Cafe Coucou in Uttlesford

I went for lunch and had a goats cheese salad . It was delicious and massive! I didn’t know whether to eat it or climb it ! I thoroughly enjoyed it and was absolutely stuffed by the time I left . They were also really accommodating to be allergies and the staff were charming .

We popped in not knowing if we would eat in or takeaway as didn’t know what to expect. With three children we felt like the vibe probably wasn’t right for what we wanted but decided to grab 4 cakes to take away. The lady serving us (possibly the owner) was very knowledgeable about what contained dairy, she was very kind and friendly. We ordered carrot cake, Rookie (cross between brownie and cookie) millionaires shortbread and a walnut and chocolate brownie (dairy free) which came to £19.55 the quality was very good and the cakes were delicious. I will definitely return and would recommend it for couples and cosy catch up lunches with friends.

Came to Saffron Walden today and found this place All cakes are home made and you can tell as they are delicious Hubby is gluten intolerant and the young lad was very knowledgeable and it was nice that he could enjoy a filled roll that wasn't made with pappy supermarket bread thawed in microwave as he usually has to have! Prices are on par with everywhere Thank you

I've been coming here for years whenever I am in Saffron Walden and popped in last week for lunch. Upon leaving we decided to grab some takeaway cake as it looked so appealing and has previously always been amazing. At over £5 a slice for takeaway, this is not a cheap treat so imagine my dismay when I open the box to find what looked more like half a slice of cake than a full one. I immediately mailed Coucou with a photo but they have declined to reply hence this review to warn others of the huge potential to be severely disappointed when opting to eat out rather than in (admittedly the service could have been the same had we opted to eat in but I would at least have been able to politely decline my half a slice of cake had I eaten in). Sadly we won't be back, there are plenty of other lovely cafes in Saffron Walden where you actually get what you pay for.

We had Take -away coffee and a couple pastries to take out. We then decided to sit at a Table for five minutes . We asked a staff Member behind the Till if this was okay . She said yes of course , I will wipe the table for you . All good .We heard the lady behind the food counter speak rudely to the other staff member behind the Counter which was not the best impression. We were then approached by a staff member who basically asked us to leave as there was a queue forming and we had not paid to sit in . This was embarrassing as each table is quite literally inches apart . The table next to us had their plate taken away and the child was still chewing ! If it was mentioned that we could not sit down, no problem but we were offered a table to sit down after paying and take away cups in hand ! The Till member was at the time being nice and was the only one who was!

Having broken my hip I had to enter with a wheeled walker. Immediately the staff were there to help and their friendly, smiling kindness was so welcoming. The food was excellent and all four of us had a delicious lunch. Portions were generous and the food fresh and utterly delicious. We will certainly make Cafe Couch our number one eatery when in Saffron Walden. 10/10, 5 star!

We've been to Cafe Coucou numrous times this year and I've been meaning to write a review as every lunch has been delicous... we've worked our way through the menu!! The staff are always friendly and helpful. The sandwiches have all been very generously filled and full of flavours. The BLT is especially good! So too the brie, bacon and avocado. The photos shows a filo pastry quiche which was first class, we've had three variations during our visits and all have been excellent. The chicken, bacon and avocado salad is one of our favourites... so much chicken and bacon. The scones are still incredible too! You are never rushed and with the windows often open it's always airy and fresh feeling inside. Looking forward to our next visit which is luckily only a week away!!

Nice cozy cafe , but not if you’re gluten free/ coeliac . They have a GF chocolate cake, but is made and baked in their kitchen where they make all other cakes and scones!

not only the service is poor to say the least but we got charged £3 for a glass of TAP water for a child! go there if you want to be ripped off

Thank heavens that this Artisan bakery, cafe and "cakery" is an hour's drive away else I would be there every day working my way from left to right at the wonderful range of baked on the premises bread and cakes...and that would be after coffee and toasted sandwich and of course cake. Although we visit Saffron Walden a few times a year, this was our first visit to Coucou. Having fallen out of love with our regular eatery, we came across the window of the cafe/ bakery and knew it ticked the boxes. Friendly staff and food that actually tastes as good as it looks be it toasted sandwiches or superb cakes...plus a bag of goodies to take home. Definitely our new go-to eatery. https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g315967-d967899-r891443714-Cafe_Coucou-Saffron_Walden_Essex_England.html#

Extremely tasty salads and savoury tarts. Servings so generous couldn’t manage any of the gorgeous puds and cakes listed. Definitely recommend

The best mince pie I have ever had. Wonderful pastry. Very full Moist juicy With a fillip of something delicious on top of the filling. Really really good

Had a wonderful last minute lunch with a friend at the cafe today. The waiter was very welcoming and the premises are super cute. My friend and I both had sandwiches which were absolutely delicious. The homemade bread alone is worth a visit and the cakes and scones are worth a repeat trip. Thoroughly recommend a visit.

