Cafe La Strada in Mendip

One of many good cafes in Frome. Illy coffee is one of the best Italian coffee providers. A good atmosphere in the cafe and at the moment some good paintings on the wall by a prominent local artist.

Nice coffee but everything is more expensive than necessary and certainly higher priced than other coffee shops in Frome which makes the fact it is always cold inside a shame because they obviously aren't spending the additional costs on heating!

Despite being 12pm on a weekday there weren't many lunch options in Frome when I visited, only the odd cafe that was closed on Mondays and pubs that didn't serve food until later. I saw that Le Strada was busy and decided to try my luck, and was very pleasantly surprised! The cooked breakfast was obviously made with care and tasted great, the staff were very friendly and despite every table being occupied the cafe did not feel stuffy. I can see why the people of Frome love to go here!

Walked in for an iced tea after a hectic day. Delicious and rich peach flavour, only 4£! There is so much variety, from drinks to chocolates to gelato. Location is central, in a picturesque street. Staff is lovely and efficient.

Café La Strada is a regular haunt for many others, besides one of mine. Great service from all the staff and excellent coffee, excellent coffee! The food is a great accompaniment for the coffee. The food is great food, but the coffee voila! There's even, air conditioning, this further adds to a lovely atmosphere. You can even sit outside in the sunshine or at the top of Cheap St. All the above mixed with sumptuous cakes makes La Strada a favorite place of ours to meet people or just hang out. Recommended visit if you are new to the area or a visiting tourist.

The place to go when you need a break. Great coffee, nice atmosphere, brilliant baristas.

Still a great coffee shop in the heart of Frome. Still a must go to for me when visiting

Quality coffee, nice environment and kind service.

Amazing service when getting an ice cream!!!

Ou visiting in Frome and looking for a quick bite to eat. Strongly recommend a Reuben or veggie pesto panini, coffee also superb. Well worth a visit and searching out. Cakes also looked first class, sadly too full to participate!

Shared bathroom had communal towel in bathroom.. Dirty. Developed warts a few weeks later, fg mingers! Went after a few days after lockdown, disgusting. No papers towels but communal towel, bathroom dirty. Ew. If I could prove it the. I'd take the filthy animals to court

Nice staff, nice food and great coffee.

We are a couple, both over 75. We both had La Strada Full Breakfast (see photo). It was delish. One yes, one no on the Black Pudding. We took half of one plate of mushrooms, bacon and sausage…. Enough for breakfast at “home” scrambled with two eggs (second photo). Great service. Friendly staff. Inside and outside seating on May 30th, so no trouble getting a table. They answered a question about the black pudding I emailed them. Answer came right away. Pudding prepared by local butcher.

Stopped for a coffee and managed to get a seat inside near the window. Staff friendly and the coffees were good. Marked down, as not entirely their fault, but the smell of cigarette smoke was inside due to a person sat outside near the door smoking. The outside tables should be further away from the door or it should be kept closed to avoid this, we nearly walked out....

£3.35 for a 330ml can of coke, they must be shaking with laughter every time some idiots (like us) fall for it.

Fantastic ice cream 🍦 If you’re after something different I’d recommend the sea buckthorne flavour, it’s got an orangey taste and it was gorgeous!

Fresh orange juice, an almond croissant and more - lovely visit

Amazing cafe nice staff, I'll be back 😎

In my view, La Strada serves the best coffee in Frome. Their food is excellent, and they are utterly reliable on gluten-free options. They also have very friendly and efficient staff. No complaints.

The food was lovely and the service is excellent and the staff was very friendly .

Cafe La Strada is located in the centre of Frome. It is around half a mile from the railway station on foot. It was quite busy on my visit one Saturday morning but I managed to acquire a seat by the entrance. My flat white was good as was the accompanying pain au chocolat. The service was prompt and friendly. The breakfast and lunch options looked decent and alcohol is also available.

Cafe la Strada is a refreshingly good example of a well run independent café. The food is better than good and the service outstanding. The Spanish almond cakes are probably the best cake I've eaten in many years. The food is really well prepared and cooked on site. The cleanliness exceeded my wife's high requirements and frankly I'm contemplating going back just for the cake and coffee.

Very popular with tourists good place for people watching good selection of ice cream

A lovely cafe that's bigger than it looks with an upstairs area as well. We sat near the bar area and enjoyed a flatwhite and a lemon pastry, very tasty. Good atmosphere and obviously the place to visit in Frome. Plenty of nice Deli style products to buy for gifts as well.

