Handley's Cafe in Mole Valley

This review is purely based on the private hire during an evening event, not the cafe during the day. Firstly I will say it's a cute and intimate venue and can be decorated very nicely, which in this case it was. The staff were accommodating and very helpful. However. The spirits were watered down. We did not challenge this as we didn't want to spoil the evening. It was blatantly obvious when ordering a double spirit with coke in a small glass that it was definitely not a double or possibly even actually what it should be. The JD was weak as was the disorano and gin. Top tip. Avoid the spirits and drink the slightly overpriced bottles or cans. Another thing you could do is order a mixer and discretely top it up with a bottle of spirit you bought from the CoOp opposite.

It was a lovely little cafe, which I and my colleague visited on Saturday. we had a drink each, and we both had a jacket potato.food was excellent, and the staff was very efficient and helpful and friendly. Well, it's worth a visit.

A reasonable price for a coffee, but it tasted burnt and despite asking for a flat white, what I was served tasted more like a white americano. I would go elsewhere for a good coffee.

Not the beat experience. Breakfast was ok nothing special for the price. Got food including avo on toast with poached eggs( not runny) before 5 cappuccinos. Cappuccino s burnt so hot, milk was like something from the 80s. Not velvety and smooth. Also had to ask for pain au choc we ordered which came after the breakfasts 🙈

Over priced,bacon was so hard could of knocked someone out with it ,small breakfast+ pancakes with fruit and coffee+coke £24

Bacon baguette only had 2 thin streaky bacon 🥓.....RIP off for what they charged .

Very cheap Saturday stay 40 pounds the night

Small Café, fast and friendly service, good quality food. As it was quite full, atmosphere was noisy, with all the people chatting plus music running in the background as well. Important: A service charge of 10% is added to the prices displayed on the menu

Ham,egg and chips, Nuff said!!!

A delightful coffee shop located in The Street in the middle of Ashstead, great place for breakfast, sandwiches, Panini's, baguettes, pastries and of course coffee. Eat in or take away, plenty of seating inside or outside.

Lovely breakfast with nice coffee

Cake prices change depending on who serves you

Had a wonderful flat white to drink, nice relaxed atmosphere.

Excellent food and service, great cakes and pastries

Small yet very popular cafe in and around Ashtead; perfect outdoor sitting during on the roadside to enjoy a sunny day! The sandwiches are simple but delish, coronation chicken being my favourite especially in their granary bread. Wish there was but more options to choose from. Coffee and cakes are amazing too. Highly recommend if you around Ashtead!

An adorable little cafe with a great atmosphere. The milkshakes are legendary and the smoothies are brilliant, there are outdoor tables that are in the perfect sunny spot.

One of the best sausage sandwiches ever.

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Good good but Portion size could be a bit bigger

Went for breakfast on Bank Holiday Monday - amazing cafe. We were seated straight away, all of the girls working were extremely friendly and attentive, food was delicious, can’t wait to go back again.

Lovely place that is popular (so a little noisy). Patrons are not allowed to use the power plug so don't go here if you think you might get some work done. I would have stayed and had lunch but was limited by the power supply of my laptop.

Staff at this cafe are quite rude. Food wasn't great. Scrambled egg was half solid chunks of egg (picture chopped up fried egg) and watery egg liquid. I thought i would go enjoy a coffee and some food while waiting for a friend to have a procedure done at a medical centre close by. What a shock to find a cafe that don't allow use of the power sockets for laptops! Not a great experience.

The most amazing/perfect scrambled eggs and smoked salmon. Huge portion. I am dreaming about it now.

Muy ameno. Nuestra aula de ingles!!!!!!!

Disappointed to not be able to sit inside with a small well behaved dog (especially as only last week she was inside obviously unnoticed). The food (breakfast) and coffee are great - shame to still be using plastic straws in the smoothie.

Great food and excellent service with a smile.

Tasty chicken and avocado sarni. Nice coffee, too!

Ordered sourdough avocado and bacon. Sourdough served completely burnt and they attempted to conceal it under avocado. They replaced when i complained but had run out of sourdough and didn’t tell me, they served ordinary toast. Poor to serve burnt sourdough and attempt to conceal it.

Coffee fine ,didn't partake of food on this occasion, chairs uncomfortable.

My first time in this Cafe for breakfast a few weeks ago but unfortunately it was not as good as I'd hoped. Wrong food served, replacement came cold and sorry looking. Finally got the waitress to come over, she apologised and offered a refund or gratuities but by this point I just wanted to leave. Shame as would have liked to support a local business.

