Alpine Restaurant Bar - Melton

Came for Sunday lunch and the staff were attentive and polite as always despite the heat and being very busy, food was perfect as always and great value for money. My favourite place to eat

I booked a table and due to my disability needed access near the door On arrival we noticed that the table we had booked was occupied We were told by the staff that the table was occupied by the previous customers whose meal had over run and was offered an alternative table The table offered was hard to access due to my walking frame and could not have been further from the door if we tried On closer inspection we noticed that the people who occupied the table had arrived at 13.30 and there was a reserved sticker on table for 14.00 To some people this may seem petty however I am a 78 year old disabled widow who has just started going out again after sad loss of my husband I easily panic and get embarrassed due to my mobility This is the 4th time we have eaten here in the last 4 weeks the bill is in excess off £100 and we expected to have the table especially as the same happened last and we were promised it wouldn’t happen again The food was excellent as usual although they forgot extra portions On the up side our waiter Laurent or bob was excellent funny and welcoming and even offered to fan me as table was incorrect Normally this would been a 4/5 however The Grange is not a£2 for £10 establishment and customer service is an important as the food

We came to the grange on seeing it on social media being recommended as caravan and motor home site well worth a visit , it certainly is , from the minute we got here we were welcomed by john and Katie the owners who checked us in , showed us all the facilities and to our pitch which is very spacious , although hard standing , being one of the larger pitches for a very small fee per night extra it also has a large grassed are too . Electric nominal charge water and grey waste disposal all on the pitch . There is an on site restaurant also a cafe and it is part of a site that also has a garden centre and a couple of small retail outlets all totally separate from the caravan park only 1 .5 miles from the town of melton Mowbray and a dog friendly, small roadway no cars to get you there , the shower facilities were all new and second to none, the place has a very relaxed feel to it but no visitors stag or hen doos and no access in or out at the quiet times later on in the evening which is for us a bonus and we do search these places out . A gift of fresh bread and a scone were brought to us as we were setting up as a gift from john and Katie nice thought and even a treat for Ollie our springer after tea . Excellent place excellent value for money and we will be back .

Have been twice in the past month and while food is mostly good the service is quite slow and we did struggle to get anyone's attention for a missing item off of the breakfast and being table service we did not want to go and queue at the till, however they did take £1 off at the end for us. Hot chocolate was good but half of it was cream and little drink underneath so I recommend hot chocolate without the cream. Toast was rock hard I couldn't cut it with a knife.

Popped in here to have breakfast before our pork pie making experience we were not disappointed. My only regret is that I didn't have room to try one of the amazing looking cakes that were on display. Will definitely come again next time we are in the area.