The Inn On The Lake, Godalming

I had visited the Inn on the Lake some years ago and was very disappointed in the d�cor and the food was horrid.

We had heard that it had been taken over and renovated, so decided to take a trip. My parents owned Inn on the Lake in the 80's when it was a hotel called The Lake Hotel. I had fond memories and was looking forward to a family get together there. We had booked a table for 6 and the earliest table we could get on a Saturday night was 9:30pm.

The makeover looks fabulous and they have done a really good job. Both bar and restaurant had a nice feel and was not pretentious at all.

I told the host that we had arrived and were now 7, they advised that it could be a problem, but our table will be ready at 9:30pm. We had drinks, went back at 9:30pm and weren�t seated until 9:50pm.

There was not much left on the menu, as they had sold out, not just the specials but from the main menu as well. The staff were very disorganised and not always pleasant.

However, the Inn�s saving grace is the food. The food we were able to order was delicious and nice size portions.

We decided to order desserts and they were just as nice as the main meal. We had not ordered enough for our party and when we tried to order another dessert (minutes after they had just been served) we were advised that the kitchen was closed. As you can imagine we were not overly impressed, especially as we were seated so late. One of the waitresses was very nice and did manage to get another dessert. If all the staff there had been as accommodating it would be the perfect place for a night out. Overall we were happy and definitely visit again.

Great place and fab food��.. pity about the service!

8 Jun 2006 12:22