The Queen\'s Lane Coffee house claims to be the oldest coffee house in Britain, or something along those lines. It\'s a shame then that despite years of operation, this place hasn\'t learnt how to cook or serve with a smile.
The menu looks scrumptious but when the food arrived, I was very disappointed. It was more like school canteen food, with a leaf of lettuce which apparently constitutes \"salad\". Everything is overpriced and the few food items that look good certainly don\'t taste good. I don\'t quite know how they managed to make danish pastries taste bad. I suspect they\'re bought en masse from the cash and carry...
Service is bad- I had to actually stand up and approach the waitress before she noticed me. I have made the mistake of going to this place a few times and I find that the standards are equally low each time.
Don\'t let the claim to fame of being the oldest coffee house con you into going here.
On the plus side, it\'s a great place to people watch (out on to the High Street, opposite UniversityCollege) and it\'s a good place to pick up a quick coffee before getting on the bus to London or the airport as the bus stops right next to it. The decor is fairly nice and the standard of cleanliness is also pretty good.
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Advantages: Cheap(ish), window seats for people-watching, central, lively, good variety of food Disadvantages: Fills up quite quickly, so hard to get seats
Advantages: Cheap(ish), window seats for people-watching, central, lively, good variety of food Disadvantages: Fills up quite quickly, so hard to get seats
Sep 14th, 2007
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