Harris and Hoole in Guildford

A gentle, warm coffee shop with a relaxed upstairs where you can sit on a settee, r af a book or newspaper and enjoy the coffee and comestibles (gosh, there's a word from the past!). I thoroughly recommend it.

Même un dimanche en fin de service, l'accueil est très agréable. Il reste quelques pâtisseries très bonnes et appréciées ainsi que le thé et le chocolat.

The establishment exudes a welcoming ambiance, and the staff demonstrates exceptional affability. The pricing structure is reasonable, and the pastries are of high quality. The coffee is also quite enjoyable. I would certainly return for a quick coffee and a bite to eat.

Excellent. Truly excellent. Nicely maintained. The interior is great with a very calm atmosphere (mid Sunday afternoon - I have no idea about other times). There is music (and I'd prefer there wasn't) but it's not loud. Suddenly I remember: the lighting is quite stylish without being an eyesore and without being snooty. And if you want a V60 coffee, you can have it! 😍 My coffee was lovely, and served in the proper container to keep it hot too (but not indefinitely, of course). Some chairs were kind of like the style you'd see in a primary school, but that doesn't do any harm. I didn't feel uncomfortable at any point, and I think they've got a 'banquette' like a big long sofa (or chaise très longue, we might say). Service was just right too. Would I go again? Unquestionably. You know what to do......

Charlie was really nice and friendly today. We need more like him (:

Great coffee shop, excellent coffees and lovely staff. Much better than Costa etc.

Me and my mum had a latte, hot chocolate and cinnamon bun. I would recommend all 3. Beautiful atmosphere. Thank you Charlie and Toria. You both delivered a lovely service.

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was well prepared and the drinks produced promptly. Very happy.

Visited many times, staff always reasonably polite and coffee is decent. Unfortunately, prices keep going up and it's now almost £4 for a "medium" cappuccino, and the amount of milk, that I've noticed numerous times, being wasted is quite unnecessary

Great coffee and food. Fast service and Tom was amazing and very helpful as always!

Coffee is great, the crew are all friendly and welcoming! The only coffee shop with secret upstairs lounge area where you can sit on comfy chairs and sofa!!

Relaxed atmosphere for a quiet coffee

Three very brief visits, but I know someone who used to go there three times a week usually without fail, who loved it there and used to have a laugh with the amazing morning shift (whoever that may concern because I know shifts change about) So out of my visit and my friend's visits I can only give too marks as they were very good to him and me. Best customer service I've ever had anywhere

The coffee here is hands down the best. The ambiance was very peaceful and the barista was super sweet.

The coffee is incredible, and the love the baristas put into making each cup is clear. I know it will seem ridiculous to many to be impressed with the "coffee art" but it just shows the time, care and attention taken to make you your hot beverage!

A nicer environment to savour the delicious coffee and tea in the most exquisite cup and saucers than the more well known coffee shops on every high street. The Barista was lovely. Downstairs was a little busy, a few people working, on lap tops and on calls so we took our delightful cups to the lounge upstairs. So, much quieter with a book swap too. Comfy settees and arm chairs. Perfect for escaping the noise of the city.

My wife's toasty was so soggy, she managed half of it. My chicken and bacon baguette was so hot you couldn't taste it. Friendly service but if food is not good, Never again

I love this coffee shop, it's the only one I use when in Guildford.

Love the coffee and the staff. Enjoy the lounge upstairs but really sick of people using coffee shops as their office, especially when they have calls to make.

The filter coffee was incredible. Smooth, crisp, you could actually taste the flavours on the notecard!

Waiting 15 minutes plus for drink not great.

Lovely location. So pleased the main stores are staying as I feel this is a true credit to the area. Lovely staff, and an amazing flat white!!

Lovely place with a great atmosphere. Nice cappuccino and tasty pastries.

Went for coffee. Coffee was on the good side of OK, service was good. Dog friendly

i’m not sure of the names but i came in on the 17/08 around 6pm and the staff were so so lovely ☺️ i suffer with a bit of anxiety going places by myself but they really made me feel comfortable having a bit of a laugh and being genuinely so nice, amazing service and really nice coffee / food. it really makes the difference when you have a friendly face smiling walking into somewhere especially if you’re by yourself ❤️ 10/10

Very nice coffee, friendly staff. Always a good experience in H and H.

coffee sour and bitter the person making it not used a cloth at all paying in cash denied with no explanation no clean tables

Not a massive coffee drinker but this coffee is great!

Came in around 6.10pm and asked for an iced vanilla latte and was by far a lot better than the big chains (Costa, Pret, Starbucks, etc...). Much better coffee and great service to add. Thank you :)

Nice place love the chooy cookies. But miss the comfy up stairs section. It was a big reason I went there.

Very good value for money (only 2.70 for a pot of tea / 4 cups of tea) and the upstairs floor is perfect for revising in while having tea. The atmosphere makes it easy to focus

One of the better coffee shops in Guildford. Lovely space upstairs to relax, great coffee and snacks and friendly staff.

