My husband and I lived in Threshfield until 6 months ago and used to eat at The Gamekeepers frequently , thoroughly enjoyed our food with no complaints. After 6 months we decided to book and revisit last night and were very disappointed. The staff were excellent and the atmosphere and setting was very enjoyable. However for the first time the food was a let down. The haddock dippers as usual were lovely and tasty but that was where the best food of the meal ended.
My main of smoked haddock and spring onion fishcakes were dry and chewy the pea puree making it slightly even more so. My husbands main of chicken was also dry and appeared cooked too long . My dessert of strawberries with meringue nests was chidlike. cheap packet meringues, squirty cream and a few halved strawberries with a shop bought squeezy chocolate sauce., the ladies on the next table commented on how huge the dessert was which it was indeed but I prefer quality not quantity..
This review is not typed to put other people off going put in the hope the chef realises that mediocrity at these prices is not good enough.
It was a good gesture to knock the price of dessert and coffee off the bill but would much rather have paid for a nicer meal.