The Kings Head, Campbell, California
We have come to Campbell to go to the Farmers Market. Campbell is a nice little town not far from San Jose.
The Kings Head is a pseudo English pub which claims to ’serve food fit for royalty’. It is been built to look like a Tudor building with fake timbers. Outside there is a huge banner which says they serve breakfast from 7 a.m. Don’t be fooled by that - they don’t open until 8 on a Sunday.
We were the first customers to arrive at 8.15 and nothing had been set up. There was just one server and one cook. We seriously thought about leaving and finding somewhere else but decided to stick it out.
Our order for drinks was taken, one coffee and one water, but two coffees were brought. I had to wait another five minutes for the water.
The list of what was not available seemed endless - no hash, no eggs Benedict, no biscuits but -worst of all - no oatmeal. Hmm, shall we go or stay? Once again we decided to stay.
A party of 20 turned up who had apparently booked but the server had not been told. It was interesting to see how the served coped, but cope she did.
Now let me describe the interior. On the walls are swords and lots of brass plates. There are full sized figures of beefeaters and one knight. Hanging from the rafters are mock heraldic shields. There is an upstairs area for eating called the Kings Balcony. There are no booths - and you certainly don’t get those in English pubs - just table and chairs. Above the bar is a long painted log inscribed with the words ‘The Kings Head Wicked Wood, which is used in tossing the caber at Scottish Games. It is painted white with a Scottish flag at one end.
The floor is supposed to be flagstones but in places it is worn and you can see plain old concrete underneath.
Our order was taken after another fifteen minutes. Tom ordered the Joe’s Skillet ($8.95) and mine was for cheese omelet ($7.95). Twenty minutes later our food was served. Verdict, Tom said there was not much meat in his but apart from that it was OK. My omelet was good but the potatoes were barely warm. Also my toast was very crispy, more like crisp bread than toast.
The restrooms were labeled Knights and Wenches. Inside Wenches the lighting was inadequate. Just one dim light near the sink. The stalls were very dark. On one wall inside the stalls are boards with adverts but you can’t read them. There was no seat at all inside the handicapped stall. There were no little touches to brighten up the place. Also the handle on the hot tap was missing so only cold water was available.
All in all we were not very impressed with the Kings Head.
November 29 2007 08:26 pm | Breakfast Log
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