The Old Stables Delicatessen & Eaterie — Restaurant in England

We walked in and were greeted by a lady that couldn't speak English very well. She let us walk past her and up the stairs to the 'restaurant' where we found a table and got seated. After some time I realized that there were no menus and went back down the stairs to ask the same lady for menus. I was then told that we had to order from the board behind the counter at the entrance, where we had walked in!? We could've been left sitting upstairs for some time expecting her to come up and serve us; all the while that was not going to happen so we could've just sat there.... Seems poorly run and definitely not clear in telling people upon entering that they need to order from the board at the entrance counter.... What if there is no one at the front door and the customer walks upstairs?? Haha.... Could be there...

We had a really nice lunch at this cafe. I ordered a festive dish with pork loin and my partner order a soup of the day. The food was very comforting and tasty. There's plenty of space upstairs and it has a really nice atmosphere and seating area. We also had cake for dessert and it was delicious.

After we enjoyed our meal, we browse the deli part and admired all the fresh vegetables and fruits they are selling.

Will be definitely...

A nice enough little eaterie with a Polish shop attached. My wife and I were just passing and popped in to see what they sold. The lady behind the counter was very helpful in describing the Polish produce on offer as we were clueless. We bought some very nice cured meats among other things. Later in the week we went in for coffee and some of their homemade cake, which...