Bennett's Eggs & The Garden Coffee Lounge Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff very friendly and pleasant."
• "The young lady serving was extremely efficient, always smiled and nothing was too much trouble to her, a real asset to the premises."
• "Service was the best I've had in years from all the staff, really refreshing to see how customer focused, friendly, and attentive they were 10/10"
• "The staff were very attentive to all guests."
• "Service really is first class, the best I’ve had in a long time."
• "Super service from a very friendly and accommodating team of staff."
• "Staff are superb."

Cons:

• "The attitude of the manager was appalling."
• "Had to remind about our drinks and food."
• "Drinks served immediately but had to wait 50 minutes for food."
• "Too many tables too little staff. Seems to be very little organisation."
• "Staff really friendly but service was slow."
• "The staff are keen but insincere. Very rushed, very watched over for a quick turnover."
• "Unusually the service wasn't as attentive and nobody asked if everything was alright."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Had lunch which exceeded expectations."
• "The food was delicious though 😋 x"
• "Food was great, plentiful and yummy."
• "The food is always tastes fantastic and is beautifully presented."
• "The food was amazing, huge portions!"
• "Food is excellent."
• "The food was beautiful and the portions large and very reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "The food was average. Batter on the fish was thick and hard and the chips had an odd taste."
• "Nice setting & interior but average food."
• "The jacket potato with chilli bore no resemblance to any chilli had before. Was lumpy, microwaved, and frankly almost inedible."
• "Halfway through our meal we discovered the chicken in the burger was raw."
• "The food was OK, eggs overcooked."
• "Food wasn't anything to write home about."
• "Ordered the brisket loaded fries, they came dry with no gravy and frankly, they were horrible."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "Lovely venue and nice food."
• "Great family atmosphere."
• "Fantastic outdoor seating terrace as well when the weather's good."
• "A large outside terrace is great in the summer."
• "This place is incredible. So much so that we’ve been here 3 days running."
• "Gorgeous outdoor terrace."
• "Very spacious with lovely decor."

Cons:

• "Prices... Probably too high in my opinion."
• "Parking is sometimes a bit tight."
• "Prices have been hiked way up recently."
• "Pretentious snobby place. A lot of staff around but moving without any purpose."
• "Only thing for me is that I find it too warm and stuffy, could do with more air flow."
• "It was chaotic - serving staff rushing about around us."
• "Seemed very busy and loud when we visited, but the food was good."

Additional Facilities

Pros:

• "The shop is delightful with so many little interesting items."
• "Some unique gifts and cards in the little shop."
• "Even a little gift shop full of all sorts."
• "Quality gift shop."
• "They have high chairs for babies which is really handy."
• "If you fancy a little shopping, the gift shop has lovely items on offer."
• "Excellent gift shop, with, again, high quality items."

Cons:

• "Avoid the zoo at all costs, not a place to bring children, goats, a pig, and birds kept in tiny cages that were absolutely filthy."
• "The animal area could be a little better taken care of."
• "The worst part is the selling of caged hens eggs when they're an egg farm."
• "I think the sale of caged hens eggs (which is what those 'fresh eggs' are) ... In addition to free range is pretty wrong."
• "Only takes 10 mins to look at animals so mainly a food place."
• "It seems so cruel to keep all those birds locked up in cramped and dark cages."
• "REFUSED SERVICE... I found this completely shocking and unprofessional."