BEAR - Stone in Stafford

Excellent coffee and good food as usual.

Interesting dining experience. Modern twist on the Full English Breakfast. Pitta was a little hard but enjoyed the Eggs. Coffee excellent and service friendly. Dogs welcome too so was a huge bonus.

A lovely atmospheric property in the middle of stone. So nice that they welcome dogs too! Great menu of quality coffees, cakes and lunches. Highly priced ....hence the 4stars for food, but delicious. Since found, I often pop in for a latte with friends.

A real little gem of a place. I went on Mother's day and although very busy the atmosphere was great. Our food was great, maple pancakes and bacon and a full breakfast. Coffee was very nice and great flavour. I will be visiting again.

Fantastic service always, and perfect tasting food in lovely relaxed surroundings! Would recommend the Angry Mac and tater tots! 😍 Recently tried the full English breakfast, extremely nice, with the sourdough toast!

Terrible experience hear, couldn't get orders right for preordered food, and not that nice.

BEAR breakfasts...can't beat it.

Called in for lunch, having booked. Great choice of food, cakes and drinks. Very friendly, efficient service. Highly recommended, but would be advisable to book.

Nice food , nice staff, good cocktails . Portions a bit too small : when I go for that burger type of food , I like to have lots of chips !

Food was amazing! Staff were lovely Really nice spot 🤙

Lovelyyyyyy place to eat! Staff are always friendly and helpful, food and drinks are really tasty. My only suggestion is because it's such a big open space, some sort of acoustic treatment so that's it's not quite as loud when the place is full (which it often is because it's so nice!).

Great place to go out to and eat.

Superb local hangout and atmosphere. Staff are always friendly, good portion sizes as well as a a regular updated menu with lots of tasty different options you would get elsewhere in Stone.

With the loyalty app you can get free cocktails. I recommend the passion fruit Martini with a small glass of prosecco on the side. It's the perfect festive drink for a rainy winter's day. You will always get a great welcome and a smile if you visit and expect to feel right at home. Bring your family your dog your friends for a relaxed atmosphere and great food and drinks. Later at Bear means that there are extended hours on Friday and Saturday evenings . Candles and muted music create a magical atmosphere for drinking and dining with friends. You can reserve a table any day if you do it in advance. The management team of Seb and Max always ensure the highest standards of customer service and if you become a regular they will soon know you by name. It's the best cafe in Stone so give it a try!

I arrived at 08:05am at the Stone store on 08.02.24, I purposely went because it was the day they were giving out ‘free doughnuts’, there were more people than usual there at that time, obviously all there for the same thing… a free doughnut with their coffee, but no doughnuts? Seemed a bit bad considering a lot of people purposely turned up to buy things to get a free doughnut and were first in the store as per their Instagram post… if I’d known I wouldn’t have gone out of my way to get a coffee that morning. I think when people have gone out of their way to get a free doughnut, which I later saw on your Instagram That there was a delay… it wouldn’t have hurt to offer the people who were actually there first something else as a gesture of good will. Other than that, the food here is massively over priced for what you get, £14 for French toast!? I’m sorry but you can’t even justify that by the cost of things being more, it’s a piece of bread some fruit and some crumble. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to try it… but I simply can’t afford to! This is a coffee shop in stone with big city prices.

Had a lovely breakfast and coffee, service and reception excellent as usual.

Fantastic coffee spot with great food - the chicken schwarma is incredible. Great atmosphere and cool decor, and they serve beers and cocktails if that takes your fancy too! An absolute must visit in Stone

Great place for coffee and food. Ideal for informal meetings or working away from the office. I use both Stone and Uttoxeter venues.

Nice place to eat, lovely decor. It was expensive we paid £32 for burger and chips each and 2 teas, which although well done is more than I would expect to pay for this. I also think it wasnt enough food and salad should be included for this price. Also for these prices I think your order should be taken at your table. The decor of the Bear cant be faulted. I would like to go again but it wouldn't be often.

