Cafe WARINGS in Norwich

After a long time, I visited Waring Store , and it was a wonderful experience! The atmosphere is cozy, soothing, and beautifully designed with great interiors and just the right background music – not too loud, which added to the relaxing vibe. The staff were friendly, making the whole experience even better. I ordered a fresh orange juice, and it was made right in front of me, super fresh and delicious! I also tried their salad, which was very tasty and refreshing. Later, I had a scone, which had a bit of a noticeable baking powder/soda taste, but other than that, everything was excellent. Normally, I just grab a coffee or hot chocolate to-go, but this time I decided to sit down and enjoy the full experience – and I’m glad I did! I’ll definitely be coming back

Lovely coffee shop and friendly staff.

This café occupies the ground floor of an historic building. There is a lifestyle shop on the higher floors. We very much enjoyed sitting on the outside terrace area on a very warm day. We had two flat whites which cost £6.90.

Quiet little coffee shop with indoor /outdoor seating g. Good coffee and one of the best banana loaf I’ve had.

We had a coffee morning with griends

Update: I’ve had several coffees from here now and I can confidently say it’s my fave coffee in the city. It’s consistently good and don’t get all the nasty a$$ anxiety wobbles from it either. LUSH. Really nice little cafe with some cute home bits. Good coffee and… soy milk!! One of the very few places in the city that does. Haven’t tried the food but looks good. Service was good too!

Looked very inviting from outside. Nice surroundings inside. The panninis were really disappointing. Very hard with the smallest slither of Brie inside which didn’t cover the edges so chewing on dry hard panini. It came so long after the coffee so I had almost finished my drink before eating. Very disappointing! Shame, as some of the other food looked nice.

Called in with my wife for 2 cappuccinos, sat inside and realised we had no spoons, my wife popped up to the counter, and asked the young girl, she looked at my wife like we were really putting her out of her way!! Won’t be going back, we will return to the forum for our coffee fix!

Just enjoyed a really delicious lunch. Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff.

Delicious salad. A perfect spot for a quick lunch. Great service.

Lovely coffee and delicious cakes served by friendly staff❤️

Fabulous cafe. Brilliant service, lovely food and gorgeous interior

This is a favourite place for reasonably priced light lunch, coffee and cake.

Gorgeous cake and beautiful tea!

Excellent drink and excellent service

A brilliant cafe with the best staff. Great espresso ☕️

Very nice and cozy coffee I'm Norwich. Good coffee (finally!), nice cakes and lovely and cheerful staff!

Very nice cakes, friendly staff and a very nice spot to take a relaxing break.

Beautifully tasty Viennese whirls!

This cafe was delightful today. Just popped-in for a light lunch of salad and filo-pastry vegetable tart. Good, empathetic service. Peaceful, with good background music.....

Friendly staff, excellent food.

Such a lovely place! The guy with the curly brown hair is lovely, definitely will come back for a panini soon 😍

Lovely soup and bread. Very friendly guy who was serving. Would definitely go back

My go to place when in Norwich. Great Coffee and Food, and always worth a look at the Homeware

Really enjoyed the food and a lovely calm atmosphere. Not too expensive either. 10/10

Great combination of shop and cafe - the Viennese Whirl was delicious!

What a lovely little cafe come shop .. great coffee

calm place to sit and have a coffee would definitely recommend

Nice quiet coffee and food place, definitely come again.

No vegan options, only soy and oat milk alternatives disappointing as it’s a nice cafe! Just could be more inclusive!

Lovely atmosphere, food and service!

beautiful and welcoming cafe with lovely staff, the food was nice too, nice selection of pastries. On a cold monday afternoon this just what i needed. Good job.

This used to be so lovely. My daughter loved the Mackerel pate but the portions so small now, they seem to give you more bread to make up for the small spoonful of pate, put the price up rather than rip people off! My mother had a toasted panini it’s the worst we’ve ever tasted, cardboard with a filling, dry and horrid, the staff didn’t care! Coffee was good that’s all I could say. It just all seems so grubby in there now and the toilet wow wish I’d never entered as it’s absolutely disgusting and smelt horrid. If you can’t keep that clean how bad is your kitchen! Sorry won’t return again! ☹️ 🤢 too many other business to give my money too!

