Dotty's Teahouse Reviews Summary

Price

Pros:

• "Really well priced too."
• "Lunchtime mealdeal is great value and yummy."
• "Great value!"
• "Pricing is very reasonable."
• "The cheese toast was delicious and you do get quite a good amount of food for the price."
• "Amazing price and we all had a wonderful time."

Cons:

• "Honestly too expensive and price didn’t match taste."
• "Over priced."
• "The homemade cakes do look divine, but word of warning they are on the expensive side."
• "Charging London price for lunch and tea."
• "Very expensive."
• "The price is so overpriced for what you get."
• "Very overpriced and disappointed and we shan't be returning."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were lovely really chatty friendly and so helpful."
• "The manager Rebecca and chef and all staff were excellent really helpful."
• "The lady waiting on our table was very kind and helpful too."
• "The staff were very informative and attentive."
• "Service with a smile and very welcoming."
• "The service was excellent."
• "Staff very friendly and attentive without being intrusive."

Cons:

• "Would I return to this place NO, would I recommend it, NO."
• "One of Staff wasn't very nice, it made us feel like it was the kid's fault for having an allergy."
• "Pretty interiors but pretty abysmal service."
• "The young man who served me was very rude and had absolutely no customer service skills."
• "The lady serving was quite abrupt and not very friendly."
• "Everyone from the service staff to the manager was very sullen. they were very rude to us and my children."
• "Confused staff who appeared to be managed by quite an unpleasant senior staff member."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is delicious - especially the fantastic scones."
• "The cake and scones were light, fluffy and full of flavour."
• "The food was soo yummy!!"
• "They put on a marvellous afternoon tea, with boxes and boxes of the most delicious afternoon tea goodies imaginable!"
• "The sandwiches and cakes were lovely, all fresh and so tasty."
• "The food was amazing. Beautifully presented and a wonderful selection of sandwiches, cakes and nibble."
• "Food is so delicious and presented beautifully."

Cons:

• "Slice of cake not the perfect light fluffy moist cake expected."
• "Sandwiches filled with cheapest ingredients."
• "The scones were dry, very crumbly with a strong baking soda after taste."
• "Sandwich egg and cress tasteless."
• "The flapjack was very sweet, must have been drenched in golden syrup."
• "The milkshake I drank was mediocre, wasn't cold enough and didn't really have that chocolate taste to it."
• "The food was so disappointing, poor selection of sandwiches."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "A lovely tearoom, staff are friendly and helpful."
• "A lovely and quaint cafe, tea room, cake shop."
• "The whole decoration makes you feel like in a garden and is relaxing."
• "It's all very pretty with flowers everywhere and vintage cups, saucers and plates."
• "Such a pretty tea room and a lovely, friendly atmosphere too."
• "It's a sweet decorated venue for locals."
• "Lovely tea shop with vintage decor."

Cons:

• "We came there a long way and it was one of the most regrettable moments of our lives."
• "We will not be returning."
• "I’ve been to many establishments where they have gone above and beyond to accommodate any visitor early or late, with various dietary needs but here I just got the impression this particular lady didn't want any walk ins."
• "We were seated next to a window which had a huge spider issue."
• "The server used her hands to put the cake my mum chose as a replacement onto the plate."
• "They have put this place together with the minimum of attention to floor or chairs."
• "So the Asian lady who is front of house should definitely not be doing this job, she is extremely rude and not friendly."