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VERY DISAPPOINTING – CERTAINLY NOT THE “HOMEMADE SUNDAY CARVERY AND DESSERTS” WE EXPECTED
The Castle Green的点评
点评：VERY DISAPPOINTING – CERTAINLY NOT THE “HOMEMADE SUNDAY CARVERY AND DESSERTS” WE EXPECTED
We visited The Castle Green in Lampeter today for Sunday lunch. Before going, I had seen their advertisement for a “homemade Sunday carvery and desserts” and, with an impressive 4.9 rating on TripAdvisor from over 600 reviews, we were really looking forward to it.
Unfortunately, our experience couldn't have been further from our expectations.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
From outside, first impressions were actually good. It looks like a nice establishment, although parking was a little tricky when you're unfamiliar with the area. We did manage to find a space in the next street.
Once inside, however, things changed rather quickly.
As you enter the restaurant, there is a glass door next to the bar which, bizarrely, was filled to the brim with toilet rolls on the other side.
The restaurant itself felt extremely dated and cluttered. There seemed to be ornaments everywhere, with a mixture of Art Deco pieces and items that looked as though they had been handed down through generations or picked up at a car boot sale.
It's such a shame because there are some potentially beautiful features, including a lovely chandelier at the back of the restaurant.
The table decorations consisted of small plastic flowers in what looked like shot glasses, unlit tea lights and wine glasses containing bright orange paper napkins.
More concerningly, our table was so sticky that I could barely move my placemat.
My partner was also sitting on a chair with a fabric cover over it. The cover was absolutely filthy and visibly ingrained with dirt. Quite frankly, it was unpleasant to be sitting on and certainly not something you want to notice when you're about to eat.
THE CARVERY
There seemed to be an extraordinary number of staff congregating around the bain-marie.
One person was carving the meat while two young waitresses continuously stirred and served the vegetables. At one point I counted SIX members of staff gathered around this area.
I've never been to a carvery where customers aren't generally able to serve their own vegetables.
I appreciate that having a member of staff available to assist anyone who needs help could be a lovely touch, but having two people standing over the vegetables, constantly stirring and portioning them out, felt unnecessary and, if I'm honest, a little intimidating.
If the concern is customers handling hot utensils, perhaps proper serving spoons rather than what appeared to be dessert spoons would be a better solution.
I eventually made a point of serving my own vegetables because, personally, part of the appeal of a carvery is choosing what you want and how much of it you want.
I also noticed an older gentleman repeatedly coming from the kitchen to replenish the carvery. Unfortunately, his black trainers were visibly covered in food, which wasn't particularly pleasant to see.
THE FOOD
There was a very good choice of meat: lamb, beef, pork and turkey. Three of us chose beef and one chose pork.
Sadly, this was where the food really began to disappoint.
The beef had a stringy, brisket-like texture and was extremely salty and over-seasoned. The pork was similarly stringy and unfortunately very dry.
This was particularly disappointing because the meat actually looked and smelled delicious.
The Yorkshire puddings appeared to be frozen rather than homemade.
Next to the meat was a pale, runny mixture. I had to ask what it was and was told it was stuffing.
Honestly, it resembled porridge in both appearance and consistency. Unfortunately, it tasted no better than it looked.
The roast potatoes tasted like frozen roasties that had been deep-fried and then kept warm, leaving them extremely dry.
The parsnips appeared to have been cut into small pieces and deep-fried. They were bland and unseasoned.
The carrots at least appeared fresh.
The mushy peas tasted tinned and were extremely sloppy, which wasn't helped by them being continually stirred.
The mashed potato was bland and unremarkable.
There was also broccoli and cauliflower cheese. Again, this was continually stirred to the point that the broccoli had practically turned to mush. To me, it tasted like frozen vegetables in a cheese sauce rather than anything resembling a homemade cauliflower cheese.
There was also cabbage and a swede and parsnip mash, which I didn't try, so I can't fairly comment on those.
And then there was the gravy.
It was thin and watery, with some small pieces of beef in it, but it certainly didn't taste homemade to me. It tasted much more like gravy granules mixed with meat juices.
THE “HOMEMADE” DESSERTS
By this point I was incredibly disappointed, but given that homemade desserts were specifically advertised, I hoped pudding might redeem the meal.
A young waiter handed me his notepad containing the dessert choices and I ordered berry crumble with custard.
The custard tasted instant.
The crumble had very little crumble topping and appeared to have been microwaved for so long that it was stuck to the bowl and became increasingly solid as it cooled.
My partner ordered pavlova.
