Decodence Cafe in West Lindsey

Service is shocking! Politely asked if we were to order at the till and with a shocking response from the girl behind the counter “nope we come to you” said with attitude. Then approached with our drinks “a coke for whoever” - absolutely appalling attitude from someone who needs a reality check. Place is dingy and dirty too, coffee is reasonable about the only saving grace really! Use the cafe in building one in future, wouldn’t recommend this place to a rat

Ordered soup and a coffee, after a wait of over 25 minutes they arrived. Couldn't believe the soup was made from a packet ( cup a soup ) and the coffee was awful. Crockery was old, not washed properly and stained. Woman at next table asked for a clean cup. Waitress wasn't pleased and snatched the cup without saying anything. Talking to other customers outside they were also unhappy with service time, quality of food ( bland, dry and all out of freezer) and the unfriendly manner of the older waitress who was serving at the time ( 1:00 14 Feb ) . There are other cafes in the antique shops on site what we have previously used and can't fault them. Very disappointed and won't be going to that cafe again

Very tasty and excellent value for money. Staff friendly! Hadn't realised it was there so nice surprise. Staff coped very well with the card reader problem.

So warm and welcoming, food is freshly cooked, curry one of the nicest my husband enjoyed it, very aware of allergies. Recommend you visit, lot cheaper than the other ones at this site and tasty

Rude staff food terrible coul not eat the bacon and eggs were under cooked cakes are kept in a disgusting state not clean at all.

No welcome greeting , smile or acknowledgment on arrival. Found a table for us , sat for 10 minutes before someone came to take our order , sullen faced , not a glimmer of friendliness from her. She clearly hasn't been trained. Couldn't tell us what size a "small chips " portion was. She did say that the wait would be 20 - 25 minutes. We were prepared to wait. As we waited we noticed how grubby & shabby everything looked, we found dropped food under our table & bits of cress on the tablecloth. Our teas werd brought & we were glad to have a drink while we waited. We noticed at least 3 couples left who sounded disgruntled as we waited for our food to come. We waited & waited, half an hour.......35 mins, 40 mins, no sign of food. We caught the waitresses eye & asked if she could please find out how long our food was going to be. She returned ( still no smile or apology) to tell us that it's being prepared & won't be long. 10 minutes later it arrived . We mentioned to the grumpy looking woman that we'd had to wait 55 minutes. She replied "You could have walked out if you weren't happy !) No apology , no smile, no "enjoy your meal". We were polite to her & we were astonished to receive a relpy like this. The food was barely palatable ,either overdone & rubbery or pale & floppy. All could have been cooked within 10 minutes as chips, mozzarella sticks & brie bites are all pre prepared & only need 10 minutes cooking. Cold Quiche & salad with coleslaw hardly takes 55 minutes ! The place was fairley busy, but surely the anticipate this, not every table was occupied. All in all I wouldn't go again . We heard a few comments as we were leaving about the terrible service & the rude woman . I didn't leave a tip.....also they undercharged us . Last laugh .haha I was ready to leave but

Very busy cafe, staff are very busy and try to keep up with demand. Cafe menu of sandwiches, chips, jacket potatoes, possibly a toastie or two and there’s a selection of cakes. Seating isn’t the comfiest but then again you’re not spending masses of time in there. Food is honest and reasonably priced. Just have to accept it’s very busy and may have to wait a little bit for orders to come through. We have been a couple of times whilst visiting the antiques centres and we’ve found the cafe to be exactly what it says on the tin.

We were visiting Helmswell Cliff Antique Centre & decided to visit the Cafe for a coffee. The homemade cakes there were so tempting. We had coffee I had a slice of Lemon cake my partner had carrot cake. It was all so delicious.

Amazing value. I had jacket potato cheese and beans. Large portion with lovely side salad. Hubby had Scampi. I had a really good black coffee and hubby had pot of tea. £14! Fantastic value

Started off fine, enjoying my baked potatoes whilst waiting for my husbands pie to arrive. Cut the potatoe at the bottom and it left a row streak on the plate, bottom of the potatoes brown in my opinion dirt , couldn't finish it . Returned it discretly.Pie never turned up left but still charged for the potatoe. Lesson learned should have been more vocal. Wouldn't visit again.

Super value for money. It's a typically coffe and cake, chips, beans and sausage, sandwiches and toasties, jacket potato and fish and chips etc. But the value is excellent.

We always pop in here when visiting Astra antiques, the big breakfast is HUGE and propery cooked quality ingredients, i could not have done it any better myself!! Lots of home made cakes, lovely coffee, lovely owners. I really think its a bargain and would happily have paid half as much again for that kind of quality ! and i'm stingy:)

A great selection of food, and delicious cakes...ideal for a snack or a full meal, all freshly prepared, all at very reasonable prices....

