Pierreponts Cafe in South Oxfordshire

Walking the Ridgeway, tired and looking for a coffee and cake this cafe looked good. Coffee and cake were indeed good but the reception and attitude of the lady manager was terrible. We were told off for coming in and sitting down (there is no sign that says please wait), we were then told off for ordering at the counter ( we thought we had to). In general we were made to feel like a nuisance as she stomped around and crashed the plates and glasses together as she cleared tables. It really did not make a relaxing or pleasant time. Ate our cake and drank our coffee quickly and left! The young staff on the other hand were very pleasant and helpful. Perhaps one of them should become the manager!

Never felt so unwelcome at a cafe. The senior waitress was clearly very cross with us for taking a seat at one of several empty tables without "having been seated". She made the point at least twice. She then told us they weren't serving food anymore, and proceeded to clear tables, dropping things and bashing chairs around in an aggressive way. Not a relaxing half hour. Never felt my blood pressure rise so much in a cafe.

Randomly stopped at this little place to grab something quick before meeting up with some friends picked a sticky looking bun with pastacios on top, turns out it was a baklava bun and it was absolute fire! Loved it, sticky jam (fig maybe?) through a lovely soft baked bun topped with the pastacio nuts, would 100% go back for more as they had a load of other cakes and traybakes that also looked great.

If I was rating the interior, location, cakes and the young staff I would be very positive. All were excellent. Less good was the brusque reception from the manageress, who was quite offhand and stomped around while we were there. Perhaps it was just an off day as I see many positive reviews, but on our visit at least we as customers were made to feel like we were not very welcome.

I came for a coffee with a friend, worked for a few hours (I had previously asked about sockets and wifi) then ordered lunch. I was asked to move table which I didn’t mind although no one came to claim the reserved table while I was there. The lady who served me was rude. She made me feel as though she was not used to serving people like me (not poshly dressed, young) and made no attempt to make me feel welcome or even respected. As I was waiting to be served she pushed past me to get to the counter. The food was very good but the whole experience was so unpleasant that I was glad to leave. I’ve never left a negative review before but if you are a working person/ solo I would avoid.

Met een leuk gezelschap hier een aangeklede borrel gehad, Heerlijke wijn , een lekker lokaal biertje en vele op italiaanse gerechten, zowel vlees, vis als salades.

Lovely smoothie served up by a friendly waitress! This cafe is in a lovely location by the river and always a good stop for a snack or lunch!

We had never been to the area before and were so pleased to find this excellent cafe. We had cake (all homemade and delicious) and cuppa the one afternoon and breakfast the following day. The food doesn't just look good but tastes good. However, because it is such a nice cafe you can't guarantee a table. Even though it was busy the staff were helpful. This is one not to miss.

The usual things you expect visiting the cafe is friendly and helpful staff and good food/ coffee.. my family and I had lunch there today. We arrived in good mood, very relaxed and easy going bunch really. We were made feel unwelcome and the lady named Stephanie was particularly rude and patronising taking our order. We were so shocked by her attitude and tone of voice and we did not say anything at the time. We were very close however.. We also witnessed her being incredibly awkward and unprofessional with her young staff which made us feel even more uncomfortable. It looked like the lady who took our order was in charge of running the cafe, potentially an owner which is even more shocking. It was a real shame as we’ve been to this place few times before and felt much more comfortable served by another, darker haired lady.

We arrived as a group of cyclists, cold and wet from a long ride, we asked if we could sit inside but we're told no tables available. We ordered coffees and food, bacon sandwiches etc and sat outside, getting colder. Coffees arrived, but we're just warm, the young man serving them was really helpful and pleasant. We saw there was an empty table inside which had been so since we arrived, we asked if all tables were reserved and were met with a very rude, ALL TABLES INSIDE ARE RESERVED!! Our food took at least 30 minutes to arrive and was mediocre. The empty reserved table was not occupied until around 45 minutes after we arrived. If they had said we could have it when we arrived but on the basis we could only have it for 30 mins, we would have happily accommodated that request. They clearly didn't want us inside. We won't be returning, very poor and rude service!!

