Advocate Arms

On the positive side, the duty manager (young guy) couldn’t have been more welcoming, and our bedroom was large and comfortable. The food at dinner was fine, but the clientele was rowdy and loud. Lots of effing and blinding. And we were having an early dinner ! Later we could hear them pouring into the streets in a tornado of noise. At breakfast - which to be fair was busy - the two ladies in charge studiously ignored us while they served people they seemed to know who had arrived after us, which is always irritating. When at last they did come to us, I explained that the evening manager had said we could opt for breakfast at £10 a head, on the day. The lead waitress tut tutted and said she knew nothing about it so I decided we wouldn’t stay for breakfast. The breakfast staff could definitely do with some retraining in customer relations!

We visited for our anniversary, evening meal, stay and breakfast. A warm welcome and quick check in. The room was lovley with a large bathroom. All extras provided in room like heater, fan, toiletries etc. The bed was very comfortable. We had a table booked for 8pm, we had starters and main which was fantastic. The entire restaurant experience was perfect. Comfortable stay and breakfast was great. Local produce and cooked really well. Overall a wonderful visit and I would recommend it to friends and family.

There is a very small revolving door for the main entrance, which is very cute but a pain is you have luggage. The room was spacious and the bathroom great. However the bed was very soft and there was a lot of noise from the kitchen fan and the fridge units. The refrigeration unit went on and off all through the night. So would not recommend room 6 We had a very pleasant evening meal which was two delicious pies. Would recommend

We have both stayed and dined at this hotel many times over the years. Last evening on our way back from London we decided to have dinner there as it was always very good with very friendly and helpful staff.

Tried this restaurant for Sunday lunch because I had read it had been awarded a rosette. We were impressed with the meal the food was excellent and the inside of the building but the outside needs some TLC. The menu sign needed cleaning and also the paintwork and walls. I appreciate there appears to be a pigeon problem in the area but a little bit of cleaning would make the place more attractive.

Spent two nights on their dinner bed and breakfast offer. Room 4 was very well appointed but not the most spacious it appears (don’t presume that if you book through *********** you’ll get a king size bed as advertised on the site). Bit of a disappointment but didn’t spoil our stay. Comfy bed and good shower. Food was amazing, hotel is really nicely furnished. Staff were friendly. Would highly recommend.

A two night break here. Lovely big room with balcony. Bathroom with bath and shower over. Mattress felt soft at first but we have now decided that perhaps ours at home needs to be softer. Great sleep,though fan above window switches in at 6.30 am. Not an issue with light mornings but I imagine it could be in the winter months. No parking on site but it is available close by. Breakfast tasty, on nice hot plates. Our second breakfast we asked for the toast that comes with the cooked breakfast on a separate plate, the butter was melting on the hot plate the day before.

Hotel itself was nice , staff very polite & friendly.Room was a nice size but not a fan of fluffy & out dated carpet in our room ( couple we traveled with had wood floor, much better room ) bathroom door sticking/ jamming on floor ( only open halfway) and old bathpanel coming to bits

The positives: friendly staff, good food and GREAT coffee The negatives: I had to return my dinner as the potato was not cooked and so my husband was halfway through his dinner when it came. It was rectified but it did affect the experience. My bathroom was very small and the bin in the bathroom had not been emptied from the previous occupant! Again rectified but unpleasant nevertheless. Room was very warm and although window could open and a fan provided, did not really air. Overall I was a bit disappointed with our stay as I was expecting better from the reviews. In my opinion not a 5 star accommodation.