Chimes in Moray

What a lovely Cafe. Small and cosy. Friendly and prompt service. Excellent value for money. Whether you call in for a coffee and a snack or a meal. We will call in more often :)

Really helpful staff and the food is beyond reproach. Had a Vegan burger which was as light as air. Good service.

Popped in for lunch and we both chose the senior citizen mince, tattles and tea or coffee. £6.50 each, so not particularly cheap. Long wait for the meals and certainly looked terribly unappetising when they finally did arrive. The tattles were obviously of an instant variety and the mince must have been the cheapest on the market. No taste whatever from the mince other than being overwhelmed with onions. Quite why you would require a gravy boat with this meal is bewildering. We both only managed a few mouthfuls and left the rest. This was absolutely the worst meal I have ever had. We have both suffered mediocre meals n the past but this was in a league of its own.

We visited Chimes last week for the first time & loved it....We got a lovely welcome from the staff....we had lunch which was wonderful, also the Coffee was so good - no room left for a cake from the large range on display but - got two pieces of Cherry cake to take away.... I can not praise it enough & will be back for another visit.....

Popped in for lunch, looked nice from the outside. Pleasant staff, nice menu.Good selection including lovely looking cakes and a 'specials' board.Went for the ciabatta, delicious, this was accompanied by a lovely coffee.6th November, and sat in the middle of the staff adorning the place with Christmas decorations ... a bit of cheery banter amid the (pleasant) chaos :-)

Visited with a friend who needed Vegan options which are otherwise hard to come by in the local area and she was pleasantly surprised by the main course options though we had only popped in for coffee and cake. My coffee and bakewell flapjack was good and she raved about the vegan ‘cheesecake’.

Was going to Brodie castle stopped of on the way for lunch thought we’d give chimes a chance as always walk past to go to other places and was not disappointed all 4 of us loved our meals my burger was magic definitely be back

Called for tea and cake , close to closing time . Welcomed by very friendly staff , good selection of home made cakes. For me a large choice of gluten free options too. Menu for lunches looked good too , will have to come again. Friendly homely and good value .

This place caters for everyone with an interesting and varied menu which included regular food, gluten- free, non-diary, veggie, vegan and probably several other options. I had the vegan lasagne which had the most realistic cheese sauce I’d ever tasted, followed by vegan Bakewell tart- both were lovely. I’d definitely go again!

We went for the Senior Citizens deal/ mince and mashed tatties along with vegetables and an added cup of tea. All in for £6.50 each. Service was friendly and the atmosphere was good. Staff were very helpful.

The staff are very friendly and the service was good. I also noticed that they cater for special dietary needs, which is a bonus. I would visit this café again, but I didn't give 5 stars because I feel there are areas for improvement. My friend and I ordered egg and chips, which was quite nice apart from the portion of chips being a bit on the small side and one of my eggs being slightly undercooked. However, the eggs were obviously free-range, which made a huge difference. Not exactly cheap either, but overall it wasn't a bad dining experience.

Excellent cooked breakfast and bacon roll with really nice bread. All washed down with good coffee and polite efficient service. Would recommend

Myself, my son and my father have been here several times recently and the service is always fantastic, the food is always delicious and the price is reasonable. The waitresses are friendly and brilliant with my young son and it's always a delight coming here.

La comida está bien, el ambiente tranquilo, pero lento lento lento lento! 2 horas para comer servirte, está bien si no tienes prisa.

Stopped by for a snack with friends. Friendly staff and excellent soup and sandwiches. All the food looked inviting. Well priced and in a good location.

Went for lunch and ordered toastie and a piece of cake each. Went in at 1.05pm. There were 4 tables with 2 at each. 2 of them came in after us and they were served first. Unfortunately just after 1.40 I went and had to wait a few minutes as they were all in the kitchen until the waiter came out and asked if we could get them as a take-away as I had to get back to work. That was after 40 minutes! He said yes we can do that! Not very impressed. They boxed it all up. A lady came through with it and said sorry darling we've not charged you for the cakes. Nice of them but it rather spoilt my birthday lunch. Had to race back to work and eat it quickly. Shame. Ok if you have plenty time.