Lovely building, gives off a quiet and chill atmosphere until you open your eyes and see that the tables are virtually on top of each other. The food tastes really nice but is completely let down by how small the portions are. The photo attached was my full house breakfast. The same size as my hand... ive never had such little food for £13.20. Just to note, my £13.20 full house breakfast had two muched rashers together the size of one single piece of bacon. Thankfully they cut up my mushroom in half for me, but neglected to put the other half on the plate. Highly likely will never go back, despite working very hard, I cannot afford London priced breakfast regularly in Stone...

We had an incredible experience at BEAR! Always eager to try a coffee tasting, I was pleasantly surprised by the reasonable prices. The flavors were extraordinary, and the knowledgeable staff guided me to an adventurous coffee selection over the house blend to have a more in-depth experience. It's refreshing to encounter a team that shares my passion for coffee, enhancing the entire experience. My partner opted for house fries and a lemonade, served in a distinctive glass, showcasing the coffee shop's individual identity. The Victoria sponge slice I chose was fantastic I haven't seen a coffee house offer one before and it's nice to have some more variety on offer. The music selection was very calming, and the whole layout of the coffee house is really nice—an exceptional coffee house highly recommended I'll be sure to return in the future please keep posting on Instagram as this is how I found this amazing place.

Went again today (10 Jan 24) and had smashed pea/avocado on sourdough with a side of herby mushrooms. DELICIOUS! There was a touch of citrus, which brought the whole dish alive. My friend loved her Shakshuka. Visited with a friend for brunch. I had the flatbread with hummus and falafels. Very nice. Freshly made. Great plant based milk coffees are available.

Cool and trendy place. Good drinks and tasty food. Quick service.

I organised a large group booking of 14 people in advance to have the pizza fondue on a Saturday night. Upon arriving, the tables set up were not able to seat all of us - 2 seats were missing, and we were told to rearrange the tables ourselves to try and fit everyone on. We had pre-booked 3 pizza fondue pots, as I was told over email that this was the max they had, but on arrival I was told there were now only 2 (I could see another table using the 3rd, despite us reserving them) - we did have enough of the fondue between us, however this meant that most people had to stretch over multiple people to try and reach them, and was pretty annoying for everyone. The fondue itself was underwhelming - pizza fondue was described as 'mozzarella & emmental cheese with pizza sauce', however the bulk of the pot seemed to be mashed potato? Our other meals were described as 'ok, but I wouldn't be rushing back any time soon'; the variety of vegetarian options was a plus though. Service was non existent, and when I asked about the issues we we had with seating & pots, the response from the male staff member was blunt and pretty rude. There were only 3 other tables max all night, and several staff working, but none of the staff were serving or keeping an eye on the tables, as our fondue flames went out and we had to ask to have them relit twice. This review gains its second star because we happened to arrive before 7pm for cocktail happy hour, which was the only good part about the visit! However it was a bit inconvenient constantly going over to the bar to order drinks. Overall, this was a disappointment after being excited to try the fondue pots for a couple of years now, and we will not be back. The mostly-empty restaurant on a December weekend says it all!

Love coffee at BEAR, but just really feels like the building inside and the toilets need a due a good clean. Staff are lovely.

Friday Night family gathering. Food was great, nice wines and beers, atmosphere was chilled. Staff were lovely...all of them.

Quick service,interesting interior

This place is a really nice atmosphere and the staff that we dealt with all seem helpful. There’s a decent selection of drinks and although the menu not huge there’s more than enough to choose from. My average rating is because although my meal came with fries that I asked to have the chilli mayo added what actually got added was a second portion of fries with the mayo at a cost of £5. Secondly I had steak and eggs and although I knew the steak wouldn’t be roasting hot as I had it rare I didn’t expect the eggs to be cold too and I mean cooold. The problem is I was too hungry to grab a member of staff and we pay before the food comes so I never knew if the feedback got back to the chef and if it did nothing was fedback to us. Would certainly go again as one mistake is forgivable and it’s a nice place to meet and eat.

