Le Patissier in Cambridge

What a great café. Chance and Lewis run this independent café to a high standard and have a great sense of humour. We will certainly be revisiting again. Independent’s need support.

We had afternoon tea while visiting Cambridge. The ambiance and view in the outdoor patio was amazing and the food was absolutely delicious. The sandwiches, tea, and cakes made our day. The service was beautiful. Chance and Louis answered all of our questions, accommodated our dietary needs, gave us recommendations, and even offered to take pictures for us. They were so friendly and wonderful to speak to. So far during our trip, this has been the best dining experience.

Excellent welcome, great outdoor space for roasting hot mid-October. Great coffee and cake. 10/10

Had to wait forever for our food and then they served it to the wrong table. Would not recommend going there!!!!

Absolutely amazing 10/10 service breakfast was beautiful

Lewis and Chance were very welcoming. The choice on the all day breakfast menu was just what we were looking for. The food was spot on and made with great local ingredients. It was delivered with a smile and friendly courtesy. It tasted delicious. The tea and coffee that came with the breakfast were also good quality. I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Cambridge. Well done Lewis and Chance.

Had a fantastic high tea at Le Patissier. The staff were amazing, very friendly and welcoming and the high tea of sandwiches, cake, sponge and scones with jam and clotted cream was really tasty and great value for money. A really quaint shop which is well worth a visit!

It’s all about the location of this cafe and the super friendly staffs. Food was 8/10 for me.

Absolutely class value and rapid service - I've just demolished a bacon and cheese baguette, and the bread is to die for, 100% recommend

Good food good vibes and good prices. The coffee was good. I had the vegetarian breakfast. The vegetarian breakfast was quite good I do wish there was another vegetarian sausage. The service was quick and seating was nice. My dad had the full English which he said was very good

Very good breakfast and great choices.

Had a cuppa. It was as expected.

Nice, if small, local cafe, can eat outside in summer. Service is good, will top up your teapot for free, can get busy summer lunchtimes meaning long waits due to small kitchen.

Great place for a light lunch or coffee and cake. I had s lovely fresh salad with my ciabatta lunch. Excellent independent cafe amongst all the chain options in Cambridge. Will return !!

Friendly staff, superb coffee. Were kind enough to split a smoothie between our two young children. Definitely recommend. We'll be back.

A pot of tea is actually only a cup. Scones are ok but not great. Tableware, floor, and tables very dirty although nobody else was there.

Great service and wonderful food. A real gem 💎

This charming cafe does very good cakes and pastries. Service was prompt and friendly. The food is reasonably priced, certainly by Cambridge standards. Worth a repeat visit, not least to enjoy the range of things on offer.

30 minutes for a smoothie. Staff doesn't work, forgets orders and asks to pay twice lol. Never again

Quaint little bakery. Wonderful scones, tea. And sausage rolls. Very nice staff.

A great place to sit and watch the world go by. The people that run the place are really friendly and the food is amazing!

Great location with plenty of sidewalk seating. Small dining room. Midday breakfast was very good. Good vegan options

Some of the best cakes we have ever had, friendly owner. Support small independent businesses they need it.

Amazing scones and one of the best tea I had...they gave fresh cream and small strawberry jam with the scones..loved it!!!!!!

Nice little cafe :) Very friendly service and delicious food!

Food was fine but the staff were quite standoffish and the toilets need a good clean.

U could easily miss this place whilst engrossed with the sights and crowds milling about. I just so much remembered its location as I am I fan of tea and scones with the works which came in handy as we decided it we deserved a cuppa with all the walking and needing somewhere to answer the call of nature. This is also a very entertaining spot to people watch it sits across one of Cambridge popular college. It is a small dining area but I did notice a larger area for outdoor dining before u enter the cafe. Still , it has a great view.

The most delicious scones ! Served with clotted cream and jam. Home made. The best I ever had. Highly recommend.

I was lucky to have orderd earlier than some in our table of seven. Even though the place was barely at half capacity, the staff seemed to struggle to get orders out in a timely manner. To be fair, we had been advised when paying that there may be a 10 to 15 minutes wait for food; but it took longer and the food arrived staggered so that you'd have finished your drink whilst waiting for the food. Nice location. Food was nice.

Nice spot to sit outside for a coffee and cake in central Cambridge.

