Our story about West Middlesex Hospital 's food getting the seal of approval has prompted a flurry of comments from people who say they don't swallow it.

We reported on Thursday (December 3) how the hospital in Twickenham Road, Isleworth , had been awarded the Soil Association's Food for Life Catering Mark Bronze Award , in recognition of its new menu using fresh, sustainably sourced ingredients.

But it turns out not all of you who have eaten at the hospital, whether on the wards as a patient or in Rumbles Restaurant, agree it deserves that merit.

Darren Graham, whose 13-year-old son Harvey Long was in for an operation on his broken leg last week, says he ate several times at Rumbles because it was the only place to get a hot meal.

"The lasagne was as dry as cardboard and you could have used the jacket potatoes as tennis balls. That food wasn't worthy of any award," said the photographer, who lives in Bedfont.

One of the offending dishes served on the children's ward at West Middlesex Hospital, photographed by Darren Graham

"The food Harvey was served in the children's ward was even worse. One meal was so cold the gravy had congealed on the plate. This food should be helping children get better, not making them sick."

A number of comments on Facebook concurred, with Kayleigh Mcdonald labelling the food "absolutely disgusting", Marina Sharma calling it "rank" and Jaime Wentzell saying "surprised I didn't end up in hospital as well (as his wife who had given birth there) with food poisoning".

Tina Lee agreed that the food served on the wards was "rank" but said she liked the grub available at the restaurant.

92.9% rating for 'food and hydration' at hospital

A hospital spokesman said it was "sorry to hear" Mr Graham and his family were dissatisfied with the quality of food.

"Our main priority in providing patient meals is that they be of good quality and high nutritional value to aid recovery," he told G etWestLondon .

"To ensure our food meets these criteria we involve dietitians, as well as patient representatives, in the selection of our menus, which are reviewed twice a year."

He added that the hospital had held a five-star rating under the Food Standards Agency's Scores on the Doors scheme since 2008 and said this year staff and patients had rated 'food and hydration' at the hospital 92.86%, compared with an average of 88.1% for acute hospitals.

He urged patients and visitors to speak to a member of the catering team if they were disappointed, giving the hospital the chance to put things right immediately.