Christopher's at Merrivale

We visited Monday at 2pm there were plenty of spaces both inside and out. We had a simple order, two teas, garlic bread, cheesy chips and loaded chips (cheese, bacon bbq sauce).

We ordered at the counter, the girl that took the order was polite and friendly, we were a little surprised that it took 25 minutes to arrive.

A different girl brought the order to the table, she put down the cheesy chips and garlic bread and said “anything else” we said yes loaded chips and she replied “I know, it’s being cooked now”.

I thought it was strange as she’d just asked anything else as if our order should have been complete. When the loaded chips arrived she put it on the table with an unwelcoming attitude.

Nobody returned to our table asking if everything was okay, to be honest it was lovely and fresh, decent helping size and it was very tasty, without what seemed a long wait for a small order and the attitude of the waitress I would have scored higher.

The cake selection was nice, we took three away with us, they tasted okay.

The adjoining toilets are worth a mention too, I’m unsure if they are part of Christopher’s or general use. Either way, no hot water, urine on the floor, no soap, absolutely disgusting toilets that had not been checked all day going by the smell.

Please note, my three stars are ignoring the toilets as I’m unsure who is responsible for them.