Crown Carvery, Sandbrook Park, Rochdale

Just off the motorway network, on a complex with an Odeon cinema, bowling alley several eating establishments (including a very good Indian restuarant), a gym that puts fitness first, and a rather large DIY store, The Sandbrook is a great place for a meeting/family meal/evening out.
It was a business meeting with one of my team (network marketing opportunity: www.mm4me.co.uk) that I decided to sample the house cappuccino.

Presentation was remarkable, with the chain's logo embellished on the top of the foam, but the experience was a little short of the initial impression.
While the foam was a reasonable consistency, and decent thickness, the coffee underneath had the appearance and taste of a rather machine-produced coffee, rather than a barista engineered one. It did the job, but only just.
The reason for being there was not for the coffee primarily, it was for the meeting, and the meeting was well worth the visit. I would suggest that the very reasonably priced carvery is probably more of a reason to visit the establishment than to satisfy the need for a cappuccino.