Libby's in Stockport

Having read some sketchy reviews about Libby’s, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food and the service. We had the evening menu and the tapas was pretty good and reasonable value (apart for the £3 croquette which, although tasty, is overpriced!). The service was efficient, friendly and unfussy. Would go back.

Short and sweet. We only nipped in for a takeaway breakfast sandwich, the restaurant wasn’t busy atall. I ordered two sausage ciabattas, no butter, ciabattas were cold and hadn’t been toasted. The sauce was cheap. Such a simple thing to get wrong and priced at £7.50 each. Useless!!

I’ve been coming to Libby’s for 9 years now for coffee, breakfast, lunch. It’s always had weirdly slow service (never expect your coffee to arrive before your meal), but it had a deserved reputation for incredible cakes and bread, great breakfasts and decent lunches. Unfortunately since the new owners took over a few months ago it’s gone backwards. The bread is ok now, but nothing special. The cakes and pastries are pedestrian (and for some reason have been moved from an always-amazing display on the bar, to a shelf in the window - in the the full sunshine so they sweat all through the morning). The daytime menu is limited, and the food has gone fussy (my picky daughter had eggs on toast, as it was the simplest thing on the menu - even that was drowned in pesto for some reason). And the service is just as slow as ever, if not slower. It’s such a shame - Libby’s is an institution in Marple Bridge, and it feels like it’s undergoing a slow death. I’m sure the new owners have the best intentions - but they need to get a grip on the kitchen, get a top quality baker again, stop spoiling the cakes and pastries by leaving them in the sun, and maybe even sort out the slow service?

Sorry guys, but a recent purchase of some pastries has left me disappointed. Almond croissants were doughy, no filling whatsoever ( are you using a flavouring !). Expensive. Almost tasted like we were eating yesterdays offerings ?. Service with a smile would also help.

Unfortunately I had a bad experience today. I ordered leek and Potato soup. I can only describe it as green tasteless slop. I did ask the waitress to check if it was meant to be leek and potato. She checked with the chief and he said it was. I replied I couldn’t eat it. I wasn’t at all rude.To be fair the waitress asked if I wanted anything else. I didn’t. I tried to enjoy the rest of my time with my friend. Once I had complained about the taste of the soup, I watched the waitress, taste the soup and laughed with the chief , which made me feel very uncomfortable. I then noticed the chief preparing plentiful batch cooking and placing lots of sliced cucumbers in bags, the green slop and what looked like coleslaw. At one point he opened a plastic food bag with his mouth to get the slop in ! He then continued to put his finger in the cucumbers , then into his mouth. Awful. They did take the price of the soup off, but found it all a bit strange way to reflect on a negative taste test!

Had a fantastic evening, we enjoyed a great selection of tapas, couldn’t fault any of the dishes, so tasty and well presented plus excellent service . Couldn’t have asked for more.

We were greeted by a very warm and friendly team. Nothing was to much trouble. We ordered take away burger and chip and a coffee. It was busy but the service was excellent- quick - food delicious. We ate the most amazing blueberry and lemon melt cake whilst we waited. To die for

My husband and 4 friends went for dinner and had high hopes as we'd been many times for coffee and cake. Firstly, it took ages for someone to take our order and when we did order they'd ran out of the cod by 8pm! Eventually my alternative fish arrived and nothing else for 15 minutes, so it was getting cold and I asked the Manager when the rest of our food would be served and his response was "it's Tapas and that's how Tapas works, it comes in stages" I replied "so this piece of fish is to serve all 6 of us with nothing else" and he said "yes, that's tapas?!". My friend who had suggested Libby's was mortified the way he spoke to me! The food eventually started to come and then we were told "we've ran out of the chunky chips!" but it was fine as we had a replacement. I have to say the food was actually good, but overpriced, small menu (for a vegetarian/pescatarian) and small portions .....but it was tapas right?!!). It's such a shame as his attitude ruined our experience at Libby's and we won't be back for "Tapas" or cake. I'll stick with All Things Nice in Marple...lets hope they have a better manager! ps. the other staff members of staff were actually very nice!

