Flying Dutchman in Herefordshire, County of

Me and 2 of my brothers, went there, on a Saturday afternoon, while the market was on. They had ran out of the pork loin, so me and one brother opted for the homemade beef pie, with carrots,peas,New potatoes and gravy,my other brother opted for the not so small breakfast. There was about 20 minutes wait,as it's cooked as ordered, but it was well worth it! The food came out, piping hot, the pie filling was in abundance, plenty of carrots,peas and lots of gravy. It's a good job that it was piping hot,because, by the time that I finished the meal, it was still warm. Highly recommended, plus the place is very clean, the staff are very friendly and there are toilet facilities, and also a ground floor cafe, aswel.

We stop here a lot as it's the best food, value, service, anywhere. Often have the soup but torn between that and jacket potatoes. Really don't know how they do this quality for such reasonable prices too. LOVE the soup but fancied jacket potatoes. Flavour, huge portions and warm and friendly staff. Must try other food as all looks incredible. LOVE the banoffee pie and all the cheesecakes. Had a rushed stop a few weeks ago and had a bacon roll. How many pieces of bacon went in there?!! 10 stars, not 5. See you soon, thank you!

I was looking for somewhere to have lunch in Leominster and heard a group of ladies leaving the Flying Dutchman how good the was - as was there usual experience. I decided to pop upstairs and have a look. It looked clean, well laid out and the menu looked very promising. The food being served was a great advert. I had a homemade quiche and salad that was absolutely delicious. Will I return? Absolutely. Many thanks to the lovely, helpful and friendly staff.

The coffee is their own special blend and personally, I think its the best in town - especially the capaccino's along with their home made shortcake biscuit. The staff are always friendy and welcoming. It's a must if you visit Leominster - give it a go.

rude people and service was sarcastic. dry chicken, unripe avocado and stale bread. All around a bad sandwich and awful experience

The two of us stopped by for a bit of breakfast, had intended to order some pancakes but got into a conversation at the counter and found out that they're all brought from the supermarket, no cooking involved. And I'm not paying the best part of £10 for shop brought pancakes with a bit of fruit thrown on, what am I paying you for there? So we decided to go traditional. Usual English breakfast but with far too much grease, oil dripping off of everything. Mine was especially swimming as the butter portion for my toast had already melted all over the plate, but it was edible and I've had worse. Just a shame as apparently this used to be the place to go for breakfast in this town.

Always a cracking veggie breakfast here with friendly service. A local hotspot that always has plenty of seats available.

Lovely food, very quick service. The staff are extremely friendly, I would recommend to anyone in Leominster

I called in at The Flying Dutchman quite by chance whilst on holiday in the area. I enjoyed a lovely lunch of a piping hot jacket potato, large portions of grated cheese and coleslaw, a crispy fresh side salad with a nice dressing, all for under seven quid, served by friendly helpful staff in this attractive cafe, without having to wait too long for it to arrive.

Never been before, probably won’t bother again. ‘Hot’ pork roll was in fact cold. Sent it back Had to settle for so so bacon sarnie. Felt like one of those all to often places where staff don’t give a stuff. Maybe not their fault, youngsters who just want to get home.

Fabulous food delivered for our party .From ordering to delivery everything was 1st class.The sandwiches were lovely with a wonderful selection of fillings.The quiches were very tasty with plenty of cheese.And the cheesecakes were divine.We would like to say a big thank you to Max and his staff for their great service. Terry and Mary Bufton xx

Two of us went into the Flying Dutchman for lunch, nice to eat in a cafe that does not belong to a chain restaurant. My pasta was yummy, big served and well priced

We had a lovely lighter and not so light breakfast a few days ago but noticed the prices had suddenly jumped up. Whilst prices are increasing generally everywhere for everything it does come as bit of a surprise when the price of breakfast including coffees increases by several pounds. As pensioners it just means that unfortunately we won’t be able to visit so often.

Have been visiting the Dutchman for years, mainly for takeaway although the upstairs restaurant is wonderful too. Sandwiches are always fresh and plenty of filling in them, plus there is so much choice in the front counter. Hope this place stays around for a long time yet!

I recently returned to this lovely place. The service with excellent and they catered to my dietary needs. The food was serviced promptly and was delicious. I have been to the take away a few times and have had the same great service and delicious food. Would highly recommend and look forward to returning.

