Bijou Cafe in Moray

very snazzy and fancy shop & cafe! they always have some great items, great for gifts and for treating yourself once in a while. the food is always cooked very good and made with love. my only problem about the atmosphere though is the very bright-ish lights. i fully recommend this cafe and shop!

Lovely cafe, reasonably priced. Will definitely go back

Good tearoom and served freshly baked gluten free scones. Yum!! Friendly staff, nice hot coffee. Didn’t visit the gift shop but looked good.

Food is always good and staff are very busy but very nice

Nice place for a snack and meet up with friends. Stairs may be demanding on those with mobility issues.

Scone was lovely service perfect

Went in to look at teddy bears with a friend and our babies, the staff was really rude and accused us of stealing. It was made very obvious we were not welcome in the shop. Not a family friendly place!

The shop has some amazing greeting cards and gifts. Restaurant always offers great choice of food and never fails to please. Staff always friendly and give great service.

I keep forgetting there is a great cafe upstairs, and we appreciate the atmosphere and friendly staff. Great cakes and coffee.

First visit to the bijou. It was a very nice experience. Very friendly staff. Good was good and served in a light airy space above a very nice shop.

Delicious lunch. Plenty of choice on menu. Friendly staff. Had a lovely time.

Amazing coffee!! We had coffee and cake here and it was so lovely. The staff members were friendly and the cakes were very tasty and home-made.

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Went here today with my friend Jackie. What a lovely cafe. Lovely staff and spotlessly clean. We only had 2 delicious cheese scone and 2 latte's ..I'm addicted to cheese scones and have never been disappointed yet. I highly recommend this Cafe 👌

Excellent food coffee and service. The shop has a lovely selection of products. Always find something to purchase

Was here for lunch nice place food was good staff very pleasant will be back

We were really pleased to find this wee gem of a cafe in Elgin fresh home made soup delicious scones and toilets exceptionally clean highly recommended!

Great place to browse and enjoy a coffee and chat. Lovely staff.

Had a lovely time last weekend, staff were kind and prices where great with great quality food.

Ordered two avocado and poached eggs on toast, one with black pudding extra. Managed to eat the black pudding and egg yolks but that was about it. A piece of sourdough (?) toast covered in sharp tasting avocado, topped with two eggs that neither looked poached nor fried - something in between? Egg whites looked grey and gelatinous and not at all pleasant. For balance, we were only charged for the drinks.

I have been coming here once a week to meet my friend once a week for a catch up and a cuppa! The waiting staff are lovely and very friendly and obliging. I recommend the Strawberry Tea which is a choice of scone with butter and a wee jar of Tiptree jam and a hot drink from the menu, I really look forward to my weekly visit and I recommend this cafe as the breakfasts are lovely too with all sorts of combinations from sourdough and avocado to more traditional filled rolls.

Excellent, good service, well separated, etc, good food and provides coeliac options 😁

Nicely done up. Food really good. Service was excellent.

Absolutely love this place! The food is always great, cakes are amazing and the scones are the best I have ever tasted (and I've tried a lot) Staff are always friendly and helpful and they have implemented brilliant Covid safe procedures, we definitely feel very safe here. Would highly recommend

In our opinion this is the best coffee shop in town. The photos do not do it justice. Their homemade scones and cakes are amazing and the coffee is so smooth and tasty. Since reopening after covid they have set up an excellent system with really tasteful clear dividers between the tables, there is a very robust cleaning/sanitising system in place using red/green cards on the tables to show which ones are ready. We visit on a regular basis and all of the staff are so friendly and efficient even whilst being busy.

Love this shop and restaurant. Always food good staff polite and helpful. I live in Invetness and missed it so much during lockdown. Going tomorrow that will give me a lift

Often have our coffee in Bijou, sometimes lunch. Staff are first class and the home bakes are delicious

Great place, always great food and very friendly staff. Food is always served quickly. Now has screens up for social distancing and they've moved the till too. The stairwell can get a bit crowded especially as its very popular and gets a lot if customers. However its always a really nice place to go for a cuppa and scone or soup n sandwich.

Would highly recommend a visit here. It’s a beautiful cafe, very airy and bright and under unusual circumstances it is well equipped with screen etc, staff wear masks. It is a very safe feeling environment to eat. They have taken all the steps to make it feel safe and I will be visiting again next week. I visited with a friend, “mac and cheese toastie” was the special which my friend had and I have to say it did look amazing! I opted for the vegetable broth. The soup was really good and the brown bread on the side was very fresh and very tasty.

