Throwing Buns — Restaurant in Vale of White Horse

We arrived after an early Sunday morning walk and selected a breakfast and tea from the menu for £14.20. The tea arrived in a large pot which was sufficient to quench our thirst.

Considering that you eat with your eyes we looked forward to a hearty breakfast and were disappointed with the way it was presented everything piled up on the plates with two poached eggs perched on top that were so hard they could be used as golf balls. Working our way through the mountain of food we came across the toast which was burnt. We returned the eggs as they are inedible and a long time later the waitress asked if we required replacements bearing in mind the breakfast was already half eaten. We confirmed that replacements were required when they appeared as hard as the original ones. A guy came over and pointed out that the eggs were complimentary but at the time of ordering the girl offered fried or poached eggs which lead us to believe they were part of the breakfast. As a suggestion try putting the toast in a rack or another plate and think of presentation.

We think this cafe is a work in progress and as such has much to learn.

We will not be back for breakfast but may try the cakes sometime in the future.

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