Went in at 16:50 only to be told they are closing. It says 17:30 on the door and online. Been times on the door since COVID was told ......... That was over two years ago. Got the impression they couldn't be arsed to serve us as we were the only ones just walked in. So much for supporting small businesses. Walked past at 1710 standing around chatting not cleaning down/ tidying up.

Really decent coffee and hot, not like the tepid stuff most cafés serve. Quite small and can be crowded but a nice outdoor space when the weather allows. Limited but quality menu; service is cheerful and prompt. Our favourite place if shopping in Norwich.

Love this place. Service is always superb, especially Brandon, Edi and Jasmine. We love the environment with all the funky things for sale. Only reason this isn't a 5 star review is because we can't tip when paying by card.

We called in for coffee after arriving in Norwich. A small cafe but the cappuccino was very good and the service was friendly and efficient.

Lovely little cafe. Good selection of pastries & treats and tasty coffee. Great place to sit and watch the world go by 👍

A young blond female employee was very rude to use this afternoon. We were polite and smiley about the fact that our order was wrong. It was in front of other customers too. Managers should be aware

Appalling treatment by a young blond woman! They got our order wrong. We were polite and smiley. The member of staff was unbelievably rude!

This café is located in a pleasant historic building. There is a homeware store on the top floor and the café occupies the ground floor. We enjoyed sitting in the outside seating area. The coffee was good and two flat whites cost £6.20.

Disappointed for the second visit recently. Visited a few weeks ago and not impressed but gave it another visit a few days ago. A mug full of froth not coffee also the mug had two large chips out of the rim! Really? With so many coffee shops you need to get your act together.

Have been here several times for a drink and some cake.

Uncleared outside tables upon arrival. Floor inside had not been cleaned and street rubbish had been blown inside. Simply ordered a single “fresh” orange juice (£4.20) but that was hard work. Young staff didn’t welcome us into the premises. Long wait time to be served. Drink eventually arrived in dirty glass and was warm. No wonder the place was empty. Won’t be going back.

I feel like the lady with long hair doesn't seem like she wants to be there...Didn't say a word to us throughout and didn't even smile.

Can see a lot of reviews on here about semi-cold / not thoroughly heated food & drink. Although I don't usually write reviews unfortunately I feel the need to in this case, as I received quite severe food poisoning (later diagnosed as Campylobacter) from a suspected Panini. These were stored near the counter in a container that wasn't particularly chilled and once reheated was warm at best. I suspect it was the improper reheating that was the issue - not killing off any bacteria on the food item. I didn't think too much about it until around 4-5hrs after consumption, where I started getting major stomach cramps and fever like symptoms. This subsequently led to 5 days of severe food poisoning symptoms (pretty horrendous experience) that ultimately required medical assistance being sought. Of course I would caveat the above with the fact I cannot be 100% certain it was the Panini. This said; being the only thing I had eaten within a time frame / circumstances that makes sense, it's most likely originated from this source.

Very cute coffee shop in the city centre❤️

Currently in this "cafe". Sister asked for an iced-mocha which they said they were able to do. However it came out warm and extremely watery with no flavour whatsoever. Sister asked for a refund, the man behind the till was helpful and said it wasn't an issue at all. However the two young females (one of which made the drink) made it very obvious that they were gossiping about us as kept looking and giggling. Extremely rude and unprofessional. Perhaps they should be taught how to spend their energy on learning how to make beverages rather than pulling b*tchy faces.

Nice place centrally located. However, using plastic tea bags is crazy (environmental and health reasons)

No idea staff…warm coffee,ordered a ice coffee they served it warm.had to ask for ice..still revolting taste.overpriced and not worth the money.cappuccino was warm.they put the ice in cup and tipped half the coffee in the sink.ridiculous.staff to young and lack knowledge..it’s true what they say. Cheap labour costs more in the long run.that’s my last visit.

One of our favourite coffee stops. Quality coffee too.

Bit expensive and slightly dry cake with Luke warm coffee

Warings looks fab from the outside and the inside doesnt disappoint. The mix of food and life wares works really well. The roasted veg with brie Gallette was lovely, served warm wirh a dressed Rocket salad. To follow we had lemon cake wbich was a little dry but tasty.

Original order not properly fulfilled, but corrected without an apology!

Nice relaxing place to grab a coffee and a sweet treat. Staff are super friendly and coffee was delicious!

