Daylesford Organic Reviews Summary

Setting & Ambience

Pros:

• "All in a beautiful setting & pretty buildings."
• "The ambience was rustic modern."
• "Lovely restaurants and courtyards, great ambience."
• "Food is very good but the atmosphere is amazing!"
• "Fabulous place. Wonderful shopping experience, excellent food in a variety of different types of ambiance."
• "A wonderful place to be."
• "Mesmerisingly beautiful place from the design to the items and food on sale."

Cons:

• "Underwhelming... overcrowded with loud mouthed, Barbour clad hooray Henry’s, egocentric Londoners pretending they live in the Cotswolds."
• "Not much outdoor seating space though."
• "The smoking fire pit and al fresco dining adds to the Cotswold south of France ambiance."
• "Pretentious (and that was just the crowd), overpriced and very busy with lots of visitors who were all about 'the vibe'."
• "This was a Farm shop like no other. people had clearly dressed for the occasion and there were thigh length boots and (real) fur coats in abundance."
• "For some, this might be a tad too boujee and ooze hints of elitism."
• "Overall, it is a lovely space but awfully pretentious."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Top of the line organic produce, excellent garden centre and a community hub."
• "Everything my group bought was delicious, fresh and of high quality."
• "Food was good."
• "The food in the restaurant was outstanding, great service."
• "The food here is very nice and ingredient quality is very good."
• "Absolutely exceptionally flavoured food with intricately seasoning."
• "The food was delicious!"

Cons:

• "The food was really hit and miss, the chicken we had to send back as it was so dry we couldn’t eat it."
• "£18 for a full English !!!!! 1 sausage, scrag of funny tasting bacon, 2 small eggs welded together, Rock hard sourdough toast, undercooked tomato, like a child's breakfast, overpriced and overcooked."
• "We also had a risotto in the restaurant which was quite bland."
• "The food lacked that certain Thai zing/authenticity."
• "The food to be overpriced and the cooked items to be bland in the extreme."
• "None of the food was that inspiring to be quite honest. Soufflé was dry, the accompanying salad was past its best."
• "Food was average at best... I had their special English breakfast and it was very underwhelming."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "We had a lovely waitress helping us, she was new to the restaurant and passionate about everything."
• "Staff charming."
• "Staff were friendly."
• "Staff were responsive and helpful."
• "The staff was very nice though and a very nice offering of organic food."
• "Lou who ran the cheese room could not have been more helpful, knowledgeable and welcoming."
• "Best service provided by Vince, incredibly kind and professional."

Cons:

• "The couple of staff we spoke with were unfriendly & unhelpful."
• "The staff came across as quite rude and seemed to pay more attention at tables to those who seemed like they had a bit more money."
• "Service in cafe very slow."
• "The staff had few customer service skills and the marked prices seemed completely random."
• "The attitudes of the people working here are terrible."
• "Service was also exceptionally slow and it was difficult to get anyone's attention."
• "We were absolutely disgusted by the behaviour and attitude of some of the restaurant staff."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The shops were really lovely - quite expensive, yet worth every penny."
• "Certainly not the cheapest place to go but I don't think you can fault the quality of any of the products."
• "The prices are not cheap but that is justified by the quality."
• "Great for gift buying and stocking up the food cupboards at home! Fresh veg section is lovely too."
• "For the higher price you get great quality and a lovely tasting food."
• "Prices are actually very modest in my opinion."
• "It is quite pricey but you’re paying for the food quality and the beautiful environment."

Cons:

• "I thought the products had been mistakenly priced in Japanese yen before realising that they have just increased their margins that much."
• "Meals started at 12 pounds and portions were small."
• "The prices were extremely high for the value, and nothing felt that special."
• "INCREDIBLY expensive."
• "The goods for sale are ridiculously expensive."
• "Horribly expensive. £75 for a small Christmas wreath made of fir and the odd twig. £175 for large one."
• "Cost of living crisis? Not here there isn’t! Absolutely shameful and berserk pricing."