Gastnutzer
4. Mai 2024
We stopped at Tewkesbury Park on a special Sparkling Break package, but also booked the Sunday Brunch which we took on arrival. I very rarely write reviews, but when I do, I’m always careful to be fair and constructive. Overall, we had a nice stay at Tewkesbury Park, but it could’ve been amazing. They have everything in place to provide you with the perfect stay and whereas some aspects are wonderful, other aspects just left us frustrated. We took the brunch first and whilst on paper it sounded incredible, we found it a little disjointed and poor value for money. The food is actually ok, but the choices are quite limited and at £60 per couple (including the sweet station) we wouldn’t entertain the idea of doing it again. It’s no wonder it wasn’t very busy. As a brunch, it was neither breakfast nor lunch and we found the food choices a little odd. In terms of breakfast there was bacon, sausage and hash browns ...but that’s it. There were no fried or scrambled eggs, no roasted tomatoes or mushrooms and I’m afraid to say the bacon, which was sat on a hot plate, was dry, chewy and not very warm. There was a guy stood at a poached egg station, so I decided to build my own eggs benedict ...but, I didn’t enjoy it at all. There were split English muffins and slices of ham, so I asked for a couple of poached eggs, placed them on top of the ham and topped them with the provided hollandaise sauce. However, the sauce was the kind you get out of a jar and it was thick, cold and wouldn’t sit on the eggs, it just slid off in a cold lump. For lunch there were salad items, BBQ chicken bao buns and some Indian inspired dishes and I just found the whole ensemble to be quite odd. The brunch failed to hit the mark and is ridiculously expensive for what it is. I expected to see some Danish pastries (which are perfectly suited to a ‘brunch’) but there weren’t any. There is a sweet station however, but it’s worth noting that it’s an extra £10 for this on top of the £20 for the savoury items. I had a glass which had chocolate cake, berries and cream inside (much like a trifle) and 3 marshmallows dipped in the chocolate fountain …but it just wasn’t worth it. The truth of the matter is, it could be fantastic and done properly it could be Tewkesbury Park’s signature dining experience and fully booked every single week. If you want to charge a premium, fine …but make sure that you’re providing a premium dining experience that warrants the cost. The whole thing needs refining with a wider variety of dishes. You don’t even need the sweet items to be available on a separate ticket, if the whole experience is worth it, people will pay it. To maintain a little perspective, I can go to the breakfast buffet at my local Beefeater and have every single hot breakfast item you can think of, along with cereals, pastries, muffins, fresh fruit, yogurts, crumpets, pancakes, toast, juices, tea and coffees for £10 per person. The full Sunday Brunch for 2 at Tewkesbury Park is £60. A coup
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