What arrived appeared to be a shop-bought meringue with berries in the middle, squirty cream and a scoop of ice cream.
Again, certainly not what I would personally describe as a homemade dessert.
£87 FOR FOUR PEOPLE
Our bill came to £87 for four people – four carvery dinners, three desserts and four soft drinks.
Had we eaten a genuinely homemade, tasty Sunday lunch followed by homemade desserts, I would have happily considered £87 money well spent.
Unfortunately, that simply wasn't our experience.
I'm not usually someone who writes negative reviews, and I certainly don't expect fine dining from a Sunday carvery. But when a restaurant specifically advertises “homemade Sunday carvery and desserts”, I think it's reasonable for customers to expect considerably more of the food to actually taste and appear homemade.
Perhaps we visited on an unusually bad day, because the overwhelmingly positive reviews – particularly a 4.9 rating from more than 600 reviews – genuinely leave me baffled.
For us, it was an extremely disappointing Sunday lunch and, sadly, not somewhere we would return to.
We visited The Castle Green in Lampeter today for Sunday lunch. Before going, I had seen their advertisement for a “homemade Sunday carvery and desserts” and, with an impressive 4.9 rating on TripAdvisor from over 600 reviews, we were really looking forward to it.
Unfortunately, our experience couldn't have been further from our expectations.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
From outside, first impressions were actually good. It looks like a nice establishment, although parking was a little tricky when you're unfamiliar with the area. We did manage to find a space in the next street.
Once inside, however, things changed rather quickly.
As you enter the restaurant, there is a glass door next to the bar which, bizarrely, was filled to the brim with toilet rolls on the other side.
The restaurant itself felt extremely dated and cluttered. There seemed to be ornaments everywhere, with a mixture of Art Deco pieces and items that looked as though they had been handed down through generations or picked up at a car boot sale.
It's such a shame because there are some potentially beautiful features, including a lovely chandelier at the back of the restaurant.
The table decorations consisted of small plastic flowers in what looked like shot glasses, unlit tea lights and wine glasses containing bright orange paper napkins.
More concerningly, our table was so sticky that I could barely move my placemat.
My partner was also sitting on a chair with a fabric cover over it. The cover was absolutely filthy and visibly ingrained with dirt. Quite frankly, it was unpleasant to be sitting on and certainly not something you want to notice when you're about to eat.
THE CARVERY
There seemed to be an extraordinary number of staff congregating around the bain-marie.
One person was carving the meat while two young waitresses continuously stirred and served the vegetables. At one point I counted SIX members of staff gathered around this area.
I've never been to a carvery where customers aren't generally able to serve their own vegetables.
I appreciate that having a member of staff available to assist anyone who needs help could be a lovely touch, but having two people standing over the vegetables, constantly stirring and portioning them out, felt unnecessary and, if I'm honest, a little intimidating.
If the concern is customers handling hot utensils, perhaps proper serving spoons rather than what appeared to be dessert spoons would be a better solution.
I eventually made a point of serving my own vegetables because, personally, part of the appeal of a carvery is choosing what you want and how much of it you want.
I also noticed an older gentleman repeatedly coming from the kitchen to replenish the carvery. Unfortunately, his black trainers were visibly covered in food, which wasn't particularly pleasant to see.
THE FOOD
There was a very good choice of meat: lamb, beef, pork and turkey. Three of us chose beef and one chose pork.
Sadly, this was where the food really began to disappoint.
The beef had a stringy, brisket-like texture and was extremely salty and over-seasoned. The pork was similarly stringy and unfortunately very dry.
This was particularly disappointing because the meat actually looked and smelled delicious.
The Yorkshire puddings appeared to be frozen rather than homemade.
Next to the meat was a pale, runny mixture. I had to ask what it was and was told it was stuffing.
Honestly, it resembled porridge in both appearance and consistency. Unfortunately, it tasted no better than it looked.
The roast potatoes tasted like frozen roasties that had been deep-fried and then kept warm, leaving them extremely dry.
The parsnips appeared to have been cut into small pieces and deep-fried. They were bland and unseasoned.
The carrots at least appeared fresh.
The mushy peas tasted tinned and were extremely sloppy, which wasn't helped by them being continually stirred.
The mashed potato was bland and unremarkable.
There was also broccoli and cauliflower cheese. Again, this was continually stirred to the point that the broccoli had practically turned to mush. To me, it tasted like frozen vegetables in a cheese sauce rather than anything resembling a homemade cauliflower cheese.
There was also cabbage and a swede and parsnip mash, which I didn't try, so I can't fairly comment on those.
And then there was the gravy.
