Meeting Point Cafe at Ponsford in Sheffield

I was at this venue for a McMilan coffee morning on the 29th September 2023. All the staff had baked sweet and savoury delights. Such delicious tasty treats, beautifully displayed. Thank you to all the staff for your hard work, I really hope you generated plenty of cash in aid of this wonderful charity. I always spend thousands when in Ponsfords (in my mind ] there is something for everyone, whatever your taste. I have made purchases over the years and could not be more happy with all of them. The buyers know what they are doing. We are so lucky to have this wonderful shop in Sheffield.

We have visited the café in the past, pre Covid, and the opportunity occurred to make another visit combined with an update tour around the shop. The shop continues to provide excellent standards in all that it does …….. including the café. We needed some lunchtime refreshments as we had missed our mid-morning coffee (our home Gaggia is awaiting a new pump). We were unable to resist the cake options on offer, so our choice was coffee and cake. The cake and presentation was outstanding, and the coffee was good. Given the standards on offer, the prices are very competitive. I suspect that we will be soon be making another visit.

Bonita zona tranquila en el segundo piso de la parte nueva de la tienda. No tiene que comprar nada para beber el excelente té, café, etc., servido por personas reales en tazas y platos reales en las mesas adecuadas. No es como el almacén de muebles promedio con una máquina de café poco fiable y leche en polvo. Gente agradable que hace café (y sándwiches / pasteles, etc.) y no te sigue por la tienda. Aceptan tu nombre y número de teléfono, aunque eso es solo para Covid. Las mesas junto a la ventana tienen una vista industrial / urbana, pero están bien si no le gusta mirar a su compañero o si intenta evitar comprar algo más caro. Aparcamiento gratuito, también bonitos baños y muchos de ellos. . .

Llamé hoy para examinar los muebles y, mientras llovía a cántaros, decidió quedarse un poco más y tomar un café en la cafetería. Bien decorado. Asientos cómodos en mesas e incluso un par de tronas para los más pequeños. Té y café servido con un dulce brownie suave que sentí que era un toque encantador. No puedo comentar sobre la comida ya que no la probé. Caro a casi 5 para nuestras bebidas. Personal agradable Levante al piso de la cafetería. Regreso mañana para probar algo de comida y comprar muebles.

Aparecimos aquí ayer mientras compramos en la tienda. Era muy tranquilo, incluso a la hora del almuerzo, pero esto nos dio tiempo para considerar en silencio nuestra próxima compra. Ambos tuvimos el queso de cabra y tarta de espinacas, servido con una ensalada de lado maravillosamente fresca. Es cierto que no hay mucha selección, creo que solo 3 baguettes y la tarta para un almuerzo ligero, pero hay más variedad de tortas y una buena selección de infusiones. No estoy seguro de que el café sea el lugar ideal para reunirse con amigos, pero sin duda es un gran lugar para tomar una taza de té y un pastel / refrigerio mientras navega por la tienda.

Very nice coffee. Quite small selection of food though high quality. It's not a place you would just drop into as its on the upper floor in ponsfords furniture store. Customers are often offered complimentary coffees to relax and reflect on purchases. A really excellent touch to the shopping experience.

I have been a few times but probably wont return as I found it very expensive and very quiet. Not much atmosphere. Cakes and drinks were nice enough but prefer other places round about.

To be honest, I wouldn't go out of my way to visit this cafe unless I was actually shopping in their store. The store is outside of the city centre and there are plenty of equally good cafe options in the city centre - so you wouldn't travel the 2 miles out of town just to use the cafe. But this isn't just a store - it's a furniture emporium and if browsing a huge range of modern and traditional furniture items is your idea of bliss then you'll find it here - and the coffee will come in handy as it can take you hours to go around the store. The store is similar to the Arighi Bianchi outlet in Macclesfield - if any of you know that? A world of furniture under one roof. Lots of very nice things actually - many designer makes and some very eclectic items the likes of which you will not find in your usual High Street stores. The downside is...it is VERY expensive. They have no qualms about pricing things up at the full RRP, in fact, they do this on most items because when they have one of their frequent "sales" it makes it look like you are getting a better bargain. I would advise anyone to check out the same items online before you buy from here to ensure that is the case. I have bought several items from them in the past - things that I couldn't buy elsewhere. But I've also checked out some items online that they sell and saved myself hundreds of pounds. One recent example - they have a mirror in their store right now. They are showing it as being reduced from over £2000 to £1600 (approx). Sounds like a bargain eh? I found it online and have bought it for £1100. That's a £500 saving over their sale price! Now, I don't mind paying them a bit more than I can get it online because they have overheads to cover and they also provide good service - but I'm sorry, I'm not paying £500 more for that. Anyhow, sorry, this is supposed to be about the cafe. It's a pleasant stopping off point if you are shopping in there and you'll need a cup of coffee and a good sit down to get over the shock of their prices.

We popped in here yesterday for our lunch before having a wonder around this amazing shop. We both had the turkey baguette which was served with a delicious cranberry & orange chutney and a small side salad and they were delicious and all made fresh to order, we also had coffee which was very good too! We will definitely be eating here again. Thank you to the lovely ladies who served us x

We were quite surprised when we found a cafe situated in the middle of furniture heaven. We had a browse round the store, then stayed for a bite to eat rather than going off to Starbucks. So glad we did. Our sandwiches were freshly made on crusty baguettes & came with a generous side order of salad & olives/caramelized onion. The coffee was excellent & the selection of cakes/cookies were yummy! You get great fresh & delicious food here for really not a lot of money. Staff were friendly and the surroundings were relaxed and very clean. We will be back!

Ok, vested interest declared - I live 5 minutes away and vaguely know Angus Ponsford - but hopefully I'm biased in a positive way that will help you, the reader of this review, so... This is a furniture store. Take a small terraced shop, expand next door, a few times, then expand a little more. You end up with an almost street long beautiful labyrinth that takes 'being a furniture store' to a completely different level. You'll want to move in here, raise your children here and live happily ever after... And you can allow your imagination to focus while chilling in their little coffee shop. Ponsfords are a well established, highly respected, independent purveyor of furnishing dreams. Their little cafe adds to the experience, and like their amazing range of superb home furnishings, you may be very pleasantly surprised at the quality you'll get for your hard earned money. Actually, Ponsfords is more of an experience than a store, and you won't find a single pushy salesperson.

Good meeting place in thus store. Usually quite quiet. Range of sandwiches, cakes and coffees so good for a snack. Service whilst friendly is hit and miss and today we heard all about on the the staff's snake. Not really what we wanted, so I hope the staff get a sense of the customer in a way that the rest of the Ponsford team have, and we have come to expect.

The service is brilliant, the staff are really friendly and go out of their way to make your visit enjoyable

Great service at this lovely cafe located in the best furniture store in the region Service with a smile and an enjoyable friendly atmosphere Food and coffee are excellent Highly recommended

I have visited the Meeting Point Cafe on numerous occasions and have always been impressed with the quality of the coffee, the food and the service...all at very reasonable prices. I look forward to my next visit.