Gilchrists Family Bakers and Tearoom in Harrogate

Second teashop in Boroughbridge that wants to shut early on a Friday before 2:45pm, all we wanted was a tea or coffee, but no, although invited into the tea shop, a call from the kitchen area at the rear by another unseen member of staff indicated that they had already cleaned up and were ready to go home ....... Nothing like an early finish, talk about POETS day !!!!

Average food & it would have been cheaper to get a round of coffees at the savoy! £4.40 for a latte & £5.20 for a flat white with oat milk is a disgrace! Left feeling ripped off.

Really disappointed! I ordered a large sausage, bacon and egg it cost £7.45 and it was disgusting! I would avoid at all costs!

Went in today and got a small chicken and stuffing sandwich, £5.15 absolutely disgusting, no wonder shop/ cafe was empty. Won’t be going again

We called in for lunch and ordered a hot beef & onion roll and a chicken & stuffing roll with a pot of tea. Whilst waiting I popped out to the outside toilets which were engaged. After 5 minutes a member of staff came out who had obviously been smoking in there. I went back to our table and the food was collected from the smoker who had prepared the food by another member of staff. The beef & onion roll was so disappointing as there were two tiny pieces of beef with a minuscule amount of onion. The chicken roll was slightly better. For £18 we felt underwhelmed and almost ripped off. We always try to support independent businesses but this encourages use of the multinationals as you know what you will receive.

Take away 2 medium (normal I’d say) sandwiches 1 Cornish pasty. Ham salad 2 slices, chicken 4 small pieces. HOW MUCH? £14.05. Always like to support local, never again. Rip off the visitors but not the new local resident! Shame on you. Such a shame but we will stick to the little tea pot.

Decided to go out for breakfast and popped into this cafe/ bakery. We ordered 2 sausage and egg rolls, a pot of tea and a can of Fanta. The egg was rubbery and the sausages (2 in each roll ) just basic. Nothing could have prepared us for the bill. £17.40!! For basically 4 sausages, 2 eggs 2 rolls a tea and a can of pop! We asked for the receipt and were horrified to find each roll was £6.30! At least Dick Turpin wore a mask when he robbed people. I don't mind paying a lot for decent food however this was neither decent or value for money. The prices on the wall behind counter do not give a true reflection of what you will pay . Avoid at all costs !

We've visited Boroughbridge several times, but had never stopped here before. I wish we'd kept walking and gone somewhere else, to be honest. I paid £30 for a hot beef and caramelised onion sandwich (dry, leathery, thin slices of beef, a spoonful of onions, no gravy), a bacon sandwich (bacon was hard, overcooked, and hours old), chips (tasted weird and my daughter refused to eat them), two Diet Cokes, a gingerbread bear (large and cute), and a slice of carrot cake (very moist, but not convinced it wasn't from a mix). Really disappointed in the quality of the hot food. We won't be back.

Little bakers and just after the lunchtime rush (deserted but lots of dirty tables). Got the distinct impression the staff were far more interested in getting ready for closing at 3pm than having more customers to eat in.

Nothing was too much trouble for us four thirsty travellers researching the local history on a hot Wednesday afternoon. We arrived just before closing but the staff responded to our plight with large pots of hot tea and a variety of cakes which we enjoyed on the pavement in the sun at their tables outside. Superb quality of cake, catering even at that late point in their working day by coping with our allergies and intolerances; wonderful staff and service.

Caller here early morning after a visit to Studley Royal. I had a full English breakfast which was pretty poor. No hash brown, no black pud, no fried bread. Really stingy portion and the banger looked like it cost about 2p. Won't be going back. Cakes did look awesome though!

Nice little bakers / coffee shop. Difficult in these circumstances but couple of seats out front. Nice tea garden at back but a bit of a trek along an alley. Nice garden but lead up to it a bit off putting. Staff a bit rude. Senior person from back pushed into till whilst I was being served didn’t acknowledge quite rude actually. Young lady serving me was great though. Obviously uncomfortable with the other persons actions and apologetic as a result

We had only been here once before a long time ago and sat inside the cafe,We normally go to the Deli further up but it was closed so we had a latte and cake here sat at the back in the garden.nice quiet seating area friendly welcome and service and cheap.2 lattes served in take away cups and 2 cakes was £8 ish.

