Advantages: Wonderful ambiance, superb food, great service, historic village setting
Disadvantages: May be busy in summer

...to say here that it is well worth a visit for so many reasons. Lots of people visit nearby Rye - and for good reason, but they miss this little gem only five minutes drive away. Anyway, we park the car on the ancient old main street opposite the tea room and at just after 1.00p.m enter this 15th century converted Post Office. My Polish friend was immediately enchanted with the place. We were seated in the front room next to the ingle nook fireplace. She had been in this country (her first visit to England) for less than 24 hours and yet said that she felt "as at home" in the Tea Tree. I have since read that there are 70 seats here, you would never think it, so cosy is the ambiance. This is partly because there are three seperate rooms - all of different character and period, plus an outside terrace area in a lovely walled garden... Read review

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Advantages: Great food, lots of variety, lovely staff
Disadvantages: Perhaps a little pricey

...I have been dining at The Polly Tea Rooms in Marlborough since I was a little girl and even now, years later; I still enjoy going there. In our Starbucks filled world it is very nice to go to a traditional and individial establishment. About The Polly Tea Rooms: Established in 1932, Polly's is well known in the West Country for serving delicious teas. There are now three branches in the chain, as well as Marlborough there are Tea Rooms in Salisbury and a newly opened Cirencester location. Country Life magazine named The Polly Tea Rooms as "the finest tea room in England" and AA members also voted it amongst the Top 10 tearooms in the country, which is pretty impressive. First impressions: Polly's is located on the High Street and so is a convenient location. It is a white one level building with the name clearly marked... Read review

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Advantages: Fits Bugaboo Frog Pushchair, Mid-Range Price, Easy to install.
Disadvantages: Strap for tightening harness can be tricky when fitted in car.

...The Maxi Cosi Cabrio is a Group0 (0-13kg) rear facing baby seat which is easy to install and not too heavy. The handle bar has three positions - upright for carrying and travelling in the car, midway so the seat can rock when not in the car and fully down behind so the seat does not rock when on the floor. The imminent arrival of twins and a day trip to John Lewis faced us with a bewildering choice of baby seats, which I had basically decided on pre purchase research was going to be a Britax seat of sorts. All the pre purchase research was binned when my wife decided on the day that we were going to buy a (did I say "a"?, sorry should have been "some") Bugaboo Frog pushchair system (see review elsewhere), and this system's car seat solution was(exclusively) a Maxi Cosi car seat and adaptor. So the only decision was then "What colour... Read review

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Advantages: Lightweight; Excellent Safety Features; Easy to Install; Looks Smart
Disadvantages: None

...I bought this seat online, having read the earlier reviews on Ciao and then looked at in the baby shops. It can only be used with a 3 point seatbealt so is not suitable for use with a lap-belt. It comes in 3 colours, Henri (Blue), Levi (Black) and Aubergine. First Impressions: Smart and well made with plenty of padding and certainly looks like it offers great security. Ease of Installation: Maxi Cosi provide you with a CD to play on your computer which shows you step by step instructions on how to fit the seat. I watched this and this helped me then decipher the slightly confusing picture based paper instructions. The first time I put the car seat in, I found it quite difficult. There are some great features like a spring based clamp for the seat belt but trying to pull the belt tightly, ensuring it is aligned correctly... Read review

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Advantages: Comfort for baby
Disadvantages: Awkwardness of getting seatbelt released

...My daughter was born in December so when I was getting my hospital bag ready, I dug out my old Britax Rock-a-tot from under the stairs. Unfortunately I hadn't sealed the bags it was packed in and it had become damp and mouldy so I had no option but to buy a new one. I looked online for a new rock-a-tot, but it looked like they had been superceded by the cosy tot. In my opinion, the Britax brand is reliable, durable, and high quality. My Rock-a-tot had been used not only by my 2 older children, but also by my nephew and would still have looked as good as new, had it not been for our damp cupboard! My next stage car seat, currently being used by my toddler, is also a Britax and has been used constantly for the last 5 years by both her and her older brother. Despite several washes in the machine, with the exception of a little bit... Read review

