Halladays Tea Rooms Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff very polite / friendly."
• "Also the staff are super friendly."
• "Super friendly staff and cute decor."
• "Really great service and friendly staff, food was such good value for the price, and so yummy!"
• "The staff are lovely, especially Polly who is always so friendly to all the customers."
• "Staff so friendly and asked if we had allergies to any certain types of food, which you don't get asked very often in eateries."
• "The staff were so friendly, really appreciated their service."

Cons:

• "However the service from the manager was so unbelievably and unnecessarily rude."
• "We had done nothing wrong, we didn’t cause a hassle or chaos but we were treated very unfairly."
• "Been a regular here for years, today I arrived and although there was loads of empty spaces they refused to give me a table as I did not have a booking."
• "Absolutely disgusted by the manager of this place was extremely rude and had no manners."
• "Management is rude, sell £1 waffles from the supermarket under the impression they are home made with an extortionate mark up price. Uncomfortable seats and very cramped."
• "Waited to be spoken to for ten minutes only to be told we couldn't eat there because they closed in an hour and ten minutes."
• "Eventually, the owner came out from the back room and was incredibly rude to my mother in law."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great food, caters for everyones taste buds."
• "Food is absolutely delicious, so much choice!"
• "Amazing English breakfast, loved it."
• "Both the traditional full breakfast and more healthy options were delicious and satisfying."
• "The food was lovely, the service was great."
• "Delicious, generously sized, affordable breakfast/brunch feast."
• "The food was nicely presented and tasty too!"

Cons:

• "However, I was super disappointed with the chocolate cake. Super dry and was crumbling."
• "Their lemon cake was very hard and dry. It didn't feel fresh."
• "Ordered a salad that had far too much going on! Tons of random ingredients, carrots were uncut, strawberries mouldy."
• "Our eggs were very wet, waffles were clearly not freshly made (dry and barely warm) and our fruit was not fresh."
• "If you are Muslim stay away from this place if you do not want to get stared at the whole time you’re there by the customers and probably by the manager."
• "First time going there and hugely disappointed. Toast came out with a woodlice on it."
• "We found a clump of hair in the mushrooms and beans and were told it was the hair off the mushrooms."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "ALITTLE expensive but pretty looking decor even tho Space felt ALITTLE cramped and sad to say..very slow service."
• "The aesthetic is very pretty and invites you in the moment you get there."
• "The ambiance is friendly, cute and pink. Full of fun flowers and personal handwritten menus on the walls."
• "The walls are filled with nice captions about enjoying life and food."
• "Such an amazing decor that gives it a cozy environment."
• "The place is filled with quirky deco."
• "This is a super cozy, small tea room located in a lively road just north of the Central Library."

Cons:

• "Very small and difficult to get a table, even once you have one it’s tight."
• "However, it was uncomfortable to look around the room to read the menu off the walls."
• "It's often very busy so it gets quite uncomfortably cramped inside."
• "Looks a bit like an American birthday party for a little girl."
• "Brought down to four stars rather than five as the decor is twee in the extreme and rather fussy, adding to the cramped feeling."
• "Inside felt a little restricted the tables were small and the plates were big this resulting in dropping the cutlery quite often lol."
• "The cafe is only small, but it is packed full of character and super cute."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Popped in for a light lunch - ended up having a generously filled sandwich with trimmings and a coffee which at £11 may seem a bit steep - but genuinely worth every penny!"
• "Great service and value for money."
• "For the money the meals are filling and definitely great value and delicious."
• "Very good portion sizes, the afternoon tea looks STACKED, and likely worth the price."
• "The portions are huge at reasonable prices."
• "Excellent service food and value for money."
• "Best breakfast in Southampton! The staff were friendly and polite. Food was amazing and great value."

Cons:

• "ALITTLE expensive but pretty looking decor even tho Space felt ALITTLE cramped and sad to say..very slow service."
• "Price was bit higher for this menu but maybe because the area is expensive and it’s in the heart of the city."
• "Management is rude, sell £1 waffles from the supermarket under the impression they are home made with an extortionate mark up price. Uncomfortable seats and very cramped."
• "Popped in on a quiet Thursday and originally looked at the price of the vegan full English and though that was quite steep (£12)."
• "Pretty expensive for England a little out the way of the high street but it's still worth the cost and the walk even for a tightwad like me."
• "Also portion sizes were kinda small and they got the trays wrong but it is what it is."
• "Food is nice owner made me feel uncomfortable when I asked to change a few items on set menu because of health problems they said no."

Accessibility and Convenience

Pros:

• "If you are in Southampton then we would highly recommend eating here."
• "Also, a good location if you are attending an afternoon performance at Mayflower Theatre."
• "Shows how popular this place is, we arrived 10am and by 11 the queue was out the door."
• "This is my favourite place to eat in Southampton. Really friendly staff, amazing food, and excellent value for money."
• "All food here is fresh, best place in Bedford Place, probably in town to be honest."
• "A total delightful and cosy atmosphere at Halladays."
• "Love this place, every time we visit Southampton we make sure we visit."

Cons:

• "Parking is a challenge to access the place because there isn’t immediate parking spaces on the road it’s situated and you’d be lucky if you get one on either side of the road."
• "Very small and difficult to get a table, even once you have one it’s tight."
• "Get here early as its small with limited tables."
• "It was humiliating for us and embarrassing for her. I also hate to think that racism could have been at play here but it did cross my mind - my mother in law is Pakistani and the group who were seated at the table instead of us where white."
• "Servers are normally really friendly and helpful, but kitchen can't seem to manage the size of the place (even though its small)."
• "Staff don't really know what's going on. Sat down and waited at a dirty table with a dirty cloth on it."
• "If you are Muslim stay away from this place if you do not want to get stared at the whole time you’re there by the customers and probably by the manager."