Daylesford Organic Cafe Full Review
Posted: 14 February 2008 by SmartPlanet
The Bamford name is mighty in the world of organics -- and construction equipment. Lady Carole Bamford is the wife of influential billionaire Sir Anthony Bamford, owner of JCB. She was the catalyst for the organic conversion of the family's extensive land in the Cotswolds and Staffordshire, and started the Gloucestershire farm shop in 2003.
Customers -- some of them famous -- flocked and Daylesford Organic has grown into a lifestyle brand offering everything from spa treatments to dry stone wall-making classes.
The cafe we visited is part of the company's growing presence in London and has its trademark chunky but chi-chi interior. It's dominated by a hefty communal table and huge foodie prints that change by season; on our visit they included the interior of a wonderfully creamy-looking blue cheese.
At the till end there are packed rows of shiny jams and boxed biscuits for sale. If you came in for a coffee (some organic, some Fairtrade) the chances are you're going out all lunched-up.
The cafe also features a deli-style array of products to buy
Beef and chicken, fruit and vegetables, bread and cheese and more are produced on Bamford land, and the sausages and breads are award-winning. A veggie lunch dish of crisped fingers of polenta with herby mushrooms and creamed spinach hit the right wintry note, with a portion size well-judged for those who might be shopping for clothes afterwards. Continue reading...
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