Local Reviews
In September 2016, John W said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
We love Guernsey and 'The OGH' as it is known locally. After some consideration of other hotels we decided to return, for our 5th visit, to The OGH. Not much has changed since our last stay except a really convivial enlarged bar. It was needed since it is a popular watering hole. This new facility continues albeit in a more contempory style the 'Gentlemens' Club' ambiance.
Our room, albeit one of their smaller ones was spotless, comfortable and the en-suite larger than in many hotels.
The public spaces, landings, terrace, garden, lounge, bar and restaurant are all lovely spaces in which to linger, relax and enjoy. Not a place to rush.
All the staff are friendly and helpful. However we did feel on this visit the standard of service in the restaurant was not quite as good as it was. A shame as that was a star quality which we hope will be restored.
Our room, albeit one of their smaller ones was spotless, comfortable and the en-suite larger than in many hotels.
The public spaces, landings, terrace, garden, lounge, bar and restaurant are all lovely spaces in which to linger, relax and enjoy. Not a place to rush.
All the staff are friendly and helpful. However we did feel on this visit the standard of service in the restaurant was not quite as good as it was. A shame as that was a star quality which we hope will be restored.
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In July 2018, crobson58 said about The Bass and Lobster
Can't fault the service or most f the food but the bream was disappointing. I thought it was common knowledge that if you serve fish with the skin on it should be crisped -scraping the slimy grey off to the side of the plate is not pleasant!
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In July 2018, sperrinfamilycas said about The Bass and Lobster
meal for two ,restaraunt not overly busy food pretty good , service a bit slow not impressed with potatoes to say they were jersey royals a bit pretencious for my liking but each to there own
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In July 2018, Karen D said about The Bass and Lobster
Great food and fantastic weather at Bass and Lobster. Service is was really good and as usual food tasted as always. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
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In July 2018, newsgroup said about The Bass and Lobster
In the past I visited another seafood restaurant in the island serving mussels from Scotland, so it was very refreshing to hear that all the fish on the menu were previously swimming nearby. The service was a little slow but we all found the food delicious and fairly priced.
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In July 2018, delboy186338 said about The Bass and Lobster
I choose this as I love sea food and the reviews were very good, to start with we had a nice bottle of champagne and oysters all very enjoyable, however it then started to go wrong. The restaurant was not busy, but there was a 30 mins gap between starters and mains, one of our party has a nut / gluten allergy, however the starter was not as requested and made her ill, gluten free bread not being delivered etc., the mains were expensive and portions small, for example the skate wing looked to have been cut in half, this was for a £30+ price. The steak dishes were not cooked as requested; rare coming out as medium and again small portions. So this was not a great experience, after explaining our frustrations management did reduce our bill and we were satisfied by this. Looking at other reviews I hope this was an isolated case, maybe the chef was off?
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In July 2018, aimeehep13 said about The Bass and Lobster
Lunch here sitting outside in the sunshine was a very pleasant experience indeed.
I decided to splurge on their surf and turf type plate of fillet steak and lobster in tempura batter. The sauce on the perfectly cooked fillet was very good, an excellent flavour, colour and texture. My partner had fish of the day with really tasty chips and a little pot of pea purée.
The fish was plaice which I haven't tasted since childhood. It was a light and delicate flavour and the batter was tasty and crisp. Forgot to mention the bread and flavoursome butter we were given to start with, very nice!Had a look at the dessert menu because I believe it is rude not to, didn't indulge as some of the flavour combinations were a bit way out for me.
Would like to return to sample more of their menu.
I decided to splurge on their surf and turf type plate of fillet steak and lobster in tempura batter. The sauce on the perfectly cooked fillet was very good, an excellent flavour, colour and texture. My partner had fish of the day with really tasty chips and a little pot of pea purée.
The fish was plaice which I haven't tasted since childhood. It was a light and delicate flavour and the batter was tasty and crisp. Forgot to mention the bread and flavoursome butter we were given to start with, very nice!Had a look at the dessert menu because I believe it is rude not to, didn't indulge as some of the flavour combinations were a bit way out for me.
Would like to return to sample more of their menu.
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
In July 2018, 360MarkS said about The Bass and Lobster
Said our 5 year old. Not quite sure on what he was basing this he was eating ice cream at the time, and had also tried and loved scallops and crab. However I’d tend to agree with him it was very good, and service excellent. They do slightly different dishes to the run of the mill ones so it’s all fresh and interesting. Also don’t need to be told to bring children’s main with your starters and brought his ice cream quickly too. Clearly experienced!
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In June 2010, RuthandDave said about Duke of Richmond Hotel
We spent a very contented and relaxing week in Guernsey. We were very well looked after, in particular the Maitre D' , Olga, who was always very friendly and super efficent, with a happy smile. The food was excellent - particularly the scrambled eggs and salmon at breakfast. Everytime we left the hotel the room was spotless when we returned.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
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In July 2010, bobkathybear said about Duke of Richmond Hotel
From the moment we arrived, nothing was too much trouble. The room was excellent (119).
The restaurant and bar food was very tasty and well presented. Will definitely be back!
The restaurant and bar food was very tasty and well presented. Will definitely be back!
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