Was so hoping I'd see an improvement since the change of ownership but no change yet. And, to make matters, worse, they've whacked up the prices ! Coffee at nearly £4 a cup?? Will someone else please open another cafe in Marple Bridge as we desperately need some decent competition.

the food was ok , they certainly need to up there game with the competition on town street , have esten a libbys for years but haven’t esten there for 12 months after a disappointing experience unfortunately it hasn’t improved , the service was very poor it was very quiet in the restaurant we didn’t get asked if we were ok for drinks or if we would like a dessert the staff were polite but jyst not attentive , recieved the bill which included 10percent tip , never done this before but we didn’t pay the tip , i think the tip should be discretionary and u fortunately due to mediocre food and poor customer service we could not justify the tip , sorry libbys

Very busy, service a little slow. Staff were very pleasant. We were there for Mother's Day afternoon tea. Disappointed that our tea was served in tatty badly cracked and chipped teapots with very tired looking teacups. Time to spend some money on new crockery!

We booked for an early evening on a Friday. It was pleasantly busy, but not noisy. We hadn't realised that it was tapas-style but were guided to choose a few dishes. We probably selected too many dishes! But everything was very tasty

We didn't enjoy this at all. We had 2 veggie breakfasts - small portions, including only one egg, aside from huge chunks of toast (asked for brown but given white), some items warm at best, lacked flavour/ seasoning. Scrambled egg had a weird grey colour. At £12.95 each, very poor value. Others had avocado and poached eggs on toast - ok, but again the toast was so thick that it was tough to eat. £57 in total for 4 people with tea/coffee - way overpriced for the quality and we won't be returning.

Nice restaurant and nice staff but some dishes disappointing. The house salad was a bit limp and the salad leaves rather sour tasting so didn’t enjoy . Goats cheese is on a few dishes but no alternative offered of feta (don’t like goats cheese ) The fried cauliflower wasn’t quite right or the pasta with peas rather poor but some dishes were very nice . I liked the chicken wings and the pizza . I would go again but hope the restaurant takes on board our comments ?!

We ate on a Saturday lunchtime. The brunch menu was good , the kitchen staff working well to meet the large number of orders (our table was near the pass so got to watch them work). The service however felt a little slow and inattentive. The food was worth the wait.

Lovely to be back in Libbys after staying away for a few years. New owner wonderful and food / service up to its usual high standard. I will be back 🤣

The food here is really nice. Tapas designed dishes all really tasty. However we were not informed that our table had to be returned with an hour and a half and with still 15 mins to go we were told TWICE to leave! It really ruined the end of the meal.

Not a good experience - tried to order but were advised at least 6 of the main savoury items were unavailable. One diner with nut and sesame allergy ordered and explained the allergies. Another diner was given the ordered cake and coffee but it was another 20mins before somebody came to the table to say there was too much chance of cross contamination for the ordered toastie. This should be made clear on their menu - advising they don’t cater for people with allergies. We then waited another 15 mins for the 3rd diner to receive their toastie, which was missing an element. Poor customer service ( though not taking away from the waiting staff - this is down to poor management) and expensive fare.

Visited Libbys today with my husband, for lunch and we were warmly welcomed by Nic the new owner. The food and service was excellent, we will definately be back and can highly recommend.

Was my first visit today to libbys after I’ve been recommended by a few people - safe to say I won’t be returning again. Was really busy when we arrived but went really quiet within the first 10 minutes to no excuse for the poor, slow service, I was handed my drink with a big black hair in the glass🤮we told the waitress about this and asked for a fresh one to which this appeared to be a chore as I was left with an eye roll. I ordered a steak sandwich to which the bread was literally wet through with grease resulting in me not eating it, my friends eggs royale was full of egg shell as well. When asking for the bill the lady who worked there was incredibly rude to my friend - not one person came to check during the meal if the food was ok, after we paid the waitress (same one who was rude to my friend) said was it okay and we said well no not really, stated the points above and we got a response of ‘well I find it hard to believe as that hasn’t happened before’ absolute shambles of a cafe won’t be returning.

