Java no.73 in Oldham

Me and 2 friends and 2 children visited on a Saturday quite busy. The service was amazing. The coffee was perfect my son is autistic and the young lady that served went the extra mile to make sure he was happy. Making so many changes to his drink so it was just has he would drink it . So sorry I didn't get her name but she Is a credit to your establishment. We then asked where we could get an ice cream and was directed to greenes in the park but that's another review. Well done abaco a very strong 5 stars from us .

Booked online as from previous visits, ground floor, accessible seating is sparce. No problem at all on arrival. Drinks excellent. Food delicious. I've been before and will definitely return.

I have been here a number of times. I love the venue and the food . However, the service absolutely lets this place down. The staff are less than attentive. They don’t notice whether you have menu’s, drinks or have finished your meal. Every. Single. Time I have to go and ask for the menu, a drink or the bill. Often yoh have to ask more than once for something. The staff are young and appear inexperienced but this should be balanced with some experience and leadership.

We hosted a private function for family and friends and booked out the top floor. We took advise as to the food to be served and we were absolutely delighted by the quality, quantity and the variety provided! The staff were attentive and really helped us to relax and enjoy being with our guests. They communicated well with us throughout the party and we duly treated them with respect, which is where I think some customers can go wrong! They didn’t rush us, even though they were near to closing time. I cannot recommend having an event at Abaco enough and will certainly enjoy return visits. It all made for a very enjoyable evening. Thank you to all the team, you are great!

Lovely food, lots of flavours, quality products and fabulous service. I had the tuna salad which came with new potatoes and lots of extra ingredients that removed this dish far from a normal salad. Lovely big portion - I couldn't manage it all 😋 All other dishes for the rest of the party looked amazing too👌 Highly recommend this gem of a restaurant.

Visited for 1st time today for lunch with friends. Wasn’t impressed so won’t be returning. It wasn’t that busy upstairs but had to wait a while for food & waitress didn’t seem to know what she was doing. Limited daytime menu for vegetarians. Food arrived at different times & waitress said it was because she only had 2 hands & had to come up the stairs with it!

My Mum spotted this restaurant and said it looked nice. We perused the menu then returned after wandering round the village. We sat outside in the courtyard although theres also plenty of seating inside over 3 floors too. It was fantastic that the staff were welcoming, attentive and professional. The menu had masses of choice. Our meals were delicious very generous portions. Lovely to see they are dog friendly and they have food and music events too! Highly recommended. We will be back soon!

I have been coming here for years but felt compelled to comment on the smallest portion of pate I have ever seen - no bigger with a match box with half a loaf of bread - come on!

We visited this establishment on Wednesday lunch and had a great experience so we booked for Dinner- big mistake. Seated on top floor, empty, cold and soulless. Ordered 2 Starters and 2 Main courses. All of which came at the same time. Okay crack on. After eating our food we were asked to vacate out table and go to the lower floor as they were cleaning this floor ready for closing. Okay crack on. No sooner had we sat down and ordered more drinks than we were told it was last orders as we close soon ! We and the tables around us all started laughing at this announcement, it had just gone 9pm. Not okay, thank you. This place seems to be run by staff for the purpose of keeping the staff happy as opposed to being customer happiness. Go early as you will be thrown out long before closing time so the staff can get an early night !

Disappointed with many things . Very limited menu for dinner , the menu is more for lunch time . Service was ok but we ordered a starter to share which then arrived with the meal . Then we were asked to move at 8pm because they were getting ready to close and wanted to close the top floor . The staff were hovering and we had no sooner finished our food when we were asked to move .They moved us down and then made us feel we had to hurry because they were closing soon . We felt in the way so not a great evening . I appreciate they close at 9 but we felt hassled from 8 pm . Not a good experience . During the day it’s a totally different experience but I won’t return again in the evening

Just love this place - always a great atmosphere, good service and lovely food. The lamb tagine is my personal favourite dish.