It was thin and watery, with some small pieces of beef in it, but it certainly didn't taste homemade to me. It tasted much more like gravy granules mixed with meat juices.
THE “HOMEMADE” DESSERTS
By this point I was incredibly disappointed, but given that homemade desserts were specifically advertised, I hoped pudding might redeem the meal.
A young waiter handed me his notepad containing the dessert choices and I ordered berry crumble with custard.
The custard tasted instant.
The crumble had very little crumble topping and appeared to have been microwaved for so long that it was stuck to the bowl and became increasingly solid as it cooled.
My partner ordered pavlova.
What arrived appeared to be a shop-bought meringue with berries in the middle, squirty cream and a scoop of ice cream.
Again, certainly not what I would personally describe as a homemade dessert.
£87 FOR FOUR PEOPLE
Our bill came to £87 for four people – four carvery dinners, three desserts and four soft drinks.
Had we eaten a genuinely homemade, tasty Sunday lunch followed by homemade desserts, I would have happily considered £87 money well spent.
Unfortunately, that simply wasn't our experience.
I'm not usually someone who writes negative reviews, and I certainly don't expect fine dining from a Sunday carvery. But when a restaurant specifically advertises “homemade Sunday carvery and desserts”, I think it's reasonable for customers to expect considerably more of the food to actually taste and appear homemade.
Perhaps we visited on an unusually bad day, because the overwhelmingly positive reviews – particularly a 4.9 rating from more than 600 reviews – genuinely leave me baffled.
For us, it was an extremely disappointing Sunday lunch and, sadly, not somewhere we would return to.
翻译：非常失望——绝对不是我们期待的“自制周日烤肉大餐与甜点”
今天我们去兰皮特的Castle Green餐厅享用周日午餐。出发前，我看到了他们宣传的“自制周日烤肉大餐与甜点”。鉴于该餐厅在TripAdvisor上获得了600多条评论，评分高达4.9分，我们原本满怀期待。
可惜，实际体验与我们的期望相去甚远。
第一印象
从外部来看……第一印象其实不错。这家店看起来挺不错的，不过对于不太熟悉周边环境的人来说，停车倒是有点麻烦。不过我们最终还是在旁边的街上找到了停车位。
