Booths Cafe - Ilkley in Bradford

The service is always so SLOW. Coffee tastes ok if you can be bothered to wait 20 minutes plus! We are thinking of using a different place for our Saturday coffee.

Ordered coffee and toasted tea cake.I went to table with coffee and waited for food to come.After waiting twenty minutes I had drunk coffee so I went to counter to see where food was and nobody gave me an explanation as to what had happened so I asked for my money back.Staff were very rude and not one of them apologised.That’s the last time I visit this cafe it’s back to costa when I’m in Ilkley again.

Ordered fish finger sandwich and the order was taken at the till. 5 mins later someone came to our table to say they have no fish fingers. I decided on a prawn sandwich and they had no prawns. We also ordered fries which came out cold. We sent these back and someone came out to the table to say they had no fries left. Flat white wasn’t a flat white and was warm not hot. We ordered at 1.25pm and got all our food at 1.55pm. Very poor service and availability considering it was dinner time. They clearly have serious issues. We got our money back but I would rather have paid and had my first choice.

Sorry to add another poor review.Food was good and staff pleasant. Lots of staff working but 35min wait for a salad and a toastie is too long!!!

We usually go to the Kendal store, but the Ilkley café was a real letdown. The glass cups were filthy, and my wife being gluten-free had limited food options. Additionally, there was no tuna available just after midday. Overall, it was disappointing. Although the staff tried to maintain a good attitude, the service fell short compared to the Kendal branch.

We love the store but the café was a real let down. Had to ask for clean cutlery twice as was dirty. I ordered the breakfast which had over cooked bacon solid egg and my friend had chips which were more than Al dente simple not cooked enough. I would usually speak out but on this occasion choose not too. Really could do with a token from the store to compensate.

Went to Booths cafe with family. Then a week later I get a parking fine for £100 (£50 if paid early) for staying longer than 2 hours. We never left Booths and are not responsible for the speed of the food. Booths use Parkingeye for all of their stores. Whilst this is a third party, Booths pay them and are aware of the policies. I could appeal but it will fail ( see other reviews here). However, one year’s shopping at £75 per week is £3900. I shall therefore boycott Booths until they change their parking policy.

We frequently come for meals and last time was no difference! Perfect with the kids and easy breakfast, the kids shared a large breakfast which is ideal. Unsure what others expect but is exactly what we wanted, stress free offering and easy dining. Sometimes there is a little wait but to be expected when busy.

I initially liked the store, however waited 10mins for friend. Then waited 20mins for food. Then10 mins for drink. My friend left and I decided to shop. Bought cards and planned to come back for essential oils another day. I did not go off of the site. Altogether I was 2hrs 10mins. I got a parking fine. I appealed and failed. However they let me pay £20. I think that any supermarket that has a cafe should allow 3hrs. Especially when you have to wait ages. I will not return for essential oils.

A friend of mine has always raved about the Booths' chain of supermarkets so, while visiting Ilkley, I popped in to see for myself. Now I know why she loves this store. It's attractive, welcoming, well stocked with a wide range of edible products and the best Fish, Meat and cheese counters of any supermarket. With lovely friendly staff it was the first time I can honestly say I really enjoyed visiting a supermarket. Thank you Booths.

Took my 99 year old mother yesterday. She was very disappointed. No scones, toasties or toasted teacake . Nothing left except cakes which we can't eat sweet things , nothing savoury.

Poorly child, so we 'overstayed' the parking limit for customers. £100 fine. Very expensive store (especially if you 'over stay' (add £100 to your bill). Absolutely not worth it.

My wife and I called in the Cafe at Booths in Ilkley this morning and had a gorgeous breakfast. My wife had Toast and Marmalade and I had a Sausage Sandwich, simple I know, but lovely. The coffee was great too. The Cafe is very clean and is a really pleasant place to be. The main thing that I want to mention is the excellent service that we received. The lady who served us was called Bev and she was so professional and polite, it was so refreshing. Thank you.

for us, Booths is the Waitrose of the North - what a wonderful store in Ilkley - just loved all their different counters - not least the butchery - and the quality of everything is tremendous! All the staff are very friendly, and it was very easy to move around the store and find everything which we wanted. Quick check out process (by a colleague) and easy parking. Love it here!