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Advantages: solid well padded car seat
Disadvantages: poor support in middle seat

...My son was a petite ten month old weighing only 18lb when he learned to get out of his first stage seat and was found to be pulling himself up by the main seat belt. I stopped and put him back in his seat, adding reins to keep him in then proceeded directly to a local independent shop with a very good reputation for knowing what fits which car. After some considerable argument about the fact that he was safer in a seat thats slightly too large and he can't get out of than one he finds it funny to get out of, I was advised that for safety from side impact all 2nd stage car seats should be put in the middle of the back seat as first preference [ie. for the first child] and chose the maxi cosi as a seat able to go on a lap belt but that would not obscure the rear view of my Nissan Micra. I was prepared also to pay the extra... Read review

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Advantages: Safe and comfortable for baby. Easy to fit, use and carry for parents.
Disadvantages: Only suitable for up to 13 kg (1 year approximately)

...As a proud and excited first-time grandmother, I promised my daughter a pram and car seat as my initial contribution to the phenomenal expense that the new baby would bring. As any one who is familiar with my daughter (l0bsterquadrille) could guess, she did not choose a popular brand of buggy but opted instead for the somewhat unusual Stokke Xplory. One of our first considerations then was a car seat that would fit effortlessly onto the Xplory making the transition between car and buggy as smooth and easy as possible. One of the options was the Maxi-Cosi Cabriofix. Adapters fitted to the side of the buggy enable the seat to be fitted. The safety and comfort specifications of the seat were enough to sway us. The seat itself has a RRP of £105 however is available at a range of prices at different venues. We paid £84.99 at a local... Read review

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Advantages: Reclines, Easy to fit
Disadvantages: Quite chunky

...This car seat is fantastic for a few basic and simple reasons... read on... It is really easy to fit, simply feed the seat belt through, clip it in and pull to tighten then clip to rear of seat, can be done in seconds. It reclines so easily, it has a leaver down low between the infants feet, lift the leaver and the chair glids into I believe, 4 different positions making your little one as comfy as can be. It has nice deep sides which leads me to believe it would protect my daughter well in the case of an accident. It has padded traps for more comfort. It has a five point harness which is easy to use, we also own a britax car seat which is really awkward to do up and everything seems back to front on it, the maxi cosi though is great, really simple, quick and easy to use. On the down side, it is quite chunky so if you... Read review

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Advantages: Stylish, Easy to Install, Easy to get baby in and out.
Disadvantages: Straps can be hard to loosen/tighten.

...We chose this seat as we had the maxi cosi cabriofix when our son was newborn and got on really well with it. Installed in about 10 minutes - I wouldn't want to move it from car to car a lot but I think that relates to all forward facing seats not just this one. Baby loves facing forward as there is so much more to see and its really easy getting him in and out. The mechanism to loosen and tighten the straps can be a bit tricky to use, but I think this was the same with our other seat and loosened after time. We tried baby in a more padded seat at a shop and he looked rather restricted and uncomfortable. This seat feels safe (reassuring manufacturer name) but also seems to give baby a bit of freedom. The recline is really smooth and although he's only been out in in three times he has fallen asleep twice ! The other good thing... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to fit, easy to clean, compatible with some Quinny systems
Disadvantages: Baby sweats more easily

...We bought the Maxi-Cosi carseat to use with our Quinny Zapp travel system - lucky for us as otherwise we probably wouldn't have looked at it! Initially this carseat seemed more expensive than some others, but as soon as we investigated in the shops I could certainly see why. It seems to be a higher quality than other, cheaper carseats on the market, with an interesting design that I've never seen elsewhere. There is no assembly or fiddling required - all you need to do when you get this home is have a browse through the instructions, then off you go! Fixing the carseat into your vehicle using a seatbelt is very easy - I tend to be very easily confused (embarrassing but true) but even I find this very straightforward and obvious. The seat comes complete with a cushion insert so that younger babies can lie in a more horizontal... Read review

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