Le seul endroit dans Guilford où l'on a pu trouver un "cream tea" (le IVY le propose mais après 15h00). La salle du bas est plutôt bruyante mais à l'étage vous trouverez une ambiance de salon, plus cosy, plus détendue. On a passé un bon moment.

Le seul endroit dans Guilford où l'on a pu trouver un "cream tea" (le IVY le propose mais après 15h00). La salle du bas est plutôt bruyante mais à l'étage vous trouverez une ambiance de salon, plus cosy, plus détendue. On a passé un bon moment.

OK but needs a refurb unhelpful staff Always good coffee

Comfy lounge atmosphere with great coffee and food. I come here to work sometimes and it’s nice and quiet upstairs

They let us bring our dog in which was pretty cool. Had a chicken and bacon baguette, was very nice. Will probably go again.

Cozy place to sit down and enjoy the coffee

Nicely located at the bottom of North Street close to the Friary Centre. Staff were friendly and helpful. Coffee was ok for national chain and good value. Toasted sandwiches were tasty but the cheese one was a little heavy on the ricotta.

Check the use by dates of sandwiches. Ate a turkey sandwich and fell ill after 20 minutes

Great hot chocolate with a blueberry muffin

We use to have a coffe somewhere in Guildford but honestly the atmosphere on Harris is great!! Tasty coffé offered but price are really hight for a small coffé cup. As many areas in London they don't take cash so many people they just move to somewhere else.

The food here is always nice, nice selection to choose from, will definitely be coming again.

Had a lovely breakfast here last week with a stunning cuppa coffee. Highly recommended.

Just had a lovely cinnamon swirl and cappuccino before work. Workers in here are always lovely ☺️

Great friendly service from both staff this morning. Lovely banana bread. I will be back for sure

Just had a honeycomb latte possibly the best coffee I've ever had thank you

Friendly staff, decent coffee, maybe a little on the pricey side.

Arrived at the Harris&Hoole in Tesco at 12:45, wanted to order a Proper cheese toastie and hot chocolate to be told by the girl behind the counter they can’t do anymore toasted sandwiches as they are about to close!!!!!! I drove from Ripley to them as the App indicated they close at 4pm. Service poor

The staff were really nice and friendly, location is great in Guildford and coffee was great.

Nice coffee shop in centre of Guildford. Nice selection of coffee and snacks. Great for people watching if you get a window seat. Still a nice place, even if you're not in the window. Not our first visit and will visit again when in Guildford.

Very bad service staff are so rude didn’t happy

Good coffee, friendly staff. What more dya need? 👍

Lovely friendly staff. Cool lattes we're gorgeous. Just we needed on such a hot day.

Expensive and not that tasty cake. Cleanliness of toilet left a lot to be desired

Disappointing latte, disappointing croissant

The cafe could do with a deep clean in general and repair of the toilet facilities. Staff were wiping down surfaces in the prep areas, but their efforts didn’t do much to make up for the general grubbiness. Upstairs is nice. Drinks were tasty, but barely lukewarm. That seems to be a theme amongst other reviewers. Staff were pleasant enough. I would suggest the owner needs to do a walk around with a customer’s perspective in mind.

Pretty standard coffee, well sourced out so I'm told idk Staff are fit

Beautiful setting, beautiful layout. The staff are incredibly friendly and upbeat - it seems like they love their jobs! Also the coffee tastes great, and it’s dog friendly too!

Came in and really liked the look of the place. It was clean and had a choice of stools, comfy chairs or tables. The chap serving was friendly and welcomed me, and I ordered my coffee which was made within about 3 minutes or so despite there being a queue. It was slightly colder than I would like but it was lovely and silky smooth and had a strong but pleasant flavour. It was £3.40 so the higher end of the price range I expect to pay, but, I could also plug in my laptop and get some work done which I really appreciate.

Hot drinks take a really long time to be made, even when there isn't a queue and they are only ever lukewarm.

Iced caramel latte was lovely and the student discount was appreciated

Absolute rip off. Really watered down ice coffee and iced peach tea. Lots of ice very little of anything else - just three very expensive glasses of water with minimal taste or flavour. Either don't order iced drinks or avoid this coffee house altogether.

No breakfast as the fridge is broken. People could not care less - grubby service.

The service of drinks is very slow, so you're standing around the counter for ages, and then once they have made them the 'hot' drinks are barely lukewarm. I honestly dont know how they manage to make freshly made drinks so cold! I did try them for a second time another day in case the first time was a fluke, but my drink was actually colder on the second visit, and listening to/reading what others have to say, this seems par for the course. I definitely wouldn't recommend.

Service was fine but coffee was poor and its hardly cheap would have expected a lot better.

As always, lovely coffee, lovely atmosphere. Love it here.

Harris and hole would be more appropriate. Surly staff, uncleared tables, slow service and worst of all, distinctly mediocre coffee. Never again.