Have been coming here for sometime now. Usually lovely. I had a tasty Vegan Buddha bowel today, scone was poor with melted butter. .. not to the usual standard. However the thing that really annoyed me was when we left seeing a waiter on a break, ciggy in hand, leaning over a bin at the side of the restaurant, looking at his phone.... yuk . Guess he will then go on to serve customers after slouching over a bin for a rest.... really has put me off.

Over the years we have been regulars here. The food is invariably good as is the vibe, but usually the service is slow, to the point of complaining. My wife and I went last night and the service was far slower than usual. After waiting 45 minutes for a pizza I asked the head waiter (who was just passing the table) how much longer we would have to wait. He was non committal, just saying that they were busy. He didn't even go to check or apologise. After an hour I asked one of the young waitresses how long it would be. She went to check and a few minutes later brought out the pizzas, over an hour after ordering. She, at least, apologised for the wait, although couldn't provide us with pizza cutters because 'they had all been washed up and the kitchen staff were cleaning up'. We were going to leave it at that but happened to pass the head waiter on the way out. He mumbled something about the wait so I told him that the service had been terrible. I was, again, going to leave it at that but rather than apologising about the service he again made excuses about being busy and attempted to justify the wait. The ironic thing is that if, when we ordered, we had been told about the wait we would have had a couple of extra drinks rather than just the bottle of wine we ordered ' with the meal' (which had gone by the time the food arrived) so they would have taken more money. The main issue wasn't the wait but the fact that at no point did anyone approach us to explain/ apologise. I suspect that the truth is that they are so busy anyway, they don't feel the need to provide good customer service.

Came here as a group of 4 for lunch on Sunday. Very nice menu with plenty of choice. I had the Croque Monsieur which was lovely. Big portion with lovely pieces of bread and a great thick cheese sauce. My wife had the chicken BLT bagel which was good. Pieces of chicken were a bit big and not as fresh tasting as they should have been. Others in the group had toasted sandwich which also looked really good. They all came with a nice small salad and really nice pot of coleslaw. Prices good for the portion sizes and all the staff were very nice and efficient. Will come back in an evening hopefully in future to try their pizza!

excellent spot- ALWAYS struggle to get a table - no chance on a sunny day unless early-undoubtedly the best coffee in the area and excellent nibble type menu- note-mediteranean themed throughout. The italian nanna (assumingly the owners nanna) does a homemade lemon custard type cake “tarte de nonna” i think it was called; iv never tasted anything like it Highly recommend!

OMG .... This place is amazing ... boujiee inside and out ....and amazing choice on the menu at reasonable prices ... we had the goats cheese and caramelised onion pizza (delicious) and the mezze to share (delicious) the drinks were lovely ... service was especially pleasant (a refreshing change)....if your going to go my advice is to pre book a table as its always busy .

A splendid cafe. The range of food is great. I had curried cauliflower soup (smooth and tasty, just spicy enough) and a toasted sandwich. But I could have had a much more substantial meal. And some evenings they do what look like magnificent tasting menus with complementary wines which look good value. Service was great and the decor eclectic and fascinating. A memorable experience

We came here on a Tuesday evening, inside the layout is really lovely and cosy. We had a meze to start consisting of pitta bread olives hummus alioli which was tasty, we then had a pizza each which arrive on a wooden board which were also really tasty. Unlike the other reviews on here the service we had was quick and friendly. I would definitely recommend this place and will be returning in the near future.

Terrible service and not because of staff shortage or being busy. At one point there were three members of staff outside. We were completely ignored by staff after being seated, no menus were given, and nobody came to take our order. Staff frequently walked past us but no menus were brought. After approximately 10/12 minutes, my friend went inside and asked for some menus. She was informed that menus were brought to the table. We remained seated, and still nobody brought any menus. After waiting nearly 25mins we started to leave the premises, only then were we approached by the waitress who had originally seated us. We informed her we were not leaving because we had finished but because we hadn't even been brought menus, even after we had asked for them. Terrible experience and such a shame as it's a lovely place to sit. Staff need far more training, this place hasn't been good the last few times we have visited, this will be our last visit.