Well I won't be coming back anytime soon, dried up yolk on the egg, dried and shrivelled up mushrooms, soggy toast and the sausage tasted like one you get in a chippy! Only rated a 1 because I can't give it 0

Found this place cheap & cheerful though the service was painfully slow the day we were there. The room was full and serving lunch specials - steak pie which we ordered. It took nigh on an hour to arrive which wasted too much time as we visited to see the antiques/bric-a-brack not the inside of the cafe.

We stopped here for lunch on our visit to the antiques centre. There is a good choice on the menu from snacks to full meals as well as daily specials. We had fish and chips at £6 including a hot or cold drink. For this price we did not expect much but it was excellent with a large piece of fresh fish in a beautiful crispy batter. As everything is prepared to order there can be a wait of 20 minutes but this was not an issue for us. The only downside is that the cafe is small so it can be difficult getting a table even on a week day.

We had lunch on the 3rd January at the Decodence Cafe inside Astra Antiques Centre at Hemswell Cliff. It was our first visit after failing to find space in another restaurant nearby, and I'm glad that we stumbled across it. The Cafe is small but perfectly fitted out with quite a number of four-seater tables. We all had various 'lite-bites' ranging from a toasted sandwich, to paninis and a jacket potato. The drinks arrived quickly and the food soon followed on. It's pleasant to find that you still have tea to drink when the food arrives as so often the speed of delivery is such that the drinks have been drunk long before the food is offered. Not in this case. The cafe was busy so good on the two members of kitchen staff for their speed. The toasted sandwiches and paninis were hot which is half the battle won, and the jacket potato had a substantial topping of both beans and cheese. In fact there was so much my sister couldn't finish it all off! We all agreed that we would be visiting this cafe restaurant again over our usual haunt where we couldn't get seated. Very well worth a visit!

While visiting the antique centres in Hemswell wanted a coffee and a sandwich. Excellent table service at reasonable prices.... very unusual in an antique centre!

I visit probably 3 times a month. The food is always excellent, the prices are very reasonable, and the staff always very pleasant and helpful.It can get busy when understandably service starts to drag a bit.For that reason only, I suggest what I think is a helpful tip.Train staff to always return to the kitchen with something in their hands and never empty.Either take back empties or fresh orders, it demonstrates eye for detail, pride and customer care.Regularly I'll sit at a table ready to order, my table cluttered with the previous customers' plates ... and staff will deliver an order to someone and then walk past me without a glance, intent on returning to behind the counter. When asking if someone is ready to order, it's best not to just approach with a notebook ready and enquire. Invest 10 seconds in piling empties ready for carrying back and then wiping the table. Use that time to establish rapport ..."Hello, how are you today, having a good time, are you ready to order?" Until that happens customers can feel invisible.Go from strength to strength!!

We normally call during the week and before 12, so don't have a problem getting a table. If you call during the weekend it might be difficult to get a place. The food although alright, is nothing special, but, it's not expensive so a good meal for the price. My only complaint would be the lack of space between tables, which makes it difficult getting in and out. It does seem to remind me of a 1990's cafe and perhaps could do with updating. The staff are pleasant and happy to help with any requests.

Great food staff and prices. You will need to visit here for a break or meal along with a drink. This will refuel you for the rest if the day.

Decided to visit the antique centre not knowing there was a cafe. It’s a well presented Art Deco style cafe within the antique centre, very welcoming staff and the service was first class. The food we ordered was worth waiting for. If your visiting the centre do call in to this cafe and have lunch, you will enjoy.

A fabulous art deco style cafe with an extensive menu for light meals. Very reasonably priced with pleasant and efficient staff. It's slightly tucked away in a corner of the Astra centre. Food is always to a high standard.

When we had taken longer than expected in the antique shops we decided to have our lunch here . What a great choice as the food was excellent as was the sevice .

We have been regular customers of this cafe for several years and have stopped off en route to other places as it was so nice and we have even gone so far as to recommend it to friends. It was therefore a great disappointment to visit there today to find that we were totally ignored It wasn’t that busy We were sitting there waiting to be served and another family arrived The waitress was messing around at the counter sorting out some paperwork and messing around with the cakes We were annoyed to find that after another 10 minutes or so the waitress then proceeded to take the family orders therefore still ignoring us. With that we put our coats on and left. Such a shame as we will no longer be recommending nor will we be visiting again in the near future.