Visiting the take out bar downstairs and asked if they did gluten free sandwiches. The young lad behind they counter snapped back and said yes it’s frozen so you can’t have anything as if that was my own fault. So I left without anything. Won’t ever go there again. I must say that up stairs is fantastic. The staff up there will go up and beyond for you, especially with allergies. Find it strange I can get gluten free up stairs but get shouted at if you even ask downstairs. I can only presume that upstairs and downstairs are run by different people. But I would avoid the downstairs at all costs!!

Went in for 3 hot pork rolls, was told there was not enough pork for 3, so we had 2, but the gentleman behind asked for 1 and got the last, whilst my friend went without, customer service skills was appaling, ITS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR...

Went today, hot pork roll, but it was not hot at all, my colleagues chips were cold, and the sausages were warm, On the plus side the salad was cold... But it was supposed to be

Good food, generous portions. Gluten Free and Vegan options were good: halloumi salad recommended. Range of offerings: takeaway downstairs and sit down upstairs. Reasonably priced.

went for a vegan breakfast and was very disappointed. Very poor produce and microwaved mushrooms.And i don't understand what the sausages where about.

We hadn’t been here during these crazy times but are only just now carefully venturing out again. We were really pleased to see the service, quality and pricing of the breakfasts etc. was still excellent!! We’ll certainly be returning on a regular basis! Well done...

Excellent breakfasts, one full English and one vegetarian with hot tea (something all to rear) and coffee. Clean, loos clean and value for money. Will keep visiting.

The food is beyond amazing, made with proper ingredients! Every member of staff are extremely helpful and polite. There are loads of options to cater for all dietary requirements. The Dutchman is by far the best food and service for miles around! Would highly recommend...

Absolutely shocking. I had a breakfast the sausages have a weird taste in his way overpriced you don’t even A drink with it. Went back to give it another chance and I had a chicken baguette the chicken has to be frozen pieces like you...

I used to dine a lot here. The menu selection was good, staff friendly and service efficient. I can only think it has changed hands: menu much reduced, service appalling and staff unhelpful and uninterested

We have eaten in this café many times over the years, usually when traveling from South Wales to my parents’ house in Cheshire. The service is always good and we have rarely had to wait long. I have always found the quality and quantity of...

Looking for a late lunch we were advise by the Tourist Office to try this establishment and we were pleasantly surprised. Good menu selection although we chose form the board of daily specials. Our food was nicely presented and more to the point it was...

The service was slow but they were vvery busy. I found the sausaged inedible as they tasted like mechanically recovered meat mush. The fried eggs and the bacon were freshly cooked. When I commented on the sausages to the waiting staff they just ignored it....

Went here and ordered a breakfast and a mug of tea what stands out is how poor the experience was the sausages had a weird taste The tea was really nice I found it very overpriced for the quality of the food almost £10 Almost...

We called here on spec for lunch today and sat outside in the ancient market square. We’re both vegetarian, had an Halloumi salad with cous cous, roasted veg, salad leaves and dressing. Beautiful presentation, delicious, ample portion, would recommend.

In delightful Leominster recently we stopped off at the F D for a quick early lunchtime snack, and we're glad we did. The place was briskly busy, but the ordering and service element was well worked out and we felt safe throughout. We shared a...

As soon as we are able, almost there, I am bringing a car full of work colleagues. We will be early as we will have an amazing breakfast, then walk about for a couple of hours and back for lunch! Favourite place - regular visitors before the pandemic but can't WAIT to come back as have told everyone what a superb place it is! See you soon.

I opened the door of the shop to ask if i could go in with my puppy in my coat to order a sandwich and the older lady said no so i asked if i could order it from outside the door she replied no as i had to go inside to pay she said i could to my puppy up outside "not yet vaccinated and costing me £3k i wasn't going to do that so i walked back to my van and drove back to the cafe leaving my puppy locked securely in the van i proceeded inside and placed my order with a more friendly member of staff only to listen to the older lady talking about me to the lady serving me until it was pointed out it was me.Very unprofessional and rude.

Every meal I have had here has been absolutely first class. Try the panini with bacon and Brie for example - generous portions, superb quality cheese and bacon and prepared beautifully.My personal favourite is steak pie with either mash or chips. The pastry is super and the big lumps of steak are lean without any fat or gristle. Delicious and worthy of a Michelin star- I’m serious!!Give the Flying Dutchman a try - you won’t be disappointed!!