Very disappointed, went last month with the family , limited menu hardly much to choose from one of the worst breakfast sandwiches I’ve had sausages are like wienersnitzels and me and my husband didn’t feel too good next day

As I can bake very well myself I was very disappointed to pay over £7 for two drinks a stale biscuit and a stale bakewell slice, not at all what I would expect from an upmarket treat.

Very disappointed incompetent staff, Waited 12 minutes for 2 coffee’s no other customers in front of us then brought us hot food when we hadn’t ordered any .

Had cod and chips, and all I can say is what I said to my wife after I’d left nearly all of the meal. “This is the worst fish and chips I’ve ever had” Most definitely not be returning.

I neglected to write a review of my previous visit a few weeks before the enforcement of lockdown. Quite what I ordered I struggle to recall, but let's just say that what arrived led me to realise that Booth's commitment to recycling is not limited to the charity bins in the car park! I noted on my more recent visit that the cafe is closed. Good! I have had excellent meals there in the past, but based on the last visit they deserve to lose some revenue till they can reopen. Not that the shop was quiet - it would appear that boom enjoyed by supermarkets recently is also taking place here. It was a pretty aggravating experience really, as each member of my party was required to take a trolley each to "enforce social distancing and limit the number of people in the store". Unfortunately it actually caused a lack of space due to the number of trolleys vs customers, and I wonder if they've thought about the implications for fire safety? All in all not a bad visit, Bendicks Bittermints on offer but Capstan Full Strength out of stock - the wife was somewhat displeased! If we are typical customers of Booths, it is safe to say that the present government might be grateful to us for more than just our votes! Might Booths ask on our behalf for an exemption to all these nonsense rules for what is, after all, a small chain of high end supermarkets?

I some times visit ilkley just as an excuse to go to Booths, the variety of fresh food is amazing, fantastic fish counter, deli and wonderful cheeses and Spanish/German sausages. They offer hot sandwiches, there's a cafe. Ample parking, public toilets. Prices may be a little higher than your average shop but the quality, variety and polite staff are second to non.

limited choice of food. have to order at the counter. shame breakfast is only served until 11 am. had a pretty long wait for the food. Had drunk all the pot of tea and read the paper but it wasn't that busy so seemed to have a kitchen related problem. Fish and chips came but fish was dry, probably frozen. had bacon butty on other occasion and that was better.

Oh dear!Same old story of two halves I'm afraid! An excellent Full English and coffee while my wife partook of Tea and a sandwich - pronounced tasty!A parking time limit introduced since my last visit! (I have become less inclined to use Ilkley Booths since I discovered Otley Waitrose in all it's spledours in recent times!) I might usually not stay longer than the prescribed limit, but heavens above, this IS Booths! We already pay through the nose for our groceries, many of which if we are honest ARE actually available in TESCO etc...An (albeit very polite and civil) argument with the charismatic lady on the kiosk about whether they have NEVER stocked Condor - despite buying this same tobacco off the same individual for many years! The Manageress......well management have the right to manage I suppose......I will be diplomatic and merely say what a robust individual she has proved herself to be once again!It is true, we do have the choice, and mostly these days I am tending to vote with my feet and go to Otley's Waitrose! It's hardly as though one has to drive far from the main road. On the other hand Booths does the better breakfast and is actually ON the main road. I can't say I would not visit again, but I would ask for better service on the newsagent stand, and the manageress must be read the riot act - this is a high end Supermarket. I would not actually object to shopping in an ASDA if this sort of behaviour is what one gets for spending so much more! Mr Booth needs to take note. Fortunately Lancaster was far better recently - but no cafe or toilets!!

