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CUISINES
British
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Does this restaurant serve Bar / Pub food?
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CUISINES
British
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Validated Parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Table Service
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4.0
61 reviews
Excellent
28
Very good
14
Average
10
Poor
4
Terrible
5
LesGUk
East Anglia732 contributions
Sep 2020 • couples
Music a bit too loud for us, after a while it felt too loud for the age of the customers in the restaurant. Staff polite, attentive and helpful, tables reasonably distanced. Food was served hot and was very tasty I can recommend the pork belly. Prices started at about £12 for a main course and seemed reasonable for a restaurant in a hotel of this class.
Written September 11, 2020
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GemmaOPS13
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your recent dining experience at the Links Hotel. We are pleased you enjoyed your visit, and I hope we get to welcome you back again soon!
Written October 1, 2020
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flutefairy
Borough of Brentwood462 contributions
Aug 2021 • none
We had a very enjoyable evening meal in the Link's hotel In2Blu restaurant, this is an attractive venue, well decorated in a modern style. There was a good range of dishes on the menu at reasonable prices. Our meals were well cooked, well presented and were delicious. The staff were excellent - very friendly and efficient. Overall, a very positive experience.
Written August 15, 2021
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Judy R
8 contributions
Jun 2023 • couples
We had dinner here a few times while staying nearby on holiday. It is the restaurant in The Links Hotel. Really nice food and efficient staff. Recommended.
Written July 7, 2023
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Mandy
39 contributions
Aug 2021 • family
The £6.95 starter soup was tiny, didn’t come with any bread.
Carrots was cut in rather large pieces and not peeled.
The broccoli came with sea bass were over done and slightly yellowish colour.
Best thing was the kids meal came with 3 sausages, with gravy and a free soft ice cream, for under 16, from a little parlour machine to choose your own toppings.
Written August 8, 2021
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SteveHertfordshireuk
34 contributions
Sep 2023 • family
Sadly food was awful. Took our father in law for his 60th and the food was very poor. Steak pie was like rubber, pizzas smothered in cheese like rubber as cold when served. The sea bass was served with what I can only describe as a potato hockey puck. As a table of ten we had to preorder and they brought the courses out one after the other with no time in between. Luckily it was so bad it was laughable so we had fun. Just was waiting for basil fawlty to walk in.
Written September 30, 2023
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Maria Cooper
I am sorry that you were disappointed in the meal and service provided and that you didn't get in touch directly so I could look into this further. I do hope that you will give us another try in the future.
Written October 2, 2023
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diane m
31 contributions
Aug 2020 • family
We booked here because we wanted cocktails. The barmaid gave us a Valentine’s Day menu!!! The barman asked us where we got the menu from? We couldn’t have any cocktails because the cocktail menu was out of date and they were too busy to make any. He said he didn’t normally work in the bar. We wanted cocktails.
My sister ordered some drinks and wanted to pay cash. The bill was £11 plus. The barmaid asked could she pay by card as she didn’t have any £10 notes for change. !!! Wtf.
Please get some experienced staff that can count and know what they’re doing.
The food was average.
Written September 5, 2020
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Candy H
48 contributions
May 2023 • couples
I enjoyed a delicious meal,I had the vegan starter ( falafel) and it has dispelled the myth that vegan food is bland - it was absolutely delicious and full of flavour
The cost for two with an alcoholic drink each was really reasonable
Friendly staff , nice restaurant, delicious food- i will definitely return
Written May 29, 2023
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Nick V
Milton Keynes86 contributions
Sep 2021 • none
Located in The Links Hotel, the restaurant is pleasant and light. The extensive menu offers the usual fare with good friendly table service.
Written September 20, 2021
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paul white
2 contributions
Oct 2020 • none
waiting over an hour for food un trained staff no focus on customer needs things got no better with management involvement
Written October 23, 2020
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An_Old_Burian
Norwich1317 contributions
Nov 2019 • none
We used to be regular and frequent Customers at The Links until it ran into its "management" problems 4-5 years ago - and have only just started returning. The food - as it always was - was of a high standard with good standards of service.......at least at the kitchen and waiter / waitresss level. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the "management" - our bill, when presented, for food was £0.00, for drinks £0.00, total £0.00 and when this was pointed out the "restaurant manager" became involved - and he was surly, dismissive, unapologetic and didn't seem to "want to know". Clearly his younger and more junior staff could teach him a great deal in how to deal with and treat "his" Customers. Clearly Sadly, The Links still has some way to go to fully restore itself to its former glory
Written November 10, 2019
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Gemma P
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback, and I was very disappointed to read that you had a poor encounter with our management team at the Links. I can assure you that this is not our usual standards and much has changed and improved since Mackenzie Hotels has taken over the business many years ago.