It does say that if you want to use the restaurant you have to go upstairs but due to mobility problems I can not use stairs so my daughter asked if we could sit downstairs instead. The lovely lady who served us went out of her way to help. She took our order for us downstairs and then bought the food down to us. She was extremely helpful. We had a large breakfast which was absolutely delicious and piping hot. Will definitely go back again.

I appreciate that C19 has meant that businesses have had to adapt, but the system in place here didn’t work for our visit and seems a bit nonsensical. Upon arrival a huge notice advises customers to take a seat and a server will bring a menu over, we complied and after 10 minutes of being ignored I had to go to the counter and ask for a menu. One member of the party then has to go to the counter to order, if the establishment is trying to minimise contact they really need to consider full table service.The service we did receive was awful, plates slammed down on the table, no courtesy from our server, I had to ask for cutlery and felt like I was really being a nuisance.The quality of the food was mediocre, my accompanying salad was obviously prepared some time earlier - cucumber was completely dry and salad leaves brown around the edges.I don’t think I will be likely to visit the area again but if I did I would grab a snack elsewhere.

Had breakfast here before we went home and we were impressed! I had the yoghurt and granola which was very tasty. My parents had the light breakfasts which they said they enjoyed! Great place to enjoy a breakfast.

Banging breakfast served all day Regular travelers choose to eat here rather than the hotels in the area. I’ve been using this place for 2 years Staff are really friendly and that makes the place

As strangers to the town we were looking for a quick lunch before moving on. The weather was awful and we settled on the first reasonable café we came across. In hindsight it was a good choice.I just wish we had discovered the second restaurant upstairs which looked better furnished and more comfortable. On climbing the stairs to find the toilets it became obvious that the locals knew it was there.The food was fresh with plenty of choice, an ideal stopover, and a place we would gladly return to.

They've got a separate vegan menu with imaginative meals on, they offer a range of milk alternatives, and friendly efficient staff

Surprisingly good!Made the mistake of ordering downstairs which did t look that inviting.... realised there was seating upstairs and, ‘bam’!, a whole new restaurant..... had a jacket potato with chilli, cheese and salad. Possibly one of the best I’ve had! Huge portion, a potato cooked properly and a nice environment to eat in. So the key is, head upstairs and you won’t go wrong!

Just had breakfast here and firstly the young lady who served us was extremely pleasant and even said thank you as we left which was very nice. Breakfast was ok but it would be nice if they could spend a little more on the quality of ingredients. I thought the sausages were of ok quality but would have much preferred if they were locally sourced. Bacon also was a cheap mass produced product. I would happily pay more for a "localy sourced" breakfast. We always, wherever possible, support independent traders as opposed to multinationals (Witherspoon 10 yards away) and it would be nice for independents to support local suppliers. However, that is only my view. The cafe is pleasant, clean with attentive staff.

They advertise that they open at 8. I arrived at 8.10 and began by asking for a pot of tea, Before I could get any further - I wanted a full breakfast - I was asked to take a seat and someone would 'see to me'. I was then ignored for 10 minutes. They were busy - most of the staff were sandwich-making, and then an order arrived. But the staff dealing with order, right in front of my table, avoided my eyes, turning their backs on me for most of the time. They were all very young - but, really - someone sitting at an empty table? Why not just smile and ask 'is eveything OK?' or similar. I walked out. The stuff being delivered looked pretty cheap and nasty so it looked like a lucky escape.

A really good selection of food for any taste. Very good prices, a good place to stop for lunch when out shopping in Leominster

My favourite place to eat for breakfast or lunch. Food is always first class and service is good and professional.

I come here very often with family and friends just to go by and grab a bite to eat. The food is excellent and serves very nice refreshments, especially its milkshakes and coffee's. The pastacarbonara is a popular one and so is the cafe itself. And even with rivals in drinks like Coffee#1 just down the street they manage to get on top. There is also a sandwich bar type stop in place below on the street that is less busy but does provide seating.

Nothing really to shout about at this eatery. Food is nice but overpriced, they have a wide range of specials.

buy take away lasagna its great, and good size portions.it gets busy as its so popular, but worth a short wait.