Not the Ritz but a very good antiques centre cafe. The centre is the largest antiques centre in Europe and rates a full day visit. As such a watering hole of some repute is most important. Lovely soups, homemade and very tasty at reasonable prices. The rest of the menu looked very well priced and if it is the same quality as the soups then I am looking forward to giving them a go.

Me and my mother in law called in for cheesy chips it was yummy apart from cheese being really strong for my liking very friendly staff and good value for money

Ok, we weren’t expecting restaurant quality food from this little cafe, but did not expect it to be quite so awful.

Lovely 1930s Ambiance in this lovely clean café. The meals are simple food but very well cooked and presented. Small staff but they work non stop to produce the meal as quick as humanly possible. Never been disappointed here and now the toilet facility has been up dated it is a regular stop at lunch times.

Always been pleasantly surprised at the good value, portions and speed of service. Mind you, we usually go towards the end of the day. They are strict with timings though, so if you’re 5 minutes after last orders they won’t entertain you.

Visited earlier in the month. Bought a pot of tea for one and lemon bakewell tart.

Nice food and not expensive. Not posh and ideal for a break in your antique hunting at Hemswell. My only criticism is that the food takes a very long time to come. Today the 6th September we waited 40 minutes for two toasted sandwiches! It would have been nice to be told of the delay before ordering and not after! Other than that it was fine.

Lovely place to relax and enjoy. The food was very nice. The staff very friendly. Nice surroundings.Good selection on the menu. All in all a very nice place x

We went in here yesterday to break up our antique searching marathon. Food is nice enough and not overly expensive. However, they have decorated it in a 1930s style and what would have made the atmosphere better would have been to have some Art Deco/1930s music playing.

Great café, always call in when we are at Hemswell, staff are lovely, always have a smile and a chat.

After a long walk round the base, couldn't have found a better place for a late lunch. Decorated in black and white Art Deco style. Very good food freshly cooked, plates emptied

Good food and coffee. Now like their menu says, they do not serve fat food, but serve good food as soon as possible is very true.

Given the rating for the value and quality of the food which was excellent and very tasty.

Fabulous wholesome food!! Try the homemade cakes and soup Delicious food,friendly service and very good value

A very decent eaterie for a snack or drink. Plenty of seating, outdoor seating too for good weather. Staff pleasant and efficient. It seemed popular with visitors when we were there.

Fuimos a almorzar hoy la decoración es genial. el personal era muy amable y servicial. Los asientos eran muy cómodas y el menú era genial algo para todo el mundo. Después de una corta espera nuestra comida llegó y honestamente puedo decir que fue la mejor comida de la cafetería que habíamos comido en años. Entonces decidimos que eran codiciosos monstruos y tenía una porción fuera de la tarta cada nuevo excelente. El precio era muy bueno. Yo le daría a este Café 10 de 10 por todo chicos bien hecho buen trabajo espero volver pronto.

A welcome cup of tea and two superb hot chocolates on a very cold day indeed. Friendly fast service too.

Mi esposa y yo visitamos antigüedades hemswell centros 2 o 3 veces al año. Tengo que decir que este pequeño café es realmente buena.

Caminar por los centros antiguos en la lluvia es una gran manera de pasar un domingo húmedo. Si hemswell cliff y hambre y sed o frío prueba Decondence en el centro el mejor café en astra, todo el lugar. Buena comida a un precio razonable limpio para el tipo que es. Si lo que quieres es un restaurante de primera clase, este no lo es. Si quieres una comida ligera, té o bocadillos es genial. También es el único en todo el sitio que está caliente.

Hemos usado este cafe antes (y otro en el lugar), así llegó aquí especialmente para un almuerzo tarde de preferencia.

Decadencia Café es directamente de la década de 1930, con decoración en blanco y negro de temática y precios acordes! Tiene un menú sencillo, con unos 10 sopas diferentes para elegir - casero - así que si te gusta la sopa, te sentirás en el cielo! También tienen un muy buen papa al horno. Consideramos que el mejor será uno de los que simplemente es cubierto de queso cheddar rallado finamente, pareja - excelente. Hemos probado otros rellenos, pero eso es un firme favorito. Tuvimos el pescado y las patatas fritas un día, pero esto resultó ser un error, ya que fueron claramente congelados y no es aceptable. Pero si te quedas en la sopas caseras, patatas asadas o una porción de uno de los grandes, tartas caseras, no te puedes equivocar! Y las chicas que trabajan allí siempre trata muy difíciles de complacer y dar servicio con una sonrisa. Un lugar pequeño y encantador para parar en medio de su viaje si te quedas en las inmediaciones.