I like this place. They have good coffee nice food and pleasant staff. However the last 3 times I’ve visited there has been a problem with my order. The coffee was wrong, the staff were really slow, the tea came ten minutes before the cake. I like to eat them together. They forgot the glasses of water. They took my order and ten minutes later I had to ask for it to be takeaway as I hadn’t a lot of time. This was done but the coffee was wrong - again. I won’t be going as often as it’s no longer a relaxing experience. Sorry.

Very poor service from waitress Mariana who is possibly not really ready for front of house - bordering on rude! . Had to ask her to remove the starter plates as she tried to squeeze the main course platters onto the table where there was no room. Ordered fruta de Mare Pizza which was cold wet and soggy with slimy cold prawns raw cold anchovies all with an effort to disguise the poor food under a mountain of rocket. No napkins no cutlery and once we managed to get her attention these were practically thrown at us. There was a pleasant you man that spoke to us on the way out - pity he didn’t have our table. Shame I tagged us in on Facebook now everyone will know best to avoid. 1 star for the pleasant lady who greeted us and the guy who spoke to us as we left other than that it’s zero stars

. We visit here frequently and normally enjoy our food and drink, the service is also good, however we have just returned from here this morning and the service we got from Adam the manager was atrocious. He was ignorant and inattentive with no interest in being pleasant or concerned about serving. When he came to the table there were no pleasantries or reaction. He took our order and then we could see it sat on the counter for 5 minutes, when we told him he basically almost threw it on the table. This bad service continued until we paid our bill. I asked the young woman the man’s name and she said ‘Adam’ , he overheard this request and at this point suddenly became friendly and pleasant. This man’s attitude and ignorance spoiled the time we were there. We will seriously have to think about returning.

2nd visit absolutely lovely great atmosphere great food great service feels very authentic and sat outside on a lovely sunny is the best its beautiful place .

Perfect after a sunny Sunday walk along the canal. Stop off for a spritz and a Buddha bowl. Lovely friendly attentive staff (especially from Naiara), relaxed service and good prices. Highly recommended

Our waiter was very rude, accusing one of our party of being too drunk at the start of the evening. Our friend had only had about half a pint! The waiter was very rude to his wife and refused to back down! Clearly, staff training...

Popped into this lovely place as we were on our way back from a spa. Lovely decor, lovely staff and food was very tasty. Coffees were lovely and I am a bit of a coffee snob!! Lol We also discovered that they have 3 Floors...

When it’s on your doorstep, sometimes you forget what a gem you have… visited for Saturday brunch with my daughter. Beautiful sunshine, sat outside and watched the world go by. Food was great and staff lovely. Can always recommend and will definitely be visiting more...

The food was tasteless, dry and cold and service nonexistent. Took ages to get food and drink. Got the look but no substance. Won’t be going back

We took a visitor from the US for dinner last night and waited 20 minutes outside apparently unnoticed. It was not busy, approximately 12 people. My partner finally went inside and asked if anyone would serve us and could he have menus etc….to quite a...

Unwelcoming staff sat us at a tiny table in this cramped eatery. Although the food was expensive (£4 for a dish of onions) they had run out. Staff couldn't even be bothered saying please or thank you. Will not be visiting again. This whole area...

We booked a table We were seated in a cramped corner and then told because an event there were no pizzas We left without food Dreadful service

I go to Abaco a lot with friends as it is a lovely place to meet in Uppermill. It's a nice place to have a coffee or a drink. The food is ok, nothing special. 4 of us met and 3 of us ate. The...

The pizzas were really nice! Disappointed overall. Dog friendly means you sit outside (I wasn't aware of this before booking), but there are heaters and blankets. The staff appear a little inexperienced... drinks came out at different times and had hands all over the rim...

We have just had a party on the top floor of Abaco. Can I just say what an amazing time we have had. The food was out of this world and nothing was too much trouble for any of the staff. I would recommend this...

Been coming here for years .just The Best....service..with a smile .friendly and great Atmosphere and food..and clientele...today Enzo served us .he was brilliant...as is the lovely Italian lady...Judith...just gets better....always busy....best to book...

