Tea Rooms, Crofton Pumping Station.

Location - Crofton Pumping Station,
Crofton,
Marlborough,
Wiltshire,
SN8 3DW.  

Website - http://www.croftonbeamengines.org/


Date of Visit - 07/08/2014



The Food

6 -Pickled Onion. A little sharp for my tastes, but worked well. Crisp.
6 -Pickle. Pickle was quite sharp too, but still worked in this combo.
10 -Cheese / Ham. A generous, but far from excessive lump of beautiful Cheddar and a lovely piece of Brie.
8 -Bread. The bread was really good.
4 -Spread (better be butter, or a choice). Packet butter. Nice and soft.
5 -Presentation. A classic ploughmans well presented. Very nice.
4 -Salad, etc. Fresh, Crisp, tasty.
2 -Originality. It seems a bit mean to accuse it of no orriginality, because it was lovely to eat, beautiful to look at, and prepared by volunteers (I really want to give it 5 just for the love put into it).  


Food total: 45

Beverages

9 - Tea.  Near perfection.  A touch more milk, and a bowl of sugar would have scored 10! 

Drinks Total: 9

The venue

7 -Service. Order in the cafe, and it is brought to you. Service was a tad random, but it was friendly, and everything was delivered in good order.  Once again I feel a bit mean giving 7 not 8, as it is volunteers working here, and they do a fantastic job - but if it was a pub, it might have been a 6.
10 -Atmosphere - lovely little cafe. I sat outside and ate in the sunshine looking across Wilton Water & the Wiltshire countryside on a beautiful summers day.  For that it should have 20 out of 10!
5 -Location - as above, a rural idyl. I want to give it more than 5.
3 -Toilets. Very clean and functional.  7 out of 10 would be better.....


Venue total: 25


Score: 79


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