I VISITED the new John Lewis store at the weekend.

Beautiful, well laid out, a joy to the eye. Just one slight niggle. We had a coffee at the Hotel Chocolat Café. Now I have no doubt the presentation is bang up to date, but I would prefer my coffee in a cup with a handle and with its own milk jug, not a minuscule one between two.

We also had a scone each with butter and jam. Lovely scones. But again I would have preferred my scone on a plate of its own, not having to share it on a wooden platter. Not much fun cutting a scone together, with the crumbs all over, it puts you off licking your finger and hoovering up as we normal people do when tackling scone fall-out.

Oh and a tad more butter would have assisted us buttering both halves not just plonking a blob in the middle. At my time of life these things are an irritation and would be so easy to solve.

Loved the shop, though.

Rita Crombleholme, Deramore Drive, Badger Hill, York.