We visited this lovely cafe on Wednesday and were very impressed with the service and delicious sandwiches. The lovely manager Laura was very kind and served us after the kitchen had closed, which we were very grateful for. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting. Great service, great food.

We arrived just before midday without reservation and the lovely manager allowed us to take a reserved table for 40 mins we didn’t require any longer to fill our tummies for the day . My husband chose the full English and he was absolutely delighted (ignore any previous review) he said it was the best one he’s had. I had salmon and avocado on sourdough this was delectable. We enjoyed it so much we have booked a table for tomorrow. One of Gorings little gems

The staff are so rude. We arrive we 40 mins before the cafe meant to close. What looked like the manager was packing everything up already and without any sort of greeting she said “we are not doing coffees” very bluntly, we explained we just wanted a cake to takeaway and then she continued to pack up and ignore us. We felt very unwelcome. Only one girl that worked there helped us with our order, she is possibly the only friendly member of staff in that whole cafe! The rest gave us unpleasant looks and ignored us. Very strange place, I would not recommend!

Awful service, the waitresses are very unfriendly. They stand around chatting and ignore customers. When we finally ordered we were then waiting for ages so spoke with the manager and she said she forgot to put our order though!? It then took a long time for our drinks and food to come. I ordered eggs on toast and the toast was burnt. The manager said we didn’t have to pay to our coffees as an apology, then when we payed the bill they over charged us! It’s such a shame because it could be a lovely cafe in a beautiful village.

Oh dear. I so want this place to succeed. However, having been once, we went again and this time I ordered a chicken bacon and avocado sandwich on a baguette for £6. It was worthless. The baguette was cold, actually just out of the fridge, and the filling was more or less nonexistent - no idenifiable chicken, bacon or avocado - just some kind of mush. And not much of that. The food was more or less chucked onto a litle plate, no garnish, not one crisp, not a floret of salad - no attempt whatsoever to make this look appetising. It is abundantly clear that the kitchen staff just do not care. Our other dish, mushroom on toast - adequate but grossly overpriced for what it was and also presently as inelegantly as possible. I have eaten in lots of cafes including many in posh Cornwall - I have almost never seen a poorer sandwich and presentation. I note that many other reviewers have had a similar experience and clearly no lesson has been learned. We shall not be returning until the place reforms.

They make such a song and dance about making a reservation when there are empty tables, we actually made one for a change in order to be able to eat and drink indoors, in our local caf, but as expected the welcome was disappointing: we were squashed at the back by toilets, the “boss” saying to an underling “well you made the booking” and abandoned her to it. Food is good, if a bit calculated portion wise. The generosity of spirit and welcome is entirely absent.

Tale of two halves this one. One meal, the burger on the specials list was very nice. However the sandwich was bland and the bread was very rubbery nearing stale. The second portion of chips to go with the sandwich never arrived but was initially still charged for them. Was told it’d be refunded but still waiting on that. Service was icy and very hurried. Lots of other nice places in the village I’d go over this one.

Very disappointed in our afternoon tea, egg sandwiches very dry bread not edable, tasted like they had been made to far in advance. Tea pots stained and dirty around spout need a good clean not just a rinse. Sorry won't be returning.

Glad we booked ahead as the cafe was very busy - and I know why — friendly welcome, delicious food, large selection of fabulous cakes, good service — we can’t wait to return.

Sadly not the best experience. For a full english breakfast we got half, yes you saw that right, HALF a slice of toast which at £11.50 each borders on the mean side. Overall it was good food well cooked, although streaky bacon is not to our taste. Didn't match up to the nearest establishment for roughly the same price. When we came to pay the cashier asked for £37, which we queried 2x breakfast @ 11.50 =23 2xlattes @ 2.50 =5 making 28pounds. I also had a pot of tea which I don't know how much it was. Our server (manager?) came over and adjusted things on the till, when I tried to say we had not had extras, she quite abruptly asked me to let her talk to her staff! We ended up paying 34 pound something (husband can't remember) which makes a pot of tea £6.00!!! I wanted to go back to query it but husband said to leave it I have emailed the cafe direct but had no response.

