Colby Woodland Garden
Location -
Colby Woodland Garden,
Narberth
SA67 8PP
Website -
Date of Visit -
28/09/2017
The Food - OK, this wasn't called a ploughmans either, but it has all the qualities. It was a cheese and ham Salad.
6 -Pickled Onion. Argh - there was no pickled onion, but then it wasn't called a ploughmans. I have really been caught out by my own criteria here, and that is a shame, because it was all round outstanding. I will cheat - there was onion in the salad, and it had a dressing upon it, and that contained vinegar. I have to say, this is more welcome than some of the mouth disolving disappointments of onions I have had in the past.
10 -Pickle. Top top home made Piccalilli. Ohh, it was very nice and perfect with the cheese and ham!
10 -Cheese / Ham. Look at it! Just look. The ham was home cooked and from Wales, tasty in in vast quantity. I opted for the salad as i wanted something lighter (on reduced rations at the moment) but ended up with this. The cheese too was a lovely Welsh Cheddar, and supplied in ample quantity.
10 -Bread. I was in bread heaven! Local one more and dangerously fresh. Soft on the inside, and yet nice and crusty on the outer, a real "breaddy" flavour to it. Yum!
5 -Spread (better be butter, or a choice). Butter, butter, butter - tasty and soft to spread. Top marks
3 -Presentation. Slight slip on the presentation. Who cares, it's not a professional kitchen, but still produced by talented and passionate cooks. Hats off to the National Trust tea rooms (if I had more time, guess what else I would review).
5 -Salad, etc. Top salad, fresh, tasty and just the right amount of dressing - not dry, not going for a swim.
4 -Originality. Hmmm. Couscous is not a favourite of mine, to be honest. Whilst it has no place on a ploughmans, this is officially a salad. Perhaps a bit too much Carb with the bread, but it was actually very nice! Ohh, there was a tip top coleslaw on there too. Yum.
Food total: 53
Beverages
10 - Tea. It was amazing. Plenty of milk, Lots in the pot, spare water, tasty, hot refreshing, ace. Local apple juice and other delights avaialble too.
Drinks Total: 10
The venue
8 -Service. A tad slow, but it was sort of the wrong time of day, and towards the end of the season, but really rather good all considered.
8 -Atmosphere. Very pleasant, relaxed. Might be a bit different in the height of summer, though.
5 -Location. Top location. Beautiful in every way.
3 -Toilets. an unusual slip from the National trust here - the sink was broken, and suggested had washing hand in the sink in the disabled toilets. Not terribly practical, but I suspect only temporary.
Venue total: 24
Score: 87
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