Pot of tea. No teaspoon. Water cold Food was nice Tables full of old dishes seems to have gone downhill as never had a problem before.

I have just visited Booths Ilkley for the last time. Parking Eye fine of £100 for 10 minutes over limit. What is it with Ilkley at the minute? Car Parking has gone crazy there! I will shop elsewhere in future !

Taking my wife and 2 sisters to Leeds to visit my brother who is ill. Stopped for breakfast as it is convenient. Worst cooked breakfast I have ever had.As we were in a rush I could not be bothered to send it back. Everything, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, tomato were stone cold. Hash Brown was hot.Will never eat in Booths again

I had picked up my grandsons after delayed start at home to discover they hadn’t had breakfast. We were passing Booths and they asked for toast to tide them over .We were quickly seated ,but had to queue 15mins to order ....only to be told that I was too late by four minutes for toast ...the lady in front of me had managed to get the toast.We just had the drink as we had other plans for later.What type of rule is this ,that it can’t be bent through no fault of our own?Come on Booths relax up a bit .

On our way to the Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival we called at Booths Café for crumpets and a beverage. As usual we were not disappointed and we were also able to purchase for one of our neighbours his favourite bottle of brandy which delighted him as it was on special offer

On a day out, we ventured in to Booths Cafe in Ilkley....MISTAKE!!We should have seen the warning signs when we struggled to get a table for 4 of us, had to clear it, and there were no cleaning materials.As other reviewers have experienced, the staff are very nice but the food ordering process takes an age and then an age to arrive.Serving hot food on cold plates will inevitably lead to cold food by the time the meal is half way through. The all day breakfast was poor at best, with some items overcooked to the extreme.The scrambled egg on toast was a horror though did give us an opportunity to empathise with war time eating via dry reconstituted egg.The only part of the meal declared OK was one diners sausage sandwichDuring our visit we saw no attempt to clear the decks, wipe tables, and there was no check on how our food was.I can almost hear the reader (or indeed a manager reviewing this) saying "why didn't we complain". having waited in line to get napkins and seeing others having a similar poor experience, one is left with the desire to cut and run.We have eaten in a number of Booths Cafes when travelling in the North West, we will be avoiding the Ilkley Cafe in the future

Food OK had a decent fish pie, just don't go unless you can devote an age. All the staff are nice but it takes ages to get your order taken and an unbelievable wait for the food to arrive.

Here with my dad and brother for afternoon tea. Excellent sandwiches, cake and scones with jam and cream. Great value too.

Generally speaking breakfast here is OK particularly at the weekend. However come during the week and you run the gamble of it being spoilt by unruly children. It's always the same two groups, one are young mothers, dressed to reflect the towns affluence and country location, the other group are young mothers who work at the store and tend to meet when not on shift. The noise that emanates from these children is awful, but to be fair to them their mothers do not offer any control. Booths on duty cafe staff are equally to blame, it may be their friends they should be challenging, but please think of the other customers and show some respect.

Go here a lot good food friendly staff breakfast is good value and if you have booths card hot drinks half price always have good selection of cakes scone jam and clotted cream

I've used Booths cafe in their Ilkley store several times recently and found the experience to be a bit disappointing in some areas.

I am sitting in the Ilkley Booths’ cafe as I write, having just finished a traditional breakfast priced at £4.95 and a pot of tea at £1.95. The breakfast comprised egg, two bacon, two grilled tomato halves, fried egg, hash brown, baked beans, mushrooms and a large sausage swirl. All well cooked and no cooking fat in sight. There was an option to order a large pot of tea for £2.75 but the smaller one which I had was ample to provide two full mugs. I don’t live locally but in the South West these days so was passing through while visiting friends and relatives in the North. Having read some of the previous reviews I did wonder what I might be letting myself in for. However the cafe is very clean and the staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfast was served within 5 minutes of ordering and was hot and freshly cooked.The other food on display in the counter, including some fabulous and tempting Latham cakes, looked fresh and delicious and I really couldn’t fault the quality of what I had. Amazing value at £4.95 for a substantial breakfast. Well done Booths.

