Tasty Bites in Cannock Chase

Great shop and service. Maybe play soft music and dim the lights a little. I have not long been out of a Secure Mental Health Unit and this place got me very emotional and extremely excited. So happy the good Lord guided me to this place.

Went twice on the way in and the return of my journey, and while the food didn’t taste bad, a lot of the food textures were somewhat unpleasant. This is possibly because I don’t usually eat gluten free. What is more problematic though is that the food left both me and my travelling companions with horrible gas and bloating. The first time I ordered the Sicilian meatball rice box meal with the crinkle chips side, an orange juice and a cranberry, oat cookie. The items I remember the others getting included the grilled halloumi wrap, firecracker wrap and yuzu pickle side. All items tasted good but the digestive effects started before we’d even left the service station. We only came again on the return because it was late and we didn’t want McDonald’s. I was determined to pick something else in the hopes that I’d just made a bad choice and noted that there’s no option on the digital menu to remove any ingredients which is pretty poor for a chain that is known for being diet-restriction friendly. I eventually settled on the hot honey chicken nugget meal with the same side and a vanilla matcha latte. To the branches credit- the wait time was near nonexistent at the later time we arrived and all of the food this time was pretty delicious. That’s not to say we weren’t impacted by digestive difficulties again afterwards, just that these menu options tasted good enough to be worth it. The vanilla matcha latte in particular was really good though a little too sweet for my personal preference. Also my ketchup for my chips was missing. This time my companion (we dropped the other off at destination) got the golden goddess (?) salad, coleslaw and a lime drink. The salad in particular appeared to go down very well with her although she wasn’t fussed on the slaw as the red cabbage was overpowering the other ingredients. Overall I probably wouldn’t recommend the food to others who have sensitive stomachs but the taste of all items was good and the drinks in particular were great. I imagine our issues are probably based on whatever was substituted for gluten in the food or potentially the lack of preservatives in the food which had likely been sat pre-prepped for a while before we got it.

If only they could all be like this and have everything arrive as ordered. Spot on this time :)

took the money yet food never arrived

Took ages for food. Toilets dirty, rubbish all over floor and no loo roll