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We found this cafe after looking at a job in Stafford. On first seeing the name, I thought it would be a basic “soup kitchen” with not much choice. How wrong I was. On entering we were greeted by a lovely gentleman who showed us to our table. The waitresses were all traditionally dressed in black with white aprons. The menu had plenty of different choices including plenty of vegetarian options. We had the crispy potato skins with mushrooms and cheese, delicious with plenty of cheese. I had the vegetarian flan with proper chips and salad, two had the cheese and mushroom omelette with chips and beans and the other had jacket potato with bacon and cheese. It was all well presented and plenty of it. We decided to have a look at the dessert menu and were not disappointed. I had the fruit scone which was proper homemade and a decent size, the others had cheesecake, treacle tart with custard and lemon meringue pie, they said it was the best meringue they’d had, crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle, not dry. The staff were really friendly and helpful. The place was very busy for a Tuesday lunchtime with a mixture of old, young and families. I would recommend this place and would return if we come back to Stafford.

Love it here! Often come on my lunch break. Good food, good price and lovely people. Highly recommend

Always a great place to go, staff great, food great!!! Aimee the manager is always accommodating And nothing is to much trouble, highly recommend going xx

Just had a lovely meal here,very tasty well cooked meals and friendly service. Thanks

Visited with the wife for Sunday lunch. Both had the roast beef which was tender and cooked to perfection. The staff are attentive and friendly. This is our third visit here and will be back soon. Thanks Jonathan and Donna from Bromley.

Lovely time in grand Central with Tracy & malcolm again after not seen for a while.peter & denise from wolverhampton

Top food and clean inside and out, highly recommend this place.

First class service as ever … food was amazing and Jazz music on the patio Fantastic……

This was the first time we had eaten at the Boat so was interested to see what it was like. It was very welcoming and had a pleasant atmosphere with music playing subtly in the background. We chose to order from the a la carte menu. We shared cheese and walnut tarts and spelt bread with liver parfait as starters but from the snack menu. Both tasted wonderful and were of a reasonable size. Next we ordered chicken with leek and halibut as mains, accompanied with greens and roast potato. Again beautifully cooked and presented. Finally I had cheese and my wife had sticky toffee pudding with ginger ice cream. Again fantastic flavour. Overall we couldn't fault the entire meal. It was a brilliant fine dining experience, topped off by superb service. Our thanks to Mitchell, Emma, Jake, Kelsey and Jess for enhancing the whole experience.

The Plockton Shores fully deserves to be the winner of the BEST fish and chips - it certainly is! The staff were also fantastic: welcoming, friendly and very efficient. Could not recommend highly enough.

What a treat, we sat in a garden pod with our dog. It was a very different experience but thoroughly enjoyed it. The food was wonderful, the staff attentive. Would definitely recommend.

Visited this pub last Sunday for my Dads 98th birthday. There were 17 of us. Some had the beautiful Sunday roast and some ordered off the menu. All the food came out at the same time and thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. The place was really busy so if you fancy a lovely meal, with superb hospitality I would suggest you visit this place. We will be returning very soon.

We visited for the first time last week and had an amazing lunch; the front of the cafe was very busy (a great sign!) and there was lots of lovely outdoor seating in the back courtyard. We had several of the small and larger plates, including an amazing hispi cabbage and a tortilla topped with wild garlic mayo. The food was honestly some of the best I’ve ever had, everything was delicious. I can’t wait to bring friends and family when they visit us!

Lovely old fashioned tearoom with over 30 varieties of tea . Food is excellent and reasonably priced and has daily specials. The menu is simple but the food is better for it. There is also some B&B rooms attached, plus outside seating. Dogs are allowed Overall I would recommend a visit to this little gem of a place.

This place offers it all! Fantastic food prepared with imagination and care, served by the friendliest of staff, and great size portions too. As just one member of a vegan family, of which we are all in agreement, there is no better place to eat! I always leave The Walnut Tree looking forward to my next visit. An added bonus is the adjoining food and craft shop which sells individual frozen portions of a large selection of their meals..............curries, tagines, stews.........we have tried them all and they, too, are delicious. Thank you to everyone at the Walnut Tree for a truly amazing gastronomical experience every time!