Peel's Restaurant

Fantastic! This is possibly the top restaurant I have visited in 2019. The atmosphere is wonderful and the staff is very friendly. If you are indulging in a four-course dinner, make sure to order the crab. The only downside is the location, as it is a bit out of the way. However, I would say that the restaurant is definitely worth the journey, and the hotel it is located in looks incredible.

We visit Peels about once a year, this is the third time we’ve chosen the tasting menu. We have always had a fabulous time. The format has changed so that you can choose either a 4 or 7 course tasting menu. There is now no a la carte option. We chose the 4 course tasting menu with the accompanying flight of wines. The flight of wines option was £55 each. In contrast to previous years, the wine served was very frugal. Between 4 people I doubt we enjoyed more 2 bottles of wine in volume, at the absolute most, though I appreciate you are getting the benefit of a wine description as it is being poured parsimoniously. The ingredient combinations for each of the four courses were quite safe bland, some of the textures not quite right. The meal was rescued a little by the chef’s additional extras which were more flavoursome than the main dishes. The environment the ambience were very enjoyable, though the service became a little ragged as the night wore on. We used gift vouchers which made a partial contribution to the meal (without going into detail) the handling of these was clumsy to say the least. Normally I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Peels but, on this experience given the expense, I couldn’t currently do so. In short, I suggest that Peels needs to up its game, especially where the food is concerned.

Most enjoyable evening and delicious meal. Very welcoming on our arrival.The tasting menu and wines of our own choice were delicious. We also had 2 dessert wines that the sommelier recommended. We have eaten in numerous Michelin starred restaurants and we would like to highlight a few things that would help maintain the Star at Peels. The bottle of Gruner Veltiner wasn't cold and we had to ask for it to be cooled. It wasn't until the last glass that it was at its best temperature. Not enough attention was paid to ensuring that our wine and water glasses were replenished on a regular basis. We hope that these comments are seen in a positive light. We will definitely be revisiting Peels in the future.

This was a real treat for us, but it was one of the most amazing dining experiences. The staff were polite, friendly and very knowledgeable. The food was fantastic, combining high quality ingredients in really imaginative ways. The whole experience was fantastic. Would definitely come back again

The ambience, surroundings, service and food was very good. We had one of their 4 course meals and each course was excellent. In particular the Wagyu Beef was melt in the mouth. The beetroot starter was very pleasant and the crab and shrimps in mayonnaise was very good. The deserts were also of a very high standard. The only food I that was disappointing was the nibbles with the pre meal drinks, some sort of pickled beetroot affair that I found unpleasant I would rather have had stuffed olives! But this is not reflected in my food review rating. The only reason I gave my review 4 not 5 stars is I felt the accompanying wine pairings were very poor value. 3 of us had them at £50 each and for that we had 4 very small glasses of wine. Probably equating to 6 glasses of wine for £150. We could have had, and should've had, 2 or 3 bottles of wine for about the same money. So whilst I recommend the restaurant I cannot recommend taking the wine pairings.