The Cafe in the Park, Rickmansworth Aquadrome, Rickmansworth

Hi

We used the café in the park today had sausage rolls they were the best

I have ever tasted full of meat and the pastry was really lovely.

but was a bit concerned as the food on the counter was uncovered and open to flies .

I think more than one serving would be a good idea as the wait to get served a bit to long but the food and people really nice will use again,

café in the park is great place to go

I recently ate there with my husband and 3mth old baby. I had not seen any of the staff before with the exception of a man who had large black eariings/holes and whom I think may have been the cook.

It was quiet as it was early and the woman on the till made a gesture as if to mimic me, as I have a health condition. I had never seen her before so thought it was coincidence. However her colleague also repeatedly made the same gesture and they were laughing. I felt very uncomfortable. My food was not good. I had falafel pitta which was very soggy and wet inside. I have had this on previous visits and it was fairly dry and I think should have harissa in it but there was none. I ate the filling but left the wet pitta. Within an hour or so I started to feel very unwell and consider that my illness was linked to the food.

I would never eat there again due to what happened. It is very difficult to prove that what they gave me caused me to be ill but I had not eaten anything other than it during a 24hr period.

I don't live nearby, so the fact that I visit (usually with my grandchildren) speaks for itself! The food is tasty, varied and delish! Only complaint is that I can never decide what to order! It's buzzy and very child-friendly - but there's also a quiet room for those who prefer a little less buzz! A great place to go - with or without children- and the setting is beautiful.

I struggle to reconcile some of the comments I've read here with my experience of the cafe.

My favourite dish is the beef burger and chips: where else can you expect to pay £8 for free range burger and piping hot chips? The smoked mackerel burger is also great - hardly your boring bog standard cafe fare! The teas are made with Tea Pigs bags (my favourites!) and the cakes always taste great according to my wife, who regards herself as something of a world expert in these things!

The cafe is very child friendly and on the odd occasion we have come without the children and wanted peace and quiet, the cafe's second (child free) room has offered exactly that.

Is there an occasional five minute queue on a sunny weekend afternoon? Yes. But never enough to stop us and the children wanting to come back again and again.

Oh and finally, I can only speak for my experience of the staff, which is very positive.

We went to the Cafe this morning and ordered two hot chocolates and a coffee and a cake. The lady who served us said very abruptly "you will have to wait 5-10 minutes for the hot drinks". We sat down and came back 5 minutes later to find that the drinks had been waiting getting cold. The whole atmosphere was that the staff were doing us a great favour to serve us. A very unpleasant experience. Such a shame as a lovely park is spoilt by the poor customer service in the coffee shop.

Over priced and over fussy, tries to be kiddy friendly but not happy with the noise/mess that comes with them! Cakes are not the best - normally very dry. Service is slow. Unfortunately there is no other place to go on the beautiful aquadrome. Perhaps some competition is needed to make the place decide who they want to cater for and buck up it's ideas.

Ok to sit outside for a coffee (which was very nice) but food takes too long even when only moderately busy.

Only stop off when walking dogs, would not sit in to eat as has been taken over by kids who run about and make the cafe like sitting in a nursery. I am all for being child friendly but not for the whole focus to be on children.

Would be a nice cafe stop if prices were a little lower service was faster and fewer mummy and child groups hoarding groups of seating and spoiling atmosphere inside. Would like to have known playgroup type sessions are held there and what times so could avoid.

However I repeat nice to sit outside for coffee and sandwich in good weather.

the Cafe in the Park is a great place to have a drink and something to eat, especially in the week when it is quieter.

on the weekend it can get very busy, but worth the wait. the combibnation of an interesting menu and good coffee and tea make it worth the wait.

during the week it can get full of 'yummie mummies' and there not too disciplined offspring.

the views around the lakes are stunning and the parking is free!!

Absolutely awful. I ordered 2 saugage rolls and chips. Despite it being reasonable uncrowded my meal took 33 minutes. The chips were served in a cold bowl and were cold themselves and probably the worst chips I have tasted. The saugage rolls were on really hot plates, however, the rolls had not been heated. I asked why they put cold sausage rolls on hot plates and just got a shrug. I asked for one to be heated. 20 minutes later it came back with the pastry warm and the filling still cold. I had run out of time so I gave up. Others have written it is noisy and I agree. The sound of the coffee machine reveberated round the room. If you have children order a drink, maybe, but stay well away from the chips or anything hot.

Good varied menu, with everything i have eaten tasty and well presented.

good selection from kids meals through to burgers, salads and sandwiches.

can get extremely busy at weekends and in summer and seems to overwhelm staff sometimes.

that said, there's space for families and people without kids too, and the fact that the queue can be out of the door is testament to its popularity!

despite the fact that you sometimes have to wait a while for your food, we love it!