Unfortunately, in the restaurant, the only thing we liked was that we were shown the bottle of wine at the table and that it was opened in front of us.

At the bar we had to point out where the Campari was and how to make a Campari and orange (juice or squash?!). We also had to suggest to the unschooled waitress that the wine glass should not be filled to the rim for tasting purposes - or anyway. The first evening we had what appeared to be bought-in Thai fish cakes with little or no taste, reasonable sea-bass with school dinner vegetables, and "Iceland" lemon tart. Since the menu was substantially the same on the second evening, we made the mistake of ordering breaded garlic mushrooms, frankly disgusting and clearly, we hope, not home made, and average salmon with precisely the same vegetables as the previous evening. We did not bother with a dessert. Nor could we face another meal in the restaurant on our third evening. Regrettably, this was just the sort of experience that in the past made British cuisine a laughing stock. What is more worrying is that we chose to stay in this hotel because the restaurant is included in the Michelin guide. Apparently your inspector (incognito?) had visited a couple of weeks before us. If the report permits the Old Manor restaurant to be included in the next edition of the Guide, there will be a major question mark for us about your standards as well.