Visited the area and stopped off here for a well deserved coffee and breakfast, well done enjoyed every bit, owner very helpful as we didn't know the area. Noticed the cakes but full from breakfast, maybe next time we are visiting. Also a good thing to know is they do outside catering, so mentioned that to family that live nearby when I arrived home.

Went in for lunch with my wife and mum and dad. The staff were very pleasant and attentive. The food was well presented and piping hot. All cooked to perfection. Wouldn't hesitate to go back when I'm up here again.

First impressions are dirty looking staff that look that they need a good wash, Secondly the food tasted strange and had an acidic afterbite, Wasn't impressed as it wasn't cheap either

Dog friendly, helpful staff, good quality food hot and tasty and very good value, would go back in a heart beat

Un hallazgo para un café, con una buena selección de pasteles, el servicio era bueno y el personal muy amable, merece la pena visitar

Espera visitar Dallas Dhu comimos allí. Oferta bonito y agradable personal. Menú básico pero rica. Muchas gracias.

Visitamos esta tarde, pastel de café y bollos. . Gran variedad. Mesas que necesiten aclaró. y sólo un chico joven que sirve. Los inodoros necesitaba atención y crema cuajada.. No es genial para las primeras impresiones

Good simple food including local fare - such as haggis and haddock plus lots more. Handily placed in the middle of the town. Definitely go there.

Called in for coffee and cake on a very cold day in February. The coffee was great and the gluten free ginger cake was delicious and moist. The staff were very friendly.

Great café with a good range of dishes and some mouth watering cakes. Friendly service and a pleasant atmosphere.

We were in Forres and fancied a bite to eat and a cuppa. We tried this place for the first time and it was lovely. Could do with a wee bit of paint or something to make it a bit more modern, but clean, and very quick service. Very good prices. I had a tea and a cheese scone, it was the tastiest I've had, big and full of flavour. Lovely. Will be back :-)

Veggie breakfast is good but all looks a bit deep fried?Soya milk for lattes is great. A dairy free spread for toast would be good as they cater for dairy free in coffees!

Stopped here for tea and cake after an afternoon in Forres. Very tasty cakes, especially the White chocolate topped millionaire shortbread. Yummy!

This restaurant/cafe has a good selection of food nicely presented. The portion sizes are good as is the quality of the food and service. Good for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea.

Cafe was quiet, plenty available tables. Ordered soup and sandwiches and pot of tea for one. Tea came quickly, however, the rest of the order did not!! Waitress came to the table after 20 minutes and said soup's on it's, 15 minutes later no soup or sandwiches, paid for the tea and left. Very disorganised, won't be back.

Doesn't look much from the outside and could do with a spruce up. We'd the tea for two @ £10.99 and it was superb. This compromised of sandwiches, a scone, tray bake and a slice of cake. Lovely big pot of tea that didn't dribble. Nice friendly staff, all a very pleasant experience and I would recommend. The menu is vast so we will be back to sample more of their cooking

Waited over 45 minutes for our order. When it did arrive the order was wrong. Very disappointing, redeemed slightly by correcting the price to reflect wrong order on paying

Great breakfast nicely cooked and service was good. Very satisfying. Lots of room for children and pram. Good choice on the menu too.Would recommend for a good meal before heading off to the beach!

I am not a regular here but I know many people are. It is very popular, nicely placed in the centre of the High Street. Really friendly and always attentive staff. Food freshly prepared, simple but excellent value for money. I have used their home catering service on two special occasions and have found them to be very efficient and excellentt value for money..

