Rowley Manor

Was taken to Rowley Manor for a birthday afternoon tea. The hotel is an old country house and all the decor is in keeping The tea was lovely with a good selection of sandwiches and cakes all served on bone china. The staff were very welcoming and attentive with offers of more tea as required

After reading some of the reviews my expectations were pretty low. However the staff were very pleasant and efficient and the Sunday lunch enjoyable. The place is in need of some TLC but that wouldn’t put me returning, maybe to try the afternoon tea which seems very popular.

Daughter (12) and I went for afternoon tea. At quite short notice the helpful and friendly staff put together a great selection of food and went out of their way to make sure we had a good experience. It was a lovely Easter Holiday treat for us both!!

We've just had afternoon tea at Rowley Manor. It was absolutely superb, even better than the last time we went. A lovely lady served us and the service was excellent. She couldn't do enough for us. The food was beautiful and fresh, excellent scones and served with clotted cream. There was so much served that we had to bring cakes and mousse home in a box. Well recommended.

My mum and I had an afternoon tea at Rowley Manor this afternoon. My mum had a gift voucher for Christmas purchased from the hotel. It was a lovely relaxing experience. It was nice and quiet and the staff could not do enough for us. Thank you for your help!

Will never return the place its self is run down it should be shut down till they fix holes in the ceiling, went for Mother’s Day afternoon tea for 26 pound each we got 2 party mini sausage rolls dried out sandwiches me and my mum have been poorly since we got home had. Really bad night sickness and diarrhea . Staff were made aware we couldn’t eat the food and didn’t seem interested !!!!!

I’m struggling with this review. We visited yesterday for an afternoon tea treat with mum. Overall we had a pleasant afternoon but it was not fantastic. The afternoon tea itself was ok, just ok. I thought the selection was below average. The only savoury was finger sandwiches and 2 tiny warmed up sausage rolls. The white bread was very dry/stale. No butter for the scones, which were quite small. A little selection of cakes was ok. I didn’t think that the food we got was worth the price really. There are other local venues with afternoon tea for this price with a much much higher standard. The service was hit and miss. Very pleasant staff but often nowhere to be seen. We were only offered hot drinks after asking (after the food was gone as there was nobody about to ask for a long time), then we realised we had no milk on the table and again there was nobody to ask. By the time we got milk the coffee was stone cold. One girl did ask how everything was just after the food came out but other than that we didn’t see anyone really. Someone needs to be in the dining room to make sure everything is going ok. As we left I looked around and every vacated table was still uncleared so it looked a real mess. The venue is very tired. It’s desperately in need of updating everywhere. The front door isn’t in use even. It felt very neglected. The napkins on the table were damp too. By the time I realised my dress was damp. As I said it wasn’t awful. I was surprised at the experience given the lovely place it once was. I was expecting something higher standard. I’m not sure if I’d return. Certainly not soon. I do sincerely hope it gets better as it’s a lovely place. I think lots needs to improve and I hope it does.

I quite honestly, could not have asked for a lovelier birthday lunch. My closest friends are so dear to me, and I had a tight budget, so the quality of the experience had a lot of heavy lifting to do - and Rowley Manor's friendly & welcoming staff, the venue, ambience and food (2-courses £22/head), more than delivered to an exceptionally convivial and enjoyable afternoon. All of us said we'd be back. An absolutely perfect 60th birthday, thank you!

Afternoon tea for my friends 50th. Lovely relaxing atmosphere. Fantastic customer service and excellent afternoon tea. Homemade sandwiches, scones, cakes. Beautiful perfect afternoon surrounded by beautiful gardens Thankyou will certainly go back. Highly recommended.