La Fregate Hotel

Rebecca Sarre7 months ago

2/5

In years gone by going out for lunch or dinner at La Fregate was a real treat, something to get dressed up for. Not any longer. I didn’t see the rooms but the restaurant, bar, toilets, hotel foyer are all looking tired and in need of an upgrade. Sat in the bar whilst waiting to go into the restaurant there is the whiff of drains from the toilets - speaking of which, the door of one of the two cubicles in the ladies wouldn’t shut at all. You’d expect better. The restaurant in the evening, when i visited, was far too brightly lit - zero ambience. Staff were absolutely fine. We opted for the Tennerfest menu, which at £28.00 would likely be more expensive than many of the other restaurants taking part this year, but on top of that it was necessary to spend a further £4.95 for each “side” to avoid your plate looking like a child’s portion. I’m aware that Tennerfest meals are notoriously small but this was a bit much. Although what there was on the plates was nicely presented, it was only average, and definitely not worth £28. All in all, disappointing and this is a real shame. It definitely needs money spending and the services of an interior designer to make the restaurant, in particular, return to the high class establishment that it used to be