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Re: Hartside cafe
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:24 am
by johnnyboxer
RandG wrote:The new open top roof should be a hit come summer though
Forward thinking
Dining al fresco
Re: Hartside cafe
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:26 am
by johnnyboxer
Hugh wrote:Greetings,
Bit of a dichotomy really, it was what I would call a typical transport style cafe stuck in the 60s that welcomed everybody. I think it harsh to call it a 'dump' might I suggest a description of faded elegance or utilitarian
What can we expect when going in with wet muddy boots and over suits. The toilet facilities were adequate, it was the clientele which left paper towels in the sinks or could not be bothered to flush. I reported it once and somebody went in straight away to tidy up.
I agree that there are prettier places around the area but overall it suited my needs for the circumstances and convenience of location.
We have a smaller and yet in many ways similar cafe in Buxton, Five Ways, it is cramped and frugal but we have always been made most welcome, the food is basic and fresh, hot and reasonably priced. I think that the feeling of being made welcome is what seals a place for me.
Let's agree that it needed a good coat of paint and an improved modern varied selection of 'scran'
TTFN
Hugh.
Well summed up Hugh
I think the same - never ate at Hartside as the fare wasn't my bag - had a mug of stewed tea now and again though
Re: Hartside cafe
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:48 pm
by Morseman
scotsy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:38 pm
RandG wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:14 am
Great roads around there but the cafe itself was a bit of a dump.
It was a decent cafe, good cakes and food and a cracking view with the bonus of a cracking ride up to it from either direction
I think you may be alone in your opinion of it
Ian
Whilst I've never been, so have no personal experience, like most places it has good and bad reviews on various websites.
There are 16 one star reviews on Trip Advisor, for example.
Re: Hartside cafe
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:48 pm
by scotsy
Morseman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:48 pm
scotsy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:38 pm
RandG wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:14 am
Great roads around there but the cafe itself was a bit of a dump.
It was a decent cafe, good cakes and food and a cracking view with the bonus of a cracking ride up to it from either direction
I think you may be alone in your opinion of it
Ian
Whilst I've never been, so have no personal experience, like most places it has good and bad reviews on various websites.
There are 16 one star reviews on Trip Advisor, for example.
That isn't quite a very balanced view though is it?
when there were 178 reviews giving it 4/5 stars
Reviews (258)
Traveller rating
Excellent 92
Very good 86
Average 43
Poor 19
Terrible 17
The 36 disgruntled visitors are far outweighed by the other 222 travellers who bothered to reply to the survey
Ian
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Re: Hartside cafe
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:19 pm
by Morseman
Whilst I've never been, so have no personal experience, like most places it has good and bad reviews on various websites.
There are 16 one star reviews on Trip Advisor, for example.
That isn't quite a very balanced view though is it?
when there were 178 reviews giving it 4/5 stars
Reviews (258)
Traveller rating
Excellent 92
Very good 86
Average 43
Poor 19
Terrible 17
The 36 disgruntled visitors are far outweighed by the other 222 travellers who bothered to reply to the survey
Ian
Hartside Cafe.jpg
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I was more comenting on the fact that more than one person had expressed a negative opinion of the place, as one of the comments to another member of the forum was something along the lines of their being the only one to have a negative opinion.