Ramsey's Brasserie in Huntingdonshire

My husband and I had a delicious vegetarian lunch in a delightful, cosy setting here on Friday, with friendly, efficent service. Great location just outside the centre of St. Ives with plenty parking, and fabulous, old country house style beautifully refurbished. We had tomato risotto and two wonderful puddings - an excellent chef! We were also grateful that our main waitress was wearing a plastic visor. (I do feel strongly about this when people are standing directly over us and our food - it is simple hygiene and good manners and I wish other restaurants would do the same.) Our only two points for improvement are: 1) please provide more vegetarian and vegan options, and label these clearly - we like a choice too, and 2) more people should be there - it is great!

This is under new management (owners also run The Windmill Restaurant, Somersham). They are doing a fantastic job (unlike the previous owner) and must have employed a top-notch chef, because the food is outstanding - so much so that we have been 4 times in 5 weeks. They have a set menu (excellent value) and an à-la-carte menu. I recommend the chicken Caesar salad (I wouldn’t normally go for salad, but this was what I refer to as a ‘meaty’ salad (that doesn’t necessarily mean meat, but a hearty, full salad with a lot of ingredients - I recently heard the requirements for a good salad being discussed on Radio 4 and this salad had everything: Texture, oiliness (a tasty dressing), a lot of lovely vegetation, such as radiccio (cannot spell it), baby leaf spinach, pea shoots, carrots ... I cannot remember everything though, there was so much (but not overdone). I tried it a second time and it was different, but just as good, and had the addition of bacon. The Dirty burger and chips ... well, my partner and I agree that this is the tastiest burger we ever had (and I used to live in the States!!) We also had a sharer starter platter (breads, breadsticks, olives and meat) which was lovely and good value. They have a nice bar, you can eat on the terrace (sheltered if you want) or inside and the staff are friendly and knowledgeable (we tested them on their knowledge of the history of Slepe Hall - it used to be a girls’ school). Really impressed, very happy customers. Go there!

Superb lunch, great value.....and the duphinoise potatoe was the best I've ever tasted! Compliments to the chef Keith. Great time with ex work colleagues, yet again, the food never fails to delight!

We had a wonderful afternoon tea at Slepe Hall. I called to enquire before booking as I have a nut allergy and, after a chat with the Head Chef, I was reassured and made a booking. The food was fabulous, and the tea was lovely too. The measures put in place for Covid-19 prevention made us feel safe throughout, and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Highly recommended!

After visiting many different drinking establishments in different areas of the country I can confidently say that Slepe Hall is a perfect place for a relaxing drink during these unprecedented times. Treat yourself and sit outside enjoying the sunset in a perfectly safe environment. Enthusiastic attentive staff, well trained, good attitude and customer service!

We had a fantastic family meal for 13 people .we were well spaced and everyone felt at ease . The staff had face shields which was good . The meal was excellent everyone chose their own food we had 3 courses and had no complaints about anything.The staff were friendly ,but kept their distance where possible.A pleasant and polite experience.

Recently moved to the area and opted to try this place for a mid week meal. Lovely front terrace to enjoy the evening sunshine, service a little slow due to being very busy due to the current government eat out help out scheme. We did need to seek waiters a couple of times and did feel we had been forgotten about as the dining rooms indoors were very busy we opted to wait patiently with drinks outside. Once served and seated indoors the food served was delicious and well worth the wait. I've given this a 5 star rating as all 3 meals were presented beautifully, were fresh and piping hot and most of all were delicious. Great value for money and a great choice of menu. Usually I wouldnt have been so tolerant with the long wait but due to the current situation and with us not pre booking it couldn't be helped. The team were very polite and welcoming. We will certainly be returning.

