Bridge View cafe in Tameside

We had a lovely lunch here with family after the museum. The younger staff were friendly and patient with our order as there was quite a few of us. The food was very reasonably priced. We all had a mixture of toasties and sandwiches which came with salad and crisps. The milkshakes were thick and frothy. I shared soup and a sandwich which was really hearty and thoroughly enjoyable. Chunky home made vegetable soup and a chicken club on a barmcake. Would definitely come back. Really liked being able to eat outside by the canal in the sunshine.

Homemade soup of the day was delicious

What can I say - had a lovely visit with a group of 12 of us visiting for Afternoon Tea. The table was beautifully laid out, the food was excellent and plentiful, had to take some home as I couldn't finish it all. Staff were attentive ensuring we had everything we needed. Well worth a visit - I will certainly be going back.

This was a great addition to the museum. Great choice of food, drinks and ice cream . Plenty of places to sit and enjoy the view.

Excellent food, presentation and service. We could not have asked for anything more.I made the booking approximate two weeks ago and we were not disappointed. As a Christmas treat we opted for the Festive Afternoon Tea. Everything was delicious, in fact all four of us brought some food home with us, boxes being supplied by the owners because the choice and quantity was far too much for us to eat at one sitting. We would certainly recommend you visit Bridge View Cafe. Merry Christmas to all concerned and we wish you a prosperous New Year. We will definitely visit again in 2024.. Regards from 4 delighted pensioners you made our Festive Afternoon tea a true delight.. Cheers Marjorie & Tony Lowe, Lois & Jim Darnbrough

A nice little cafe good menu meals made fresh, so sometimes a bit of a wait but not a problem when the food is hot and tasty.

Food wasn't great, extremely greasy and bland taste, table service was poor. Staff mixing orders up delivering our food to the wrong table, then instead of passing us our food, they just left on the opposite side of our table. Very loud atmosphere with a women screaming at her kids and staff doing nothing at all to defuse the situation arising. It's supposed to be a nice family friendly environment with a complimentary service along with good food. Sadly not. The museum joined to it. However, was fantastic.

First time my husband and I have visited here. We decided to treat ourselves to a large Sunday breakfast and we can assure you we were not disappointed. The food was excellent, cooked to order, beautifully presented and tasted amazing. We highly recommend and will definitely visit again in the near future. Date of our visit 1st October 2023. See you again Tony & Marjorie Lowe

Sadly very disappointed. Menu was best described as sparse in content and elusive to find a copy of. One staff member was rushed off her feet shrike another was paying full attention to her social media on her phone. I think if you get here after the breakfast menu closes (menu says that is at 11:30 and also at 12 noon so who knows!) then lower your expectations to ham, cheese or tuna sandwiches. Tables were sticky and it just felt tired and like opening it today had been done with minimal efforts. Luckily we found another option locally!

Sitting outside is a lovely place for a bite to eat with views of the canal boats. The menu is basic but its enough. The ice cream scoops are very small for £2

What a wonderful place, Dementia Friendly too. I have had many events there supporting people living with Dementia. Very friendly staff, caring and accommodating to meet everyone’s needs. The food delicious and fresh. Highly recommend anyone to visit and pre arrange groups attending. Everyone is made so welcome. Well done Brian and the Team supporting our communities ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I had taken a group of elderly ladies and gentlemen with dementia out for the day and had taken a very small picnic with us due to the expense of their being 11 of us in the group and the different speciality dietary needs, we had all got settle around the outside area where there was one other customer sat enjoying the sun and a cup of coffee, the owner of the cafe was extremely rude and abruptly told us that that we couldn't sit there! I explained that I wanted to get these elderly people a cup of tea and a slice of cake to go with their sandwiches and he rudely shouted u can have a take away cup!! I explained that I didn't want a take away cup as the difficulty for these people holding onto a paper cup can become quite difficult and that I wanted a proper cup with a saucer for these people all in their late 80s early 90s, yet he refused and told us to move over to the picnic tables that had no shade and these elderly people were then exposed to blinding sun, this man was so rude and when I told him I would be writing this review on his mistreatment of these elderly people he went on to tell me to include all my details as he would then come after me!!! I have never in all my life been treated or had my elderly group of people treated in such a manner and i am extremely upset with the way this man spoke to us!! He will be elderly one day let's hope someone has the kindness and respect for him in a way that he refused to give to us!! My ladies and gentlemen that were able to understand him were extremely upset with his treatment and very disgusted! There was no other customers sat outside so we were not taking seats for other customers, we were obviously not good enough to enjoy his outside area, needless to say we didn't buy a takeaway cup of tea and we certainly will never buy one from this rude man again

Lovely to stop for a coffee and cake after a walk around the museum

Thank you for looking after us sketchers today

Kicked us off the tables when we had kids we needed to feed even tho we paid for drinks etc. When we refused to move one of the workers poured my aunts drink into a takeaway cup as she couldn't do anything since she was feeding her 6 months old son We felt extremely un welcome as we saw a man alone on a 4 seater table this was the worst time we have ever had.

