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The Opera Tea Rooms

The Opera Tea Rooms

3 Jubilee Courtyard 18 The Square Retford, Nottinghamshire DN226DQ, DN22 6AF, United Kingdom

Pizza • Kebab • Cafés • Asiatic


"Went for afternoon tea. £25 for two people. Poor start to the experience, we asked the girl serving us some basic questions about the menu and she couldn 't answer a single one, so she checked with another member of staff, this happened 4 times and eventually she gave up and sent over the other member of staff and we finally ordered. The afternoon tea consisted of 1 sandwich each (cut into 3 fingers) so only 1 flavour each (I had egg, my husband had salmon and cream cheese) hardly a selection of sandwiches as per the menu. 1 small cherry scone each with jam and cream (whipped not clotted) and 3 very small petit fours each. For £25 I would have expected a lot more food, perhaps a slice of cake (they had tonnes of homemade cakes on the counter which looked nice). Food was very basic, the egg mayo was just that, no cress etc. Salmon and cream cheese had very little filling. Cherry scone was bland and stodgy in the middle. Petit fours were small and nothing exciting. Overall for what we had I would have only paid around £10 £15 max. The man who eventually served us was a very pleasant guy, and he seemed a little embarrassed by our response to the lack of food, he did offer to get the chef to make us some additional sandwiches if needed. The place was very quite and I felt like the other guests were starring at us so I didn 't want to make a scene so rather than take him up on the offer we paid up and left. This was meant to be a special treat to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary, but instead we were left disappointed and hungry."

The Temple Café

The Temple Café

815 London Rd, Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 9SY, Southend on sea, SS09SY, United Kingdom

Tea • Cafés • Salad • Venues


"my friend and I have jumped to midday after the good reviews. Therefore, it is important that I emphasize that this is from our experience of this caffe on a specific day (today). after entering and consulting that it all table service we have properly taken our seats and waited for the menus. 6-7 minutes later came a couple and sat in the cozy window bay. about 5 minutes later the cozy couple was brought with a pot tee. my friend then went and asked if we could have a menu. when we got our menus, no apologies for late and looked over, we asked for time to read them and we ordered or drink and a falafel pack everyone. the cozy couples got their afternoon tea ensemble and a bit later we got our packings, just 40 minutes after sitting. that eating was in order, I am not sure why crises come with many options as I do not 6. the pack, an salat garnish and a dimble of vegan koleslaw. it was a little expensive for the location, but blackmail. I wondered what to rate this and wanted to give a three star, but a slight mistake of the staff made me decide on a 2 star. the cozy couple during the afternoon tee was asked if everything was in order, which is standard procedures from food shops. we were not asked and it was taken as easy, so my assessment took the hit. I will not go back because better experiences are made elsewhere. However, check it as it has good reviews and has marked vegan options clearly. my experience could be a bad day."