Been here a few times for sit down coffees / breakfasts and it's brilliant. The staff go the extra mile and the food is really good - would recommend the Full English breakfast!

This is a charming coffee shop on Ashstead high street buzzing with activity . Warm and friendly service good food. They deserve to do well.

A lovely place for a coffee and a chat. The staff are warm and welcoming.

Great food, amazing people. You can tell they care. They remember all orders and regular customers. Nice, friendly and kind :) reasonably priced quality food

Has a really nice feel about it, great coffee as well.

Great little independent cafe with decent coffee and tasty pastries. They even do vegan options. Lovely decor too. Staff are friendly. Reasonably priced as well.

A busy, popular venue, was able to sit outside, good cup of coffee

Amazing cafe with a whole variety of food and drink...love the atmosphere and great and friendly service.

Nowhere near as good as the ashtead cafe (near ashtead train station) the breakfast was cold small portion expensive and I won't be coming in here again

I have been to the cafe before and always enjoyed it. They are clearly struggling at the moment and told us they were busy so we would have wait 20 minutes for our coffees and cakes. They took 40 minutes to arrive. I understand they were very busy but we were very disappointed by the service.

Loved this cafe! Great tuna melt, clean, no nonsense, helpful staff. Will definitely go back

Neat little cafe along the high street. Very clean and provides very good coffee options along with cakes. Choice of eating in or enjoying the high street life sitting under the dappled shade of the trees.

Waited 25 minutes for open sandwich. Sourdough inedible as just too old/tough. Salmon and avocado good.

The food was outstanding and the the staff kind, a great place to start your day with a brilliant breakfast

Nice place to have lunch and watch the world go by. It has a continental feel.

Very friendly staff, lovely cup of coffee

Lovely friendly place to have a bite to eat and watch the world go by.

A very good cafe...excellent cappuccino and superb cakes and pastries!

Delicious smashed avocado and beautiful poached eggs with lovely runny yolks. Yum!

Fantastic service and fantastic food. After being turned away from coffee active, around the corner, who would not let us put our bikes outside, we went to Handleys, thank god, well done handleys for your service and for letting us leave our bikes ( worth £10k) directly outside the cafe so we could keep an eye on them.

Great food, nice coffee, friendly staff - it can just get a bit busy!

Just a nice place to have a snack lunch or...lovely people, worm and friendly.

Friendly staff, good coffee. Food looks amazing so definitely need to try some next time!

good soup and attentive service. Selection of cakes looked excellent, don't know how (and why) i didn't get one!

Very good coffee and friendly staff

Good food and service. Very popular

Lovely cafe - friendly and welcoming staff, excellent choice of yummy food and drinks, and I cannot get enough of their delicious milkshakes!

Excellent food. We had the Coronation Chicken and Tuna Mayo and cucumber sandwiches today and have to say they were Superb. In fact the whole experience was perfect. The cafe was full and we decided to sit outside but was told it's too cold and they found a table inside by asking a lovely young couple if they would move to a smaller table... which they did. Would highly recommend a visit... Friendly staff, clean and comfortable seating and fabulous food. What else do you need.... reasonable prices well they've got that as well....

Nice atmosphere and wonderful food. Lovely staff.

Great experience with my family and friends..

Handley's Cafe is a great Cafe to visit, Neil and his team are really Friendly and Nice and very Helpful and Quick too. Lovely Drinks and Delicious Lunches and Treats to eat too. Very recommended for Breakfast, Brunch or Lunch out A La Fresco too.!

Avoid if you want food! Second time they have changed the times. Sub par coffee. No knowledge of where the beans even come from. Most likely IKEA beans from the taste. First 2pm Now 3pm for no longer serving food. Including panini's. Not so grateful attitude was a surprise coming from a village cafe with the bike beans cafe up the road.

Absolutely stunning little place right in the middle of the high street. Lively atmosphere and very good choice of food and beverages. I have a full English which was amazing. The better half had eggs benedict which was also 2nd to none!!! Well worth a visit!

This tea shop serves a nice welcoming cuppa with really good cakes. The staff are especially friendly, which makes everything seem much better, if you've had a stressful week. Thanks Handley's.

A nicely appointed Café, with some outside pavement tables. Service was friendly quick and efficient. The lunchtime menu looked tempting, but we were there too late. There are two sets of cycle stands on main road, so makes the cafe bike friendly ( now that Active cafe / Bike Beanz have closed).