Me and my mum absoultely loved the cafe! The staff were really polite and the food was great. The only issue with this cafe though is the fact that it is quite expensive

After visiting the Hospital, my wife and I (mainly me) were a bit peckish and some welcomed advice led us here. As you entered, you were directed through the main shop (which was quite niche actually). It's possibly best described as an extensive card shop with unique gifts and jewellery - a lot of which is manufactured by local businesses. For the cafe itself, you needed to climb one floor up the stairs located at the rear of the premises. The cafe boasted fairly comfortable seating and a decent menu. The 'Vegetarian' options (I felt) were a little bit overlooked but I found a 'Panini' nonetheless (please see the photograph). It was great and the sides were a worthy accompaniment. My wife had a 'Coca Cola' and I had a 'Latte' which were both good. The 'Rolo Cake', which came as part of a meal deal, was tasty but very dry. The staff were accommodating throughout and the overall cost was £11.20 - not too expensive by all accounts. I can confidently say that we would both come back to sample something different on the menu.

My husband and I went for lunch. It was busy but we managed to get a table. You are spoilt for choice! They have 2 soups, sandwiches, panini, baked potatoes, quiches, toastie, puddings and cakes. Plenty hot and cold drinks. We had lentil soup (it was lovely!) Then we had pear crumble and custard. Cant fault anything. Would definately recommend a visit. We will certainly be going back. The staff are lovely and friendly. Good value for money.

The staff were very unhelpful and totally disinterested in helping me, I was looking for something specific for my daughter for Christmas, price didn't come into it but they weren't interested at all, it wouldn't have been so bad but the shop was relatively quiet. I certainly won't be back.

LOVELY scones, polite staff, quick service even although it was mobbed. Well done everyone. Even the boss was there on door duty and clearing tables, mucking in.

I went to the cafe this afternoon for my "fly cup". The cakes looked nice and so many to choose from. My aunt and grandma had scones and they had a little jar of jam. They loved their scones, and I also had a pot of Earl Gray tea, which did a cup and a half. Would go there again.

Our first visit here. We parked opposite Tesco, near M&S, for £2.50 for 3 hours. There's also an electric vehicle charging station there too. A couple of minutes walk to Bijou, upstairs for lunch, with our friends. Quick, welcoming, smiley, capable staff took our orders, which arrived quickly (considering that it was packed). Surroundings immaculate, as were the toilets. My panini light lunch was lovely. A fine ambience. Downstairs there's a lovely shop to look around afterwards.

We found this Lovely Restaurant by chance up a wee side street and glad we did we both had Beautiful Soup and fresh sandwiches, followed by Lovely coffee and of course Yummy cakes, what great service a well worth the visit if you are in Elgin

Great place for lunch, coffee, cakes and gift shop. AlwYs stop here when in Elgin. Great gf choices also.

Amazing environment and fruit scones and love the occasional chocolate flavoured scones, like Cadbury Creme Egg scone and Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel scone.

Great food to choice form, portions size is very good , food is very tasty .. staff are very friendly and have good knowledge of the food they serve. Music is also very good. New decor is much better..welcome small and large groups

A good selection of sandwiches freshly made to order choice of two home made soup which are excellent freshly made home bakes which are of high quality only downside it's upstairs staff are friendly lovely place to dine

We were in using the coffee shop. Good standard and good service as usual.

Good relaxing centre of town cafe, with cards and Knick knacks to boot. Good service good light food and cakes etc

Great for greeting cards and cake

Lived in Elgin for over 34 years and never been to Bijou before. Lunch voucher as a gift bought us here. The food was delicious. Very fresh bread with out club sandwiches. Soft and delicious ginger loaf but daft as it may seem the tea was just to our liking it actually had a taste unlike other places that use cheap tbags! Definitely be going again!

Lovely sandwiches good menu and quick service.very busy place especially at lunch time so sometimes have to wait for table

Visited at the weekend for breakfast. The cafe is upstairs with a gift shop downstairs.

Discovered this small restaurant on first floor of a beauty salon/gift shop! Pleasant staff, predictable but good menu. Tasty food, served well and acceptable price for lunch. Worth a visit

Enjoyed a visit to Bijou, good coffee and cake. Is just around the corner from Godon & MacPhail and opposite the rather unusual 'Sirology' shop.

