Mother Meldrums Tea Gardens and Restaurant — Restaurant in North Devon

This tea room does not open until 10 am, so it’s perfect for a mid morning visit after a few hours of walking. We visited today and were impressed by the variety of cakes and sweet pies on offer as well as a decent selection of hot food items.

We had a green tea, a gluten free cake, an egg and bacon bap with a decaf coffee.

All were lovely except the coffee which to be honest was a waste of money. Unlike the many other tea rooms I have visited this year, the decaf coffee was presented as a bag in a plastic brewing cover placed on top of the coffee cup. Think the old style “Rombouts” coffee and you get the picture. After pouring in hot water I waited and waited for it to filter into the cup. After 8 minutes YES 8 minutes I couldn’t wait any longer. The cup was only 2/3rds full and the plastic brewing cup still had a good bit of water in it.

The coffee was obviously by now just warm and tasted awful. I threw the drink away.

I went back in to give feedback on the lovely food and tea but the awful coffee. The guy behind the counter said sorry but that he too didn’t like the “filter “ coffee here!! There was no offer of refund nor of a replacement drink. That to me gives them a zero for customer service.

Would I visit again? Probably yes but only for the food.

5 stars for the food. Zero stars for customer care. Zero stars for their...

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