The Next Episode - Ruddington

Exceptional cakes, pastries, coffee, and food. While the menu isn't extensive, it offers a great variety that accommodates dietary needs, and the quality of the dishes is outstanding for the price. It used to be one of my favorite spots for brunch, and I'm really happy it's back in business!

The decor is lovely, and the breakfast food is delicious. The staff is very welcoming, and we really enjoyed our visit.

**Price per person:** £20–30 **Food:** ★★★★☆ (4/5) **Service:** ★★★★☆ (4/5) **Atmosphere:** ★★★★★ (5/5) Overall, I had a delightful experience at this restaurant. The food was excellent, showcasing strong flavors and quality ingredients, earning it a solid four-star rating. The service was attentive and friendly, also deserving a four-star rating. However, the highlight of the experience was the atmosphere, which was vibrant and inviting, definitely worth five stars. I would highly recommend this place!

Been here a few times and was impressed at first but service seems to have declined a bit since, becoming slow and a bit impersonal. Went to visit today with family and the place was closed no sign to explain, nothing on their website or social media. We had specifically checked the night before to make sure the place was open as usual, too. Very disappointing. Visited another place down the road (Morton's) and will be going there more often!

The food is brilliant here and it has all the makings of a really cool place, we were probably unlucky this morning but unfortunately the painfully slow service slightly ruined our morning here! They were very short staffed (2 staff doing everything for a busy Saturday morning breakfast shift), which I’m sure wasn’t their fault and is totally forgivable if you can see the staff are making an effort to try their best and communicate with you (a simple ‘thank you so much for waiting’ or ‘we’ll be with you as soon as we can’ etc, none of which was forthcoming). We had to get our own menus (after 15 mins) and ask for them to take our order (after more than 30 mins). But the most frustrating thing was seeing our coffees sit on the bar for a good 10 mins, while the man who made them walked past us three times empty handed, served other tables, got things from the kitchen, but for some reason refused to bring the coffees over to us. In the end we asked him if we could take them ourselves (and walk the metre back to our table) but no, we weren’t allowed, and even then he wouldn’t bring them (presumably to make a point? It would have taken him under a minute), we had to wait a further 5 mins and ask the other waitress, and eventually out of pure frustration just got the (now cold) coffees off the bar ourselves. Such a shame as we were looking forward to a lovely morning somewhere we’ve enjoyed in the past and we did have delicious breakfast, but the service really let them down this time.