A small family-run cafe serving homemade scones and tea. We liked the atmosphere but scones were not so fresh.

We were in Cambridge on Saturday of Easter weekend, and spotted this little cafe that looked ideal for a spot of lunch. We both had the Veggie Breakfast Baguette, milk shakes and coffee. The food and drinks were delicious and the staff were so friendly and chatty. The cafe had a lovely atmosphere and we got a real sense that the staff care about the service and their customers. We will definitely visit again.

Wonderful place to stop for a bite and coffee. Honey ham with brie and side salad with a iced latte. Tables inside or out. Worth a visit when in the area

Great cozy and delicious hideaway in thr centre of Cambridge. Very homely.

Cream tea with scones is amazing

We had a lovely impromptu lunch here in early March. Everything was homemade, we particularly loved the sausage roll! Friendly service, good size portions and really tasty food with reasonable prices. A lovely independent eatery, definitely worth a go. We will return.

What a Gem of a place. STAFF LOVELY. PROPRIETOR really nice,helpful. Food/Service excellent. Definitely come back for sure. Thankyou.Jen/Paul.

Excellent place with yummy food 😋

Pleasant place to grab a quick bite to eat, and good location. Staff friendly. However, prices are overinflated as its 'Cambridge', and although food quality was good, it was not value for money.

Small and very charming, we wanted a place to have our "English tea time" and here it is perfect. Friendly service and good, plentiful food.

Please update your hours; went here at 4 on Wednesday and was closed!

It was a cold winters day, the cafe was warm and welcoming. Staff were very friendly and polite. We both had cream tea, the scones were warm and freshly baked with cream and jam.

Excellent experience. Food, people and ambience first class.

We had an amazing tea time together with my friend. We had the homemade scone, it’s very tasty. Pls try when you come around Cambridge.

Needed a bite but not a big lunch, and we happened upon this place advertising a cream tea with homemade scones, which was perfect. The scones were fresh, the clotted cream was from a foil-covered packet but was good enough. The tea was English Breakfast which is what we drink at home so we basically had an almost perfect cream tea, very nice on a dreary morning. The weather even cleared while we were there. The food that was being delivered to other tables looked good. We'd be happy to return for a full afternoon tea sometime when we are more hungry.

Just stopped in to have a scone and tea. Found the little shop to be delightful. The owner and her son waited on us and were very attentive. All the bake goods were made in house, and our scones tasted like it. In the best possible way. Not a chain just a nice little shop run by a family.

Very kind staff. Good tea, coped with busy day well.

Cream Tea for one includes a delicious scone, jam, cream, and a large pot of tea. The scone is big enough for two people to share❤️

Beautiful location with classic Cambridge views. Very friendly atmosphere and staff. Perfect for a coffee!

Unquestionably the best breakfast in Cambridge; hearty, with good, fresh ingredients and unlimited tea. A very friendly cafe, centrally located, with a great view of St John’s and plenty of outdoor seating. Highly recommended to tourists and locals alike.

Went into this lovely independent cafe for a lovely lunch, bubbley and friendly atmosphere and the lady who owns it could not do enough for her customers with recommendations of the best places to go and see around Cambridge. Food was delicious and quick service But the best bit is the homemade cakes and scones that are out of this world! You must try them on your next trip to cambrigde.

Awful experience, met by a very harassed looking waitress who was just rude from the get go. Food left around on tables had wasps all over it. Eventually it was picked up by someone who put some of it on some random steps near to where we were sat! After 15 minutes, a complaint from 1 or w people and several people moving away from the table of wasps I went and asked for a refund, only for the waitress to be completely rude about it. Terrible, I wouldn't recommend at all.

We namen plaats aan een tafel waar de etensresten van de vorige bezoekers nog op tafel stonden. Niemand nam de moeite om af te ruimen of een bestelling op te nemen. Het personeel was druk met het aannemen van goederen en deed bewust geen moeite om contact te maken met de klanten. Vervolgens gingen klanten dan maar bestellen aan de bar, waardoor mensen die later binnen kwamen eerder werden geholpen. Van pure ellende na 10 minuten genegeerd te zijn maar weg gegaan.