Been here a few time. Reasonably priced . Staff friendly . There soup is lovely .it's like a never ending pail

Clearly homemade cake which is high quality and plenty of it :-) We visited twice over the weekend , once on Saturday afternoon for tea and cake then again on Sunday morning for breakfast. They were pleasant and accommodating for me ( fussy ) separate beans & eggs . All good and not too greasy , the only complaint between 5 of us was that a tattie scone was over cooked. Otherwise good quality , nice setting and polite staff . We will be back

Very traditional, bit dated but friendly staff and fabulous coffee and bacon rolls! Nice to sit in the window with a paper and watch the world go by!

Nice coffee shop, good food and reasonable prices for the quality and quantity. Only criticism is that we went with our 1 year old son and they didn't have a proper high chair, only a fabric 'restraint' (for want of a better word) that effectively tied the child to the chair!

Pros:Excellent serviceFast ordersHigh quality FoodPerfect pricesNice & cleanFriendly/welcoming staffWide range of Food to choose frommany more...

The service was terrible. Though I remember all my time there, there was this person named Dylan. A skinny guy with longish hair. I saw him picking his nose one time and then right after handling some food. Which I am pretty sure he shouldn't be also since he was handling the door.

Chimes is easy to find, and free parking is available close by in front of the next block of shops. On the flat, it is wheelchair accessible. Staff were pleasant, but didn't seem to know what they were doing. We were a big group, but not sure why that should be a problem. Half an hour after we had finished our desert, the rest of the group hadn't even been asked if they wanted any. Hard wooden seats, but there is a couple of padded window seats. If they weren't available, would not have been able to stay.Had the vegetarian burger, which was sweetcorn based. It was nice, and came with salad, but had no dressing on it. Finished with a chocolate muffin, which was ok, but a bit dry. May try it again, if any comfortable seating is available.

A good place to go and with them being open on a sunday is lovely to take a walk to and chill for an hour or so with breakfast and a coffee (or a yummy ice cream milkshake)

There is a wide variety on the menu and the food is of a very good quality. The portions are large. I had a chicken wrap and it was full of big chunks of chicken and a lovely sauce. The accompanying salad was fresh and crunchy. The wedges were tasty but husbands chips were better (IMO!). The staff were friendly and attentive. There was a nice atmosphere. No complaints, we will definitely be back next time we are in the area.

Great for gluten-free- and the cakes are available to take away too. Had a lovely, well presented gluten-free lunch here. A good selection of gluten-free cakes. So nice to be somewhere that dietary requirements are catered for without any fuss. Staff are very friendly.

Lovely cafe for breakfast, lunch or coffee and cake. The staff are always lovely, so attentive and polite.Soya milk for coffees, gluten free cake available. Sometimes vegan cake but not enough! Veggie and vegan food and plenty for meat lovers too.

Friendly place and wide selection of snacks and meals. Four of us sampled chicken strips, toasted ciabatta and soup. All fine and not expensive. Service good

Remember when you ate mince and it was just mince with a few peas; none of that fancy Italian tomato rubbish. Well, come to Chimes and you will get old-style mince. Oh, by the way, you can gave it with mash (tatties) and baked beans. I enjoyed some proper tea with mine. Old school can still be good!

Love this place, its good prices great atmosphere and awesome food. The home made soup is a fav of mine.

My daughter loved the rocky road. Great selection and lovely soup. Recommended for a Sunday afternoon.

Found this little cafe following disappointment elsewhere. It was warm, friendly, indeed busy which says something. An extensive menu written on one inside wall. Service swift and food good.Decoration slightly drab.

