Little Chef Reviews

We stopped at the Fourwentways Little Chef on a long journey, after difficulties getting into an earlier service station en route. If we hadn't have needed a 'comfort break' we would have passed by [and would have felt better] Toilets were unimpressive - wet floors, unlockable doors, cobwebs, no soap and highly 'perfumed' in an ...  Read the complete review

On my many trips between Liverpool and Wolverhampton I always stop at the Whitchurch Little Chef for the Olympic breakfast.The staff are always courteous and pleasant and the food is always excellent and I have never waited more than 10 minutes.The toilets are always clean.The only criticism is please get teapots and milk jugs that pour properley.I look forward to many more visits in the future and keep my fingers crossed that the branch is not axed in the latest cost reduction excercise.

I worked in a Little Chef for 5yrs, and have to say they were worst employers I have ever had. All these complaints of people walking into filthy restaurants with disinterested staff is completely understandable, when on a 'regular' Saturday morning we were only ever allowed 1 chef and 1 waitress to be working. 2 members of staff ...  Read the complete review

The food in this little chef is without doubt exceptional,Heston should be knighted,Everthing on the menu is quality products and tastes like it too,All you doom merchants that like to slag off everthing about little chef should try this place,They are in the good food guide now,But then i sappose that wont be good enough for some.

having worked for little chef for 4 years i can truly say this is the worst company i have ever worked for and the rough deal the staff get its little wonder they dont care about there job. if you could take a tour of the kitchen you would not eat there in the last 4 years i have seen mould being scraped off food, out of date food being ...  Read the complete review

we recently stopped at the little chef on the a14 north bound. The place looked as though a bomb had hit it, the tables that were unoccupied were uncleared. had to wait for a table to be cleared before we could sit. going to the toilet was a minefield of grime, the doors were black with fingerprints (built up over many weeks by the look of it) the hand drier was out of order so toilet paper had been provided as towels, unfortunatly the bin was full so consequently there was used paper all over the floor and the sinks were filthy. we had waited 15 mins and no-one had taken our order so decided to grab a bite and a drink at the garage opposite. NEVER AGAIN

My name is David, and I actively *like* eating at Little Chef restaurants, and find their "chubby chef" logo friendly and welcoming rather than the modern equivalent of a plague marker. I know that this will be a shocking confession to many of you, but bear with me if you would. I'm not going to try to convince anyone that this ...  Read the complete review

Little Chef used to be a British institution and the place which you always looked forward to seeing at the side of the motorway on your long journeys as it offered you an excellent chance for a stop and refreshing drink as well as a good meal to fill you up but unfortunately recent times have seen it in a massive decline. I ...  Read the complete review

It's very rare I eat in Little Chef as I find the prices to be extraordinarily high for such a basic restaurant chain, considering the meals aren't even anything special I do baulk somewhat at paying restaurant prices for café food. However, a couple of weeks ago my sister received some complimentary vouchers for Little Chef so after ...  Read the complete review

Prior to last weekend I hadn't eaten in a Little Chef since I was a child but twice in the last week I've found myself staying in a Travel Lodge where the only eating place in walking distance was a Little Chef and so I was a captive audience first at the restaurant at Cambridge Fourwentways and then at the restaurant which is part of ...  Read the complete review

Having stayed at the Travelodge in Adlington Cheshire the Little Chef is next door. So my husband and I decided to have a full cooked breakfast before our departure. We walked across the car park and entered the Little Chef at which point a waitress ushered us to our seats. She handed us some menus and immediately took our drinks order. ...  Read the complete review

I never like going to little chef but many times when we stay in Travelodge, they seem to be the adjacent restaurant and we land up eating there. Their food doesn't taste good for the price we pay. Their breakfast is the one I usually have as I try and avoid eating their lunch or dinner as much as possible. I had recently been to the ...  Read the complete review

I am not a fan of Little Chef restaurants due to a couple of bad experiences which I will tell you about here. The first was when visiting Little Chef at Doncaster, where myself and partner were staying overnight at the adjacent Travelodge. We were hungry and thought we'd give the Little Chef a try. It was early evening ...  Read the complete review

Following the Channel 4 documentary, you're all itching to know what eating at Little Chef, Popham, in the wake of Heston is really like. And I'm about to tell you. The recent Channel 4 show, Big Chef Vs Little Chef, bought in one of Britain's top chefs; Heston Blumenthal. His mission was to revamp the sticky, tired, motorway ...  Read the complete review

I can remember going many times when I was a kid and being excited because at that time, Little Chef, Wimpy and Happy Eater were the three top fast food joints in my area, thinking back they were nice places to eat because they were simple child friendly meals. I went to one last year as I had to eat something and didn't fancy ...  Read the complete review

Little Chef was good back in its day. But its gone seriously downhill these days. Over the past 2 nights I've been watching a programme on Channel 4. Its called "Big Chef Takes On Little Chef". Its about Heston Blumenthal, a top notch chef as he tries to salvage Little Chef. I liked the menu at LC but to be honest ...  Read the complete review

Having stopped on our way to Devon on 24 October at the Little Chef at Barton Stacey on the A303, we had the most appalling experience of lack of service and competence that I have ever experienced at a chain restaurant. We waited 20 minutes for our order to be taken, and then a further 30 minutes to inform us one of our items, the fish pie, was still frozen. This was all I could eat, having recently had 5 teeth extracted. At this point we left, and went to the Little Chef at Amesbury, which was, as previously experienced, excellent, in terms of both service and quality. My advice is, don't eat at Barton Stacey. We eventually got to our destination at 11.00 p.m.

Having spent the last couple of months travelling from the West Midlands to Cardiff on a regular basis, I would like to comment on the cleanliness (or lack of it!) of the Little Chef at Monmouth. The service has been rather haphazard, but the toilets, both male and female, have been filthy! Last week the smell from the men's toilet was ...  Read the complete review

Little Chef's are overpriced and overrated. I ordered a Cherry Pancake at one of their places on the A74 and was just about to tuck into a tasty spoonfull of cherry when I discovered it was a nut and bolt! They didn't even apologise, just brought me another which I declined, and needless to say I left.I did some searching on my laptop and found a web site called laybycafe.com which gave me lots of information and helped me to find just what I was looking for only a couple of miles down the road. If you travel around, the site is well worth a lookNo more Little Rip-offs for me!CheersOldboy

Having travelled from Canterbury to Colchester Zoo with my daughter and two toddler grandchildren, we decided to book a night at the Colchester Feering Travelodge on the A12. The only option for a meal was the Little Chef. What a mistake! We would have been better travelling back to Kent on the same day!!We went into the Little Chef at approx. 5.00 p.m. and although there were only three other tables occupied, we waited 40 mins. with two restless children, before the food was served. This consisted of Scampi & Chips: OVERCOOKED; Peas: VIRTUALLY RAW; Cheesey Chips: OVERCOOKED/CONGEALED CHEESE; Fish Pie: UNDERCOOKED.The only decent items were a Rustic Bread Roll, together with an Orange Juice and three Colas - which in my opinion were vastly overpriced.Would we ever go to a Little Chef again?Absolutely not!!!(By the way, Colchester Zoo was brilliant!)