I love eating lunch here everytime iam in elgin i go here for lunch the cappacinos are lovely the food is lovely and the staff are lovely

Service not exactly welcoming breakfast very poor for the price of it £7.50 and that didn’t include tea or coffee wouldn’t recommend the breakfast however lovely place to sit in and have a coffee the lunch is maybe more appetising and filling though

I regularly pop into Bijou, especially if we have folk visiting the area and they want to pop into Elgin. There is always a fab variety of scones, cakes and a wide choice of sandwiches and soups etc., on the menu.

Went here for a snack at lunch time. We had a maple and walnut scone & a vegetable soup with a half chicken & pepper panini. Everything we had was so good and tasty.

Good place to eat in for lunch very helpful.

Over the years have came here 3 or 4 times. Not sure why I’ve not reviewed it before as every visit has had the same experience of this weekend! Apologies! Back to school treat for my kids! However when we visited today.... it was different, people queuing because there were not enough tables but they didn’t leave they insisted on standing to wait, I don’t blame them! Elgin is very limited to pub grub and the usuals! Bijou although the menu isn’t exhaustive, what it does offer though is enough for lunch! But with the added bonus of the their special board! Most places you go to eat for lunch don’t really have a lunch menu (it’s more supper time/tea time)... a full meal! Everything is fresh and local! Particularly love the bread they serve with soup! It tells you on the menu their suppliers! We thoroughly enjoyed our lunch not anything left on any of our 3 plates! Whilst I was trying to get my fussy youngest daughter to drink her hot chocolate I couldn’t help but notice the table next to ours food being served! One had a prawn salad and the other Was chicken, it looked like it had a chilli dressing but might be wrong! Wished I had the prawn salad as it looked really nice! Would now like to try the first Bijou by the sea at Buckie without my youngest fusspot of a daughter. Photo of hot chocolate courtesy of my eldest daughter who loves visiting Bijou. It’s very well attended, there are always staff cleaning the tables properly for the next party to sit down. This is the busiest I have seen it so hats off to you all for coping well under pressure.

Going in shop front you head for stairs up to first floor . What a gem of a cafe ,restaurant Pleasant staff ,good food and nice ambiance

Great Place very friendly staff nothing is too much trouble, best Latte in Elgin very popular meeting place with a lovely gift shop .

Been here a few times now. The food is good quality and very tasty. I was a bit disappointed with the ploughmans lunch I had today. The cheeses and all the other ingredients were lovely, but I only got a tinchy rectangle of bread. The "balance" of the meal wasn't right. And its not the cheapest meal you'll ever have either.

Found staff well informed and very friendly nice atmosphere

Visited here for some light lunch and was really quite busy, however we were attended to very quickly and by a very friendly member of staff, when the food arrived everything was superb! Can't recommend visiting enough, really classy and a very reasonable price.

Variety of items in the menu ranging from breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. I had the brie, bacon and cranberry panini which was lovely and served with side salad and crisps.

Have been coming here for years. Staff are always friendly and helpful. Food and hot drinks good. Will keep coming back!

Went for lunch and the cafe was busy as expected. We got a table next to a staff door and close to lot of tables so felt a little cramped. We did ask to be moved to a clean table next to us but this was just taken 2 seconds later and the staff just said 'it's busy so to be expected'. Soup and paninis made up for it and were very filling. Would go again, but would rather sit at another table with more room

More selection on lunch menu,maybe some hot meals as it seemed to all be sandwiches.

Have been at Bijou a few times previously and again found it to be good. We had the Panini with salad & crisps which was very nice. Service was very good and staff pleasant.

A good range of snacks and meals, friendly staff. Food ranges from all day breakfast, soups to more substantial meals. All freshly cooked and very tasty

Service very good and prompt. The fresh cream meringue is to die for. Good selection of soups,and light bites plus home made cakes and scones.

Great little shop with jewellery, scarfs, cards and various gifts. Upstairs (metal round staircase) is a super cafe selling light lunches and tasty cakes.

On a very wet Thursday we went here for coffee. The cafe is upstairs, the gift shop downstairs sells quality cards, costume jewellery and other nice " bits ". We chose a cheese scone and a Maple & Pecan scone, they also do plain scones....

Lovely gift shop. Cafe is excellent, great breakfasts and coffee

Visited here for breakfast the other day, ordered a full breakfast and a bagel with scrambled eggs. Requested the breakfast with scrambled eggs but was told it can only be served with a fried egg!!!! Really.... need to address the situation, anywhere else you go...