Went in there during the week and was welcomed in with a good morning. My latte was a fair price for the quality (which was amazing) I had a lovely conversation with the staff, they were so friendly and welcoming. I’ll definitely be coming back again and it’s definitely with a visit if your In Cambridge

Went on a fairly quiet Monday and had to wait 20 minutes for 2 smoothies (staff didnt seem to know which orders were made or who had been served), which when they came weren't worth the expensive price - they were clearly just whizzed up frozen fruit mix with next to no taste. The courtyard is lovely to sit in, but the cafe just feels like a rundown and expensive tourist trap.

You can come in if you are tired

Overpriced tourist trap! Went on a fairly quiet Monday and had to wait 20 minutes for 2 smoothies (staff didnt seem to know which orders were made or who had been served), which when they came weren't worth the expensive price - they were clearly just whizzed up frozen fruit mix with next to no taste. The courtyard is lovely to sit in, but the cafe just feels like a rundown and expensive tourist trap.

We stopped in for tea- excellent. This is definitely a hidden gem, highly recommended. Quality food and kind, witty, humorous staff. Perfect location very close to the colleges and the Botanical Gardens. Directly in the center of town.

Best chaï latte I had in Cambridge! There are sittings inside and outside and you can have your drink to go. And you can have milk substitutes as well :). I was assisted by Maya who was very kind, polite, knowledgeable and efficient. A pleasure 😁! Very nicely located in front of St John's College, it is a nice place for a little pick-me-up before going back to wandering the streets of Cambridge.

Breakfast Baguette most awesome

Had a great Rowers breakfast with unlimited coffee or tea. First coffee was lovely but subsequent coffees were a little weak. The breakfast was lovely. The service was great and a nice clean loo which is always a bonus.

The young male clerk is quite friendly, the environment is comfortable, and the meals and tea are pretty good. The young man is quite friendly. we also enjoy the cozy atmosphere and nice afternoon tea.

Stopped in for tea and a rest. They were so friendly inside and the tea was great!

Fantastic breakfasts, tastier coffee than the chain cafes-- Le Patissier is the PERFECT cafe, whether you're visiting Cambridge for the day, looking for a cozy place to study, or getting a coffee before work. And of course, no review of Le Patissier would be complete without mention of the service. The friendliest, most engaging staff I've been lucky enough to meet-- particularly Chance (and Pete, in case he reads this). Don't miss out on Le Patissier!!

Absolute little gem. Great food & service.

Tasty scones.. hmm still has its brown melamine chipped tables with brown plastic peeling off the brown chairs. Entire place feels it needs a smarter Cambridge style update now we’re in 2023 . Nice food tho

Such a lovely atmosphere, food was delicious! We had paninis and tea, so good! Don't forget to treat yourself to cake after, amazing value and such a great team of people working here. Love the sense of humour and the great relationship everyone working here has. Thank you for a lovely lunch 💛

A cute little spot tucked between shops with a lovely staff of students(?). We ordered the chicken salad sandwich hoping for maybe a nice blend of curry and spices mixed with chicken. Upon inspection when our food arrived we discovered chicken… on a bed of lettuce or “salad” … on bread. We definitely had a good laugh at our mistake which was of course ours for not asking when ordering. The combination itself would not be terrible except the chicken was dry and flavorless, there was no spread on the bread or sauce on the lettuce. As much as we tried to “doctor” the sandwich with packages of condiments it really wasn’t very good. I’m sure there are other things on the menu that are delicious so please do give them a try!

Cozy small place with excellent patisserie and incredible hot chocolate

Friendly staff and delicious scones!

You must visit La Pattisier when in Cambridge. The homemade scones are absolutely amazing!! Just what we needed on a cold December day. I always like to support small businesses and thoroughly recommend going to Le Pattisier. Jackie was very welcoming and took time out to give us a map and tell us the places to visit while we were here. Lovely to meet you Jackie, wishing you a happy Christmas x

Great breakfast, staff with great humour, just a nice atmosphere and good value. Really enjoyed the breakfast, staff banter and unlimited tea

Lovely little independent cafe. Great stop and yummy cream tea

Scone was still warm & substantial in size, tea was fresh & hot. We sat in the sun & listened to the choir in St John's college Chapel, practicing.

I wish I could give this place more than 5 stars. Amazing area, friendly staff, great atmosphere and delicious food.

I love to eat at Le Patissier - the perfect breakfast spot. A beautiful view, such friendly staff and especially tasty cakes! A big thank you to Peter and Freddy for making it such a lovely place to go.

