{"id":238783,"date":"2023-10-18T12:32:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T12:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=238783"},"modified":"2023-10-18T12:32:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T12:32:24","slug":"cafe-owner-hits-back-at-1-star-review-from-diner-who-paid-9-for-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/cafe-owner-hits-back-at-1-star-review-from-diner-who-paid-9-for-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Caf\u00e9 owner hits back at 1 star review from diner who paid \u00a39 for bread"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Caf\u00e9 owner hits back at one star review from diner who paid &#8216;\u00a39 for 4 tiny slithers of rock hard bread&#8217; &#8211; and says &#8216;if you&#8217;re not happy with the prices, don&#8217;t come in&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The Shambles caf\u00e9, in Lytham St Annes responded to the fiery written attack<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Outrageous price of banana bread at The Boathouse sparks uproar<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The owners of a caf\u00e9 have responded to a customer&#8217;s very scathing one star review\u00a0which saw her\u00a0<span>complain about being charged \u00a39 for extra slices of toast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A customer named Sara took to Google reviews to slam the Shambles Caf\u00e9 in\u00a0Lytham Saint Annes, Lancashire for what she felt was extortionately-priced bread.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed that she had to fork out \u00a39 for bread to\u00a0accompany the soup she&#8217;d also ordered.<\/p>\n<p>Sara said: &#8216;What a shame about this little restaurant, a nice little place utterly spoiled by terrible customer service and [is] overpriced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We ordered 2 soups and asked for an extra roll with each. We obviously expected to pay for the extra rolls.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She said they were disappointed that the &#8216;soups came with 2 very small thin toasted slices of sourdough not soft rolls&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76703127-12644267-image-a-16_1697628196771.jpg\" height=\"678\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The user, known as Sara Clare took to Google reviews two days ago to slam the Shambles Caf\u00e9 in Lytham Saint Annes, Lancashire for what she felt was extortionately priced bread<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What we didn&#8217;t expect was to be charged \u00a39 for the extra bread. \u00a39 for 4 TINY thin slithers of rock hard bread,&#8217; she added..<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I spoke to the owner who was just so rude asking why I expect food for free. He wouldn&#8217;t listen when I tried to explain I expected to pay for it, but that the price was extortion!&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She concluded: &#8216;He told me he doesn&#8217;t care and for me to put a bad review on here, so here it is.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The owners responded shortly after and claimed: &#8216;You seemed very happy yesterday when I served you and checked on you twice!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You had the menu in your hand that says the soup is served with toasted sourdough bread. It also shows that we charge for extra bread (in our breakfast section).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76703129-12644267-Sara_claimed_that_she_had_to_fork_out_9_for_bread_to_accompany_t-a-25_1697629203307.jpg\" height=\"467\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sara claimed that she had to fork out \u00a39 for bread to accompany the soup she&#8217;d also ordered but the owners of what appears to be an independently run business then told her that customers are warned of these additional costs beforehand<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is also menu outside our restaurant. Therefore, if you are not happy with the prices then please don&#8217;t come in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In regards to this morning phone call- you demanded a refund. You didn&#8217;t ask for it, you demanded it&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The Shambles Caf\u00e9 concluded their review with allegations that Sara threatened the establishment with a bad review if they didn&#8217;t issue her a refund.<\/p>\n<p>They then sarcastically quipped: &#8216;Hope you have a wonderful day and you feel better now! Kind Regards&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Sara&#8217;s savage review,\u00a0The Shambles Caf\u00e9 in Lytham St Annes maintains a 3.5 out of 5 rating on\u00a0Tripadvisor based on 41 reviews.<\/p>\n<p>The caf\u00e9 offers gluten free and vegetarian options, and desribes itself as family friendly.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12644267\/Caf-owner-hits-one-star-review-diner-paid-9-4-tiny-slithers-rock-hard-bread-says-youre-not-happy-prices-dont-come-in.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caf\u00e9 owner hits back at one star review from diner who paid &#8216;\u00a39 for 4 tiny slithers of rock hard bread&#8217; &#8211; and says &#8216;if you&#8217;re not happy with the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Caf\u00e9 owner hits back at 1 star review from diner who paid \u00a39 for bread - lovemainstream.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/cafe-owner-hits-back-at-1-star-review-from-diner-who-paid-9-for-bread\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Caf\u00e9 owner hits back at 1 star review from diner who paid \u00a39 for bread - lovemainstream.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Caf\u00e9 owner hits back at one star review from diner who paid &#8216;\u00a39 for 4 tiny slithers of rock hard bread&#8217; 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