Tried to eat here once. Owner, who was brisk and looked down at us, sat me and my mum at a filthy table, after waiting noone came to clean the table. Left. Cakes often look over baked. Drenching a lemon drizzle in icing won't cover that. Have reviewed this before. Comments were ignored, no apology. Its the little things that count.
Used a groupon voucher for afternoon tea. When entering told the waitress we was both vegetarian and would this be ok, she said no that’s fine. We was seated and served very fast has there was no other customers in the establishment. The sandwiches we was served was 5 tuna (which is clearly not vegetarian) along side was 3 small cheese triangle sandwiches.The selection of overhaul food was tiny and not worth even the discounted price. We rang multiple times to say we was running late but no one answered, we presumed they was busy but when arriving no one was in there and plenty of staff which gave the impression they was choosing to ignore the phone. We left after 25 minutes has we felt we was an inconvenience. We took away the tuna sandwiches for someone else to enjoy.
Had a lovely afternoon tea there. The food was delicious and just the right amount so you didn't feel over full afterwards. The staff were welcoming and friendly and nothing was too much trouble for them.
Excellent, hidden gem. Good service, pleasant environment, very tasty food. Linen tablecloths and napkins and individual white proper handtowels. What a pleasure. Probably one of the best quiches I've ever had. Couple of suggestions; a little more variety in the salad and parasols for outside seating area.
A little limited for what it purports to be. I wouldn't pay full price for it and the Groupon deal made it better but we won't be rushing back. Staff friendly but we had to wait a few times to catch their attention. Afternoon tea was passable. Scones were heavy, sandwiches were very uninspiring and nothing jumped out at you and said " I'm wonderful… eat me!" Bit cramped and lacking in atmosphere truth be told.
The Opera Tea Rooms is located at 3, Jubilee Courtyard 18 The Square, Retford DN22 6BN, UK
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