Baked Potato
The Plantation Tea Rooms

The Plantation Tea Rooms

The Coombes, Polperro, England, PL13 2RG, United Kingdom

Pizza • Sushi • Seafood • Asiatic


"I really wanted to give this lovely café 5 stars, but I had to mark them down because of the amount of time I was kept waiting just to be acknowledged and eventually served. Upon entering the café I asked at the counter if I had to wait to be seated, the lady told me to grab a table and someone would be with me soon. Twenty minutes I waited to be served, and during that time a lady from another table approached the counter and complained that her party had been waiting for quite some time and still hadn’t been served which proves I wasn’t the only customer who felt like they’d been forgotten about. I should add that I was there around 3.30pm which isn’t exactly peak trading hours. If the café was heaving with customers I could understand the wait, but it really wasn’t that busy, and I felt the customers sat outside were treated as priority rather than customers sat inside which was where I was. Customers who arrived after I did and sat outside were served long before me. I understand that it can get busy, but it would have been nice to have at least been acknowledged, rather than having staff seemingly to purposely ignore making eye contact with me. I was just about to leave when one of the staff saw me and apologised for my wait. I ordered a Chai Latte and toasted tea cake, which didn’t take long to arrive and were delicious. The decor is beautiful, and it really is a lovely café, but for future reference please acknowledge waiting customers, rather than just pretending they aren’t there!"

Cobwebs

Cobwebs

31 South Main Street, DG8 9HG, Newton Stewart, United Kingdom

Cafés • Grill • British • Scottish


"So we were on holiday and decided to eat out. This was first place we seen. We got seated and started looking through menu. Unfortunately the vinegar bottle caught my eye due to a number of flies floating around the top great for scaring the kids with though. We asked for this to be replaced for which we also got an apology from the polite waitress. Tables felt sticky (so kept elbows off), paper towel holding cutlery was also sticking to table. At this point we did think about leaving but decided to give it a go as it had received good reviews previously and we had ordered some drinks. I moved my foot and felt water splashing everywhere so I look down and low and behold a dog bowl full of water was on the floor just what I’d expect. Looking up towards the bar area a dog could clearly be seen in kitchen area which was visible from our table. Unfortunately I am not one of the contingent who feel dogs should share the same rights privileges and hygiene practices as humans within a food serving kitchen. So anyway ordered Nachos for the kids. About 20 minutes later could see a member of staff come back from coop with a bag of Doritos ! Surely a coincidence ? We also ordered pizza for the kids. Low and behold, half an hour later seen a member of staff come back from coop with a pizza! Had to wait an hour for the food to be served which was ridiculous food didn’t taste bad but wasn’t particularly pleasant considering chips were pretty much all undercooked (I noticed this also in another review), and batter on fish was undercooked. All in all, 62 pounds in total which wasn’t worth the money. Food wasn’t terrible but not great, terrible hygiene with flies in the vinegar, and the dog issues. Going out to coop and buying the food we were ordering was also really poor. Won’t be going back. Cobwebs however would probably be an accurate description of the business."

Purdy's Coffee House

Purdy's Coffee House

88 Castle Street, DD8 3AA, Angus, United Kingdom

Cafés • Seafood • Mexican • European


"Popped in to Purdy’s for lunch while waiting for my daughter to finish an appointment and wasn’t disappointed. I’ve been in many times before, when it was under previous ownership, as Alison’s and now as Purdy’s, and have never come away wishing I had gone elsewhere, unlike in some places locally. A warm welcome from the staff as I took my seat and I was given time to peruse the menu, quickly deciding on a baked potato with prawn filling, a pot of tea, and a cold drink while I waited for the tea to mask. My order was taken quickly and efficiently and I settled in to read my iPad in peace. One of the few minor tweaks I’d make to the place is slightly less upright seating but it does one’s posture good to sit properly so shouldn’t complain. ; I don’t know if there is free WiFi or not as I didn’t try to find it, but normal signal is good and besides, I’d bearly had time to read a few emails when my drinks arrived, followed swiftly by my lunch. My baked potato was well cooked and filled with fresh tasting prawns in a Marie-rose sauce. I had a lovely fresh side salad, simple but effective, shredded iceberg lettuce with a slice or two of cucumber, same of tomato and a light dressing, with a spoonful of coleslaw at the side. It looked appealing and tasted very good. All I could, and did, ask for of a small town cafe with no airs and graces. You don’t expect cordon bleu in Forfar and certainly not in a cafe with very reasonable prices and a plain but great wholesome menu. The benefits of this cafe are the friendliness of the staff, the warm welcome and the fact that they treat all customers with respect and value them, whether they spend £2 or £20! The elderly folks seem to love it there and the Scots are a canny lot, so if they didn’t like it, it would be empty! I’ve never seen this place empty! It doesn’t have the longest opening hours but it’s predominantly a breakfast and lunch type cafe and they don’t do high teas, but if that’s what you’re looking for there are places nearby. The cafe looked clean and tidy, you can see the staff at work behind the counter, nothing is hidden from you, a good health and hygiene standard is employed. The toilets are clean and fresh, albeit up a couple of steps which might put off those with mobility issues. Oh, and mind duck your head if you’re a bit on the tall side ; Overall I highly recommend this for a tasty lunch, be it soup and sandwich or fresh baked scones you’re after. Their home baking is a real hit with the locals and is definitely to be tried!"