The Rhubarb Shed Cafe Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The home made piccalilli was excellent, so good I bought a jar to bring home."
• "The full English breakfast here is fully English. The Crisp tasty sausages is the best I ever had."
• "The food is always fresh, tasty and plentiful."
• "The slow cook beef was so tender, definitely recommend."
• "The food is handmade and they have daily specials to choose from which tasted great."
• "Absolutely delicious!"
• "The food was fantastic and very tasty."

Cons:

• "Gone down hill ..need to change the oil ..chips greasy and brown omelette flat and not much filling."
• "However today ordered ploughmans lunch the meat was dry and the bread was stale to the point it crumbled into pieces."
• "Would have liked a bit more flavour in the sausages."
• "They served spicy southern fried chicken as chicken goujons for kids menu which was even too spicy for me."
• "I ordered scrambled eggs on toast and I found that the eggs looked grey and tasted off and the bread was dry and hard."
• "Had quiche and chips nothing to write home about."
• "Been here several times and liked it so much that I have taken friends to it. However, today I was dissappointed to be served a re-heated baked potato that was not cooked today."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are lovely and they can’t do enough for you."
• "Our waitress was very accommodating with our many allergies and fussy requests."
• "Staff are always very attentive."
• "Staff were excellent and attentive."
• "The staff were very enthusiastic and clearly enjoyed their work."
• "The staff are welcoming, warm and accommodating."
• "The staff are so attentive and the food absolutely faultless."

Cons:

• "The staff were slow and inattentive."
• "Order completely mixed up."
• "Was told by the main lady no seats were available unless we had a reservation."
• "It also seemed as we were forgotten and it took some tome to be attended to."
• "Tea pots not refilled unless we asked."
• "However it was very noisy and the staff radios seemed a little excessive for a tea rooms."
• "We asked the other waitress why no body informed us about the kitchen's closing time and she said that 'one of your friends he uses to work here and he knowns the closing time'."

Ambiance & Location

Pros:

• "Brilliant food, lovely place to take you little ones as there is a miniature farm next door!"
• "The surroundings and restaurant itself are gorgeous."
• "Lovely farm/cottage feel to the cafe."
• "It was a very relaxed atmosphere, I would highly recommend it."
• "Fantastic comfortable atmosphere and a mix of people from all ages."
• "It just has a really cosy, rustic yet homely vibe."
• "The planting in the gardens is fantastic, very bee friendly and to sit outside in the sunshine is a treat."

Cons:

• "Only very slight criticism is the table by the door to the stairs is very drafty."
• "Looks a really nice place to eat but on last two occasions after traveling 35 mins to taste the food have been turned around at the door stating no room at the inn. ☹️."
• "Outside area is not level so it was difficult to navigate in my wheelchair."
• "It was a bit noisy but otherwise a good atmosphere."
• "Could have done with a little shade outside on a particularly sunny day."
• "Downstairs gets very noisy."
• "The acoustics are terrible."

Value

Pros:

• "Really good value for the superb taste and excellent presentation."
• "Always good portion sizes for a reasonable price."
• "Delicious food, great value."
• "The portions were very generous for the price too."
• "Quality food at a good price."
• "The value for money was an added bonus."
• "We had drinks and cakes and for 4 of us it came to £22. Really good value!"

Cons:

• "Won't be returning."
• "If I was you I wouldn't waste your money."
• "I found a full English breakfast for two with a pot tea for two on the expensive side @ £28."
• "Coffee very nice but the cake portions were very small."
• "The booking was initially for two but changed to 3 at last moment and as a result of that there was only seating upstairs which is nice but being disabled it was a struggle to get upstairs."
• "Very nice. Bit crammed and very busy but food was very nice."
• "It is a little bit tight but still enough room to get round a table."

Accessibility & Accommodation

Pros:

• "You can see how much effort they put in to cater for dietary requirements."
• "They had options available for vegetarians and vegans."
• "Parking is plentiful and within a minute of the Shed."
• "Also easy to park."
• "Kids can also check out the animals as well."
• "Catered for gluten and lactose free plus vegetarian and vegan."
• "Adequate parking & I believe it's wheelchair friendly here."

Cons:

• "No seats were available unless we had a reservation."
• "Room really small."
• "One disabled parking space next to cafe and free parking a small walk away situated off manor Lane."
• "The booking was initially for two but changed to 3 at last moment and as a result of that there was only seating upstairs which is nice but being disabled it was a struggle to get upstairs."
• "It is a little bit tight but still enough room to get round a table."
• "With a little uneven ground from the car park to the cafe."
• "We asked the other waitress why no body informed us about the kitchen's closing time and she said that 'one of your friends he uses to work here and he knowns the closing time'."