Barkers Tea Rooms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Shared a 'proper' BLT sandwich and a cream tea, plus a cafetiere of coffee. All excellent 👌"
• "Superb selection of sandwiches, scones, cakes, and a vast selection of teas!"
• "The pistachio cake was really good."
• "The food was absolutely delicious. Especially the bread from the sandwiches, so good!!"
• "Food was plenty and delicious, gorgeous sandwiches and cakes."
• "The sandwiches here were divine."
• "The food was amazing and the customer service is so friendly."

Cons:

• "Food was mediocre and not worth the cost."
• "The pancakes ware dry from overmixing."
• "We both had eggs Benedict and all four eggs were so over cooked, they’d bounce off a wall."
• "The eggs were a bit overcooked in the eggs Benedict."
• "Avocado was runny and far too thick. Egg was steamed, not poached so rubbery."
• "Personally, I thought the Victorian sponge was a little bit dry, and one of the macaroons was stale."
• "The chicken in the chicken salad sandwich however was not cut small enough."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Would definitely recommend this restaurant for afternoon tea and at £15 per head it is very good value for money."
• "The high tea service is amazing. You don't go hungry with their portions."
• "Tasty food, nicely presented, and not overly pricy."
• "Not that expensive and very tasty."
• "5 cups of tea from my pot of tea was very reasonable and I spent an hour relaxing during a busy day in the capital."

Cons:

• "I felt it was very over priced and I've never paid so much for a hot drink in my life, not even at the airport!"
• "Unfortunately the prices have since gone up and the quality way down."
• "At £25 a head it was poor value for money."
• "Paid for afternoon tea which we found to be a rip off."
• "With two drinks that puts you back 35 quid, wouldn’t recommend."
• "Tried the afternoon tea once, and in my opinion it is very expensive for the food you get."
• "Expensive for one Welsh cake at £3.95."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were super friendly which made the experience even better."
• "Food, coffee and the look of the place. Staff were wonderfully welcoming and helpful."
• "Really friendly staff and a great cup of tea."
• "Nothing was too much trouble and the service was excellent."
• "Staff were extremely friendly, polite and efficient, providing an immaculate service throughout our entire stay."
• "Lovely friendly staff and the place was very clean including the toilets."
• "Great service!"

Cons:

• "However, I didn’t agree with the procedure for track and trace as the email, phone nos. and names of everyone who ate at the restaurant that day was displayed."
• "Dreadful customer service."
• "Awful staff attitude and service."
• "I must have waited at least 10 mins if not longer and watched her keep walking passed me and ignoring my request."
• "My friends hot chocolate was cold and when she asked the waiter he didn’t apologise."
• "We were never offered a refill of our teas and coffee."
• "Service was poor."