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| - Hot food, delivered promptly by a friendly face. All sounds good up to that point but three stars may be a little too generous for the general cleanliness of the place & the less than rigorous adherence to cleanliness guidelines for the food industry. While the chef wore a hat, the server (with long locks flowing) spent as much time in the food prep area as he did, alternating between serving, handling cash & cooking, & all without any hand washing. The condiment bottles, salt & pepper pots, etc. were all overdue for a visit to the dishwasher. I can't say that I didn't enjoy my fish 'n' chips but I'd probably be a bit more reluctant to order anything that wasn't deep fried. On my Friday lunchtime visit, it was a pretty busy spot so there are many folk that don't appear to share my concerns. I would probably come back again myself, as the critical memories fade!
Had to bump it down a star by the time I left. One of my pet peeves with some restaurants is the reluctance to refill a coffee cup! I had to ask 3 times for my first refill &, despite staying past the rush, I was not offered a 2nd! I don't expect them to endlessly refill a sole coffee purchase, for an inconsiderate customer just there to use their Wi-Fi connection, but I had a decent meal here & they don't have Wi-Fi!
This looks like a husband & wife team & I love to support that kind of establishment but, along with a little better hygiene, I need to be treated just a little bit better to make me a regular.
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