Bath Spa - Graze bar & restaurant - watching the trains go by!

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[Pb_devon]

As featured in the Christmas picture quiz (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=11647.0 image 25).  I ate there earlier this evening.  Got a table by the full height windows overlooking the Up platform, and enjoyed the passing railway scene.  There's an outdoor area with seat/tables immediately adjacent to the platform.  Not cheap to eat (I was on expenses!), but maybe a beer (they brew their own).   

[Chris from Nailsea]

Thanks for posting that, Pb_devon. 

Do they accept Bite cards, by any chance?

[Pb_devon]

I would have thought No, as they are not one of the chains associated with the scheme.
Anyway, it's a bit classier than Burger King 

[thetrout]

They do not accept BiTE cards (I know someone who worked in there). They are not part of SSP or their associates. Also the establishment is probably looking for more up market client^le than perhaps of the likes of Bonaparts (Another SSP Brand name)... Considering most dishes are in excess of ^15

However, my I recommend the Macaroni Cheese by the way. Side order at ^3.50... But incredibly filling!

They also have WiFi there which allows access for longer than the 1 Hour limit on the WiFi at Bath Spa provided for FGW^▸ (First Great Western) by The Cloud.

Also whilst we are on topic of Graze... It appears it's beer garden has a rather large pitfall. Fare Dodgers have been known to jump off the high table alongside the fence into the station to avoid buying tickets Clever... But the staff are beginning to cotton on... MG11^▸ (Form to take a statement for use in court) anyone?

*MG11 is a Penalty Fares Notice...

[JayMac]

*MG11^▸ (Form to take a statement for use in court) is a Penalty Fares Notice...

Not quite. An MG11 is a statement completed by someone trained in PACE^» (Police & Criminal Evidence Act - about) (Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984) under the auspices of the Criminal Justice Act of 1967 (as amended). On the railways it is most often used when an offence against Railway Byelaws or the Regulation of Railways Act 1889 is believed to have been committed.

It will be filled out by a trained Revenue Protection Inspector, following the formal caution; "You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention now, something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence."

Penalty Fares have a different form and are more appropriate when someone has the wrong ticket for their journey, such as when an honest mistake has been made, rather than deliberately attempting to avoid paying the fare due. Witness statements aren't needed as a criminal offence is not believed to have occurred.