Lovely food lovely staff good selection on menu good selection of home bakes too sadly no disabled access

Haber estado en Bijou junto al mar en Buckie sólo teníamos que visitar el Café elgin y tienda de regalos. De nuevo no me decepcionó. El restaurante está en una escalera de caracol preciosa. Opción de 2 sopas y optamos por el color amarillo, seguido por un rollo de Pea bacon muy sabroso, terminando con un bizcocho delicioso. El servicio era rápido y amable. También es agradable que ofrecen medias raciones para aquellos de nosotros que no siempre quiere un servicio; si sólo más restaurantes este servicio. Inodoros impecables que siempre demuestra que importa lo suficiente para mantenerlos limpios. Gran selección de regalos de calidad. Esta es una visita obligada para cualquiera que visite Elgin.

Very good place for a freshly made baking and do fine lunches

Cafetería encantadora, buena comida a precios razonables, bien vale la pena el viaje para el desayuno o el almuerzo! Tienda de regalos precioso lleno! Vale la pena el viaje sólo por un sonido. Hay montones de cosas que ofrecer para todas las ocasiones. Se lo recomendaría a todo el mundo tener un pequeño sonido.

Great service and the Prosecco Strawberry Cream Tea was delicious!

This is a great place to have a coffee or lunch , good varied menu and staff very friendly . Lots of lovely cakes, scones and tray bakes. Different soups daily

As I live near Elgin I often meet friends for lunch.... I also have lots of visitors to Moray and like to take them out to various cafes, etc. for lunch, refreshments etc. However, the last two visits have been very disappointing. I went in at 4pm for a coffee and scone.. I chose the cherry scone. One quarter cherry in the whole scone. I sliced it to put the butter in and couldn't even butter it, it crumbled. I had to use my teaspoon to eat it. Did I mention it at the checkout - yes. Only to be told, sorry about that but sometimes our scones are like that. No word of I will mention it to the chef or a discount. Then was in again on Friday for lunch with visitors. I took the club sandwich.... There were 8 small crisps on the plate along with a small salad. I took two of the crisps and thought they tasted foosty...... tried a third and ask my friend to try and we both agreed that they were stale. The Assistant, Alison, asked if everything with our lunch was good and I asked her to try one of the crisps at the side of my plate - she did and agreed that it was not right. She mentioned to the manager when our plates were taken away and then was told that it was a new brand....... don't think they were new - they were old and stale and not crunchy. Again, no apology at the check out. I must admit each time I am in I notice the staff and one in particular always stands out. She smiles, asks how you are and takes your offer. She is a lovely lady, very upbeat and helpful. I am glad when she serves me...... I asked her name the other day as I would like to commend the helpfulness of Alison. A lovely lady. I notice too that she is always on the go.... never stops to blether to the other assistants - she sees what has to be done and does it. I would employ her if I had my own tea shop. Great with the customers and also noticed that if its an elderly couple or.... there is a gentleman who comes in regularly for coffee and cake that she always is courteous and helpful to him. It brings a smile to his old face.

My wife and I popped in today for a morning snack We both had scones and they were the best we have had for sometime delicious and did not end up crumbs on the plate The service was excellent the staff as always very pleasant

After walking around Elgin we came across the Bijou cafe, the menu looked good and the overall impression was favourable, lunch was served until 4pm and it was a little after 2.45am so we thought fine, this would do us. So we sat at the table, waitress approached asked if we were ready to order, we asked for more time, decision made we ordered the food. well that was the plan, but alas, no baked potatoes left, so chicken burger and a steak burger next option, fine all good, but no not to be, no steak burgers, I could have accepted it if it was a "dish of the day" but not items as straight forward as burgers or potatoes. The waitress should also have informed us that certain items were now off the menu, so with nothing else on the menu that we fancied we headed off to Baxters in Fochabers, great service and everything on the menu available.

I went to the one in Buckie years ago and the scone was more like a plate of crumbs but yesterday I tried the one in Elgin and it was great really good we were served by a girl called Lindsey who was a fantastic ambassador for the place,

Beautiful food - decor, ambiance and surroundings not quite as good as at the sister cafe Bijou By the Sea but great service and good quality food.

On a trip to visit a relative but having been several times before on trips north, any excuse would suffice.Good, indeed excellent range of gifts, great coffee & hot chocolate, smashing menu.Never even remotely disappointed.

