Dunwood Park Cafe in Oldham

Met 3 friends here last weekend. Ordered separately - toasted sandwich and coffee. The coffees came out 1 at a time, over the space of 30 minutes. I went in to order 3 more whilst we waited for our food; it took 25 minutes to be served (2 people in front of me) so in the end I didn’t bother. Our food came after an hour… not in the order we had ordered them and not together. Other tables received their food well before us and they were ordered afterwards. Whilst queuing I watch the staff- sadly this is the problem- totally disorganised and food hygiene practice that made me feel sick. One girl was at the till, taking orders, making the drinks and cooking the toasties. One girl just stood by the bar waiting for instructions (no effort to clear tables or help), the kitchen staff were just dreadful. One young man in and out- he took bins out, then came in and touched the pile of sandwiches waiting to be toasted, looking what they were. He did not wash his hands, but wiped the butter he had on his hands down his sweatshirt. The girl at the front kept touching her pony tail, then the food (again no handwashing)… she was so overwhelmed that she cried. She wiped her nose and eyes on the dishcloth which then went back on the work top. I felt bad for her as it was too much for one person. She had a thermometer in the toasties, and used the same one for meat and vegetarian sandwiches, without cleaning it.It really was totally disorganised and had I seen these things before I had eaten, I would have cancelled my order. We all just felt nauseous, wondering what might have happened to our food. Being busy is no cause for this and I was horrified. Such a shame as this is a lovely cafe.

Great place, good choice of drinks, friendly staff, children and dog friendly would definitely recommend

Nice little cafe tucked away in a peaceful location. The owner is very accommodating and friendly and everyone there seems to know each other :D. Try some of the fancy looking cakes with your well made coffee! The parking is right next to it and there's some outdoor seating if the weather is agreeable.

Beautiful park and with a lovely cafe and that is fun and hosts lots of events and great food. Service can be slow if they get a big rush on but otherwise great place! :)

Fantastic place ,food drinks all top notch , spotless, all the staff very very helpful, polite, . Well worth the visit 😃😃😃 wishing you guys all the best 👍👍👍

This is a gem of a place staff are friendly and polite and food is lovely especially the cakes.such a warm community atmosphere

The best coffee in shaw by a mile! The staff are always so kind, helpful and cheerful. Thank you for reopening and saving this gem! ❤️

Lovely staff, cosy place and great selection of cakes🙏🤓 Highly recommend x Lovely Lilly was a brilliant server today 21.12.24 Fabulous 😍

Lovely park & cafe. Great choice of coffees & cakes. Very helpful & friendly staff.

WOW, what a lovely cafe. The cheese pie was the best I've ever had. The owner and his staff made us very welcome. Lot's of home baked goodies. We'll definitely be back for more in the future.

So friendly and welcoming. Beautiful park views and lovely food.

Lovely staff .Go out of their way for you .

Today my wife and I had our first visit. The new Management (Cherry Top Bakery) made us feel most welcome as we stepped into an amazingly peaceful atmosphere. Our first impressions were of how clean it was, soft yet bright decor, and comfortable seating. As we enjoyed our meals, more people were coming in and it appeared to be doing well. My wife and I soon felt as though we were at home. Relaxed, and yet able to chat with the amazing staff. This new management certainly know how to win the hearts and minds of customers. The quality of the food was amazing and was presented without having a long wait Looking forward to our next visit.

Great little spot for basic food and good coffee. Staff are lovely and the overall vibe of clientele is friendly and welcoming. The cafe itself has a small free car park which can be a base for a walk through the woodland. There is a climbing wall structure which was great for the kids.

took my client here for some lunch, great staff and a lovely environment

Decent size full English, good quality ingredients, friendly service.

The food is freshly cooked and there is a good choice. Really enjoy it. Just wish they had gluten-free bread and other milks.

Nice spot to stop for breakfast or lunch. Dog friendly

Lovely little cafe in a beautiful setting. Great choice of food and drinks. Friendly, welcoming staff.

We go to this cafe on a regular basis and have a full English breakfast it’s great value lovely food and great service.

Poor. Can't even make a cheese toastie. The cheese was still cold and hard. Rude staff after asking for it to actually be made warm. Five quid for that! Pathetic! The photo was after asking for it to be heated more......

Great food friendly staff clean environment

Do a great full English breakfast here. The staff are nice too. My wife absolutely loves the fish finger sandwich from here.

Lovely little cafe in a scenic location with plenty of free parking available. Spent a couple of hours here working from my laptop. Was immediately offered the wifi password by the owner as soon as I got my laptop out which was nice. Great coffee, I didn't have a cake but they look delicious. Good selection of food options on the menu (including breakfasts which are available all day). Staff are really friendly, would highly recommended. I will be coming back here again soon.