We strolled into town and came across this little gem. The staff were very friendly and talked us through their menu as we were very indecisive about what to order... it all looked lovely. I had the chicken, stuffing and gravy roll and my husband had a hot sausage and bacon roll. Really delicious and a great pit stop for a country stroll. We will definitely be back

We have been working over LS12 on a building project Last few days & was out looking for our lunch one day & came across Gilchrist Bakery. 1st impressions are very much the most important & found a very clean shop on the outside, also ample parking available On entry to the shop, I was greeted by a very happy lady named Nicola the service was 1st class & with a smile throughout our visit, very unusual. The sandwich was very well stocked with ingredients & was lovely & fresh, could say the best I have ever tasted. The traditional Cornish pasty is the best on market. Very highly recommended & have been back today for lunch with same service & banter. (It’s a tea cake by way Nicola) 🤣🤣 1st class service & lovely staff, keep up the excellent service ladies great job 👏👍 credit to your company. Kind regards Pristine builders Yorkshire Ltd

Centrally based cafe. Very popular with travellers to take their indoor or outdoor visits. All year round!

What an awful experience; I'm not sure what was worse, the service or the cake. The staff are really unhelpful to the point of being just plain awkward. The cake was dumped on a plate, looked really unappetising and tasted pretty foul. Don't go there; there are other cafes in Boroughbridge where you will be made to feel at the very least welcome, the service will be better and the food will be edible.

The owner seems nice and the younger staff working here are lovely, but some of the women working here can be vile. Extremely expensive for what the food actually is and I witnessed a worker with black hair and glasses drop food on the floor then actually serve it straight to a customer - Was obvious and could see it from the front room!!Appalled by this and the service is extremely slow during most of the day. Was told that the triple cooked chips are actually frozen chips that are fat-fried again, all the pasties are warmed for ages in the microwave, younger employees (that outnumber the older) are not appreciated, bread is left out overnight and if the tea cakes have gone stale they are re-heated in the microwave to fool a customer! The cake I had was still partially frozen inside so I guess not a lot is fresh. Unbelievable.The employees don't even wear gloves while touching your cakes or food so I won't be going back again.The family feeling of it is nice but not enough for me to forget what I witnessed and was told.

lovely little stop-off in the village for lunch. Such a delicious array of treats and really great value. We'll eat here again if we are in the area. Definitely recommend! (They lost a star for running out of granary bread by lunchtime... I think it's a sign of a busy place, but also meant I couldn't have my all time favourite option...)

A nice traditional tea room with friendly service serving nice drinks in China cups Only problem is that it is a little cramped inside

On our way home to Carlisle from York and called in to Boroughbridge. Found this lovely little cafe in High Street. Staff so friendly and had a lovely quiche and salad, followed by one of their lovely cakes

Where do I start? as soon as we entered the building we was greeted by a cheerful young lady called Geogina.you couldn't fault her or the hot chocolate she made.

The four of us crammed onto a table for lunch on Sunday. The staff were arguing and bickering with each other as I tried to order some food. They had run out of jacket potatoes so I ordered the quiche. The quiche was cooked very unevenly and barely edible and the 'side salad' was a joke. I would not recommend this place at all!

Went twice. Stayed at nearby hotel and wanted light breakfast. First time pleasant staff and reasonable, not special but ok.Second time , different staff. Price had risen by 40%Charged almost £5 for a sausage bap. Two tasteless sausages in commercial bread roll. Almost half price if it’s takeaway, which are the prices on show.Don’t let this put you off a very pleasant small town.

So sorry for saying this but chips advertised as twice cooked but as a cook they are frozen and under cooked. Dirty tables when having too ask for a cloth too clean table and no not overly busy that's a shame cos bread absolutely outstanding and I am very funny about bread..not nice when colleagues complain busy when only 6 people in

Stopped for a coffee here before doing the Roman walk. Staff were friendly and drinks and good were a good price so we decided to have lunch here too.No problem with the food but when paying (contactless)I asked for a copy of the receipt.The man, I can't call him a gentleman as he certainly wasn't one, completely humiliated me and became very rude telling me very loudly that that was the point of contactless -You didn't get a receipt!He made such a fuss about it I felt truly uncomfortable. Definitely will not return.

Whilst I appreciate the tearoom was very busy the service was nothing less than chaotic and unfortunately the dry Yorkshire curd tarts did nothing to improve our experience

We go in here quite a lot for various bakery and food items, either sitting down or take away.

I returned to this pretty shop in a nice village to use the cafe, i had previously used it several times to take food away and it was lovely.

