Cafe W at Waterstones Argyle Street in Glasgow City

Lovely selection and a great café.

Good selection of books, friendly staff, quiet ambience.

Lovely store quite helpful staff.

I’ve gotten 3 books from this store and I loved them. They also had a book I wanted right after it was released. Lastly it has a nice cafe where you can read books from the store while you are there

Coming to Waterstones is like coming home. As soon as I walk through the doors, I can physically feel myself relaxing. A great place place to sit and read in the cafe upstairs too. The staff are always really helpful and knowledgable about my genre of fantasy. I very nice surprise to see my own books on the shelves too.

Waterstones near Glasgow Central is a cozy book haven with super friendly staff and a brilliant layout over multiple floors. It boasts a vast book selection and a fantastic café. A perfect spot for book and coffee lovers! A really nice place to hang out if waiting for a train at Glasgow Central.

My lady took me there for a coffee while she reads and it was pretty cool

Lovely book shop, staff are helpful, wide selection with popular works in store.

Always good here. Even has a coffee shop now.

Spend hours browsing three floors of great books. Cafe too when your finished to read your purchase

Kind service but I didnt find the most popular business books no Kiyosaki, no Brian Tracy and a ton of great writer.

A nice book shop. Expensive, unremarkable coffee

Service was very good. Coffee and cake and the quiet corner to read my purchase was excellent.

great book shop. even better to have more book shops. more book less digital please. great customer care

Typical waterstones but must say the staff where very helpful.

Great shop friendly knowledgeable staff

Love Waterstones.. wish they'd put 2 tea bags in the tea pot but 😂

Always relish the chance to go to Waterstones. Handy for Central Station and most bus routes. Lovely staff in the cafe.

I love Waterstones. Apart from having a great choice in books and games they also have a lovely coffee shop

Three floors of reading pleasure. Well laid out. Cafe on the 1st floor. Recommend a visit.

Amazing range, fantastic staff that were very friendly and helpful.

I love the layout and different levels, it's book heaven, and a coffee shop to sit in surrounded by books, what more could you ask for. Staff that I dealt with were helpful and friendly. Toilets definitely need an upgrading

Great choice of books. Nice coffee shop

Every book you’ll ever need with helpful staff to assist you in finding it.

Nice to look about love the footnote on books

Lovely relaxing time with coffee and cake. Staff very nice. Worth a visit

Wonderful bookshop with a lovely cafe....and toilets on top floor next to Travel section....

Very friendly staff. Lovely coffee and treats

Great shop, friendly staff. Coffee shop and toilets. Staff extremely helpful.

The cafe here has the best hot chocolate I've ever had and I've tried a lot of places. Staff are always friendly and helpful. Wide selection of books for everyone.

Love the vibe of new book smell and coffee

I love browsing in Waterstones. I always find the staff professional and knowledgeable. No exception in this store at all. It's over several floors and just a beautifully clean, quiet haven for book lovers. The store has a coffee shop which, though I've never used, I hear wonderful things about. Waterstones always seems to get the lighting just right too. It's well worth a visit if you find yourself in the city centre. Give yourself at least an hour to relax and enjoy the ambience.

Very neat and organised book store. Has a cafe on the first floor which is very good, lovely carrot cake.

Love this bookstore girl behind the desk very helpful got what I wanted

My favourite past time is browsing in this store.

Three floors of sheer bookworm delight. They have a great cafe on the second floor with friendly staff.

As always in Glasgow excellent staff. Great choice of books.

Great shop. Great service in the cafe!

One of my favourite places to pop into when I'm in the city. Yes, I love indie bookshops, but sometimes you just need the selection of a place like this. Beautiful multi-floor layout with everything you need all in one place. The cafe is lovely and the clearance section has some fantastic bargains. Only complaint is I feel there are too many cheap toys on display in the children's book section. I bring my kids so they can nurture their love of reading but the toys can be a bit of a distraction.

One of the bookstore of waterstone chain. They have a cafe upstair, as well as a variety of books and kid toys.

חנות ספרים נהדרת עם מבחר מכל הסוגים לפי נושאים. בקומה העליונה בית קפה קטן עם קפה משובח ואוירה רגועה . שרותים ללקוחות .

