The Cove Restaurant

Attended a family wedding at this Hotel. Excellent Wedding, stunning location, attention to detail was perfect . The food and service was amazing. One of the best Weddings I have attended. So full credit to the hotel. Didn’t stay at the hotel but if the wedding is a reflection I am sure the facilities are first class.

Two night stay for a wedding at the hotel. We had a top floor room with super sea view. Comfy bed, powerful shower. The room was hot but we kept the balcony door open to keep it cool. We ate in the restaurant and food was delicious. The waitresses were rushed and under pressure but most were cheerful. Special mention for Lisa who was lovely. The wedding went so well. The rain and mist cleared and sun came out. The Venue is a superb separate area to the hotel and the facilities were excellent. Everyone enjoyed themselves. Thank you Sandy Cove for a great few days.

We had a afternoon cream tea, everything was delicious, couldn't fault the experience. All the staff were friendly and attentive, really is the most perfect spot to chill and relax. We will be back, hopefully the mist will have cleared to make the view even more spectacular.

We stayed Saturday night … From the moment we arrived we had a fabulous experience. Our room was amazing … what a view !!!! I used the swimming pool, I had it all to myself and the facilities were spotlessly clean. We ate at The Seacliff restaurant. The food was superb and the service was first class with our waitress explaining each course of the Taster Menu. I walked around the grounds on Sunday morning. Again, they were fabulous, very well maintained. And the view from the ‘platforms’ are absolutely stunning. Overall I would thoroughly recommend Sandy Cove Hotel. ‘Thankyou for a fabulous stay’

My daughter and her now husband had their wedding at this beautiful venue. The wedding itself was fantastic and enjoyed by everyone. However, it was marred by the waiting staff, who to be fair, were no more than school leavers. My daughter and her husband had booked an evening dinner for 16 people the night before and while they were in the dining room at lunch, they overheard several complaining to each other about having to endure serving 16 people who had the temerity to want starters and that it would be a pain to have to serve so many. That is not something you want to hear when you have just put a considerable sum in the hotel’s till. My daughter actually tipped me off to check the cutlery as the ones given to her at lunch were dirty. However, I was pleased to find that at dinner I found them to be acceptable. Her husband had set up a bar tab for the table but when I went to buy a drink before my dinner, I was asked to pay, ‘because they prefer large tables to pay for their drinks as they are served’. This caused a little frustration and slight embarrassment as I never had my wallet with me. However, the groom put them right and it was sorted. Service was slow and disjointed with the bride being the very last to be served some time after the person before had been served. A lack of focus and a little better organisation would have meant this wouldn’t have happened. A shame actually as the food at dinner was not bad at all. The wedding itself was excellent but it would be as it was what the Bride and Groom had organised themselves and provided clear instructions to ensure all went to plan. The wedding day organisation was very good, the only negative observation was that I do not think it was at all sensible to leave barbecued meat and other food outside to go cold. It wouldn’t have been difficult to serve from hotplates indoors. The week we were down it was pouring with heavy, consistent rain every day and quite gusty, but I think we had our Angel looking out for us as just before the ceremony, the rain disappeared for the entire afternoon and evening, the clouds parted and the sun made an appearance. I prefer to remember why we were there and the lovely people we shared the day with. Hopefully management will take onboard the critique which has been given in good faith.