Great service from attentive, welcoming staff, a great atmosphere, amazing menu and food. Fantastic night out with friends!

1. Was the food delicious? Yes 2. Was the service good? No. They were rushed off their feet so took ages to come take our order. The drinks arrived after the food and were wrong. I am coeliac and they said the sausage had gluten in, so I asked if it could be replaced with something else for the full cook. At first they said no, then they said yes. But when my food came there was an oily space where a sausage clearly had been and then they'd remembered I couldn't have it and taken it off. Not great in terms of cross contamination. I wiped it off with a napkin, and didn't bother chasing up for something else as it had been such a shambles so far I thought there's no point. I would say if it was quiet maybe you'd get better service, but we came here before for just drinks when it was, and they got my mums order wrong. 3. Was there a nice atmosphere? Yes 4. Did it have a beautiful decor? Yes 5. Was it worth the price? No

Libbys used to be our go-to cafe after a run with friends - but no more. Over the last few months the service, food and overall value has been steadily getting worse. The staff used to be so good, so attentive but not any longer. One or two of the staff are still good, but the others regularly get orders wrong, miss out the basics and you have to repeatedly ask for things. No one seems to be in charge. The menu has changed for the worse and prices have gone up. They also seem to be cutting corners with the meals and also forget things like not toasting bread ??. So, they've lost our business and I know other locals are equally disappointed. A real real shame and I just hope the new owners take notice and get things back to what they were.

Disappointed with the granola that was described as homemade and listed as having walnuts, hazelnuts, coconut, almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and Greek yogurt and berries. There were no identifiable nuts or seeds (in their natural form) and instead it was very similar to eg bio-me granola and mostly grains/puffed grains. Trying to keep carbs/sugar low as pre-diabetic so disappointing. We are only occasional visitors and the Coffee and menu didn’t seem as good as last year. I told the staff so hopefully either the granola will be more like it was last year or more accurately described on the menu.

It had been a while since I'd last been to Libby's because of the slow service, but thought I'd try it again. I sat at a table which hadn't been cleaned, noticed the floor was covered by bits of food and the walls were very...

Honestly could not rate our night in Libby’s highly enough! I have been for breakfast a few times which has always been 10/10 🍳🥓 So thought we would try out the evening food, my husband and our friends all tried it out for the first...

On arrival our party of two was quickly shown to our table, which is my only negative of the whole experience, it was too small for all the amazing plates of food that arrived. The waiting staff were friendly and informative over the menu. We...

For goodness sake please sort your payment process put ! What’s the point of having table service when customers then have to queue up at the cake counter to pay . I had to wait whilst another customer was tediously choosing cakes , then for...

Used to be lovely but the service and food has gone down. We got here at 12.15 and chose off the menu that is served from noon but was told we'd have to wait til 12.30, I think the kitchen staff were under pressure. We...

Firstly we walked in and sat at our table it smelt of a dirty cloth. All breakfasts were cold when served. When we came to pay we had seen all other customers paying at the till near the tables with now cue so I asked...

We called here for brunch on Saturday after it was recommended by friends and we enjoyed our visit. My first choice of smashed avocado on toast wasn’t available so I had the veggie breakfast which was a tad on the expensive side but very tasty...

The lunch menu gives reasonable choice and the prices are fair. My main gripe is how slow the service was. It was fairly busy when we arrived but there were plenty of serving staff.Maybe one or two more people are needed in the kitchen at...

Terrible attitude and horrendous food. Arrived for lunch and was told when we got there that they had closed the kitchen as they were getting a new oven. There was nothing on their website about this as I checked prior to heading there. I had...

Unfortunately would not recommend. There wasn’t enough staff on. Food was waiting for 5-10 mins at the service hatch before being brought over. We saw our breakfast sat there for over 5 minutes so when it was brought to us it was freezing cold. Drinks...