We drove up from Staffordshire on Saturday Morning and called here for breakfast. We both took the small full English which was all cooked to order and served with lovely hot buttered toast. Just a perfect way to start the weekend

Having packed up the campervan and heading home, we decided to eat breakfast locally.

The atmosphere here was really nice - staff were all very friendly and ready to chat. We ate here twice during our stay in Boroughbridge, once for lunch and once for breakfast, and had some great meals that came out quite quickly on some really pretty old-style tea sets. I also recommend the bakery, where we picked up some snacks. Service was generally great. At one point all staff were in the kitchen but when I approached the counter someone immediately came out so I didn't consider that a problem.

We recently set up a business opposite this Café,and what a delight it has been. The food is homemade, the staff are wonderful and the cakes are to die for. the lady that reviewed 4 weeks ago stating that she works in hospitality and that this establishment was overpriced, clearly works in a neighbouring business that is in direct competition, therefore her review is not worth reading!

Called in to this quaint North Yorkshire cafe cum bakery...

We popped into the cafe for a light bite to take out, now wish we had.

Really helpful staff and lovely home cooked food. You can ask for items to be cooked to your liking.

Great place for a coffee and sandwich or cake and is staffed by really friendly people. The battenburg cake is amazing as is most of their homemade cake range with a great assortment of fresh bread and rolls. Seating inside and out and prices are very reasonable

Quirky tea room with the most fab Battenburg ever. So good I bought one to take home. Friendly staff and locals that make this a great place to eat. Stopped off on way down south instead of a service station and it was way better than any service station! Excellent!

Estábamos buscando en las casas de la zona, y quería una taza de té y un trozo de tarta en un domingo por la tarde. Muchos de los otros establecimientos en este pequeño centro de la ciudad estaban cerradas, pero el lugar estaba reventar de las costuras, y sólo nos las arreglamos para meter en la última mesa disponible, y otros pocos minutos después no conseguir un asiento.

Nice place for tea and cakes although can be a tight squeeze as table space is limited. You can sit outside if luck and watch the world go by. very busy especially as seemed to stay open later than all the other cafes on a Sunday afternoon.

Esperamos un rato, se plantó en el mostrador, para ser servida; esta es la primera vez que esto ha sucedido, y he visitado un par de veces

El personal era tan amable que me sentí como si fuera parte de la familia, la comida era excelente y muy bien de precio.

Normalmente llamada en puente de borough en visitas al Noreste por un "Odre Stop". Esta vez tuvimos un paseo y encontramos uno de los mejores "tradicional" de las habitaciones que he visitado, el ambiente era perfecto y el personal no era el único gran embajador "s a la panadería y salón de té, pero en sí, el Puente de borough factura total fue de £6. 50 por dos tazas de té muy completo, (1) y dos tortas de hierbas que sabían tan bien como parecían, al menos me dejó una sensación bastante completa, y ser Yorkshire nacido que tenia conseguimos un buen precio por mi dinero. También trajimos una selección de cuatro pasteles casa a un total de 4 libras. 10 p, mi única queja sobre las tartas, estaban demasiado bonito tan buena como cualquier otra gran de mis padres he horneado y me hubiese llevado más en casa, pero no soy diabético.

I was looking forward to a bacon sandwich for breakfast whilst on a bike ride but when I looked at the menu it was actually better value to get the small breakfast with a coffee as part of the meal for £4.95. It was really enjoyable and came with two slices of thick toast. Great value and very tasty.

Early morning up and doing the chores, stopped by for a coffee and a hot sausage rollFriendly staff, nice and quiet whilst I was in there and some nice smells circulating with all the baking

I don't often review cafes - we visit far too many. However, we stopped in Boroughbridge yesterday and were delighted at the quality of breads and cakes and pies on offer in Gilchrists. Yes, it is a small cafe - cosy and friendly, would be my description. The 'critical' reviews they have been given say more about the reviewers than Gilchrists - they deserve far better!! The treacle tarts are to die for! Don't pass by....

The cafe part of this baker's shop is quite small, and as the cafe is very popular with locals it can get pretty busy. We went in after a pleasant Sunday stroll to Aldborough and had a very welcome pot of tea and a coffee, both of which were fine. We also had one of their "chubby rogue" cakes, which was excellent - and for those not in the know re North Yorkshire bakeries, this seemingly strange name is their way of getting round the copyright laws re Betty's famous "Fat Rascals".The menu here is relatively simple, but from what I saw the food looked fine and the prices reasonable. If I was rating this place purely as a cafe I would give it three stars, but the top quality cakes on sale in the baker's certainly merit an additional star.

