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Real Eating Company (so-called)

On 25 Feb 2007 at 5:32pm liteswap wrote:

You know what?
I'd settle for ANY eating at the so-called Real Eating Company (chain) restaurant. Every time I go in there, the kitchen's shut or they're open but won't serve you.
This afternoon was a case in point. We went in at 1545 for a cup of coffee. The REC shuts at 1600 according to the notice in the window. But we were told that they'd stopped serving. What's the point of a restaurant/cafe being open but not serving?
Not only is this not the first time this sort of thing has happened at this place, others have reported similar experiences too. And they won't serve breakfast after 1100 and lunch doesn't start till 1200 or 1230. Useless for those hazy Sunday mornings...
What is it with the REC? Don't they want to serve their customers? Why not take a leaf out of Greene King's book and stop serving their customers altogether...?

On 26 Feb 2007 at 8:01am tom wrote:

go to the chippy, good value for money there and you get served quick.

On 27 Feb 2007 at 9:36am Mark Rolfe wrote:

If you aint happy why keep going there?

On 27 Feb 2007 at 11:50am Mystic Mog wrote:

Bring back the Long Room.

On 27 Feb 2007 at 4:14pm MC wrote:

Funny liteswap, that's exactly what happened to me... however, I liked the food and the prices were reasonable. I thought the manager was a bit scary though... didn't his twin work in Bills once? I did like the Long Rooms.......
MC

On 6 Mar 2007 at 1:54pm liteswap wrote:

Bring back Elphicks, I say...

On 6 Mar 2007 at 5:24pm mal wrote:

Hear Hear mystic mog - bring back the Long Room!
i miss the cocktails and being able to read the papers with a coffee for two hours without waiters glaring at me.
It's true what they say, you don't know what you've got till its gone, and eben if it wasn't universally popular i really liked the atmosphere in there.

On 3 Apr 2007 at 10:30am mr smith wrote:

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On 3 Apr 2007 at 1:04pm Charlie Chalk wrote:

On 6 Apr 2007 at 11:05am Glyn Thomas wrote:

We are a small family run farm in Cooksbridge who supply Free Range, GM free, Lion code approved eggs to the Real Eating Company. The farm is RSPCA monitored and we welcome anyone who would like to visit. We would like to express our thanks to the Real Eating Company for supporting a local business. Glyn Thomas, Holmansbridge Farm, Townlittleworth Road, Cooksbridge, Nr Lewes.