The Stables Cafe — Restaurant in England

Hugely disappointing. Family of 4, thought we’d nip in for lunch based on the great website - vegan menu, freshly cooked food etc We turned up and if was freezing ( the heating wasn’t on). We were given a menu and I enquires about the vegan menu - only to be looked at blankly. (Turns out the only vegan offering was a piece of cake) The young girls manning the cafe weren’t interested in being there - lots of texting behind the counter. We ordered a pot of mint tea for two - earl grey turned up and the kids toasties arrived untoasted and on the wrong bread - I clearly said brown and toasted. They came back toasted but one on brown and one on white. (Rather than both brown) Not once was an apology made or inferred. My wife’s flatbread with Mediterranean veg poor - the aubergine was undercooked with the bread rock solid. All round dissatisfied, Shame as it’s a great place to visit but we’ll be...

I have only ever had coffee at The Stables Cafe so can't say anything about the food. The coffee is good. The cappuccino is better than the flat white. On my last visit I was alone, it was just after 2pm on a lovely sunny day so had possibly been a busy lunch service. No customers were at the counter two staff members were maning the station. I approached but neither acknowledged me. I felt as if they didn't want to make eye contact in case I stopped them going about their duties. I was stood there for a minute or so. A simple "l will be with you in a moment" would have removed all the awkwardness from the situation. Once they had completed their task they couldn't have been more pleasant and the service from there was great,...

Greed at its best. We ordered a child's toasted cheese sandwich for £4.50 and received half a sandwich?! Struggling to see the method behind the madness here? So they either toast a full sandwich and dispose of the other half, or halve two slices of bread prior to toasting? I have an 8 year old daughter who is quite capable of eating a full toasted sandwich. Even a full toasted sandwich from here would easily qualify as a children's portion. Absolutely ridiculous and...