CouCou bake their amazing bread on site and serve absolutely delicious salads and sandwiches. The warm goats cheese and walnut salad is gorgeous and my kids particularly enjoy the prawn salads and sandwiches and the home-made scones are a thing of beauty. The only thing limiting my score is that it is quite expensive. It's worth it for the quality of food you get however, it's just somewhere we can't visit as often as we would like because of the cost.

On a day off I like to pick up a coffee, and maybe one of the wonderful sausage rolls, and go and sit in Bridge End Gardens listening to the blackbirds sing, and think - all things considered - what a privilege it is to be alive.

A lovely traditional cafe in Saffron Walden. Friendly staff and a good selection but more expensive than other places nearby, especially for the cakes.

Excellent tasty dishes in a cosy ambience. Salads looked fabulous. Cakes scrumptious. Service efficient - although our order was not put through - apologetic. Lucky we had time to wait. Will definitely return

The most amazing scones, cakes and artisan breads to offer in Saffron Walden. I had the most delicious filo quiche for lunch. Salad very fresh. Very friendly and welcoming staff. True value for money. I will be back.

Disappointing, slow service, seated at a dirty table, dirty chairs with food all over the floor, when the food we ordered eventually arrived it was poor

Have always had good experiences with Coucou previously.Visited on a Tuesday lunchtime and the cafe was not busy.The service was slow, we were forgotten for long periods and had to call over to the shop staff for attention.The salads were nice as usual but they had forgotten the walnuts (the waiter did bring them when we asked) and one slice of goats cheese seemed mean for a dish costing £13. Bread lovely as usual.All in all we were disappointed.

Fantastic sandwiches on breads baked in-house, Quiches, sausage rolls, pies and more for a great lunch. In addition there are lots of fabulous cakes and sweets to chose from. Service is quick and friendly and food is great value for money.

While they are always well stocked, strongly advise getting there reasonably early if you want to buy the fresh croissant or pain au chocolat, which are more than a match for French bakery standard. Lunches and teas are freshly made and of generous proportion. Service is always warm and professional and you can clearly see the benefit of owner-run management at work.

Have always enjoyed meals here since first visiting some 5-6 yers ago. This time i didn't actually get what I had ordered but I enjoyed it nevertheless

Friendly staff, lovely hot coffee and delicious chocolate and caramel shortcake. Second time we have been to Cafe Coucou can thoroughly recommend.

Just stopped by on the off chance as the bakery next door had just closed for the day; what a find! The best carrot cake I have ever eaten, my gentleman friend scoffed down his Victoria sponge with alarming enthusiasm! Fair to say we have found our new regular stop for a cake fix! Lovely, eye catching rainbow tea set display too!

Our first visit to Saffron Walden after lockdown and just had to take back home from our favourite coffee place in this town their enormous scones.There is always a vast array of cakes but nearly always plump for their scones.We also took away a very large scotch egg for lunch.We have never been disappointed both with food quality and service and cant wait to be able to sit inside once more.Highly recommended.

When ever visiting Saffron Walden, I stop at cafe cou cou for a tea and cake, the service is fantastic and the cafe is really nicely set out, there is a great selection of cakes, that all look fantastic.The mud pie is heaven, and the scones are also very good and very large.Yet to try there Chocolate cake though, I keep missing it...

Have visited Cafe Coucou many times and have always had a good time there. It serves a great range of cakes which includes several that I can eat as a coeliac, which is brilliant! I couldn’t recommend it more highly because I always know there is something I can eat there, which is a very reassuring. The cakes and scones are huge as are the sandwiches so you always feel you are getting value for money. The cafe is in a characterful building on three floors and I don’t think there is a lift. There are a few tables downstairs so I think it would be suitable for a wheelchair user.

Whenever we visit a new place we always stop for afternoon tea!we walked past this place and could see its very popular,so we waited about five minutes and then we were given a table.orderd 3 scones-cheese,plain.fruit and shared them.only managed two as they are quite big!brought the other one home! my only comment is that you order them individually rather then as a cream tea which works out more expensive,with 2 hot drinks it was £19!

