Porthole coffee shop & Premium Desserts — Restaurant in England

I've visited this cafe on and off for many years and always a place I think of for a full English breakfast but on my last visit 22/10/2022 the breakfast was a bit disappointing consisting of 2 slices of toast, 2 sausages, 2 eggs, beans in a pot, 2 hash browns with mushrooms and a cup of tea; 2 bacon... well maybe not quite bacon, not sure what it was but it was awful had a bacon flavour to it but was pretty unpleasant the mushrooms were under-cooked and the tea cup had rings around the inside of it obviously wasn't cleaned properly, everything else was good and cooked well, the sausages were nice too but that bacon has to go, total deal breaker for me so would not order another English breakfast from here, I have ordered other foods from here in the past without complaint though, I just think the standards have slipped a bit.

The staff were lovely in fairness, very polite and quick to get the order with table service, total cost for 2 meals was £14.00 but the other meal a burger was not anything special, poor quality meat, chips were good though at £7 a person for a greasy spoon type cafe it felt a bit expensive considering the quality and portion sizes, there's better value higher quality cafes near-by so I think management need to review a few things and get this back to being a popular spot, I would have left 2 stars but having used this cafe so many years now I think that would be unfair based off just the last visit.

cafe was clean inside, everything was readily available, large variety of condiments, easy parking on less busy days with other amenities near by including a petrol station, park, off license and not a long walk from the cinema.

Overall needs improvement but the staff seem willing enough I think to do that, I will be back and hoping for a better experience in the future but I don't think for a...

We popped in for some breakfast, I ordered a full English breakfast. The eggs were swimming in fat, there were only 5 slices of mushroom and 1 rasher of bacon which wasn't bacon it was a turkey rasher the breakfast was also minus the tomatoes which it was meant to come with. I found out after reading the very small print at the bottom of the menu that it was Halal bacon. I expect it to be advertised that they are a Halal cafe, not a footnote at the bottom of a menu. The menu is overpriced, with it being over £3.50 for a bacon and egg sandwich, which had 1 egg and two-piece of turkey rasher. I have no problem with eating Halal or purchasing it, but I would expect to know before I order food at a cafe that that is what is served. The overall standard of food and value is poor. However, we did get a reduction in price after...

It's been a good while since I've been here; I'm guessing it's under new management now because the menu seems totally different; but screw it?....

I got the chicken tikka burger; that was as nice as I was expecting; I got some samosas; there were different to what I was expecting; although maybe they were more traditional; those were actually nice....

I tried their spring rolls; a lot bigger than you'd expect; with a mash like filling; I'm guessing potatoe+peppers+cheese+something green+something else all mashed together; then the standard spring roll caseing; considering they were so difficult to what I was expecting; it was lush....

I'd recommend this cafe to anyone in the area; quick bite to eat before taking the kids around...