Spinning Wheel Cafe in Mendip

Lovely cafe tucked away 1 minute from the hustle and bustle of the High Street. Friendly, welcoming staff, allow well-behaved dogs (especially handy when raining!), delicious food, we had a yummy lunch. Great place to visit for brunch, lunch, afternoon cuppa and cake. Near to the Bishop’s Palace, a great park and the Cathedral.

different people working than on my last visit but same excellent service and quality food. basic but very good.

First through the door on a Friday morning after a 3 hour drive and in need of a fry up, it really hit the spot.

A pleasant little café tucked away down a small side street, first impressions were that it all looked a bit basic, more of a builder’s café than a trendy coffee shop. That may be slightly unfair though, it does to an extent depend upon which door you approach it from. Had we come in via the patio, there is an interesting wooden façade to the mezzanine level floor, almost like an alpine ski lodge. The waitress seemed very cheery and called out hello as soon as we entered. We were only there for a coffee and a cake, although the menu listed a number of more substantial dishes such as omelettes, burgers, sandwiches and so on. The cakes were displayed in a glass cabinet on the counter and all looked quite tempting, although with only three of four to choose from there was certainly a smaller selection than many places. What looked to be a Victoria Sponge was described as a lemon drizzle cake (normally these are oblong rather than round, and I’ve never seen one with a layer of butter cream in the middle before) and another looked very tempting with some sort of syrup just oozing out of it, but the vegan harvest cake description sounded somewhat less inspiring. In the end, the lemon drizzle cake was very good indeed, beautifully moist and the cream layer added an extra hot of sweetness. A coffee and walnut cake was also very good indeed, again quite on the sweet side perhaps, but that’s no bad thing. Sizes were both a little on the small side though. A latte was ok, although nothing special, I’ve certainly had much tastier ones. I’m not a fan of strong coffee, but this one just seemed to be lacking much in the way of any taste at all. Across the table a pot of green tea was again nothing outstanding, with the pot being just enough for one cup rather than the usual two. Prices were very reasonable though with the two cakes and two hot drinks coming in at around £8.50, whereas in most places it would be at least a tenner, so that does excuse the slightly smaller portion sizes. Overall, whilst this might not look the most enticing option around, the decent cakes, good value and friendly service means that I would be happy to return next time I’m in Wells.

After a disappointing morning trying to find a dog friendly cafe we chanced upon the Spinning Wheel. So pleased we did. Very warm welcome from the hosts was followed by a ‘small’ breakfast which filled the plate. Beautifully prepared and presented with good quality sausages and bacon and a very tasty hash brown washed down with one of the best prepared Lattes we have had in a long while. Worth seeking out, we’ll definitely be back.

Back street cafe very friendly clean staff very helpful food very good if I came back to wells. would come back here for lunch

Cheap bread being used for sandwiches, when will these small cafe outlets realise that when customers purchase sandwiches if they spent just a few pence more on some quality bread then they may return, the filling of bacon and egg was o/k but you need to spend a little bit more money on your bread and transfer this minimal cost onto the customer, I'm sure they wouldn't mind if it changed your unappetizing sandwich into a nice pleasant one which would get your customers returning for more, I wouldn't return but for people who don't mind consuming tasteless bread then this is the place to visit as the prices for central Wells ain't that bad,

Reasonable prices, little outdoor seating area and good coffee. Worth seeking out. Just off the main shopping area in the town. There is usually a sign up at the end of a small walkway which will take you to the cafe.

This small cafe lies off the main street down a side street. Its a welcome break for a cuppa if the busy street cafes are not for you.It has seating inside and out and has baby chairs .Toilets are up stairs and not easy for those disabled .space inside is limited but good for that quick snack and cuppa although with the tea for 2 a pot of hot water with it would be good .good prices for their menu .parking in wells is pay and display,limited and some free spaces if you know where.Toilets are off the square from the main street.Plenty of shops and there is a market on a wednesday.walk around the bishops palace moat or visit the park .

Looked inviting as the sun was out and we could sit outside. Really dull menu, so decided to have a cream team. The scone wasn’t homemade but the jam and cream was ok. We had tea and the milk was gone off, I could smell it before I saw it! Generally lacking any atmosphere. One waitress was fairly happy but the other was finding it hard to raise a smile. Not worth return visit.