This cafe was really busy on a freezing November morning and we had to wait for a downstairs table to become free, but it was well worth it. The breakfast menu is served until 3pm which is great and we had smoked salmon and poached egg on smashed avocado toast (slightly healthier than the full English!). Really enjoyed it and well worth the cost. The cafe is dog friendly too and the staff were really good with him, given that he plonked himself down in their walkway. A great find.

I was deeply looking forward to my breakfast - and very very underwhelmed when it came out. For the price point I expected more portion. I didn't like the eggs, they tasted rubbery - my toast was cold, the bacon was cold, but the suauage was nice. The place is cosy and seems to be popular, the coffee is enjoyable and average price. The cakes looks nice. I would come here again for a cake and coffee but I won't be ordering cooked food again. Feels like they are trying to be all artisan with the food rather than provide a decent portion and meal! Edited: meant to give 3 stars not two overall

What a superb cafe, been visiting this lovely oasis for about 5 years now. The sausage sandwiches, full English breakfast and the eggs benedict are all top class. 10 out of 10 every time.

Delightful café with such lovely caring staff. Huge menu choice for snacks & cakes, all day Breakfasts & main meals. Food is freshly cooked, ample helpings & delicious 😋 I had Ham, Egg & chips. It came with 2 eggs ... bonus!!

Coffee was very good. Waited absolutely ages for it. Seemed to be alot of people stood behind the counter, it looked quite unorganised. Ordered some sausage rolls also, waited so long had to get them to go- on reflection it was comical- like the scene from Love Actually when Rowan Atkinson is putting the gift in a bag- tooook soooo looong- I could feel time standing still. Asked for HP twice and then eventually got ketchup- anyway coffee was very good.

Finally somewhere that does a nice cup of tea! Sounds simple but most places don’t. We all had different English breakfasts which were delicious, quality meat and attention to detail with things like the tomatoes and mushrooms. Everything was well cooked and tasty. My wife enjoyed her coffee and being a barista herself knows a good one. Staff were polite and helpful. Would visit again and recommend.

A really lovely pavement cafe. The best coffee shop cakes I've ever had. The almond cake, brownie & orange polenta were soooooo good.

Great cake and lovely coffee. Very nice staff

A nice establishment set on a corner off the Main Street. Varied menu. Tasty sausage sandwiches (both veggie and Cumberland meat version) and nice hot delicious coffee. Finished off with two pieces of shortbread. Clean seating area both upstairs and downstairs and clean loos. Recommended.

Beautifully cooked and presented food made with good quality ingredients. Friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere.

Delicious warm mackerel salad. Plenty of gluten free options, thank you! Illy coffee. Very nice atmosphere.

I popped in here on my first visit to Frome, ordered a small cappuccino and decadent brownie. The lady wasn’t very friendly and rushed me to order. The coffee was in a very small cup but the brownie was lovely. £6.50 for a very small coffee and thin brownie was a bit steep. Won’t return.

Amazing ice cream and atmosphere. with a large price tag

This place is a gem in Bournemouth. An absolute must if you are half Italian and know what's good.

My dairy intolerant son says your coconut sorbet is the best thing ever!

Always my go to place, it's been fabulous for years and hope it will continue for years

Great café, lovely coffee and tasty food served by cheerful staff.

When we visit our daughter's in Frome we frequent this cafe most days. We love the coffee, food, atmosphere and staff. We come from Peterborough so sadly our visits are not weekly or monthly but we always make a b-line for it. I am gluten free, they have an amazing almond cake I adore, plus a fruit slice. We take our grandchildren there for a brunch meal. Really lovely. Thank you, look forward to our next visit.

This is our first choice of cafe in Frome. Italian style, great coffee, ciabattas, breakfasts (favourite: sausage sandwich) and lunches (favourites: local ham, egg and chips; club sandwich) — high quality ingredients and friendly and well trained service. Sit outside and watch the world go by or find a perch indoors. Good for a quick espresso con panna, a Spanish almond cake and a read of the local paper on your own, or with Nonna, wife and the kids on a family Saturday in town. Larger tables upstairs, ideal for families. Also the best Italian style ice cream in the Southwest. Set in a medieval building on on a traffic free lane, with a stream running up the middle. Particularly good for coeliacs — they take it really seriously and anything on the menu can be made properly gluten free (if it isn’t already — the sausage sandwiches for example. I prefer the high gluten version, but their gluten free version is excellent).

Went in for a coffee and a member of staff got served before me! After standing there for 5 minutes decided to leave, without an acknowledgment from any member of staff! Just rude.