Quite frankly the best place to eat in saffron Walden, after extensive research during eat out to help out, if they don’t have space get a takeaway you won’t regret it don’t worry about the prices portions are a good size and the best quality we had a BLT & Prawn sandwich today and they were huge !!!

On my first visit to Saffron Walden I made for Cafe Coucou for a leisurely breakfast. Armed with a book I ordered a bacon sandwich, on delicious fresh granary bread, and a skinny latte. The sandwich was generously filled with quality bacon and came with a salad garnish. The upstairs seating area had character and was very pleasant. Service was friendly and efficient and prices reasonable. A large latte and a bacon sandwich was £9.90 The selection of breads, cakes and pastries for take away is outstanding.

Le café Coucou est un excellent café servant des gâteaux, des quiches et des salades maison. Le café est excellent et la nourriture est préparée juste sous vos yeux. Les sièges sont très confortables avec de belles vues sur la ville. J'ai hâte de revenir!

Excellent food, the various breads are delicious and the sandwiches huge! A salad = full meal! Pastries/cakes delicious. And, you can buy the breads and pastries to take home. Truly excellent! My guests, opted for sandwiches - and discovered that they were delicious and enormous. My salad was fantastic. We got the pastries (and bread) to go ! A very friendly popular eating place - if it looks busy check - there is a room upstairs!

We visited recently and were very impressed with the food. Lovely tasty sandwiches and my granddaughters cheese on toast was very good. One point, watch the step down when you walk in.

Lovely atmosphere in here, seems popular and busy, however, quick service achieved. As the title suggests we were amazed at the brilliant cheese scones ..... Do visit!!!

Excellent lunch, fresh food, good service and generous portions. The bread is superb. It’s moderately well priced as well.

I've eaten here several times previously and have generally been very happy with everything; today however, the chicken in my salad was rather dry and mediocre. It pains me to leave such feedback for local indie businesses. Hopefully, this was just an off day.

Went for lunch with our grandson. This is a great place. It combines imaginative food well prepared and presented with a really friendly service. I've never seen so much crispy bacon in a sandwich! We felt very at ease and left well fed.

Based on my opinion only.We went there once again after we were there about 10 months ago, but this time decided to ask if they have any items vegan and yes 3 things.I was so happy I had the choc oat cookie you could taste the chocolate in it 10/10It cost £3.45 for one I think this is expensive but worth the moneyPlus, for a piece of Apply Berry cake £4.35 not veganI think in this world you got to pay for nice food.I understand as I am in business.Only I said to the waitress her name was Sarah can I have the one at the back please.I don't understand why cake shops have no cover over the cakes & cookies when you are breathing over them!Cookie arrived and the other waitress said cookie for you from the back!Well done.Sarah please carry on the good service 10/10See you again soon.They also have a toilet upstairs, so I was told.

Prepare to unfasten your buttons and add an inch to your waistline! I have had the pleasure of eating here twice of late and have enjoyed the fare on each occasion. The cafe is small and intimate with seating on the ground floor and first floor. The staff are very pleasant and our food was served quickly.The cake array is one that always make you wish you could choose more than one and therefore, it is worth of more than one visit to sample what is on offer! Lovely scones, delicious Rocky Road, Millionaires shortbread along with 'melt in your mouth' shortbread biscuits.. The coffee isn't bad either! There is an admirable selection of teas too.If cakes and sweet things aren't your thing, the cafe has a lovely selection of savoury dishes and specials to tickle your taste buds as well. As you might have guessed, i will be returning again...!

Whenever we visit Saffron Walden we pop in for a coffee & freshly baked scone & the scones are huge.The owners are friendly as are the waitresses & the service is excellent.Highly recommended & if you have to wait for a table during the occasional busy times it's worth the wait.

Came here with my relatives and we did have to wait for a table as it was very busy but they cleared a table for us very quickly. Sat down and dribbled over the cake display, the chocolate fudge cake looks too rich but it has whipped cream in it which really cuts the richness and with a dark coffee is an absolute treat and not too expensive. Looking forward to coming again.

Where else can you go these days where everything is baked on the premises.

Great desserts here, excellent cakes and tea. Staff a little slow to serve, but always very busy. Main course a bit pricey for what they are. For instance loads of door step bread, but very little filling. Once again I would say cakes to die for, really excellent if you can get a seat.

