Catherine's Cafe & Coffee Shop in Rochdale

Lovely place, great food, reasonable prices and the staff are fantastic. Two meals and two drinks typically come to around £16 and it's a lot nicer and friendlier than any overpriced chain cafe. It has very quickly become a regular weekend stop for us.

Excellent food and fabulous service, new to the area and this is an absolute gem of a place 👌

Wonderful service and food, will definitely be back to have a veggie breakfast!

Wonderful service and food, will definitely be back to have a veggie breakfast!

Catherine’s is a local treat for those in the know. Most customers are regular because they know a good thing when it’s presented to them on a plate! The daily specials include some home-made pies that’ll have you coming back for more, if you can find room!

An absolutely super brunch. Lots of homemade dishes to choose. Catherine is an excellent cook. The girls serving were also brilliant even though it took us ages to decide they were very patient. We didn’t want to leave as the place is super cosy but obviously other people also know this place so we couldn’t stay all day. We will definitely be back 😍

An absolutely super brunch. Lots of homemade dishes to choose. Catherine is an excellent cook. The girls serving were also brilliant even though it took us ages to decide they were very patient. We didn’t want to leave as the place is super cosy but obviously other people also know this place so we couldn’t stay all day. We will definitely be back 😍

Visited this cafe for the first time on Saturday absolutely loved it. It was nearly closing time with about 25 minutes to go we got served food and a coffee with a smile. Food was great they even did scrambled egg on toast for my husband which wasn't on the menu. Would definitely come back here next time we visit Rochdale. Prices are good too and the staff are friendly.

Warm and friendly, nice food and coffee.

Superb brew and door step toast.

Superb brew, doorstop toasts, for, very friendly owners /Staff, highly recommended

Never ever review anywhere really. But this place is gold. Good size food portions. Great quality ingredients and very good value. It’s a thumbs up from me

Cute cafe with wide range of food options.

Although near closing time,staff still happy to serve cake and coffee.

Lovely village cafe. Catherine and Fiona lovely ladies. 👏

We enjoyed a fabulous evening at one of Catherine's Bistro evenings. Delicious food and amazing atmosphere.

This place is a little gem. Catherine is a wonderful cook!

Lovely cafe which is really nicely decorated. The food is great value and there is always lots of choice/specials. I have eaten here several times and it has always been a good standard

Really nice food, did not wait long at at all and the staff were lovely. Have visited before and definitely will visit again

Was genuinely shocked at the sheer quality of the food here. It was simply superb

Very friendly and food always excellent

Pleasant friendly staff nothing too much trouble excellent bacon n egg butty washed down with a latte will be hoing back

Got a takeaway from here today for lunch. Food was very nice.

Fabulous food service and atmosphere and VERY reasonably priced don't know how they do it

Great food, value for money and lovely atmosphere

Incredible freshly cooked food, amazing prices, wonderful atmosphere and banter and all the other customers were great too. A real find I’ll be visiting regularly thank you Catherine always special coming to yours

Lovely food, lovely ladies who make you feel very welcome. Recommended.

I had afternoon tea with my friend, the service was excellent, the food was plentiful, there was so much that we boxed it up for later. I will definitely be visiting again.

I’m absolutely astonished at how rude the proprietor is . Politely asked could I place an order to receive a curt rude response with attitude reserved for a teenage tantrum! Is this an eating establishment or a drop in centre to gossip with your friends.messy disheveled space feels like your interrupting someone in there living room .

Lovely, friendly staff. Gorgeous bacon butty today! Bonnie(the dog) always gets a treat too. Definitely recommend a visit.

A great village cafe by day and bistro by night. The food is fab and the staff always smile...

A welcoming cafe with pleasant staff and a daily changing lunchtime menu. It closes in the afternoon at 2.00 pm and reopens some evenings as a Bistro.

