点评:Hugely dissappointing experience. On early arrival and on asking we were told as we were 1st class passengers for afternoon tea that we would have a tray each of food and wouldn't need anything else after. So we didn't eat anything prior to our journey. As the train left the tray (not trays) came with a selection of cakes and 3 finger sandwiches each. The tuna and onion sandwiches were reasonably filled but the hummus and smashed avocado filling was so thin that the sandwiches felt dry to eat (pics attached). Although previous replies to comments on the cakes saying they were freshly made locally I seriously doubt this. The scones were tiny and dry definately not freshly made and the fresh thick cream was on the turn (you could smell it and taste it) so the scones weren't eaten. The other bite size cakes were of no better quality. Similar to what you would find in a costa coffee shop. So basically we left hungry. The large pot of tea for two came with one teabag in it so weak tea all round even after squeezing the life out of the teabag!! We had to ask for milk as well.
The steam train was definately very nostalgic as well as intitial thoughts on the train itself. First class compartments were basic and windows were dirty. On the outward/inward bound trips the seating in the 1st class compartments are roadside so lovely views of houses, cars and some countryside but miss out really on the Cairngorm wilderness views without getting out of your seat and standing in the corridor. It is a very short journey which was fine but the train stopped around 44 minutes of the 105 minute journey at the 2 stations. The only plus side of this journey was the young 16 year old who did his best to serve us and was a very polite young man top marks to him.
All in all you are paying for the experience of being pulled by a steam train but as for the food absolutely not worth it for £150 and for that main reason we would not return.
翻译:非常令人失望的体验。我们提前到达,询问后得知,由于我们是头等舱乘客,下午茶时每人会得到一份餐盘,之后无需再额外准备。因此,我们在出发前什么也没吃。火车开动后,餐盘(不是几份)送来了,上面摆放着各种蛋糕和每人三个手指三明治。金枪鱼洋葱三明治馅料尚可,但鹰嘴豆泥和牛油果泥馅料太薄,导致三明治吃起来很干(附图)。虽然之前有人评论说蛋糕是当地新鲜制作的,但我对此深表怀疑。司康饼又小又干,绝对不是新鲜出炉的,而且鲜奶油都变质了(闻起来和尝起来都像变质了),所以我们一口也没吃。其他一口大小的蛋糕质量也好不到哪里去,跟Costa咖啡店里的差不多。总之,我们饿着肚子离开了。一大壶双人份的茶里只有一个茶包,所以即使把茶包挤得稀巴烂,茶的味道也淡得像水一样!我们还得另外要牛奶。
蒸汽火车确实让人感到怀旧,就像我对火车本身的第一印象一样。头等车厢很简陋,窗户也很脏。去程/回程时,头等车厢的座位靠路边,所以能看到一些房屋、汽车和乡村景色,但如果不离开座位走到走廊里,就看不到凯恩戈姆山脉的荒野风光了。旅程很短,这倒没什么,但火车在105分钟的行程中,在两个车站停了大约44分钟。这次旅行唯一的亮点是一位16岁的年轻乘务员,他尽力为我们服务,而且非常有礼貌,必须给他点个赞。
总而言之,你付钱是为了体验被蒸汽火车牵引的感觉,但至于食物,150英镑绝对不值,这也是我们不会再来的主要原因。