We love the food here, easily the best breakfast I've ever had. We eat here often and have never been disappointed. Thank you.

Food was great.... lots of appreciation voiced around us whilst there... our second visit we weren’t disappointed

Whilst having a drink with a food loving friend in Leominster we decided to visit the Flying Dutchman as I had a great meal there some weeks earlier,we both ordered the eggs,ham and chips and again it was superb, it was so good that my friend repeated several times how much he had enjoyed it, that is praise indeed, the chips were perfect,and the eggs and ham the same high standard,a great Chef,backed up by happy service in relaxing surroundings, and all at a reasonable price, well done all at the Flying Dutchman.

Steep stairs up to cafe. Light modern and airy surroundings. My husband ordered lasagne which was very nice. I ordered goats cheese, pancetta and caramelised onion panini. one piece of pancetta, some tiny cubes of goats cheese and a horrible caramelised onion concoction. I took it back and they deal with it charmingly re-doing the panini with more generous portions. However, they need to buy quality chutney, (Monkland cheese diary sell the real thing), big pieces of onion with no caramelised taste or appearance whatsoever, weirdly pink. It hasn't put us off as quite a few items on the menu looked interesting.

We turned up as a family of nine - including a 9 month baby - on a busy lunchtime, and managed to squeeze in to 2 tables. There was plenty of choice for our vegan and vegetarians. The food came quite fast and was plentiful and tasty. The staff were friendly and helpful. Thank you!

My niece is vegetarien so I wanted to treat her to a meal at the Flying Dutchman after seeing their menu for the Buddah Bowl on the wall outside . I am so pleased we did come here for last Saturday lunchtime as we both enjoyed our meals so much . The menu on the blackboard is one of the most extensive I've ever seen and after a lot of deliberation I finally chose the seafood platter , though I was tempted by the homemade soups & the Buddah bowl . My niece had the all day vegetarien breakfast . Very reasonable prices , beautifully presented & healthy too . Pleasant service , very clean & will definately be back . Next time I shall try and get the table overlooking the Square & have afternoon tea & cakes !

The main Restuarant is upstairs as is the toilets that is why I gave this restaurant 3 stars as I have great difficulty negotiating steps. The restaurant food is fab and a great variety of foods. Something for everyone and good prices. The staff are friendly and the place has a nice vibe about it. Highly recommend trying it.

The selection of food on offer is excellent and good value. The service is good and the restaurant is clean and tidy.

My first visit to the Flying Dutchman in Leominster was Saturday 30th March 2019, I went upstairs and ordered thick cut ham,eggs and chips, all the staff were superb and the whole place had a very pleasant feel about it, after a little wait my meal arrived with a smile and I can honestly say to anyone it was faultless, great chips, wonderful thick tasty ham, and the best eggs ever, I will be returning on a regular basis as a extremely satisfied customer every time I am in Leominster, well done all at the Flying Dutchman.D B B HEREFORDSHIRE

Up stairs I appreciate is not always easy for some elderly customers but I would recommend the Flying Dutchman.

An unexpected visit for breakfast. I had the lite break fast with black pudding, my partner had eggs Benedict. Both excellent.

My first visit Friday lunchtime 15th March. Straight off was well impressed by the helpfulness, efficiency, friendliness of the staff who all seemed happy. All smiles. great selection of food. The most delicious coffee i have ever had. Clean, relaxed environment, excellent prices. there is a counter on each floor, but the diamond of a girl said they would bring my meal up. All the staff are absolutely great. I will return regularly and I cannot wait. Service at its best.

You really cannot beat a breakfast at the Flying Dutchman, various sizes to suit your appetite and gluten free options. If a full breakfast is not to your liking try the pancakes. Great coffee and lovely service, lunches are equally good. Their sandwiches and take out are the best in Leominster. Well worth a visit when you are here.

First 2 places I looked at were closed....thankfully! The falafel, hummus and roast veg sandwich was simply the best of it's sort I've ever had. Nice friendly place too

it was a very cold day and I decided to treat myself to a hot coffee and a sandwich. I seriously wish I hadn't bothered to waste good money. the assistant was unfriendly. the coffee was so strong, I had to ask for extra milk, and even then, it was virtually black. the sandwich was disgusting. the bread had been defrosted and tasted like it had been left in the wrapper for about 3 days. it was cheap white supermarket bread, and definitely stale. how disgusting serving this. this was honestly the worst sandwich I have ever had. I had one just one bite, then just ate the filling, and gave the bread to the birds the following day.please don't bother to try and dispute this, because this is the truth. it was the end of the day, but that is not a good enough excuse.

