A Very Restful Hotel A friend and I dined here at the Lindrum Hotel in Felt Restaurant this evening and it was overall a most pleasant and restful experience. We had a 6pm booking and as the room was empty at our arrival we had a choice of tables. We chose a corner banquette table and it was really comfortable with nice views of the room. Total seating was for about 40, and there was a generous space between the tables, so, as the room filled we did not feel crowded and the noise level remained low. Whomever designed the ground floor foyer, bar, restaurent, and pool room did an excellent job with the very small footprint. The fittings are quality modern, designed for unobtrusive comfort. The dark woods, muted cloth, and glowing velvets work very quietly together to relax you. The whole ambience was murmurous. Not loud in any way, and invited you to stay a little longer. Even the well chosen background music was pitched at a level that allowed unobstructed conversation. We started in the restaurant with sparking water and imported beers, and chose a very reasonably priced shared menu to browse the quality of the food offerings. Overall our dining experience was about 3.5 stars, there was something just a little unfinished about each dish. The food was pleasant but not great. My favourite dishes were the asparagus served with beet pieces and tiny croutons, and the porkbelly main. We asked and were able to swap the triple chocolate mousse dessert for a trio of sorbets which ended the meal on a refreshing note. We moved to the bar to finish our evening with pots of tea, on the enveloping comfort of the copper silk velvet couch. And we were able to pay our collective bill for both restaurent and bar at the close of the evening with a single transaction. Total for the evening was just on $200 for a seven course tasting menu for two, two large bottles of sparkling water, two imported beers and two pots of T2 tea. The bathrooms were all immaculately clean, and stocked with nicely scented soaps and hand gels. Everything was very accessible for those with mobility issues, with more than enough room to move and manoeuvre. Even to having an unobtusive wheelchair lift easily accessible at the short flight of front steps of the hotel. And an extra wide front door. The service staff were all welcoming and friendly and yet not intrusive. But there was somehow a lack of crispness about the service. I think perhaps they might have been a little understaffed. However there was nothing at all to complain about and the staff were very responsive to requests or questions. We had a relaxing and enjoyable interlude here feeling very welcomed. I can imaging that residential guests would be very loyal customers. The comfort just sort of crept up on you. We thought we would try out the high tea next time.