Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa

Gorgeous setting, amazing wine, average food

We went for my 40th - I was soooooooo hyped - rated 77th in the world!? We had the 7 course tasting menu. GREAT service, okay restaurant atmosphere - not intimate or romantic if you take out the grounds. The Sommelier was AMAZING - the wine pairing totally stole the show with the chef tasting menu. We are foodies - and happy friendly ones (aka not snobs) - and found the food 'good'. The tasting courses were uninspired - things were cooked properly (except the beans with the bison) - but nothing - absoloutely nothing stood out or was remarkable or memorable...other than..the bison dish. Sadly the chef gave one of us the tail of the fillet and the other the mid - so one of us had 2 small wedges and the other 2 plump medallions...and yes YES they do taste totally different (would not have known if we hadn't switched a piece) - that being said - it was definately the BEST red meat portion I have ever eaten -not so much flavor profile wise as the way it was cooked and the source (Alberta I think) - it was 11/10 in terms of amazing. The mushroom crumble on the cheese course - great - fabulous - but honestly ..other than that nothing really memorable. If you want an amazing chef's tasting menu - don't go. If you want the overall English estate..weekend getaway - go. If you want out of this world wine pairing - go - the Sommelier was indeed the star. cheers! Lynn