, at dinner, was better than average but not as exciting as promised. The breakfast, served to the room, consisted of great produce but overcooked.

My friend and I went for lunch for my birthday. As we had done the same last year and had an exceptional experience we were excited. Sadly this visit was disappointing to say the least. Lovely welcome to begin by the lady owner, with delicious champagne but it was all downhill after that. The service was slapdash with badly dressed waitresses. We both ordered halibut, a fabulous fish and one of my favourites. One dish looked like the fish had slid across the plate and the garnish had slipped off, sauce was tepid and the fish was so overcooked my friend couldn't eat much of hers. She told the waiter when he asked how we had enjoyed it, that it was very dry. He made absolutely no comment. The side dishes (green beans and potatoes Dauphinoise) were rather meagre and lacklustre with no real presentation. So onto dessert, my plate was plonked in front of me rather casually, but the chocolate pudding was very delicious. My friend had to send the hazelnut soufflé back because it tasted only of beaten egg-white, I can confirm I tasted it, no flavour at all. She then ordered the chocolate also, strange that her's had nicely piped caramel cream at the side but mind looked just spread on, but this pudding was nice as I said. We decided not to spend any more money on coffee etc. But they did give us the nice chocolates at the end which we appreciated. When the bill came there was no comment on our difficulties, no apology, no reduction. The bill came to £162 which I felt, considering the standard, a ridiculous price. We left no tip and vowed to go to the Manoir aux Quatre Saisons next year. Recounting our experience to my neighbour later he told me that apparently you are entitled to pay what you feel the meal was worth but have to alert staff to issues (which we did) so they can attempt to rectify them. I wish I had known that earlier. My issue with this experience is that they were well aware that we had issues with the meal, sending back the dessert brought no comment, no effort was made to make us feel like valued customers and it seemed they could care less if we ever came back. It makes me sad to have to leave a review like this. Let's hope they make some changes because it is a really beautiful venue by the river.