I went today to the Cafe W, had planned to sit and write on my laptop and have some of their food. I had purchased a takeaway drink elsewhere and when I walked in and prepared to buy something they immediately kicked me out rudely, yelling at me from across the store for having the drink without giving me a chance to buy anything. I was only in there for one single minute. The bookstore staff have always been kind but the Cafe was an awful experience. I do not recommend if you’re going to study or read, honestly. Unless you don’t bring anything with you at all.

Un endroit idéal dans le centre de Glasgow pour se poser et prendre un thé ou un café avec une excellente sélection de gâteaux. Je recommande le Lemon Drizzle en particulier. Un pur moment de détente, passé avec ma fille, entourées de livres. Lieu calme, personnel accueillant, centre-ville, pour moi un incontournable à Glasgow.

We went to this store and the other one at the top of the town. I had the soup which was pretty yummy. Staff are nice and prices reasonable

A nice cafe in a wonderful bookshop! If you need to use the bathroom though, you'd better buy something - your receipt has the code for the toilets.

This review actually is about Waterstones sister cafe at Sauchiehall Street but I could not find an entry for it on Trip Advisor. It's a great idea to have a cafe incorporated into Waterstones larger stores. Plenty snack options including bacon rolls on offer and all the usual hot drink options. Service was quick and friendly and the lady gave us helpful advice on how to get to Kelvingrove Museum. Recommended

Popped in for a lunch with my friend whilst shopping in Waterstones - toastie was extra cheesy! and had a lovely heated scone, cream and jam which was delicious. Nice coffee and service was quick and friendly.

Staff are okay and prices not bad. Tuna melt was nothing top notch. The toilets were terrible, dreary and unclean.

Book selection fabulous. Cafe area serves a good selection of snacks and seating area is adequate. However this is a busy establishment so expect to wait in cafe to get served at times.

Had a nice cake and latte here while reading the graphic novel i bought, good cafe as well as a good book shop

Everything I tried was bursting with flavor. Everything was just so yummy. I'm definitely coming back for more!

Nice cafe for a change of scenery,deep within the book store surrounded by books was nice for something different,coffee sandwiches and cakes were also nice,worth a visit.

It is a fairly basic café with a good selection of hot drinks, filled rolls, wraps and cakes at reasonable prices. While there, we, like most of the other people, were reading our latest purchase from Waterstones after a hard days browsing in a tranquil spot. Myself, I purchased The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard.

popped in for a little break from the noise and the crowds. lovely little cafe . I was served by a cheerful young man who even brought the coffee over and had a joke and a smile,, coffee was amazing .. really good . I recommend and I will return . Its very clean as well

Coffee too strong too cold snd served by cold uninterested staff. Had to ask for napkins as they are kept prisoner behind the counter. Brownie looked fab however tasted so bland and dry it round have been sent home on the Bake Off

A decent selection of teas and coffees, with soup and a good selection of filled rolls of various shapes makes this a good place for a morning coffee or a light lunch. Service was efficient and friendly, and there were enough seats and tables so that although the shop and the Cafe were busy, it was not difficult to get a seat. Lovely relaxed atmosphere, amongst the books. Mid-range prices were very reasonable for the quality of food and drinks.

Nice relaxed feeling to this coffee/watering hole. Everyone reading, eating and drinking. Great scone and coffee.

How refreshing to find a relaxing coffee shop among the books! Staff were very friendly and if we hadn't discovered it so late in the afternoon we would have stayed much longer!

El Café Waterstones en Argyle Street se está convirtiendo rápidamente en mi lugar de visita si quiero un lugar tranquilo para tomar un té, pastel y algo de lectura. La comida siempre es excelente, me gusta mucho el hecho de que a veces tienen pasteles ligeramente diferentes, especialmente porque en algunas cafeterías de cadena, siempre es lo mismo. También hacen una buena variedad de tés especiales. Su café también es bastante decente.