Very clean cafe (5 star rating), very friendly staff, lovely food and not overly expensive. Not the first time we have eaten there and I'm a very fussy eater so it must be good. Well done to all the staff.

Fantastic soup...cannot believe the choice in there on this freezing day...I had sprout, chestnut and bacon soup with lovely bread and butter....gorgeous and I make all my own soups and I'm pretty good but that was exceptional.....and my husband had the broccoli and Stilton which I regret to say was better than my homemade at home so was gutted....well done Decadence.....worth the 80 mile round trip, great centre and the best cafe

Visit this venue quite regularly and always have lovely food, well presented by pleasant and helpful staff.The salads are the best we have had when it comes to garnishes as these tend to be hit and miss at other venues. The Jacket potatoes are always well cooked and a wide choice of fillings available. The breakfasts are in great portions if you can eat it all as there is no room on the plate for anything extra. Sausages are a bit tasteless and a change of make or supplier might be of benefit though as this really spoils what is a great 'Full English'.Great surroundings set in the 20s/30s give great ambiance to this small and delightfulCafé which is spotlessly clean in every way.TOILETS! if you can call IT that are in the Antique's part of the building NON AT THE CAFE. One toilet for males and females and so old it is an Antique itself. Not very clean and so antiquated its like something out of the 1920's. I am sure this does not meet the law regarding food establishments and needs to be addressed very quickly before the café is closed down by the Local Council!

Whilst staying in Lincoln we paid a visit to Astra Antiques and found this little gem inside. The cafe is beautifully decorated in the Art Deco style and the food is delicious. Hubby and I opted for soup, I had Brocoli and Stilton which was out of this world and hubby had Spicey Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato, which he said was stunning. We returned a couple of days later I had same and hubby had French Onion, which had been recommended by someone in the antique centre. It didn't disappoint, yet again the soups were delicious. All the staff in the cafe and the antique centre were extremely helpful and friendly. We would recommend this lovely cafe to everyone. We'll definitely be back on future trips to Lincoln.

Hidden away inside astra antiques is this lovely little 1920s style cafe, beautifully clean, friendly service with a smile, we just popped in for a drink but the menu looked very tempting will definitely be returning for a bite to eat (they even have slimming world meals available for those dieting excellent idea!!!) I on this occasion had a lovely chocolaty hot chocolate which tasted delicious, would certainly recommend this lovely little cafe to anyone visiting the area

A great art deco themed cafe set in one of the best antique shops on site ive visited three times and the food and drinks have been perfect everytime

Having browsed around the antique displays we visited Decodence for a mid day snack and it was so delicious that we returned later for our afternoon tea. We were extremely impressed with the quality of the food and it's excellent value coupled with the good service that we received. Well recommended if you are visiting Hemswell and Astra Antiques.

Excellent freshly prepared food. Service always friendly and accommodating. Deco feel and atmospheric music lovely. Excellent value for money - quality ingredients and generous portions. Cooked breakfast is a must! Have been many times, and the quality is consistently high. This time the service was particularly speedy, as this can sometimes be an issue when busy.

So good we went there twice in the day. In the morning for the bacon roll and afternoon for a fresh cream date and walnut scone. It was the soup menu that drew our attention. A long list of soups including 'sprout and chestnut'. Didn't try it but will do on our next visit. Also looking good was the chilli, cheese and chips. Love the Art Deco ambience of this small cafe and great prices.

Visiting Hemswell to do the rounds of the antiques shops and decided half way round we needed a refreshment stop - we enjoyed the quirky decor the service was friendly and the food and drinks excellent freshly prepared and cooked - very clean and tidy too - wouldn't hesitate to come again

Great little cafe with a varied menu, hot meals to home made soups and cakes. What a choice!. We called in for a quick cup of tea whilst browsing the antiques but ended up with home made soup and a pulled pork sandwich. Lovely food, service is rather slow but well worth waiting for.

This is a lovely place for an afternoon bun if you are bargain seeking at hemswell. None of the pretentious annoyances of nearby food outlets just good value home made cakes. Great

There are a few cafes on the site but this is be far the best. It's decor is fun and quirky but also very comfortable. The atmosphere is calming and no piped music spoiling the ambience. The staff are friendly and the service quick. Food is freshly prepared, very tasty, a good choice and excellent value for money. Also unlike some other cafes they have soy milk and decaff. Well worth a visit and definitely recommend.

Had afternoon tea, good choice of sandwiches and cakes and unlimited tea which was great.Would definitely recommend this place.

Great menu, including gluten free options - expected it to be more expensive to be honest! Perfect place to rest before/during/after having a rummage at Astra Antiques.