Recently moving to the area we had a quick survey of the high street and liked the look of Chimes, we popped in and were taken away yet again by the large blackboard menu with everything we needed to know. Wi-Fi? Yes and here is the password, take away? Yes have a menu. Everything spelled out.Taking a seat the only bad point I would say is I can’t see four people managing to sit and eat comfortably round one table despite four chairs at most. Other than that decor and atmosphere were great.After a short time we had just decided on our order when we were very politely and professionally asked if we were ready to order. We took the Steak and Haggis burger along with the Chicken Pesto pasta with crusty bread, a latte and a soy Oreo milkshake.The milkshake bringing me to a point. This place is very inclusive. Vegan, gluten free and reduced calorie options alongside availability of soy milk. All of which for not additional charge. I never picked any of these options but it still made me feel very welcome and cared for. One star was that after ordering the soy milkshake the waiter double checked it was ok to put normal ice cream in.It wasn’t very long before we had our drinks and spotted the lovely big cake and tea stand to the back. Having them all on display but under glass covers was a great move. Both drinks I couldn’t fault though I would have preferred to have seen through the glass for the milkshake that’s just personal preference.The food not only looked and smelled great but tasted it too. The burger was beefy and the haggis subtle, I would have preferred it a bit more textured so you really knew the haggis was in there but each to their own. Plenty of Bacon and cheese added on. A tasty bun, nice side salad though no dressing and a good portion of crisp on the outside and fluffy in the middle chips; filling and tasty.The pasta gave me some mixed feelings. Although not specified on the menu when I think of pesto pasta I think creamy green sauce, a kick of pesto not just a touch. That’s not what came out to the table. I got my pasta and I could taste some pesto but it was more of a broth. I’d never seen pesto pasta like it. Now don’t get me wrong, it was delicious. The pasta cooked perfectly and it had absorbed the flavor and the flavor it absorbed was great. I could have had a bowl of just the broth as a soup happily. But I never ordered pasta soup. The crusty bread was delicious too, perfectly complimented the broth. I ordered the pasta to fill me up, I was very hungry and it’s a heavy meal I expected so I was disappointed by that and left still hungry but I can’t fault the taste.All in all we had a good time, enjoyed the food and can’t fault the service. I had my small disappointments but that was all personal preference and it didn’t break the bank either.

Love coming in this cafe for a bite to eat.Well priced and a very varied menu. They do a fantastic hot chocolate too. The staff are always very friendly and polite.

Just to start with the look of this place is just right, not too “posh” not too “cheap caff” just right. It hits for me that medium spot of good quality food with good service but nothing “too fancy”. So what does it look like? Try a black board wall with the full menu in clear to see text all spelled out for you with prices. Plenty of room to move about and chairs that should really have been less comfy that they were looking at them.What’s on that menu? Everything. I think you’d be hard pushed to not find a large chunk of it you’d enjoy. One thing I will point out is a large range of vegetarian and gluten free options clearly pointed out (even the all day breakfast) to top it all off the array of cakes on display is great. All nice and fresh with at least eight or nine different options. If you end up going often and start to get sick of the same old 30 odd choices of foods you’re in luck. They have a seasonal selection menu.So our experience included a steak and haggis burger, BBQ chicken toastie (both with chips on the side, a large coffee and pit of tea and two soft serve ice creams. For £18 I was quite happy with that. Couldn't fault the service and the food was great, the only thing knocking this down to a four star was the BBQ chicken. Honestly it could have been mayo chicken put on the wrong plate if it wasn't for the tiny touch of a BBQ sauce. Don’t get me wrong it was still nice, nice but not enough of a BBQ taste.I know we’ll be back regularly and I get the feeling this may be a one of mistake, I expect if we’d asked the staff they could have done something to help with it but we were just as happy with what we had and the staff were visibly busy.

We popped in for a quick lunch and were tempted by the egg and chips! These arrived quickly and were very good - probably some of the best chips I've had in ages. There were plenty of other choices as well all written on the wall. The service was good and the free wifi was a bonus. We would definitely go back.

We had two full breakfasts with coffee. At £6.90 per person I was hoping it would be good. When arrived at our table I couldn't believe how much food on the plate, all top quality ingredients and presented beautifully. Would definitely return for lunch as menu looked amazing. Free wifi also.