Good range of drinks from friendly staff.

Lovely milkshakes. Made with bananas and ice cream. Not cheap at £4:50.....but lovely

Quaint family style coffee shop set in the centre of Old Frome.

Very expensive breakfast...12 quid..then have to Add toast and coffee ..16.50 total...rip off in my opinion as it's nothing special

Just a cuppa and verry nice too and very pleasant staff. The seating area a bit plain and a tad messy with crumbs on the floor but ok on the whole.

Amazing friendly staff, great coffee, top drawer fry up and the best chocolate ice cream in town.

Lovely place, nice staff, good food. A bit expensive on the cake side, eg, £3 for a Custard Tart!

Fromes good town to visit. Good little cafe at the top of a hill.

Really enjoyed our lunch here! This was a recommendation from a friend, and she wasn't wrong. We sat upstairs, and the stairs are steep and uneven, so request a downstairs table if you need it.

Very nice café. The Milkshakes are delicious as are the Ice Creams. There is also a great selection of other items as well.

Lovely place to watch the world go by!

My favourite ice cream shop, been here so many times. Lovely selection, I recommend the sea buckthorn!

I found him very friendly and very easy to get on with he done a lovely job

Have been a couple of times before, but today was the first time we had a meal. Beautifully presented, poached egg was perfectly cooked, salmon, crushed avocado and sourdough toast all delicious! The seabuckthorn icecream was also tasty! The staff are all pleasant. They also sell handmade chocolates and various continental goodies. Highly recommend.

The bacon and sausage sandwiches were excellent. A little more expensive than some places but the quality was very good. Good service. Well worth looking out down a back street.

Excellent breakfast sandwiches. A little more expensive than some places but the quality was very good. Well worth looking out down a side street.

the best place for hot chocolate in the town

I decided to revisit, after a poor experience last year. I shouldnt have bothered. Average coffee. Slow service. I'll stick to Costa and Starbucks going forward. Nicer coffee.

Excellent breakfast and superb coffee. Veggie and full English breakfast were great. The sausages were top notch. The bread comes from a bakery next door and was beautiful. Thoroughly reccomend.

After coming once for a coffee, had to go back again. It’s illy coffee but still need to have trained barista to serve proper specialty coffee. Deserts look great.

Quite cramped. Mocha was sadly tasteless. Did question whether it had any coffee in it. Was given a fresh glass... however still couldn't taste any coffee.

What a cracking little Cafe La Strada is in Frome. I had ordered a Doorstep Bacon and Sausage sandwich for my lunch. It was so tasty and the amount of Sausage and bacon you get is incredible it's completely filled. The staff here are excellent with sorting peoples orders and friendly. Even when I moved to a different table it was cleared for me before I managed to sat down. I definitely would come again as of my experience and way you get treated is excellent.

Monday morning go-to for student's coffee run!

We had ca nice coffee and snack, they were busy so took a while but very nice cafe. We love Frome.

A popular place. Pleasant cafe with good coffee.

We stopped here on a Monday morning for breakfast before heading home from a weekend away. The staff were all, without exception, incredibly friendly and welcoming. The breakfasts were all delicious, incredibly fresh and good value- I’m always happy to pay a bit more for good quality food! There is a lovely atmosphere in the cafe and we all thoroughly enjoyed our visit, would highly recommend.

I just ordered scrambled eggs for a light lunch and they tasted wonderful and were beautifully presented with pea shoots and a viola flower. Appetising to the eye as well as the tongue. I highly recommend this café.

Best coffee and croissant I have tasted in ages. Doorstep bacon sandwich superb.

Absolutely wonderful staff, delicious food - The GF options are very tasty. Very enjoyable experience - thank you!!

Had a nice cup of coffee with friends. Food looked great

We only popped in for some ice cream. I had a double scoop of pistachio and sea buckthorn in a cone. Really enjoyable.

A good sized café at the top end of this very attractive street, there’s plenty of seating spread across two floors as well as a few tables on the pavement outside. A cake display counter is in front of you as you walk in, and there were several options that looked quite appealing. I opted for the Carrot Cake Muffin, and this was a good size and quite tasty, although perhaps just a tad on the dry side I thought. Across the table a millionaire’s shortbread was also well received. An accompanying latte was also very good and a generous portion. The waitress who delivered the drinks seemed a bit clueless, but other staff seemed pleasant and friendly. The only downside was that it was quite smoky in there which was really rather unpleasant. Obviously not from anyone smoking inside, but with two customers sat outside right next to the door it was all just blowing straight back in. I would suggest they either ban smoking at the outside tables, or at the very least the ones that are adjacent to the doorway. Overall though, worth popping in.