然而，一进店后情况就迅速发生了变化。
走进餐厅后，吧台旁边有一扇玻璃门，奇怪的是，门的另一侧竟然堆满了卫生纸。
整个餐厅给人的感觉非常陈旧且杂乱无章。到处都摆满了装饰品。房间里混杂着一些装饰艺术风格的摆件，还有一些看起来像是代代相传或是从旧货市场上淘来的物品。
真是可惜，因为这里其实有一些颇具美感的元素，比如餐厅后方有一盏非常漂亮的吊灯。
桌上的装饰品则是装在类似小酒杯里的塑料小花、没有点燃的茶烛，以及装着亮橙色餐巾纸的葡萄酒杯。
更令人担忧的是……我们的桌子黏得要命，我几乎无法移动桌垫。
我的同伴则坐在一把套有布套的椅子上。那个布套脏得不成样子，上面满是难以清洗的污渍。坦率地说，坐在上面实在很不舒服，绝对不是那种你希望在即将用餐时看到的状况。
自助烤肉区
似乎有大量工作人员聚集在水浴保温装置周围。一个人正在切肉，而两名年轻的女服务员则不停地搅拌并分装蔬菜。有一次我数了数，居然有六名工作人员聚集在那个区域。
我从未去过那种顾客通常无法自行取用蔬菜的自助烤肉店。
我理解安排工作人员协助有需要的顾客这种做法或许是件好事，但让两个人守在蔬菜旁边，不停地搅拌并分装蔬菜，实在……觉得没必要，说实话，还有点令人望而却步。
如果担心顾客会用到热的餐具，或许使用合适的餐勺，而非看起来像甜品勺的那种，会是更好的解决办法。
最后我决定亲自给客人添送蔬菜，因为就我个人而言，自助烤肉的魅力就在于能自由选择自己想要的食物及其分量。
我还注意到有位年长的先生不断从厨房出来为自助区添货。可惜的是……他的黑色运动鞋上明显沾满了食物残渣，看着实在不太舒服。
**食物**
肉类种类相当丰富：羊肉、牛肉、猪肉和火鸡肉。我们三个人选择了牛肉，一个人选择了猪肉。
可惜，从这一刻起，食物开始让人失望了。
牛肉的口感像牛胸肉一样粗糙且多纤维，而且咸度极高、调味过度。猪肉同样口感粗糙，更糟糕的是干得要命。这真的很令人失望，因为那块肉看起来和闻起来都相当美味。
那些约克郡布丁似乎是冷冻品，而非手工制作的。
肉的旁边有一种颜色苍白且呈液态的混合物。我询问那是什么，得到的答复说是馅料。
说实话，无论从外观还是质地来看，它都像燕麦粥。可惜的是，它的味道也和它的外观一样糟糕。
那些烤土豆尝起来就像是经过油炸后又被保温处理的冷冻薯块罢了。这些食物被弄得极其干硬。
那些欧洲防风草似乎被切成小块后油炸过。它们没什么味道，也没有任何调味。
至少那些胡萝卜看起来还算新鲜。
那些豌豆泥则带有罐头食品的味道，而且稀得不行，不断搅拌更是让它们变得一团糟。
土豆泥同样没什么味道，平平无奇。
还有西兰花和花椰菜配奶酪。这道菜也被不停地搅拌，以至于西兰花几乎变成了泥。对我来说……它的味道就像是裹着奶酪酱的冷冻蔬菜，完全称不上是那种家常制作的花椰菜奶酪料理。
还有卷心菜，以及瑞典芜菁和欧洲防风草制成的泥状物，不过我没尝，所以实在没法评价。
再就是肉汁了。
它很稀，水汪汪的，里面还有些小块牛肉，但在我看来绝对不是家常制作的味道。它更像是把肉汁与肉汁调味粉混合而成的产物。
那些“家常”制作的甜点
到了这时，我已经失望透顶了。不过，既然菜单上特别宣传了自制甜点，我便指望布丁能挽回这顿饭的档次。
一位年轻的侍者递给我记有甜点选项的记事本，我点了莓果酥配蛋奶沙司。
那蛋奶沙司尝起来像是速溶的。
至于莓果酥，上面的酥皮少得可怜，看起来似乎被微波炉加热了太久，以至于黏在了碗底；冷却后更是变得愈发坚硬。
我的伴侣则点了巴夫洛瓦甜点。送来的东西看起来就是一家店里买的蛋白霜甜点：中间有浆果、挤了鲜奶油，还有一勺冰淇淋。
同样，这绝对不是我心目中“自家制作的甜点”。
四人用餐，花费87英镑
我们四个人一共花了87英镑——包括了四份自助餐、三份甜点以及四杯软饮料。
如果我们吃到的是真正由家里制作、美味可口的周日午餐，再配上自制的甜点，我肯定会觉得这87英镑花得值。
可惜，事实并非如此。实际情况并非如此。
我通常不会写负面评价，当然也不指望一家提供周日烤肉餐的餐厅能提供高档餐饮。不过，当一家餐厅特意宣传“手工制作的周日烤肉及甜点”时，顾客自然有理由期望这些食物在口味和外观上都真正体现出“手工制作”的特点。
也许我们去的那天情况格外糟糕吧，因为绝大多数评价都是正面的——尤其是那条4分的评价。600多条评论竟能获得9分的评分——真让我百思不得其解。
对我们而言，那是一顿极其令人失望的周日晚餐；很遗憾，我们不会再光顾那里了。
今天我们去兰皮特的Castle Green餐厅享用周日午餐。出发前，我看到了他们宣传的“自制周日烤肉大餐与甜点”。鉴于该餐厅在TripAdvisor上获得了600多条评论，评分高达4.9分，我们原本满怀期待。
可惜，实际体验与我们的期望相去甚远。
