The best restaurants serving British food in Salisbury St Paul's Wiltshire South West

This is an airy and pleasant cafe with a range of types of seating. The pastries were good quality and the coffee was equally good. Didn't try the pasties - too early in the day (!) but the range was interesting and they looked very good. Added to this the manager was really helpful when I had a problem of my own making and went much further than I expected to help me.

14 friends met up on a New Year's celebration, we were greeted and seated efficiently and after a long pause we finally had our drinks order underway. Considerable time passed before any starters arrived. My first course appeared to be a ball of mozzarella in a thin orange liquid very tastless and unappealing. My main course should have been chicken but between the kitchen and the dining area it transformed into a very reasonable but slightly over done steak. The nail in the dietary coffin was supposed to be Creme brulee that had the most unusual taste and texture. We were offered alternatives but things had deteriorated so much our patience ran out and we ordered our taxi home to celebrate new year. Things certainly went wrong for our group that evening to the extent that we were offered a free free round of drinks because of the slow service and a further considerable discount on our bill. Manager take note, we often go to the Cosy Club in Bath which never disappoints.

Didn't eat, but the ale was good.

Glum staff, particularly one women... totally lacking any manners. The place could do with a total refurbishment. Is Salisbury not a happy place?