Well firstly I have been cottaging here for over 39 years and have seen the many faces of this beautiful property. It's latest iteration has seen a facelift, both in the bar and the patio. Great views of the river. The service is great with enthusiastic, attentive and caring staff. As it's now Italian in scope I went with a more traditional main, I did not have an apppie, the gnocchi with strip loin. The sauce was amazing. The strip loin could have been sirloin and was not the showcase as it was meant to be, unremarkable and chewy. The foundational gnocchi was clearly boiled at the potatoes stage, not baked, giving way to a starchy elastic result. What is worse is they produce the gnocchi thru an extruder which, with boiled potatoes, created an even more starchy, sticky, un-pillowy dumpling. I believe that, given the overall small room, some time could be spent in the kitchen giving more attention to tradition in the staples. Lovely experience but more experience at the helm in this kitchen is necessary. read more