Nice place, although was confused as to how to get in. I'm probably not the target market here, neither was my brother. 2 hungry people looking forward to a belly busting breakfast and.... Well...... What came out was 2 very small oval plates (think slightly larger than a side plate) with an extremely thin slice of black pudding, 2 lovely but very small rashers of bacon, one rock solid over done egg (brothers was fine) and a bog standard pork sausage. No beans, no mushrooms, no grilled tomato, no tattie scone, no..... Lots of no's really. It was a breakfast for those with close to zero appetite and with no option of going larger. More of a snack to be peered at - if a roll had been provided I would have filled it and had a standard large filled roll which can be had at a fraction of the £5.95. I would have happily paid £10 for a good freshly cooked Scottish breakfast and indeed was quite taken aback at what my £6 got me. Admittedly I did think it was on the cheap side and was surprised by the prices, however Honey I Shrunk the Breakfast soon appeared and I realised why only the £6.So must i go on about the breakfast? Yup, I must. I shall say that if it was to be described by way of how many ants could pull it along, i'd say 5. Or one dung beetle. It could have been delivered by carrier pigeon at no stress to the bird, or trundled in by a hamster with a harness and micro cart. I half expected Jeremy Beadle to pop out from his grave and for me to be starring on ITV with a puzzled look on my face whilst I reached for my microscope not realising we had signed up for the local colleges Micro Organisms Class.So yeah, nice place, and a good <B>Breakfast SNACK</B> but... Maybe an option for bigger would be good as I could have eaten 3 and with a full belly I would have stayed for more coffees and spent double the £20 we spent!!

On our visit to Eagan yesterday we took our morning coffee at Bijou. Clean, good range of home baked. The lunch menu looked good. Pleasant staff. Highly recommended.

Lovely food served really quickly after ordering. Highly recommend the cheese and haggis panini - lovely. Cakes looked amazing but sadly no room left to eat one. As it is very popular you may have to queue for a table, but it's worth the wait.

Service, food and setting were all lovely. Only small complaint would be the tiny amount of salad, particularly the coleslaw; the whole portion fit on one fork (thus, a single mouthful). Would have been nice to have a bit more than that. Would probably try it again.

Coffee is the best in Elgin. The food is light and tasty. This is by far the best cafe in Elgin centre well worth a visit for coffee and lunch. The cakes and scones are all fresh and worth a nibble or 2

Always go here for lunch when in elgin as good efficient service and good soup and panini's. Prices are average.

Visited for lunch recently and was impressed with the excellent quick service and the food which was delicious

we always come to this café because of the lovely staff, service and menu, great for some home made soup and a sandwich, the coffee is always excellent and hot. they also have a lovely selection of cakes, down the stairs they have a cracking gift shop, well worth a visit.

Great cafe serving real homemade food and cakes!! And all for a good price. Lovely friendly staff. Only downside is the rather tired looking decor. The table we were at was broken and the chairs were worn.

We were served swiftly and with great cheerfulness. The soup and sandwich deal was fantastic. But the baking including the Victoria Sandwich cake was out of this world.

Visited this restaurant today. Beautiful ,nice clean and tidy restaurant. It serves,breakfast,lunch and afternoon tea. We were in at lunch time ,and the choices were brilliant,something to suit everyone's taste. We had beautiful home made Broccolli and cheese soup,which was to die for and served piping,accompanied by a sweet chilli chicken sandwich and a bacon Brie and cranberry, on delicious brown bread . And this was excellent value for money at £6.50. The staff were exceptionally nice and very pleasant and helpful.there is also a fabulous gift shop within the restaurant.

Reached by a spiral staircase in a fascinating shop this modern restaurant offers a selection of cakes and scones with plentiful plates of pannini and other sandwiches. Excellent staff and good prices.

Had a soup and sandwich lunch, on a gluten free diet and they had a lot of options. Service really good and lunch was delicious. Nice glass of wine also.

A rare place for quines what lunch, smashing food and good coffee in a sparkling modern enviroment. Great soup and sandwiches.

Had lunch after tasting at Gordon & MacPhail. This was a very modern bistro, upstairs with a light lunch menu and homemade pastries.

This restaurant is on the first floor of an interesting and different gift shop. Reached by a spiral staircase, the cafe come restaurant as a wide selection of dishes for breakfast or light lunch at reasonable cost. Excellent quality products are served by pleasant and efficient staff in an airy and modern environment. Best for cakes I have found on the area.

Being a huge fan of Bijou by the sea, we were in Elgin and tried Bijou for lunch. A delightful shop, the cafe upstairs was very pleasant. We were served quickly and the staff were efficient and very friendly. Extra milk and hot water offered with the pot of tea I had. The menu had plenty of choice and the daily specials board was very tempting. Gave 4 stars only because Bijou by the sea is unsurpassable.