Stables - Mid Sussex

Absolutely dreadful! Quality of food diabolical not worth £8 for a ciabatta. Really a total let down for such wonderful venue, Wakehurst and Kew should be ashamed. £8 for an uncooked, bland and totally unimaginative sandwich is a joke. Rest of food on display not on par with a setting such as Wakehurst.

After a very enjoyable walk around the estate yesterday we stopped at the cafe for a drink and piece of cake, I think it’s fair to say that the cafe at Wakehurst has never been particularly cheap but in the past it’s always represented reasonable value for money, Yesterday however this was not the case. I chose a piece of Raspberry and Pistachio Tiffin which cost something like £3.75. The triangular portion of cake I was served was about half the size of what one might reasonably expect to be given in a cafe such as this or at a National Trust property. I estimate the size to have been around 9cm square so that works out at a cost of about 42p per square cm. This is more expensive than the most exotic cake that can be brought at Selfridges or Borough Market and to be blunt is taking the ****. I am not a cheapskate and don’t expect something for nothing but I do expect value for money. The cake tasted okay but was nothing special. Ditto for the coffee. Next time I’ll just buy a coffee, take my own cake, and sit outside.

Excellent, friendly service, great food by Simon and staff and served by his helpful mother and staff. Korean chicken and potato wedges absolutely delicious. Lots of salad choices, and jackets etc an absolute find! Well done.

Once again this resturant has left me bereft of words, my husband and I had coffee before our walk and I have seen better swill. The coffee was disgusting, that is if they used any actual coffee. Along with this, what was in the cup was cold. Also it amazes me that a black Americano is the same price as a cappuchino

Choice of food was stodgy and uninspiring. No salads, Not worth visiting. Water one-time cups were not recyclable. Not worth the visit.