Whistle Stop Cafe - Taunton Deane

Good light refreshments are available. all employees and volunteers in caffe and on the train are so friendly and helpful

On entering the cafe receiving a very cheery greeting which makes you feel welcome by Val and Jane who were the two lady volunteers giving service with a smile in the cafe on the day. The coffee and king sized sausage roll tasted really good...with a steam train arriving or departing from the station. It takes you back in time. Thank you Val and Jane for your friendliness and service.

Congratulations WSRA for the outstanding organisation of the Scotsmans visit and enabling those travelling on the Scotsman to do so in a calm and relaxed no rush manner. It made the day.The cup of coffee in the whistle Stop Cafe prior to the trip was...excellent.

Basic, but nothing special. Has the potential to be very good with some effort and staff training. Tea could be stronger.

This cafe is not run by the railway itself. It is run by a charity called the West Somerset Railway Association. It seems clean and well run. However prices are higher than those at the Turntable Cafe at Minehead Station that is run by the...railway. For example a tub of the excellent local Styles ice cream costs £2.00 here but only £1.70 at the other end of the line and there is more variety at Minehead. Wait till you get to Minehead is my advice. The hard sell from the cafe is apparent as soon as a train arrives as Bishops Lydeard when the PA system urges alighting passengers to patronise the cafe. This is overdone as no such announcements greet passengers elsewhere on the railway. WSRA management please note!