Inglenook Farm - St. Helens

The waitress was lovely, the seafood platter was amazing! and such a beautiful location too, thanks for a great experience!

Had a great breakfast here recently. The service is great and the menu varies. This is worth a visit.

The positives are: beautiful location near to Lavender Fields which are stunning and the scented aroma adds to the atmosphere. Food was good, my husband had a Breakfast Bap and I had a croissant, very fresh and tasty, coffee was a little on the strong...side. What spoilt it for us was the odd service, bearing in mind we are still in current Covid times/restrictions, but their administering precautions were rather peculiar. We sat outside as it was a warm morning, drinks came first followed by food, without cutlery, when I asked the young lady for a knife, she looked bewildered and replied “have you not got one” when it was clear to see there were no condiments or crockery on the table. Waitress then returned with a knife and fork on a dirty tray and beckoned me to take them off the tray. My husband then mentioned he did not have any either, so another waitress came with the cutlery wrapped in a serviette in her hand and placed them on the wooden table we were sat at. Odd how one waitress asked me to take cutlery off the tray, yet the 2nd waitress brought them in her hand! After viewing the lavender, I returned to the café area to use the inside toilets when the male waiter asked me where I was going, when I replied he said I was to use the outside toilet, when previously he had said earlier the toilets are inside! The outside ones were neglected looking with over spilling tissues and unclean floors. Finally, when I went to purchase a lavender plant from the fruit and veg shop, I was asked by the gentleman inside ‘have you got cash” when I replied No, I am paying by card, it seemed to be an inconvenience to him, so I added that “I don’t tend to use cash since covid as we were advised not too” he then replied “Really a lot of people still do, and we are advised on lots of things”. I felt it unnecessary to be questioned like that during these uncertain times. It is important for all staff to be appropriately trained in customer service and covid compliant, you can’t half-heartedly put some covid restrictions in place and not others. It’s a nice place to visit, but could be made better by trained staff.

I just had lunch at Cherry Orchard and it was absolutely amazing. We had the Mediterranean Platter and the Fishermans Platter and both we absolutely delicious. The organization was brilliant and we sat outside and felt so safe. It's wonderful to see a restaurant... adapted to this terrible pandemic. The manager was very attentive and friendly as were the waitresses so everyone was happy with their drinks and food. We highly recommend this lovely place and you won't be disappointed with the food. it's delicious We'll be back for sure! Thanks.

We attended a Farmers Market' event here last weekend, full COVID precautions in place and lots of staff about to direct visitors. The cafe menu looked good but we only had sausage and bacon barms which were excellent and served very quickly. The stalls were...mainly selling gifts and food items which seemed quite expensive to me. There were a number of classic cars on display which was an added attraction. Overall a nice way to spend a sunny Sunday morning, we will be back!