Worst breakfast ever! Asked for no mushrooms so the put extra on top of my tomato’s so had to throw those away too and charged me extra for toast! Nearly £22 for 3 pretty much empty boxes. AVOID! AVOID! AVOID!!!

Lovely little cafe. Staff are friendly and welcoming. Food is delicious at a great price!

Lovely food and staff make you feel very welcome

Fantastic place to eat. Great food, service and price. Well worth a visit.

Fantastic food at excellent prices.

Food was excellent for a small cafe. Ambience was lovely and festive. Certainly worth another visit. Thanks ladies for a good evening 😀

Beautiful food, lovely cafe and friendly staff. I would have added a photo of my food but I ate it all up before I remembered 😅

Beautiful...nearly private dining experience. Food excellent too ! Highly recommend.

Lovely friendly staff and good, hearty freshly made food.

It was pouring down with rain and I was told we had to sit outside because there was no room for the pram with my 2 week old baby in there. It was a Thursday morning so not the busiest of times - I’m sure some space could’ve been made to leave the pram!

Great stop for a bite of lunch. Everything home made. Can recommend the corned beef hash!

Visited for the first time as a guest at a friend's Diamond Wedding anniversary meal. The food was superb and Catherine gave us all a warm friendly greeting on artival before carrying on her duties in providing delicious food. I'm only sorry we don't live nearer as we would be regular visitors. Thank you for such a great night.

OK, little expensive and the sausages never saw the pan, but I don't think I would go again

Great intimate cafe with friendly staff, good food, well prepared and reasonably priced. Recommended.

The latte was delicious and the bacon sandwich was also delicious can strongly recommend this cafe. Excellent service and quality would definitely return

Absolutely brilliant from start to finish. Excellent food and delicious taste. A four course meal with generous proportions and served by a lovely and friendly staff within a cosy atmosphere.

Fantastic home cooked food, really friendly staff well worth a visit

1st visit here. Wednesday special fish finger sandwich, fabulous! Will definitely be going again and will pre order to avoid disappointment.

Fabulous breakfast at Catherine's as always.

Had the friday Bistro Box delivered, amazing!! Portions were brilliant, more than enough for 2, perfectly flavoured and cooked, very well packaged, a fantastic treat! Will be having another soon :-)

Very friendly Beef baquette Awesome 👌

The food is nice but the service is rude. I rang up today at 12:30 and nicely requested a sandwich. I was cut off half way through, in a very frank manner, and told I had missed the cut off and should have rang earlier as she had a funeral to go to. This is fair enough and I expressed my condolences by saying I was sorry to hear that but I got a curt bye and hung up on. 1. I didn't know that she had a funeral, so I wasn't happy that she reacted to me in that manner. Which came across as though it was my fault for ringing up at lunchtime and requesting a sandwich. A perfectly normal request in my view. 2. If you are closed/closing don't answer the phone instead of berating somebody for calling you. 3. I have had issues before with ringing up to request toasties/baguettes and being told 'no can't do that' or requesting a specific time to run out and get it. You get there and then it is only just put on, making me late. Basic customer service skills of being nice to people shouldn't be forgotten. I won't be using Catherine's anymore due to how I was made to feel today. This is a shame as I was enjoying supporting local as opposed to costa etc.

Had afternoon tea delivered today for 2 was really good we both really enjoyed it the staff were very friendly would definitely recommend it to family xx

Still cooking in lockdown. She puts a menu up every day, phone or email your order giving a pickup time, collect at the cafe door. Lovely homemade meals and treats. Highly recommend.

Had an afternoon Tea for Two delivered, absolutely superb! Only managed one slice of cake, saving the rest for later! Thank you so much.

Catherine’s do the most amazing food. Friendly staff and lovely atmosphere. Would definitely recommend to all. My favourite is the fish finger butty.

