Jack Rabbits Ashbourne Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great food, table service and friendly informative staff."
• "Lovely atmosphere and delicious food."
• "Really good breakfast, would definitely come back for another go."
• "First time to Ashbourne to meet up with a friend halfway. We had breakfast here and it was fantastic."
• "Friendly staff and tasty fresh food with vegan, vegetarian options. The chickpea burger and sweet potato fries is delicious."
• "Delighted with our Huevos Rancheros (good healthy breakfast/brunch option) and Eggs Royale."
• "Food was absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "The food was very expensive given the quality, and the portion sizes for all three meals were pathetic."
• "We both had avo and egg on toast with halloumi, it was a dry piece of toast with chopped avocado, overcooked poached egg and oily fried halloumi, no flavour or effort in the slightest."
• "The food was terrible. Firstly they do not serve the menu that they advertise outside. Secondly the eggs were undercooked, the avocado toast bland and tasteless, and the hash-browns super greasy."
• "Food was cold and tasteless."
• "The chickpea burger was like a lump of cold mashed potato."
• "The portions were quite small so seemed quite expensive for what we got (even for midlands prices!)."
• "The food was really bad. My avo on toast was inedible (rock solid, thin bread, watery avocado, 1 undercooked dripping wet egg, presented badly) and my dad's vegan breakfast was really sparse and sad looking."

Service

Pros:

• "Cheerful welcome, engaging and well informed on menu choices."
• "Excellent customer service, I ordered a meal I did not like and they were quick to offer another when asked."
• "Speedy and friendly service, Claire was lovely and nothing was too much trouble."
• "The service was really good and the staff was really supportive of helping us find a spot when there was rain coming."
• "Lovely breakfast with delicious bacon and Nigel's sausages. Comes with toast and soft butter. Cappuccino was hot and creamy. Excellent service."
• "Great service...friendly front of house."
• "The service was good and efficient."

Cons:

• "Terrible service, the THREE ladies mainly stood around talking or on their phones, and quite rude when we actually asked them to take our order."
• "The service was very slow (15 minutes for coffee + orange juice, 30 minutes for the food)."
• "Service was slow and the quality of food was very average and unexciting."
• "Sorry to give a low star guys but the food took a while and when it came by that time our coffees were cold to drink with our meal and my toasted bacon and mozzarella and red onion marmalade toasted bap was cold and tasteless."
• "The menus were confusing and split across three cards. Table service is no longer offered and the staff struggled to smile."
• "Staff are unfriendly and abrupt."
• "Service was slow and the quality of food was very average and unexciting."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The decor and structure of this place really stands out its a credit to the area."
• "Beautiful little place tucked away from the hustle and bustle."
• "Modern with a rustic flavour. Hidden away behind the Green Man but well worth seeking out."
• "The place is big and airy and light."
• "Surprise find for New Years Day Lunch."
• "The café was a nice place to sit in as the large windows on the front let in a lot of light."
• "A beautiful little cafe come restaurant."

Cons:

• "Has all the charm but no substance."
• "Can’t put my finger on it, but it wasn’t quite what it set out to be... service was also a little disorganised and slow."
• "Seems a bit too self important as a venue... kept waiting ages before ordering."
• "The venue is lovely and is dog friendly."
• "What a shame."
• "It was underwhelming. Should be better for the price you're paying."
• "Feels a bit cramped / busy."

Value

Pros:

• "The coffee here is the best in Ashbourne in my opinion (am a very fussy coffee drinker)."
• "The cheese scone with salmon was simply delightful."
• "Coffee is very good, bags of flavour and a well pulled espresso."
• "Prices maybe a little above average but still worth it."
• "The prices are a bit expensive, but I would say that they are worth it."
• "The food was very good... Great price as well!!"
• "They also offer well made small plates and great pastries."

Cons:

• "Paid over £17 for a bacon cob, a teacake, and 2 drinks."
• "The food was very expensive given the quality, and the portion sizes for all three meals were pathetic."
• "I also thought it was a tad over priced at £8.95."
• "The portions were quite small so seemed quite expensive for what we got (even for midlands prices!)."
• "For around £10 per dish, I was expecting better."
• "Just not great. Overpriced for small portions, fries were awful and not worth £4."
• "Over priced and underwhelming! I ordered a Caesar salad... £12.75 seems like daylight robbery!"