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Town centre cafe is a little pot of gold
QUAINT and quirky, The Coffee Pot is the perfect place for a pit-stop for Bridge Street shoppers.
Popping along one Thursday lunchtime, finding a seat was no trouble at all.
The old fashioned dcor, glass topped tables and hard wooden seats all add to the charm of this little caf.
It's not a swish and swank coffee shop that would be found on any high street anywhere in the country – it's got character.
After a couple of minutes perusing the laminated menus – that read "Derek and Wendy welcome you to The Coffee Pot" – surely enough, we were greeted by a chatty and friendly waitress.
With a wide choice of lunchtime treats from sandwiches, to paninis, jacket potatoes and a selection of hot food and breakfasts, I was spoilt for choice.
There is even a kids menu with smaller, very reasonably priced children's food.
Opting for a pot of tea, I then plumped for the homemade quiche (4.95).
There was even a tempting if somewhat out of season, 'Autumn offer' which included soup, bread, tea or coffee and a scone for 4.
My two friends settled upon their choices a jacket potato with beans, and a cheese and onion toastie.
Looking around the caf more quirks jump out, china for sale in glass cabinet on the wall and a domestic fridge filled with drinks cans.
It's a little bit like having a caf in your nan's front room.
And while this might not be for some people, it makes for a relaxed non-pretentious setting perfect for a light bite at lunch or a full English breakfast in the morning.
After a short wait the food arrived.
All the meals came with a fresh side-salad, and a smile – something that is often missing from chain cafs run by managers not owners.
My homemade cheese and tomato quiche was perfect – a sizeable slab which came hot with lashings of cheese.
My fellow diners were pleased with their meals, which came swiftly and were everything you'd want from a reasonably priced little high street caf.
During our meal the owner came to see if everything was all right with our food – it was.
Having worked our way through the three meals and really quite full, we were faced with my favourite question; Cake?
A selection of homemade cakes were available, from scones or Victoria sponge to walnut or chocolate cake.
We all opted for fruit scones (1), which came with jam and cream for a few added pence.
Light and fluffy, it was easy to tell these were homemade and they provided an excellent encore to a pleasant lunch.
Whether you're popping in for a quick brew or some hearty hot grub on a drizzly market day, The Coffee Pot will make you feel welcome.
The walls might need a lick of paint and this isn't a place for fancy la-di-dah folk – it's simply a good honest caf with good honest family values.
by Debbie Lockett
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