Ploughman’s Lunch at Clavells restaurant, Kimmeridge Reviewed
Location –
Clavells Restaurant,
Kimmeridge
Dorset
BH20 5PE
01929 480701
Website – http://www.clavellscafe.co.uk/
Date of Visit – 18/08/2014
At the time of the visit, it was called Kimmeridge Tea Rooms
The Food
8 – Pickled Onion. Onion is very good, but not a shallot……
10 – Pickle. Amazing!
9 – Cheese / Ham. Very good quality, locally sourced ham. cheese good. Very, very good, but could have been more generous (although, it may be quite enough for many people’s tastes)
9 – Bread. The bread was very, nice too. Rustic, full of flavour, had body but wasn’t tough. Perfect. Could have been a nudge more bread – but hey, perhaps I’m just a tad greedy and hard to please.
4 – Spread (better be butter or a choice). Packet butter (not local), but quite nice and at a good, spreadable temperature.
5 – Presentation. Outstanding!
5 – Salad, etc. Once again, outstanding. Flavoursome & fresh with a nice dressing.
5 – Originality. Home-made coleslaw, and a Sausage. Although the addition of a hot sausage was a bit random, I like the jollity of it.
Food Total: 55
Beverages
9 – Tea. Good flavour, extra water on request, plenty of milk, and all things poured correctly. How tea should be!
Drinks Total: 9
The venue
8 -Service. Table service (order at counter) so sorry to drop a couple of points for not ordering at the table. However, the service was faultless and speedy.
9 – Atmosphere. Amazing – inside or out.
5 – Location. One of the most picturesque locations imaginable.
3 – Toilets. The Toilets let the place down a bit, but they are clean and functional (always got bog roll) and it is a rural location. Would be a 4 if there was an engaged indicator (big bolt on inside of the door).
Venue total: 25
Total Score: 89
Editors Note. This visit was now a while ago when it was the Kimmeridge Tea Rooms and Farm Shop. There is still Ploughman’s on the menu, and I suspect that it is as good if not better now.
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