A busy Sunday lunchtime. Cafe not equipped to handle many people ordering hot foods at the same time. We were warned of a 20-25 minute delay, which turned into 40 minutes for food and 50 minutes for the accompanying coffee. Staff were polite - but looked like not enough staff. Food was good when it came.

Sadly, the owners failed to let customers know there was a party coming in so several customers whom had waited patiently, were refused service.

This cafe is attached to the free museum so you don't need to pay to get to it, The staff are lovely and friendly which is always a plus. Inside it is very nice, clean and there is even an outside seating area. The food is delicious and was £18 for 2 onesie full cooked breakfasts and a coffee. Well worth a visit especially as we struggled to find anywhere else to eat in Ashton under Lyne that was open for food.

Great spot for breakfast next to the canal! Beautiful setting, delicious food and great value. Will definitely be back!

sunny stroll with the dogs stopped for a coffee and a jam scone. Nice friendly staff at the cafe.

Set in a nice museum, although we couldn't see any signs at the car park side.Anyway we ordered 2 meals off the breakfast menu.there was possibly 8 people sat down,not busy for the size of cafe,but we waited about 20 mins for our food,which i thought was long. But by the body language of the staff it was about right.The food was nice and they were polite,but next time ill take a rocket lol

A delicious afternoon tea delivered on time. An amazing array of sandwiches and wonderful scones. We hardly touched the cakes we were so full. We saved them for later! Wonderful value, in fact I think you should charge more. Thank you. Jennifer Buckland

I recently ordered some catering for 20 people. Due to it being last minute I was struggling to find anyone who wasn't booked. So glad I found bridge view cafe, I asked for what they thought was best for 20 people and it was amazing beautiful food. Me and my guests are already talking about using there services again. Thank you so much

Amazing little place. Great food and friendly staff

Well worth a visit while walking or cycling through the canal @ Portland basin

Had father's day afternoon tea today. Delivered to my door by friendly staff. Couldn't finish it all but saved scone and cream for later. Really good value and tastes great. Thanks to Bridge View Cafe.

Lovely food in a nice setting... Service a little slow, but worth waiting for.

Great food and drink and friendly staff.

Superb compliment to the superb museum

I called in here with a couple of friends whilst visiting Ashton basin, it's a clean comfy cafe with a decent priced menu, the staff were very friendly and the service good. We had jacket potato with cheese and onion and the tuna melt panini with chips, everything was very good and the coffee also was good. Couldn't fault it.

We called in on our canal walk from Stalybridge, two hungry vegans. Pleased to see "Meat free breakfast" as an option. Asked what they could substite for the menu's 2 x eggs, and after checking, the kind young lady said "I have Linda McCartney sausages". Wasn't expecting that, AND soya milk available. What a breakfast! £5.75 including a pot of tea and toast. We shall return. Two very Happy vegans. Thank you from Anthony and Chrissie x

Time really slows down here and the cafe is amazing too with reasonable prices

Great for a stop off chat and food

Went with a large number of people but they were extremely helpful and we got served with very good food very quickly

Very good value excellent food and service. There was 15 of us booked in and they did and excellent job. Well done.

Called for breakfast after walking from Hyde to visit the Portland basin museum. The prices are very reasonable and although we had to wait a bit longer than you would expect the staff were very friendly and the quality of the food good. I would say that the restaurant needs a little TLC, the chairs have had so much use that the upholstery has completely failed in a lot of cases, you get a sinking feeling when you sit down!

I ate breakfast which was good but too small compared to the price. Quiet, peaceful, nice view from the garden. In the background you can hear animals such as pigs, sheep, chickens, etc.

Had a very pleasant lunch here. Panini, salad, coffee & cake went down very well. Staff were friendly & helpful. A great place to sit and relax after visiting the Portland Basin Museum.

Had coffee and cake sat outside in the sun, admiring the view. It was busy at Sunday lunchtime they did say they were short staffed that day but I thought the service was quick and the staff were very friendly.

Pleasant cafe with outdoor seating area

We visited recently during a visit to the Portland Basin Museum. The food is cheap and cheerful. I would however avoid the BLT. Cold bacon with more fat than meat was completely unappetizing.

Lovely food friendly staff good atmosphere highly recommend.

Top Night at this fabulous venue. Top entertainment and food and drink. Sharing tables and singing old fashioned songs. My husband really enjoyed it.