We go to this Booths cafe a lot. The food is always good and there’s a variety to choose from. It’s very child friendly which means that, when we go as a family, everyone is happy. Prices are reasonable too. It’s quite spacious too so, even if it is busy, you don’t feel crowded.

Supermarket Cafes are, lets be honest, a bit hit and miss. Booths is no exception but it always seems to be a little more 'Hit' than miss. Staff here are always friendly and even on the darkest, coldest morning they seem to be able to make you smile just a little. Produce is (as you would expect) fresh and generally, well cooked although, eggs sometimes present a problem. This is more than likely to be a hangover from Mrs Edwina Curry who had the whole world running for cover and treating eggs like they had suddenly become radio active and were going to bring humanity to an abrupt end at any minute. They can be...……..lets say, a little 'overdone' so specify when ordering.

I actually liked this cafe when we called in for a lunch whilst passing.

Had my bi weekly stop (It is essentially a roadside A65 services for me). An excellent Full English - the first time I have been here early enough to sample the breakfast menu, I regret that time constraints meant I was unable to partake of all it's splendours! Great coffee may I add!

Visited Thursday at 11.50 for a coffee and a bite to eat

Visited Boothe's Ilkley this morning for a full English breakfast, arrived at 11.35am only to be told that they finish serving breakfast at 11.30 even though as I pointed out it clearly states on the menu breakfast is served until 12noon. The chef said he will have to get it amended! On the table next to us 2 families of 4 also had to change their choices away from the breakfast menu from which they wanted to order. I opted for soup of the day which was quite expensive considering it tasted and looked like tinned soup and was served with a slice of bread rather than a roll.

While I have become a bit of a Booths "Enthusiast" since retiring from the City to the Lake District, I have to say - with regret - that this store is the least impressive that I have visited. I have two issues with this store. Firstly, the range is not very good compared to other Booths.There are almost never more than 2 checkouts open, so why waste the space they occupy? Secondly, I have witnessed the manageress screaming and dressing down an employee in the middle of the store. I don't have any regard for someone who treats a subordinate in this way, and it has left me with a poor impression of the store overall.

Clean and tidy. Staff friendly and helpful. Produce of good quality. If looking for a special ingredients there is a good chance of finding them. Cafe good food.

Shop at this supermarket quite regularly for the odd luxury item. Went this morning and as I had an early start decided to visit the café for breakfast. Have had coffee and cake here in the past which is OK, but never for breakfast. This was a bit of a disappointment. I ordered an Americano coffee and scrambled eggs on toast. Don't know what they have done with the coffee as I have always enjoyed it in the past but today it was bitter and not very satisfying. As for the scrambled egg on toast that should read overdone eggs amongst toast. For some inexplicable reason they had cut the toast into four pieces and done some sort of pile of the toast and mixed in with that was the eggs. The eggs had been overdone and had no moisture left in them so they resembled grains of egg which were tasteless and difficult to eat either with the toast or on their own. Today fell short of the usual high standards I expect and receive at this supermarket, perhaps the kitchen was having an off day - but if you cannot get simple scrambled eggs on toast right, what does that say?

The coffee is always nice (flat white) and the food in general is pretty good too. The cafe ambience is a step up from the normal supermarket, and the staff are efficient. We sat and talked for 2 hours without any hassle.The food in the supermarket is generally of a high quality, though as to be expected, somewhat expensive compared to others.

Disapointing visit. Food was over cooked to the point of being burnt. Vegetables were reheated and chips likewise. Coffee was look warm. Not up to the usual Booths standard.