Visited this afternoon on lunch break hoping for a quick bite to eat. Sandwich's and cake only , which is fine. However, the sandwiches are so thick and dry it took a while to eat, and wasn't very enjoyable which was a shame. Defo needs to be improved, a salad or a few crisps would be nice on the side also. The cake is lovely and fresh though, so recommend for tea and cake. There is a strange smell in the cafe, I don't know if it's from the toilet but not very pleasant when you are eating in. The decor and seating could be improved, for a more cozy feel.

stopped here for breakfast while walking the ridgeway had a beautiful breakfast and can recommend the black pudding All served by charming friendly staff

I am disappointed to say that after visiting today with family to grab a baguette it has made us re evaluate if we would return. We had Brie, bacon and cranberry baguettes which of course I have had before. Usually a warm baguette with an abundance of warm streaky bacon and Brie but today this was not the case. Today we opened the baguette to see a light dusting of COLD and chewy ‘bacon bits’. I returned to ask if I could have bacon added as per the usual. I was confronted by a lady behind the counter who approached with an unapologetic attitude stating that it’s the normal. She referred to it as sprinkling of ‘hundred’s and thousands’ if I wanted this I would have asked for a bowl of ice cream. She was not apologetic whatsoever and when I asked for it to be changed I again just got my same baguette back with yet more cold ‘bacon bits’ added. Whilst discussing the lack of bacon in my baguette with the lady a young waitress walks past with some sort of brunch dish topped with warm streaky bacon. So it seems that if you order food here it’s just pot luck if you get fresh warm bacon or yesterday’s cold leftovers that’s chopped up and ‘sprinkled’ across a baguette.

My family and I visited this cafe today to have a brunch take away. We ordered off the chalkboard menu outside, Chicken,bacon and avocado baguettes, bacon Brie & cranberry baguettes, and a granola cake bar. We were expecting warm baguettes as my daughter had enjoyed on a previous visit, however, today after a long wait , they sent our baguettes out with a ‘sprinkling’of cold tiny bits of not very nice bacon. Felt like it was yesterdays left overs been chopped up? No warm bacon baguettes today! When my daughter went back to ask, she was met with an unapologetic response from the lady in the shop and was told this was ‘usual’ standard and quoted ‘the bacon is like hundreds and thousands sprinkles’ (not what they advertise on their menu board!) Having received disappointing baguettes, my husband then went on to try his granola slice . As he took a bite, he spat it out as it had a dead fly on it. Could it get any worse! I will not be purchasing food from this establishment again. They definitely need to state that their bacon baguettes do not have a warm rasher of bacon in them but cold ‘sprinkles’ ? And I would suggest covering up cakes etc with glass domes or nets so customers do not have extra ‘bodies’ on their purchases! Really not good enough.

First visit & had a very enjoyable lunch. Good menu & tasty, well prepared food. Really friendly, welcoming staff & dogs allowed which was a bonus. Will definitely be back when in the area again.

The food we had at lunchtime was delicious. However one of the drinks ordered (a milkshake) seemed to have curdled. When pointing this out as we paid no-one suggested a refund. The welcome received when we were seated was not very friendly. It is a shame. This place could be great (as evidenced by the food) however overall it is hard to recommend it.

Very poor service response time took almost 45 minutes to get a burger and chips very nice food u have the option to sit Inside or out

Arrived at 10:00 for a snack. The food is excellent! Turkish eggs recommended and the English breakfast was well cooked and huge! Outside covered seating, good selection of alternative milk-alike products - for those that care - and reasonably priced, at least for this part of the world. Having walked into Goring from hiking the Ridgeway national trail we were not sporting white Chino's and boating hats and we were a bit scruffy but I'm not sure that justified the humourless and unwelcoming attitude of the staff. Everyone has off days, maybe it was just that but happier to take our money than to give us a smile. In a nutshell; a varied, thoughtful menu and a great chef behind the scenes fronted by slightly grumpy staff. Bit of a shame.

