Honey Cafe — Restaurant in Wales

HoneyPot Coffee Shop Castle Gresley, United Kingdom

Expensive for what you get. We went on the bank holiday Monday, very popular cafe with bikers, in fact it was full of bikers to the point where I had to queue for 15mins just to have a pee bcuz there was 5 bikers Infront of me who bought 1 cuppa and needed the loo. The food we had was tasty, I had the tomatoe & basil soup, it comes with a thick slice of bread, it would of been nice to have some butter on the bread! We also had onion rings which where very nice and a portion of chips, if you could call it a portion, they came in a tiny dish and must of been 10 thin chips in them (you get more fries at any fast food outlet) My partner had a cheese & coleslaw sandwich, I would of thought for the price it would of come with a few crisps & maybe a garnish but no! It was literally just the sarnie on the plate. We both had a coffee each and when they came I thought we were on a water shortage! The small cups where only half full, I was just about to tell the waitress that we ordered americano and not espresso. We paid £30 for a cheese sandwich, a bowl or tomato soup, 5 onion rings and a handful of chips (that's being generous) and 2 coffee's, at that price tag I would of thought some butter on the bread a few crisps & garnish on the sandwich would of been appropriate. Nice place but definitely run to make the biggest profit they can, shame really as it's a nice...

Thought this would be a great place to stop for lunch on our way back from mid Wales. Google reviews looked promising and upon parking outside it honestly looked like the quintessential Welsh country cafe. Alarm bells should of rung upon entering and seeing several of the tables had yet to be cleared despite being vacant. Benefit of the doubt given they were busy. We sat down and after being asked a lovely member of staff cleared the table. We then asked if we could wipe the table ourselves as they were too busy to do so. Eventually the table was wiped a bit. We decided to order, now the prices are on the high side but we don't mind paying good money for good food so ordered meals and a drink each. I was eventually served with half a cup of Luke warm coffee without milk which I asked for. The the mains arrived. Hunters chicken, if you can call it that. 3 off cuts, I'm not entirely sure what they were but possibly Chicken. Well overdone, a piece of bacon, minimal cheese and a drizzle of barbeque sauce. Served with a handful of frozen chips and a undressed side salad. In all fairness the salad was the highlight of the plate. Now I hate to complain but at £18 I honestly couldn't stomach this. The manager promptly refunded and apologised. Honestly I hope they can do better as if the food and service was anything like decent, despite being pricey. This place...

Well... the food was like homemade, in that I could have made it at home by heating up stuff from the supermarket just like they did. I had a, single, Glamorgan sausage with Chips, egg and beans. The beans covered well over half of the plate, the egg was good, the chips were most likely store bought oven chips and the Glamorgan sausage was tasty but way overcooked and small. My wife had a chicken burger; 2 tiny chicken breasts, the buns were just placed either side of the chicken and it didn't 'perform' like a chicken burger when holding it. Chips were same as mine. My daughter had a Cheeseburger and chips; a thin burger patty (like a basics/value/smart price type patty) between 2 baps and a slice of cheddar cheese and again, the burger just fell apart.

When we came in we were told to pick a seat and then order at the till. After which, one of the servers took an order off one family at their table?!

Way overpriced.

I'd heard this place was good for coffee and cake but we did not stay for dessert.

The staff were not rude, but they also were definitely not inviting/friendly.

I picked the place off it's review score but it seems that this place is resting on its laurels and must have definitely gone down hill since some of the rave reviews.

Unfortunately I don't think I will go back to try the coffee and cake. It's not...