What a great place to eat,food is always great as is the service and specials option. Takeaway is also available.portion sizes are generous and everything is very fresh. Keep coming back

Decent cappuccino but the heated sausage role was cold in the middle. Was looking forward to it and so was very disappointed.

Stopped here this morning for a quick breakfast. Nice people very friendly quaint little cafe bakery. Nice menu, plenty of options, smoke salmon and scrambled eggs was delicious my wife had the healthy breakfast which was also delicious. Nice coffee and teas, everything was prepared fresh. Worth a visit for something light. They had some nice lunch options as well.

Great snacks, salads, freshly baked scones,cakes, etc,etc also there awesome home baked daily bread of all sorts.

The prices are quite high, I paid just off £10 for a salad :/ it wasn’t anything special.

I came here with a friend last Saturday and we shared a giant scone and carrot cake. Both were amazing, the scone was probably the best I've had in the UK! When seeing someone else served with a bagel with a mountain of smoked salmon on it, we regret already having had lunch somewhere else.. Excellent value for money. Well worth a visit, we are already looking for the next reason to visit!

Visited on a Saturday, it was busy but we managed to get a table. They are a bit cramped together downstairs, seems a bit more room upstairs. Definitely no room for buggies or wheel chairs and not friendly for them either with no easy access (big steps)

Fresh cooked food,the scones are great and very large lovely place to meet friends,amazing menu plenty of choice,also great take away food ...

Normally have a lovely sandwich here, but who grated cheese, made it so hard to eat, spilling everywhere. Sliced cheese please. Also the description extra mature didn’t seem correct, more like mature.

Had a beautiful lunch here. Shared a sandwich as they are so huge. Great value for money. Have eaten here many times, never disappointed and will continue to do so.

Heard on the grapevine this place was nice. Lovely sandwiches, great selection too! Desserts are amazing! Will be going again!!

THe cakes are absolutely amazing. I love the treacle tart and the florentines...yum yum. Service good. sandwiches alittle too much doorstep bread but great fillings. Large portions.

I found Cafe Cou Cou on line before visitng Saffron Walden attracted by the name we found it for lunch today. We had a really lovely lunch with their made on the premises food and salad. Well worth the visit and we will visit again when Saffron Walden.

Every time I visit Saffron Walden I make sure I visit Coucou. The food is gorgeous and the helpings are generous. I have always found the staff to be very pleasant and helpful. Invariably I buy bread or cake to take back to London with me!

I hadnt visited Saffron Waldon for a few years, but on returning recently I visited Cafe Cou Cou again for a wonderful cream tea.

In need of some refreshments at 4.30pm, before driving a two hour journey home, and having been turned away from two other teashops because they were about to close, we could not have had a warmer welcome than we received at Cafe Coucou. Nothing was too much trouble and we were served with the most delicious tea and cakes, accompanied by a friendly manner. Not only was the food first-rate, the owner truly wanted customers to enjoy their time in her establishment and went out of her way to answer our questions about Saffron Walden too. She was also willing to pack cakes for us to take home. I would definitely recommend this cafe and can't wait to return next time I visit Saffron Walden.

Stopped for an ice cream. Cafe looked cosy and friendly. Cakes were staring at me but it was too hot today and I didn’t feel like eating.

We had the delicious pecan pie and gorgeous Bakewell tart with our coffees last visit. Always good service and amazing food whether savoury or sweet. My favourite place for tea or coffee in Saffron Walden.

We visited here as a couple for just a cup of tea and a cake.

I’ve visted this cafe on many occasions and am always blown away with the vartity of produce on offer.

I visit this café approx. every 2-3 weeks. Today's order was poor. Very small portion (most unlike them) and the wrong cake was provided. 3 out of 4 of us weren't happy with our order as described/size.

Great menu, but slow slow slow! Slow to be seated, slow to take order, slow to bring drinks, slow to be served food. Not fair to blame staff, so the owner needs to step up and address this!

Don't know why but I haven't eaten here for a while. We decided to grab a latish lunch and had no trouble getting a table just after 1pm on a weekday. A modest range of good quality food was on offer (which I find preferable to a vast selection that cannot all be fresh). I selected the chili/lime prawn salad that didn't look spectacular on arrival at the table but was in fact full of lots of nice things (some of the more colourful elements had become hidden); it was tasty and worked well with their delicious fresh granary bread. Cathy had a half portion of one of their doorstep sandwiches - still a generous portion and very tasty.

By far the best and most interesting food in town. It's our go to place and nothing else in town betters it for light bites.