We found this little gem when looking for a breakfast spot and found the food and service to be excellent. The menu is varied and strikes a good balance of nice but not fussy. The food arrived hot and exactly as we requested (both my husband and I asked for slight alterations to be made). As we were leaving we couldn’t resist the sweet treats available so got some to take away and enjoy later. Highly recommend.

We dropped by for coffee and cake late afternoon and both were excellent. There was still a god selection of food available, Friendly helpful staff and dog friendly.

A popular spot for locals to meet, and we were welcomed with a smile and served fine coffee and a sumptious cake.

We came across this place after a 10km walking route and it was just what we needed! Fresh, unique, creative food! Best homemade quiche and salad selection I’ve ever had at a cafe. The salads weren’t just basic lettuce and tomato! Chick peas, beetroot, goats cheese and lots more! Friendly helpful staff which is always nice to see!

Love this cafe. Do amazing porridge, cakes and fresh homemade food. The staff have got to know me and it’s always busy. A little gem

Stopped here after a walk down by the river, lovely cafe with a great choice of food. All delicious and even managed to squeeze a cake in at the end. Highly recommended

I am glad we reserved a table for lunch today, as when we got there it was rammed and we would never had got a seat. As always a slightly cramped setup of tables, and it's quite noisy when full of people, but the atmosphere...

We came here for Afternoon Tea to celebrate my 40th birthday, the sandwiches and cakes were delicious and the service was excellent. Nice, quirky venue in a beautiful location. Would definitely come here again.

Very disappointed with our breakfast at this place. We had to wait 45 minutes for our food, I had to place my order twice. We were asked if we wanted black pudding and no mention of extra charge for it. Breakfast was very average but...

Hidden gem for afternoon tea and food. Great selection of home style bars, coffee cakes, buns. Wonderful place to stop following a walk in the nearby locks or along the Thames on one of the extensive walking paths. Extremely friendly service that makes you feel...

An amazing find our our first visit to Goring ! What an asset for the village. Wonderful coffee, amazing cakes, sausage rolls, pastries and scotch eggs- all homemade. Went back for lunch and the quiche and salad & sardines on sourdough with grilled tomatoes was...

We have been to this cafe twice and it time it was excellent. The rocky road is seriously good and the staff and the service were both good. They also have a takeaway service which is great for those walking the Thames Path (a short...

As the cafe was full (both inside and out) on a warm spring day, I took the takeout ootion and the sandwichs and cake were lovely.

Stayed at the Swan hotel over the bridge and normally love having a cooked breakfast at the Coppa Club but thought on this stay I would try a local cafe as we had walked passed several times and was always busy inside and out. Lively...

I have never written a bad review before but here we go …. upon arrival at this cafe today I was promptly told that they close within 4 mins and therefore we could only have drinks, not sure why we couldn’t have a cake?!?! Two...

We were hiking the Thames Path and stopped for lunch along the way. Delicious homemade & interesting lunch items & smoothies - lovely staff too. Highly recommend.

Amazing cafe, lovely cakes and drinks. Cyclist friendly too. I would reconmmend returning here to friends. Thank you.

We had a lovely family breakfast here on our way to child Beale. Brilliant coffee and very nice staff! The french toast was delicious

We booked our lunch here for a 2 hour break in a river cruise from Caversham and were delighted. The daily Special of a slice of savoury tart and a selection of salads was delicious. The slices were sizeable and very tasty and the salads...

First time visit today for breakfast. Absolutely first class food and service. Highly recommend this cafe in Goring, Berkshire

Me and my partner have certainly enjoyed our Sandwich, the bread was very nice and fresh, made with good ingredients Would come back again

We were in the area on Saturday and stopped by and found an available table outside. Super service, lovely drinks and fabulous cake. Don’t miss this place.

We walked by this cafe yesterday and decided to stop for a drink and snack. Lovely coffee and cakes. I had some salad from the salad bar which was really tasty and fresh, and a good choice in the heat. Our waiter was really helpful....