Not good at stopping people from taking other people's drinks. The plain latte that got put into a takeaway cup with syrup for me after it had been sat there for 5 minutes after someone took my large caramel latte with an extra shot Would've preferred a fresh one, paid for an extra shot and this tastes like a half of one. Got mugged off pretty much. :(

My coffee was cold so half way through .I asked one of the staff to warm it up for me.the coffee maker with glasses was nice enough to offer me another coffee but the manageress stopped her in an impolite tone.I felt too embarrassed So I left without drinking my coffee.I didn’t want a fresh coffee in the first place all I really wanted was to warm up my own coffee!

Good coffee but very cold! The door is always open so anywhere but the very back is freezing this time of year :(

Morons, who would not take my money - cash - 'because of covid.' I went around the corner to Pret, where they did......

Rude and unfriendly staff…girl with black and white hair asked what milk we would like in my husbands tea, and I replied ‘normal’, to which she gave me a filthy look and told me “Well, ‘normal’ is relative isn’t it?”. I thought I must have misheard her, as I was so shocked, and said “pardon” to which she repeated it even more vehemently. I was stunned that I was being reprimanded for using the word ‘normal’ when referring to milk!!! So unnecessary and inconsiderate of her to feel she needed to be so unpleasant with me about something so incredibly insignificant. Haven’t we all got enough to cope with right now, without needing to be politically correct about what type of milk we choose to have in our drinks…? She continued to bad mouth me to her colleague behind the coffee machine while we were putting lids on our drinks. Such a shame that staff are short-sighted about trying to retain customers for the business they work for. Looks like other people have had a similar experience with rude staff in this cafe also. We’ll go somewhere independent next time.

Good coffee and cake, makes a change from the mega chains!

My friend and I popped in for a hot drink and to have a brief rest. The cafe was very clean and well-organised. I would say that the hot drinks themselves were not brilliant. Not bad per se- just average really.

Pyszną kawkę serwują i dobre słodkości 😘

Not the best coffee and not a pleasant environment to drink them in - we left them.

Great coffee, friendly and welcoming staff.

Bland at best. Bland good morning .. zero Bland serving of my coffee. No eye contact, limited interaction of any sort . Had to ask for milk, not offered hot milk , wasn't asked. Generally not friendly, certainly not towards me. Staff now busy bantering with each other. Why so robotic. Lighten up. Be pleasant.

Poor coffee Turns out it's really a tesco

Great service from the waiter who brought water for my dogs and a very nice coffee. A bit more soul than the typical big chains. Thanks H&H.

Had the worst ever sandwich and vile bitter coffee today. No plates. Sandwich in a box as apparently the dishwasher broken. But I did see plates on tables. The guy serving felt like he doing me favour. This place was good when it first started now it’s dirty and just awful. Won’t be going again. Better places to visit in Guildford.

Good independent coffee shop. Good coffee.

Lovely place serving delicious coffee. Shame about the offhand and very unfriendly service - a customer should not feel like they’re putting someone out for asking for a coffee!

My iced flat white was good but they seem to make the iced drinks warm? The mocha cooler I think it was called is like a blended cold drink with ice but it came out warm so we had to ask for ice twice for it to be considered a "cooler"

By fair one of the best coffee shops around.

I think it's the best coffee in Guildford. Friendly staff too

Lovely staff and great coffee. My favourite coffee spot in Guildford❤️ looking Christmassy too😊

Still a good coffee shop, but not the same many years ago when there were temperature contraptions to ensure your tea or coffee was the right temperature.Good location.

Premises were not very clean, chairs had stains, no one cleaning tables between customers and display shelving very dusty.... Coffee and sandwiches okay but not enough to warrant a return visit.

Have always liked this coffee shop. But not today. Do the staff not understand the situation. Not rude or unfriendly. The whole place was grubby. Tatty. It is not hard to keep a standard, but then not independent Tesco owned. Will not return

Very nice. Upstairs seating area is very hospitable.

I've been going here with my parnter since first moving to Guildford 4 years ago. We used to really enjoy going there and were happy to find both a place with good coffee and staff that cared. Sadly that wasn't the case today. The young lad who served me and my friends was just down right rude and clearly didn't care for us being there or for being there himself as he sat on his phone while not serving. The young girl seemed a lot more friendly sadly she wasn't serving otherwise perhaps our experience would have been more pleasant. On top of this he had his mask half way down his face not covering his nose. Surely serving the public you need to be getting this right ?

Coffee was ok. In the 30 minutes we were the the staff did not come out and clear or clean anything. People came in and left once they realised nobody cared.

2 coffees on 2 separate occasions. Both smashing

Can you give no stars ? The all day wrap was awful, coffee was tasty but warm. Won't be returning.

Cute little independent coffee shop with friendly service. The only annoyance was the lack of option to put your own sugar etc in your drinks, the counter staff had to do this, but no major issue. They've clearly removed seating to make space for social distancing, which I appreciate, but there was still plenty of seating available.

Very nice, Garden for smoker, a nice place to be, Nice stuff as well

Nice place to sit down for a coffee. Could have more healthy options

Really nice atmosphere and great coffee