We have just enjoyed a superb takeaway Sunday lunch from Slepe Hall hotel. There was plenty of delicious food and piping hot gravy, all served up in separate containers. If you fancy giving your cook the day off and a treat, give Slepe Hall a try

Nice location. The Crayfish & Pawn Starter portion was very small at £5.50. No more than two mouthfuls. The roast lamb was good but the roast beef was over-cooked, dry and hard. This was declined but the server said this was how people preferred it but then said "last week it was good being succulent and slightly rare!" This is how I would have liked it. Vegetable selection OK but the Yorkshire Puddings (only one per person) very small, flat & soggy. Gravy disappointing, obviously came from a packet and not made with the roast meat juices. The Pecan Pie had to be sent back as it tasted musty. The Bread Pudding was grey, stodgy and cold. Clearly bought-in and not made in the kitchen. Served with one small scoop of Ice cream; not custard! Other diners tables were cleared before ours even though they came in later than us. Meal very expensive for that which was received. Cannot recommend.

Lunch with friends in the bar - no atmosphere but chose this as so little choice on the lunch menu in adjoining room. Pasta dishes fine but others were overpriced and not good. £3.50 for a bowl of chips?! Has potential to do ok but need better staff responses to queries and better value for money to survive in this competitive town!

This was the third time we had eaten at Ramsey's Brasserie, as we had thoroughly enjoyed our visits last summer. So it seemed the obvious choice for my mother-in-laws 75th birthday celebration. However, since we last ate there, the new menu appears to have gone 'up-market' and aims to be fine dining, unfortunately it appeared to be beyond the capabilities of the kitchen. We were a party of eight, so got to try a wide range of dishes. Starters included hay smoked duck breast (served cold, fatty and chewy - not nice), chicken and ham-hock terrine (served with no toast!) and prawn and crayfish cocktail (where was the crayfish?). The mains sounded like a Master Chef menu, but many of the fancier elements simply detracted from the other ingredients, for example the incredibly acidic coriander & lime gel served with the over cooked halibut - simply over-powering. The sage jus that came with the pork belly was unpleasant looking grey sludge, whilst the sweet potato & mint gratin with the lamb was bizarre and overly sweet. Desserts were shunned by all but two of our party - the sticky toffee puddings ordered had not been well mixed and contained lumps of dry uncooked flour rather than the unctuous caramel infused sponge hoped for. The wine and pre-dinner drinks though were excellent - not enough though to make up for a disappointing dining experience. I hope this was just a one-off, as we really enjoyed the food on offer previously.

We had our office Christmas party in the library at Slepe Hall - food was tasty, atmosphere in that room just right and the staff attentive and helpful. it worked with a big round table. We 'd be keen to go back in the future

Never had such a terrible Christmas meal, such a disappointment. We where left to get our own drinks, including water. An hour between courses and then they got every course wrong! The vegatarian option was so bad. I am a regular here, and never had such a bad experience as l had today. The staff tried their best, but how you can get away with having your receptionist as a waitress is beyond me. If you can’t get it right, don’t do it!!

we had a lovely Christmas dinner on Wednesday. the food ( had the parsnip soup and turkey ) was delicious and all the staff were helpful and friendly, a very lovely evening. thanks to all the staff & Happy Christmas

As a local we enjoyed Christmas Dinner in the restaurant. They have a good Christmas menu with a good selection of choices from traditional to something a little more adventurous. I enjoyed the Goats Cheese starter, Venison Mains and Black Forest Meringue. The staff are really friendly and we enjoyed good service.

Slepe Hall is a very attractive venu, and has good facilities for dining.. We went as a group for lunch this week, and were underwhelmed by the service and the wait both for and between courses. One of the main problems seemed to be a shortage of staff. It was the week before Christmas, so was bound to be busy, but we had all pre-ordered. That meant that the restaurant was aware of the content of our orders and the number of our party. Despite this, we had meals that arrived at different times; some members had finished courses, whilst others were still waiting to be served with their meal. The food was quite tasty, but the portions on the small side, The venison steaks arrived after the majority of our party were more than half way through the main course . Embarrasing when you're waiting for your partner's meal to arrive, and your own one is going cold! I think they were just run off their feet, and had more diners than they could cope with. I hope our next visit will prove to be more successful, as the venu is quite special.

