Huffkins Stow Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were pleasant and very helpful."
• "Absolutely first class service and fabulous cream tea, with delicious fresh, warm scones, clotted cream and jam."
• "Cute place and spectacular service."
• "Love this coffee shop very friendly staff and food is delicious."
• "The staff were welcoming, attentive and friendly, our order arrived swiftly and the food was delicious!"
• "The best service I’ve had anywhere, bar none, from a lady called Sarah."
• "Service was prompt and cheerful from a lady called Sarah."

Cons:

• "The lack of service hasn’t led to reduced prices."
• "Waited over 40 minutes for our food only to find they had lost the ticket and were only just making it."
• "The staff were incredibly rude."
• "Ignored at the door, direct to a table and told to order on a phone or go to the counter."
• "Very rude staff, left without eating."
• "Left waiting and waiting to be seated without any acknowledgment from any staff."
• "Service was appalling!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Enjoyed every bite! The tea was good as well."
• "The fruit scone was the only nice edible thing."
• "Food was great."
• "We were pleasantly surprised by the portions (especially the cakes) and enjoyed every bite!"
• "Had the lardy cake and tried the millionaires shortbread, would recommend both."
• "The food was delicious! (Recommend trying the Christmas drinks.)"
• "The scones were absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "Too expensive, sandwiches wasn't even tasty, no service at all."
• "The food was sub-par and the coffee only average."
• "Very disappointing for what they charge."
• "The food was surprisingly bland."
• "The sausage roll was not the delicious home made version that I was expecting from a bakery."
• "The club sandwich used to be excellent but now is a poorly presented sausage and mayo sandwich."
• "The famous warm lardy was not even a lardy."

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "Ambience, in its Tudor building, was perfect."
• "Great restaurant and cafe. Prices are on the high side, but the food quality and service are great. You get what you pay for."
• "Huffkins is a beautiful café / restuarant in the centre of Stow-on-the-Wold. It is absolutely charming with a bakery shop within the restuarant."
• "Lovely atmospheric establishment in a beautiful town."
• "A lovely treat in beautiful surroundings."
• "The ladies working there were very nice and welcoming."
• "Friendly, helpful staff, delicious soya cappuccino and comfy, quiet space upstairs to do our work in."

Cons:

• "No music, no atmosphere, nothing to welcome you to a lovely Cotswold cafe."
• "But the place has lost its charm."
• "The only disappointment was that the furniture looked as if it should be in a conservatory, not the cosy lounge look I was expecting."
• "Interior decor looks like any renovation stalled half way through."
• "The atmosphere was stressed and not welcoming."
• "Place that thrives on one-off tourist bus visits but lacks basic service and dignity."
• "The toilets where disgusting ! very wet floors overflowing rubbish and NO TOILET PAPER."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Very tasty and excellent value for a total of £26."
• "Everything was perfectly cooked, served promptly and reasonably priced."
• "Good deal on tea and cake as the only negative thing was the price of the tea."

Cons:

• "Too expensive, sandwiches wasn't even tasty, no service at all."
• "Hopelessly overpriced."
• "Over priced."
• "This seemed very extortionate to me?"
• "Definitely not worth the money (£36)."
• "To be honest v disappointed with the quality of food and a high price."
• "The bill for 4 cakes, 4 teas and a soft drink £29."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Seems very popular so you might have to queue but there are a lot of tables so shouldn't take too long."
• "Although we were late, we were accommodated easily."

Cons:

• "The seating area in the entrance area was quite cramped with little room between tables."
• "Toilet not wheelchair accessible as it's upstairs."
• "No guidance to keep people apart in the queue and tables pretty close."
• "The upstairs toilets were very shabby and the carpets very dirty and worn."