This tearoom is a little dated but there was service with a smile. Beautiful pasties and sausage rolls and a nice cuppa. You can't leave without taking home some home made bread and battenburg cake. The iced topped tea loaf went down well too.

Whenever we travel north from Nottingham to Newcastle we always stop here. Borough bridge is a lovely village and this tearoom is first class. They bake all of their own bread and the staff are very helpful and humourous. I recommend the all-day breakfasts (large or small) which includes tea/coffee and buttered toast at a very reasonable price. It is a delight to call in for a half-way break in our journey.

Needed a couple of morning rolls so husband popped in this afternoon. He came back into the car in shock £1-40 for 2 very expense still not recovered.

Called for a lunch on our journey South from North of Scotland, having been in the same cafe on previous occasions.ordered two crab and prawn bread cakes with mayonnaise and two coffees. Service and coffee was good but crab and prawn turned out to be minced fish sticks and prawns. Fair enough we ate it without complaint.When it came to paying the waitress refused to accept our Scottish twenty pound note stating that they have received several fake Scottish notes in the past. This was rather embarrassing and made us feel like criminals as we did not have any English notes or sufficient change to pay our bill. My wife then paid by card much to my annoyance.

Ideal stop off it you are cycling, there is ample space behind the cafe to store your bike whilst re-energising with one of their delicious cakes. Best bit of cycling! Also looks like they do a great breakfast. May have to drive back one morning. I can recommend the peppermint slice. Also have outside seating front and back.

I came here for a coffee, at around lunch time. I was thinking about having lunch, but the menu seemed quite boring and over-priced. They have a full coffee menu, so I ordered a cappuccino. When it arrived, it was very weak - it pretty much just tasted like warm milk. The service was ok (waiter service) but the staff were shouting at each other across the café, which kinda ruined any atmosphere there was.I wouldn't go again. The coffee prices were on par with Costa Coffee (maybe even slightly higher) and the food prices were even higher, considering what was on offer. The coffee was poor, and their decaf coffee is instant!

Good, old-fashioned tea room with everything you need, clearly popular with locals, and a very good alternative to pubs and ethnic restaurants/take-aways.

Some of the worst sandwich's I've had in a long time. The beef was wafer thin and burnt to a crisp. The sausage roll tasted of plastic.... Yak! I'll still go to buy fantastic cake... I won't be back for lunch!

Frequent visitor, mostly to select some cakes to take home! Staff always very friendly, and always a good selection of fresh food and generous portions

Asked for 2 paninis which came to £8.20 for nothing special. Tuna had no mayonnaise in it and the "panini" was a squashed down bread bun, how is that £4.10? Prices are always different

Good food at good prices to eat in. Great range of bread and cakes from the bakery. Takeaway sandwiches and drinks available.

I went to this cafe with my customer whom I was visiting - he is quite a quite a regular here.Very friendly service, lovely range of good quality sandwiches, rolls etc. and variety of coffees and other hot drinks.All served up very quickly, with excellent presentation.This was the second or third time I have been here over a number of years, and it has always been the same.I highly recommend this cafe - they deserve to do very well.

Poor service the girl behind the counter ignored me for a long time before I had to ask if I could place sandwich order. When the sandwich was given to me I was then left waiting again to pay and another staff member went to serve another customer who had just walked in. When I actually opened the sandwich to eat I found that the salad and onions id asked for consisted of 1 sliced tomato 1 slice of cucumber afew pices of lettice and NO onions. Will not be using this shop again

A great local bakers. Super bread, very good cakes and the best quiches for miles around. Also comes with its very own cafe and tables outside.

This cafe has lovely cakes and bread served by friendly staff, however the place could really do with a very overdue makeover!

When I get the itch for Battenberg cake my little car goes on auto pilot and heads for Gilchrists cafe in Boroughbridge (it seems to happen quite a lot), all that soft sticky marzipan! Mmmmmm. Other than that the small cooked breakfast here is just about perfect, the tea, coffee and service are just fine.Satnav Lat/long N54.09516° W1.39507°

Popped into Gilchrists today on our 'coast to coast' cycle route. 12 cyclists with bikes. Staff were very accommodating, bikes safely stored our back while we eat delicious sandwiches and cakes. Would highly recommend.

