The Restaurant at Highfield Blue Diamond

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  marius dimo

  ·6 months ago

  “I came quite often here at Highfield and had a Sunday lunch after shopping. And for four years I really could tell if something's going wrong. A few of months ago it started to be very strange to have a plate with some food on it. The ladies serving at the counter are trying to push some food they realise it won't sell just to get rid of it. I like parsnips and I asked more because I didn't want something else. The lady looked at me like I was asking for the Crown Jewellery. Put two parsnips half baked on my plate and continued looking at me and asking: 'potatoes, Yorkshire?'. She didn't want to give me. I asked for a supplement and they gave me another three in a small bowl. The roast was half done, most probably because they put it late in the oven. What can I say? Every Lords have to wake up late on Sundays! The people behind the counter were unfriendly and tried to get rid of you as quickly as possible. AND I just remembered: probably they look at your face and decide that you do not deserve the same amount of food as the previous customer had. They decided I must eat less! But the price was the same. Well, plus 3 more small parsnips in a bowl! I think they should be reconsider their way of making food and their behaviour towards customers. I was nice, wasn't I?! Well, I'm not n This people were just some cheap ... trying to spoil as much as they could from their good sensed an somehow loyal customers. Maybe a bit of shame would do. But I don't think they have any!”

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  Nora Davies

  ·10 months ago

  “Really enjoy calling in and treating myself to a coffee and cake and occasionally one of your fabulous cooked meals. Happy New Year to you all and hope you have a great 2026.”

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  Tim Griffiths

  ·1 year ago

  “We visited on a relatively quiet Wednesday afternoon in the Easter holidays, arriving shortly before 4pm. Pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn't particularly busy, plenty of tables, all of which were clean and tidy and free from dead plates and cups/mugs, which is my pet hate. 3 hot drinks, decaf cappuccino and two hot chocolates, plus a fruit cake (lovely and moist chocked full of fruit and cherries), scone and a piece of coffee cake (very rich and creamie); just over £23. The service was good. Staff cleaning the tables, as we approached closing time at 5pm. Light, bright and airy with comfortable chairs. Level 10 Google reviewer with over 1,200 reviews with 2 million views plus 14,000 photos with more than 60 million views and still going strong 💪. Check out my other reviews 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟.”

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  Victoriya Oliver

  ·1 year ago

  “Not a single vegan cake option among 10+ on offer. Scones (at £3 each) come with no jam, that's extra. They also charge extra for non-dairy milk whilst many places dropped this approach in favour of plant-based advocates. It feels like a cafe from the 70s with prices from the 2030s... Oh yes, and the coffee was below average too.”

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  NICHOLAS HARDY

  ·1 year ago

  “I have been coming here for a while meeting up with a work colleague. To have a hot chocolate. Every time I have been coming and see the breakfast menu 😋 I thought that is must try it I throughly enjoyed it.”

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  Mrs P Davis

  ·3 years ago

  “3 of us meet regularly at Highfields restaurant for breakfast and a catch up but we have been disappointed with the breakfasts lately. The food is displayed in too big a quantity under lights and on hotplates that seem to carry on cooking the food and on occasion we have witnessed staff throwing eggs away. During todays visit the eggs were over cooked with the yolks gone hard on both the fried and the poached eggs. The chef declined to cook a fresh one for one of our party as he said he hadn’t long put them out and the counter staff were equally unconcerned resulting in that breakfast being cancelled by our party member. My breakfast was only lukewarm with the bacon hard and tough to eat where it had dried out, and the toast was cold (the butter didn’t even begin melt on it) and anaemic looking. This was similar to last week and when I asked then for the toast to be put through the machine again it came out burnt. According to the waitress that was the 2 choices - underdone or overdone. I’m afraid my meal was wasted today as it was inedible and after the chefs refusal to rectify the egg situation I wasn’t inclined to take it back. It’s fair to say we weren’t the only disappointed customers this morning and we won’t be breakfasting there in future.”

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  Maeve Luxieng

  ·3 years ago

  “The Lady who's serving me was very Loud and shouty. She has No respect whatsoever, very aggressive. It is the first counter on the Left when you come in, to order Hot Meals. The food is average.”

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  Andy Aspell-Clark

  ·3 years ago

  “Serving staff made me feel like I was disturbing them. They forgot some if the items from the breakfast. The sausages were very nice.”

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  William nigel-jones

  ·6 years ago

  “Fantastic food. Best garden centre for miles around to have lunch. Restaurant staff are all very welcoming and friendly. Nothing is too much trouble. The menu has excellent choice of hot or cold food. Just a brilliant place to eat. We go there quite often and never had a bad meal. Terrific value for money as well. 😊👍”

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  Karen

  ·7 years ago

  “Great food and lovely cakes and coffee. Get there early if you want to bags a comfy seat! I often meet up with my friends there. It's dog friendly which is fantastic (that's the staff and vast majority of the customers. I've had one tut from an old lady and my dog was on a lead and very well behaved. There's always one!) and when she was alive, it was great to be able to take her there otherwise we would've had to meet up elsewhere. It's close to the motorway if you're not local and there are lovely views from the restaurant. One of the nicest places to eat, or have a coffee and socialise around.”

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