Reviews in Knutsford

Four of us attending Mere Court Hotel on Sunday 7 December for lunch. It was back up to it's excellent standard. The food was delicious and was served hot by excellent staff. Have been coming here for over 10 years so I think that says it all. See you all on Boxing Day. The hotel was very sparkly with all its beautiful decorations. Well done.

Afternoon tea was excellent and the service was wonderful. Staff were really friendly and helpful in every way. Thank you

Very quiet lunch as only three other covers in restaurant, we had a great weekend, very homely, room was excellent but I have to say the ambience of the restaurant compared to the rest of the hotel was awful, breakfast wasn’t that hot in fact the tomatoes were cold, we were not to bothered as we were having lunch but it was like having breakfast in a storeroom, chairs stacked up in the doorway, three each side, not a good look and no tablecloth for Sunday lunch, I realise that the cloth is a cost but put the price up by £2 per head to cover it, we want to return but would eat in the bar and wouldn’t book Sunday lunch as the restaurant lacks atmosphere and what I would expect. Food and service throughout was excellent please pass on our thanks.

We got married here 21yrs ago. It was lovely to come back and enjoy afternoon tea with my parents. Very easy to see why we choose here for our wedding - something really special about the feel to the place. It’s homely and relaxing whilst at the same time of a premium standard - a unique blend that’s really quite becoming.

First visit and will return. Greeted by a lovely waitress who sadly ended her shift and said farewell before we could tip her. The only disappointing part of the Afternoon Tea was the cakes they looked like pieces that someone pinched off a cake they weren't what anyone could call portions/slices. So didn't match the quality of the sandwiches and fresh warm scones.

Excellent from start to finish. Service and food were excellent .This is our 3rd time for afternoon tea .Can not fault it.

My friend and I went for afternoon tea. Despite only living 20 mins away we'd never been before. What a gorgeous place, especially now with the Christmas decorations. We want to come back just for a drink in the bar area. It looks so welcoming and cosy. The afternoon tea was delicious. Worth a visit.

Amazing stay, lovey hotel. The staff were great couldn’t do enough. The restaurant staff where so friendly and the birthday surprises made my husbands day. Apart from the problems sleeping due to a strange vibrating noise, I would definitely stay again

Discreet service in a traditional setting: beautiful! The warm scones were amongst the best tasted ( by two home cooks) . Worth a trip alone... Wonderfully hospitable and accommodating staff was the first impression after drawing up late to the century old and more front porch. Nothing too much bother (we had our previously undeclared dietary wishes quickly addressed) in a relaxed and comfortable setting. Our room had original architectural features, yet was warm and welcoming too. We ate a number of meals here and each was delicious as well as generous. A good selection, too, of cuisines. We could not manage all of the traditional ( ie not overly elaborate) afternoon tea but enjoyed what we did. One of our party had mobility issues so the especially well adapted shower room added to our ease. Would return. October 2025

The staff who greeted us, they were very nice, the young lady who served our drinks & afternoon tea, she was extremely nice. The AT was lovely, but we expected a variety of cakes, we were served a scone each, a tiny piece of Madeira cake, also there were a couple of macarons on the plate

Had an overnight stay at the Mere Court Love this stay in Knutsford Hotel has been upgraded with lovely seating areas for after dinner Both my husband and I had Guinea fowl so was interested to see how good it was I can honestly say it was totally delicious Would be happy to recommend the restaurant Staff so lovely Would happily stay again

I took a few friends to the Mere Court Hotel for my birthday. The surroundings were lovely and the staff very attentive without being all over you. The tables were nicely laid out and we ordered our choice of a selection of teas. The cake stands came out - 2 between four. The scones were all right but there was not enough cream. I thought the dish was for one not between two. The little cakes on the top tier were very uninspiring. I only ate the bakewell which was very tasty but rather small. I was told the lemon drizzle was not lemony enough. It was really disappointing as the ambience was lovely but the food was not up to par really. Only 2 other couples were in that afternoon.

A charming venue for afternoon tea. We received a very warm welcome, attentive service and tasty, beautifully presented food. Will definitelygo back again.

We had a lovely afternoon tea here on Monday 29th September. Everything was very nice indeed and the service we got from Annie and Maria was faultless. We enjoyed the offering and as it was a gift I can't say anything about value for money as I don't actually now the cost (we had the traditional afternoon tea) but I have had better ones - this one was in part quite 'basic' but still very enjoyable so if not overly expensive definitely a good choice. The only factor that 'spoiled 'it a bit for us was the fact that the actual room it was served in although lovely to look at was so cold! I think they need to realise that at this time of year some more elderly people (like ourselves) will be starting to feel the cold and it was a large and more or less empty of other people room.

Had an Afternoon tea on Monday 29 September being coming here for years and the Afternoon tea has always been lovely but this time the food stand came and it looked meagre, two tiny pieces of drizzle cake two tiny pieces of cherry cake and one very small macaroon,scones were fine but meagre sandwiches, room was nicely decorated but very noisy because there was a Conference on we usually are seated in one of the small rooms, on a plus side the two Ladies serving are lovely but they were badly let down by the poor display of an Afternoon tea !!!

Came here for afternoon tea for the first time and can say it will probably be the last. My wife and I go for afternoon tea somewhere different every Saturday and this was the worst yet. We thought with the reviews it would be good and as it was our 10th wedding anniversary we tried somewhere new. We weren’t offered a drink The food was sat in front of us with no explanation of what anything was, like what happens at every afternoon tea we have been too. The sandwiches where soggy, the quality was terrible, the sweets where really poor And we where just left alone with zero customer service at all. There was a wedding on in the other room so maybe this is why our food and service was so poor. There was only us there for the afternoon also so that could be another reason. The notes on my booking actually said it was a 10 year wedding anniversary and they still didn’t ask if we wanted a drink nor even mention our wedding anniversary. Really really disappointing all round.

We had an overnight stay at the hotel, before flying from Manchester. Meal was excellent, particularly the sea bass - best I’ve had! My husband had the chicken which was excellent. Very friendly, efficient staff. We were so impressed, we stayed for a bar meal of steak and ale pie on our return.

We had afternoon tea which was my mum's treat for her 86th Birthday. The hotel gave my mum a complimentary special cup cake and chocolates, and candle for her Birthday. It is a lovely hotel, we noticed it has had an update. Lovely venue for a treat, party or wedding - lovely grounds. We will be going back.