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"This restaurant offers a nice variety of sandwiches and cakes, but it is on the pricier side. I was very disappointed to find out that they only accept card payments, which is why I am giving them a one-star rating. Customers should always have the choice to pay with cash. I will not be coming back here."
Telefon: +441206822007
Adresse: Elmstead Market, Tendring, United Kingdom, CO7 7FD
Reservierung, buchen
Stadt: Tendring
Donnerstag: 10:00-16:00
Freitag: 10:00-16:00
Samstag: 10:00-16:00
Gerichte: 6
Kategorien: 5
Bewertungen: 2084
After a long journey to visit the gardens our first stop was the tearooms. The choice of sandwiches was extremely disappointing. The only sandwiches with any salad in them were on gluten free bread, great if you are celiac, not so great if you’re not. The vast majority of the sandwiches were either vegetarian or vegan, again great if that is your preference but not so good if you’re not but overall nothing looked very appealing. Bland slices of bread trapped behind plastic sheeting. There were a couple of salads that looked very nice but as salad was for dinner we opted not to have those. We opted instead for panini’s what a mistake! Vile! Ham cheese tiny bit of flavourless ham with the text...
Have not been here since pre-covid so was shocked at the changes. My daughter and I are coeliacs and are used to having a reduced menu wherever we go. We've been happy to have a jacket potato on previous visits, but the only hot food offered today was carrot and coriander soup with bread or a cheese scone at £6.95! I had £1 taken off as there was no gluten free option to have with it. Rather pricey I thought. My daughter is a vegan and there was nothing to buy with a GF/vegan label, so she had nothing to eat at all. They used to have a bowl of fruit but even that has been withdrawn now. I suggest that whoever runs the tearoom has a rethink and get up to date with current trends. Ok you may s...
I was prewarned from reviews on here about the Chatto Tearooms, but the food was much worse than I could have imagined. It ought to be impossible for a tuna baguette to be so disgusting as to be inedible, but it was..... I visited 13/8/21 and the use by date on the pre packaged baguette was 15/8/21. I pity anybody who buys one of these after it's sat for another 2 days, growing soggier and more off putting than they were on the 13th. I cannot imagine it would still be safe to eat 2 days later, I was concerned about eating it as it was. The bread was rubbery on the outside, soggy on the inside. I removed the cucumber as it was dissolving. The tuna mix had no flavour at all, apart from the bri...
We love coming to the gardens and were looking forward to a lovely lunch, as we’d had previously, overlooking the gravel garden. We were disappointed to find everything had changed. The range of sandwiches was fairly limited and all packaged in plastic so there was a lot of waste. I feel sure Beth Chatto, who pioneered sustainability would not have done this. Cakes were okay. Cup of tea not as good as previously. No hot food any more. On the plus side there is a lot of outdoor seating, but we had my elderly parents with us and they found the benches very difficult. Sorry to write such a poor review but was very sad to see the waste in particular. The falafel french stick was quite tasty, and... Reserviere jetzt einen Tisch
We had a pot of tea for two, and two cakes. First the good. The tea was excellent and a large pot which we were very happy about. And plenty of outdoor tables half in shade/under cover. But now the not so good There were several large layer cakes which just seemed much bigger than we wanted so we ordered raspberry/coconut cake gluten free cake and a raspberry/almond bake. Given that it was gluten free the raspberry/coconut cake was quite nice, moist and tasty. But the raspberry/almond bake was inedible a very nasty and unpleasant flavour. The tearoom gain a point back for the quick response to our email (especially given it was Bank Holiday weekend).
Visited on Thursday 05th May 2022. Reviewed the gardens separately but found the tearoom, nursery and shop wonderful in themselves and they have the added bonus of being accessible without having to pay the OTT entry fee. Not great options if your on any sort of diet but putting that aside the pre-packed food choices were good. Could benefit from offering Jacket Potatoes. Great indoor and outdoor seating options including covered exterior seating near the nursery. One great thing was the size of the teapots and corresponding milk jugs, really generous and a real plus.
I recently went to this restaurant for afternoon tea and scones. I was surprised to be served the smallest amount of butter in a tiny dish, as if it had been carefully measured. The half teaspoon of jam was also served in a minuscule dish. I was disappointed that they did not provide a nice little pot of Tiptree jam like other places do, or wrapped butter portions. It seemed like they were trying to cut costs without lowering the prices.
After strolling through the gardens, we visited the café for some water, coffee, and cake. The cakes were delicious and the service from the friendly and efficient ladies was top-notch. We enjoyed our experience so much that we returned a few weeks later on our way to visit friends. We had ham and cheese toasties for lunch, followed by more delicious cakes. Yum! Reserviere jetzt einen Tisch
We’ve been here before but the relaunch has not improved things. Do yourself a favour and buy a sandwich and a can of coke from a petrol station and have them in the garden. You’ll pay two thirds of the price and the quality will be the same. Also weirdly, the prices marked on the shelves are sometimes *more* then you’ll actually pay.
This restaurant offers a nice variety of sandwiches and cakes, but it is on the pricier side. I was very disappointed to find out that they only accept card payments, which is why I am giving them a one-star rating. Customers should always have the choice to pay with cash. I will not be coming back here.