Habiendo tenido visitas familiares durante abril, parecía que sólo derecho a comer fuera y donde mejor que aquí. Una de última hora de visita de familia Sábado vio llegar a un bar muy concurrido hall slepe, habíamos intentado reservar online, pero no había funcionado, así que esperamos en el bar para ver si una mesa se quede libre. A pocos minutos era como si nuestra madrina de hadas había llegado, Diana el gerente del restaurante apareció y nos ofreció una mesa en la sala de biblioteca como la única mesa deberá reemplazar habría sido un poco apretado para nosotros cinco. Menús de la joven llegó rápidamente y barman "Barney" creo tomó nuestras bebidas a la mesa luego Diana reapareció y tomó nuestra orden. La comida llegó rápidamente y como siempre fue excelente.La segunda visita fue con la familia de Escocia, han visitado antes pero me gustó y me sorprendió cuando llegamos que mi cuñada se encontraron con un Hola de nuevo, preciosa de ver de vuelta y con una sonrisa amable de Diana, ella les había recordado desde la última visita. Estábamos instalados en nuestra mesa y Diana ordenan nuestras bebidas y trajo menús. El pollo y las costillas se ha convertido en un firme favorito con un par de la familia, y mi hermano le encanta su cese ensalada. Dicen personal hacen un lugar y tengo que decir que el personal es excelente. Muchas gracias a Diana para siempre hacernos más bienvenido.

Se nos había olvidado de este hotel y restaurante hasta que asistí a una boda allí hace un par de semanas. La comida en la recepción fue excelente, así que asistimos a la última noche de jueves y no nos decepcionó, Lubina era precioso, bien cocinada, dulces y sabrosos. Pescado y patatas fritas también estaba cocinada a la perfección, masa finas y crujientes patatas fritas con la mano preparada. Postre delicioso, esponja de limón - con damson helados y donas de chocolate con salsa de plátano.Sin duda volveremos. gracias por Lesley haciéndonos sentir tan bienvenidos.

Horrible! "asado" aparece la patatas puerta horno. . Desde el exterior. Verduras. . . ? Muy decepcionante para Navidad. Si no puedo cocinar chef dar el muchacho lavando un ir! Probamos la comida de Navidad aquí hace varios años y fue malo, pensamos que nos daría otra oportunidad este año. . Nunca, jamás!

Odio hacer sentir tan tristes quejas, pero que - el 'Hall Slepe brasserie es poco pero no tan bien como lo que solía ser. Este solía ser un gran lugar para visitar por local a la hora del almuerzo o merienda, pero últimamente me he dado cuenta de que el servicio ha bajado. Es muy lento! La comida es muy buena. He intentado varias veces recientemente en la hora del almuerzo es siempre la misma. El servicio era muy lento. Ha habido un cambio de dirección? Son sólo un Hall Slepe bodas ahora? No queremos animar a la gente a que entrara a comer? También algunos de los personal ahora parece muy deprimida y motivado. Que lleva años para ser servido en el bar, incluso cuando es la hora del almuerzo y en una ocasión no había otros clientes están alrededor, así que no es como ellos apuraron fuera de sus pies. Las camareras, que finalmente la comida son muy bonitas, me apresuro a añadir. Pero el personal de recepción son, en el mejor de urly' y peor simplemente grosero, especialmente si va a pedir un café en el vestíbulo cuando no hay uno que sirve en el bar. Es como si no es debajo de ellos." Todos mis amigos que han estado allí recientemente han notado esto. En una ocasión, una cola de gente esperando en el bar todo experiencias cómo antipático el miembro del personal de recepción fue cuando pedimos ayuda. El personal de recepción son los embajadores de la empresa, así si son alimentados de destacó o, puede ser que este no es el trabajo adecuado para ellos. Incluso si están disgustados de la pregunta, ciertamente podían pretender que les gusta trabajar allí. Se dirigen al bar y no uno. La última vez que fui con un amigo que nos llevó más de una hora para una comida sencilla. (Esto fue en el bar, el restaurante principal, así que no deberían tomar aperitivos un corto tiempo) me temo que no vamos de nuevo. Una pena porque podría ser tan encantador. Quizás podría haber una reunión de gestión con personal y preguntarles por qué no son felices y por qué el personal de la recepción es tan desagradable. Pero en resumen, una fuerza de descontento hace para una empresa muy pobre.