We went for coffee on a lovely morning and sat among the vines outside. My Mocha was one of best I ever had.

Last Saturday we went to this cafe for breakfast, there was nobody in there and the young girl was polite and cheerful, we ordered a coffe, a tea, one breakfast and one mushrooms on toast. No problem. A couple came in and ordered a tea and teacake each then a lady with a young child entered and ordered a breakfast. The other waitress came into the cafe and having put newspapers in the rack then proceeded to spend her time chatting to the couple at the next table.The couple got their order, we accepted that teacakes wouldn't take as long as a breakfast but wnen the other breakfast had been nearly consumed by the other person and we were still waiting for ours over 20 minutes later we asked how long it would be, she grudginly went towards the kitchen and then told us it was nearly ready. Her attitude was such that we said we no longer required our meals and we paid for our drinks and left. After this we went into the Market Place Cafe where we had much better service, the food was extremely good and despite being busy we only had to wait for 10 minutes before being served with a smile and asked if we required anything else. Would suggest going here instead even tho ugh it is a bit dearer.

I hate leaving a bad review but sadly this cafe deserves one. We went for breakfast and I mentioned to the waitress what I would need gluten free. She offered no help or suggestions, begrudgingly checked if the sausage haf gluten (it did) with no advice on what else could be offered. I knew my husband was really hungry and looking forward to a cooked breakfast so I ordered a jacket spud with bacon and cheese. It took ages to arrive with two mediochre coffees. The potato was small and microwaved but it was the waitress' attitude that annoyed me the most. I get so cross when I'm made to feel uncomfortable because of a condition I can't help.

We only called in for a coffee but we were warmly greeted and made to feel very welcome. Although we were not eating 2 couples at adjacent tables said there food was very enjoyable. We will go back to try their food

I Went here a Few Months Back and the service was Excellent and the food was really Good Totally Recommend Spinning Wheel in Wells

Service can be a little slow, but well worth the wait. Excellent breakfast on two different days. Top value for money, well prepared, and cooked to perfection. Would I go again? You bet!

Brilliant Sausage Egg and Chips. Great value, tasty food and first class service from the staff. A cafe well worth a visit just of the high street. Family friendly licensed and free WiFi. A lovely patio that's dog friendly.

The good news - the tea was hot and the cream was good. The bad news - the scone was a shocker: looked and tasted like it was straight out of a wholesale catering pack, and was stale to compound the misery. Wouldn't go back there.

Back to my favourite cafe for a spot of lunch and found they are now licensed so had a lovely glass of wine as well. Bad news really means we will be back even more.

Great cafe and really nice cup of coffee.Great cafe and really nice cup of coffee.Great cafe and really nice cup of coffee

El Spinning Wheel es un pintoresco café ilimitadas escondido. Fuimos un grupo de 4 para el almuerzo mientras visitaba a Wells. La comida estaba recién preparado y a la orden y delicioso, nuestra única queja fue que se había acabado de queso para nuestra hamburguesa, pero aparte de eso no me puedo quejar del sitio

Una estupenda cafetería familiar con una buena selección de comida y aperitivos que están hechos mientras esperas. Precios razonables y un personal amable. Bien merece una visita.

Buscando algo sencillo para comer y encontramos este café que cumplió con los criterios. No es una gran variedad, pero la comida estaba bien y tuvimos una buena relación calidad-precio. El personal era amable y estaba muy tranquilo, lejos de la carretera.

Sólo puedo repetir lo que otros antes que yo han dicho: excelente café, buen servicio, buen menú, buena comida, buena relación calidad-precio, un ambiente cómodo lejos de los otros lugares concurridos.

Love this cafe just off the high street family run friendly staff.Food is first class as is the price. Great value for money. To think they are still serving Wells after 40 years well done guys see you soon.

Lovely friendly small cafe, with happy staff. Food and drinks good, spotlessly clean cafe. Its quite easy to miss this cafe, hidden down a lane, but if you want value for money, table service, then its worth a visit.

