I initially visited the cafe when they first opened. Had a hummus platter w veggies. Was thankful I…read morewas not hungry. Whilst the hummus was flavorful, it was certainly not enough to warrant what is called a platter, and certainly not enough to dip the accompanying accoutrements. My partner was equally disappointed with his selection. A year later, noticing they had a dedication- we decide to pay another visit, hoping hands had changed.
Sad to say, we were even more disappointed. This time, I ordered a curry egg salad sandwich, chips and a cookie. The chips were excellent. The egg salad and cookie, however- should shut this cafe down!
I'm certain they used the same mini-scoop for the egg salad. Aside from being flavorless, there was barely enough egg salad to scrape together a half sandwich. I'm not sure what kind of cookie it was meant to be, other than, hard as rock. Butter? No butter- sugar? No sugar!
To add insult to I jury, it was only after inspecting the cookies that my partner and I realized, not only the cookie was old (see pics), but the stale white bread used in the egg salad, had mold on it. This is unacceptable, especially after it took 15 minutes to get our meal.
Google reviews are outstanding, which leads me to believe, expectations are low or folks value ambiance over quality.
If visiting Allerton, however, please do yourself a great favor- visit downtown Monticello. There are countless restaurants with to-go menus. If you want a quality and satisfying meal for your hike or picnic, this is the way to go. They have real staff, real service and real food!
It's sad that a, "cool, destination" has such lousy food. Allerton would be better off working with the city of Monticello by catering food from it's local restaurant's.