Found this place 2 weeks ago and what a find service is great and both visits with a smile and welcome the food is great and the coffee top draw the place has a great welcoming feel about it …..keep up the great work guys you get my vote

As I have said before good place to eat friendly staff

Ate light lunch here yesterday, and also asked for a child meal. My grandson doesn't drink juice which was part of the meal deal, they happily substituted it for a bottle of water. Our sandwiches were loaded with filling and were really good value for money. Will definitely eat there again. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

We parked at corner of the museum building where there is a locked door with a sign overhead saying Bridge View Cafe. The first time we visited, we saw this locked door, so went and ate elsewhere, as we thought that it was closed. Upon our return and seeing the same locked door, I walked round into the museum reception to ask about the cafe, to be told to drive down to the lower corner of the building and go through the wrought iron gate and through the courtyard or come into the museum and go down the steps to the lower level. I said that my mum was disabled and struggled with so many stairs, so we drove to the lower corner of the building. The aforementioned gate is locked with a PIN number entry, so no entry is possible, so we drove back round to the museum entrance. A security guard there pointed out the lift down to the cafe - why didn't the man on reception mention this in the first place? Useless! Once in the cafe, there was half of the area set aside for a child's birthday party - luckily, they weren't loud. We ordered the food and drinks - service was a bit haphazard, but there was a sign saying they were short staffed. There was only a short wait for food - everything seems to be freshly prepared. The beef, onion and cheese hot sandwich was good, with plenty of fresh salad and the jacket potato was large and well cooked, although the topping choices are a bit basic. We would certainly go again, now that we have found it, but we would sit away from the door, as a cold draught sweeps round the ankles every time that either door opens.

Went here as part of our visit to the Portland Basin Museum. Good selection of drinks, snacks and meals available. Although there were 14 of us we got served quickly by the helpful and friendly staff. What we had to eat and drink was well priced and tasty. The pea and ham soup was clearly home made and more like a meal than a soup!

Our walking group went to the cafe after our morning walk, we had cups of tea and coffee with delicious bacon butties. Everyone was delighted with the surroundings and the food. We will definitely be returning if they will have us as I forgot to...

Well we did have a cup of coffee before the walk along the Canal towpath to Guide Bridge & back. When we returned we had a guided tour of the Museum. then had Fish & Chips followed by Apple Pie & Custard for £10 each....

Food is very good, excellent choice and staff are very friendly. Ideally situated right within the portland basin museum.

Came across this cafe while on a cycling trip on the canal. It's lovely and clean. The food is fab, As was the huge chocolate flapjack with my coffee. Will definitely make a return visit.

We hired a day boat on the canal for our Ruby Wedding and the Bridge View Cafe provided us with a buffet lunch to take with us. A wonderful selection of tasty food which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone in the party- between the ages...

It's a very good way of rounding off your museum visit. The staff as I understood it were all volunteers and they were so friendly and helpful, especially with my 30 month old grand-daughter, that I'll always keep that memory. The food is cafe food...

Very friendly staff ,reasonable prices ,good food , relaxing you are not rushed in anyway ,on a nice day you can sit outside ,with a nice view of the canal and barges ,been here many times . You can also walk round the museum which...

Nice food and really good coffee, at a good price

I like this place. I tend to visit on days when I can eat outside. It's set in a fairly quiet canal basin. The food is as good as you can expect for budget prices. The staff are friendly, without exception. Some of the furniture...

Well worth a visit - excellent value for money, good menu with children's menu and veggie options. The cafe does not accept card payments so best to take cash although the manager let us pay online which was really helpful. Good facilities including high chairs...

Good food, made on the premises. Friendly service. Clean and comfortable. Great if combined with a trip round the museum but also worth a visit in its own right

My wife and I visited for festive afternoon tea won as a radio prize. There was a warm and friendly welcome and the table was nicely set and Christmas crackers were provided. There was a good selection of mini-sandwiches and small cakes, scones with jam and cream, mince pies, trifle and chocolate cake. All this was accompanied by prosecco and tea. We struggled to eat so much food but it was too nice to leave! The service was excellent, friendly and chatty. We both enjoyed the whole experience.

Surprisingly good and good value Christmas lunch with my mother in law and her daughters. The place itself is nothing to shout about except for the possibility of walking along the canal but the lunch was very good. Freshly cooked, nicely served. Lovely piece of salmon, really crisp but light roast potatoes, freshly prepared vegetables and mine pies that weren't out of a packet. But I now find out you can only pay by cash! No credit or debit cards. But it Is quite reasonable so you don't need to raid the ATM beforehand.