Located just off from the high street, it is well worth exploring the side streets of Wells. We stopped in for milkshakes and a lovely homemade carrot cake.Loved the look up the stairs with the outer house and windows and was curious as to what was up there. office? Toilets? I should have asked ! Friendly and well worth a visit.

Good selection on menu. The best jacket potatoes I ever had! Really nice service and atmosphere. I recommend this place! Would definitely visit again.

Came here with my wife & daughter who have been here before, tucked away from the High Street in Wells, though signs showing where it is.Nice but simple selection of hot & cold meals as well as drinks.Food arrived of good size and presented well. Good value for money which was nice, the only down side is that this place doesnt accept card payments only cash.

Worst coffee in Wells, and I've tried most. No atmosphere.Ideal if you're over 70, and little money and fewer taste buds.If this doesn't fit your profile.... avoid

Stopped off here with my dog as the little outside area is dog friendly. Staff were very friendly and brought water for my dog. I had an omelette with chips and salad which was delish and the salad was really fresh. I'll certainly be eating here again.

Lovely little cafe in a small side street very clean and tidy didn't have any food only a coffee ( cappachino ) which was excellent but the food prices on the menu were very reasonable . Would reccomend to visitors to the city to venture off of the high street for a change and you will be pleasantly surprised.

Don't usually stop for lunch when I'm in Wells but today I thought I'd have a change and popped into The Spiinnng Wheel as I don't like the chain cafes in the High Street. Had a lovely Ham,egg and chips,which was served hot, and a splendid latte. Service was very good too.Overall a very nice treat to myself. I will be back.

A warm welcome to a cafe off the main high street, pleasantly clean and tidy, the food was good for the price but the coffee needed some work. Worth a visit for the friendliness of the staff.

I saw the sign to this little cafe on the high street & with two hungry small people in tow, thought I'd give it a try! The bots had sandwiches. They kindly did half size portions for them & I had a jacket potato with cheese. All came with a side salad. Food was very yummy. Staff very friendly & didn't bat an eyelid when one of the boys knocked over his full glass of apple juice & didn't charge for the refill. Would definitely return if in Wells.

There is a small covered outside area suitable for a visit with your dog & the menu is varied. We enjoyed our visit here.

Saw sign on main street so went down to this cafe and decided to give it a go. Cafe a bit basic inside but looked clean,ordered soup and brown bread and a jacket potato with cheese plus drinks.we were the only people in there which concerned us a bit but it was 2.30pm. Service was quick, the mature waitress came back for our order before we were ready really and then after taking the order through to the kitchen stood behind the counter staring at us as if summing us up. When the food came were a little disappointed by the pre-grated cheese with the jacket potato, small amount of coleslaw and the sliced bread with the soup,but in fairness it was all quite tasty and reasonably priced. By now four other customers had arrived, some sat outside on the small patio area. On paying we noticed a poster on the wall,"If you haven't got a good word for any person you are in the right place." Not the best advert for a business.

excellent food reasonable prices friendly staff good service food was served quickly have used this place numerous when in wells

Just had a fantastic all day breakfast and my partner had today special fresh and juicy burger there. Great service,food delicious and very reasonable price. Highly recommend. Definitely will be back soon.

Late lunch. Not sure when entering if you had made the right choice. Staff looked bored and restaurant no inspiring. But, ordered ham egg & chips. Good quality ham not your average wafer thin, odd shaped meat. Machine sliced but, thicker than normal. Eggs perfectly cooked. Nice chips. Cheese and onion sandwich generously filled. Very nice coffee. Prices were very reasonable. Would I go back.... Big yes !

On my visit to wells thought I would have a coffee and snack in an independent cafe instead of usual chains which were all very busy as it was near lunch time. So I went to the spinning wheel but wished I had not bothered. There were four customers eating so very quiet, after looking at menu I asked for a coffee and a tea cake. I was told they didn't serve tea cakes at lunch time even though they were still serving breakfast with toast and sold cake, but for some bizarre reason could not serve what I asked for. I was about to leave and she changed her mind and said as a one off I could have one. All the time I was there I felt awkward and could not get out of there fast enough. By the time I had left there was only one person in cafe. I am not surprised given the type of service. Will not be visiting this cafe again.

