Brookside - Carte

Primrose Tea Rooms

➤ Lustleigh, Teignbridge, United Kingdom

Carte • Vegan • Coffee • British • Vegetarian

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"Our first visit to the Primrose Tea Rooms in this beautiful village, full of thatched cottages. We wandered round the pretty garden first of all, but decided to sample something from the menu, inside. We chose to eat an egg mayonnaise sandwich with bacon, and were amazed when it arrived. The accompanying salad contained at least twelve different items of fruit, veg, and salads. It was delicious. The lady who served our food , and coffee was so friendly, and was willing to chat to us about the cafe, food, and the village in general, and we all enjoyed our visit."

Home Farm Cafe

➤ National Trust, Teignbridge, United Kingdom, TQ13 9JQ

Carte • Vegan • French • Coffee • British

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"Really nice location to go for a walk, there were 3 pre signposted routes of various length of you could go your own way. Plenty of trails to explore and streams for young ones and dogs to play in. Plenty of paths through the woods and also some through fields. Some step climbing depending on which path you choose and also a challenging but fun parkrun on Saturday mornings. Only criticism was the car park was very full the mid week morning we visited but we did eventually get a space. Also has a cafe and toilets near the car park."

Old Pottery

➤ Pottery Road, Teignbridge, United Kingdom, TQ13 9DS

Carte • Vegan • British • Breakfast • Vegetarian

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"We visited the restaurant at noon without a reservation and were informed we could sit anywhere except for one specific table. After being directed to a different table, we were then told we couldn't sit there either. Finally, we were seated in a dark corner with minimal space between us and the table behind. We were placed right next to a hot radiator and had to deal with a large metal leg that made it uncomfortable to sit. The waiter took our order, but one of our drinks was unavailable. We both ordered the chicken and mushroom pie with dauphinoise potatoes and seasonal vegetables. The service was quick, but when our meals arrived, the waiter asked if we wanted gravy, only to then inform us they didn't have any. The pie was delicious, although lacking in mushrooms. It would have been even better with gravy. The vegetables, tender stem broccoli and green beans, were far from tender and were cold. They were so difficult to cut that I couldn't even eat them. Overall, we were disappointed with the meal. While we have enjoyed their cream teas in the past, we will be avoiding their cooked meals in the future."

Tinpickle Rhum

➤ Haytor, Haytor Vale I-TQ13 9XT, United Kingdom

Carte • Vegan • British • Breakfast • Vegetarian

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"We had a disappointing experience at the restaurant on my wife's birthday. Although we asked for white bread, we were given brown instead. We also specifically requested no peas, but they still appeared on our plates. When we asked for more drinks, the waitress vanished and never returned. Our daughter asked for ketchup, which never arrived. The waitress dropped my knife and promised to bring a new one, but that never happened either. In the end, we decided to forego dessert and gave up on trying to get another drink. While the food was acceptable, the service was appalling. It's a shame, as it's just down the road from where we live."

The Palk Arms

➤ Hennock, TQ13 9QB, Teignbridge, United Kingdom

Carte • Pub • Steak • British • Vegetarian

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"We came here as a family of 5 for food and drinks on our break to Newton Abbot. We entered and were taken to our table, asked if we wanted drinks and ordered food quite quickly. The drinks came out and food came out, the food was lovely, good portions, we all enjoyed it up to this point. However once our food came out it was then as though we were invisible, nobody asked if everything was ok with our meals, if we wanted another drink. We sat there for half an hour with empty plates and empty glasses. Having decided that this was enough we all got up to leave and pay at the bar. We would’ve had desserts if we’d been offered, overall experience brought down by the poor overall service."