Jamaica Blue Reviews Summary

Category: Cafe

Address: Rushden, NN10 6FH, United Kingdom

Phone: +441933557582

Rating: 4.0
based on 177 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The Chocolate orange cake was lovely!"
  • "Had a very tasty lunch here. It's not cheap but the food is of a good quality."
  • "Wow what a fantastic place for lunch. Went for the Big Breakfast and it did not disappoint."
  • "The food arrived and the egg on one of the breakfasts was cold and the scrambled egg on the other breakfast arrived wet."
  • "Had coffee and cake this afternoon not busy, waited about 10 mins for coffee, after 20 mins still waiting for 2 muffins."
  • "Food overpriced rubbish. Service very slow but I guess understandable at present."
  • "Service a bit slow. Forgot milk to go with tea. Tea cups/saucer and pot filthy!!"
  • "Excellent food slow service plates cups knives and forks after they've left dishwasher want to be checked."

Cons:

  • "However the 'big brekkie' was not nice at all. Mushrooms were rock hard so couldn't eat them at all."
  • "The scrambled eggs were also rubbery /plastic look and taste. Definitely not freshly made."
  • "The toast on one of the breakfasts was also very burnt."
  • "Wasn’t holding out much hope as we sat at the table waiting to be served. I’ve never eaten a luke warm hard poached egg before."
  • "Was expecting Jamaican food as per the reviews I had read but it was a brunch type menu."
  • "I’ve had a few nice meals here in the past when visiting. Not sure what’s happened since but today was the worst lunch I think I’ve ever had."
  • "Cheap nasty beans (cold) brought frozen hash browns, tastless scrambled egg, bacon half cooked."
  • "Very disappointing - we had to wait 20 minutes for the food, ordered a jerk chicken burger and when it finally arrived the chicken in the burger was cold."

Service Quality

Pros:

  • "The coffee here is excellent. Service is good and the place is clean."
  • "Waitress looking after us was excellent. I Ordered soda bread toast with jam. Warm goodness was exactly what the doctor ordered."
  • "Pleasant staff, extremely enjoyable halloumi croissant and bean wraps, coffee and tea served nice and hot."
  • "I was at Jamaica Blue, yesterday, with my Son for lunch 😋. We both decided to have Eggs Bennadict, we were served by Rebecca."
  • "Food and service are always good at Jamaica Blue. We went today and had an issue with one of the dishes that we ordered and had to send back."
  • "Have been here many times, and each time the staff are unfailingly polite and friendly."
  • "I was not offered a choice of coffee cup sizes but was told that medium/ large was available."
  • "Nice breakfast on first visit, scrambled eggs on sour dough toast, on next visit 3 days ago, same breakfast wasn't anywhere as nice."

Cons:

  • "Appalling customer services from an appallingly ran business."
  • "Filthy restaurant, poor service and of course; awful coffee."
  • "The staff didn't bother to provide any help or service!!!!"
  • "I have been coming here for years. Today I experienced such poor customer service that it needs mentioning."
  • "I've never been spoken to so rudely. It was a busy Saturday, so understandable there would be a little wait."
  • "Coffee bitter came first while the table was dirty, had to ask to clean table then waited an hour for a breakfast that was terrible."
  • "Total shambles waited 45mins noticed customers getting up and speaking to staff,then leaving and telling us it was a long wait."
  • "Waited over 20 mins and couldn't get served. Not particularly busy as others got served before us."

Cleanliness and Hygiene

Pros:

  • "The coffee here is excellent. Service is good and the place is clean."
  • "Fast service,great food. However, it's lacking in cleanliness. We arrived just after opening and the floors were still dirty."
  • "Visited yesterday with my Mum, although it was very busy the entire team were positive and upbeat & did their best to give us the best service possible."
  • "Visited today. Coffee was good but service let’s it down. It seemed to take an age to serve some banana cake."
  • "Nice place good menu but my palate does reach as far as Blue Mountain Coffee. However the coffee is good and the food is fair."
  • "Social distancing worked really well, felt very safe and that everything had been done to ensure my safety."
  • "Quick shop at rushden lakes, thought we'd pop in for breakfast. Very limited choice, overpriced and pretentious."
  • "A friendly place to gradb a coffee and something to eat. Good variety of coffee, cakes and meals served by friendly staff."

Cons:

  • "I left a one star review because of cleanliness issues, quality of the coffee and general attitude of the staff."
  • "The tables outside were full of trays and dirty plates 🍽️😔."
  • "Table not cleaned down, some food dried on the edge, so clearly never thoroughly cleaned. Floor absolutely filthy around our table."
  • "Literally awful I’ve had a few nice meals here in the past when visiting. Not sure what’s happened since but today was the worst lunch I think I’ve ever had."
  • "Service a bit slow. Forgot milk to go with tea. Tea cups/saucer and pot filthy!!"
  • "We do love coffee here and usually whenever we go to Rushden Lakes shopping centre, we always go here."
  • "The absolute best coffee. They are not messing about. Great food but it's not Jamaican. Very young staff who could have a bit more customer service training."
  • "Waited over 20 mins and couldn't get served. Not particularly busy as others got served before us."

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