The breakfast was over priced and not very well presented. It arrived in a pasta bowl with 2 pieces of sourdough toast barely enough spread for 1 slice never mind 2 , 2 sausages ,fried egg 1 flat mushroom half a tomato a little pot filled with some concoctions (didn’t eat ) but the bacon was so dry / crisp that when you went to cut it it crumbled and some green rocket on a breakfast! Wished we had gone to Wetherspoons instead Get your act together will not be returning

Contemporary coffee and diner. For me, like all these places I think the coffee is a little overpriced; but people seem happy to pay.

Quite expensive food tasty but not filling

Had an excellent breakfast in here this morning, couldn't fault any part of it. Very accommodating to young toddler (kids pancakes are great) and great coffee.

Come here often as a family, lovely staff and nice atmosphere. Only downside is that I think the menu could do with a freshen up. Needs a change, as when you come to eat here once or twice a week, the food can get a bit boring, as they don’t change the menu that often.

We visited on a Sat morning in Oct, we couldn't get a seat inside, so sat outside and we were a little worried we may have to wait a long time (as they were so busy), however our drinks came quickly as did the food. The breakfast (sausages, streaky bacon, mush, tom, 3 x hash browns, poached egg and a side of shakshuka and toasted sour dough ).. not enough butter for the toast but dunked into the shakshuka and it was great... was hesitant about the streaky bacon but wow, cooked to perfection. Really lovely food, will return x

Went there days on the trot because the pancakes are that good. Thanks

The best decaf coffee I have ever had. So good I walked for 30 mins to get it again in the morning! 🙏🏼

From the beginning a friendly welcoming environment, staff are amazing food & coffee is 10/10 I would highly recommend.

Excellent service and excellent food

I always love eating here & grabbing a coffee. I’ve been several times & it’s one of my favourite places to eat. The food is always freshly prepared with good quality ingredients & fairly priced with some great food combinations. The coffee is great but so are the cocktails on the late menu. Smoothies are also really tasty! I highly recommend the tater tots & the vegetarian breakfast on the menu. But all of the food I have ordered has always been fresh, well made & tasted great. From starters, mains and dessert, breakfast to burgers on the late menu. I also highly recommend the selection of cakes, particularly the luscious Victoria sponge / the divine morello cherry blondie. The pancakes that they do for pancake day are also worth a trip just to have them on shrove Tuesday. With a great variety of flavours to choose from. A great local company that is growing & deserves every success!

I couldn't fault the staff or the ambience, but I felt that some of the food was over cooked, I still managed to clear my plate through. Would I return? definitely. Plus, everyone else said their food was very good.

Absolutely amazing. Always top quality food and atmosphere and the vanilla latte is the best in Stone ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Me and my partner always visit bear, and have never really had a bad coffee or lunch time experience. However, since Bear started their Bear later menu… we have visited a few times, the first time we really enjoyed it. But, tonight 02.10.23 we had a really disappointing experience. Whilst the service is always fantastic, the food really wasn’t tonight. We ordered x2 tacos, a pizza and some truffle fries. The tacos were really sloppily presented and had no flavour. The pizza was poor, and the truffle fries were literally just fries with truffle Mayo on, whilst I understand bear source the best foods etc etc… we got the impression that the food produced wasn’t cooked by a chef whom enjoyed their job or had a passion for making nice food. The quality and presentation wasn’t up to standard for the price point.

A very nice breakfast. Nice place

Went for a music event in Stone. Service and coffee were great.

Visited late morning prior to Stone Music Festival. There was a good atmosphere in the venue. However I’m one of those folks that judges the cleanliness of the venue by the cleanliness of the toilets. A good manager ensures everywhere is clean. If you can’t keep toilets cleans , ya kitchen doesn’t bear thinking about. Unfortunately the toilets were not good. The downstairs cafe area was similar. There is a beautiful parquet floor in this cafe. Unfortunately it’s been neglected and it’s dirty and so were the tables and seating areas. The coffee and tea were good (although we waited 15 mins for it) and the food looked amazing. We had a couple slices of cake and they were great, but if you can’t ensure the cleanliness of your premises then how can you ensure the cleanliness of your kitchen? This could be a cracking venue but a good clean of toilets, floors and upholstery is needed.

To say I'm fussy is a bit of an understatement but BEAR listened to what I requested and did it with perfection. Staff were really friendly and accommodating. Brunch was fantastic and fairly reasonably priced.

