点评:Visited Westport Lake Visitor Centre while passing through. The setting itself is lovely — nice walks around the lake and plenty of wildlife, which makes for a really pleasant environment.
Unfortunately, the café experience didn’t match the surroundings. We ordered egg on toast (with an extra egg and asked for brown bread), a sausage sandwich, a double espresso, a carton of strawberry milkshake, and a lemon muffin. The total came to £18, which already felt on the higher side for what we ordered.
The coffee arrived quickly, but the food took over half an hour — and only after having to go back up and ask about it again. By that point, the drinks had long been finished, and even the cake had been eaten before the breakfast arrived.
When the food did arrive, the order wasn’t correct: no extra egg, not served on brown bread as requested, and the “double” espresso was actually just a single. We also weren’t given any cutlery and had to go and find some ourselves.
What stood out most was the lack of acknowledgement — no apology for the delay, and the overall impression was that we were more of an inconvenience than customers.
To be fair, the place itself looked clean and well-kept, and it’s great to see things like solar energy use and even free fruit available — those are definite positives. But unfortunately, the service let the whole experience down.
Won’t be visiting again — though I suppose that’s less of an issue since I likely won’t be passing through again either.
翻译:路过韦斯特波特湖游客中心时顺道参观了一下。那里的环境很美——环湖漫步,野生动物众多,令人心旷神怡。
可惜的是,咖啡馆的体验却与周围的环境格格不入。我们点了吐司煎蛋(加了一个鸡蛋,并要求用全麦面包)、香肠三明治、双份浓缩咖啡、一盒草莓奶昔和一个柠檬松饼。总共花了18英镑,感觉这个价格对于我们点的东西来说有点贵。
咖啡很快就上来了,但食物却等了半个多小时——而且还是在我们再次上前询问之后才上的。那时,饮料早就喝完了,就连蛋糕都吃光了,早餐才送到。
食物终于上来了,但订单却错了:没有加鸡蛋,也没有按要求用全麦面包,所谓的“双份”浓缩咖啡实际上只有一份。而且,他们也没有给我们餐具,我们只好自己去找。
最令人印象深刻的是他们完全没有意识到我们的到来——既没有为延误道歉,也没有其他任何顾虑,给人的感觉是,我们更像是他们的麻烦而不是顾客。
平心而论,这家店本身看起来干净整洁,而且使用太阳能,甚至还提供免费水果,这些都很不错——绝对是加分项。但可惜的是,糟糕的服务毁了整个体验。
我不会再来了——不过,我想这倒也不是什么大问题,因为我可能也不会再路过这里了。