This is a superb cafe set in Portland basin great food and customer service visit here most Sundays after a walk down the canal

Just had a lovely afternoon tea with family at the cafe and can highly recommend it. Loads to eat and lashings of tea, coffee and, oh yes prosecco. Attentive and friendly staff and really pleasant surroundings. I'm sure we will be back. Thank you

Visited here when calling in on local museum which is in the same building. Only had a brew and a pieces of cake but very tasty and a good atmosphere.

Food was nice and reasonable just the service was slow and not particularly welcoming. Wasn't bad, just rather go to daisy nook or somewhere else.

Delicious food, well set out seating area both inside and out. Even some good art on the walls too.

This is a lovely cafe with good service and nice food in pleasant location next to the canal and museum. My only criticism was that whilst they provide newspapers for customers to read (which is good) they were all the right wing Tory papers I...

Visited here while at the museum and got a pleasant surprise. The cakes are homemade and the cherry and fruit scones were the best I have tasted. Really tasty food and good value for money, if in the area really well worth a visit, the...

We had a lovely full english breakfast, lots of choice for breakfast. Service was top notch and very friendly. The food was much better than expected. We had an overnight on our canalboat in the basin and this was a lovely surprise on our Sunday...

We were sorry we had not had time for lunch here but had to go on somewhere else the coffee was lovely and the surroundings were pleasant Good service and happy staff

Stopped here on the first Saturday of the month as they host the Armed Forces Breakfast Club where mutual support and help and advice can be found over a cup of coffee or tea and a full English Breakfast. The staff were great its nice and clean and the food was cooked to perfection.

We were visiting the museum and had lunch here, theres a childrens menu which satisfied our young ones. Very clean, staff very helpful

Had afternoon tea and it was gorgeous. Nice selection of sandwiches and cakes. Lovely pot of tea. Have had lunch there in the past and it's always been nice. Fabulous cakes at this place. I'm working my way through all of them.

My youngest visited the tea room for tea party. The food looked delicious & very grown up for little people. The table decor was fabulous & the lay out. I did treat myself to a scone whilst I waited & a drink. The staff were...

I organised a Christmas meal for 40 members of the East Manchester Community Project in the middle of December at Bridge View Cafe. The cafe is not usually open in the evening but Clare and Brain couldn't have been more helpful. They prepared a 3...

As members of East Manchester Community Boat Project, forty of us had our Christmas meal in the café. We had three courses for £17.50 which turned out to be great value. All the food was top quality and the presentation was excellent. Each course was...

The produce used at this cafe is top draw from the coffee to the breakfasts all served in very nice surroundings by pleasant staff

We ate here while visiting the museum and were not disappointed the cafe was clean and the staff friendly the food was good and at a reasonable price I would return if we were in the area

We popped into this cafe with 25 minutes to go before the Portland Basin Museum closed, for a cuppa. The cafe is spacious, with little nooks, an extensive and very reasonably-priced menu. The staff were very friendly and helpful, a contrast to those in the...

A nice indoor activity at the museum and freshly made food at the cafe. It can be little while before it comes on your table nicely freshly cooked. It is very decent atmosphere all around. Staff are nice and it's disabled friendly.

Visited the cafe at the weekend after meeting "queen Elsa" in the museum, very very busy cafe but wait for food was fine (bit concerned as other reviews comment on waiting time) but ordered 3 kids meals and one adult meal and hot and cold...

Excellent service, the food was fresh and hot. Very friendly staff. A very pleasant change from some other eateries i have tried!!. Definately coming back

May be I went on a bad day because some of these reviews are the opposite of how I felt but a few are exactly the same! We went for light lunch and well for the price you pay it was indeed a very light...

We took a look round the museum at Portland Basin (free entry) and then avoiding the torrential rain we went in to this cafe, in the same building, The food came quickly and all four of our party enjoyed our meal. The hot turkey sandwich...

First visit today after visiting the Museum and certainly a place we will visit many more times. Food was lovely, the menu varied and our meals fresh and well prepared. Above all the staff were friendly, the cafe spotless and very, very reasonably priced. Cannot...

We have visited this cafe many times the food is excellent you may have to wait a little sometimes this is due to your food being freshly prepared for you which we prefer, the menu is varied and caters well for children. A lovely place...

We went to this café today having had a lovely morning at Portland Basin. It was very busy, a wet half term holiday and the place was heaving. But there was a sign saying they were short staffed so we were prepared for a wait....

Our first time to this cafe and very impressed with the initial appearance. We ordered 2 x Rarebits, 2 drinks and a cake and took a seat after being advised our order would brought to the table. We'd been out to the hills for the...

Bridge View Cafe lies at a t- junction at the Portland Basin In Ashton built into the old mill museum.(which is well worth a look)..Have refreshed my weary self here a few times lately as it is a suitable place to aim for in my...