Cross Lanes Organic Farm Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Good quality food at a reasonable price and plenty of it."
• "Great coffee, and we really loved the carrot cake - all home made with 100% organic ingredients - but at a price that is affordable."
• "Both the pizza and the soup were very tasty and very reasonably priced."
• "Delicious breakfast as always."
• "Really good, wholly organic, food that is cooked for you."
• "The falafel salad was substantial and delicious and they were not shy with the warm pitta breads or garlicky hummus!"
• "The food quality is excellent and the menu is to die for."

Cons:

• "Called in for bacon roll n drinks sat outside food average !!!"
• "The bread was solid as a rock, tasteless filings and it was the most expensive not even nice sandwich take out."
• "The bacon was cut so thin that they might as well not have bothered, the mushrooms were covered in oil."
• "Veg in a vegetarian pie and on a pizza were under cooked for our tastes."
• "The organic roast beef isn’t to be recommended, was as tuff as old boots."
• "The fries tasted like they had been cooked in old oil, not good practice."
• "Very disappointed with my sandwich as very little filling."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly staff and fair prices."
• "The staff could not do enough for us."
• "Staff super friendly."
• "Helpful and friendly staff."
• "Got seated and served very quickly by helpful and friendly staff."
• "The staff was quite helpful and accommodating for our special dietary needs."
• "Staff are helpful and pleasant."

Cons:

• "Sat 35 minutes without even receiving our drinks."
• "Very slow service. Was rudely informed it was table service only."
• "Waited 15 minutes without any acknowledgement, the staff just didn't seem bothered."
• "Taking one star off for the slow service."
• "No waitress to be seen for first part then started taking orders from other customers who had just come in."
• "We walked in with a new born and stood at the counter for 5 minutes before being told it was table service."
• "By the time our order of two cheese scones and two pots of tea eventually came we'd lost interest!"

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The setting is awesome."
• "Wonderful food, great views, eco and green themed throughout."
• "Lovely building with nice views, to eat inside or out."
• "Relaxing atmosphere and a nice outside seating."
• "The place had a friendly atmosphere."
• "Set up was very open and relaxing."
• "Very friendly welcome from staff nice atmosphere good food."

Cons:

• "Still seems a bit unfinished...I suppose it is work in progress."
• "The seating is ripped with foam visible."
• "Staffs aprons were filthy- not a good hygiene advert."
• "Tea stains on the wall and table stands that need a good clean."
• "Tables are quite closely spaced."
• "Ladies toilets could of done with a clean & smelt awful."
• "Toilets smell terrible. Seven different devices in the gents loo to try and mask odours."

Value

Pros:

• "Cibo delizioso, I had full English a bit expensive, but really good quality that makes up for the price."
• "Lovely food, nice atmosphere and reasonable prices in the cafe."
• "The desserts were lovely and the prices were very reasonable."
• "The shop had a very good selection of organic produce the prices were very reasonable."
• "The prices were reasonable."
• "Good food shop there if you want real quality and something a little different."
• "Good quality products, a bit expensive, but you expect to pay more from a good farm shop."

Cons:

• "Pricey for what it is (a fresh orange juice for my daughter was £2.35 and my son's chips were £4.50 which I was surprised at)."
• "Lunch was very nice, if a little expensive."
• "Shop was small but had a good selection, but again, it was quite pricey."
• "Childs meal £6 for a canned hotdog in a dry breadbun and fries!"
• "Even the water was fancy and extortionate."
• "Slightly over priced, Service is not red hot."
• "The food was nice but overpriced for what you got, far."

Accessibility & Convenience

Pros:

• "The farm shop is also a must."
• "Well placed on A66 between Scotch Corner and M6."
• "Great place to stop on A66 for drinks/brunch/lunch etc."
• "Conveniently located just off the A66 with plenty of parking."
• "Easy access from both East and West bound A66 which is why we have used it for a few years now."
• "Perfect A66 stopping point for coffee/tea and food."
• "A lovely place to eat or coffee - very good farm shop - well worth a visit."

Cons:

• "Not what it used to be."
• "One toilet for the entire place is not enough on a rainy and windy day."
• "They desperately need to soften the scraping chair noise."
• "Just make sure you don't call in during the 30(ish) minutes they don't serve food!"
• "We find that people can't read the EXIT ONLY on the first gateway!"
• "Unfortunately we won’t be rushing back & cannot see how The Good Food magazine rated it as one of the UK top 10 farm shops."
• "Overall it was a disappointment."