I am pleased that you found the food and the service to be of a high standard and I sincerely hope that one day that you will return to the Links Hotel so we can prove that we can and do get things right.
We will be addressing your comments with the Management team at the Links Hotel to ensure that service standards across the board are being upheld to our expected standards.
Please accept our apologies on behalf of the team at the Links for the experience you received.
Written November 25, 2019
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mattytColchester
399 contributions
Oct 2019 • family
Had a really good inexpensive meal here on Friday night.
The £20 menu was great and also a la carte .
All food was hot and cooked very well.
The staff were well trained and provided a high standard of service.
It's a modern restaurant and my only criticism would be it was a bit bright.
Written October 27, 2019
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Gemma P
Thank you for your feedback, I am pleased you enjoyed your dining experience at the In2blu restaurant.
Our lighting can be a little bright when on in full but this should have been much more subdued for the evening service so we will remind the restaurant team to ensure they have the correct light settings for each service.
Thank you again for your comments and I hope you return for another visit soon!
Written November 5, 2019
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Henry T
Reading1718 contributions
Oct 2019 • none
We were staying at the hotel here for 2 nights and on the first ate here.
Service was good, drinks from the bar were delivered to our table with no delays.
Food was pretty much what you'd expect from any hotel eatery, I had the prawn cocktail which was tasty enough and then the rump steak with fries and accompanying side of salad.
The steak was OK but I felt was a bit lacking in flavour.
Overall we ate here for the convenience of it rather than the value or what was on offer on the menu.
The eatery is also a bit lacking in atmosphere, it was fairly busy but we seemed to be surrounded by old people who were there for the golf batting course.
Would perhaps give the adjacent sports bar type eatery on the golf course a go next time.
Written October 21, 2019
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Gemma P
Thank you for getting in touch regarding you recent dining experience at the In2Blu Restaurant, I was pleased to read that we met your expectations.
Being located within the hotel we do have a varied clientele which hosts groups, coaches and golfing parties and it surprises me that you felt it lacking in atmosphere. Our sports bar The Hole in One is a smaller place which may offer what you were looking for in terms of a more relaxed, casual environment to dine.
Your feedback will be passed on to the team, as the service as we would like to go above and beyond expectations so we will try an improve upon this for future guests.
Written November 5, 2019
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Colin T
Lincoln23 contributions
Aug 2019 • couples
We arrived on a Friday night without a booking and were greeted by a very attentive member of staff, Jack. His badge said Trainee and he was clearly new to the job but despite this did an excellent job of making us feel welcomed. The restaurant was busy and some other diners were rude but he remained calm and polite.
Fixed price menu (3 courses for £20) was good value.
Written August 10, 2019
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Gemma P
Thank you so much for your kind words, I am glad Jack made you feel welcomed!
Hope to see you again
Written September 8, 2019
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Wgp2300
Sheringham43 contributions
Jul 2019 • family
We had not booked but no issue at all - The children quickly occupied with question/colouring sheets - great childrens menu and an excellent choice of starters and main courses for the parents. Service brilliant, prices fine and the Chocolate factory a dream for the children and grown ups -- 10/10 all round.
Written July 24, 2019
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Gemma P
Thank you for taking the time to share you experience and I am pleased you enjoyed the Ice Cream Factory which is our latest addition to the In2Blu restaurant at the Links Hotel.
Hope to see you return again soon!
Written August 6, 2019
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An_Old_Burian
Norwich1317 contributions
Jul 2019 • friends
After its problems of recent years we have avoided The Links until recently - but we had a very good mid-week lunch recently and felt comfortable returning for a Sunday lunch - and are delighted that standards have been reinstated and so we are likely to now return as regular customers
Written July 17, 2019
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GemmaOPS13
It is so lovely to hear that you will be returning to the Links Hotel more often.
We have been putting a lot of time & effort into our basic standards and training of our team members to ensure that we provide the best possible service and value - this is ongoing but I am pleased to see from your review our hard work is paying off!
Make sure you get a loyalty card on your next visit so we are able to reward you for being a loyal customer.
Thank you taking the time to write your review it is really appreciated
Written July 19, 2019
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