Stanley & Ramona in York

Got my self a flat wife! Was great quality coffee and enjoyed sitting outside and having my morning brew! 😊

Got my self a flat wife! Was great quality coffee and enjoyed sitting outside and having my morning brew! 😊

Called in a few weeks ago on a Sunday morning for coffee and cake. Staff very friendly, and whilst the cakes were tasty, and coffee nice, we felt it was fairly falsely advertised just how much of the menu was vegan. If we'd known how much of the produce was vegan, we'd have gone elsewhere but we only realised once we'd ordered. As non vegans, we left feeling we'd had someone else's vegan views pushed on us somewhat.

Called in a few weeks ago on a Sunday morning for coffee and cake. Staff very friendly, and whilst the cakes were tasty, and coffee nice, we felt it was fairly falsely advertised just how much of the menu was vegan. If we'd known how much of the produce was vegan, we'd have gone elsewhere but we only realised once we'd ordered. As non vegans, we left feeling we'd had someone else's vegan views pushed on us somewhat.

Great little coffee shop in the heart of Bishopthorpe Road community.

Absolutely delicious coffee and cakes. A good spot to sit and watch the world go by.

A really good place for coffee and cake! The prices are average for the area but the quality is quite high. The staff are friendly and it's a genuinely welcoming and comfortable place to relax and enjoy a drink and a bite to eat. A lot of the bakes are vegan, so whilst I can't say the Victoria Sponge was the best I've ever had outright, it was certainly the best vegan Victoria Sponge I've ever had, and I'd happily go back for another slice!

Excellent coffee, fab muffin still warm from the oven

I live too close to this place, I don't drink coffee but the cakes are soooo lovely, just had a carrot cake and it made me want to do a review. Also super friendly staff which is always nice. Also I was put off by 'vegan cakes' but that was dumb because its all really good.

A lovely little gem - good coffee, a friendly greeting, and a really very tasty vegan muffin. Definitely worth popping in.

Compact and cute. Great coffee, lovely staff, dog friendly.

Honestly one of the best pain au raisins I’ve ever had (and that includes ones I’ve had in Paris)! The key difference is the pastry is just ever so slightly spiced, including I think whatever the raisins were soaked in, and that just makes the flavours really pop. Coffee is fantastic too! Update: I literally dreamed about this place last night, if you need any more evidence!

The cinnamon buns are dangerously delicious, and (thank all the gods), they just happen not to contain anything animal, which means I can eat them and not just stare at them. Incredible. Fluffy, with an ever so slightly crispy top, and just the right amount of sugar crystal whatnots to give an occasional crunch. Perfect balance of cardamom and cinnamon, fluffy, light, and perfect in every way. I'd ideally like to be handed a bag of six on a daily basis, and by six I mean twenty.

Best coffee in York and the cakes slap.

Pleasant little coffee shop just outside the city wall in York serving quality coffee.

Very accommodating and helpful :) lovely food with vegan options

Amazing food, great vegan options for cakes and drinks, cozy atmosphere.

So lovely to find a place with range of vegan cakes and baked goods. Great customer service and such a welcoming atmosphere inside and out. x

Great little coffee shop, deserves lots of support. Fabulous cakes!

Popped in to this little coffee corner enticed by their window display of cakes/cakes. Hadn’t read reviews. Really friendly staff and was enough support them with a small custom. Will definitely return if in the area. Now having read reviews…can vouch all valid.

I love this place. The best iced latte I've ever had was from this little coffee shop. And also the best toasties I've ever had.

Cute lil coffee corner! Their cinnamon buns are irresistible

Lovely coffee shop! Great tasting coffee and cakes, and the 2 ladies working there are super friendly and helpful :)

Fresh grind coffee and very warm pastries very nice coffee shop a must if in the area

Yummy coffee and wonderful service. Cakes looked divine!

Very good prices, cute presentation and kind staff 🥰

Cake was great,. Coffee really good! Staff were friendly too.

Lovely spot to stop and people watch. Coffee and cookie were both top tier. And a nice warm welcome to boot.

Absolutely love visiting Stanley and Ramona, the cakes are absolutely delish and my little boy says the hot chocolate is 'the best one in the world'. 😍 Emma and Val are always super friendly and welcoming and we love popping in to see them.

Fantastic cakes, great coffee, and lovely staff, our only regular cafe in York!

My husband had a very similar experience to a previous poster which makes me think this is definitely a shop that isn’t keen on unfamiliar faces & has gotten a bit big for its boots. We stay in the Bishopthorpe Road area often at the campsite round the corner. My husband went to grab me some breakfast from there this morning. First time round he was sent away till 10am as no food was ready (it was 9.30 ) but did purchase a very small £3.50 coffee. When he returned at 10 he too was greeted in a very unfriendly way, order was taken & he was also sent outside to wait, for 20 mins! Might I add it was also very cold. Why they couldn’t have taken his order at 9.30 and had it ready at 10 I do not know. Or even told him it would be a long wait. He was definitely made to feel uncomfortable. He was just trying to get me a nice breakfast & ended up being treated rudely & snobbishly. All in all a bad experience, food was also mediocre for the price.

lovely staff. fine array of cake & pastries. the best coffee. A credit to the ever popular Bishy Road

Excelent coffee. Superb attention

Without doubt they serve the best coffee on Bishy Road. If you are looking for a great coffee this is the place. Small but good.