We visited Bear in Stone last Wednesday for lunch, not a good experience at all ! We sat outside and I went in to order our meals - I ordered two soft drinks, an Angry Mac with tots and a Miso Caesar Salad. I checked to confirm the salad had no Parmesan cheese on ( I don't like cheese ) the response was "I don't think it has why are you asking are you allergic to cheese?" We had waited 35 mins and I was about to go inside when a waitress came out to ask " who is having the salad ? We've ran out of eggs ! Do you want anything else on top ? " I said no just the salad please - a few minutes later the food arrived - the angry Mac was fine but my salad was in a hot bowl ! So hot I could not touch it ! I said to the waitress the bowl is hot with salad in and she said " it's just been under the warmer " I said no it's really hot I can barely touch it - please can I have another salad in a cold bowl, after a lot of discussion she went back inside ( not happy ) to get me a other salad it came out 5 mins later there was literally just a tiny amount of shredded lettuce barely covering the bottom of the bowl, a tiny bit of dressing and three tiny chicken skewers - no cucumber and no peanut sesame crunch and no egg !! I have E mailed bear stone direct and heard nothing back and also another E mail address for general enquiries and heard nothing from them either !! I have put a review on Google with no response - all I want is acknowledgment of this disaster but nearly 2 weeks later nothing !!! Really disappointed ☹️

Regular visitors to Bear but unlikely to return. Waited 35 minutes for 2 flat whites but couldn't wait any longer so refund issued. Payment for coffee taken instantly but refund not forthcoming. When this was queried later the same day the response from the young boy who appeared to be in charge was nothing short of rude as he advised us that the refund would take up to 7 days and thenwalked away as I was in mid-sentence. We were both left a bit stunned and walked out with the other assistant looking a bit sheepish.

We visited Bear in Stone last Wednesday for lunch, not a good experience at all ! We sat outside and I went in to order our meals - I ordered two soft drinks, an Angry Mac with tots and a Miso Caesar Salad. I checked to confirm the salad had no Parmesan cheese on ( I don't eat cheese ) the response was "I don't think it has why are you asking are you allergic to cheese ? " We had waited 35 mins and I was about to go inside when a waitress came out to ask " who is having the salad ? We've ran out of eggs ! Do you want anything else on top ? " I said no just the salad please - a few minutes later the food arrived - the angry Mac was fine but my salad was in a hot bowl ! So hot I could not touch it ! I said to the waitress the bowl is hot with salad in and she said " it's just been under the warmer " I said no it's really hot can I please have another salad in a cold bowl - it came back out 5 mins later there was literally just shredded lettuce, a bit of dressing and three tiny chicken skewers - no cucumber and no peanut sesame crunch and no egg !! I have E mailed the bear direct and heard nothing back and also another E mail address for general enquiries and heard nothing !!! Really disappointed ☹️

Lovely food but a little pricey. Cocktails nice and offers on 5-7pm but the absolute value to this place is the staff. They can't do enough for you. Worth a visit if you don't want a spoons as this place is way up market in comparison.

A friendly place to eat with lovely staff. Service was a little slow, but that may well have been due to the high numbers of people in the place when we went. It is dog friendly. Food is great.

Visited bear for coffee, cake and breakfast with some friends. Food was great (cakes were fab!), service efficient, nice-looking restaurant. Would return, great spot for brunch.

Fun place. Clearly liked in the area by the trendy people!

Great coffee which is served in good time and to a good temperature. The sourdough toast are always a good sized slices.

I love BEAR in Uttoxeter so was thrilled to have the chance to visit another site. Great coffee, lovely food and great service. What else can you ask for? Oh, and the Tater Tots are delicious!

