"Very nice dining experience in the countryside, a relaxed place to eat."
"What a beautiful setting and friendly atmosphere!"
"Looks like a really nice place."
"Set in the glorious Staffordshire Moorlands countryside, loved wandering around the Cottage Delight inside after we had dined, lovely experience."
"It's very cosy in winter and theres also outdoor seating for when the weather is warmer."
"The presentation and cleanliness is exceptional, including the toilets."
"This place deserves an award!! It was beautiful inside and outside."
Cons:
"Only dropped a mark because of the open plan kitchen and the banging of cups and plates in an airy room made it less of a relaxing visit but more of a quick eat and run."
"Every time the door opens you get blown away by the wind."
"Whilst we were disappointed they weren’t dog-friendly."
"The attached gift shop is a bit different, that is expensive."
Service
Pros:
"The staff were welcoming smart and efficient."
"Good service from the staff."
"Friendly and efficient staff."
"Staff are friendly, efficient and service incredibly quick."
"Really polite and friendly staff and rapid at coming and clearing and cleaning the tables."
"Staff lovely, service prompt and the coffee is excellent."
"Staff were super friendly and very accommodating."
Cons:
"Sadly both our meals were cold."
"We were really disappointed on this occasion with the unhelpful staff."
"She was very confrontational and didn’t seem at all sorry."
"Lady on the till was so rude, had such a bad attitude."
"Customer service could have been better... looked half asleep when asking for the bill and never came back to the table to take payment."
"Staff not very hot on, 15 mins to clear table, no cutlery brought for our desserts."
"When food finally arrived it was cold and not what I ordered, my English breakfast tea arrived almost room temperature."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food is always so fresh and tastes amazing."
"The food was delicious with a good selection too!"
"You can't go wrong with Oatcakes. Choose bacon or sausages or one of each!"
"The quality of the gluten free afternoon tea which was large, beautifully presented and delicious."
"Food was served up piping hot. Tasty and flavoursome."
"The food looked very appetising and tasted delicious."
"Lovely clean tasting and fresh food."
Cons:
"The sorryist looking bacon and sausage which had been grilled to death."
"Not sure what recipe they were using but they looked nothing like pancakes!"
"Bacon and sausage had been overcooked and no taste at all."
"My 'all day breakfast' was possibly the worst in terms of taste and value I've ever had....greasy mushrooms, tiny overcooked fried egg, two limp sausages and undercooked tomatoes."
"We had pie of the day which was chicken and leek and it was very dry and tasteless."
"Ordered American pancakes, came out so hard they snapped when I tried to cut them."
"The triple cooked chips tasted as if they were 'standard' single cooked and were rather large."