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★☆☆☆☆

“Afternoon tea for two at 'Fawlty Towers'”

written by Reed27 on 06/09/2016

This was a gift through ideaforgiftsfortwo.com, I thought we would use the voucher this weekend which is our wedding anniversary. I booked Afternoon tea at the Red Lion in Colchester a couple of weeks ago. When we arrived we realised there wasn't parking as it was in the middle of town. I called the hotel to explain that we would be a little late as we had to park but gave my name and time for the booking. When I arrived that told me that I wasn't booked in, they had no booking for Vania. I explained that I had booked and that it was my anniversary. They told me that as they were busy it would be difficult to accommodate me (there was one other couple in the room). At this point I realised I would be better off leaving and use my voucher else where. As I suggested leaving they said they however Mrs Vani who was booked in for 1.00 hadn't arrived and perhaps that booking was mine but had been miss-spelt! I found this hilarious that they had managed to work out that having the a off the end of my name meant the booking was mine.
We went to order our drinks and I asked what coffee they had at which we were told Nescafe. I asked whether they only served instant coffee and was told that if I wanted fresh coffee would have to pay extra. I told the waitress that at approximately £35, which is what I assumed the voucher to be I would expect fresh coffee and that in all the places I had been to for afternoon tea (Belstead Brooks, Preston Hall, Wivenhoe House, Millsoms and even locally Blue Bird tea rooms) I had never been served instant coffee.
Then we could hear the two staff gossiping about my voucher and how much was taken by the agency etc. I called them over and asked if there was an issue with the voucher at which I was told there wasn't .
The sandwiches were mediocre, the scones tasted of plastic and the cakes were nothing that I couldn't have picked up in any supermarket. I didn't have the cakes but asked if they could be boxed to take home at which point the waitress came over with two paper bags.
This afternoon tea was so bad that at the end of the day made great entertainment.
Perhaps this could end up as a new best seller 'Afternoon tea at the Red faced Lion'

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