We arrived just before closing time yesterday 3rd June but were served promptly with coffee and home made scones. Very nice. They let us stay even as they were closing up. Highly recommended.

The food here is amazing and at the moment it is through the window ordering, the cakes are superb, the sausage rolls to die for and that staff are fab and friendly. Great coffee stop!

Myself and my twin sister were celebrating our birthday together and decided to order a takeaway breakfast from Pierrepont. It was easy to make the order and emails were responded to quickly. They were able to change juices to oat decafe lattes with no hassle,...

I have just had a truly outstanding scrambled egg and bacon on sourdough toast with a gorgeous cappuccino. Great to be able to sit inside and enjoy my brekkie, thanks so much and will be back very soon.

We try to support Pierreponts every Saturday - throughout lock down they’ve provided an amazing takeaway service and quality is always excellent. Today we had hot sausage rolls straight out of the oven - the best sausage rolls ever. Their Chai tea is homemade and...

I've got to admit, I'd previously avoided pierreponts based on it's yummy mummy overpriced reputation built up over the years and with previous owners. I am pleased to say this has changed! The current family who own it not only produce exceptional food and drink...

Lovely cafe for a mid hike suger hit. Covid convenient takeaway through a outdoor hatch window. Best jam donuts we've ever had and rich, moist cakes too (we had the ginger, and chocolate cherry cakes). We'll be back once we've worked off this trip's calories!

Enjoyed a tasty, healthy lunch in this well appointed cafe. Staff very friendly , service was efficient and food healthy , good quality and reasonable price . Well worth a visit if you’re in Goring !!

On boating trip and came to cafe on a Sunday,very busy but the man who was serving was in control,had bacon baguettes bannoffee milkshake coffees scotch eggs and cheese straws.the food was very nice and all home made.a lovely place for some lovely home made...

Went for coffee here, didn’t sample the food but cakes and bakes as well as lunch snacks looked inviting and it’s obviously a popular place. Looking forward to trying the food next time we visit.

Visited for lunch today whilst walking the Thames. Absolutely delicious. I had courgette and feta quiche with salad. I thought the salad would be a few leaves but was instead 4 or 5 different salads, all homemade and tasty. The mango smoothie was so yummy I ordered another one.

A beautiful quirky little cafe just on the bridge in delightful Goring on Thames ... if you are in the area this is by far the best place for coffee simply delicious ....the cakes 🍰 absolutely scrumptious and the food looked Devine from filled baguettes...

This is a really good cafe serving great coffee and excellent takeaway dishes. The quiches and salads that we took were fresh and really good value. Very friendly staff too !

We stopped off for a snack lunch after a walk along the Thames. It’s a takeaway only service at the moment. Our snacks were lovely- really super veg quiche, sausage rolls and cakes. And great value too. We enjoyed our takeaway snacks sitting by the river watching the boats. Idyllic. We’ll definitely be back!

The best rocky road, serious scotch eggs, just such good cafe food and great coffee. Friendly and efficient, great breakfast choices, dangerously good pastries.

Have stopped a couple of times at Pierreponts on recent walks where they are serving food and drink through the window at the front. The food is absolutely delicious - very tasty baguettes and we loved the vegan tiffin! Generous portions and reasonably priced. Nice coffee too, this will definitely become a regular stop!

Pierreponts are offering a takeaway only service at the moment and it’s always busy. I stopped on my walk for a coffee and sandwich. They were out of gluten free bread but the lovely owner insisted they defrost some for me, it was worth the (slightly extra) wait! I don’t know what kind of magic went into it but gluten free bread can be really dry and this was soft and fluffy and artisan with rosemary and seeds, filled with delicious chicken mayo and avocado. There were a couple of gluten free cake Options too so had an almond and berry slice. With the best coffee in the area too (a good selection of dairy free milks). Highly recommend for anyone with special dietary requirements as they really go over and above to accommodate and they’re always super friendly and efficient. 10/10.