I very rarely write a bad review. This café has the potential to be great as the ambiance is wonderful however there are so many problems with the way it is run, the manager. I have been here 4 times so far. The music is so loud that you feel you are in hard rock cafè. It's Tina Turner very often. When I asked for the music to be turned down the answer was' this is for the shop, we can't do too much'. If you want to read, bring earplugs or go somewhere else. Apart from a cake they have NOTHING gluten free, so if you are gluten sensitive and want to eat go somewhere else. At 10. 30 they had nothing apart from cakes, and they wouldn't be prepared to make me anything. The answer is a ' no' always. When my latte has gone cold after 20 mins, just like in other places, I asked for it to be warmed up in the microwave. The answer was a 'No' again for reasons of H&S. OK, then I asked if they could do warm it with the coffee machine. Another ' no' of course. For a good coffee go to Alchemista, Strangers or maybe Cherry Leaf. Overall very nice ambience but poorly run.

Lovely food, and coffee, could be more choice of fillings, kept clean, my only problem is where I was able to sit was next to the toilet door! Which I found unhygienic with smell etc when eating.

An unexpected visit to Warings Lifestore for coffee after a terrible start to our weekend. It was our first trip to Norwich and we were glad we stumbled on the place. Huge cappuccinos, delicious flavour (although they would have been better in smaller cups). Pleasant staff and some lovely homeward items to browse too.

Really lovely stop here for coffee very relaxed environment which made for a perfect end to the day Staff were very friendly and there was a good range of cakes and treats Would recommend!

We went today for coffee and panini, excellent food , atmosphere and service. Very friendly. Great location in the city centre and lovely furniture etc for sale.

Great coffee and cake. Lovely atmosphere

Excellent stop-off for a coffee & cake

Lovely fresh lunches and fab homemade cakes 😁😁😁

Lovely cafe with delicious food

Pretty cottage set up as a cafe and shop. Nice menu, comfortable seating, along with an interesting selection of homeware/paint for sale. Just off St Stephen's Road in the street opposite M&S.

Great to sit outside with coffee and cake , staff are always very plesant

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Was sitting outside when a neighboring table's parasol was lifted up by the wind and the huge pole almost hit my mum in the head. It could have caused a very serious injury. We found that the parasol wasn't screwed in or secured at all and when we told the staff how dangerous it was they seemed unconcerned and put it down to the owner's negligence when someone could've ended up in hospital. Please fix this issue, its so unsafe.

Such a beautiful building on the outside and on the inside it is filled to the brim with lots of lovelies. Found my coffee to be a very well made brew too I will be visiting again very soon

Very friendly staff and they were very attentive.

Lovely place and a good idea, selling stuff, the food wasn't up to much unfortunately. I had a goats cheese tart which took close to half an hour to arrive and it was lukewarm, I wouldn't have minded it cold (preferably hot) but lukewarm nah!. Mrs had lovely looking cake which was dry and boring.

Good coffee and good homemade snack. Always a good, obscure selection of music as well.

What a lovely spot for coffee and cake! Gluten free cake available, coffee was lovely. Great service from staff. Altogether beautiful and tranquil spot for a break.

Lovely cafe with amazing cakes. Nice old building, calm atmosphere

I used to come to this place couple of times, The coffee and food are delicious. However, they don’t have a wifi (so, do not stay longer please). The young staff weren’t friendly. Definitely, there are many alternatives around.

When I came up to UEA in October 1968 (!), this delightful old building was William Deacons Bank. Then Williams & Glyn's, and finally Royal Bank of Scotland. But it makes an excellent little coffee house and home decor business. Beautifully fresh Croissants in late afternoon. The coffees, Cortado and Macchiato, were actually a little strong for our palates - a very rare occurrence. But good service and wonderful China Hayling Seagoon

Food was really bland and expensive. Still half cold too. Barely even any salt on anything. This is just a reminder to myself never to go back here. My memory for negative experiences can be pretty short.

I have just ordered an Americano with oat milk, I was very surprised to pay 55p for a tiny jug of milk, I can buy a whole carton for 3 times that amount that's scandalous. I won't be having a coffee there again.

A combination cafe and homewares store. Love the cafe which has both indoor and outdoor seating. Some good salads, quiches, soups and sandwiches plus sweet items. I would go there for the lime polenta cake alone. The homewares store is a bit limited I find. Some nice things but not a lot of variety. If you need farrow & Ball paint, this is your place.

