Duxford Sausage or Kipper?
Well today I took advantage of the offer of staff discount of 50% off the price of the food in “The Armoury” and to see what it was actually like following its “refurbishment”. I was the second customer and the 11 staff I counted there all looked eager to please and those on the Servery were very polite and friendly. The choice of food on offer today seemed quite limited but perhaps this was because it was being used primarily as a training day prior to the public opening tomorrow. I had the Fish and Chips and a regular Cappuccino. The food was cooked to order and took about 6 minutes. It was hot, nicely presented and brought to my table. I felt that the fish was on the small side and the meal wouldn’t have been worth the full price. For chip lovers out there, they were crisp and not floppy and the sauce was HP and Heinz tomato in bottles. This impressed me as so many places have hideous cheapo sauces that just taste vile, so 10/10 for sauce quality. The Cappuccino was very average, made from a push button machine and mostly milk froth with a vague hint of coffee essence. For the same cost in the centre of Cambridge I can get a really nice proper Italian Cappuccino served in an Italian café and made individually for me. So 3/10 for my hot drink I’d say. As to the interior décor, well Bob has summed it up. Mrs Roobarb and I often used to pop in for a Coffee and Cake many years ago in the ‘90’s when Lyons had the franchise. It was sort of Art-Deco then and always had a cosy warm feeling, particularly on a cold winter’s day. Today it felt like I was in an East German factory workers canteen in 1985. The walls are grey, the skirting boards grey, there are no pictures and the tables and chairs are of an ugly, utilitarian, matt black square fibreglass look. Perhaps the interior designer consultant was an E. Honecker? I can remember more comfort and atmosphere in the Alternative Control Operations Centre Bunker at RAF Honington at the height of the Cold War, than in “The Armoury” today. Was my meal and drink worth £12.25? Well, let’s just say I was quite happy with paying the £6.12 that it cost me, but I don’t think I will be visiting again anytime soon.
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