A long awaited visit to the famous Uppermill cafe bar. It was ok but nothing special. To be honest they were all geared up for the evening dinner trade and as I was “a walk in “ only wanting a brew and a cake I...

Definitely the place to come for a civilised lunch. Come here with my mum all the time. We both love it. Menu fairly limited, not much vegetarian choice but what’s on it is lovely. Beautiful surroundings, very well styled. Can’t recommend this place enough.

Family and I had a lively meal and drinks, joined by friends later, food was fresh lovely and well presented. Staff are very helpful, polite and very nice. Thank you for a nice evening. We will be back soon.

Awful Pizza. Ordered food over the phone & to takeaway as the online ordering system wasn’t working (when trying to update your card details or address, the online system hasn’t worked for weeks). Ordered a mix of pizza’s and main meals, half the food was...

Can I Say. How much my wife and I enjoyed the Burns night Yesterday. That's the 2nd Burns night we Have Attended, Loved the FOOD and The Pipe Band. The Staff Were Really Brilliant Bring On Next Year. Carl and Christine Liddy Table No 42...

Went on recommendation, just for coffee. The cafe is unique and we loved it. We booked and had a good table. The place is set over 2? floors and some tables looked a little cramped so booking advisable. We only ordered coffee/ scones so not...

Staying in Uppermill and visited Abaco 3 times with other guests. Absolutely love this place. The friendliest of staff, really helpful, quietly attentive. Coffee and tea delicious, cakes to die for and, on the day we lunch, Great soup and sandwiches. Highly recommended.

Called past on chance and got a table. Had goats cheese sandwich, Caesar wrap and a vegan wrap - with coffee - with rocket/leaves and dressing - and all was excellent. Service from the (italian ??) waiter was excellent. Food medium priced, but the quality...

I recently brought some friends to Abaco and they absolutely loved it! Having enjoyed the place for years it made me realise how it’s always perfect for whatever you’re after…breakfast, lunch, dinner or just drinks! The staff are always welcoming and the food is great!...

Not the same without the fondue , the other choices of baked cheese you can easily do at home. Unfortunately spoilt it for us. Better options available in Uppermill.

We arrived for a 19:15 booking on a Saturday night on time. We were left to find our own table and then immediately asked for our food order within seconds of sitting down. After ordering drinks and food we were asked to pay immediately which...

Good for coffee, snacks and drinks, but if you want a meal you’ll be disappointed unless you like co op quality pizzas and cheese and crackers. Think posh Costa and you’re not far off.

It was the first time I attended and it will be the last. The staff were rude and very forward coming I was only sat down for 2 minutes and they wanted my food and drinks order !! I didn't even have chance to open...

Really lovely and reasonably priced cafe restaurant. Great for cocktails, pizzas and boards. Dessert options also great. Only negative is having to pay when you order, as you have to pay each time you order a new drink etc. this is also doing your staff...

This is a return visit to follow up on a previous bad experience. Well what a difference. Service was fantastic which is a complete turnaround. Cannot praise the staff highly enough. Never had an issue with the food first time and no problem this time...

Booked a table for a Birthday celebration. Booking was on the hour and when we arrived, we were advised that a family was still sitting there and they'd be a few minutes whilst they cleaned it. We were asked to sit outside whilst they did...

Service was quick and the Caesar Salad was excellent. My biggest concern was they took away my credit card when we ordered, as we said we would have our meal put on a tab as we would be having a pot of tea after our...

We passed this cafe while walking around Uppermill and it was packed. Walking past again we spotted a table and decided to give it a try. We had a delicious lunch of New Yorker sandwiches. Service was ok

Absolutely amazing place, we have been as a couple and also as a family and both times have been wonderful, the service is brilliant, the food is amazing, can’t wait to return

Went for a meal and drink with a few friends. Sat outside, ordered a my meal and was sat outside so expected it to be charged for outsude price as menu stated more expensive for inside. I was charged full price and mentioned this to...

Cafe Abaco is a great place to socialise with a variety of healthy food and plenty of salad options. The food is well priced and there is plenty of variety on the drinks menu, a nice outside sitting area which is undercover and heated in...

