The Coffee Stop at Meadow Grange in Canterbury

Can’t say much about the nursery side of the business as it’s late Autumn and here for the massive Christmas selection of light/decorations and ornaments (damn, got caught again!) Love the food at the cafe and the fact we can take the dogs outside AND in, the staff are always polite BUT 1/ The noise today, when half full got too much, we’ve not sat indoors since it first opened. Within 30 minutes of being there (thankfully eaten our lunch) the sound of people talking actually caused me to decide it was nof the place for me. Simple to reduce, the ceiling is like a corrugated panel (ideal to bounce noise back in many directions), there are no soft furnishings (lots of lovely windows, again bouncing the noise back into the room). Pretty cloth covered MDF panels on the roof, but due to the materials used, the sound bounces back into the room. Now home with a headache. Back to Garden X with our friends and dogs. 2/ Watched next table have a jacket potato and fried egg on toast. Simple and easy to get to table 11 together. Nope, jacket came first and that person had nearly 1/2 way through when her friend (who had initially been if ignored) had to ask where her fried egg had got to. 3/ Social media. Younwant to get known. You want to be busy to support the financial cost of construction and staffing, let alone the food costs. No Wi-Fi and because of the metal frame of the Café, signal is blocked. Cheap Wi-Fi Router for those who have a fear of not being connected…. Even some of the “silver Surfers”

Placed a breakfast order went to a table and l noticed l have been overcharged, went back to the counter and said about the overcharge and l was refused a refund ,on the way out l went to pay for some items and two of the items were damaged so l as if they can be replaced but the member of staff just walked away, l have been going to Meadow grange with my family for years but l can say this is the last time myself and my family will visit .

The new cafe opened this week so pic above of the temporary coffee stop will need changing. It is Bright and airy and very clean. Menu is excellent e.g. for a bacon roll for breakfast/ brunch or for a sandwich or toastie lunch made fresh and served with salad. Cakes on offer are delicious. Staff are lovely and it feels very welcoming. Inside or outside seating