Ordered a birthday treat for friends including one who is vegan. I know it’s not the easiest to source ingredients at the moment, and bake cakes and sandwiches that are vegan friendly but Catherine delivered! Such a variety of freshly made options, so colourful and appealing to look at, and it was a definite hit! Thank you so much for making a birthday memorable, and great value too! Xx

We booked here for our grandmas 90th birthday and it was amazing! She did a German themed evening and created a beautiful menu and food! Omg the apple and salted caramel sponge cake was out of this world!!!! We had an amazing evening and I can't stop telling people how wonderful it was!!! I will be definitely be visiting Catherines again. Not only was the food amazing but all the staff too, they were very attentive and friendly. Thank you again for a fantastic evening!!! .❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Took my elderly parents for lunch. I had veg club sandwich very filling and big absolutely delicious .mum had homemade leak & potato soup dad had homemade red pepper. Nice & friendly clean woud go again

Took mum & dad both in late 80's good homemade food . One of the nicest fruit scones I've tried . Would definitely go back. Nice and clean friendly staff

Casual dining experience, great staff and welcoming...

Went on thursday with 5 friends for one of Catherines special nights services ( make sure you book long waiting list it's that good ). We had a choice of 3 starters 2 mains and a medley off deserts. As a table we tried everything on the menu and nothing could be faulted. I had chicken and mango in a lettuce cup and it was brilliant. I followed up with salmon as a main which was cooked to perfection the other choice was pork loin again cooked to perfection for the whole table with no complaints. We had a medley of derserts Eton mess chocolate cheesecake and lemon tart and we finished up with a coffee. All staff were very professional and took a keen interest in everyone making sure everyone was ok. They dont serve alcohol but you can take your own in and they charge a very reasonable corkage fee.

Love this spot for a tasty & high quality breakfast as they source their meat from Wildbloods butchers a couple of doors down. Always friendly service and a generous portion, just try and finish the breakfast club sandwich! Haven't been for an evening bistro yet but must do that soon.

Our party of 15 were catered for last night. Clearly Catherine has a passion for her work. The imaginative menu, superb service and attention to detail made for a lovely evening. Thank you

Great service and offers fantastic food.

15 of us went to Catherine's for a birthday meal it was a wonderful evening amazing food like having your own private chef were definitely going to do it again. Had best night for ages

Great service from wonderful staff nothing is too much trouble for the customer

After a long walk in Ashworth valley, we settled down to a quick lunch at Catherine's. Soups were very tasty and sandwiches made with very fresh ingredients. The service from the two ladies was exemplary. Such a pleasant stop over for a bite to eat. Must visit more often

Lovely food with lovely staff. Always worth a visit particularly on Thursday evenings when food is first class - we'll worth a visit

Went to the Bistro night. Wow what fantastic food and fantastic value. 100% recommend - Rob & Kim

A cafe by day and bistro on the occasional evening, our party of 12 friends were treated royally by Catherine and her staff on a Friday night (by arrangement) and enjoyed a superb home-cooked meal in an intimate setting.There were several amuse-bouche followed by a choice of 3 starters, 3 mains and then a trio of desserts (just as well because I couldn’t have chosen only one, as everything we’d had so far was five-star).This was an exceptional meal for a very reasonable price. Thanks for a wonderful evening Catherine!

We wanted to meet up with friends and family for a celebration meal. We went through the menu together and Catherine arranged for the floral displays, balloons etc and we were even invited to choose our own playlist for the evening. The food was delicious and there was a lovely ambiance. Catherine and her staff could not have done more to make our evening special.

Food was fantastic, service was exemplary, ambience was wonderful. I cannot recommend enough. We all had a lovely evening and every detail was perfect. This little restaurant is a great find.

1st visit to Catherine’s last night and my friend and I can definitely say we will be going back. The setting is lovely, Catherine and her team are really nice and couldn’t do enough to make sure we had a great night & then there’s the food, OMG it was superb. The to top it all off we met some lovely customers too.Thank You Catherine, we will see you soon

Little gem in the heart of Norden. Amazing food & menu. Lovely ambiance, Catherine is the perfect host and brilliant cook, food worthy of a city centre restaurant . Can’t rate it highly enough . Will definitely be back . Had a great night & met some lovely guests . Thank you

Always a warm welcome. The soup is beautiful and our favourite is the homemade fish finger sandwich. My kids love going here for lunch.