Very nicely decorated and friendly grand caffe found on a whim after visiting Dovestones reservoir. The place is very charming and cosy inside accommodating the 5 five of us with no reservation. Coffees were excellent, the boards were also good. Staff is very young and...

Visted on Sat 6th August after a day out in Uppermill with friends . I chose the Sparta Pizza, and on first appearance it looked ok but soon became aparent that it was undercooked with a soggy base and the toppings were pretty well all...

Awful service with staff just wandering around no method to who they serve. It's a joke! Don't waste your time visit somewhere that actual wants your business

Poor service, food substandard, This is the third attempt at thus place and sadly my last. Service is slow staff inexperienced. The place always looks so inviting on passing however on entering the illusion stops!

Called in here today approx 103:0. This was a regular coffee stop for me whilst out cycling. Service was appalling. After waiting for 15 mins for somebody to take my order I asked a waitress if she could take my order as I was fed...

I've been bringing friends and family here since 2016 - have always raved about the place as it has always felt so welcoming and cosy and the staff always so accommodating. Sadly that was not the case this evening (6.6.22) when we brought a visitor...

Excellent staff, food and drink. Don't eat out often so this was a real treat. Very glad we chose this place. Thank you

Was fully booked but was offered outdoor patio. Had frutte de Mar pizza. Not typical but delicious nonetheless. Tuna, amazing fresh water shrimp, anchovies, capers. Also had the "L" something adult hot chocolate. Very nice. Live music, singer playing guitar added to the ambiance. Dogs...

Called today for an early lunch. We booked a table and so glad we did because the place was very busy. The young girls who work there were all wonderful, very friendly and helpful. Cannot fault the place. Will definitely be back.

Went here specifically after looking at the menu to see what is offered for a gluten free diner. I was impressed initially that under the sandwich section it said 'sandwiches are also available served on gluten free bread'. We placed our order and I was...

Ordered a child's meal which consisted of a ham sandwich- two pieces of unbuttered stale bread and ham, accompanied by a few crisps. No apology offered when a complaint was made. Due to it's location and target clientele, I can only imagine that the management...

Visited Saturday. Seen to a dirty table outside that had food under it. Only noticed when the Dog started to mop up the pate... Not only was the table not wiped, no one took our order. After smiling, waving and gesturing at the staff without...

A unique cafe bar in a village setting of Uppermill Saddleworth! Me being a regular visitor to come here when it was 2 floors it was called Java ! This cafe is now the heart of Uppermill on the famous strength of road surrounded by...

we have been regulars at abaco ,however we have just called for a drink,the girl on the door started to speak to us but midsentence turned away mid sentence to talk to a colleague after a short time of being ignored we walked away. Very...

"Italian night" booked with another couple. Set menu. Very popular- very busy. £30 per head. First mistake was to book everyone at 7pm as this put undue pressure on service. A drink (negroni spritz) on arrival was good (but an acquired taste) with olives and...

My partner and I went fir valentines day. We're made to pay upfront evenn though we were eating and having dessert. Paid 4 times! We're disappointed with the service the staff didn't seem to know what day it was and food didn't come together also....

Went as a walk in seated then ignored.2 more walkins came in after us both served and stil we were ignored so left.Told them why we were leaving no apology. Went somewhere else and treated so much better

We have been going to this place for years, but I’m sorry to say that our recent visit was rather disappointing. Service was excellent, however the cheeseboard we ordered had shrunk quite considerably from what you used to get. . For £8, you get some...

Massive downgrade of what used to be JAVA, coffee mediocre. Food bland & service not great. Felt very rushed

The place looks great, staff look very professional. It was a real surprise to find a place like this in Uppermill. So, it's all very classy but what isn't classy at all is that the waiter comes to take your order with a cardpayment machine...

We met for a meal at 5.30 here today. The food was nice., but we were cold I asked if they could please make it any warmer. Their answer was that the door was open downstairs which made it cold. We were upstairs and I...

