Moved. (Rainbow Deli, Fakenham)

Rainbow Deli,

Fakenham,

Open Mon-Sat 09:00-16:00,

Recommended

There are a number of entries on my 'cafes to visit' list that have been there sometime and I need to get to. One such was the Rainbow stores and deli in East Rudham. With Andrew (who is notoriously hard to please) available again as a cycling guest then today seemed the ideal opportunity to check it out. It is a 56 mile round trip from Hard to Please House in Aylsham but with the promise of an increasing wind from the west then we would be at least blown back like all cyclist want to. 

All looked good until I did a quick check of opening times. This revealed that the Rainbow stores had recently moved from East Rudham to Fakenham.I was not to be defeated before I had even set out and showing just how flexible and dynamic I am a full replanning was undertaken and Fakenham was now our new destination with a reduced distance of just 44 miles.

It was obviously hard work on the way out into the wind and things were not helped by the number of flooded roads left over from the weekends downpours. Sadly, despite several such sections Andrew failed to fall in any super sized puddles.

Sadly Andrew stayed on his bike again

We found the Rainbow Deli in a quiet side street in Fakenham town centre. As it was mainly a deli there was limited seating with only a couple of tables inside plus a couple more in a continental style outdoor seating area.

Outside the Rainbow deli

The cake selection was excellent with some fancy cakes, a vegan coffee and walnut plus brownies, scones etc.

The fancy part of the cake selection

I went for a posh italian cherry and mascarpone cake while Andrew had a more traditional bakewell slice to accompany his capuchino.

Our drinks and cakes soon arrived but what was this! It was clear that my work had not yet reached Fakenham as, for the first time in ages, both cakes came on their napkins rendering them useless. Remember #Keepcakeoffserviettes.

Bakewell slice clearly served on its serviette!

On the drinks front I thought my hot chocolate was good as it was nice and strong but Andrew felt his coffee was too weak for his liking. Despite the serviette incident the cakes were rather good and I would recommend a visit.

Todays refreshment selection

It was a nice fast ride back but we did notice there seemed to be more traffic on the road than normal maybe they were all looking for recently moved tea rooms or cafes as well.

Scores

Hot Choc Quality	Guest Hot Drink Quality	Effective Cake Selection	Cake Quality	Ambiance and Atmosphere	Café Rating
7	5.8	7.8	8.2	7	7.16

Route

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