Very expensive place to eat but the food was fresh and the staff very helpful

Always reliable. Good breakfast, coffee and smoothie this morning

Great a little expensive though

Best coffee I have drunk this year,fresh pastries efficient staff

I was just passing through this pleasant, busy in a good way and clearly affluent town and stopped here for refreshment. Coffee and croissant were good, both tasty and fresh. Staff likewise. Clean pleasant and a relaxed and comfortable ambience.

Very nice breakfast and delicious coffee.

Good vibe cafe. Small and buzzy. Love the coffee cups - and the coffee. The breakfast sandwiches we ordered were great too: fried egg (x2) and sausage. Friendly, efficient service.

Very friendly staff and brilliant service 👏 fresh cakes and excellent coffee.

Great food, drink and service. I’ve stopped a couple of times for something to eat and drink. Millionaire’s shortbread is absolutely gorgeous and the pain au chocolate was so fresh. Chocolate milkshake was fantastic. To top it all off, the staff are extremely enthusiastic and friendly. I can thoroughly recommend this as a place to eat and drink.

Possibly the best coffee in Surrey

Take away only but good selection of cakes etc, great coffee. Still under covid rules😇

Stopped for a latte . Very friendly polite staff. Hot panini's, sausage rolls and cakes were all available and looked scrumptious.

£4 panini, I'll let you make up your mind

What a lovely find! We stopped here on the way back to Buckinghamshire and had lovely coffee, cakes and sausage rolls! Definitely recommend!

This place does the best American pancakes & full english breakfast

A nice local cafe in Ashtead in which amongst other things, one can enjoy a good cup of coffee.and a piece of home-made cake, all at a reasonable price. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Absolutely love this place, especially all the good breakfasts they have to offer. It's a nice place to be and the staff are always really friendly.

Great service. Good menu. Pretty good coffee and pastries.

My ciab.wasOk mozz.dried tomato etc. My husband's cheese and tomato sandwich on white bread was uninspirinģ - processed cheese, tasteless tomatoes, bread obviously from a supermarket 'cut' loaf, and falling apart when he picked it up to consume. Not good for the price. Would think again before returning.

Lovely fish finger sandwich it is a must,staff always very nice nothing too much for them

Excellent breakfast and coffee served hot. Air Con just a little too fierce for a cold morning . Deserves 4.5 stars .

Great food, friendly staff, would definitely recommend

Lovely friendly local cafe. Great vibe, good coffee, lovely breakfast and lunches. Definitely visit again.

Good coffee and nice cakes. I've not had the cooked food but it always looks nice when it comes out. It's a small venue so don't always expect there to be a table for 4 at peak times.

Best pot of tea! Food was amazing, really quick and friendly service. Decor was very pleasing and a feast of freshly baked cakes on view that I managed to resist on this occasion. Will definitely be going back.

Prices much too high for bit cake and tea

Great local cafe, fantastic food, best around by along way- always has been. I go here regularly with family, friends any excuse as the service and food are by far a 5*!! Always packed with people queuing to get in - which is a sign of a great successful local business. Must try the homemade brownies and coronation chicken sandwich- the BEST!

Frightfully disappointing. The friendly staff and consistently good breakfasts have secured mine and my husband’s patronage for over a year now. Today however, was a completely different experience. Perhaps there is a new chef in the kitchen or new supplier. What used to be a bountiful plate of 5 large pancakes laden with bacon and drenched in maple syrup is now a sad and considerably smaller 4 pancakes served with a tasteless excuse for bacon and golden syrup... why??? It’s always such a joy to have a local trusted cafe, hence the stony faced service and below average food being such a disappointment.

Friendly staff....quick service...

Me and my family go here weekly great quality food service friendly staff can’t recommend enough

Small place for a venue, friendly staff, would happily return 👍

Lovely friendly place in the heart of Ashtead - wide variety of options for meals all served with style and a smile. Great place to meet - definitely recommended.

Went there with friends and family for Saturday brunch 👌 Great, cozy kid friendly atmosphere and very friendly members of staff. We ordered the following: - Egg royal - Veggie light - Toasted croissant with cheese and tomato - Kids Pancake with ice cream and maple syrup - Freshly baked butter croissant ( it was literally freshly baked as they ran out of them 😊) - Chocolate milkshake - Cappuccino - Flat white - Fresh orange juice ( well it wasn’t a freshly squeezed one as I expected)

Brilliant staff and breakfast delicious, coffee superb.

A little gem in the heart of Ashtead. Arrived around 11am on a Saturday morning, busy busy, but still a really friendly welcome, estimate as to how long we might wait for a table (5mins max in the end), excellent table service, good coffee and the smashed avocado and egg was possibly the best ever! Nothing was too much trouble, I'll be back here again.