The Camellia at South Lodge

The food was seriously delicious; the service was seriously perfect and the environment was seriously green.

Just a lovely setting with very attentive staff and the food was amazing.

Amazing food and a wonderful experience, highly recommended

Fantastic meal and service!!!

Amazing

My wife and I had a perfect Lunch on SUNDAY 3/11/24 with 1st Class service indeed. Wonderful wine and the Beef served pink was wonderful along with perfect vegetables. ...... Congratulations to the Head Chef and all the kitchen staff, the Head waiter was Brilliant and most accommodating even changing us to another seating area which had a marginally better view. ...... but also all of the many staff there were most polite with excellent manners and knowledge. We will be returning at some point hopefully time permitting before Christmas. ..and so A BIG THANK YOU for an excellent experience. NB. The Dining room with wonderful woodwork and architecture is marred by the awful wallpaper, it should be a plain light colour thus depicting the wood and other glorious features of The 'Camellia' room. But hey, that wouldn't stop us from returning, SIMPLY SUPERB !

We chose to come to the Camellia this evening to celebrate my son's 21st birthday, what a fantastic decision! The food was absolutely superb, we really couldn't fault it. Everything was faultless, the staff , the service, the ambience, we were so impressed, thank you for making a special occasion even more special.

Tom Hamlet's MasterChef experience was amazing - what talent! I started with the roast scallop and artichoke which was innovative and flavoursome followed by the Guinea fowl with the most beautiful black truffle and Madeira sauce! We will follow your career with excited anticipation Tom

We went to the restaurant for my birthday meal to try Tom Hamblet's menu and we were not disappointed. The attention to detail was superb and the flavours to die for! We were looked after very attentively from the moment we arrived. I had a Happy Birthday chocolate message and four handmade chocolates. A nice touch.

Wonderful food, beautiful venue and great attentive service as usual. I've dined here and the Pass a few times and it never ceases to amaze me how wonderful the attention to detail that the team goes to in preparing a gastronomic experience. We were sat on the terrace enjoying a wonderful spring evening, attentively looked after by a fantastic team, without being intrusive. A perfect balance. The quality of the food is beyond words. You don't go there to eat food, you go there to experience food. The care and pride that goes into every dish is plain to see. Subtle nuances of flavours that really delight the senses is a testament to the skills and passion of the team at The Camellia. The problem is I find it hard to enjoy "normal" food for days after a visit as it all feels so ordinary. We'll be coming back as usual because it is just too good not to. Thank you again for a wonderful dining experience.

Food was excellent, lovely wood panelled room full but no real atmosphere shame as it was a lively evening.

Overly location, friendly staff and excellent vibe. Food good but not great. Could be better for the price.

They spilt our drink but the food was amazing and the atmosphere was nice

Nice setting and restaurant location with some nice green views. The food is good, but not great. Good for the area but not as good as decent restaurants in London. Brilliant beef roast though, probably the best I've ever had. Reasonably priced. So overall good, but wouldn't rush back. The grounds need some serious work. Very badly kept.

Food was lovely but our waiter (Greg) was too intense. He started off very friendly, but then became overly familiar and was behaving like he was a member of our party. At one point, he started making rude jokes about members of our group. This ‘banter’ was not appropriate, especially as the restaurant presents itself as a fine dining experience. His service was most definitely not fine dining!

Ordered aged steak on the bone. It was a disaster. Pictures speak louder than words. Meat was extremely badly cooked - we returned it twice and eventually gave up. It’s my wedding anniversary - so we feasted on warm bread and butter. Venue is nice but I don’t recommend eating here