Lazy Dazy: 1A Kingsbridge Lane, Ashburton TQ13 7DX
Price: £5.20
Components: Two eggs, two sausages, half a tomato, beans, mushrooms, one slice of toast and butter and tea or coffee
Our star rating: ***
Yesterday were in Ashburton for my Maths exam, so it was a good opportunity for a breakfast. Lazy Dazy looked bright and cheerful, but as we walked in the door, a strange smell hit us. Mum reckoned it might be fish, but I thought it was oil or grease or something. The menu looked good. I had my usual problem with not liking tomatoes or mushrooms, but they were happy to let me swap them for an extra egg and sausage, which was a generous substitute. Vegetarian sausages are not universally available, and they were nice ones, different from the ones we normally eat at home.
After a little while they came with the teas, which turned out to be coffees. The waiter guy apologized, and the woman behind the counter said "Sorry!" and pointed to the next table along, but then it turned out they didn't want them either, having ordered lattes! A minute later they brought the teas: a big teapot with three bags, which was nice - although once brewed and supped, it turned out to have a nasty tang (Cheap teabag? Disinfectant?).
The breakfasts took a little while to come, but we normally think of that as a good sign as it is freshly cooked. Unfortunately when it did it came without the toast.
"Toast will be along in a minute" said the waiter.
This is bad planning when you are very hungry, the portions are not overly large and the plate hasn't been warmed. We waited and waited. Mum was anxious that her breakfast would be gone before the toast came, as she is very particular. She likes to put her egg on her toast before breaking the yoke, so that the yoke drizzles onto buttery toast. Mum had already been rather pessimistic about Lazy Dazy, having had a poor experience once before, and sure enough they still only served up HALF a tomato. Mum kept mumbling on about what they could possible have done with the other half... When the toast eventually did come, one of the pieces was a thin, burnt, crust! Mum boldly asked him to replace it, so we shared the (just about) alright piece. Then, when they came with other piece, the woman pointed at our burnt reject and asked "Do you want that?" Mum, almost laughing with incredulity, shook her head - although she was pleased that there were two pats of butter each. She likes her butter.
So, all in all it was a bizarre experience: greasy smell, an odd incident with them only having some of our change, the wrong drinks, a table made from an old treadle sewing machine which we kept treadling and bashing each other's knees. and only half a tomato. But it was quite a nice atmosphere, the food was nicely cooked. Could have been worse.
Price: £5.20
Components: Two eggs, two sausages, half a tomato, beans, mushrooms, one slice of toast and butter and tea or coffee
Our star rating: ***
Yesterday were in Ashburton for my Maths exam, so it was a good opportunity for a breakfast. Lazy Dazy looked bright and cheerful, but as we walked in the door, a strange smell hit us. Mum reckoned it might be fish, but I thought it was oil or grease or something. The menu looked good. I had my usual problem with not liking tomatoes or mushrooms, but they were happy to let me swap them for an extra egg and sausage, which was a generous substitute. Vegetarian sausages are not universally available, and they were nice ones, different from the ones we normally eat at home.
After a little while they came with the teas, which turned out to be coffees. The waiter guy apologized, and the woman behind the counter said "Sorry!" and pointed to the next table along, but then it turned out they didn't want them either, having ordered lattes! A minute later they brought the teas: a big teapot with three bags, which was nice - although once brewed and supped, it turned out to have a nasty tang (Cheap teabag? Disinfectant?).
The breakfasts took a little while to come, but we normally think of that as a good sign as it is freshly cooked. Unfortunately when it did it came without the toast.
"Toast will be along in a minute" said the waiter.
This is bad planning when you are very hungry, the portions are not overly large and the plate hasn't been warmed. We waited and waited. Mum was anxious that her breakfast would be gone before the toast came, as she is very particular. She likes to put her egg on her toast before breaking the yoke, so that the yoke drizzles onto buttery toast. Mum had already been rather pessimistic about Lazy Dazy, having had a poor experience once before, and sure enough they still only served up HALF a tomato. Mum kept mumbling on about what they could possible have done with the other half... When the toast eventually did come, one of the pieces was a thin, burnt, crust! Mum boldly asked him to replace it, so we shared the (just about) alright piece. Then, when they came with other piece, the woman pointed at our burnt reject and asked "Do you want that?" Mum, almost laughing with incredulity, shook her head - although she was pleased that there were two pats of butter each. She likes her butter.
So, all in all it was a bizarre experience: greasy smell, an odd incident with them only having some of our change, the wrong drinks, a table made from an old treadle sewing machine which we kept treadling and bashing each other's knees. and only half a tomato. But it was quite a nice atmosphere, the food was nicely cooked. Could have been worse.
