We'd wanted to visit to the Hand and Flowers in Marlow, Buckinghamshire for a while now but the long waiting list had put us off. Book 9 months in advance just for a lunch, a year for dinner? How good would it be anyway? But after hearing so many good reviews I took the plunge and made a surprise booking for us to go for lunch on Ben's birthday a couple of weeks ago. It was well worth the wait. So before I go any further, get on the phone or online now and book in for whenever you can next get a table because we had some of the best food we've ever tasted. 

The lounge was one of the first rooms that we set to work on and a fairly easy transformation compared to some parts of the house. You can see from the before photos below that it was in need of redecorating with the yucky yellow walls and red carpet. We couldn't wait to get the keys and rip all the old light fittings and curtains down.