Love the bear so much is my go to place in stone. Defo recommend. The food and drinks are outstanding

I frequently dine here for breakfast as a wee treat despite the price for food being absolutely extortionate. I visited yesterday after one of many visits and being the first time I have ever used public facilities, I discovered the toilets are gender neutral. I'd like to reiterate my review is not based on homophobia in any way shape or form but as a business you are largely compromising customers privacy and safety given the fact you serve alcohol on your premises and additionally compromising individuals religious values. Whilst I understand in 2023 we do not discriminate against people who identify as a different sex, the line should never be crossed between public facilities in my opinion especially for children visiting toilets as you are actively normalizing this. In addition to the above review, your lack of safeguarding measures is gravely concerning since everytime I visit my child is up and down your stairs like a yoyo leaving me unable to safely enjoy my meal and has at times forced me to leave. I feel that this should be considered especially as your restaurant welcomes young children. Not taking away from the fact your food is lovely despite it being very expensive but for me, purely for the first reason stated, I will never visit you again.

great coffee, food and friendly staff.

I always take my coffee outside so as to vape. They are dog friendly to sit in. Not eaten there so cannot comment on food. Atmosphere always seems good, staff very friendly.h

It was most probably the best breakfast that I have had for a very long time. Everything was fresh and well cooked. Could not fault any of it, and a big bonus was it being dog friendly. Staff brought a bowl of water and treats for my dog, very nice touch.

Excellent food and friendly staff, we'll be back 👍🏻

Overpriced. Food tasty but served a la school dinner. Soft drinks tasteless. Even though there were more staff (one of whom appeared to prefer sitting in a corner doing their homework) than customers the floor had spilled food on it. Oh, and we were over charged. There must be better options in Stone.

Good service and very tasty food. Menu was different to usual offerings and felt like trying something new. It was a good choice.

Staff are fantastic. I asked so many questions about the food and drinks. They were great.

Really good independent cafe with great food selection and fab coffee. Great to see it holding its own using its much superior product against the giant multi-national next door. I’m going to knock one star off for service. I’ve been a couple of times and most of the staff we dealt with 100% fab, but recently our food was sat up on the pass ready for quite a few minutes, yet staff seemed to be doing non-urgent tasks such as polishing spoons or refilling the coffee grinder, rather than running the hot food to tables which seemed baffling.

We were visiting Stone today and had an hour to kill between appointments and decided to call into BEAR for coffee and cake. Being frequent visitors to the Uttoxeter branch we expected the same quality and standards. Sadly, this was not to be found in Stone but let’s start with some positives! The staff were friendly, service was quick, and the coffee and cake was delicious - and now the rest! All of the flat services around the seating area being covered in dust, thick enough to write your name in, and the fabric seating was stained and watermarked. The toilet floors were an absolute disgrace. It would not hurt for somebody to spend a couple of hours with a scrubbing brush to get rid of the thick residue that seems to have accumulated on the tiles. Even the disabled handrail was covered in dust and had clearly not been thoroughly inspected. If this is the public area I would hate to see what cleanliness is like behind the scenes! It certainly did not encourage either of us to return to BEAR in Stone anytime soon. We are always keen to support local, independent businesses but not when the standards required for a food outlet are compromised I’m afraid.

Not from this area but if im ever back this way i will be dining here again. Food was amazing and staff lovely and friendly

Looking a bit tatty now. Dogs sitting on the chairs. One member of staff stroking the dogs and not bothering to wash hands before serving food.

Eaten there several times now usually the lunch/brunch menu and have been amazed at the quality and flavour of their North african/middle Eastern menu.

Great welcome , polite staff , positive atmosphere , great sounding menu .... that's where it ends, I'm afraid. We ordered a fully English and a French toast special for what was meant to be a birthday brunch to savour , but instead we were served what looked like rubber bacon you give to the dog , a mushroom that looked like it had been hit by steam roller and French toast that was more je deteste than j'adore , stale brioche with 2 slithers of soggy pineapple not quite the boujee brunch I was hoping for . The staff replaced it with the Turkish eggs after I couldn't even cut into it but even this was a sad disappointment in representing its delicious spending menu blurb. Sadly disappointed I hope this was a one off situation as the descriptions executed well would be a great place to visit for a foodie like myself .

Amazing place, so good we came back the next day on our Holiday in Stone. I can't recommend this place enough if your in the area.

Had amazing evening 😍 with cocktails 🍸 two for £12

Best place we've eaten at in ages. The food was amazing, the restaurant is beautiful. I had the breakfast and it was by far the best I've had.

