Egg Sandwich Egg Sandwich

Scrambled eggs on a toasted roll, with fresh lettuce and a hint of mayo.

Longcross

Longcross

Near Port Isaac, Cornwall,Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom

Wine • Coffee • Ice Cream • Breakfast


"Regular visitors to port Isaac, we have always looked forward to and enjoyed coming to Longcross for a few days rest and relaxation. Unfortunately we were not overly impressed this time around. The disappointment was with the restaurant. Breakfast the cold buffet of assorted meats, pastries and cheeses was very good. The hot breakfast menu was a disaster. Smoked Haddock on rice(? Not wanting this, my husband requested poached smoked Haddock but received the Haddock flaked and extremely dry, set on a bed of awful, dry, undercooked rice with a poached egg placed on top. It looked terrible, was bland and generally awful. Needless to say it was not eaten. The waiter did offer to change the meal having realised a mistake had been made but we did not want to wait another half an hour for the correct dish to be served. Needless to say, our breakfasts following this consisted of the cold buffet and toast. A couple of days into our stay we mentioned we would like to bring some friends to the restaurant for lunch and was this possible? (Having done the same thing only a year ago and having had a very nice lunch served that time We were told it would be fine. On the day I picked up a lunch menu an hour prior to their arrival only to find a very basic choice of burger or scampi served with chips amongst a few other offerings. We do not travel to Port Isaac to eat burgers or fried scampi..! What a disappointment. Needless to say, we arranged to meet our friends elsewhere and enjoyed a fresh seafood lunch. Evening meals Good but expensive. Starters OK. Mains priced between £17 and £24. Nice menu, good food, cooked and served well although an hour 's wait on one of the evenings followed by the Chef coming out to say sorry but 'I 'm training 2 useless chefs in there.. ' The service in the restaurant was average, the waitress was OTT and we felt a little patronising at times. The restaurant was also very cold in the evenings. Views are wonderful (always have been and rooms are good so unfortunately a very mixed review this time around."

Courtyard Cafe

Courtyard Cafe

Castle Howard, Ryedale, United Kingdom

Coffee • British • Breakfast • Vegetarian


"What has happened to the courtyard cafe? For some time now the service has been non existent. It has become so bad that even though we are members, we have stopped going. On our last visit, we stood at the entrance whilst being ignored. Finally we were given a table and a menu and order taken. Our meal arrived and basically that was it. There was absolutely no interaction with us after that. We finished our food and waited for someone to clear our plates and ask if we would like dessert. After 30 minutes still no-one had approached our table. I looked around and several tables were in exactly the same position. There were plenty of staff but they are either chatting at the coffee machine or delivering a meal and then walking passed all the tables to get back to the coffee machine! One elderly couple asked twice for the dessert menu. Other tables next to us stacked their plates and pushed them to the edge of the table to get attention. Finally, we got up and went to pay and leave, feeling completely ignored. No-one was at the cash till. We waited and finally someone came. I explained that we would have like a dessert but no-one had come. The couple behind us who had also given up waiting said they had ordered a dessert but it never turned up. The service has been like this for a few months now and is getting worse. We shall not be renewing our membership but then will anyone at Castle Howard even notice?"