Dew Drop breakfast review

Beautiful food in stylish surroundings

Bell Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6RR

the restaurant

This is my second Dew Drop breakfast review. The quality of food and service this time was just as good as on our previous visit. On this occasion we took an elderly wheelchair user who has an allergy to a particular ingredient. This was an excellent opportunity to see how the waiting staff handled our companion’s needs.

An extensive refurbishment a couple of years ago has resulted in a chic but relaxed venue. Through the front door the impressive bar is in front of you and to the left are the two main eating areas sporting a mix of stylish furniture. A further bar/eating area is to the right. Outside are tables overlooking a lawn which is very popular during the summer months.

There are cheaper restaurants, but the Dew Drop Inn achieves an excellent standard of the three important things – food, service and décor. And it really is an inn in the true sense of the word offering rooms adjacent to the restaurant. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served seven days a week.

Their Facebook page is updated regularly and often features new creations from their chef, John.

the food

Christina’s Avacado Crush with poached eggs, toasted sourdough, and pomegranate salsa looked stunning on the plate. The eggs were cooked perfectly and the pomegranate added both to the look and the taste.

My Full English, minus the baked beans, was well cooked and used quality ingredients. One gripe – just the one sausage. I do believe that a full English should have two sausages! However, as I detest baked beans, I swapped them for an extra sausage – so all was right with the world.

Our companion had Poached Eggs on toasted sourdough. This usually comes with hollandaise sauce but a food allergy prevented that on this occasion. Read further down for more info on this.

disabled and dietary requirements

We arrived pushing our elderly companion in a wheelchair. There is no step at the front door of the Dew Drop, so access was easy. The waiter showed us to our table and asked if a chair was required. It wasn’t, so a chair was quickly removed allowing us to push the wheelchair to the table. No fuss, no hassle.

Our companion has an allergy. She suffers bad reactions to garlic. Some of the dishes contain garlic, including the hollandaise sauce that accompanies the eggs royale. The waiter spent some time going through the menu and its ingredients. Our companion chose poached eggs. The waiter said that if we let them know in advance next time, they will make a hollandaise sauce without garlic, or adapt any of the menu items to suit.

In fact, after greeting us, the first thing the waiter asked was if any of us had allergies.

my first breakfast review - Saturday 3 October 2020

the food

The food here is freshly cooked to a high standard and the breakfasts are no exception. Our most recent visit was for Saturday morning breakfast. There is a good selection, including vegetarian options and my eldest son generally favours the omelette which he thoroughly enjoys. I can never resist the full cooked breakfast – and I’m old enough to remember when this was called a fry-up.

Prior to the cooked food arriving, toast (both white and wholemeal) was delivered to the table. And plenty of it. The coffee was a tasty blend, and I got through two cups.

For breakfast this time, two of us ordered the Full English breakfast. With the usual modifications, of course – no beans for me and no tomatoes for my daughter. Christina ordered the Vegetarian Fry-up and my eldest son, Billy, chose Scrambled Eggs with bacon on toast. The food took a while to be delivered, but it was hot, and tasted really fresh. Two members of my family have also previously enjoyed the hot, creamy porridge. This comes with a separate serving of dried fruit and honey. For most people the breakfast menu offers a good selection, but I do feel they could improve the vegan options.

things to do near the Dew Drop Inn

Situated just along from Broadheath common, the Dew Drop Inn is only four miles from Worcester. It is ideally positioned for a pre-walk breakfast or a meal on the way back from the countryside.

Barely one mile from the restaurant you can enjoy a visit to The Firs, the birthplace of Sir Edward Elgar.

The village of Martley is five miles further on and from here you can follow the Martley Circular Walk. At just over six miles, this is a good stretch for the legs and it takes in some beautiful countryside and excellent views. The waymarked walk takes you through fields, country lanes, along riverbanks, and though an apple orchard.

A 20-minute drive from the Dew Drop is Brockhampton, a National Trust-managed manor house and orchards.

facilities

parking

The restaurant has its own car park. The car park often gets busy, but we have always managed to find a space.

disabled access

There is a level entrance suitable for wheelchairs and there is a disabled toilet.

children

Children are welcome.

toilets

The toilets are spacious, spotless, modern and elegant – hard to fault!

take-away

There is no take-away option here.