点评:It’s been a while since I visited this underwhelming disappointment of a shop and I returned as I had been reassured that it was better than six years ago.
Good news, it’s not as bad as it was. That wouldn’t have been hard, a pretty low bar to jump. So, this time, staff that clearly didn’t want to be there both in the cafe and the shop. I love disinterested service and someone hovering over a half-eaten plate of (overpriced) cake with the optimistic expectancy that they can get you out of the place and clean up before closing time.
Maybe Sunday afternoon isn’t the best time to go. The meat and deli counters looked beyond tired. Think camp site shop in Dorset. Putting produce in a wooden box doesn’t elevate it to premium status.
Do yourself a favour and go to Waitrose. The cafe is better, the food is higher quality and staff give a damn.
翻译:我已经有一阵子没光顾这家糟糕透顶的店了,这次回来是因为听说它比六年前有所改善。
好消息是,现在没以前那么糟糕了。其实做到这点也不难,门槛实在很低。不过这一次,无论是咖啡馆还是商店,员工们都明显一副心不在焉、不愿工作的样子。我喜欢那种毫无私心、一心为顾客服务的态度——比如有人守在半吃了一半的(价格昂贵的)蛋糕旁,满怀希望地盼着能在打烊前帮你离开并清理干净现场。
也许周日下午并不是光顾的最佳时机。那里的肉类和熟食柜台看上去疲惫不堪;简直就像多塞特地区的露营地小卖部。把食品装在木盒里也并不能使其摇身变为高端商品啊。
听我一句劝吧,还是去Waitrose吧。那里的咖啡馆要更好些。食物质量更好,员工也真正用心对待工作。