Lovely coffee out on the terrace after stopping on a bike ride. Views over the river below. Friendly service and covering outdoors for when it started raining!

Very disappointed with this establishment. We had to sit outside because there was no room inside. I did not mind this at all but the outside area was very scruffy. Branches coming over the tables. Tables and chairs could do with a lick of paint....

We visited for lunch today for the first time and weren’t disappointed. The place was buzzing and is clearly very popular. The menu offered a good selection plus a couple of daily specials. The food was tasty, well presented and the staff were efficient and...

We had a soup each - tomato which was lacking in body apart from the soggy chunks of bread which had been put in to it. This was followed by a 3 Cheese Toatie which arrived well before the soup was finished, the toast was...

The food was good and it really is quite a nice setting. Service, however, was slow and painful. I'll return though as I'd love to make it a regular spot for breakfast.

After going to Libby’s quite a lot of an evening we decided to give it a go for breakfast on Father’s Day and our daughters 18th birthday! What an absolute disaster it was…. Our daughters Decided to have cakes and drinks, and me and my...

Just thought it worth commending all the staff of our afternoon spent here yesterday. Staff extremely pleasant and attentive and the meals we all had were excellent. Thanks guys Perfect :-)))

The first few times we visited here it was great but over the past years it’s plummeted down hill and that’s down to the service. Servers don’t want your custom and roll eyes when you come in; no attention to detail when serving which, as...

Services is very very slow, the young lady behind the till wasn’t focused and was chatting to a friend / colleague while serving me? I wanted a takeout, I paid cash and she got my change wrong plus ordered a few cakes and coffee was...

This place should be so good but misses the mark on basic things. It’s got a great atmosphere, the food and coffee is delicious, BUT, the service is very slow, even when it’s quiet and the menu doesn’t state whether anything is veggie/vegan/contains any allergens...

Brilliant Breakfast here this morning, with a friendly and attentive service! Really good quality ingredients!

Extremely run down. Coffee spilt by waitress who wasn’t bothered. Waited 25 minutes for tea cakes before they decided they didn’t have enough. Two waitresses stroking and making a fuss over a smelly dog and then serving food! Awful experience.

Thought I’d try again early on mid week day to see if it made a difference. It didn’t. Menu stated eggs ‘any way’ but waitress very surprised when I asked if she wanted to know how I’d like my eggs. Ditto which type of bread....

We were in the area and thought we would visit Libby’s for breakfast on a sunny Sunday morning. On arrival we were told to expect a 40-45 minute wait on food which we agreed to. We imagined sitting having a couple of cups of tea...

Best food I’ve eaten this year. Some notable food dishes: gnocchi, prawns in garlic, fillet beef with fennel ketchup. Great service and good vibes all round.

Superb breakfast! Absolutely fabulous local venue for home cooked fresh food, generous portions and great value for money! Highly recommend !

Hmm, staff rude and uninterested. Age waiting for food and no one came over after we'd eaten to ask for more drinks etc. Has potential but lacking decent CS in what was a rather quiet restaurant at the time. Won't be returning, sorry.

Libbys restaurant I always rate the hygiene of a restaurant by the cleaniness of the ladies toilet. After a recent lunch time visit, all I can say is the management need a lesson in hygiene. The toilet looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in a...

After driving past this place and having many friends visit to say how lovely the food is, we finally had time to try and enjoy a lovely breakfast. What a place! The minute we walked through the door we we’re greeted by (who I think...

Came to Libby’s with some friends for a meal on Saturday evening, we’d been a few times so knew we were in for a great evening. The food was even more brilliant than we remembered from when we were last there. We were also served...

Gorgeous setting,lovely restaurant, great service ( james was fabulous ) an absolute must visit in marple bridge!!! The food is just fabulous!!!!!!

Great value for money as we got the early bird menu special. 3 plates for £16.50. James gave us great service as well. We will always come back to Libby’s.

