Honesty Inkpen - West Berkshire

Popped in with a friend on a cold day, when we visited a few weeks ago on a cold day it was very cold with no heating on, when we said how cold it was the waitress said the heating was broken but managed to find a small electric heater which she plugged in and switched on, still very chilly. We returned last week expecting the heating to have been fixed by now, it was an even colder day and still no heating the waiter was wearing a thick overcoat! We saw the electric heater at the side of the room and asked if we could plug it in, he then explained that wasn’t working either, all he had to warm the entire place was a very small fan heater behind the counter. Be buttoned up our coats and ordered 2 hot chocolates, they arrived but were hardly even warm, we then ordered a portion of chips which tasted as if they were the dregs of the friar, we then ordered another portion and were told the kitchen had closed it was just coming up to two o’clock. As we were still peckish we ordered two pieces of different cakes, both were disappointing and didn’t taste fresh, we both left half of them. Sadly yet another disappointing visit to the bakery, it should be so good but more often than not is pricey and sub standard.

My wife and I called in for coffee and cake. There were two young ladies serving. Three tables had other customers and 11 tables had dirty dishes on them. One girl served us the other stood around. A waitress brought our drinks, set them on the table, off her tray, and then walked away. Did she take any dirty dishes from the tables surrounding us, NO, never entered her head. We’d even had to clear onto the next table when we sat down so that table had quite a pile of dishes, but she obviously never noticed, And now the most appalling thing. Just before we left a young couple with a baby sat at the next table, it had dirty dishes on it. They had obviously ordered food and drinks as a young man brought them on a tray a few minutes later. Amazingly he deposited their drinks on the table and left the dirty dishes, we could not believe it. First is this the pride a young person has in doing a job, even if it is waiting on tables which is a very respectable role, these days. Or, is this because of the training given to them by the Honesty Management Team Either way this is totally unacceptable

Twenty people from our local walking group visited Inkpen Honesty Bakery this morning. I felt compelled to write this to thank Rebecca for the great service she provided, yes there was a little wait for her to serve us all but she was not phased by our numbers and was extremely efficient. Of course, the coffee and lovely cakes were a big part of our visit as well. We all look forward to our next visit.

1st visit to this amazing place. The almond croissants are to die for, and the mince pies are incredible. A fantastic stop off, particularly if you’re out on a bike ride. Enjoy!

Great coffee, eat in or take away... bread, pasties, sausage rolls, selection of cakes/brownies. We will definitely visit again.