A wonderful eating venue in the heart of Leominster just off the Market Place. A tremendous range of home-cooked food from snacks to main meals and wonderful coffee and teas. Try their own-recipe meaty chicken or mince slices. You can relax with newspapers supplied. Favourite spot is the window 'balcony' which overlooks the market .Great to observe the bustle on a Market Day. Having 'cocktail party' syndrome,my only minor criticism is it can get quite noisy upstairs, as there are a lot of hard surfaces for sound to bound around on.

I’d first like to say that I could fault our food my family had on Saturday lunchtime, it was delicious. I must however Comment on the dreadful behaviour I witnessed from two staff members. One was on her lunch and the other was preparing food behind the counter whilst having a conversation about a member of the town who works locally. The both seemed happy to express their distain for her, calling her some pretty appalling names, all whilst in the presence of customers! I heard her name and the name of her partner so I can only assume people would be able to identify who they were talking about. They should count themselves lucky that they weren’t in the presence of someone who knew this person and would personally take objection to their comments. It makes you worry what they have to say about other customers once they’ve left!

Visited yesterday for the first time. Absolutely excellent. Sandwiches, panini's etc all cut to order while you wait. The place was packed, but the service was very quick. There was also a seating area if you wanted a cuppa to go with it. Staff were very friendly. Will definitely go there again.

Leominster's family restaurant that always delivers food that is as good if not better than any of the big names.

Had a takeout salad box after a hot/busy day at work, just what I needed it was so yummy & the baileys cheesecake...wow it’s out of this world it’s amazing.

Excellent coffee, and great service. Very friendly barista, who made a great coffee! I didn't have time to eat, but the cakes on offer looked great

En plein centre de Leominster, un restaurant parfait pour le lunch. Offre un choix de salades, soupes, sandwiches, plats avec des suggestions pour le jour. Salle très lumineuse.

This is a true hidden gem and the best place to get a bite to eat in the county! Be it sandwiches, jacket potato’s, quiche or other deli items the Dutchman has you covered with great portion sizes at an unbeatable value with a homemade quality that is delicious. The real star are the salad bowls which allow a variety of fillings that are all freshly prepared and full of flavour. If you visit Leominster you owe it to yourself to visit.

Stopped off for a break in my journey and called in on chance. What a great find this was superb food and service I would recommend this place to go and enjoy the food.

Only had a sandwich and coffee, sandwich was made to order with a few crisp and salad on the side. Well presented and good all round. It was quite busy but not over crowded, had a good hot and cold menu.

Food was good quality with friendly staff in a clean café. The Pork Baguette tasted really good, with loads of pork and a fresh side salad. Coffee was good also.

Fresh food hot or cold ,prepared daily, superb choice , great staff , always happy at any time of day.

Always a lovely coffee or tea here. Restaurant upstairs but I can't review that as I'm disabled and can't get up there. But the homemade sandwiches, sausages and pasties as well as pork and stuffing sandwiches. It has a huge menu for a small cafe restaurant. We always pop in there if we're in the centre of leom inster.

Popped in for a coffee and it seemed like a lively friendly place - food looked good too. We would like to return to sample the menu soon.

what a lovely place. we were greeted on the street by the owner who realised we were English and told us he was from London but had been in mallorca for 20 odd years. he said they made the best cocktails and because it was my sister's hen do gave us a few free shots to celebrate. charming and lovely made us feel welcome and the it's situated in a lovely spot. we sat outside enjoying the sun and our drinks watching the world go by. so glad you stopped us and yes the cocktails were amazing. thank you x

Plenty of choice and friendly service. Chargrilled chicken and lime mayo baguettes are Devine. Very busy at peak times so less time go make a choice! Well worth a visit x

Roast pork baguette and a cheese and bacon panini. Nicely cooked, generous quantity and really tasty. I've walked past this place a few times and really pleased that I gave it a go today. Well worth a visit.