Chicken, bacon and avocado salad is amazing! always lovely prompt service from the staff always nice and friendly when ever i go there

Stopped for a quick coffee and cake stop . very friendly staff. at the next table. all food looked good that was being served at other tables. . Plenty of time to eat and drink in our

Love love love this quaint tea room. All home cooked food, portions huge, good choice of savoury and sweet. Lovely salads made with tasty olives, balsamic and sundries tomato’s. Highly recommend

Popped in for an early Saturday lunch on market day. The cafe was busy but we found a table for 2 immediately downstairs. It was good to see the cakes, quiche and salads on display looking very appetizing.

This café is simply the best in the area. Yes it's quite small downstairs but there are more tables upstairs.

Superb menu, all looks home cooked, delicious range of tarts e.g. spinach, ricotta & feta plus wonderful puddings & cakes etc. We divert our journey off the M11 just to go to this cafe, worth it everytime.

Not run of the mill, a little cramped but fresh, good quality and great choice with substantil servings. In many ways a touch of Old England!

We visit this place often. Yesterday, very disappointing. It is Christmas. We ordered Mince Pies, expecting the normal high standard...

You really can’t fault the homemade food and cakes, truly delicious. The issue is slow service, service always takes ages...

We visited here for lunch. We ordered 2 sandwiches which took 35 minutes to arrive . It would have been...

Have stopped here before and it is a bit noisy with large vehicles closely passing the frontage. Drinks are very...

Popped into to Saffron Walden to break up an arduous journey. Chose Coucou on the strength of favourable comments on...

Coucou is a brilliant place - well run by charming young ladies. They provide excellent teas and coffees, but most of all their scones etc are fantastic. Very good service too. Much liked by the local population.

We moved to Cambridge two months ago and a colleague from work recommended the Saffron Walden Saturday market and this cute independent cafe. I must say he was not wrong, it has now become a ritual and every time we do the market we stop by Cafe Coucou to enjoy breakfast or simply chat over a cup of coffee and some cake. The food here is delicious, you'll find a variety of breakfast options but mind the portions they are very generous. The service is lovely, the food is not cheap but worth it, you are lucky to find a table during busy morning hours, it is all in all a lovely place.

Great and cozy place.Friendly ,attentive service and delicious cakes.What else do you need? Will definitely come back

One of the best cafes in town - delicious fresh produce. The salads are incredible and very generous portions. We also love the breakfasts - amazing scrambled eggs and the bread is so tasty. It's expensive compared to other places in town but worth it for a treat.

Lovely place, cakes are amazing. Drawn in by the scones in the window. Had a beetroot & goats cheese tart with sakad, olives & Sun dried tomatoes.followed by a really zingy lemon meringue tart. Really enjoyed it. It is a little pricey but you can see why when you look at the quality. Recommend you visit.

Had lunch with my 4 year old daughter today. I was disappointed at having to pay £5.99 for her scrambled eggs and £3 for a shortbread biscuit for her. I had a tartlet which was admittedly good, but was accompanied by gritty salad (i.e. not properly washed) and it was over £10. The thing that cheesed me off most though, was that having ordered a plum tart for dessert, I was charged an additional 85 pence for the privilege of a small pot of pouring cream. I'm afraid I won't be a returning customer.

Cafe CouCou is great for a catch up with friends. The food is excellent so is the ambience and the service is exemplary. However the food is a tad expensive but overall is worth it.

Photographs can't do justice to the wonderful food coming out of the kitchens from this deceptively wonderful little cafe. So that's why I'm not bothering to post my photograph of our prawn and marie-rose doorstep sandwiches, served on a choice of breads with a choice of chutneys for the side salads that comes with them. The quiches looked divine. So did the scones. And cakes. Huge portions. Charming, friendly service from the young team out front. Simply gorgeous, and we wish we lived on its doorstep, as we'd be there every week. Or every day. As it is, we don't live that nearby, but we WILL be back!

Amazing scones in the window is what drew us in! We had a light lunch but heavier and more filling lunch are available. We shared one of those scones, as with most cake they looked better than they tasted as it was a bit hard - shame.

Spread over two floors this cafe is usually very busy and it can be hard for those with a buggy or in a wheelchair to find/ access a seat. The food is delicious (although not much choice if you have dairy / egg allergies which my son does). Prices are higher than other cafes in town but you do get quality as well as quantity! Personally I would prefer smaller portion sizes and smaller prices. That aside, Saffron Walden has loads of cafes but this one is definitely one of the best for either morning/ afternoon tea or for lunch. They also have a great selection of bread/ cakes to take away.