Great spot for a coffee and pastry!

Tiny little coffee hole but superior quality, coffee ground in front of you and a delicious array of fresh cakes too. Grab a take out and walk a few minutes away into rowntrees park. Perfect. Enjoy!

Let me tell you this is the best coffee around! After a month in Australia I was on the hunt for decent coffee and it is with this place, the cinnamon buns are to die for, and always fresh made cakes available, owners are so lovely and chatty, a real "we care about our customers" vibe! And they really do. Keep doing what you're doing ladies xx

Really good coffee (and amazing chocolate cookie 🤫)

What a wonderful place. Cakes tasty and coffee superb

Such a gem of a coffee shop! I lived just a stones throw away and came by several times a week. Delicious coffee and the two owners are incredibly nice. I was so sad when I moved away and I still miss the shop now :) Will be back!

Oh, my goodness; what fare! The vegan cinnamon buns are wonderful. Biscoff rocky roads, and peanut butter with raspberry jam brownies rate very highly, too. Lovely, friendly service.

If I could rate it higher, I would! This place has amazing coffee and baked goods.

Great vibe, excellent toasties and tasty chai lattes!

Ginger and white choc brownie 10/10. Excellent Americano too.

Excellent coffee, friendly welcome, the most delicious ginger cake and open first thing on a Sunday ! What more can you ask for - highly recommended

Put simply, if you value good coffee then S&R is essential to Bishy Road. It is where us locals go, day after day after day and we have a lot of choice. Yes it is small, but the coffee is worth it (and ignore the small coffee reviews, they just add less milk - the coffee is so much better). As they say, you get what you pay for and this is great. The cakes are also ace - salted caramel brownie in particular but also the flapjacks and cakes. We love it.

So good to have a coffee and this one was gorgeous. Lovely staff and service

Always high quality, food, drink and service.

Best coffee in York! Period. Mum and daughter are too cool!

Excellent coffee made with care and attention to detail !

Such a beautiful and quirky café! Alot of thought, love and care has clearly gone into the inside decor and the window display. The cakes look (and are!!) incredibly tasty and the coffee is one of the best in town. Served by really friendly staff who are clearly loved by their community. Have recommended this to many a friend x

I was in the Bishopthorpe Road area and was looking for a place to grab coffee quickly. I saw this place had a couple of people queuing outside so thought the coffee must be decent. The two parties in front of me were served at the little table area where payment is made, they waited whilst they got their coffees and food. Then it came to being my turn.. I was greeted in a stand-off ish way, I’m guessing this was probably due to me dressing all in a tracksuit after the gym, combined with a face mask, but I’m speculating. My order was taken and instead of waiting where everyone else had for their order I was sent around the corner to wait, I definitely felt uncomfortable at this point and had a different experience to those served before me. Then when my coffee was passed to me through a side window, it was immediately closed once I had the coffee. No offer of sugar or a napkin and no thanks or have a nice day. Felt very awkward and judged, not a nice experience. Coffee was okay at best too.

I looooove this place! Delicious cakes and coffee!! <3<3<3<3

Of course, the coffee was spot on and I went for a salted caramel brownie today...words cannot describe. Hmm hmmm will have to do. We had 2 sandwiches also to take to the park, cheese and leek and a ham and cheese. Both hot and delicious and served with the usual friendliness and efficiency. Enjoy!

I love this place. Love, love, love. The two folks who run it are really friendly, their coffee is really good and changes occasionally, their cakes though. The cakes are where it's at. They have some they get in from elsewhere like croissants etc from the Haxby bakery but if you're going to S&R don't get those - get their babka buns in the morning if they still have any. They're like sweet bread rolls all twisted up with sugary syrup and they look like they'll be dry but they are so soft and squishy, tearing them apart is delightful. They're vegan too, and they have a huge range of vegan cakes, muffins, etc. They do sandwiches but I've not tried those because cake!

Amazing coffee every single time 😍😍😍

This establishment has really thought through how to continue to offer their truly delicious coffee in Social Distancing times. Quite luck I guess but, non the less ingenious use of the side window to use as a serving hatch and, with the front door used as a screened order counter the process was as smooth as the coffee.

This place serves very good coffee and does some great cakes. I had a flat white there yesterday and the chocolate courgette cake was delicious. Nice friendly service.

Amazing window display of tempting cakes - my favourites are the vegan rocky road and the Nutella and raspberry brownie. Excellent single origin coffee and friendly service.

Everything seems to homemade. Lovely cakes and scones plus lots of people queuing for coffee so I assume that's good too (I'm allergic!). Happy and helpful staff. Perfect local business.

