Penningtons Coffee Shop — Restaurant in South Holland

I often visited this beautiful little coffee/gift shop before lockdown and would ofter order their delicious warm cheese scone with butter and cream cheese, called in a couple of day's ago as I was in the area and ordered the same only to find that the scone was now cold and the cheese was a small lump of cheese in a plastic packet with a knife that wasn't sharp enough to slice it! Scones are definitely better served warm as it takes the dryness out of them!! Coffee was lovely, I had a flat white but this time it didn't come with the delightful little piece of shortbread which I loved but a biscotti biscuit which is nice but not quite the same. Staff did not interact with any customers while I was in there not even to ask if everything was OK? Gift shop is lovely and so is the florists that I entered through where I was greeted very pleasantly. I know covid has changed the way restaurants etc have to work but I'm sure a little pot of cream cheese and a piece of homemade shordbread isn't that much to ask!! Please keep this coffee shop the great little place I...

First time here, (just passing through Spalding) but an absolutely lovely place, food was excellent, salad was fresh all very good for food lovers like us. Clean table, establishment and toilet. Five stars for the food, you could think about table service for taking orders, I walked round the shop looking for the till to order then there's no one on the till, staff could be a little more attentive, three staff chatting while we waited to place an order, nevertheless, still not enough to worry a lovely...

Unfortunately the afternoon tea served at this tea room was very disappointing. Apart from the fruit scones and sandwiches, everything else was mediocre. The Victoria sponge looked very unappetising and tasted even worse. The cupcake tasted like something made in a factory. The staff were nice and the service was good but the food was a complete disaster. A real shame because the space is nice and the location of the shop is perfect. We might go there again but only for...