This is a lovely friendly cafe. The food is great and the service excellent. You can park around the back of the cafe.

What can I say apart from gorgeous , lovely ambience .

Went for lunch with a friend the other day, we were greeted with a very friendly atmosphere and the people were lovely. I will definitely be returning. Great food and the portion sizes were massive.

What an amazing little cafe! The food is delicious, I have eaten here many of times and my favourites include a sausage sandwich (sausages from Wildbloods butchers across the road) and their fish-finger butties, oh my lord they are to die for! Pleasant staff and always a warm welcome. I love it here, definitely worth a visit.

Great little cafe but always cold in there, food is always great but it’s not a cafe for workers as small portions, slow service and expensive but great cafe to take you mum/granny for tea and a sandwich & a cake.

Our second visit, I suspect we will become regulars. Delicious soup and great sandwich- made fresh when ordered. Lovely atmosphere.

Called in Catherine's on a cold wet Saturday morning whilst my son was playing football down the road at Norden School field. Lovely clean café , friendly staff and excellent tasty sausage butty on thick white bread . Will definitely be eating there again.

Great new cafe much needed in Norden. Clean, bright and tidy. Good menu, bistro evenings held once a week and available to hire. Welcoming village cafe. Outside tables available so you can have a coffee whilst walks the dog. . Delicious breakfasts , bacon and eggs armies, home made cakes, lunchtime menus and can take away.

Went for a meal with a group of friends for the Thursday evening menu. Catherine catered brilliantly for the 2 vegetarians in the party. Food was all delicious and 3 courses for £20 is great value for the quantity and quality you get! There was a choice of 2 starters (spinach dumplings or pate on this occasion) and 2 mains (salmon or chicken), everyone also gets an amuse bouche on arrival and the dessert was an amazing selection of cheesecake, chocolate mousse and plum crumble. We will definitely be back and have already recommended to others.

Just been to Catherine's for a Bistro night with my family. I am absolutely amazed with the meal, the staff and the ambience. The food was exquisite, completely perfect in every way. A choice of two starters, 2 mains and a whole indulgence for dessert started with a selection of nibbles and delicacies. A table of clean plates as we devoured every last morsel. Our 5 year old came with and was catered to with a selection of goodies just for him and the staff were so wonderful. There is no licence which means you can take your own alcohol which we did and so enjoyed the amazing food with our own choice of wine. The delight in which the owner and staff presented the evening was contagious. As the bistro evening is every Thursday we will be booking to come again very quickly. Well done and thank you for the most beautiful evening and perfect food. Such a delight to have this gem in our own village! X

This small cafe in Norden is an absolute gem. Simple but excellent food which is well prepared and nicely presented. Coffees and hot chocloate are also brilliant. Service is excellent and the staff most welcoming and friendly. Prices are so reasonable for what you get. Apparently they open for evening meals on Thursdays only and you have to pre book. Definitely intend giving that a try sometime soon. All in all this cafe can be highly recommended.

Went for a evening bistro menu. Had a great time. Food and presentation was excellent. Made to feel welcome by Catherine and her team. Will revisit again very soon. Thanks alot

two visits now, both for breakfast, first time was OK, not exciting and not quick, can get better for cheaper. Second visit the breakfast was better and more worthy of the price. First time helpful and pleasant staff and prompt. Second visit no assistance from staff, cleared tables but didn't clean up. With the lack of service or have my order taken after 10 mins we went and ordered from the kitchen and was then only offered a fork and no knife. it appears that you can get quicker and personal service if you are old and only want a toasted tea cake!!. Will give it another go, just to see if they get better or worse.