Morrisons Cafe — Restaurant in Basingstoke and Deane

Signage stated that the"barista" makes coffee to order. A special offer was coffee and a cake at £2.50. I asked for a Portuguese tart from the display and a cappuccino and was informed that it would be brought to my table. How long does it take to brew a coffee? I waited for a long time. I didn't time it but I estimate that it was for more than ten minutes. The Portuguese tart was as expected and very tasty. The coffee was virtually undrinkable. In appearance and flavour it was like a cup of cheap instant coffee with, what may have been, chocolate powder sprinkled over. I had been anticipating a pleasant beverage but after a couple of sips, because I could hardly believe the first taste, I left the remainder. I didn't have time to complain and wait for another brew and left entirely disappointed. (It wasn't as though the cafeteria was very busy as it was almost deserted, and if my experience was anything to go by, it's not...

The Culinary Horror Show:

I just had a meal so bad, it deserves its own horror movie. Picture this: I ordered gammon, chips, and an egg—a trio so simple it practically cooks itself, right? Wrong. What I got looked like something Frankenstein threw together on a bad day.

The gammon? Imagine shoe leather, but less appetizing. The chips were somehow both soggy and burnt, a scientific mystery that should be studied. And the egg... well, let’s just say if Humpty Dumpty saw it, he’d fall off the wall in sheer horror.

I glanced around at my fellow diners and their meals, which all seemed to be vying for a spot in the "Top 10 Crimes Against Food" list. Honestly, if you don’t have taste buds, this place might be your paradise. As for me, I’ll be seeing this meal in my nightmares—and definitely never eating...

We went for brunch and like many places, short of staff. While ordering our meals, we were told items would not be there, (how it's a supermarket restaurant). Went to get our drinks, just at lot of frothy milk, no chocolate had been put in the machine, not a great start, now to find a clean table, could be a new game, as most had not been cleared. When the meal did come, even items that were meant to be in stock were missing, even the toast we paid extra for was not there, so had to go back and say. The food was of poor standard and must have been cooked a while, as only slightly warm. The restaurant was nearly empty at lunch time, so can't put this down to being to busy. Dirty tables are never good, so Morrisons not very good, your say it's a franchise. But it's still...