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i Finally, a wine menu with no fewer than 90 bins and options from a reasonable £25 Fleurie to a lavish Château Feytit-Clinet bordeaux from the owners’ private cellar at £120 or 1995 vintage Krug at £230 adds a brilliant touch of class to proceedings. Happily, dining can be as formal or informal as diners desire - businessmen in suits stand next to dog-walkers and their Spaniels in the bar, with both equally welcome, which is both a great leveller and a reflection of the venue’s policy of making all customers welcome, whether they stop by for a Barnsdale High Tea or a full three course meal. Making customers feel welcome and providing excellent quality food whatever the degree of formality is a real skill... one that Barnsdale Lodge has down to a fine art. n
Barnsdale Lodge Country Hotel & Restaurant Cuisine: Traditional English, with kitchen garden sourced vegetables. Environment: Beautiful country house hotel with flagstone flooring, beams, Georgian windows and impeccably maintained Old English Rose courtyard. Menus: House lunch TDH menu from £12.95. Daily changing Lunch menu with fish and vegetarian option, £12.95/2 courses, £14.95 3/courses. À la carte evening menu with additional weekly specials. Sunday lunch menu served from 12-2pm. Don’t Miss: Frozen summer berries served with hot white chocolate sauce! Beautiful courtyard garden offers great al fresco dining. Prices: À la carte start at circa £7. Main course dishes £13-£19 Desserts £5. Contact: Based on the North Shore of Rutland Water. Call 01572 724678 or see www.barnsdalelodge.co.uk.
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