Atmosphere was friendly enough, the cafe seemed busy and welcoming.
The food, however, was absolutely DIABOLICAL. The worst of the 'not so goods'. We ordered the main breakfast x 2 - the food was the cheapest edible items you can buy from the supermarket (or similar), you can live on it, I guess... But the reason I wouldn't eat mine was that it was almost dangerously UNDERCOOKED - fried eggs were runny and clear in the centre, sausages were floppy, luke warm and a strange colour, the grilled tomato was raw in the centre and cold.
They also forgot items from the breakfast itself (the baked beans) so they had to be bought to us separately, and in the case of another customer next to us, he had to wait for them to be cooked up for him. I was asked if I'd like milk with my £3.50 mug of lemon and ginger tea, and they seemed to be a little unclear about table numbers.
We have left with dodgy bellies, a distinct odour of grease all about our clothes and hair, and...
Read moreThis place has gone downhill since last eating here. It used to be good old fashioned belly-patting food, served from nice friendly people. On my visit today I ordered a cream tea scone - the jam was B&B style packets and the portion of cream was roughly half the size of a golf ball, I commented that this was not enough to have with the large scone and was given some more, the man serving us seemed fed up and had a bad attitude, and I was charged for an extra portion of cream at checkout. We were also charged extra for requesting fresh milk with our coffee rather than the capsule of uht whitener which was presented on the saucer.
So, overall - unpleasant staff, poor quality food, and small portions. I will not be giving any more of my money to these people. There are lots of other much nicer places to have coffee/lunch in town, so if I were you, I wouldn't give your money to these...
Read moreMy first time at this little cafe hidden away in the hopmarket. Service was ok, greeted on entering. The young girl training took our order, other lady (tall) just kept belittling her and knocking everything she did, thought it was out of order that she grassed on the newbie to the owner instead of letting the girl know her mistake. Food arrived quickly, was nice and hot. The salad tasted sour on my plate and the salad garnish on the other plate was tangy and sour, bit like bovril, just generally a weird combination. Again during eating, the tall waitress just kept bad mouthing ex employees and just wouldn’t stop talking, a little off putting when you’re trying to have a quiet lunch with your girlfriend. The music in the background was nice to listen too (when the waitress wasn’t talking/moaning). The decor is a bit old fashioned and outdated. Not too expensive...
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