第一印象
从外部来看……第一印象其实不错。这家店看起来挺不错的，不过对于不太熟悉周边环境的人来说，停车倒是有点麻烦。不过我们最终还是在旁边的街上找到了停车位。
然而，一进店后情况就迅速发生了变化。
走进餐厅后，吧台旁边有一扇玻璃门，奇怪的是，门的另一侧竟然堆满了卫生纸。
整个餐厅给人的感觉非常陈旧且杂乱无章。到处都摆满了装饰品。房间里混杂着一些装饰艺术风格的摆件，还有一些看起来像是代代相传或是从旧货市场上淘来的物品。
真是可惜，因为这里其实有一些颇具美感的元素，比如餐厅后方有一盏非常漂亮的吊灯。
桌上的装饰品则是装在类似小酒杯里的塑料小花、没有点燃的茶烛，以及装着亮橙色餐巾纸的葡萄酒杯。
更令人担忧的是……我们的桌子黏得要命，我几乎无法移动桌垫。
我的同伴则坐在一把套有布套的椅子上。那个布套脏得不成样子，上面满是难以清洗的污渍。坦率地说，坐在上面实在很不舒服，绝对不是那种你希望在即将用餐时看到的状况。
自助烤肉区
似乎有大量工作人员聚集在水浴保温装置周围。一个人正在切肉，而两名年轻的女服务员则不停地搅拌并分装蔬菜。有一次我数了数，居然有六名工作人员聚集在那个区域。
我从未去过那种顾客通常无法自行取用蔬菜的自助烤肉店。
我理解安排工作人员协助有需要的顾客这种做法或许是件好事，但让两个人守在蔬菜旁边，不停地搅拌并分装蔬菜，实在……觉得没必要，说实话，还有点令人望而却步。
如果担心顾客会用到热的餐具，或许使用合适的餐勺，而非看起来像甜品勺的那种，会是更好的解决办法。
最后我决定亲自给客人添送蔬菜，因为就我个人而言，自助烤肉的魅力就在于能自由选择自己想要的食物及其分量。
我还注意到有位年长的先生不断从厨房出来为自助区添货。可惜的是……他的黑色运动鞋上明显沾满了食物残渣，看着实在不太舒服。
**食物**
肉类种类相当丰富：羊肉、牛肉、猪肉和火鸡肉。我们三个人选择了牛肉，一个人选择了猪肉。
可惜，从这一刻起，食物开始让人失望了。
牛肉的口感像牛胸肉一样粗糙且多纤维，而且咸度极高、调味过度。猪肉同样口感粗糙，更糟糕的是干得要命。这真的很令人失望，因为那块肉看起来和闻起来都相当美味。
那些约克郡布丁似乎是冷冻品，而非手工制作的。
肉的旁边有一种颜色苍白且呈液态的混合物。我询问那是什么，得到的答复说是馅料。
说实话，无论从外观还是质地来看，它都像燕麦粥。可惜的是，它的味道也和它的外观一样糟糕。
那些烤土豆尝起来就像是经过油炸后又被保温处理的冷冻薯块罢了。这些食物被弄得极其干硬。
那些欧洲防风草似乎被切成小块后油炸过。它们没什么味道，也没有任何调味。
至少那些胡萝卜看起来还算新鲜。
那些豌豆泥则带有罐头食品的味道，而且稀得不行，不断搅拌更是让它们变得一团糟。
土豆泥同样没什么味道，平平无奇。
还有西兰花和花椰菜配奶酪。这道菜也被不停地搅拌，以至于西兰花几乎变成了泥。对我来说……它的味道就像是裹着奶酪酱的冷冻蔬菜，完全称不上是那种家常制作的花椰菜奶酪料理。
还有卷心菜，以及瑞典芜菁和欧洲防风草制成的泥状物，不过我没尝，所以实在没法评价。
再就是肉汁了。
它很稀，水汪汪的，里面还有些小块牛肉，但在我看来绝对不是家常制作的味道。它更像是把肉汁与肉汁调味粉混合而成的产物。
那些“家常”制作的甜点
到了这时，我已经失望透顶了。不过，既然菜单上特别宣传了自制甜点，我便指望布丁能挽回这顿饭的档次。
一位年轻的侍者递给我记有甜点选项的记事本，我点了莓果酥配蛋奶沙司。
那蛋奶沙司尝起来像是速溶的。
至于莓果酥，上面的酥皮少得可怜，看起来似乎被微波炉加热了太久，以至于黏在了碗底；冷却后更是变得愈发坚硬。
我的伴侣则点了巴夫洛瓦甜点。送来的东西看起来就是一家店里买的蛋白霜甜点：中间有浆果、挤了鲜奶油，还有一勺冰淇淋。
同样，这绝对不是我心目中“自家制作的甜点”。
四人用餐，花费87英镑
我们四个人一共花了87英镑——包括了四份自助餐、三份甜点以及四杯软饮料。
如果我们吃到的是真正由家里制作、美味可口的周日午餐，再配上自制的甜点，我肯定会觉得这87英镑花得值。
可惜，事实并非如此。实际情况并非如此。
我通常不会写负面评价，当然也不指望一家提供周日烤肉餐的餐厅能提供高档餐饮。不过，当一家餐厅特意宣传“手工制作的周日烤肉及甜点”时，顾客自然有理由期望这些食物在口味和外观上都真正体现出“手工制作”的特点。
也许我们去的那天情况格外糟糕吧，因为绝大多数评价都是正面的——尤其是那条4分的评价。600多条评论竟能获得9分的评分——真让我百思不得其解。
对我们而言，那是一顿极其令人失望的周日晚餐；很遗憾，我们不会再光顾那里了。
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