Lainston House

Stunning hotel with amazing grounds to walk around and lose yourself with your thoughts. We spent a night at Lainston and we were not disappointed with the stay. Staff were friendly warm and always have a smile. The room was spacious and beautiful. We cannot wait to return. Thank you all at Lainston for making an incredible stay.!

Attracted by dinner prepared by 'MasterChef the Professionals' winner Tom Hamblet, we enjoyed the dining experience with my siblings at the Chefs Table, facing the kitchens. An excellent and varied tasting menu, prepared meticulously, and full of flavour. The hotel itself sits in expansive grounds, a real country feel with comfortable and very well-equipped rooms

Having watched Tom’s journey through Masterchef Professionals 2023, knowing that he’d be at Lainston House was fantastic news. To sample a young, passionate chefs food, unspoilt by fame and notoriety, was an opportunity not to be missed. So I booked Chefs table for four!! Tom and his team were absolutely epic. Such an amazing evening and not what we expected given the mail earlier in the year suggesting he may not have been in the kitchen on that night. He was, and he personalised the experience completely by pandering to our insatiable request for photos and autographs throughout the four hour meal. The Chefs table was tucked away in the kitchen overlooking the pass where we were able to observe and interact with Tom and team as plate after plate of his improved Masterchef winning menu was served along with a description and wine pairing narrative. Praise also to his sommelier who was delightful assisting us with all our wine pairings. Such a humble guy. Loved every minute of it!

We were fortunate to be able to secure the chefs table and experience the fabulous Tom Hamblet, professional master chef winner. The food, the service and Toms interaction exceeded all our expectations. The overnight stay is a must after experiencing the wine flight, could not fault a thing. It’s a must do experience. Thank you Lainston.

We booked back in Dec 2023 to dine & stay in May 2024 to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We were contacted one week before to say an issue with their reservation system meant that we could not stay but could still eat in the restaurant & they would pay for taxis to & from another hotel (the other hotel being at our expense). Alternatively, we could move our booking to another date - not ideal when you’re celebrating an anniversary & your husband has arranged time off. To add insult to injury we got an email from the reservation system to confirm our booking in the afternoon after being contacted in the morning to say they couldn’t accommodate our stay. We cancelled our dinner booking as there was nowhere else suitable to stay. Have been told if we choose to stay there in the future we can contact them for an upgrade, but we wouldn’t risk booking there again. A shame as we stayed there in the past & enjoyed the experience. We went to Tylney Hall instead & weren’t disappointed with the fantastic service & food.

Just experienced a special evening at Lainston House Hotel dining at the Chef's Table being cooked for by the fantastic Tom Hamblet this year's Champion of Masterchef :The Professionals and Resident Chef at "The Avenue". The six course tasting menus, including vegetarian, showed Tom's approach to fine dining offering so much flavour beautifully presented. Tom was generous with him time and clearly loves what he does, making people happy.

We visited this beautiful hotel for a Chefs table experience. The amazing MASTERCHEF Professionals winner Tom Hamblet has designed a beautiful menu with the most exquisite flavours and mouthwatering plates of food. The ambience, service and location are second to none and make this place a must to visit and experience. We will definitely return

I needed our stay to be out of this world as it was a super big thank you to my other half for being SO amazing… I have to say we absolutely were delighted beyond words. The whole stay from start to finish was totally amazing, incredibly special and huge extra thanks to Maddy on the reception team and Steph our waitress who both did amazing jobs of looking after us. Maddy is exceptional at her job and I am super grateful for all her efforts. Amazing, Wow, incredible… beyond words to sum up our stay and obviously Tom’s menu/food was out of this world… we will definitely be back.