Restaurants in Purley

Lovely restaurant . Food and drinks were nice. Service was very slow, forgot some drinks and waited a long time for a few extra strawberries. Overall would go back as nice atmosphere and food.

Booked a table well over a week in advance for 4. On arrival was told we could only sit outside. It was 28 degrees and the table offered had no umbrella and the chairs sunk into the sand. Moved with umbrella to another table. Was told because we were outside we had to pay at the counter when we ordered obviously incase we did a runner. Four middle aged law abiding ladies. ...really? After complaining the waiter agreed we could pay at the end. Once we placed our order we were told we would have to wait longer than usual due to the fact that a business party of 20 inside ( reason we had no indoor table) had just placed their order and the chef was overwhelmed....not our problem we thought . At that point we were tempted to leave but due to road closures decided it was easier to stay. We did wait over 30 minutes for our food. When eventually we recieved our order one of our party didn't have theirs.. ..she had to wait a further 10 minutes. No apology from the surly waitress. Food was limited but what we had was good although basic. Quiche and salad ....can't go wrong with that really! We all fancied a dessert to be told they don't offer desserts but have cake. The waiter told us what was on offer then advised us in a certain manor to go and take a look at the counter for ourselves.....we didn't...too hot. Called a waitress over to place our order. Tea all round each , a slice of what I would call chemical cake ( not homemade). Only one pot of tea arrived for 2 a further wait for the remaining pot. It goes without saying that we didn't leave a tip and we won't be visiting again. Shame as it is in a fabulous location, really pretty and local to me but the whole experience was a dissapointment. My advice, don't bother looks better than it really is.