Windsor Farm Shop
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 at
7:18 pm
Royal Farms
Windsor Farm Shop
Datchet Rd
Old Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 2RQ
Tel: 01753 623800
Opening Hours:
Mon – Sat: 9am – 5pm
Sun: 10am – 4pm
Filed under: Berkshire
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I used to live in the vicinity of the farm shop and was a regular visitor approximately 5 years ago.
I visited the farm shop again 3 weeks ago and was impressed with the new layout and the way the fruit & veg were displayed outside the door so that you could not enter without being tempted to buy something.
I purchased quite a bit of fruit & veg, which all looked wonderfully presented and fresh.
However, within a day of purchase, everything began to go soft. My strawberries developed fur coats and my carrots had the consistency of swiss cheese – so much so, I couldn’t even peel them. I recall that the carrots cost almost £3.00 per bag. A total waste of money.
I have written to the farm shop twice. Once to the general query email & again to the farm shop manager when my first message had not even been acknowledged, let alone actioned upon. To date, the farm shop has not even had the decency to reply.
I would wholly recommend buying your vegetables from somewhere else.
If you are into organic produce, do not be fooled by the goodies inside the shop. Many biscuits, cakes and packaged goods whilst looking lovely, appear to contain enough additives to pickle a large horse. Check before you buy!
On the plus side, the meat counter is fantastic, which is the reason I gave this shop the rating I did. However, as a total package, it sorely lacks all-round quality which you would expect from a shop of this calibre and the after sales service appears to be non-existent.