The Cogges Kitchen

Kenneth Anderson
2 Star
Their FB page is deceiving. Showing wonderful photos of food... Went there hoping for a great breakfast and the only choice was scrambled eggs on toast... I opted for CRISPY bacon.. I received half cooked bacon, and our toast was more like warm soggy bread. The only thing I enjoyed was my coffee. My wife didn't finish her tea as the crockery was dirty and stained.
Monday 17th April 2017

Ben Jeffery
5 Star
Wonderful coffee and food in a beautiful setting. Ignore all the reviews from more than a year ago as the staff and menu have changed.
Friday 25th March 2022

Sandra Edwards
2 Star
Pretty location not easy to locate using Google maps - added 10 minutes to journey time. Lovely place for a visit if you are local. Not enough to there to warrant an hour's drive or the entry fee of £11 ( for 2). Poor value compared to a visit to local national trust sites
Tuesday 31st July 2018

Allison
1 Star
Ok, to be fair, our pre-booked, pre-ordered dinner cost £15 per head, not that great a price. Also (I'm adding) that this was for charity. That said, we eat out pretty much every day, maybe even twice, so the price wasn't exactly our main concern, as most places would cost a bit more. This was, without doubt, the worst food I remember having (our crowd was unanimous on this). Think TV documentary nursing home, homeless shelter, and you're getting there; this was food cooked entirely without love. For a start, the main gates were locked and there were no directing signs - we struggled to find our way in, and it was dark. On arrival to the restaurant, we were served mulled wine in mugs, quite quaint and friendly, perfectly ok. Then to dinner, the choice (made weeks ago) was chicken pie (it looked like a chicken stew - there was no pastry, and I was told it was very dry) or aubergine with cheese (factually correct, also dry). Carrots, kale and drive were also provided, pretty flavourless. This was followed by fruit crumble (more like a dust on fruit) or ice cream. My friend asked what flavour the ice cream was and was told "Dunno". The servers (volunteering) were really miserable. It felt awkward to leave full plates and I was grateful to be sitting next to Jim, who could polish off everything - it took me back to school, fighting to sit next to Jacqueline Hughes on liver days. There were only two large tables, ours and another group, this was quite unexpected, somehow. Inside the restaurant it was cold, I never removed my coat. Over the course of the meal, several of our party (men) went to the loo, later on announcing that they'd just used the great outdoors as the toilet couldn't be found in the dark. Women didn't go, and were keen to go on to a more normal location. However, what I can say is that we had a lovely evenin, meeting up for a friend's birthday, and who knows, maybe this was just the perfect catalyst.
Sunday 16th December 2018

Lynda Crowley
4 Star
Good coffee. GF options but not extensive. Reasonable price. Service needs snartening. My GF order was given to someone else but I managed to retrieve it. Suggest a number on a stick instead of a playing card!!
Sunday 7th July 2019