The River Street Cafe

Went in here for lunch about a month ago. The salad plate was adequate although some of them could have been a lot more interesting and one was rather odd.
It was very crowded and I sat down at a table with some people who had been waiting for their food for a long time. When the waitress brought mine (about 10 mins or so to put some salad portions on a plate and carry the plate about 20 feet!) it turned out the couple should have been told there was a delay with cooked food but had not been. Too many people had ordered quiche and they had had to cook some more but the café only has a tiny oven, apparently. This seems a bit odd for such a busy café with so many seats in so many sections on various floors.
When I was leaving (not wildly late for lunch) they had run out of several of the salads and were not going to make any more. A man was getting a bit exasperated at the thought of paying that much for only about three different salads. Maybe they have a tiny fridge as well and therefore can’t make sufficient in advance to feed all the people who turn up for lunch every day!
All in all a pleasant café but could do a great deal better.

This is the café in the Royal Cornwall Museum and both are well worth a visit. Free entry to the museum means that discovering the history of Cornwall with the interactive displays about history, minerals and wildlife is good value. Then, when refreshment is needed, the café offers freshly prepared, high quality fayre using local produce. The ploughmans was excellent value at £5… With thick sliced granary bread, loads of salad and a chunk of mature cheddar that I couldn’t finish. The coleslaw was hand made too. Deserves 5 stars.