With a Booths card there is a reduction in the price of afternoon tea so we had to give it a go. The sandwiches are generously packed and made from standard sized bread, so are filling, we had tuna, egg and ham. The teapot is large and real tea is used, more than enough for two. Scones were tasty and cream and jam was sufficient. By the time I reached the top layer of mixed cakes I was full, so I recommend bringing a tub of some sort so you can take them home to enjoy later. A very nice afternoon tea good value for money.

Wanted a nice breakfast, thought Booth's would be good how wrong we were, the full english came after 2 minutes of ordering with everything on the plate cold apart from the deep fried hash brown and fried egg totally unacceptable how hard is it to keep pre cooked food hot or use a microwave like most establishments. Complained immediately and some more hot bacon was brought out to us but the rest of the breakfast was inedible. very poor for a supposed high class supermarket will never visit again.

Visitamos Las cabinas después de ver el té de la tarde para dos anunciado. Estaba delicioso y demasiada comida para dos de nosotros sin embargo, esto no fue un problema ya que estaba profesionalmente empaquetados en una bolsa para el perro para llevar. Sin duda lo recomiendo y tener nuevamente.

Fantastic, best value afternoon tea in Ilkley especially if you have a booths card! We went as a family of 3 and this could of feed us all!!

Solía ser estupendo aquí con lindas tartas, té, etc.

Yo era un sitio de parada para una hora en Ilkley después de las 5 pm y cafés en la ciudad tienden a cerrar. Era un recordatorio de que las cabinas de la humilde cafetería supermercado puede ser uno para guardar lejos como respaldo.

Fue bastante agradable para un entorno cafetería supermercado e ilkley es un lugar útil para parar de camino a Nueva York en o se han detenido en el pasado en la manera de ver la familia. En esta ocasión, el menú era limitado y mis huevos bendict estaba tibio. También el pico desayunar sólo sirve hasta 12 no todo el día. No volvería corriendo por desgracia.

Bueno, este es un supermercado con decoración café café y asientos y el ambiente no es nada especial, pero el té de la tarde en £12. 50 (Cabinas de titulares de la tarjeta) para dos personas es muy bueno relación calidad-precio. Cuatro sándwiches, un bollo con cada una adecuada crema cuajada y mermelada y una selección de dulces. Todos regados con una gran jarra de té. Pruébalo. No te quiero té a la hora del té después de esto.

after a walk on the moors this place is as good as any in ilkley for a snack type meal the food is very good and a bonus is there is a large free car park

We called for shopping on a Friday and decided to eat in the restaurant. Being fans of their shopping arena and having eaten very well at Booths Kendal we were disappointed with the quality of food served.Although there was nothing to specifically take up as a complaint, the jacket potato looked as though it had been left cooking since the start of food service (we lunched at 2-15). Our fish and chips contained too many 'bitty' hard chips and the thin breaded fished lacked both flavour and attractive as. Perhaps our expectations were too high late in the main service hours (12 to 3) but either improve the food consistency across service or reduce the hours please!

We've stopped here a few times on our way to see relatives. It's usually quiet but we happened to visit on a busy day. The staff were just the same; very friendly and knowledgeable and go out of their way to help. My husband had a full breakfast and I had scrambled eggs on toast. It was all great, especially the sausage (my husband said). We will be stopping there again.

Tea and cake in cafe after short shop. Cafe very quiet and served quickly in a friendly and efficient manner. Booths like to cultivate an image of being a bit "posher" than other supermarkets, but cafe very similar to those in its rivals. In true Booths style it does offer "afternoon tea", but such a treat is best taken in the ambience of a comfortable hotel lounge rather than a supermarket café.

Met up with friends and stopped here to have a lite bite to eat.....Not an extensive menu, but at least there is a vegie choice and plenty of coffee choices...Enjoyed a bacon butty and coffee...all cooked fresh and ok...Plenty of space, no rush to move.....No music, no screaming children...even though there was high chairs to use...Generally a relaxed atmosphere....Shop at leisure....good car parking....pleasant café with no frills.....but pleasant polite staff..Will call again...

