Cuisine: Tea, English
382 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
Sassafras, VIC 3787
http://www.missmarples.com.au/
This whole week has been way too wet and cold to do 1000 steps so Mama Nomalicious and I decided to go to Miss Marples. She's been there a few times taking our friends from overseas as it's a must see tourist hot spot as well as a pleasant wind down for the locals. Due to the weather we did not have to wait for a table and was seated almost immediately.
Inside, the place was cosy with dainty tables covered in floral table cloths. Each table carry a small centerpiece of fresh flowers which gives an elegant and homely touch.
Cappuccino mug size ($4.50)
The coffee was surprisingly good and simple. It was the hottest coffee that I've had in a while since most places would rather not let the milk get too hot to make it easier for them to do pretty coffee art. Coffee was aromatic and milky, and did not taste burnt at all even though the mug was hot to the touch.
English breakfast tea served in a filter bag ($3.95/person)
Chicken cottage pie ($14.50) - Country England specialty is a delicious potato topped pie accompanied by 'Miss Marple's Own' sauce
This dish was very disappointing. Bland to the taste and warm. I had to add a fair bit of salt and pepper to bring out the flavour. The sauce was a delectable but cold so when I ate the pie with the sauce the already barely warm pie was even colder. Portion was also small which allowed plentiful room to order dessert. 
Quiche lorraine (Egg and bacon) ($16) - Served with "hot" chipped potatoes and garden salad
Mama Nomalicious ordered this and the inside of the quiche was light and fluffy with salty bacon bits on the outside. The egg and light crust eaten together is the best combination or else you get one bite being very salty and the next lacking in flavour. 
Belgium waffles ($13.50) - two lightly toasted waffles served with cream and ice cream, mixed berries and raspberry sauce
After having eyed other tables around us ordering this dessert, it looked very appetising and beautiful so we had to order it. Sadly, it wasn't as amazing as it looked. The toasted waffles were very hard and personally I feel it would be better without toasting.
Overall
Inside was very stuffy and hot even though it wasn't completely packed (this is coming from someone that does not break a sweat easily). I was very disappointed and it definitely did not live up to its hype. I would only go there if visiting friends requested me to take them or else, I'll take my high tea/English food cravings elsewhere.
Food: 5.5/10
Service: 7/10
Cost: Reasonable
Overall dining experience: 6/10