I met a friend here on a Saturday morning. I was surprised at how quiet it was? we ordered French toast, a full English and coffees and were very happy with our meals. The toast was delicious! I needed some help to finish it but would definitely choose it again. The staff are all friendly and the service would be even better if they gave customers more eye contact at their tables, as it took time to attract attention despite not being busy and there being plenty of staff. But the food is always a pleasure to eat and I love the variety of coffees too.

The food is excellent there is a chicken and avocado roll for lunch which is just lovely really recommend this

Having decided to take a walk and feed some ducks with our grandchildren, we stopped first at the Pierreponts Cafe for a drink and cakes. The cafe was busy and we did not think that we would get a table. The helpful waitress gave us a pre-booked table, asking if we could vacate in time for the reservation. We agreed to do this, especially as the time window was more than enough for us. During our visit and after we had ordered and had some excellent food, she came back and said they had managed to re-arrange the seating and we could spend much more time if we wished. Although we had completed our snacks in good time, we very much appreciated their efforts. They also sell, beautiful hand crafted cards and trinkets. We would recommend this cafe to anyone walking in the area.

This place is friendly, light and comfortable, with great modern lunch menu. We had the delicious celeriac soup and bread, but there lots of choice of original and healthy looking foodie dishes, with proper vegetarian options. Reasonably priced too.

We stopped off here during a weekend walk and had a delicious lunch. Sandwiches were made with lovely bread and the service was very friendly. We sat outside as it was a bright winters day and there were rugs if you needed them. It was a Saturday afternoon and the place was busy. The cakes looked delicious and we will try them next time we visit.

Visited this cafe twice this year and wasn't disappointed either time. Decent egg dishes and coffee.

I love to start long walks form Goring beacuse of the choice of routes and the option to start the walk from Pierreponts. It's a very friendly, welcoming cafe with great coffee and super cakes.

I organised a relaxed supper for a group of school mums to catch up at the end of term. Linda was so easy to deal with giving helpful thoughts about menu choices and ensuring all catering requirements were dealt with. On the evening we were treated to gorgeous nibbles and expert service from the epic front of house team who were very attentive but not intrusive. From start to finish organising the event was effortless, the food was delicious, service amazing and the atmosphere was so relaxed and welcoming everyone had a really lovely time. I would certainly recommend speaking to Linda and her team for anyone looking for to organise an evening event.

Food to make your eyes boggle... lots of colourful choices, everything in large portions beautifully presented. Service efficient and with a big smile. Thoroughly enjoyed the visit.

Today is my 60 th birthday and so my husband and I decided to do a short Thames Path walk from Cholsey to Goring (about 3/12 miles) followed by some lunch. We were drawn to Pierreponts Cafe because it looked quaint and friendly from the outside.

After a walk by the river, we chose the cafe for a drink and cake. We were made very welcome, served quickly and enjoyed the cake and speciality tea. The menu is extensive and the range of drinks very impressive. However, I was horrified to see a member of staff prepare a juiced drink for another customer without washing the fruit first and opening a cucumber's plastic wrap with her teeth! Saliva could have contaminated the cucumber, which was also not washed! Having done a food hygiene course myself, I know how dangerous this could be. A good job I wasn't an inspector incognito!

Amazed to read the most recent review supposedly from a local as called in last Thursday late morning and found everything excellent, perhaps even too many front of house staff, who helped us select from a great range of cakes, and we had the choice of sitting outside or inside, we chose inside and had a choice of table

Sat down , waitress walked past three times , two people behind till ignored us , all of 3 feet away. Eventually after 10 mins we got up and left , still ignored. Not busy in there. Watched waitress push our vacant chairs back under the table as we walked out the door. - To the miserable gent behind the till making coffee , your in the wrong job mate. Get a job you like! Shame , we are local , won't be back.

Pierreponts is a fabulous coffee and cake shop closed to the River Thames. The staff are very helpful and the portion sized of the cake is enormous – think of sharing. Very reasonable prices and if the cakes are not cooked on site then they are still freshly baked each day. The only negative was reheating a scone in the microwave on an afternoon which may have been done to ‘refresh’ it but was not the best decision in my opinion.