This is the best coffee shop that we have ever visited & whenever we are in Saffron Walden we pop in for our coffee break.We always receive a genuinely warm welcome whenever we enter the café, as do all their customers.We have tried so hard to wean ourselves off of the huge freshly baked fruit scones & have one of the other many homemade cakes also on offer, but fail each time as the scones are so lovely.The cafe also makes fresh sandwiches and pasties together with a massive assortment of delicious foods.The staff are always very welcoming to all their customers & the price that you pay for anything here is very reasonable considering that you are paying for fresh quality food.Whilst there are quite a few tables downstairs, there are many more upstairs too.If you’ve never been here before then you are missing out !

Spotted excellent cafe reviews on trip advisor so found Cafe Coucou.Super friendly service, delicious food of a mushroom and Stilton salad on focaccia and smoked salmon sandwich. Food was excellent, tasty and plentiful.Cakes, pies and bread looked so appetising.Highly recommend a visit here.

I stopped here for a quick bite before going to a client, boy was I surprised. Very attentive and polite staff, but the choice of bread and filling was great.i watched them fill my sandwich in between 2 thick slices of and what seemed to be endless amounts of filling, that together with a nice balsamic salad and a nice cup of tea would do anyone proud.If I had to make a small observation the teapot was chipped, but other than that I would thoroughly recommend this place

The savoury and sweet pastries in the window made our minds up for us, we would not eat out tonight but snack on a selection of their goodies. It worked perfectly, well satisfied.

I love that there are still some independent cafes in Saffron Walden - there are too many big brand chains in a fairly small town!! The venue itself can get very crowded particularly at lunch time but its worth the wait. The sandwiches are huge and a couple in our party had to share theirs due to its enormous size!! My prawn and avo wrap was delicious - there was a generous amounts of prawns and avo which was lovely as sometimes I find the lettuce and "salad" rather dominates the wrap content. We went back later for afternoon tea and had walnut loaf with maple syrup and clotted cream OMG it was divine and definitely not to be missed. The staff were very professional and obliging, they helped us rearrange the tables to accommodate our rather large party and provided us with excellent and friendly service. It is a bit on the pricey side but the quality of the food makes it worthwhile! Will definitely be back!!

Surprised that there were several tables downstairs at 12.45 .....they did fill up towards 1.30. We both had welsh rarebit with salad. Thick slices of granary bread, tasty cheese and salad. Very nice! I had said how fantastic were the scones ...so we shared a fruit scone with jam (no cream). We were a bit disappointed - needed a bit more fruit as a consequence needed to be a little sweeter. Not as good as I remembered - and for the size of the scone it really needed another little pot of jam if we were not having cream! That said it was a good lunch, but suggest the staff could be a little more pro active.

Visited for the second time today for lunch. Great coffee (I'm a bit of a coffee lover so if it's not good I'll say so!). My friend and I both had the pear Stilton and walnut tart with salad. The tart was to die for but the salad although fresh and varied (leaves, feta, olives, sundried tomatoes) was a little bit underdressed and dry - I didn't indulge in the cakes but they looked lovely. Would definitely revisit.

Nice atmosphere and setting. Drinks and cakes were excellent. Will return for breakfast next time as the dishes looked excellent and unusual.

We often pop in here for lunch when in saffron walden on a Saturday. The sandwiches and salads are always lovely. Very generous portions and always nicely presented. It gets extremely busy so get there early or be prepared to wait. I would recommend asking for a table upstairs. Downstairs gets very hectic with people squashed in waiting for tables, to the extent that we almost had a gentlemen perched on the edge of our table when we were last there! The small space was so crowded the waiting staff could no longer see us and we waited for ages trying to attract there attention to get our table cleared and choose a cake. None the less, a lovely place to take a break.

This is one of our favourite places to go for coffee and cake or even lunch although you must arrive early to get a table at lunchtime - it is very popular and tables fill quickly.The breads and cakes are excellent and baked in-house with lunches that range from very filling sandwiches to very large and creative salad dishes. My husband's favourite is the cumberland sausage sandwich, although to describe this as a 'sandwich' is an understatement. I frequently enjoy the salads and specials.If you are being 'good' then you will enjoy the shortbread that is served with the coffee.If you don't have room for a cake after lunch, you can always buy some to take home! Friends we have taken have not been disappointed. I do hope you enjoy your visit.