Fui el 02/05/18 después de que mi chippy quería algo dulce y definitivamente no quería un bar de marte frito, así que salí a caminar y encontré esto en la calle Sauchiehall todavía abierta, el pobre hombre detrás de la caja estaba hecho con un aspecto tan desaliñado , nos dijo que era su octavo día consecutivo de trabajo ahora en Glasgow dos maneras de ver eso, pero no para lo que estamos aquí. El bollo era agradable, no casero, pero era mantequilla suave y decente en un plato de guarnición así que no perdiendo piedad de papel que no pueden hacer lo mismo sobre mermelada deshacerse de la jarra. Té ceroso muy bueno, no importa lo que hayas hecho, no se fortalecería. Los baños estaban cerrados en ambos niveles no tan bueno. un buen lugar para un minorista nacional

Siempre es bueno para venir a este café. Me gustaría fuimos con mi amigo y su chica de madrugada un sábado por la tarde. Era tranquilo, a pesar de estar en una tienda muy bullicioso centro de la ciudad. El personal siempre es agradable y tiene una buena selección para comer y beber

Das Café ist wirklich gemütlich, wenn auch stellenweise sehr voll. Getränke und Snacks sind prima und man kann schon mal in den Büchern schmökern...

Me and my sister tried this coffee place out today on a trip to Glasgow. My sis was more thab happy as they had vegan cake options. I had the avocado and courgette cake which was amazing, my sis had vegan banana cake also great (i had to try a bit). The girl serving is was lovely and being in a book shop the place is nice and chilled and not too noisy. I will certainly be back again.

La idea detrás de este café, luce bien en el papel, pero no funciona. La razón? La gente que lo dirige.

Se plantó en una cola para pedir un plato de sopa y sólo me dijeron que no había ninguna. Acerca de un pequeño cartel en la pizarra, chaps? Así que tuve que ir a la parte trasera de la cola para conseguir un bocadillo. Era muy sabrosa, aunque un neoyorquino, así que probablemente merezca la leve irritación de tener que hacer cola dos veces. La mayoría de las mesas no la habían limpiado, pero nos pareció que el que tenía. Este es un buen lugar para parar a comer algo rápido, pero podría mejorar el servicio un poco.

Este es verdaderamente un oasis relajante justo en el medio de la agitada zona comercial de Glasgow. Está metido en una esquina de la primera planta, entre las estanterías. Es un lugar de descanso con sillas maravillosamente de apoyo. No esperaba una opción pastel vegano pero no - zanahoria - y fue completamente la boca. Mi única crítica es que uno de los miembros del personal de la cafetería no parecen darse cuenta que ella estaba siendo perjudicial del espacio tranquilo - ella tenía una alocada reír y no retener. Le hubiera dado este café una puntuación perfecta de lo contrario.

Después de pasar algún tiempo mirando a los libros en Waterstones mi esposa y yo compramos un café, helado, caramelo tarde slice quebradiza y frutas en el café dentro de la librería. Es una gran manera de pasar tiempo en la tarde bebiendo, comiendo, tener una charla y estar rodeado de maravillosos y muchos libros.

Petit café sympa situé dans une librairie. Le calme y règne ce qui permet de se détendre. On apprécie la formule à 3.5£ - 4£ pour une boisson chaude (Chocolat (avec Marshmallows...), Cafés, Chai Latte...) et une part de gâteau (scone, carrot cake, lemon and blueberry cake...). Au même prix que le Mac Café d'en face n'hésitez pas !!!

Todos los amantes de la torta de novia tiene que tener una visita a esta planta 1 cafetería ont él Waterstones de esta calle. Tienen un "pastel" que es el paraíso para ellos localmente y otros pasteles locales que son sin gluten que son totalmente para morirse y me refiero a que literalmente. Son los mejores que he probado.

Librería Waterstones son un bien, sin embargo no recomendaría el té que sirve uki en la cafetería. ¡Puaj! A pesar de largas con patas muy débil y raro de sabores. Sería volver regularmente si servían una mezcla más tradicional, pero no tomar el té aquí...

Tal vez la mayor atracción del café es que está dentro de una libreria en el primer piso, se puede degustar un café y leer algun libro, tiene bocadillos y variedades de dulces tipicos. Vale la pena visitarlo luego de recorrer la inmensa libreria

Quizás el café más cómodas en Sauchiehall Street. Hay una amplia gama de asientos cómodos sofás de cuero para con asientos de recepción tipo escuela difícil. Su popularidad y las cordilleras de tés y cafés recién preparados significa que es casi siempre estaba ocupado, pero...

