Ann's Pantry Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The carrot cake was excellent."
• "Food was fresh and healthy."
• "We had the pulled pork sub and the Welsh burger which were both fantastic meals."
• "The food (steak ciabatta, chips, Bakewell muffin) was gorgeous, the chips were divine."
• "The food was great. They catered for me as a vegan, with two massive curried falafel style sausages!"
• "The Smokies was particularly fantastic, the pulled pork sandwiches were tasty."
• "All the food is delicious and plenty to choose from."

Cons:

• "A 'bistro' by the sea selling nothing but frozen Brakes Bros food at London prices."
• "£55 for two substandard fish finger sandwiches which were terrible/dry."
• "Gluten free bread was like cardboard and was not buttered."
• "The chunky chips were just pretty standard oven chips."
• "The spicy carrot & hummus wrap was soggy and disappointing... Way too much pancake and little filling."
• "Stopped for a breakfast... we were charged £8. At that price I'd expect fresh ingredients to be used instead of cheap home brand dips from a supermarket, left disappointed."
• "The portion served was horrendously small. One spoon of beans, tiny preheated sausage and bacon was more than underwhelming."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very accommodating and didn’t make me feel like an inconvenience at all."
• "Friendly waiter and efficient service."
• "The staff, they may only be young but they were amazing and just really nice and welcoming, an absolute credit and refreshing."
• "Very hospitable staff, a dog friendly place and a good souvenir shop on the first floor."
• "All Staff are very friendly and helpful."
• "Staff are very friendly and accommodating, allowing people to move tables to a better position as they became available."
• "The staff friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "When one did instead of moving us they gave it to a new customer."
• "So disappointed when we were shown to an area not booked. Staff attitude blamed site booking not correct, no apology, had to ask for explanation, still no apology."
• "To say this was a disappointing experience is a huge understatement... A rip off and a place we won’t return to. Don’t waste your money here!!"
• "I missed the sign outside saying to wait to be seated & was told, quite rudely I thought, to go back outside despite me being the only customer inside & all the tables being vacant."
• "Service was okay but with a lot of the waitresses being younger you can kinda tell they don’t want to be there wasn’t much smiling going on and lots of gossip about personal lives etc."
• "So disappointed. Longed to re-visit Ann's Pantry. We even booked in advance. Sat for half an hour without anything."
• "The two ladies who seemed to be in charge front of house that we spoke to really need to up their game as the way we were treated just seems so wrong, for no reason."

Price

Pros:

• "Side note: it was a little expensive: our evening dinner at a pub restaurant cost slightly less than our breakfast and 2 hot drinks here, but we genuinely felt it was worth it."
• "The food and drinks are gorgeous, plenty on offer good portions and again reasonably priced."
• "The prices were very reasonable."
• "Great food snacks and drinks at reasonable prices."
• "I’d highly recommend, excellent value for money as well."
• "Food was lovely good price good selection."
• "Would be a 5-Star review if not for the slightly heightened prices, however, one of the best breakfasts that you will get on the island."

Cons:

• "I actually could not believe the prices! They’re so expensive for what is a essential a ham sandwich and a cheese and tomato sandwich!"
• "Nice cafe. Nice food. Nice decor. Lovely staff. But it's over priced."
• "Charged £7 for a small glass of house white wine."
• "£55 for two substandard fish finger sandwiches which were terrible/dry."
• "Lovely setting and the girls serving are friendly and attentive but .... £7 for 2 pieces of cake!!! OK prices have rocketed... but someone's having a laugh...they were not even decent sized pieces!!!"
• "It's too expensive and I think lacking in competition won't return."
• "Visited at the start our walk after reading such amazing reviews about the place. What a disappointment. We ordered 2 hot chocolates which were the smallest i’ve ever had. They were cold, and seriously overpriced (>£10 for 2)."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The outdoor area is very pretty with views of the sea and a quaint garden with some huts with cover."
• "A lovely cafe in a lovely village."
• "Really nice setting."
• "The venue itself is really beautiful, a place that looks like it has taken shape over many years of creativity and love."
• "Lovely setting and plenty seating options, dogs allowed."
• "Beautiful setting in a little Welsh village."
• "A very quirky garden with lovely little huts and places to sit in."

Cons:

• "Lovely food and friendly service, but if you are in a large group you may be out of luck as it's VERY small and cramped inside."
• "The food was nice, and service was brilliant, however it was slightly cramped which made eating slightly uncomfortable."
• "Dog friendly but only small inside if you have a large dog."
• "The outside eating area is partially covered and have little nooks and crannies that look like bits of boats that have been made into seats."
• "You feel bombarded with the items they have for sale as they are scattered everywhere and in your face, just buy buy buy as well as the signs in the cafe relling you to go to the giftshop which again was very overpriced."
• "A little too much of the cafe is given over to numerous products populating every shelf or window-sill."
• "And considering they are dog friendly they charged us £4 for dog treats when i asked if they could just cook a sausage for the dog they told me the only thing they can offer is the crazy priced tiny pots of treats."

Menu Variety

Pros:

• "All the food is delicious and plenty to choose from."
• "The food and drinks are gorgeous, plenty on offer good portions and again reasonably priced."
• "This is a wonderful place to eat I am a coeliac and they always have a choice for gluten free and also soy milk for my dairy allergy."
• "The food was great. They catered for me as a vegan, with two massive curried falafel style sausages!"
• "The only good think about it is there are vegan option available."
• "Not forgetting the doggy menu, lots for your dog to choose to snack on or take home a treat."
• "Had tea and cake which was very nice. Choice of gluten free cakes also, I recommend the gluten free carrot cake and the coffee cake."

Cons:

• "Nice little place but prices are quite high for what you get. Limited choice for me as I am wheat intolerant."
• "Not one main meal from the board was suitable for me."
• "We came and realised they don’t have anything we will eat just paninis pies and tomato soup no fish items a part of fish fingers butty."
• "£4 for children’s beans on toast (1 piece of toast and a spoonful of inedible beans)."
• "Was looking forward to some breakfast as they advertise on their menu as having vegan options. Unfortunately we were told none of the bread was vegan so we had to have flat bread if we wanted beans or avocado on toast."
• "All the food was lovely, however I wouldn't order the potted shrimp again but that's just due to personal preference."
• "The spicy carrot & hummus wrap was soggy and disappointing... Way too much pancake and little filling."