Richmonds Bakery in Isle of Wight

Poor experience I'm afraid. Before I start, I'm a huge animal lover; I own 2 dogs, cats and several chickens. But dogs in a café, nope. And big scruffy dogs, left free to wander around a cafe, eating scraps off the floor and licking and sniffing at customer's legs. Absolutely nope. When I asked the lady behind the counter if it was the cafés dog (not that it makes any difference really) I got a simple "no it's a customer's" and that was that. No "oh I'll ask them to put it back on it's lead". I guess that would have been a crazy idea?! I think I could get over the dog being in the cafe as I'm probably being a bit harsh on that point but I really don't think it's appropriate, hygienic or considerate to other customers in the slightest to allow this to happen. The coffee was pretty good but to be honest I was a bit out off after Mutley licked my leg.

Needed a well earned coffee and were drawn in here by the rather excellent cakes in the window. They tasted as good as they looked and with an excellent cup of coffee it was thirty minutes well spent. Must also say that the young woman who served us was very polite and good not do enough. 5 stars all day.

I only wish I found this cafe when I was in Newport previously but found it in Cowes and the cakes in the window drew me in. They did not have skimmed milk which was fine as the almond milk mocha I had was tastier than any drink I have with skimmed milk! The coffee and walnut cake slice was huge I had to box it up for later. What a lovely little cafe.

Great little gem in Newport. Staff are very friendly and attentive. Drinks are made to perfection and the cakes are delicious. A must visit place to chill and have a hot drink!

I love this place. Their cakes are amazing especially the original millionaire shortbread. Good value for money for the portions. I always go here and the Newport cafe when I want a sweet treat. Go for their cakes!

Called in 15 mins before closing and they were still happy to make a drink ( they did warn us they may be cleaning around us, but this was fine... ) Lovely lattes and service. Not a large cafe and only a few places to sit but worth a visit

This is such a good cafe!!! The staff are friendly the food and drink is excellent what’s not to like! If you find yourself in beautiful Isle of Wight come here!!!

Had take away sandwiches and we were really very disappointed - some of the ingredients (coleslaw) missing - plastic ham rather than home cooked and bread was average Would nit recommend

Now why are chains like Costa's 's so busy when there are gems like this almost empty? Absolutely brilliant cafe, guys. And please, please support the local indie coffee shops- aren't there about Starbucks etc. in the world already!

Stumbled on this little cafe whilst walking around Cowes and were drawn in by the beautiful cakes on display in the window. The cupcakes are a work of art and seems a shame to destroy to eat them. Ordered a couple of coffees and a chocolate brownie to share! The brownie was absolutely perfect, lovely and sticky and very rich, half was plenty! Our coffee was made to perfection and I must admit the best I have had in a long time, just wished I had ordered a large one! Just one slight observation although it did not affect us. A customer asked where the toilets were, he was politely told that they don’t have any and was directed to the public toilets across the road!

Nobody here, wonderful coffee and cake. We are wandering around West Cowes on 1 April and is bloody cold so so a welcoming coffee is a great pick me up!

What a wonderful find! We chanced upon this great place in Cowes while exploring the town. How lucky we were! The lady serving was so welcoming, friendly and chatty- and really helpful with suggestions about places to visit. We shared two tray bakes and they were absolutely delicious and very indulgent! Would highly recommend a trip here.

I visited the Newport cafe this afternoon. Superb fresh coffee and cake. However, don’t sit upstairs. Freezing cold, Christmas stickers still on windows and dead flies on window sill.

My partner and I took sister for birthday treat. They had nothing in stock which was ‘vegan friendly’ apart from a milkshake. Main concern was serving staff, apart from a young man, none wore masks when serving on tables. Our first and last visit.

We went here whilst having a weekend break we had coffee and cake. It’s a lovely cosy cafe, and friendly

Visited Richmond’s in Newport Isle if Wight today. Fabulous coffee, friendly service, keep up the excellent reputation. Great barista who created an elephant as artwork on my latte.

Excited to find this great new coffee shop in Newport. Visited on Sunday and found the Latte to be "top notch". Fabulous taste, properly made which is itself a fine art; and a warm welcome with friendly, engaging staff. Highly recommended.

Ordered this cake for my mum in laws birthday a couple of weeks ago. Tasted just as good as it looks! Really quick and easy to order, and really good value for money. Will definitely be ordering again. Thank you!

Found by chance, got take away cakes and coffees. Absolutely delicious, probably the best cakes we have had on the Island. Coffee was excellent too. A must visit 👍

I am very glad I do not live on the Isle of Wight because their cakes are unbelievably tasty and I would be the size of a house very quickly. The millionaires shortbread, blondies and brownies are a MUST try.

We went during the summer for the first time, to attend the Dachshund Cafe meet up. This is a delightful cafe and genuinely dog friendly. The cakes and baked items all looked delicious.

Excellently brewed Lavazza coffee. One of many coffee shops in Cowes, at least this one was open on a blowy February Saturday! Offered GF cakes but had little in stock. Felt a bit untended and not overly friendly. Trouble with Cowes, we’re all treated as...

Couldn’t fault the food, an imaginative menu and food was good. However was shocked to see that the owner/manager thought it was acceptable for dogs to sit on the chairs with noses by the table. But what I found unacceptable was that the owner/manager stroked...

We visited on a quiet weekday afternoon but there was still a regular stream of customers coming in to buy cake, the place is clearly well known! We had been recommended to visit by a friend and their recommendation was certainly worthwhile! We had a...

Visited here 3 times in 3 days!! Dog friendly, which is great and they are even offered biscuits! The food is great and the cakes are to die for,we even saw some being made. Only downside was they only had one member of staff on...

Visited with friends on the island. It is dog friendly which is a great start and they even have free biscuits for the dogs. Cakes and pastries are simply amazing! Unless you on a diet then you probably don’t want to be tempted 😂 Huge...

A little gem! All the best things come in small packages (so they say), but what this little coffee / cake shop lacks in size it makes up in its welcome, service, lunch and cakes! Dog friendly (our dog can confirm the doggy treats on...

Wonderful selection of cakes and great coffee! Highly recommended for friendly service and warm welcome.

We visited for first time with a Price is Wight voucher. The 2 girls serving were kind enough to swap the hot drink for a fizzy one for my daughter. We had veggie sandwiches which were prepared fresh to order. These came with crisps. Only...

Best place in Cowes for coffee and homemade cake and they now do an excellent range of sandwiches and panini for lunch. Staff are very welcoming and you can take the dog along.

Have been to this bakery several times and we are never disappointed. Tasty homemade bakes with a perfect coffee every time. Staff are so friendly and helpful. The icing on the cake is our dog is welcome too.

2 of us went for lunch & it was great, really nice strong ( coffee & chocolate ) Mocha, I had a Salmon & Cream Cheese Roll with really nice premium Crisps. Mum had a bacon,Brie & Onion Chutney Panini. Both were huge, freshly made...

So glad we popped in. Delicious homemade brownies, perfectly made coffee and excellent, friendly service. This is definately going to be our go to coffee stop in Cowes.

We bought a voucher from the Price is Wight. £6 coffee and cake for 2. When we arrived we were told that due to high demand there were only 4 cakes left! Goes to show how good the cake is here :) Luckily we both...

Lovely little place, smart and clean with the best customer service that we've had on Isle of Wight! Latte was good. Diet coke with ice. The coffee & walnut cake: sponge tasted good, lovely light texture, lots of taste in the buttercream. Lime & coconut...