It's a half decent cafe with a good cake selection. Coffee is not Barista style. Comes out of a machine. Not tried the savoury food menu though.

Lovely little place that I only ever hear good things about. Me and son popped in, and we had some drinks and cakes that were delicious. The staff were great. Very helpful. I can't wait to go back and try more food.

Lovely little cafe, very happy staff, great tasty food especially omelette. Yummy cakes. We'll worth a visit. Park also very pleasant to walk around.

Have never been there before but found the visit extremely good. The staff were very efficient and friendly. Menu varied and would recommend it

Recently re-opened under new management. Completely refurbished. Small inside but well decorated. Good service and good, home cooked food at a reasonable price. Cakes are good and coffee is good

I called in here today for lunch for the first time for ages. I had a gammon steak and a can of Coke for £8.50! Wonderful value. The gammon was delicious and there was so much I brought some of it home for tea. I will certainly come again after my walk in the park.

Really lovely place. The food made in house is usually good. I had the jumbo fush finger butty yesterday but didn't like it. I think they were deep fried so very oily. My daughter had a steak sandwich which was fab. Staff are lovely and friendly, always laughing. And I can actually take my dog in.

Nice little stop off for a brew and my son had ice cream. They had a good menu of different breakfast and lunch options. Overall happy with our grab and go items. They sold out of the one vegan option and didn't have anymore to bring out but my daughter who's allergic to milk protein was asleep.

Lovely sausage & bacon sandwich.. Mmm 😋

Just had a drink so no food rating

Just had lunch with my wife. The food is absolutely fantastic and the staff are lovely. I would recommend to everyone as you don't know what you are missing. We will certainly be going again.

Very nice steak and cheese butty!

Had a latte and cake, very nice, friendly staff, very clean, level access for anyone with mobility issues, weather permitting can sit outside, dogs allowed but must be on a lead inside.

We stopped off on our way home for a tea and cake9. Was excellent. We will be calling again.

Lovely cafe... My dog loves it too

Was passing through. As id heard about the cafe and wanted to try it. I came at a bad time as the prices have gone up... I didn't purchase anything. So I thought I'd upload and upto date menu instead and one was last posted years ago. This was taken 07.05.23 Some of of the prices looked fine...some not. Hope the latest menu upload helps anyways

Its just a nice place for tea and cake, whilst being attached to a lovely Park!

Lovely coffee and delicious food, great friendly service.

My best cafe ever the staff are all lovely make u feel warm and welcome the food is very good

Great little cafe. Lots of choice

Love this little local cafe in a beautiful local park. I quite often have a hot chocolate here with a good friend 🤗

Beautiful breakfast, as usual ! Lovely friendly staff, only thing I could say is that we had to wait a little while for the food, as they were unusually short staffed. Other than that, definitely worth a visit 😉

Great little place Super food Very friendly staff

Friendly staff, didn't eat but good range of options if you wanted a snack or drink.

Super little cafe in the park. Just what Shaw needed. Excellent food and great service.

Lovely! Good food friendly staff, comfortable seats in a warm room and dogs welcome.

Dog friendly! Yipee! All the dogs so well behaved !

First time we've visited since new owners you must visit great staff 👍 will be back for food

Under new management and is a brilliant cafe which hosts events for the locals definitely worth a visit

Great place for a walk, can even take your dog, play tennis and grown green bowling

A little hidden gem. One of the best cafés in oldham. Excellent home made food. The homemade soups and cakes are especially nice.

Lovely place great cafe love it

Good stop off point mid dog walk

Friendly staff and nice food. And flexible to what we wanted.

Great little hidden gem of a cafe.. 😁

A lovely place to stop off for a drink and something to eat. Staff very friendly. Coffee very good, as was the sandwich - generous size and filling.

One of the better Bacon, Brie & Cranberry toasties I've had.

Fantastic friendly service spotlessly clean and great tasty food. Thank you 😀

Find myself in Shaw killing some time.......coffee and a bacon on toast !....staff very pleasant and helpful...

Wonderful staff, fantastic coffee and cakes

Nice little cafe nice fresh home cooked food

The breakfast was swimming in grease, sausages were tasteless ,and cold, won't be going back again ☹️

Free water if you need a drink on a hot day nice food too

My sister and son visited here not so long ago for ice cream in the hot weather. Apparently the staff are really nice and it's a lovely little cafe. Our son kept on asking to go back so mst be good. We shall visit soon :)

Very nice food is very good Made very welcome

It's a great cafe. Very friendly staff. Good food 👍

Beautiful little cafe, offering everything, from a cup of tea, full breakfast, ice cream and cakes. Very clean and most importantly super friendly service. Would highly recommend 😁