Been coming here every weekend for a couple of months. Generally myself and my wife really like it here but there's a few issues now we've been quite a number of times. 1. Overcrowded. Cyclists come along - a good 30 plus and they all...jam inside to order. It's a very small place with only about 11 tables, so having this many people indoors at once is both a health and safety issue (I imagine their insurance won't cover them and it's likely against fire risk assessments), but it also means it's a very noisy environment as they're all talking and not a pleasant experience. Can't even hear my daughter talking. Not a fan of cyclists, we used to go to Fradley Junction a lot but don't bother as it's overrun by cyclists, can never get a table at the Laughing Duck, at the Swan or at the other cafe. It never used to be that bad. 2. Dogs. I think it's wrong that dogs can be indoors where food is served. Out of the 11 tables I'd say 5 of them have a dog, some even come in with 2 or more dogs. On the sofas once they had 3 dogs! We were there a couple weeks ago and a dog shook itself nearby and hairs went on my food. Disgusting. It also smells a lot in there especially around the sofas, of dogs. We sat on the sofa the once and it was covered in dog hairs. Disgusting. 3. Missing a few tricks. Their cake selection is quite limited. They include a tiny piece of a brownie with each coffee which is great, but they don't even sell brownies on their own! I thought when we had our first drink and it was included it was a 'taster' and they'd sell them on their own, but bizarrely they don't. 4. Rude people. Not sure if it's an Alrewas thing, but why do people come in and then leave the door wide open? Loads do it - kids, Cyclists, normal customers. It's getting cold - someone from our table has to keep getting up to close the door as bizarrely nobody else bothers, at all. Even the staff leave it open when they go outside and come back in. That being said, it's a great cafe, perhaps very busy as it's the only one in Alrewas, but if they sorted a few things it could be so much better. If there was another cafe though I'd probably go there instead.More
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