The Cow Dalbury

Stayed here the night of our wedding and the night before. Overall wouldn’t recommend staying here. The rooms themselves were lovely and perfectly equipped for a wedding, but some of the behaviour of the staff was odd to say the least and I didn’t think the service matched the price we had paid. There were a couple of noteworthy incidents which I set out below, but generally everyone commented that the staff seems a little bit off/grumpy. We had booked all but one room at the inn. They were clearly very stressed about the breakfast situation and asked each person as they arrived what time they would be having their breakfast (even after being told that the bride had made a plan for breakfast and would let them know when she arrived - they had already called earlier in the week asking that we stagger our breakfasts). They could only seat 4 at a time - not a huge deal but being from a medium sized family, 4 seemed a bit weak and overall it would have been nice to have been able to sit together. We were happy to stagger the breakfasts in groups of 4 and when they arrived they were good quality. We had booked an extra room on the first night with guests joining us the following day. We had pre agreed with the hotel that a groomsman who was getting ready with us the following day could have the breakfast attached to the room. However, later that morning (on our wedding day), they demanded payment and would not let us use the iron (again, on our wedding day), until they received payment for the breakfast. Ultimately we did not have to pay for the breakfast, but still strange behaviour, particularly given the amount it had costs to stay there for 2 nights.

We stayed for 2 nights in May for a wedding in Grangefields. We received a lovely welcome, shown to our room and we had a table for dinner booked. The room was spacious and light. A little stuffy on the hottest day of the year, but we only used it to get ready and sleep. The bed was comfy, we had a fridge, huge TV, hairdryer, Molten Brown mini toiletries and huge fluffy towels. The room was spotlessly clean. Nespresso coffee machine was a nice touch. The staff offered a room clean after 1 night, we just got clean cups, but it is offered if needed. Breakfast was included, hot to order/continental. Definitely a treat and would highly recommend. 3pm check in, 11am check out.

Lovely little place hidden away from the hustle and bustle. We planned on taking a walk but in the end we didn't leave the hotel. Great food. Good wine list. Beautiful room and Molton Brown toiletries always impress me. I'm pretty sure we will be back.

We were really looking forward to eating here. We had crab for starter. We were all disappointed it was in a batter. It wasn’t stated on the menu this was the case, and the slaw was a regular coleslaw, not Asian. The fish special main course sounded great but the fish was over cooked. Disappointed