Richmond - Fareham

If you’re not in the dome then it’s just a theme experience, the food was good but not great. We thought it was a little over priced and under whelming to be honest, it is novel and the building is fabulous.

The team let us go into the dining room to put some decorations on the already lovely table, reception hid some of the presents our guests had dropped off earlier. We had drinks in the lounge whilst we selected from the menu. The service and food was excellent, nothing was too much trouble. James ensured all was well throughout the afternoon, Chef even came out to make sure we were happy with everything and have a chat. All in all a memorable lunch.

Good menu, including one that catered for intolerances. We had three course set lunch meal and the food was really good, and coffee was included. Wine was reasonably priced. The service was excellent, staff were cheerful and attentive. Will definitely go back.

We celebrated Mothers Day at the 3pm sitting. We were very happy with all our courses except we wondered if the vegetables had been prepared for the 12 moon sitting. Clive, the chef, was off with Covid and we didn’t feel the vegetables were up to our previous experiences here. With a glass of wine each and liqueur coffees to follow with mints the bill came to £85 with tip. We had excellent service from our waitresses.

We had the Valentine dinner 3 years ago prior to Covid so we took them up on their package deal and had a really superb meal served by Lucie and Amie. We both had the same We started with the mushrooms in a creamy sauce followed by the hake beautifully presented with mussels, new potatoes and a large dish of vegetables. We followed with a Grand Marnier cheese cake and liqueur coffee and petit fours in the lounge. A large jug of water is automatically delivered to the table with white table cloth not so common these days. Apparently the chef, Martin, has been with them for over 30 years and every time we have eaten here the food is 5 star standard at 3 star prices. The restaurant was nicely decorated with small vases of roses and little hearts on the tables. The marketing of the restaurant needs to improve dramatically and James said he is now taken over this role. It really is a little gem and the restaurant was not full on a Saturday evening. It should be for the quality of what’s available. I had to phone a number of times for the menu and cost and the package deal for the night. Such a waste of business opportunities.