An early song from the classic country rock band The Eagles is one of their anthems ,'Peaceful Easy Feeling" which is the mood created by 'Booths'. As kind readers of my reviews may know I am a man who enjoys the good simple quality endowed things in life.One of my favourite places to visit is the Yorkshire market town of Ilkley which is home to my favourite supermarket,'Booths'.(See my reviews for 'Ilkley Moor' and 'Bettys'.)'Booths' was founded by Edwin Henry Booth in 1847 in the once mighty seaside resort of Blackpool.It is still ,thankfully,privately owned despite the best efforts of a take over by the majors.The group now has a presence of 28 stores in Lancashire ,Cumbria and Yorkshire.They all offer,alongside the usual volume items ,an excellent selection of smaller independent suppliers and their products not usually found in the 'Asda's' of the world.One of the first things to greet you on entering the Ilkley store is their excellent cafe.I would imagine that the majority off the products sold in here were from local sources.The breakfast is excellent value at under £5 and the value extends through the rest of their offerings.Having dined the rest of the supermarket is a foodies heaven with their fresh meat.fish,fruit and veg and deli counters.They also have some excellent wine/beer offers to compliment your food selection as well as value on the rest of their products.So if you're looking for quality supermarket shopping and good food,before during and after your shop this is the place.On a final word the BIG bonus is the lack of annoying music and 'In-Your-Face' signage associated with most of the competition.So head to 'Booths' and shop with a 'PEACEFUL EASY FEELING'.

This is probably the best breakfast I have ever had! I don't say that lightly, but everything is cooked fresh and although the thought of black pudding curdled my tummy, I tried it and by golly I loved it! Not greasy not over spice, simply perfect. The sausages were just as good freshly made and cooked to perfection. No cheap ready cut bread for the toast either!! A great slab of freshly baked bread and yes! REAL butter.The service was from a friendly, efficient team and the restart although busy was spotless. Keep uptake good work guys, well done

Had to wait a long time to get served but aparantley they were short of staff but worth the wait a bit pricey staff always polite and helpful will be back ☺

Booths is really good for shopping they seem to stock lots of different choices in food . The staff are really helpful . Some of the things are a bit more expensive than other supermarkets but well worth it . The cafe is very nice quick service and very clean . The food is lovely ( especially the breakfast !!! ) Would really recommend Booths to visitors to Ilkley .

A great little café with delicious value for money breakfasts and an excellent assortment of cakes too.We rejected our hotel breakfasts in favour of Booths.

As this is a Supermarket Café our normal fare is tea/coffee ( free with Boothes card and purchase ) and a teacake or scone. So, not the most attractive of surroundings but don't be put off. The afternoon tea at £17.95 for two ( Boothes card holders ) is good value for the money. Not posh nosh but well presented on a tiered stand ( ours wobbled precariously ) with lashings of tea. Give it a try you might be surprised!

Each Booths is different - part of its charm - but still has marvellous ranges of produce. The ilkley one isn't one of the largest but is light and airy, with enticing displays. I bought far more than I came in for.... And the coffee machine was as welcome as ever. But there were not enough tills open, and so it became difficult to navigate when there were long queues at the available tills blocking the normal Aisles.

Had to wait a long time to get served but aparantley they were short of staff but worth the wait a bit pricey staff always polite and helpful will be back ☺

Visited Booths Ilkley West Yorkshire Sunday 28/02/16 found it excellent value for money you can get a hot beef gammon or chicken baguette or soft roll from the hot counter in store for £3:95 £3:25 if you have a booths card and enjoy a fresh hot drink in the cafe for free with your Booths card and the Mother's Day afternoon tea is a sure winner for £19:99 for two with a free goodie bag for mums you will only pay £17:99 per couple if you have a Booths card available at all Booths with a cafe booking essential due to high demand plus on a weekend you will get a free glass of fizz instead of hot drink if you wish

I came in here for a cup of coffee and a bite to eat and decided to use the toilet before I settled down. The toilets were quite simply a disgrace with a wet floor as a result of a leak, no toilet paper and a general sense of being dirty. There was an assurance on the wall that the toilets are checked every hour but there is no evidence of a check list or a time sheet and I doubt very much the toilets had been addressed in the hour previous to my attendance. I drew the matter to the attention of Customer Service but after I waited 5 minutes and no one came to find me, I choose to take my business elsewhere. I note the poor reviews so can only assume, they do not care which is astonishing for a supermarket. Simply terrible.