The book shop was amazing, I found a number of books here that I had not seen elsewhere, but had to limit myself as I was flying back to Canada a couple of days later and needed to watch the weight of my luggage. Found a great book about Guy Gibson the WWII aviator as well as Stephen Clarke's latest book on how the French think they won at Waterloo

A quiet oasis from the crowds for a quick lunch. Good toasties and soup was good too. Very nice hot chocolate. Comfy seats and a quiet restful atmosphere amongst the books. Highly recommended

We were tempted in by advertising board of revamped cafe. Our expectations were exceeded. The staff are so friendly and obliging. The produce is all local and extremely tasty. The ideal coffe break - and the Byres Road cafe is nearly as good.

Its nearly lunch hour when I go there, but I'm not that hungry.. So I went to a book store that there's a cafe inside.. The place is very cozy, its really a good place for you to get alone with your mind to think or just to be yourself.. Its quiet and peaceful not like others cafe that a lot people chatting..I order a flat white and a blueberry biscuit.. The staff is really friendly and they happily explain to you regarding their product.. The coffee is good, the blueberry biscuit is really nice and sweet.. The cafe environment is really nice to be alone for your self and to get away a little bit from the crowd just to read a book, writing, and thinking..From my point of view, I valued Cafe W : B

My friend and I called in earlier this weekend. I was delighted with the purchases I made for my little girl, but was even more pleased with the delicious sweet treats and hot chocolate served up by the friendly helpful staff.

Here is a cafe in a bookshop - Cafe W at Waterstones.Obviously you're surrounded by books and readers of books so everything is peaceful and calm, the coffee is excellent and the raspberry and lime gluten free polenta is beautiful.The floating books above the bar area just add to the cool ambience. Plenty of chairs and tables around the cafe and shop mean that there is space for everyone to pass some time here.Lovely little oasis in the centre of Glasgow.

I almost don't want to write this review because I'm selfish and I don't want too many people to discover this café - I want to keep it to myself, that's how much I love it. First of all, it's so refreshing to have an independent café in a bookstore (let alone in the centre of the city!), rather than a chain like Costa or Starbucks. Moreover, the food, the coffee, the atmosphere and the service at Café W is HIGH quality. The coffee they serve is Matthew Algie and it's always made to perfection. The barista's are visibly very well-trained. If you're the kind of person who likes to drink out of a nice coffee or teacup, like me, then you'll like this place too. The price of coffee is more than fair and you even get a significant discount when you present a Waterstone's loyalty card (double espresso: £1.60 = happy times!) The service is fast. I also like the fact that I get a glass of iced water with my espresso without even asking. These touches make all the difference. The selection of teas, coffees, drinks and cakes is vast + varied. Although I've not tried one yet, the sweet things look yummy and home-baked. They have also started to stock hearty fresh salads and sandwiches from Martha's (a healthy, ethical café on St Vincent St), so it seems they're introducing lunch options, rather than limiting to just coffee & cake. It also goes without saying that it's situated in Waterstone's, so that fact that I'm surrounded by beautiful books makes the choice to pop in here for my caffeine fix a no-brainer.

Went on a Sunday as tried before during week but too busy. Typical wetherspoons with decent food and good pricing. I tried the new steak and kidney pudding(not much kidney) for my main course the wife had a chicken burger. The chips were could have been warmer and portion size larger. The meal overall was ok with good service but I would'nt rush back.

for the prices, I thought I would get a adult meal instead of a Micro burger and chips for a child asked for no Ice in my coke and the glass was slammed down in front of me, after we ate we had to clean up our dishes before our desserts came

We were looking for something different for breakfast and found a wide choice of lovely food, gorgeous cakes (including gluten free options) and hot and cold drinks.Everything is good quality and it's cheap for what it is.The sandwiches were well filled and had some unusual flavours, the paninis tasty.Comfy chairs and calm, quiet atmosphere which contrasted with the Christmas shopping mayhem outside!Service is pleasant and friendly, an ideal place to eat.Highly recommended.

Atmosphere excellent. Location ideal for shoppers in this area of Glasgow - near to rail and bus links and close to the great shopping areas of Buchanan Street and St.Enoch Centre. Quality of coffee is very good and seating very comfortable. Can get quite busy but if you time it right it is well worth the visit.