Smith's Wood Social and Community Club in Solihull

ok as we know unfriendly staff i can live with that but to be charged to sit in drinking out of a plastic or paper cup on a wooden bench freezing cold in the winter is a big insult the place is nearly empty most of the time dont the management want people in there take away only? could this be the final nail in the coffin for this joint, try upstairs in john lewis where you get good friendly service served in real cups for no extra charge.

This is now Hilliers garden centre. The cafe was busy, We waited 40 minutes for a breakfast and an egg batch. Despite ordering a seeded egg batch and returning to check no meat ,alongside a vegetarian breakfast ,it came out with sausage and bacon. The egg batch came out next with a crushed top no seeds ( its a white roll with seeds on top) it was replaced with a complete roll which had a thick layer of yellow butter /marge , but fine we got an egg roll. Vegetarian breakfast finished. The bread was damp so ate the egg. I am aware of tte pressure of a kitchen and sometimes it all just goes wrong but the serving staff made one apology. Sorry for your wait. It was so dissappointing. The vegetarian breakfast was ok , piping hot sausage, cold mushrooms and beans but presented nicely and edible.

Much, much better than the old M&S is Solihull town centre, the foodhall is excellent BUT choose your time to visit carefully. The layout of the car parking and entrance and exits can cause bottlenecks at busy times and entitled idiots that choose to ignore the flow of traffic don't help

Only one Coffee machine is working, to support the whole area. Farsicle.

Really good food and extremely friendly staff. Our waiter Pedro was a star. So friendly and helpful, a welcome change to so-often surly hospitality staff. Steak was perfectly cooked, tagine flavourful. Creme brulee decadent. Wine excellent (merlot) . Food took awhile to arrive but it was worth it. Prices in line with airport / hotel sites. A nice start to our holiday the next day.