Lovely local restaurant to us and never disappoints. Staff really friendly and helpful. Lovely food and wines. Great desserts

The food here is lovely however the last two or three times I’ve been here I’ve been let down by the customer service and sadly don’t think I’ll be returning. On all these occasions they’ve either forgotten my order, told me my lunch choice wasn’t...

We booked Libbys for a date night and we were really looking forward to it as we had been previously (about a year ago) and the food was amazing. It used to be the go to place! However, unfortunately the food and service were terrible....

Excellent food, cocktails and friendly atmosphere. We visited on a Thursday night and we were expecting a quiet night - but it was very busy with a great atmosphere. We had good service and even better food and cocktails!

We went on a Sunday morning for some breakfast. Ordered drinks and then waiting another 10 minutes before we had to ask to order our food. Food came and it was lovely but had to get half way through until our drinks finally arrived. Had...

Visited this week on entering the cafe, we were greeted with we aren't serving food. Waited an age for 2 coffees, only 1 couple in front of us. Asked for the bill and waited and waited. Could have probably walked out no one seemed to...

What can I say but fabulous!!.. I love Libby’s but my husband is quite disabled so we usually just buy their amazing bakery products most weeks.. We decided to eat out and my was it worth it.. every dish was perfect 5* fabulousness.. Thanks x

Still very poor. Went for breakfast at 9.15. Restaurant was cold and half the blinds still down. No music on and only one other table full. Food when it arrived was cold in places and the vegetarian sausages were odd- more like croquettes. Coffee poor....

So disappointed with the food and service in what used to be a go to place. Although staff appear to be trying their best I’m saddened that they may not be receiving the support and training needed.

Great food, great service, reasonable price, nice beer and nice atmosphere. First visit but will definitely be going back.

Having read the reviews and heard some negatives by WOM over the past weeks we were a little nervous heading to Libby's. We are regular breakfast visitors, but never for dinner. Anyhow, all that we have to say was...what a great evening! Superb food -...

What an absolutely fantastic evening. After looking everywhere for an intimate venue for our wedding reception, we found it on our doorstep. We managed to book Libby’s exclusively for the evening and we honestly could not have wished for a better night. A massive thanks...

Fabulous freshly baked artisan bread . Cakes , Danish pastries , brownies all freshly baked on site and amazing coffee Friendly staff . Terrace overlooking the River.

Came on Saturday lunch time with my family to enjoy lunch. Have previously enjoyed take out coffee and baked goods and visited a few times over the last few yearsz The service was slow and the young wait staff seemed to congregate by the bar...

So disappointed at the downturn in this restaurant, can’t help but feel that the young staff are being hung out to dry…food overpriced - bland, bang average. A completely rushed, unpleasant dining experience. I think the owners/management need to get a grip of this before...

Visited for lunch on a Saturday. From being a high end cafe and restaurant, new owners clearly living off past reputation. I can get get a better (and actually hot) coffee from Greggs, they couldn’t put it right when requested. Then add a ridiculously expensive...

Libby’s has changed- and not for the better. The food is overpriced with shockingly small portions at ridiculously high prices. The waiting on staff are hard working and lovely but there are not enough of them. It’s must be the same in the kitchen because...

Such a shame - feeling very disappointed after our visit today to see the change in Libby’s. No GF options on the menu. Ran out of a few things we asked for. Cake selection was limited.

Great food, the portions were above average size for tapas but that didn't reflect on the quality. really enjoyed it and would definitely go back.

Yet again another fabulous evening out at Libbys, food fantastic, great atmosphere and the deal on a Tuesday is amazing too, its a regular for us, Ive already booked for next week 👍👍

Great ambiance, food and friendliness BUT no sneeze plate in front of their lovely pastries which are definitely in coughing distance. Lady in front of us wouldn’t buy cakes because of that.

Popped in for some lunch, the food was average and a little thrown together with not much presentation. The waitress was just rude, nothing warm or friendly about her and we even had the pleasure of an eye roll when we asked for water, plenty...

We went to Libby’s twice in just over a week. Firstly for breakfast wish was ok but when I asked if they actually did a full breakfast, I was told if it’s not on the menu NO quite rude We thought. The same girl also...

