The Romney At Mote House

Stop over for lunch at this Lovely restaurant. Wanted afternoon tea but was told you'd need to book a head for that. So we had to go for other options on the menu. We had the sandwiches which was freshly made & came with salad & crips. Dessert was delicious. All the staff we meet are friendly staff. Limited drink options. Would definitely come back next time when we in the area. Very clean beautiful place. Hidden gem. There are pay parking at the park. £2 for 6 hrs.

We enjoyed our afternoon tea and do not recognise some of the negative previous posts. The sandwiches and cakes were plentiful; we were asked if we wanted more tea. We described the sandwich fillings as ‘classic’ and for us this is a really good thing! Very happy not to be offered coronation chicken or anything similar. It was a shame the cakes weren’t introduced’ but added an element of fun in identifying flavours. We wanted Earl Grey tea which wasn’t available, but were able to select another alternative. The restaurant staff were polite and apologetic over the lack of tea availability, but I do hope the waitress with the cough had been tested 😉 We were the only eaters at our chosen time so felt very health secure and recognised the location demands an element being very careful in their Covid precautions. There wasn’t anyone on reception and our Covid passes weren’t checked, which seems a little pointless but made nobody being in the restaurant a safer feeling. As for parking on site when it’s dark, the signage leaves much to be desired and maybe would be good to point out at time of booking where it can be found. The cost was reasonable given for an afternoon tea for the type of venue. It is not the Ritz, Fortnum and Mason or Eastwell Manor and felt about right in quality of food and experience to cost. We have had much worse experiences for much more money and would go again…..but in the hours of daylight next time 😀