Popped in after going to The Lawn Tennis Club in Ilkley on a Sunday, so the café wasn`t too busy. Had to wait in a queue to be served as those `on duty` appeared to be overly busy - but I couldn`t see why this should be the case. My husband and I only ordered drinks, but the offerings - such as scones and cakes did look lovely. Coffees lovely and hot and just right for us. Friendly staff. Not many tables with dirty plates on their surfaces which was good.

Tasteless tea awful food no value at all ni food left at 1.30 on a Saturday the queue was long no quality in food and drinks.

I called in ate morning in hope of a good breakfast, after all the supermarket is superb and I assumed that the cafe would be of an equivalent quality. What a shame it wasn't.Firstly, it was cold. OK, the weather outside was not exactly tropical but the room was distinctly cold and every time the outside doors opened there was another cold draught.Then to wait nearly 30 mins (the till receipts are timed, so I knew exactly how long I waited) for what I expected to be eggs benedict was a real disappointment. "Supposed to be" - hard poached eggs, toasted bread instead of the expected English muffins, and a cold and strangely 'off' tasting hollandaise drizzled over everything. If I had not been so hungry, I would have complained at both service and content. As it was I ate up and will not be going back.

You used to be able to pick a number of items from a large breakfast menu. Now it is a set breakfast that does not include black pudding or poached eggs or toast or white pudding. Very sad :( Also used to be great venue for after school easy tea between classes but now no hot food after 3pm.

I had high hopes for this as Booths supermarkets sell great food.Weak tea- In Yorkshire of all places!.Weak coffee-like coffee with famous Yorkshire generosity! Rubbery scrambled eggs. Husband's bacon in a bread bun pronounced "tasteless". Nothing to like. Sorry!

I had promised my son beans on toast for his tea, only to arrive at 5pm and be told that the only food after 3pm is toasted tea cakes or sandwiches. In the past I have taken my children here for their tea now and then. I asked if we could have toast as my son would have been happier with that than toasted tea cakes. The man working in the cafe told me that he would love to have made some toast but he is not allowed to make anything other than tea cakes after 3pm. I think this is a big mistake because the reason I had gone to Booths was to get tea and then do shopping, another time I would go to another supermarket where you can get food any time,Also, the Christmas tree was extremely sparsely decorated as was the rest of the cafe - just 4 decorations hanging overhead and snowflakes on the window. It could do with some colour, very school canteen.

We called into Booths in Ilkley, hoping for the usual good quality fare served up in other Booths supermarkets in the North, but were very disappointed with the poor selection of food. No sandwiches left at lunchtime. Scored highly on good quality coffee, however - and quite a generous sized scone. Time for an update, Booths Ilkley!

This is the way forward when shopping with the family wrinkley. Brief spot of shopping for quality produce and a wide variety of items not stocked else ware in a well laid out store. Followed by good coffee and cake in there very nice cafe.

Basic in the sense that tables and chairs are just that - nothing fancy. Food is good but not exceptional. However, the menu is more varied than you might expect and the range of cakes and sandwiches is definitely better than the usual fare in a supermarket cafe. Service is efficient but can be very slow at peak times. If you're shopping at Booths, then unless you go for a walk towards the town centre, there isn't anywhere else that's truly local if you want a snack or meal. I'd actually rate it as being Good but Tripadvisor doesn't offer that rating, si I chose 'Average' instead as I'd not really class it as 'Very good'.A lot of parents take their children there after school.