Podría ser que está trabajando en la cocina? He tenido excelentes comidas con pan fresco maravilloso y aceites, pero también rondan han tenido mal los alimentos entregados con pelo y desaparecidos. ingredientes Es muy local para nosotros, así que volveré, pero le daría un rato, es necesario asegurarse de que no hay una cama y colchón en venta, tipo de mata el ambiente.

這雖是一間蠻鄉鎮的一間飯店內附設的餐廳！我在這用過典型英式早餐，我後來才被客戶提醒我下次只要跟他講half, or full 早餐，他們就知道要為你準備好知經典的早餐！午餐時段，客戶又開車載我們來此用餐！我點了義大利海鮮麵：超好吃的比昨天還好吃！另客戶點了烤鱸魚，他也直讚不絕口我認為廚子應該是有留法或留歐學藝回來的。非常好吃！

We had booked a table for 12 as we had a family wedding at the hotel later that day. Sadly there were lots of motorway traffic problems so 6 of us were late. My parents arrived for 12 and explained and the staff were really understanding and accommodating,My sister arrived around 12.20 and I told them to go ahead and order. They placed their order at 12.50 to include a meal for my daughter who was really hungry as we were only 10 minutes away. We arrived at 1 and my husband and I placed our orders.p, we were told that our food would come later than everyone else's which we understood and said was fine. We ordered drinks and we chatted. At this point the restaurant was us and one other table. After I arrived a few more tables started to fill up.My parents food arrived at 1.45, almost an hour after they ordered it which was pretty bad. My food arrive at 1.55, again almost an hour after we had ordered it.We had two children one who is 4 and my daughter is 6 with severe autism. Both their plates came out boiling hot even though they were children's meals which seemed a bit dangerous.All of our food was really nice and good value. It just took too long. The table who ordered after us waited even longer than we did and they were offered free drinks to compensate for their delay. We heard them say that it was the same the last time they came, so I don't think it's a one off.We were in a rush as we needed to get ready for the wedding, so we just signed the bill off and did not really challenge the delayed food.I would say the food is really nice, staff are friendly but be prepared for a wait for your meal.

A lovely place to dine! A very good menu selection. The brasserie and the hotel has a great ambience. A lovely place to meet friends and dine out with good quality food. Prices were on par with other restaurants but I genuinely feel the quality is superb. I believe it is a much higher class restaurant than others in St Ives.

Went for dinner with a friend due to a glowing referral I ad from a lady at a bus stop! Good choice indeed! Food was great and service was top shelf! I will be back! From the receptionist to the Barman to the waitress! Service was 10 out of 10!

I took my Mum and Dad here for my Dad's birthday. This is my fifth visit to this restaurant and I can never fault the food or the service. Its in a lovely building (hotel) and setting. I am looking forward to my next visit. A great time was had by all of us.

My wife and I have eaten here on several occasions, Sunday lunch, Family lunch and dining group evening meal. The food and service are excellent so for a Sunday lunch or special occasion definitely the best place in town

Having read good reviews on here we gave Ramsey's a try one Saturday evening after we couldn't get a table at the Riverport Grill. We chose the seafood sharing platter to start and were served up mussels that were off. We obviously told the waitress who did her best to rectify the situation by not charging us but serving up rancid shellfish was not a good start to our evening.For main we had the risotto with olives, tomatoes, chorizo and chicken which was disappointing. It was overloaded with whole olives and cherry tomatoes which just overpowered the whole dish which just had no finesse about it. The other main was the duck breast with chorizo gnocchi which was quite enjoyable.Overall even discounting the mussels we were disappointed with the dishes we had and won't be rushing back again.

This was only the 3rd time we have we have been to the slepe hall restaurant 3 times and we're glad too have a great meal again. It has had a makeover with a really nice bar area and the whole place is lush. The food was fantastic with a good varied menu. We had 3 coarse meal with wine and liqueur coffee to finish for 80 pounds and it was worth every pennie the service was spot on. We hope to go again soon.