Gorgeous place to catch a friend for breakfast

Lovely brunch. Beautiful eggs benidict. Eggs spot on

The food was tasty the tater tots were very good. The loaded fries weren't loaded enough

1st visit, will definitely be back. Only had coffee, which was good. Next visit will be having food. Staff very helpful and friendly.

Its used to be verygood but last week i have had lunch and that was no flavour and the most worst part was dishes my cutlery and glass was stink

If you find yourself near Stone in Staffordshire then a visit to The Bear is highly recommended. Quality food backed up by outstanding service. I recommend the bubble and squeak cakes if they're on the menu. Booking in advance recommended.

Wonderful brunch spot with a fantastic menu. Food was delicious, eggs were probably some of the best I've ever had at a brunch place, coffee was good too. Definitely recommend booking in advance, and be aware that it's order at the counter. Get there early if you want cinnamon buns!

Staff are always super friendly. The vegan breakfast burrito is my favourite and I really enjoy it. The fruit shakes are also good. Brilliant options and a go to for a coffee and lunch.

Lovely bottomless brunch . The food was really good however there were a couple of niggles which we feel could have been addressed. The croissants were gorgeous however arrived at the same time as our food We were not given the opportunity to have a last drink but we’re told that our time was up and we had to pay for anything else. Finally we wanted to pay cash but we’re told the safe was broken with very little apology from the staff. The food however and atmosphere was lovely

Came in asked if it was on offer 2 for 1 cocktails informed it was actually 2 for £12. Ordered went to pay and it was charged at full price. Queried this as we were informed it was on the offer mentioned when we entered and told the offer wasn’t for another 3 minutes…. At no point we’re we told the offer hadn’t started yet and also the server could have mentioned waiting a few minutes before processing the order considering we ordered two of the same cocktail twice we wanted the offer. Mentioned this to the staff no offer of resolution feel very short changed by this and poor service in terms of the resolution… update since writing the above we have been offered £5 gift voucher. I think a round of drinks or a refund to the value of what should have been paid would have been fair but hey ho… good drinks but service could be better.

Nice place and lovely staff , not sure if it was because we were large group and food was pre ordered but the rancher and chic burger’s my husband and I had were so overdone and not pleasant I’m sad to say.

Nice coffee bar with cakes, and other cold and hot food being served

Good place to go for brunch! A bit expensive for what you get. They were busy when we went there so we shared a big table with other people which was ok. The waiter was continuing to hit my jacket that was on the chair like i was in his way, I wasn't, just dont cut the corner..... it was good overall

A great coffee shop and bar that opens early for Breakfasts and welcomes Dogs too.

We visited as a large group for my husbands birthday. We made the most of the 241 cocktails and had pre ordered nibbles and pizza. Great service and great atmosphere will definitely go back.

Had the angry mac with chorizo. The brioche bun could have been crisper and tastier. Family members said they had tasted better

Great laid back vibe, perfect for meeting up with friends for a relaxed Saturday night out. Staff were brilliant.

Hip, smart cafe in old bank. Great, flavourful food

Nice staff and nice atmosphere. London fog tea is lovely 😍

Passed by for a quick lunch on my way to London on Easter Sunday. Friendly small town cafe / diner on High Street. Nice chicken burger.

Telaxing, comfortable atmosphere to share time with friends

Great addition to Stone high street

Perfect for my daughter's baby shower. Half of the party were vegetarian and loved the choices on offer. The breakfast was delicious and the bacon and maple pancakes were devoured! Not too noisy, we could enjoy good conversation. Service was also very good.

When paying decent prices for lunch food needs to be hotter! Do not order coke you get cola and it is not nice

We have eaten here so many times, the food is fantastic, staff are friendly and helpful, service is superb, one of our favourite places to eat, love it. Oh and you can bring your dog as well :-)

Great atmosphere, staff really good, food okay.

We often go for Brunch on a Friday and more often than not we’ll go to Bear. It’s always busy, but we’ve never failed to get a table. You order at the bar, quoting your table number, but the drinks always take ages to arrive....