We have now visited Booths cafe a few times while travelling to/from Leeds. The cafe can get very busy but the staff are friendly and the food and coffee are worth while stopping for even if its just a bacon roll. Soup at lunchtime was also very good. Also has the advantage that the store has a really good selection of food and wine if you need to pick something up.

We have been going to Booths cafe for years, sometimes several times in a week. It has vastly improved over the years. Service used to be very slow but waiting times are not too bad now. There is plenty of choice and food is well cooked and well presented. The staff are really lovely; nothing is too much trouble for them. They are always polite, friendly and helpful. We would prefer breakfast to be served all day, but that's a minor gripe. We have been for breakfast, lunch, coffee and snacks and never been disappointed. The fruit scones are the best I've tasted. Check out the jacket potato with salmon and creme fraiche. Delicious. Pick up a Booths card and you get a free hot drink!

Went for a morning coffee and snacks; if I had been hungrier the full English breakfast looked very good value. Nice setting, free papers. Get a loyalty card and receive free coffee when you buy food .

Spent an hour with friends at booths cafe. Food and Service were good. Fruit section looked great, not sure what the other reviewer meant. Probably a ill mannered ex employee!

Been visiting Booths Cafe for years and there has always been lots of choice including their lovely all day vegetarian breakfast. Visited last week and was disappointed by the very limited Menu for vegetarians. The food was still good but distinct lack of choice. Pleasant staff and quick service.

Visited the Booths Cafe today. Such pleasent staff, very friendly with a personal service and the food was good too.We had a wonder around the store afterwards. The fruit and veg looked spotless contrary to what an earlier poster submitted. Credit to the staff working on the department. We couldn't help but buy some locally grown tomatoes and asparagus we'd normally expect to be imported. As a Booths card holder we made use of the new coffee machine and we collected a free newspaper. All credit to Booths and all their staff who do such a wonderful job!

We were looking forward to a traditional Booth’s breakfast in Ilkley. It came without black pudding and toast. Standards have certainly dropped. How can it be a traditional breakfast without black pudding? Booths in the past set the standards for supermarket breakfasts in quality and contents.At times and in Booths other stores traditional breakfasts showcased quality items. Booths breakfasts in the past could always be relied on. I no longer feel this is the case.On our regulars trips via Ilkley we may have to find a new venue for breakfast.

The fruit and vegetables section has gone downhill dramatically since the departure of the nice young man who was the manager. Since he left the quality has gone down and the displays are not on a par with the creativity that he brought to Booths Ilkley.Shame on you Booths for threatening with redundancies. You are meant to retain the good staff, im baffled as to why you let him go.

We always stop here for breakfast on our way to and from the Sales holiday. The full English Breakfast was yummy but we didn't get offered toast on the return visit. The staff were polite and friendly and the service good. every time we cut the food on our plates there was a screeching sound as the plates were very scratched and this was outputting. Please get some new plates, Booths at Ilkley.The toilets were clean but the door catches were very loose and the paintwork chipped. Booths need to refurbish these facilities.

Booths is a supermarket that stocks better quality food than the bigger chains. I put it on a par with M&S but with more of a deli feel. It is no surprise that the food served in the cafe is high quality too. I rate it as excellent due to quality and value - for - money. It is also a light and airy cafe, very clean with a great selection of hot and cold food. Children are also welcome and well catered for. I will call in any time, not just when shopping.

This cafe is lovely and you don't even feel you are in a Supermarket. It's very reasonable and the service is excellent. You can have anything from a snack to a full meal. It's always popular.

Great place to grab a snack after a shop. Very good value. Nice and clean and friendly staff. Scones also very good.

Why do I say that... because they use only the best quality products - products sold by Booths themselves...Prices though are reasonable with soup at £3.50 with lovely artisan bread and sandwiches from just over £2. Hot drinks are freetrade too... I enjoyed it... and as Arny said we'll be back!