We popped into the café for a quick coffee before heading home, after staying overnight nearby.The staff were very friendly and the café is in a nice quiet location. Not too big and a small family run business rather than a coffee chain, which we are not fans of, Other members of the party had a cooked breakfast which looked really nice.

In Wells today decided to pop in again to this cafe and had the home made Cottage Pie with peasant bread. It was delicious and excellent price at £5.95.Service which is always good was even better today with a new member of staff a local lady who served me attending to my needs without being over powering.Pudding was Home made Polish Apple cake so yummy.This cafe might be a bit off the high street but well worth the few yards walk up Guard House Lane.

Relatively cheap, but very nicely cooked and served, by mostly young men and girls. We had coffee/tea and toasted tea cake mid morning, Sat out on a little terrace as it was a lovely sunny morning. Returned there for lunch, we all enjoyed ham, 2 eggs and beautifully cooked chips.

My wife and I were in Wells doing the normal tourist stuff. We saw the sign off the main shopping street to this little out of the way café. The owner was very welcoming and pleasant. It has a reasonably priced menu with all the usual café fayre. The quality of the food was excellent. I had a bacon and egg sandwich. This was served with a bit of side salad and coleslaw. Very nice it was too. We were offered desert so I tried the cheeseboard with all local cheeses. The café also has WiFi. I would recommend this place.

This is a small cafe (no parking) several blocks off the main historic square. They serve sandwiches and breaakfasts. My wife had a sandwich and I had an omelet for our lunch there. each was fresh and very tasty. The price was average. Seating is very limited and the cafe appeared to handle only locals.

Another trip to this lovely cafe tucked away up Guardhouse Lane just off the High Street. Had food off their new menu. Burger in a bun with fried egg on top a side salad and amazing chips. Price was very fair service quick. Hers to the next time.

Wells has a great market on Wednesdays and Saturdays, so I drove there today as had a day off work. The City, as usual for Market Day was bustling. Waling back to the car, the heavens opened and I fancied a coffee, but not in a coffee shop chain, I was looking for somewhere unique, less busy, and off the main road. By chance, I stumbled upon The Spinning Wheel Café, I looked down a quaint side lane I was passing and it had a clear, large sign outside. I received a very warm welcome. The coffee and the toasted tea cake were just what I needed. I look forward to taking my husband there. I also liked the fact that the young man asked me to choose a table and advised me that he would be over to take my order when I was ready. My only negative comment, is that it was cold in there.

My family and I really enjoyed our vist to the spinning wheel. Food and service was lovely and friendly. Can't wait to go again.

Just been to the Spinning Wheel Cafe as usual had great service and food. Use this cafe regularly can see why they are the longest running cafe in Wells nearly 40 years . Very friendly service and staff excellent served at the table.Great home made cakes prices are very reasonable. Keep up the good work.

Followed a sign from the main street advertising an independent cafe selling home cooked food. Got overcharged for bad cake and coffee, waitress was grumpy and unhelpful when asked about it. Don't waste your time.

Visited for a quick lunch on 9th January 2015. Premises are basic but clean and the service was friendly enough. My wife had ham egg and chips and I had the cooked breakfast. The food was fine but as we so often find, the plates were quite cold which meant that the food became cold before the meal was finished. Please warm the plates a little before serving the meals.

Had a great Sunday Christmas Lunch today at The Spinning Wheel Cafe Guardhouse Lane. Well worth the little walk up the lane from the high street.Great home cooked food and service and a great price recommend to all. Had a starter and main could of had a sweet but sadly no room I was so full.It was all dressed for Christmas even had a cracker on the table Hope they do more will defo be back

Thank goodness we found it. Thoroughly enjoyed a light lunch. Top marks for the toasted teacakes and the homemade cakes, to die for. Perfect. If only we lived nearer, we'd go back tomorrow. Service with a smile in a very pleasant setting. Come on you "Advisors", give them a rating. They deserve it.

The all day breakfast is well worth having any time of the day(hence the description) & value for money. There is a speciality of Ham, Egg & Chips which also looked appetizing as other customers were tucking into it. The cafe is off the main street so doesn't have to compete with the main stream eateries & hence the prices.