Category: Coffee

Wiveton Hall Cafe

Location:

Wiveton Hall Cafe is really easy to find, just off the A149 between Cley and Blakeney in North Norfolk. I took some friends there this last weekend, as the cafe is only open for breakfast at the weekend. 

Entrance:

Once you pass down a long but tidy drive you will arrive at the cafe, the outside looks quite ordinary, but, inside it is in complete contast, a very pleasant experience. With lots of art and some lovely bright colours throughout the cafe, so relaxing. 

Service:

The service was really good with friendly and attentive female staff, they explained the menu and the ingredients in quite alot of detail. 

Menu:

The menu was quite simple with all the different dishes that one would expect at this type of  menu.

On the Plate:

This was the interesting part, which the four of us were really looking forward to, the pressure was mounting with baited breath.

As I mentioned earlier there was four of us, two of us choose the Full English, one ordered scrambled eggs on toast and the other chose mushrooms on toast. Each dish was very well cooked and presented with all the ingredients explained their origin from one of the ladies that delivered the breakfast. The bacon and sausage were very succulent and full of flavour sourced from a local butcher, for me the highlight was the field mushroom, absolutely amazing and cooked to perfection. I’m not 100% certain but I think the eggs came from the free range chickens on the farm, the yolk was lovely and yellow and was certainly fresh. Even the pats of butter were very well packed in little round  foil and also tasted gorgeous. The whole breakfast was a really lovely experience, my guests also totally agreed with me. 

Cheese Scone:

Once again, they looked lovely and a really good size, I will certainly be back to taste them.

Coffee:

The coffee was blended by Wiveton Halls  own supplier to their own specification, I would imagine by the chef, certainly a wonderul cup of coffee

Pricing:

I’m afraid to say that I am unable to say how much the meal was, as my guest jumped up and paid the bill, which was very nice of Ian and very kind, but I do know that the Full English was £8.95, the scrambled eggs £5.75, but not sure how much the mushrooms on toast were, nor the coffee and tea.

In Conclusion:

My guests and I really enjoyed the experience of having breakfast at Wiveton Hall Cafe, if there were a couple of comments to make, there was no option to enjoy baked beans (in their opinion, they do not like ingredients from a tin), as it does act as my gravy, and the other point was that the breakfast time slot was very limited. Our table was booked for 09.45 which was a little aerly, especially on a sunday morning, but it was the only vacancy. 

I would certainly reccommend this venue for a lovely breakfast and atmosphere, one of the best in North Norfolk.

Wiveton Hall Cafe
1 Marsh Lane
Wiveton
Holt
Norfolk
NR25 7TE

Date: 14th October 2018

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T’s Me

Location:

I stumbled upon T’s Me  as I was passing through Cambridge Business Park yesterday on my way to the South Cambs District Council building.

Service:

I was a little early for my meeting so decided to stop for a coffee  at this very interesting and delightful T’s Me mobile coffee pod. I was greeted by what turned out to be the owners who were a mother and daughter partnership who were really lovely and passionate about their new venture.

Menu:

The menu had everything on there that I needed for a morning coffee break.

Coffee:

I decided to have black Americano coffee, which was apparently made from a Fair Trade Bean, medium Roast as described to me by Lynne, it was a really nice cup of coffee considering it was from a paper cup, although my empty cup was put in a recycle bin. My coffee was accompanied by a slice of home made 5 seed flap jack …. hhmmmmm.

Pricing:

The coffee was  £1.75 which I thought was tremendous value for money, with the flap jack at £0.75, so a total of £2.50,

In Conclusion:

I had quite a short visit to T’s Me but was very impressed with the very good service with a smile, the quality of coffee and of course the home made flap jack, so I will certainly be going back there whenever I am passing Cambourne. The opening times are quite restricting as they are only open from 11.00 – 14.30 on a wednesday and friday.

T’s Me Coffee Pod

Cambourne Business Park

Date: 2nd March 2018

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Bath Assembly Rooms

Location:

The Assembly Rooms in Bath

Coffee:

My wife bought this absolutely amazing Mocha which is arguably the finest I have ever had in my life, although I am not a connoisseur on Mocha’s, it was exquisite.

Pricing:

Not exactly sure but my wife thinks about £2.65

In Conclusion:

As we were being tourists at this point, we decided to visit the Assembly Rooms in Bath on the off chance, I was studying the building whilst my wife decided we needed a coffee and bought this Mocha for me as one passed her, destined for another table, and thought I might enjoy one .. oh boy!! Having thoroughly enjoyed the drink I went to thank the guy that produced it, he was in his twillght years, which is not what I imagined, but he was delighted with my congratulations.

Bath Assembly Rooms
Bennett Street
Bath
BA1 2QH

Date: 19th January 2018

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Jamaica Blue

Location:

Jamaica Blue is situated right in the middle of the Grand Arcade in the centre of Cambridge.

Entrance:

There is only one entrance into Jamaica Blue during the summer months, although there are three tables situated outside in the arcade, which is absolutely perfect if you are into people watching, and watching life go by in general.

Service:

Good and friendly service from all the staff, they were very helpful and accommodating.

Menu:

A really good and comprehensive menu with plenty of dishes to tempt all tastes, with healthy, vegetarian and of course the full fat versions, so plenty for everyone.

On the Plate:

I was really looking forward to my breakfast as it was quite late in the morning and I was feeling really hungry. On arrival the plate of breakfast looked really good, but I quickly deduced that a lot of the plate was taken up by the sour dough toast, so there wasn’t quite as much on the plate as it first appeared, never the less, I did enjoy the crispy streaky bacon for a change. The breakfast was really well and nicely cooked with the sausages being really nice, a quality product, the tomatoes, mushrooms hash browns were certainly very tasty, with once again the beans in a separate bowl.

Coffee:

The coffee in Jamaica Blue is arguably my favourite cup of coffee in Cambridge, I love the coffee in here, it just suits my taste, not to strong not to weak, just spot on. Should you like a particular coffee then they are all there for you to purchase and take away.

Pricing:

The cost of the breakfast was £9.90, which was an OK price and the coffee was £2.70 which is quite expensive, but absolutely worth it.

In Conclusion:

Jamaica Blue is such a lovely cafe/restaurant that it is a must for breakfast in Cambridge, or maybe just go there for a cup of coffee, it is well worth it, just to sit there and people watch, I have no doubt you will enjoy the experience.

Jamaica Blue
The Lion Yard
St Tibbs Row
Cambridge
CB2 3ET

Date: 1st November 2017

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