The Grazing Cow Reviews Summary

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lovely relaxed ambiance in the restaurant."
• "The campsite has only 5 pitches which makes it very private and they are nicely secluded."
• "A really lovely place to eat."
• "Beautiful area and would definitely recommend to anyone."
• "All the food was really good quality and tasty, and the service is incredibly friendly, fast and efficient."
• "A lot of places could learn a lot from the way they do things here!"
• "This place is something of a hidden gem but busy enough to see that it's reputation is become well established with locals."
• "A real find on the side of the road. Very tasty breakfasts and the coffee was delicious."

Cons:

• "The only criticism I have is that the radio/music was a little to loud, with that and the coffee machine/grinder we found it hard to hold a conversation."
• "Place was busy, everywhere was hard surfaces so the noise level was such that we were unable to have a reasonable chat with our friends."
• "IF YOU ARE DISABLED PARKING IS A SEROUS ISSUE AND GROUND EXTREMELY ROUGH FOR WHEELCHAIRS AND FLOODED IN PLACES."
• "Outside had dog hairs on the floor so any wind and dog hairs in your food plus spillage.."
• "No greasy spoon, this roadside cafe restaurant is top quality and a real treat."
• "The only problem was they run out of the vegetarian option for Sunday lunch and could only offer sandwiches to two of our number."
• "Just needs some sound attenuation in the dining area as there are no soft surfaces."
• "I went to this shop and cafe for a cup of coffee at 11 o'clock only to be told they were only seating people if they wanted food."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The English breakfast was one of the best have had in a long time."
• "All the food was really good quality and tasty."
• "Dog friendly in the garden room and garden. Lovely food."
• "The food is the best ever and very well priced for the amount you get."
• "Cafe and shop were superb with lovely locally sourced produce, some grown on site."
• "Quality food at a reasonable price."
• "Amazing breakfast here and the staff are helpful."
• "Great food at excellent prices, friendly staff, clean, modern, lots of seating."

Cons:

• "Food wise - very disappointed …. Bacon was definitely precooked in the oven."
• "But the worst part of the breakfast were eggs! Absolutely disgusting, not cooked long enough so still had a „jelly” all over it."
• "Very disappointed ploughman's was served with a slice of bread! No crusty bread or roll."
• "Wife told the young lad not to give the chilli garnish because of food intolerance which he did."
• "Service good, I ordered a beans and cheese on toast, unfortunately some of my beans were burnt."
• "Mixed thoughts, I had the breakfast could not fault. Wife had the Katsu chicken curry with breaded chicken breast."
• "The only downside is the toilets are outside but they are clean, just a bit chilly in the winter!"
• "Lovely place, looks like it has been recently built but in an old style."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were very friendly and couldn't be any more efficient."
• "Liked: Very friendly staff on arrival, explained everything and gave us personal mobile in case of emergencies."
• "Dog friendly in the garden room and garden. Lovely food."
• "Staff extremely friendly and helpful. All very reasonable too."
• "Very good experience today. Will definitely be going back."
• "The staff are very friendly and lovely. Food great and lovely courtyard outside to sit in the fresh air and shade."
• "The staff are all so cheerful and friendly and of course professional."
• "Stopped here for breakfast. Quality food at a reasonable price."

Cons:

• "Ever been somewhere where you are instantly made to feel you are the nuisance."
• "So the female member of staff was not pleasant and seemed annoyed that we had not seen or obeyed the sign."
• "The smiles suddenly arrived when my colleague asked what I was doing and I stated that I was writing this review."
• "Just putting out incase others who might be sensitive."
• "Normally this is my favourite place to go for brunch. Really affordable, decent food and not too far out of the way."
• "They rushed us to order, we weren’t allowed to take our time, put our bill on the table without asking if we wanted it."
• "I could completely understand if we were there for hours but after an hour being encouraged to leave when there were tables available and no one waiting to be seated."
• "It was disappointing. Waited to be shown to a table by very pleasant staff."