Fairly dated premises and the display of cakes pastries have no pricing whatsoever. You need to enquire each items cost,..surely not on these days. Mind you each item is pricy so knocks price up if you make a selection uninformed. Tables inside are squashed in which spoils experience of taking a break for drink and snack. Overall tired and needs freshening up.

We have had many special cakes from them my son's 30th birthday cake was a house with some slates missing he is a roofer.my eldest grandsons 1st birthday cake was a Teddie bear's picnic my youngest grandson 1st birthday cake was Noah 's ark and they have just done a lovely christening cake all excellent and taste great and value for money thank you Jose &your team

Food excellent and very reasonably priced. Staff friendly and helpful. Bought cakes and bread to take home with us!! Would visit again

Friendly service and excellent choice of home-made bakery items - we 'bought the shop' to bring home!

Often visit this typical high street bakery and tea shop for a mid morning coffee. Can't be faulted on the level of service. Only small and you can virtually reach the counter when at your table but they still having waiting staff to serve you. Great! Their coffee is good quality and very fairly priced. Tea cakes and other items from the bakery are all fresh and excellent. Seating outside if the weather is fine.Friendly staff and a cheery place to stop....

Gorgeous carrot cake......love it ;) In fact all the cakes are all delicious but the carrot cake is the best for me by far!!

Great place for tea/coffee and a snack..Their toasted tea cakes are the best and like all their food made in the shop. If in Boroughbridge visit. Nice to have a tearoom with waitress service.

This is great little bakery and coffee shop on the high street. Lots of nice goodies to eat - pies, pasties etc very yummy. But - the breakfast baps are super nice. An ideal Sunday morning. Can get crowded and tables quite close together but all adds to the charm. Well worth a visit!!

Lovely baked goods made well. Is a bakery and knows it. It doesn't try to be something it isn't like a pâtisserie and all the better for it. The battenburg slice is an experience! Very small and nothing posh about it. Friendly service. Actually a bit of a throwback and all you'd want.

The title says it all - very welcoming family business. Huge pot of tea in china, excellent cakes. Perfect stop for cyclists needing to rest and refuel.

Very welcoming and excellent food at reasonable prices.Well worth a visit. For a small cafe the menu was quite extensive.

I visited here with my sister in law and her granddaughter. We ordered a late breakfast each and was not disappointed. Whilst we were there the staff never stopped once for a break. It was so busy for take out food as well as sit down diners

Just called into Boroughbridge on our way home from our holiday. There are numerous cafés serving breakfast but we liked the choice on offer at Gilchrists. It is a lovely, quaint cafe with old fashioned china. The service was excellent and we had the small cooked breakfast with included a pot of tea for £5. Breakfast was delicious with bacon, fried egg, sausage, tomato, beans and thick sliced toast. Our only suggestion is to improve the quality of the sausage! A lovely end to our holiday.

I will firstly say that I have visited this cafe on numerous occasions and was terribly dissapointed by my last visit with my family. For cakes , quiche and other pastries it is excellent and I cannot fault it. However for breakfast it is terrible ! I knew they microwaved the bacon after a previous visit which I hate but we where hungry and thought i would give it anothe go. In brief the breakfast was terrible. The bacon was microwaved , the sausage was cheap, toast however was excellent and it really was , nice butter nicely toasted etc.The problem was the bill (and i dont mind paying btw the opposite infact) I asked for a pot of tea for two with one extra cup. I was charged £1.80 x 4 which frankly is ridicualous. I raised this point and the faxt that nowhere in a 'cafe' did it give eat in prices . Anyway I was argued with by the annoying old woman and I wont be back. What a shame as it is a lovely looking place mnarred by poor breakfasts, bad pricing policy and a rather unaproachable and mis placed old woman serving.

Just stopped off on a weeks holiday too pick up some bread and cakes.Because we were on holiday we were given a free loaf of gorgeous bread and the homemade batten burg and mince slice was devine.Will be going there every day of our weeks holiday due to the lovely food and wonderful welcome.Highly recommended

If you are on the A1, North of Wetherby and don't want to stop at the service area there or wait until the next one at Scotch Corner (and who does) then divert into Boroughbridge. There are a number of small places in the town but I like Gilchrists on the High Street the best. It's small - 5 tables inside and three outside on the pavement but parking is free and the council car park just round the corner is unlikely to be full. They do the best quiche around for a very reasonable price and the coffee is good. We were so impressed with the caramel slices and Japs that we took some home for tea. There is much to commend it.