The Buttery At The Crypt - Chichester

We visited last year, me and my daughter, for a mother's day afternoon tea and it was awful. We had ordered the cake was brought first, on it's own, and not on the afternoon tea stand we were expecting. Eventually after a bit of back and forth, we got the afternoon tea experience but it was a little spoilt. We were given vouchers to return again for free, so did this week. The place is lovely, not wheelchair friendly but that can be forgiven because of the age of the building. The food and service was much better than last time. We ordered the afternoon tea again and extras. Most of it was nice, although the chocolate fudge cake wasn't great- the icing just tasted of butter, not chocolate. It works out quite expensive and isn't my favourite tea room but happier after this visit (I didn't leave a bad review before as I intended to use my vouchers before this week so was hoping for a better experience.

The Buttery at the Crypt was full when we visited today, and we waited a few minutes for a table to become free. The staff were lovely and friendly and had us seated quickly. I opted for a lunch special of Sussex Steak Ale pie with veg chips mash was an option). My wife chose a 3 egg omelette with cheese and mushrooms. We also ordered a 500ml Long Man beer and a large Pinot white wine. Drinks were served quickly. The slight wait for our meals was more than compensated by the high standard of both meals. This was the best steak pie I've had in years, accompanied by a beautiful rich gravy. We've already recommended the Buttery to friends and we'd definitely eat here again. £33.70 incl. alcohol which was great value. Thank you.

The staff at this restaurant were very friendly, and the entire place was clean, organized, and visually appealing. The menu offered a good variety of options. The food and drinks were of decent quality, except for the disappointingly small slice of lemon drizzle cake. The main drawback is that the prices are quite high for the portion sizes.

We ordered two lattes and crumpets at this restaurant. The coffee lacked flavor, and the crumpets were extremely thin. Despite being provided with plenty of butter, they were cold and unsatisfying.

We entered this lovely cafe feeling fortunate to find a quiet spot. We ordered two afternoon teas, only to be informed that we had ordered the last fruit scone. After waiting for over 30 minutes and seeing the scones sitting on the counter the entire time, we were told they were ours, only to have them given to a group of newcomers. The staff made weak excuses for the mix-up. Overall, the service from the unprepared staff team was terrible.