The coffee took too long to come. But it was very good. And the scrambled egg was perfect - lovely and... wet! (So much better than other cafes' scrambled egg where it's so dry you can cut it with a knife!)

I actually take this cafe for granted. I’ve eaten here numerous times over the years and I can honestly say it’s never disappoints. Food is fresh , local and well presented. Staff ( especially Lynda) are efficient, and friendly. Love it !!

Returning here did not disappoint, quality of food and service was excellent. Fresh bread delivered while we were eating breakfast, smell was amazing.

Had breakfast here and it’s a nice spot and very popular- only criticism would be my egg was not runny!! Love a runny egg with my breakfast

This is a great cafe. Really friendly staff and owners great service and fantastic food. Over three recent visits I had the Cooke breakfast which is large and very very good and the mushrooms on toast which is just fantastic.

A lovely cafe nice and homely with outside seating in a great location. Staff brilliant but the best bit was the quiche. Not sure I have ever tasted one so good. Not my favourite food but this was awesome.

Although booked for breakfast we ordered and waited just under a hour for two omelettes and a baked egg dish. It was busy but not a huge cafe, very disappointed with service and food. Omelettes were greasy and tasteless but the baked egg dish was spicy and ok. Not particularly a nice environment inside, would not recommend this cafe to anyone look else where.

When my friend and I arrived there we were taken to table (booked for us by me couple of weeks ago) only to have the owner of the business checking twice if we had the booking!!! Then we had to wait for more than half an hour for our order to be taken and almost as long for our drinks to come out-one was the wrong size, the other lukewarm. The food didn't come out together either. To finish this totally unpleasant experience I was charged for the food more expensive than the food I had!!! Shame really, I go back to this place ever since they opened it, and used to love the everything there. Now, everything is wrong!!! Somebody should teach the owner some customer service so he can pass it on his employees. Even just a SMILE would go a long way!!!

Had to wait over 25 minutes for a pot of tea and 2 cakes!! Not very impressed ! No excuse for such slow service as it wasn't that busy. Staff too busy chatting and taking selfies!! Whilst the tea was lovely have had better homemade cakes!

Went with a group of about 5 of us, ordered breakfast which did take rather a long time to come, but it was worth it, food was to die for. Highly recommend.

We were pleasantly surprised to have nice large portions of cake with our team, and they were delicious. We sat outside and watched the world go by for a while, it got busy and we moved on. Good service and prices, will visit again when in the area.

Visited late afternoon on a Saturday. I was a bit nervous there would be no cake left but there was plenty. Not because it is not busy. They seem very prepared for the popularity of this lovely cafe.

This really is a beautiful country village cafe. The range of cakes and pastries is exceptional, not good if you are trying to watch your weight. We had breakfast there one morning, which I have to say was of a very high standard.

I've heard nothing but rave reviews about this place and while it was nice enough me and my two friends were left a little underwhelmed by the selection available (3 different cakes and a couple of pieces of some tray bakes that had seen better days) and the service we received. I had Simnel cake and a smoothie but it wasn't really what I wanted - there was just nothing else. The service was slow and the servers didn't seem interested. The experience was ok but it fell way sorry of expectations. Push come to shove, I would probably go back but I've been to much better places.

You honestly couldn't hope for better food. Superb breakfasts, excellent lunches, and such a range of freshly-baked produce that you'd find it difficult to walk away empty-handed even if you've just eaten!

I’ve been to this cafe about 4 times now over the last few years and I keep returning for the cakes! My personal favourite is the Apple & Brown sugar, but when I went in last week they didn’t have any and I was devastated! So I asked them if they would be getting any more in and they specifically requested that their baker made one for me! So I went back two days later and bought three slices! And a slice of the Hummingbird cake too! They were all yummy and despite asking for the recipe the baker was staying shtum! So my search continues for the elusive recipe!

I deliberately plan walks to start in Goring so I can have a coffee and a scone before I start. Lovely coffee, cakes and great service

The BEST bacon buttie you will ever, ever eat. Loads of crispy bacon in wonderful wicked white hand cut bread everso slightly fried in butter .. OMG what a treat.