BHS Cafe

I called in the BHS café while shopping in Huddersfield, to grab a coffee and hopefully something to eat, this store is on the lower floor of the store, which does mean bracing the old, service lift, which is not only difficult to work, but something you feel like you are going to get stuck in, and that’s coming from someone who has been stuck in 2 lifts.
This lower floor is really quiet, and simply not too nice, as not only was I the only one in the café, but it seemed the only one on the whole floor of BHS, which I didn’t like, as it didn’t have a nice atmosphere to it, and was simply quieter than a library.
I ordered an Amaretto latte, and some fries having found out they are gluten free, and cooked in separate oil so they wouldn’t be any contamination. I would have opted for the jacket potato option, but was shocked and frustrated to find that they would contain gluten, as this is something that is naturally gluten free and is sometimes the only gluten free option at some places, and it shows me that either, they are too careless to simply make a jacket potato separate and avoid cross-​contamination, or they are getting jacket potatoes from a source, where it just costs them pennies, and they don’t have a clue what is in them, either option is poor from a café from a big name like BHS, who have 12,000 stores in the UK.
The guy who served me seemed quite nice, he was quite young and we talked about the new «Living Wage», and I don’t want to turn this review into a politics section so I will comment no further, but he did seem a nice person, and hard working, which is refreshing to see in a young person these days in the catering industry, especially compared to my service in Amigo’s in Middleton.
My coffee wasn’t very nice, and it just tasted cheap and was near enough undrinkable, and was simply quite poor, however my chips were of a better quality. They were more like fries, and they were actually quite nice with a decent sized portion, I was also pleased to see they could offer chips like this and be gluten free, and alongside Nando’s are probably up there with some of the best gluten free chips, I have tasted when out and about, although with them being just above average standard, it just proves how hard a side like chips is to get, for coeliacs like myself.
Considering the negative factors, some with the store its-​self, and some with the café, I do feel the highest possible rating I can give is 2 stars.