Pretty dingy place, needs refurbishment, average scones (doubt they are made there) packaged cream etc. Toilet was barely functional, and I’m quite a state

Excellent afternoon tea for two - huge, fresh and homemade, at a reasonable price. Very friendly service. Nice view of St. John's College.

Enjoyed a lovely fresh ham sandwich, pot of tea and homemade lemon cake….delicious! Served by extremely pleasant staff. Would recommend a visit.

Had an afternoon tea here and it was great. Delicious and filling with as much tea as you want! And Vincenzo was amazing, helpful, friendly, and went the extra mile for a special order ❤️. Definitely recommended 👍

Super tasty breakfast best in Cambridge, food amazing as are the staff. Can’t wait to visit again. Outside seating a bonus.

Enjoyed the afternoon tea, all of our party liked the scones and cakes. Will definitely visit again!

Went here in the heart of summer with my family of 4. Cannot say enough positive words about this place; we truly had the most amazing experience. It was our first time in cambridge and what a place to start! We sat by the window which had the most amazing view of St John’s College. Everything was very well priced and the young man that served us was delightful, polite and was so happy to help us. To make the experience even more amazing, the manager (I think her name was Jackie?) even took time out of her to day to come and sit with us and recommend what else we should do on our trip to cambridge. Food and drinks were 10/10 and the experience was even better! Will definitely be back here!

Lovely service here, super friendly and a nice respite from the hot weather in Cambridge. The afternoon tea set was so generous (love the scones and clotted cream/jam!), giant cakes and delicious sandwiches (tuna, sundried tomatoes & cheese, egg mayo, salmon). We took away half of it for dinner as we could not finish it.

Fantastic coffee and even better people with a gorgeous view of St. John’s. Will 100% be returning

I've ridden past this place for years, and when it came time to take a visiting relative out for cream tea somewhere not too fancy, this was perfect. Lovely staff, good thick scones, delicious clotted cream, and a good sized pot of tea. If you...

Lovely Cafe, great view of St Johns and kid friendly! Coffee was outstanding and we will be returning.

Pretty awful. The coffee was lukewarm, the waitress either didn’t care or was under the influence of some sort of substance and the scone was microwaved and we had to remind them that we even ordered it. Overpriced as well. Such a shame as a lovely view outside of St Johns so very disappointed that this place is so awful as someone could run a very successful place here! Definitely would not recommend and 100% unsatisfied. Should have gone to McDonald’s.

I tried the Punter's for breakfast and it was good. I might do the Rower's next time. Update: I tried the Rower's for bigger portion and it didn't disappoint. I really love their bacon.

Lovely people, great drinks, definitely recommend the place Would come back anytime :)

Best chai latte in all the world! ❤️

Relaxing atmosphere, tea delicious and scones served warm

Lovely breakfast. Great service, quality food and setting opp St Johns. Highly recommended and friendly staff at this family business. Thank you all!

Quite simply, best world-class cafe in Cambridge (possibly the country!). Great selection of quality non-pretentious fare (including cream teas to die for), but what really stood out was their exquisite service. Both Pete and Freddy are warm, friendly and humorous and Jackie (Jacqui?) is an absolute dream, taking the time to chat with us and ensure everything was up to her highest standards. Definitely a “must visit” for anyone visiting Cambridge, and even worth a 30 minute drive just to get stuck in to more of their delectable offerings. Wholehearted recommendation from a truly enchanted patron.

Independent cafe serving really tasty food, nice selection of cakes and good coffee. Definitely would recommend.

Lovely attentive service with great food. Good choices too! Food came quickly and was really tasty. Good outdoor seating too.

Cambridge is a lovely place and memories made sweeter by the Afternoon Tea for 2 at Le Patissier! The portion was huge and we had to take home some. I had it for breakfast the next morning and it was as good as ever. There's both indoor and outdoor seating. The staff were helpful and polite.

This restaurant is in an excellent location especially if you choose to eat al fresco. I can't comment on anything other than on what I ordered. Unfortunately this happened to be eggs on toast with beans. Service was pretty quick but I would have been...

Lovely little cafe with beautiful scones and cakes.

A nice little cafe that we almost overlooked due to steamed up windows (very rainy and chilly day) which meant we couldn’t see inside. We had breakfast baguette and pastries. Food was good and made to specific request. Inside was small but nice and clean...