My favourite cake shop, friendly, relaxed atmosphere and extremely high quality cakes.

Perfectly ok tea and coffee but somewhat spoilt by charging 55p for tiny amount of soy milk to go with my tea. That left a metaphorical nasty taste in the mouth.

Me & my husband started going to this place not long after it first opened. The coffee is lovely whichever type you have, however just recently the size of cup now being used for a flat white is barely a couple of mouthfuls but still costs £5.80 for 2. I understand that it's been hard for all business because of lockdown but this is not value for money, sadly we will be looking elsewhere for a decent size cup of coffee in the future.

Really pleasant staff . Most delicious Viennese whirl, melt in the mouth , served with really hot latte ! Always a treat when visiting Norwich . Well done

Often meet friends here for coffee and cake, never disappoints. As Coeliac would like more choice but what they do have is nice.

popped in on way to John Lewis very friendly service and fast, nice coffee lovely cake with large portion

Lovely café with outside sittings on pedestrian street, good selection of cakes. Smart small shop upstairs.

Delicious and very generous cake slices! We had coffee and walnut & carrot cake but definitely could have done with just one slice. Waitresses were friendly, really spaced out tables which was lovely and quiet atmosphere. Really enjoyed!

We stopped off for coffee and cake at 10.30, a place we frequented regularly before lockdown. Whilst the coffee and cake was good, we found the staff to be less than engaging, actually looking quite bored. From where we were sitting the place seemed untidy and our table hadn't been cleaned before we sat down, cobwebs and dust over the shelves too. It seems to us the standards have been somewhat reduced since our last visit. ☹

The staff are so lovely. The food is delicious, the homemade lemonade is soo tasty and refreshing

A lovely place to visit for a drink and lunch or just have a slice of cake, you won't be disappointed.

Terrible visit - 20 minute wait for 2 smoothies, and no apology for the wait either. Staff didn't seem interested and were quite rude to 2 other diners regarding their cake and food offering. Also decided to pack everything up around us while we waited. Won't be coming back.

Warm, welcoming, delicious. Absolutely the perfect spot to come in from the cold. Much improved from the previous owners of this cafe

Nice afternoon tea with a good size piece of cake👍

We always come here when we come up the city! Rags can sit outside under the awning whilst I order and then the ladies bring out our coffee,toast, cake (coffee & walnut today) and (today) a delicious goat's cheese tart and salad. They are very kind and bring water for Rags. He has a nibble of everything (except salad) and enjoys people watching. We sat under the awning in the pouring rain watching the city breathe. It was lovely. 5 stars every time

A nice place for a spot of lunch

Aunque tomamos una taza de té y café deliciosos aquí, nos decepcionó mucho que no hubiera instalaciones sanitarias abiertas para usar. Mi hija necesitaba cambiar al bebé, mientras que mi mamá de 92 años necesitaba ir al baño. Nos dijeron que debido a covid las instalaciones estaban cerradas. . . . . de hecho, inicialmente nos dijeron que no tenían instalaciones, sin embargo, mi hija, que había visitado anteriormente, sabía que esto no era cierto. Después de haber visitado varios establecimientos en Norwich esta semana, nunca hemos encontrado ningún otro café que haya cerrado sus instalaciones a sus clientes. . . . . muy decepcionante.

Lovely little place, good music, cozy and rustic, friendly staff and yummy snacks

Me encantó este pequeño café que se encuentra dentro de Warings Lifestore. Lo descubrí en un viaje reciente a Norwich.El café en sí tiene una amplia gama de cafés, tés, pasteles y pasteles. El personal era muy educado, cálido y acogedor. Ojalá nos hubiéramos quedado a almorzar también.Lo que realmente disfruté fue la excelente gama de artículos para el hogar inusuales que no solo se exhibían en el área del café, sino que también ocupaban todo el piso de la calle 1.Bien vale la pena una visita. Solo tenga en cuenta que son productos de calidad excepcional y, por lo tanto, no son baratos.Definitivamente me gustaría visitar Caf Warings nuevamente y lo recomendaría encarecidamente.

One of our favourite haunts in the city!

Lovely place. Great cakes and super coffee. Good location for watching the world go by and lovely staff.