Lunch with my mother on her birthday. She picked the place; they do fab traditional stuff like egg sandwiches (me) and a potato-top pie (her).

My marks out of 10?

CUP 4: Not as bad as a traditional coffee cup, but still not a tea cup. Nice teapot though.

TEA 8: Don’t know what it was, but it was hot, strong and plentiful.

SETTING 7: Not a lot of imagination, but the company was good.

Ten O’Clock Cookie, 180 Queen St, Masterton.