点评:A little lacking in Christmas Cheer?
No advanced booking required for Christmas lunch, so 3 of us rocked up to the restaurant at around 1300hours in eager anticipation.
Surprised to find only a few cars in the parking area, we wondered if something was wrong - we had expected a queue out through the door - but upon entry we found only 2 tables occupied.
There was a cute Christmas Scene on display in the entrance porch which had dolls house - it’s front a-jar so the inside rooms and the contents could be seen. A work of art which must have taken many hours … there were various rooms and each was filled with items of furniture, soft furnishings and figures. I’m sure that many children would be delighted if Santa were to deliver such a present 💕
Christmas music was sorftly playing and we were offered our choice of table along with the Christmas lunch menu.
Our order was easy - 3 of the same - Christmas loaded chip, and our meals arrived around 5 minutes later (piping hot).
One of our party went to the water service area and carried beverages to us (with lemon or without - both available).
I must admit, I felt it rather a strange mix of service … with orders taken at the table by a pleasant waitress, (who also served our food served to the table) - why would it be that customers are then expected to collect and serve (and especially
when there were so few people dining) - just an observation on my part
🤔??
The 3 very pale chipolata sausages, the turkey, ham, stuffing, cranberry and gravy all came - served together in a bowl (just the way you expect loaded chips to be) and looked somewhat appealing. In hindsight I wish I had asked for
my gravy to be served separately as it was a tad ‘go-wee’ for me by the time I
munched my way through half of the
portion.
Fair to say (I believe), the
charge of £13.50 for a
single bowl of food (with not a seasonal vegetable in sight) seems a little expensive - although granted, some may not agree.
And so, we decided to head home for dessert and coffee ….. I for one was exceedingly disappointed. I expected more from a ‘ Mill Farm Deli and I would have said so had I been asked (honestly)! The entire dish was extremely salty - was it the ham? The gravy? Thankfully my friends agreed - indeed one mentioned ‘sickly sweet’ … and as the chef had already left there was no point in asking him. Perhaps it was quiet for a reason - I’ll let you decide for yourself, but do yourself a favour avoid the Christmas loaded chips to AND asleep for the gravy to be served separately- just incase.
翻译:圣诞节的气氛有点淡?
圣诞午餐不需要提前预订,所以我们三个人下午 1 点左右就满怀期待地来到餐厅。
停车区停着几辆车,我们很惊讶,还以为出了什么问题——我们原本以为门口会排起长队——但进门后发现只有两张桌子有人。
入口门廊上展示了一个可爱的圣诞场景,里面有一个娃娃屋——前面是半开的,所以可以看到里面的房间和里面的东西。这是一件艺术品,一定花了好几个小时……有各种各样的房间,每个房间都摆满了家具、软装饰和人物。我相信如果圣诞老人送来这样的礼物,很多孩子都会很高兴 💕
圣诞音乐轻轻地响起,我们可以选择桌子,还可以选择圣诞午餐菜单。
我们的订单很简单——3 份相同的圣诞薯条,大约 5 分钟后,餐点就送到了(热气腾腾)。
我们其中一人去了供水区,给我们端来了饮料(有柠檬或无柠檬——两种都有)。
我必须承认,我觉得这是一种相当奇怪的服务组合……一位和蔼可亲的女服务员在餐桌上为我们点餐(她还将食物送到我们的餐桌上)——为什么顾客需要自己去拿、上菜(尤其是
用餐的人这么少的时候)——这只是我个人的观察 🤔??
3 根颜色很淡的 chipolata 香肠、火鸡、火腿、馅料、蔓越莓和肉汁都端了上来——一起盛在一个碗里(就像你想象的薯条一样),看起来有点诱人。现在回想起来,我真希望我要求把肉汁单独端上来,因为当我吃掉一半的时候,肉汁对我来说有点“太咸了”。公平地说(我相信),一碗食物(没有时令蔬菜)要收 13.50 英镑,似乎有点贵——尽管有些人可能不同意。因此,我们决定回家吃甜点和喝咖啡……我个人非常失望。我对 Mill Farm Deli 的期望更高,如果有人问我(老实说),我会这么说!整道菜都非常咸——是火腿的原因吗?肉汁的原因?谢天谢地,我的朋友们同意了——事实上,有人提到“甜得发腻”……而且由于厨师已经离开了,问他也没用。也许安静是有原因的——我让你自己决定,但请帮自己一个忙,避免吃圣诞节薯条,并且睡着等待单独上桌的肉汁——以防万一。