What a pleasure to find this little gem of a place inside the Astra Antiques Centre. Superb décor and ambience. The soup we had was terrific.

Lovely little cafe with very helpful friendly staff. Delicious food so not the place to go if you have little will power for avoiding all things tasty! I had a brie, walnut and honey toastie with salad - gorgeous! Everything else we saw served had that distinctive homemade look and aroma, hmmmmmm!

It is a hidden gem what a lovley place look forward to coming back to try the cakes.. very clean and staff friendly..

Although it was a 20 minute wait for the food, it was well worth the wait. Freshly cooked and piping hot.I opted for an omlette, my wife a panini, which she saud was the best one she had ever had. We will certainly visit again.

I called in for a light lunch after browsing through all the antiques and was pleasantly surprised at this little cafe hid away in one of the antique shops.It was mid week so a bit quite (I would expect it to be busier at weekends)so got a table easily ,the waitress came promptly over and took my order just a pannini with a side salad and a slice of delicious homemade Victoria sponge with a pot of mint tea and it was lovely .The choice on the menu is very good and freshly made when you order so don't be in a rush .I would definitely go again when I am next in the area .

Excellant food and well prepared. Aldo service was superb, the young lady serving was so friendly. The decoration was brilliant well worth a visit.

This cafe has much improved in the last few weeks. The food has always be good but the service was always slow but has now much improved

Visited twice recently with similar high standard of food and service. The soup (spicy sweet potato and butternut) was excellent. Prices are excellent especially the fish and chips.

a fab find. lovely, friendly staff, good service and freshly cooked, homemade food. can recommend the fish and chips! would definitely eat here again.

Food was so good that we returned later that day to have a meal while waiting for our coach departure time.

We have been here twice now and enjoyed it on both occasions. It's clean, well decorated and has a good selection of home made soups, plus gluten free cake. Only thing I would suggest is to have some nice background music.

Great themed cafe with great service and great quality food .loved there little waitress absolute gem

At a bit of a loose end yesterday we decided to take a short trip into Lincolnshire to visit Hemswell Antique Centre. We have been several times, but never to “Astra Antiques”. On this occasion however we did and were very pleased to stumble across DecoDence Café which is rather tucked away inside this unit.I really wasn’t prepared for the décor, stunning may sound a bit over the top but it truly was. A huge amount of style, effort, and attention to detal has been put into the interior of this establishment and the whole place is spotlessly clean.We went in for a toasted Panini with Salad garnish, but my wife ended up with Ham (cold) Egg and Chips and I had, in spite of good intentions, the home-made Corned Beef and Potato Pasty, Chips and Mushy Peas (on their “Specials” board) together with a coffee and a pot of green tea. Both were promptly and cheerfully served by the staff who were a delight, the quantity was just right and quality excellent.The whole thing including an extra can of Ginger Beer cost a very reasonable £11.75p!The only slight negative was it was difficult to assess atmosphere and service if busy as the Café was empty as indeed the whole site was, most unusual for this antique centre. There is no reason to suppose however, from our experience, that this would differ materially under busier circumstances.We will be going back to sample their delicious looking cakes though, together with a good range of coffees and teas and, if antiques/collectables are your thing (or even if not), you should seek out this tasteful and tasty little gem before too long!

Found this cafe in the Astra antique centres on this site. First impression was that it is a clean bright and airy place. It is well decorated, a bit "deco-ish". Very friendly staff member gave time to peruse the menu before we ordered. Light snack was produced very quickly. For those who look out for Environmental Health ratings, it's a 5. Recommended.

After wandering the many quirky shops around Hemswell, and making the mistake of calling for a hot drink at the first place we stopped at, we were given a couple of vouchers for a free drink from A lovely garden centre called Tower Concrete & Nursery, to be used at Decodence Cafe. It was getting late and we were starting to get peckish so decided to give it a try......What a pleasant surprise ! Very clean, very good quality home-cooked food, and extremely good prices. I had a jacket potato but had to pinch a chip or two off my partner's plate........the best I've had in years! Would definitely recommend this little cafe.

We had two sandwiches, which were freshly prepared and presented on a nice oval plate, with some crisps and salad, all for a really reasonable price. The ambience was pleasant and fun, with the 'deco' theme, and there was no irritating piped music!Add friendly service to that, and we will be returning soon.

Visited on a bank holiday weekend and they were very busy.The café is situated in a large antiques site that was a former RAF base. The décor is very entertaining and enhances the twenties look.Once the staff recovered their equilibrium they provide us with very good food and drinks.