Thinking it would be a nice warm place for breakfast on a cold morning, we headed to the Sheoak Cafe. We were wrong.
The staff are far too busy to do menial tasks like delivering your cutlery to the table, so there's a bit of a "do it yourself" vibe when you walk in.
Note: there is a sign saying they prefer cash payments because they need to pay their suppliers in cash. Cards are still accepted though.
"Belgian hot chocolate" tasted more like a cup of lukewarm sugared milk, with extra sugar and no extra warm. No chocolate flavour about it at all. Took a while to even taste it after having to delve through a good third of the cup filled with foam, and chocolate powder liberally sprinkled across the cup, spoon, saucer, and anything else within reach.
Pear & raspberry bread arrived. Cut far too thick to eat. More like cake than bread. I'll be on a sugar high all day. The tiny portion of butter to accompany it sat sadly at the bottom its tiny dish.
Sourdough toast was light and fluffy and entirely lacking in body. Like a squishy dried out cloud. I admit I'm a fan of hearty breads, so others may prefer the light fluffy air filled kind.
Whatever was added to the baked beans gave them a burned taste - probably not what the cook intended.... or was it? Maybe they were going for the "home on the range" flavour?
Big breakfast was indeed big. It's a shame the tomatoes were underripe and cold. Poached eggs were overcooked and cold. The beacon and sausages were also served cold.
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