The Hollows, Le Gouffre - Under New Management

An eagerly anticipated jaunt this afternoon took us to Le Gouffre, a lonely Tea shop that overlooks a wild bay. Eagerly anticipated because it is now under new ownership. The same people who own L’Escalier inSt Peter Port.
It was very windy, so we elected to sit indoors. .The first piece of impressiveness was that the waiter was foreign, not unusual you say in the Tea Shops of Guernsey. However this waiter was French Style Foreign, which meant a) he could speak English b) he knew how to wait at table. We chose the Afternoon Tea, which at £5.25 was the most expensive we had bought. The scones were small but excellent, good jam and Guernsey butter. The only let down was the quantity of cream, which was miserly. The waiter explained that we had used the last of his current supply (we arrived at 4.40), this I felt was poor. It also meant that there was no cream available for my coffee

The whole event was pleasant and relaxed, though they have got rid of the nice big sofas which one could relax in.

Cream Tea: Slim, but very good 9
Cream: Good, but seldom 6
Jam: Good, with whole straws 5
Butter: Sufficient, pot 8
Goodies: Not obviously attractive 5
Environment: Ruggedly beautiful 8
Comfort: SS/aluminium café style 7
Service: French, efficient, quality 8
Timing: Good 8
Price: Top price for quality 5
Confusion: Ran out of cream!! 5
Total 74
Special Feature: The views
Overall good performance apart from the lack of cream, which nearly lost it its credibilty