Booked ahead but no need to. Lovely 3 course lunch. Good portion sizes and a good choice. Staff were very helpful and polite. Would recommend.

Had a meal here with my wife and it was very good, we both had the steak for the main and it was very nice well cooked, staff also very good, The bar area is very nice as well.

Excellent food with very high standards .Very reasonable rates if you keep a watch for there special offers, particularly winter specials.Without doubt the best quality ,service etc.. we have received in this area for a very long time. Good access ,good car parking and a close location to the shops.An ideal place for a special occasion and you will not be disappointed. Even Gordon Ramsey would have difficulty in finding a fault.!

"proof of pudding is in the eating" and how scrumptious the black pudding 'n mustard sauce was.Two large parties were dining simultaneosly, yet the service, food and attention to detail was faultless.Well done Team Slepe !!

First of all the service and staff were very good and very accommodating - we wanted a late lunch on a Sunday. But the place was hardly occupied and you could tell why the food was really disappointing - run of the mill, dry and largely tasteless. It could have been so much better, the hotel itself looks nice and, as I say, the staff were really helpful. A shame.

We went here for Sunday lunch today and it was excellent.Due to the facade looking a bit dated, I has my doubts although the Wife assured me the food was great - and it was! I had crayfish cocktail followed by the roast beef. Nice big portion of crayfish nicely seasoned with cayenne & well presented. The beef was rare and tender and again a very generous portion. Didn't have a pudding as I was stuffed but the coffee was nice & strong.The interior of the restaurant is tasteful and modern but not over the top & pretentious and the atmosphere complimented well by a pianist. A thumbs up for the staff as well as they're all attentive without being overbearing. Minor quibble is the food was a tad on the cold side.All in all highly recommended for a family Sunday lunch.

We booked a last minute table here for a Saturday night, and we were so pleased they could fit us in!Having recently been refurbished back to a very high standard, this hotel, restaurant and bar does not disappoint. The staff were all friendly and welcoming, and the bar area itself was nicely laid out with a large selection of drinks and pre dinner nibbles. We tried two types of flavoured nuts whilst waiting for our table.The menu has a great variety of food and is very reasonably priced.We shared a starter of Ham Hock tempura, which was just right between us. Our main courses were amazing! Flat iron steak and the free range chicken breast were cooked to perfection! Definitely one of the best meals I have had in a very long time.The cheese board we shared for dessert was different, and the biscuits that were served with it were unusual but very tasty!Fabulous wine selection, and Stuarts Specials are definitely worth a look!Overall, one of the best dining experiences you could have in St Ives. If you have overlooked the Brasserie in the past because of what it used to be, definitely make a visit soon. You will not regret it.

Excellent range of meal, of the highest quality. The steak jus melted in your mouth it was so tender!

Fresh food cooked as requested. Good variety of dishes to choose from and well presented. Very good service

Hotel has been completely redesigned in past year and is much improved. We have been regular's for some years but it has new management. Staff were excellent as was the food.

Food outstanding and service second to none, I live in st Ives this was my first visit and won't be my last.

We live within spitting distance of this hotel / Restaurant, as such we have never stayed there so can not comment on that, however we have eaten there many times, thats what this review is for.The restaurant has undergone a major overhaul, for the better this year, looking contemporary and classy at the same time, a variety of menus exist, depending on the time of day and day of the week, ie Sunday Roast or daytime light bites.All food is of the highest quality and cooked to perfection, choose from the fixed price or Sunday menu's and you will be stunned at how cheap food of this quality can be for example, £16.50 for 3 courses! Bargain, we like to go there whenever we can as we know we won't be let down, having said that, the service can be very poor at times, forgetting to bring out the beautiful home cooked bread, missing elements from your dish, even on one occasion no cutlery, it definitely pays to remember what sides your dish is supposed to come with.As mentioned many times here though, I will go back again and again as the food is beautiful,highly recommend, just don't go if your not in the mood for occasionally poor service.