We had an excellent lunch at Chimes during our visit to Forres. They have an extensive menu, written on chalk boards on the back wall, I recommend that you carefully position yourself so that you can see all of it! There are a number of healthy options and there are quite a few gluten free meals and treats, which is commendable on all fronts. The portions were good and the prices were very reasonable.The staff were very friendly and the service was quick but not at all rushed. It seems to be popular with locals and there were a number of regulars in whilst we were having lunch, but we didn't feel uncomfortable or like outsiders at all, which has been the case in other places that we have visited. All in all I'd highly recommend Chimes if you are in the area.

Very friendly and helpful staff. We only had a light snack lunch but there is an extensive and varied range of food available including gluten free and vegeterian options. We had a generous bowl of soup which was served with a large piece of crusty bread. Prices for all the items on the menu appeared very reasonable. Would go back again.

Lovely food, clean and very friendly helpful staff loads of choice on menu and lovely cakes and deserts, the knickerbocker glory is scrumptious we went 3 days towards end of holiday and wished we'd found it sooner we would have went every day

We (2 adults 2 teens) enjoyed an excellent lunch in this café. Service was very quick and attentive, food was great, freshly cooked and piping hot and, for what we got, the price was reasonable.The teens appreciated the free Wi-Fi and the adults appreciated the fact that the staff were really interested in serving their customers.One of the nicest lunches out we have had in a long time.

We were at the Piping Hot Forres event and decided to pop in here for lunch rather than pay £200 for a hot dog from one of the stands.The cafe was very busy as was to be expected, we were a party of 5. Despite being packed they still made room for us which we thought was very accommodating. Inside the cafe is spacious and the menu is quite varied with options for gluten free etc. There are no steps to the entrance so pushchairs and wheel chairs shouldn't have an issue especially due to the interior space as well.Our drinks orders were quickly taken quickly, I had the Oreo milkshake which was very nice. For main meal I went with scampi and chips which was very good. The toilets are a little small but that is about the only point so can pick up on. Overall a decent cafe and well worth a visit if you need some refreshments.

We were looking for a quick snack whilst in Forres and couldn't have made a better choice. The menu was extensive, and it was good to see that they catered for gluten intolerance. The meals we had were well cooked and tasty and the portions were generous.

I went to Chimes today for a bacon and egg roll. It was very tasty and the staff were fantastic. Will definitely be back again.

The food was ok but the girl who served us gave us a "great" view of her 'Teenage Mutant Hero' boxer shorts, by wearing her trousers half way down her bum. Needless to say I was not hungry after that sight

We called in here, not for the first time in recent years, whilst on holiday. Handy for the bus from Inverness, and on what was a cold day, a hot drink and a snack was most welcome. Quick service, with a great range of cakes, and rolls etc. One downside was a noisy child at another table, but that was a minor irritant. Recommended.

I popped in here to have a quick snack. I was only after a coffee but also maybe a cake, they had several GF cakes available and I had the shortbread, it is nice that GF is becoming more common and I had a pleasant visit

Very busy cafe, so thought we would give it a try . Had basic lunch - rolls on sausage, soup and sandwich , so can't go far wrong. Meals coming from the kitchen looked nicely presented.Good quick service despite being busy

Over priced. Poor service. Disappointing. I had chicken fillets salad and chips, sounds appetizing, deep fried reconstituted expensive.

I enjoyed my lunch at Chimes. My large panini came with potato salad and other fixings. Everything was delicious. Restroom was in the back on the same floor as the restaurant. That is so appreciated for those folks who can't walk stairs. I would definitely come back if I was ever in the area again. There were many items on the menu that looked wonderful.

Stopped for a coffee and yummy bacon roll recently. Staff were very nice and exceptionally nice to a vulnerable older lady who was a bit confused. I was really impressed. Well done. I will definitely go back when next in Forres.

Came across this cafe the other day and popped in, to a very nice atmosphere, as a Coeliac it was nice to see that they did Gluten Free cakes and food, had a really nice ginger cake and nice coffee. Will go back