Daylesford Organic Cafe Full Review
Posted: 14 February 2008 by SmartPlanet
The organic raw vegetable salad was crisp, with a riot of wafer-thin colour dressed in a slightly reticent vinaigrette. There's a lot of talk about seasonal, home-grown produce in the company bumf, but anyone who gets a veggie box will know that at this time of the year something's got to give. Here that something was the addition of multicoloured peppers and weeny cherry tomatoes. The Daylesford policy is that when vegetables can't be grown in the UK they're sourced predominantly from Europe.
Since we had no plans to try on clothes afterwards, we tried the brownie, which currently uses organic but not Fairtrade chocolate to weave a web of enticing deliciousness. Like everything else, it was presented beautifully and delivered with a smile by the smart, capable and polite waitress.
We're uneasy about how well the Bamford lifestyle -- Sir Anthony has a private jet and helicopter -- fits with a squeaky-clean Daylesford Organic ethos, which includes degradable milk packs, vegetable-based inks in the catalogues and plans to introduce renewable source energy systems to the Gloucestershire buildings.
Lady Carole told American magazine W that she "can't be green all the time". Daylesford Organic is very good at what it does, but not everyone will happily digest the bigger picture.
Essentials: Lunch dishes at Daylesford cost from £6 to £13; a cappuccino and a slice of cake cost £7.30; a three course meal for two is around £30. The cafe is a short walk from Sloane Square Station. 31 Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AG, England.
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