Lovely place for coffee or lunch. Nice atmosphere, friendly service, authentic feel and nice food and coffee. Three stories and nice outdoor space. Good menu choice

The staff at abaco are amazing handling everything perfectly even when the restaurant is busy. Keenan looked after our orders and the service went received from Isaac and Katie was phenomenal. Speedy and accurate. Great atmosphere and people.

We popped in to see what was on offer, purchased a sandwich and booked a table for the next evening. If the sandwiches were anything to go by then we were in for a treat. And we weren't disappointed. We shared a meat platter and...

Had trouble with the card machine and Michael went above and beyond to make sure we still managed to get fed and watered, great food great customer service. Thank you Michael

A lovely atmosphere and good food. We are not really pizza people but really enjoyed the very different pizzas we had, and also the olives and amazing pickled onions we had with them.

Fabulous Italian. Well Covid organised. Lovely friendly, helpful staff. Good menu. Good service and food. Highly recommend.

Excellent service food just perfect and atmosphere. Seated upstairs near window .cozy Wstching the world go by

Came in at 8.35, weren’t told that last ordered were 8.30 buy the young lad on the door, he told us where our table was and we waited for 10 minutes for service. As we ordered food she said ‘sorry no more food now’ I...

Venue was lovely - a real continental feel - and the staff were excellent. Had a lovely time with good food and good drinks.

It was a very sunny day in Uppermill and cafe grande abaco was very busy, we managed to get a seat, service was extremely quick considering how busy it was, service was extremely friendly and professional, staff were fantastic, truly outstanding customer service, made to...

The coffee there is excellent.The place has a lively atmosphere and a great place to have breakfast,lunch or even an early dinner. I ordered a cheese and chutney sandwich was divine and my sister ordered a hot chocolate which satisifed a nine year olds dreams...

Go to caffe Abaco quite a few times absolutely love it great atmosphere lovely staff, service is great, food and drinks are good recommended if your in Uppermill call in always a lovely welcome

Called in for coffee and cake. Arrived approximately 11.00am. Happy to sit outside and wait a little bit as place was busy. Order taken along with payment. After 30 minutes l inquired about our order. After 40 minutes still without our two coffees and cakes...

Lovely place inside and out. Good selection of food and drinks, particularly the coffees, which are well presented and an ideal place for a nice lunch.

Service was great here. Atmosphere was also lovely. Food was average really... Could be tastier... Olives were great though!

Not a good experience. On arrival we were told we could have a table but there was a 30 minute wait for food. That was fine and we sat in the sun at a nice table expecting to have our drinks order taken. After 15...

Had a lovely birthday meal here . We ordered the large charcuterie board this is not for the faint hearted !!! Oh my goodness me !! The board was almost overwhelming but my partner and I are luckily big eaters ! I personally think the...

I’ve been coming here for many years as I work nearby. The last few experiences have been absolutely terrible and safe to say that I won’t be going there again. 25 minutes to get a takeaway coffee, ridiculously convoluted and OTT Covid procedure that made...

We booked a table for three at 3pm as a birthday treat. We were asked if we were ready to order before they had even given us menus. Then we were told we would have a 45 minute wait for food. They took a credit...

Bad management, dippy staff, arrogant Italian was neurotic a friend of mine worked there, Do NOT BOTHER WORKING HERE...

Very disappointed in this cafe. We’d read the good reviews & decided to try it for lunch but the service was poor & extremely slow, despite several empty tables. Preference was definitely being given to regular customers. We had soup & toasties. The toasties were...

First time visit since lockdown. Poor ordering service, App only ordering. Spent most of our precious time trying to work it out and still could not order what we wanted. Eventually finally persuaded a member of staff to take our order. Very very frustrating. Staff few and far between. I too loved Java but really not a fan now. Other establishments manage to proved a service not self service COVID or not.

This is the only coffee shop in the area that 1) won't accept cash and 2) uses an app based ordering system.The app is slow and way more complicated than just telling someone what you would like. Plus it's missing options that I then had to tell a server I wanted.It would be far quicker / easier to have a traditional waiting on service than an app.I was very close to walking out this morning.Unfortunately it was the only place open with seating at the time.