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Seasons is a sort of subterranean
cafe - a basement front room that feels intimate, informal,
and cosy. None of the tables could accomodate more than
six people, so it's more for small gatherings than large
groups. The decor is idiosyncratic, ranging from odd
watercolours of vegetables, to photographs of 'ethnic'
people. This organic, vegetarian cafe carries an old
hippy vibe, which is fine my me.
I would have preferred, however, not to have to read
the menu off a large chalk board. I'm sure this is done
for the profoundest of reasons - clearly the menu changes
weekly in not daily, depending on the fresh and seasonal
vegetables they can obtain, and they don't want to waste
paper on printing different menus - but I found it an
obstacle to relaxation to have to crane my neck over
a roomful of people. I would have objected less, had
the writing been easier to read, and divided more clearly
into sections for mains, puddings and drinks.
Seasons isn't licensed, so you can't buy a beer here,
but they offer a selection of organic drinks from the
classic coke and lemonade, tea and coffee, to the more
esoteric herbal blends. You can also get a nice green
and blacks hot chocolate.
On the day we visited, there were four main dishes
on offer - we had mushroom and cashew nut roast, and
leek, cheese and potato pie (which turned out to be
spinach, cheese, and potato pie instead, as the other
had all been eaten. Both came with choice of with jacket
potato or salad.
The average sized portions were very tasty, and reasonable
value at about £5 each.We could have had glace
ice-cream for pudding at £2.50, but instead opted
for a chocolate brownie at £1.60, which was strangely
lacking in nuts or fruit.
I had a stomach ache after this for about a day - with
nothing else I'd eaten as a possible culprit. I'm not
saying nothing...except that I wouldn't bother to visit
this slightly disappointing venue again.
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