Forage Farm Shop and Kitchen Reviews Summary

Quality and Variety of Food

Pros:

• "Sunday Dinner Staff and food was excellent."
• "Great menu choice, all reasonably priced and absolutely delicious food."
• "Some of the highest quality food you'll get in the area."
• "Food of a consistently high standard, packed with flavour, and imaginatively presented."
• "Fabulous farm shop selling simply the best steaks! Had them a number of times and they are consistently good."
• "My favourite local place to go. Adore the vegan banana chocolate bread and the teas and coffees are delicious."
• "We had an excellent Sunday lunch at forage farm."
• "Breakfast is fantastic. The full breakfast is a great showcase for British food."

Cons:

• "I had the breakfast wrap, but the sausage and bacon must have been waved over the heat."
• "I had a burger and was disappointed to find it was served on a board."
• "Mushroom was crusty, bacon was dry rosti was small almost missed it."
• "Had breakfast here recently, and the coffee is still good, but the vegetarian breakfast wrap is now verging on the inedible."
• "The breakfast was mediocre. It was overpriced at £27 as were the goods in shop."
• "The kids restaurant meals were very good and large portion size."
• "A little bit disappointed. Really lovely place but very overpriced in both the cafe and farm shop."
• "Dismal Christmas experience for my grandchildren. Only Victoria sponge to eat in a large cafe."

Customer Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Excellent customer service."
• "Staff were great but the service could have been a bit more aware."
• "Lovely welcome and service was good, clean and light room made for a good atmosphere."
• "Great service, delicious food and good prices."
• "Staff are always helpful, polite, and chatty."
• "Staff were very attentive and efficient."
• "Called in for a impromptu brunch with the wife, lovely welcome and service was good."
• "The staff are excellent, being both polite and attentive."

Cons:

• "Staff need a few people skills to say the least."
• "Having finished our main courses, nobody came to remove our dishes."
• "Restaurant was closed and they wanted a 92 year old disabled man to walk outside with his walker in the torrential rain."
• "Waitress collected plates and asked if we enjoyed and I explained why I hadn't finished my pancakes. She appeared confused."
• "Staff were overrun, the layout is bonkers. Queuing for coffee in the middle of a restaurant."
• "Visited a few times - each time it seems the staff lacks any people skills whatsoever!"
• "Called yesterday with my wife Food was served in cardboard boxes with plastic cutlery."
• "The man who prepared our breakfast was surly and downright rude."

Location and Facilities

Pros:

• "Plenty of parking spaces and outdoor areas for people to enjoy the seating and for children to play!"
• "Great for kids. It was very expensive, so I'd recommend bringing your own snacks."
• "Car park is onsite and large plus two EV chargers at the front."
• "The shop includes a butcher and lots of gift items. We enjoyed a breakfast and the kids loved the play area."
• "There are plenty of walks around the area from the shop."
• "A lovely cafe with a great outside area which is also dog friendly outside."
• "They keep adding more to the outdoor play area here."
• "Beautiful surroundings to look at while you're having your coffee."

Cons:

• "Post code listed did not take to farm."
• "The corridor into the toilets is a bit narrow."
• "On arrival very busy and no one on the door."
• "The back gate to the children's park is always open and unfortunately today one child escaped the park."
• "I have limited mobility so this was a huge let down for me."
• "Very crowded when I went and the one way system makes everything very narrow."
• "We were given a menu without a Sunday roast in sight."
• "Food was served in cardboard boxes with plastic cutlery."

Pricing and Value for Money

Pros:

• "Great menu choice, all reasonably priced."
• "The prices are quite expensive but worth it."
• "Food is lovely, specials are offered regularly and I have tried many of them with no complaints."
• "Prices are only about 10% more compared to the shop however 100% better."
• "The food is lovely, plenty of it, full of flavour and worth every penny."
• "The meat from the butchery is amazing."
• "We had lunch no alcohol just two main meals, two pieces of cake, three coffees and a Coke which came to over £50."
• "Pleasure to visit."

Cons:

• "Very expensive, so I'd recommend bringing your own snacks."
• "Very overpriced in both the cafe and farm shop."
• "The food being served looked good. Then my sandwich arrived... £7+.. this was going to be a good sarnie... to my surprise it contained the thinnest slice of ham."
• "The breakfast was overpriced at £27 as were the goods in shop."
• "We could have gone to one of the exceptional pubs in the area and paid less and had table service."
• "Once you're over the £10 price without toast it has to be spot on."
• "Regular shopping here would be a little extravagant for me."
• "It's just really badly managed. Staff are overrun, the layout is bonkers. Food took around 45 minutes to arrive."