The Cafe At Merryhatton - East Lothian

Ordered American style pancakes, with maple syrup fruit and cream the pancakes were not homemade, they were solid, no maple syrup and mouldy fruit. Scrambled eggs on toast, the eggs were over cooked and the toast was undercooked. Two cheese scones, one was raw in the middle. Won’t be back.

I was a regular customer here. But not any more. My friend and l had a coffee and a scone each, at the till my coffee and scone was £1 more than my friends. When l question this it turns out there is a premium on gluten free cakes and scones. I really could not believe it... It's hard enough being coeliac with out been penalised. Ok ingredients are possibly more expensive but £1 a item !!.. I was HORRIFIED.. Went home and rang round all the other local cafes and garden center and not one of them charge a premium on gluten free cakes. So l

Friday 8 Dec 1pm. Took 20 mins to be served after being seated and had to ask to be served. Friend ordered xmas club sandwich which was good, but I had the macaroni cheese which I’ve had before and it was always very nice. However, I was shocked today by receiving a tiny bowl of cooked macaroni mixed with a small amount of melted cheese. This is not macaroni cheese, there was no sauce! I have to be honest and say it was the worst Mac and Cheese I have ever had. Come on people, if your chef can’t make a decent Mac and Cheese then you have no chance! Nice staff but slow service and food not as good as it used to be.

Poor food and long waits at every turn. Got menus then after a 15 minute wait one of our party went to find the waitress. Order taken we waited another 40 minutes for it to arrive. The order was wrong, two incorrect and one missing. Those folk had to wait another 20 minutes for their food. No apology or compensation offered. We’d long since given up on the soft drinks requested but they attempted to serve them after everyone had finished eating. Then had to search out someone to pay and even that process took ages. Just avoid

It was between poor and average. Positives were nice engaging staff, above average coffee and cake. However, the wait was ridiculous. One couple near us were fuming … we were silently enraged. Building is very tired with ripped wallpaper and buckets catching water from leaking roof. Prices in high side which is fine if you have quality to match. Car park is rough and muddy.