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One of the best meals we have eaten in a long time! Every dish was unique and finished to a very high standard with nice sauces and textures! Cheese puffs, kolarabi ceviche and roasted cabbage where some of our favourites and the almond tart desert had my wife very excited for days! All in a lovely setting and service was top notch! Couldn't reccomendend highly enough when visiting wells!

Lovely little Tea Room, I’ve been twice & will definitely be returning. Lovely food served by friendly staff. Hint:- Make sure you book in advance. 👍

Great coffee, nice cakes, good atmosphere

Great coffee and a lovely large piece of cake.great Value will be going again soon

After a walk from Kirkby Stephen, we stopped by on a Monday evening expecting it to be quiet and for the pub to easily be able to fit us in. We could not have been more wrong, it was very busy with booked tables and a great atmosphere. However, we didn’t need to worry the staff were so friendly and accommodating finding us a table. The service was quick and the food was fabulous. The portions were huge! We will visit again and will be recommending to our guests.

Our second visit to this lovely cafe whilst we were holidaying near Totnes. Friendly service, clean tables and a great breakfast. Well worth a visit.

We were staying in Allerston whilst on holiday and booked for Sunday Lunch on 13th April. We received a very friendly welcome and shown to our table in the dining room,. which was very clean and tastefully decorated. All the staff were friendly, polite and helpful. We both had the roast lamb which was very juicy and tasty and the vegetables were cooked just how we like them. We will be staying in the village again next year and I told the landlady we will return - and that I will stick to one first name so as not to confuse her again when we book : )

Me and my husband decided to have a nice day out. Problem was one of the bar staff was acting fairly rude other than that food was top quality and fair prices.

Following the reviews on here & having just moved down to Calstock nearby three days before, we booked a table of six - one a birthday & three visitors down from Yorkshire. We even went over the evening before to check it out & decided it looked ideal - there was a fresh meat stand in one corner & lovely strains of presumably a local choir practicing folk songs wafting down from upstairs, great beer & we were shown the table we would have - all good. Turned up next night &, though the same barman was busy, nodded us through to our table & settled in. Just a few people drinking at the bar & no one eating at that stage. Got drinks in & looked at the menus. And then we waited, & waited. Two lovely young girls serving but in the end , after 15minutes we had to make a point of calling out to one to try & place our order. In the meantime the barman had come out to chat to a couple who had sat down to eat but did not come over to us. We were informed by the girl that we could not place an order yet as the kitchen had a large party to cook for upstairs & we’d have to wait till they were all done. Surprised, we enquired how long that would be. After checking, we were told half an hour… We were distinctly not impressed with this as at no point had we been warned that this might happen so after a further 15 minutes & drinks finished, we decided to cut our losses & leave. The large barman, who was the only person seemingly in charge, at no stage came over although he was obviously aware of our plight. Miraculously, when we got up to leave he disappeared completely & one of the young ladies was left to see us out. We expressed our complete disappointment with the whole situation & left. We felt extremely sorry that the girl had been left to carry the can & swore never to bother coming back., I cannot believe this is the same place as in the other reviews - apart from the lovely pub & excellent beer. A total disappointment. We ended up having an excellent Indian meal in Callington which thankfully salvaged the evening.

Lovely Sunday lunch. Called without booking and were accommodated for lunch with no problem. Everything was perfect.

I visited this cafe today for a coffee and sausage bap, £9.35. I paid with a ten pound note and got no change. My coffee was delivered, followed later by my bap. I then questioned the price with waitress and said that I hadn't received my change. She came back saying 'Heaven forbid I forgot your 65 pence'. Not that this was a real issue, but whether she thought it was her way of a joke came over as being sarcastic. The coffee was average at best and the sausage bap, less so. Typical microwave food, so hot it was tasteless with no colour to look that it was cooked. Given the price, poor service, tasteless food and additional cost to park they won't get my custom again. I'd rather use the cafe opposite who know how to treat customers how they like to be treated!

Great Christmas lunch 2024, perfect. We have eaten at the old rectory on several occasions and we are never disappointed. The intimacy of the rooms may not suit everyone but service, food and wine are always excellent. Highly recommended. Diane and Bob Cirencester.

Went on Tuesday 1st April for afternoon tea for my great nieces birthday.Food was lovely,best afternoon tea price i have paid,hands down beats the 2 at Kings Croft that i have had (my opinion of course) Would definitely go again and highly recommend.The staff were lovely and friendly too.Give it a go you won't be disappointed

A lovely gem of a small hotel 3 miles from Oswestry, set in beautiful countryside. Friendly and attentive service, alongside a varied and interesting daily menu with all dishes impeccably presented and prepared to a very high standard. Our rooms were modern and contemporary in style, tastefully decorated with a super shower and jacuzzi bath. Highly recommend especially for walkers with endless opportunities for walking along with lots of places of interest if you want a more sedate time. Highly recommended and we look forward to a repeat visit later in the year.

The Slip Tavern is closed and no longer .an inn so don’t bother visiting it