Porcupine Pantry - Sevenoaks

This place is a bit rubbish, I’m afraid. At these prices, it should be so much better. The layout is stupid, with no thought given to traffic, or where and how people will queue so we were all constantly bumping into each other. Today the staff were all sulky teenagers: morale is clearly not high. They were all grumpy and gloomy. We were greeted in a surly manner, we were never offered or directed to cutlery or napkins, no smiles it was all begrudging. Cakes and coffees were good, but coffee was served in unrecyclable paper cups, not nice to drink out of, and cake served on a plasticised cardboard box, again unrecyclable, and hard to eat out of. Apparently they haven’t heard of china cups or plates. Or, indeed, caring for the environment. This could be a nice place with a little more commitment from management to think about customer comfort, staff morale, and being a but greener. Please try harder. A lot harder, actually.

Despite the extension to the tea room, the menu has not been updated or expanded to include hot meals. The cake selection is very limited and looks bought in. Also limited selection of sandwiches and paninis. This would be a nice spot for lunch if they can sort the menu out. You used to be able to get hot food from the café inside Penshurst grounds but that closed some time ago. Seems like the pantry is mainly catering for groups of cyclists and not people who want to dine out.

Not an extensive menu, went on Father 's Day, two specials bit none were veggie, perhaps as well. The cheese and pickle sandwiches were very unpleasant. The bread was slightly stale, but the big problem was the so called cheese, processed pre-sliced cheese with an unpleasant taste. Nasty. No lettuce/cucumber/tomato in sandwich, or on the plate.

This is to expensive the food all looks nice but it’s not that nice I paid £4 for 1 sausage roll!!! do specials cut the price for people who live in Penshurst and are not wealthy!!! If you live there you should get a discount anyway!!

Delicious food, quick and friendly service, lovely atmosphere that is currently being expanded. Wish I had discovered this place earlier! The sausage rolls were especially tasty.