Lainston House

My friends and I family treated me to a pre wedding afternoon tea .. a beautiful location … with excellent service and staff very attentive.. the private room was decorated and was so beautiful arranged it made you feel very emotional…the tea and food was superb thank you Lainston for helping create such a wonderful occasion would highly recommend

Having seen Tom Hamblett on Masterchef and been very impressed with his dishes, the opportunity to experience a 3-course meal at Lainston was too good an opportunity not to take up. £85 for 3 courses, extra for additional sides, drinks and service at this level is pretty decent value, as long as the meal lives up to expectation, and it went way beyond that! We’ve been lucky to experience many 3-star Michelin and fabulous meals and restaurants all over the world, and whilst the theatre and starched service is not on the menu here, the food was amongst the best we have had in a very long time. The service is really friendly, the right side of familiar and the crew we experienced certainly knew the dishes and their wines. From the moment the home made breads and butters as a complimentary palette wetter were brought, it felt this was going to be good. Lobster (£10 supplement) was simply sublime. The scallop starter was possibly one of the best things I have ever eaten, to combine scallop, cauliflower, ponzu and raisins in a dish is audacious and it paid off! We both went for the signature beef fillet with beef tartare and roscoff onion stuffed with brisket - incredible. The additional side of truffled new potatoes were absolute perfection too. Desserts were simply outstanding - olive oil cake and the now legendary peanut and chocolate slice with banana ice cream. I can still taste it. We were celebrating a birthday and our anniversary, and we also got a little chocolate cake with a Happy Birthday, a very nice gesture in a high-end place. To top it all off we met Tom in person afterwards; you could tell he had been burning the oil for the last few months but was so humble, interested in what we had ordered and what we liked. We have vowed to try and celebrate our anniversary wherever he is cooking next time as he really is an exceptional talent.

Myself and my son came to Lainston House as Tom Hamblet is residential head chef. The food was absolutely amazing and some of the best we’ve ever eaten, the presentation was perfect and the front of house staff were lovely and so attentive. We also got to meet Tom after we’d eaten which was so special, he gave my son, who is a chef some sound advice

Wow, what an experience. Absolutely stunning surroundings, welcomed by friendly staff, invited to have a drink whilst our table was prepared. Followed Tom's masterchef menu and was not disappointed. Food was sublime better than Hestons. It was a treat for us as was above our budget, but we'll worth every penny. Got to meet Tom, and he's only 25 and already a resident chef! A very bright future ahead. As for Lainston House, we will definitely return x Thanks to Tom and the team x

Our third visit this year to Lainston House, this time to experience Tom Hamblet’s relaunched The Avenue - it did not disappoint! With a tasting menu with choice it meant we could both have something fantastic. It was a truly amazing culinary adventure, thank you to Tom, Holly and the team for a brilliant chef’s table experience and to Alberto for such superb wine pairings and knowledge delivered in a warm and engaging way. The team at Lainston House make you so welcome, with a friendly smile and excellent service it is a special place to stay, with a big thank you to Chloe, Rhiannon, Sophie, Gerry, Rhona and Evie for making our stay so good.

To celebrate a few memorable occasions in our lives, my friends and I visited Lainston House for Sunday Lunch. The service was excellent but the food was very average and certainly didn't live up to the price we were charged. The plates were too small - a pet hate of mine - and the Yorkshire pudding was like a lump of cardboard. The potatoes resembled frozen ones and weren't good and the carrots and parsnips were soggy. Our lunch was served in The Well House where everything is smoked - even the custard! A but too gimmicky! The roast beef was variable some good, some very fatty. The homemade bread and butter were both excellent but you don't expect Sunday lunch to just have good bread and butter, if at all!