Breakfast praise goes down well with Darwen cafe boss

12:47pm Thursday 11th October 2012 in News

THE owner of a Darwen cafe was delighted after receiving a letter praising her breakfast that would ‘rival any chef-made meal in a hotel’.

Pamela Hacking, of Pamela’s Cafe and Takeaway in Croft Street, said she got the letter completely out of the blue from an extremely satisfied customer.

She said she had been off for five weeks and left the shop in the hands of her husband and staff.

She said: “I just want to say a huge thank you to my staff and to this man.

“I had been worried we would have to close down and this has made me feel six feet tall.

“I have been here for five years but there have been a lot of places closing and the town centre has become a bit of a ghost town.

“But it was great to get positive feedback and this man has said he will definitely come back to the town.”

The letter was sent by a Mr George Whalley, of Bolton, who wrote: “It must be said that the meal surpassed all of my expectations.

“The breakfast would have rivalled any chef-made meal in a hotel.

“You should be proud that your staff did so well in your absence.”

Comments (12)

12:52pm Thu 11 Oct 12

Whydidtheybanme? says...

Lots of love from Dad xxx
Lots of love from Dad xxx Whydidtheybanme?

1:07pm Thu 11 Oct 12

bril67 says...

i have been a few times nice atmosphere ,nice staff ,nice food simple as that .
i have been a few times nice atmosphere ,nice staff ,nice food simple as that . bril67

1:41pm Thu 11 Oct 12

California Blue says...

Seriously? This is news? I did some sausage rolls the other week, mt wife said there better than greggs. Put that in the paper, I'll do centre page spread if you want!
Seriously? This is news? I did some sausage rolls the other week, mt wife said there better than greggs. Put that in the paper, I'll do centre page spread if you want! California Blue

4:16pm Thu 11 Oct 12

2 for 5p says...

That's a advertising ploy , I bet no body wrote the letter it has just been used as a publicity stunt that has worked for her.
well to teach them a lesson I won't ever be going again it was average at best.
I'll write them a,letter telling them I wonder if they run to the LET with that.
That's a advertising ploy , I bet no body wrote the letter it has just been used as a publicity stunt that has worked for her. well to teach them a lesson I won't ever be going again it was average at best. I'll write them a,letter telling them I wonder if they run to the LET with that. 2 for 5p

5:27pm Thu 11 Oct 12

darwenTower says...

2 for 5p wrote:
That's a advertising ploy , I bet no body wrote the letter it has just been used as a publicity stunt that has worked for her.
well to teach them a lesson I won't ever be going again it was average at best.
I'll write them a,letter telling them I wonder if they run to the LET with that.
You aren't going in again? I bet that will break their hearts.
[quote][p][bold]2 for 5p[/bold] wrote: That's a advertising ploy , I bet no body wrote the letter it has just been used as a publicity stunt that has worked for her. well to teach them a lesson I won't ever be going again it was average at best. I'll write them a,letter telling them I wonder if they run to the LET with that.[/p][/quote]You aren't going in again? I bet that will break their hearts. darwenTower

5:35pm Thu 11 Oct 12

CapitaBackHander says...

Another ad...
Surely she doesn't feel 6ft! She was so big headed she thought her staff and husband couldn't cope - they did so therefore she feels 1ft tall.....
Never been in......
Another ad... Surely she doesn't feel 6ft! She was so big headed she thought her staff and husband couldn't cope - they did so therefore she feels 1ft tall..... Never been in...... CapitaBackHander

6:49pm Thu 11 Oct 12

amazed says...

Gosh, there are some miserable so and so's in this world. Why are some people so malicious? Even if they don't agree with the article there is no need to "put the knife in" like these selfish folk. I have not been in the cafe as we do not need to eat in Darwen but if this lady and staff are trying to earn a living why doubt what has been said? Maybe it is true that it is not newsworthy as such but sometimes papers are short of copy and need a bit of padding - it also gives the Darwen reporter something to write about. Lay off and try the breakfast there yourself before making your uncalled for comments.
Gosh, there are some miserable so and so's in this world. Why are some people so malicious? Even if they don't agree with the article there is no need to "put the knife in" like these selfish folk. I have not been in the cafe as we do not need to eat in Darwen but if this lady and staff are trying to earn a living why doubt what has been said? Maybe it is true that it is not newsworthy as such but sometimes papers are short of copy and need a bit of padding - it also gives the Darwen reporter something to write about. Lay off and try the breakfast there yourself before making your uncalled for comments. amazed

6:58pm Thu 11 Oct 12

2 for 5p says...

amazed wrote:
Gosh, there are some miserable so and so's in this world. Why are some people so malicious? Even if they don't agree with the article there is no need to "put the knife in" like these selfish folk. I have not been in the cafe as we do not need to eat in Darwen but if this lady and staff are trying to earn a living why doubt what has been said? Maybe it is true that it is not newsworthy as such but sometimes papers are short of copy and need a bit of padding - it also gives the Darwen reporter something to write about. Lay off and try the breakfast there yourself before making your uncalled for comments.
theres earning a living, and then there's being deceatfull and that's being deceatfull.
[quote][p][bold]amazed[/bold] wrote: Gosh, there are some miserable so and so's in this world. Why are some people so malicious? Even if they don't agree with the article there is no need to "put the knife in" like these selfish folk. I have not been in the cafe as we do not need to eat in Darwen but if this lady and staff are trying to earn a living why doubt what has been said? Maybe it is true that it is not newsworthy as such but sometimes papers are short of copy and need a bit of padding - it also gives the Darwen reporter something to write about. Lay off and try the breakfast there yourself before making your uncalled for comments.[/p][/quote]theres earning a living, and then there's being deceatfull and that's being deceatfull. 2 for 5p

7:17pm Thu 11 Oct 12

Ian the Beancounter says...

"theres earning a living, and then there's being deceatfull and that's being deceatfull"
.
And there's spelling, and there's spelling. But that's neither! :-(
"theres earning a living, and then there's being deceatfull and that's being deceatfull" . And there's spelling, and there's spelling. But that's neither! :-( Ian the Beancounter

9:49pm Thu 11 Oct 12

Chugger says...

It makes feel hungry, i'm gonna get a butty from there. I once wrote a christmas card to the co-op and praised the staff who work in my local store, because they are genuinely nice people... as a a reward they all got a bottle of wine and a small bonus from the co-op for their efforts. Being nice costs nothing but a few words.. being a d i c k requires the same (see some of the above words) but is usually just a waste of time for all concerned.
It makes feel hungry, i'm gonna get a butty from there. I once wrote a christmas card to the co-op and praised the staff who work in my local store, because they are genuinely nice people... as a a reward they all got a bottle of wine and a small bonus from the co-op for their efforts. Being nice costs nothing but a few words.. being a d i c k requires the same (see some of the above words) but is usually just a waste of time for all concerned. Chugger

10:29pm Thu 11 Oct 12

Good call says...

I made a really nice meal tonight, can that be a story next week
I made a really nice meal tonight, can that be a story next week Good call

6:17am Fri 12 Oct 12

2 for 5p says...

Could anyone out there tell me the names of any lousy cafes in darwen.
Could anyone out there tell me the names of any lousy cafes in darwen. 2 for 5p

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