Admiral Club at the Ritz Carlton for breakfast

We telephoned beforehand and were told that no bookings were required for breakfast at the Admiral Club at the Ritz Carlton and we were informed that it opens at 10am. It was easy to park outside in the car park and we were the first people to arrive on a hot July morning for breakfast. The decor inside is nice and we were made to feel welcome.

We started off with the museli, yoghurts and cereal etc and this was fine. Unfortunately this was pretty much the last part that we enjoyed of our visit.

The place smells of stale cigarettes and then people arrived and were smoking in the bar area that just added to the unpleasantness. The coffee we had was not very nice and the prepared food was not good either.

It is such a shame as it has the potential to be really nice. The building is nice, the setting is wonderful but the majority of the tables for breakfast were empty, there was just one other couple there.

I really like parts of the Ritz Carlton (Porcinis, Bar 23, La Mer, the Christmas carols) but the smoking policy in the Admiral Club and in the Lobby Lounge that we have experienced means that we will not go back to those places.