Applestore Cafe — Restaurant in Borough of Wyre

I dont like giving bad reviews because sometimes businesses have a bad day, a run of bad luck, etc. But given the price of the food, the lack of service and the fact this is supposed to be a wedding venue, then im going to have to share

We hadn't been in a while, but it looks like they've changed the name to the Striped Apple? Not sure why, have they changed hands?

They used to make really nice chunky chips, now they make generic fries. So that was the first disappointment.

The staff were pleasant enough initially. My pregnant partner made out right from the beginning when ordering that she was gluten free, but when they brought her hogless roast sandwich, she had to double check the bap was gluten free, as it looked the same as mine. The waitress went off to check, came back and took the dish away as it wasn't gluten free and whoever works the kitchen replaced the bap with some generic slices of gluten free bread, unbuttered. Her dish came back a little colder.

I had the Swiss Steak Sandwich on what was supposed to be a ciabatta. It just looked and tasted like a standard bap to me. It came with a small portion of tasteless fries.

At no point during our meal did anyone come to ask how things were! This is basic catering service!

Several hours later, my partner now has symptoms of gluten ingestion. Call it a hunch, but we think they scraped the hogless roast from the gluten bap onto the gluten free bread, thus cross contaminating it.

Both meals, by all accounts, were extremely bland. We just couldn't taste anything. I even separated out some of the ingredients to sample by themselves, but they were all texture and no flavour. So too was the hogless roast. Although it did taste like someone had squeezed some cheap bbq source into it. For the price, really poor.

Ordinarily I'm a cake fiend, but given the price of the food and the lack of flavour we decided to cut our losses and leave.

My bland sandwich cost the best part of £14, my partner's hogless roast sandwich was around £12.

For £30 and considering this is supposed to be a wedding venue, we would have thought the food would have some flavour to it, that the staff would communicate our fairly basic dietary requirements and that the staff would check in on us at some point to make sure everything was OK. Again, this is basic catering.

The coffee was good though. Just don't waste your money on the food and probably give it a miss if your have any food intolerances. Hopefully these guys don't do the wedding catering or you'll have a wedding meal to forget.

A real shame, as this place used...

A return to the area after taking a workshop with Paul Williams Odd Logs and was really looking forward to sitting in the garden having lunch with my parents.

On arrival we were greeted and shown to an outdoor table as inside was full. The lady that seated us did check the benches as it had rained overnight. 15 mins later two under cover tables were leaving so I asked if we might be able to move to one of those as the benches were damp and it was getting a little uncomfortable. I was told that a table before us was having one and a table that came after us another. That was fine but when I then asked the waitress, who had spent the best part of ten minutes faffing around the other table of guests, whether we might be able to order we were abruptly told we’d have to wait a minute. I replied that we had been waiting twenty five to which she rudely replied ‘you can see we are busy you are going to have to wait’.

I was rather shocked at this response, it’s one thing to ask us to wait but the manner in which this was delivered was unacceptable. We were made to feel like second class citizens in front of other tables of guests and felt as though we’d been told off for even asking. On leaving were able to share this with the lady who originally greeted us. We weren’t going to wait around, we felt very embarrassed.

I was particularly upset as this was my first trip out with my parents since the first lockdown.

We headed down to The Barn in Scorton which more than made up for...

Apple Store Café Scorton – Tha Doggfather’s Review

Yo, lemme holla at y’all real quick ‘bout this lil hidden gem up in Scorton — the Apple Store Café. Now don’t let the name fool ya, nephew, they ain’t slangin’ iPhones, they servin’ up that real organic goodness straight from the garden of eatin’.

Vibe Check: First thang’s first, the vibe? Smooth like a G-funk track on a Sunday mornin’. You roll up and it’s all chill countryside steez — flowers bloomin', bees buzzin', and birds chirpin' like background vocals. Outdoor tables got that rustic charm, baby. It’s like Mother Nature threw a brunch party and invited ya boy.

Grub Game: Now talkin’ ‘bout the food — oh lawd. I got that homemade apple pie, straight out the oven, flaky like West Coast beats. And the coffee? Smooth and rich, like Snoop in a velour suit. They got that locally sourced, organic flow — ain't nothin’ artificial 'bout it. Just how ya grandma used to do it, if your grandma was a boss in the kitchen.

Service Game Strong: The folks workin’ there? Real down to earth. Smilin’, helpful, movin’ like a well-oiled lowrider — smooth, steady, and full of love. None of that fast-food funk, ya dig?

Final Verdict: If you ever find yourself cruisin’ through Scorton, swing by the Apple Store Café. Grab a slice, sip slow, and soak up them peaceful vibes. It’s a west coast kinda calm in the heart of the English countryside.

Snoop Score: 5 outta 5 stars, nephew. Fo shizzle, this spot...