Been coming to this place for 30 years. The same owners and the sandwiches are wonderful. Locals love this place and its clean and welcoming. You may have to queue at the counter but its worth it and a sign of a good venue

My wife and I called in for breakfast it was very good served hot and in good time, staff polite and nice surroundings not the cheapest but food seems a good quality and tasty, would stop here again

Huge menu, for eating in or takeaway. Friendly staff and good service. Family and child friendly. High chairs available.

My many visites to this excellent café are limited to the take-away counter. And I’m always pleased as punch when the Cornish pasties are not sold out. Top quality!

I visited last week with a friend for breakfast and was very pleased to report that both the 'not so lights with toast and black pudding' were up to usual exceedingly good standard and set us up well for a busy clay shooting session.

By far the best 'luxury' cafe in Leominster - Roy's Cafe is the best greasy spoon, a big distinction in...

Upstairs from a fairly ordinary door in a market square is the Flying Dutchman cafe. A bright, comfortable interior, friendly...

Having left several good reviews in the past we have recently become concerned that standards have clearly slipped on three...

We chose to visit the Flying Dutchman in Leominster as we just wanted a quick lunch, and it was very...

Fabulous sandwiches & soups. Except for hairs found in any of my lunches. But if the girls serving have long hair flapping about it is going to happen!

Llamamos hoy mientras recorre para el desayuno 2. Mientras que no hay vistas desde la cafetería tiene un ambiente encantador y acogedor. Todo el personal era muy cortés y servicial. Los desayunos eran todo recién cocinado y abundante. Tuvimos la avena, que era fantástica, un enorme bowl de avena, cocinado a la perfección, con azúcar moreno y banana, relación calidad-precio increíble. Además, el café era el mismo nivel. Estoy con ganas de regresar pronto para el almuerzo. Excelente comida, excelente relación calidad-precio.

Detenido en Leominster durante un par de horas y necesitábamos un lugar para el almuerzo. Topamos a la Flying Dutchman y quedé muy satisfecho.

I ordered the spinach, potato and bacon soup. The flavour was nice but it was so salty that I couldn't eat it. These things happen from time to time, I'm sure that it was just a chef error. However, when I told the waitress she just grinned at me, turned around and took away my plate. My complaint was completely ignored. Maybe it was her first day but I was shocked that I was so utterly dismissed. Please train your staff and taste your soup.

We regularly call in here for lunch on our way to Ludlow. Always seem to have jacket potatoes with prawns as it is SOOOO good! Must try all the other food on the menu as it is all fantastic. Always consistent top quality and the staff friendly, efficient and attentive. Kelly served us yesterday again, don't know how they make a profit with the amount of prawns I get! Thanks everyone. See you in a couple of weeks no doubt. Pat and Graham XXX

Busy town centre Cafe offering excellent and good value breakfasts and lunches. Variety of soups and dishes with daily specials. Shop and short stay Cafe downstairs with more comfortable and spacious tables upstairs. Closes around 4pm and not open Sundays. Owned and run by Dutchman and his son.

We went again today for breakfast and yet again had another superb meal!First class service, quality and at a very reasonable price! Certainly the best in town

Judging by the queue out of the door, we thought we would take a look. The bowls of salad looked appetising, and staff were busy preparing sandwiches etc. Went in ordered, staff helpful and polite, clean tables to sit at. When the food came out, the baguettes were full of filling, side salad and crisps as well. Lovely food and the queue stayed out the door, so must be very popular. Very reasonably priced

This really is one of the best sandwich shops I have been in. Visiting the area on a fishing trip with two friends we called in here for coffee in the morning and take away food for lunch by the lake. I can't believe the amount of food they put onAll the sandwiches were made to order. Fantastic can't be best.

I love this place: half greasy spoon / sandwich bar(downstairs) half modern cafe (upstairs). The food is largely homemade, the portions are big, the prices are reasonable and they offer a a selection of specials and healthy alternatives alongside the old favourites. Would highly recommend to anyone in the area for both a quick sandwich and leisurely lunch - I just wish they were open in the evenings as well!

A very clean and well maintained seating area Fantastic choice on the menu for a quick/ easy bite or for a more filling alternativeI had the amazing carrot cake Very tasty and a large slice for my money The coffee was good tooFriendly and easy going staff Take time out and enjoy a bit of relaxation A lovely cafe