I don't normally leave reviews but yesterday we stopped in here for a coffee and a bite to eat. I didn't know what i wanted so the lady serving suggested a sausage, bacon and mushroom sarnie which i got toasted. I am very glad she did suggest it as it was proper lush :-) and the coffee is good too :-)

Honestly the best croissant I’ve had! Super fresh and soft, would recommend. :) Chocolate one especially! The iced mocha is also very nice.

Rudeness I order a sandwich and I ask to waiter if could be possible charge my phone because I was cycling alone and it is the only thing that can help me in case of need. The waiter tries to find a solution when she is interrupted by another lady, maybe the manager of the restaurant who says to me: "putting the phone on charge consumes energy, and energy has a cost, so it is not possible". I would have preferred to be told that they do not offer this service, as is the case in other establishments, but instead I felt mocked. I pointed out the absurdity of the thing to two waiters (always polite and helpful) who seemed mortified.

We visited this cafe on our visit to todays Sunday market in Frome . This cafe is very nice , very clean and the staff are very pleasant and although it was quite busy they took time to give information about their products that are mostly all home made . The food is of lovely quality and the coffee was superb . We will visit again and I would recommend it greatly to others .

A great little place for a lunch and a drink. They made me a very nice oat chai latte. Sandwich flavours were good! Something for everyone, not just you classic flavours. I would have loved outdoor table service as I was with my bike, but you can't have everything!

Large selection of ice cream, but flavor wise they are a bit on the bland side. They did have a lot of dairy free options which was nice.

My spot for Illy coffee and friendly service

I come here often for breakfast and coffee and am never disappointed. The staff are really friendly and the food is excellent, whether it's breakfast, lunch or sandwiches and cake from the deli, it's all delicious! Superb coffee and I love sitting outside watching the world go by.

Cute little cafe in Frome with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. They do all day breakfast until 3pm (at least when we visited) and they had a large ice-cream selection too. Perfect for a meal with coffee and then some ice-cream to go. Everything was little on the expensive side but it was a good experience with a pleasant atmosphere.

Ordered 2 cappuccinos, an Americana and latte. The cappuccinos and Americana came in minute cups, whilst the latte came I a big mug. The coffee cups were more like children's tea cups. I wouldn't return....I felt let down by the size of the cups. A complete swizz. I don't recommend here.

Coffee, pastry (pastel del nata) and a beef/sauerkraut toastie. All absolutely lovely served by really helpful staff. We sat outside and soaked up the cafe culture 😊. Top spot to watch the world go by whilst enjoying great coffee. Loved it

Called in yesterday for coffee and cake. Excellent coffee and lovely Spanish Almond cake too. Best Coffee we've had in Frome. Friendly staff, warm and welcoming. If you are lucky you might get one of the outdoor tables but the place is like the Tardis so plenty of space inside. Wish you were local to us !

Good snacks and coffee & ice cream.

Lovely food. Nice atmosphere. And friendly service

We moved to Frome 3 years ago from West Sussex and La Strada made us feel welcome from day 1. Now we can’t start our day without a visit a coffee and a bite to eat. The staff and the owner Jude are always welcoming and polite. The food is the best in Frome and the location is ideal to sit and chat or just chill out and watch the world go by. I suggest if you have to leave any negative reviews about La Strada it’s more than likely going to be you with the issue and not La Strada. You will struggle to find a better place to eat. That’s the end of my review. I’m off to La Strada…Happy Days. 😀

Lovely place, and the Coffee is amazing!

One look at the outside and the menu and this was undoubtedly the place for lunch. Lovely atmosphere inside, spacious feel even though busy, and a friendly welcome. One of us had the Italian tomato soup, the other the Somerset Rarebit. Both absolutely delicious and...

Fair service, but a tad overpriced & small portions of both coffee & food. They need to lighten up & offer more. Far too much competition around.

Good for food, drinks and ice creams. Seating areas on 3 levels plus some outdoor tables & chairs.

Lovely cafe on the famous Cheap Street.

Always good coffee and service. A little cramped inside (it was raining) but there is seating outside if weather is good.

The staff are all lovely here and really friendly and the coffee is lovely. The food here is amazing and always beautifully presented by Jude and Steve and also delicious. Really recommend Ham, egg and chips it’s amazing.

Great place to grab a coffee and sit and relax,loved the italian pastries with almond cream

That is really small, NOT regular.☝️