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AMAZING Biscoff croissant! The staff are always extremely friendly here. Lovely seating out the back in warmer weather. Will definitely be back!

I'm not usually a fan of shopping but I could have spent all day here looking at the cards, the books, the beautiful wools... but what a treat was in store on reaching the café. Delicious lunches, luscious cakes and fabulous iced coffees, all at very reasonable prices. The crushed pea/feta/radish on toast was stunning with a mouth watering variety of tastes and textures, beautifully presented and served by lovely staff! Just perfect!

Really nice young girl behind the counter, always in a great uplifting mood! Have to eat here more, everything ive had so far was good!

HUGE selection of games. Friendly & welcoming. Good pricing & just all in all a lot of fun & something different. Drinks are well priced with good selections. Food is ok, mainly just snacks. Will definitely revisit, love Playopolis

I had been here maybe 6 years ago, and recently tried it again. The most recent reviews at this time are all very good, lots of 5 stars and lots of mentions of authentic food. I can only assume these people have never been to Thailand and/or had authentic Thai food, because it's simply not, not in the slightest. This restaurant is a perfect example of a place that is catering to English tastes, the green curry was essentially a UK version... much in the same way that Indian restaurants have a tikka masala, which is a completely made up in authentic dish .. so to is Thai 4 twos green Thai curry ... some would say the flagship dish of any Thai eatery. Authentic Thai curry has fish sauce, spicy with lime and crucially sweet basil. This didn't have any of these, furthermore it was actually so weak it wasn't green at all but an off yellow sort of colour, also the chicken was hard and dry and definitely not freshly prepared. I am trying to be more balanced in my review but I would say that the service was a little slow, also, the guy with earings didn't really speak much, when someone comes to the table I like to at least have a small conversation. All in all, it's a no from me. Sorry Thai 4 two, you just aren't an authentic Thai restaurant

My partner loved the food and thought it was delicious. I however, got nasty food poisoning which was not worth it tasting nice. So take that as you will.

We were on a visit to Rochester and this was the first coffee shop we passed having arrived and parked. We lucked out as the almond croissants were amazing. I've never had such a good one. It's a very small cafe and a little further out of the central part of the town, but definitely worth seeking out. The service was also very friendly and the coffee was good. They had oat milk which I much prefer in latte for the creaminess.

Don't be fooled - this is not a hamburger as we know it. What they call a 'smashed patty' is a wafer thin lacework of minced beef that you can see through, containing gristle, about a quarter the thickness of a hamburger. When I asked for 'no cheese' the waitress did bring a replacement burger but I had to ask for a glass, knife and fork, and serviette. At the end of the meal I paid on their card terminal but they couldn't produce a receipt for me (10% service charge automatically goes on unless you ask for it to be removed). Really poor quality meat, dozy service and they need to sort out their technology. At least the chips were ok. Find somewhere else to eat.

First time at this restaurant today, was really lovely food, nice and chilled and service was great :)

I was extremely disappointed with my experience at The Moat House Coffee Shop. They advertise themselves as child-friendly, but my toddler and I were made to feel anything but welcome. Despite the inevitable mess that comes with young children, which I was actively cleaning up, staff approached me and asked us to leave because my child was “too messy.” This was not only embarrassing but also contradicted their supposed family-friendly ethos. If you’re a parent looking for a welcoming space, I’d recommend going elsewhere. A truly child-friendly establishment should show patience and understanding, not intolerance.

We will be back!! Such lovely service, not just for our table but for the others that were in around the same time. Very polite & helpful. The food was AMAZING! Best local roast we have had in a while. Everything cooked to perfection. Just look at the cuts of meat, yum!

Dan couldn’t have made my Mum’s birthday Lunch anymore special. Superb service and couldn’t have been more helpful and friendly.

Friendly staff and a relaxing atmosphere made for a lovely meal.

Food is amazing, milkshakes are amazing, staff are okay. Very clean glassware and cutlery. Only downside I could say is, the menu's are in an awful condition, dirty paper menu's are not hygienic at all & I hate being given a paperstraw other than that would be 5 stars.

This was the first time for two years we had visited the Friday night fine dining restaurant in the Board Room, Nucleus, Rochester. It says the table is yours for the night - no time restrictions. We arrived at 7.30 pm with two very old friends who had not been before. We were served quickly and made welcome. The food was good and reasonably priced and the room was nice although not many people there. Around 8.30 pm, we were the only four people there and you could tell there was a race to get rid of us. Things started to go badly wrong when we were informed at 9.20 pm that they would require our table back in 40 minutes and we said that was fine as we had a taxi booked for 10pm. So, 2.5 hours there. At around 9.30 pm, we asked to have some coffees. We were told by our waiter he had to check. He came back and said no the coffee machine had been switched off. We couldn’t believe it and asked for the bill and brought forward our taxi by ten minutes. If people are going to be treated like this, Nucleus will find very few people will patronise their restaurant. Still quite shocked. Also disappointed as it could be so good.