Visited Saturday morning and sat on the terrace . Drinks took ages to arrive the food we ordered took even longer . The drinks were finished ages before the food arrived . When the food came we had to ask for ketchup which necessitated the...

Used to be the evening hub of the village, now run by teenagers trying to close the kitchen and bar by 9.30pm Food is still good but portions smaller but the service and experience is nothing like it used to be. No sign of new...

We have been for breakfast for the last two Saturdays as we remained hopeful that the new management may have had a positive impact on the quality of service. This has not been the case. Last week we dined outside. One of the chairs was...

Very poor service. Sold out of almost every breakfast option by 10am on a Saturday morning. Got the drinks orders all wrong. Asked for water as soon as we sat down and it didn’t arrive until we were leaving - and with 3 glasses for...

This is such A great little place. The Food was really good, fresh and hot. A special mention to the staff as the service was amazing. Our drinks and food were brought with a smile, unfortunately I didn’t get the waitress’s name but she was...

Had a late lunch here today with my wife and daughter. Place was really busy with a relaxed and happy atmosphere. Lunch menu is about 10 items with a few additional sides. The food was piping hot and nicely presented. The young staff were quietly...

We went here on Thursday morning to have breakfast after reading reviews and recommendations from family. We arrived at 9.30 to find it all locked up and a hand written note on the door saying closed for TLC. I understand these things have to be...

First rime we had eaten here and it was exellent. The food was very well presented and cooked and delicious, The staff were very attentive and the new owner had a quick chat. We had all the nibbles which were very tasty especially the olives,...

We’d heard great things about the food at Libby’s and were finally able to try it recently. Our drinks orders went through all fine and came quite quickly. When we were ready to order food the waitress advised she would need to wait for 5...

I went here 2 weeks ago with a friend for breakfast, it was my first time and didn’t disappoint, i have the french toast with bacon and maple syrup

This was my first time at Libby’s after hearing many good things about it and I wasn’t disappointed. We were seated outside which is undercover with heaters so we didn’t feel the cold at all. Cocktails were amazing and so was the food! We got...

Had heard so many good things a out this place and were excited about eating here but the service was very very poor. We had to wait 40mins to place our order as the kitchen was busy and then another 30 mins before food arrived....

Really poor organisation- slipping downhill fast. We often come to Libby’s on a Saturday morning and we appreciate that it is busier than normal at the moment- we have no objections to a bit of a wait for our food and drinks. However, the organisation...

I visit Marple Bridge frequently for work and pop into Libby's on countless occasions. The food is exquisite (especially the breakfast and cakes which will genuinely make you turn your back on supermarket bakery bits FOR LIFE). All their bakery bits are made every single...

Gave it another chance. Visted to take away for first time in ages, the queue was not long but the young staff paid no attention to people waiting and were more interested in talking to each other. The cakes that I tool home were not...

People sitting in the restaurant are neglected for the sake of those wanting take outs. When we arrived there was lots of free tables and around 8 table service/deli staff. We placed our order of two teas and a cake after which an influx of...

We have been regular visitors at Libbys and supported them throughout lockdown (always take away). On this occasion we decided to eat in- We waited 45 minutes for a table and then a further 45 minutes for food. There was one other table at the...

I really didn't want to review in this manner and sound like an stereotypical moaner but we had the worst date night in a long time. We first went to Libby's pre lock down and the food was amazing. Couldn't fault a thing. However on...

Table we were sat at not clean, slow and poor service, Tapas average, a shadow of its former self. Such a shame and unexpected.

The sticky tables could do with a really good clean. Abrupt service. Not very welcoming or friendly. First time here in a few years and I guess they have forgotten the basics. I wouldn't rush back.

Very disappointing lunch.The fish finger sandwich is not a sandwich but half a sandwich yes half a roll. The service is poor all the girls look busy but they are not productive. So sad this was my go to place but never again. My advice would be to look at what, “All things nice “ , has on offer .