Food was very disappointing!
"Soft style scrambled eggs and sautéed mushrooms on toast" Eggs were bland and overcooked, pale yellow in colour and had 0 taste no matter how much salt you added. The mushrooms were abysmal, I was expecting "sautéed" but was given mushrooms clearly out of a tin, no caramelisation or seasoning, likely cooked in a microwave as the water content still in them went into the eggs and made them grey, poor.
DOGS!
The dog situation was disgusting, 3/4 of the people that came into the café had dogs, its fine if you're in a pub or somewhere easy for drinks - not if you're in an eatery, sat down trying to eat your food and there's literal hair going onto your table from yapping dogs under your feet from other tables. Really poor, unhygienic.
Coffee was actually nice and the staff were good but leave motorway services style food at the services and kick the dogs out, the worst thing was skipping on Bunce's for a change to try Mercer's -...
   Read moreSuch a wonderful little place. The food was amazing, but nothing beats the drinks. Holy cow, my Orange Hot Chocolate was possibly the best thing I've ever had to drink. Vegan and vegetarian options. The cook came to double check things about my table's food and the table next to us (just to make sure about allergies, substitutions, and get everything right). Such care! They were understaffed, but it didn't feel like it, which, to me, just goes to show how amazing they are (to keep doing a superb job even when your short a few hands). It was clean, well decorated, and a fun environment. I highly recommend going. We...
   Read moreThe Mercers owner really tries to be inclusive for people with allergies. She had gluten-free options and dairy free options, too. She was also happy for my daughter to eat her own food as she has egg and oat allergy to go with the gluten and dairy. My daughter had a dairy Free milkshake, with plenty of options on the dairy free milk. (Made also with dairy free ice-cream) I had an almond milk latte and a gluten and dairy free brownie. It's nice to be able to go out for a coffee and not feel like a hindrance. A...
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