They serve, maybe, the best cake known to man. Certainly the best cake known to me. It’s a coffee cake with salted caramel and it was so moist and a pleasure with each bite...BUT, you knew the but was coming based on my rating... I’m unsure why the cup size is smaller than every other cafe in the city. Is this a money saving method? I was deflated by this and not sure whether or not that’s what soured the taste of the latte too.

They're open again, thank the Lord. Usually I have a brownie with my brew, but today it was a sandwich because I discovered the onion chutney. And the brownies were all gone which tells you something about the brownies.

Good local coffee shop, and happy to accommodate our requests. Hot chocolate could have been hotter and stirred better, sure if you ask it can be.

So glad we ran across this place. Lovely staff. A much needed coffee and lovely brownie. Husband loved his pumpkin cake. We headed out of York past the walls by mistake, but we’re glad we did or we wouldn’t have stumbled upon this café or this street. We’ll definitely be back next time we come!

My partner popped in to pick up some breakfast as we stayed nearby. The coffee was nice but the pastries were quite stale, certainly not fresh made that morning. Heated them up on top of the toaster to improve.

The staff were really kind in personalising my order as I didn't like one of the ingredients in my sandwich so offered an alternative. All done with a smile and the food was delicious!

Cola mínima. ¡Nos sentimos seguros haciendo cola en comparación con otros lugares a los que fuimos en York! Tenía un delicioso pastel y un café delicioso. La esposa tenía un buen sándwich. En general, un lugar brillante que sirvió como una excelente diversión cuando encontramos nuestro camino por York. El personal también era encantador. ¡Volveremos la próxima vez!

Food: Very Tasty blueberry muffin Equally tasty Danish pastry Drink Underwhelming juice carton Coffee was nice but a bit pricey for the quantity. I do appreciate it's a small business. Overall, lovely products, just a bit pricey when added up together. Cleanliness Satisfactory queuing system in place. Thanks again.

The perfect recipe - an amazing window display of delicious treats, with the best coffee on Bishopthorpe Road and a brilliant team who are ever so welcoming! Currently serving via a hatch for social distancing, this coffee house truly has been our favourite destination during lockdown and will be for many months to come. Highly recommended!

Bit pricey and didn't seem particularly stand-out to have 4.9*

Really friendly staff, with delicious food (and a great vegan selection).

Did a loop walking from York to Fulford and back. Stumbled upon this lovely coffee shop which had a nice vibe and friendly hospitality. Thank you very much

Best hot chocolate on Bishopthorpe Road. Small, cosy, comfortable and quiet café. I don't feel like eyes are on me to move on quickly in here unlike elsewhere! The owners are lovely and make some great cakes... not to mention the cinnamon toast. Yum!

First time I have visited sine it changed hands and pleased to report that the coffee is as good as ever.

Really like this place, it so cosy yet punches well beyond its weight. Excellent fresh food, brilliant artisan coffee, competitive prices and friendly service too. A really bishy road gem!

Encontré esto por casualidad ya que las ventanas estaban empañadas, ¡siempre siente que es positivo! Entramos, aunque había mesas afuera, una opción encantadora para el desayuno, uno de nosotros se conformó con gachas y la otra granola, ambos disfrutamos muchísimo nuestras opciones. Obviamente popular entre los lugareños, pero todavía nos hicieron sentir bienvenidos.

Great coffee and very friendly.

I was hooked on the chocolate brownies, before I tried the stem ginger cake. So I need to warn people, Emma's chocolate brownie is only a gateway cake, leading to more serious cake addiction.

Mientras estaba sentado comiendo un delicioso desayuno con champiñones, aguacate y tostadas halloumi, tuve la sensación de que estaba sentado comiendo en el comedor de una familia el domingo por la mañana, tal era el buen carácter, la sensación amistosa con historias contadas y niños leyendo historias. No me malinterpreten, tuve que ponerme los auriculares porque me estaban aburriendo pero, sin embargo, era una sensación cálida en ese pequeño y acogedor café. El pastel y el café también eran divinos. Productos de primera calidad, personal amable y una cafetería acogedora, aunque un poco pequeña. ¡Disfrutar!

Nos topamos con este pequeño y encantador café en un soleado sábado por la mañana y logramos encontrar una mesa. Es un lugar completamente encantador e independiente donde puedes tomar un excelente café y elegir entre algunos pasteles vegetarianos increíbles. Se encuentra en una esquina de Bishy Road, que es un oasis de pequeñas tiendas. Personal realmente amable que da un gran servicio. Si el clima lo permite, también puede sentarse afuera. Definitivamente regresaremos.

Such a lovely coffee shop with the best cakes in the entire world and the nicest owners. Really relaxed and friendly with great guest coffees. 100% recommend.

A really lovely coffee shop with a cozy atmosphere. The coffee is great and the cakes are very tasty. A really great place to spend time.

I'm a regular, I go a couple of times a week because it's a happy, friendly, welcoming place. The cakes are brilliant, the coffee is good, but I choose the exotic tea usually. And the chocolate brownie.

There's a real community feel here as the small space encourages conversation between regulars and owners

Great service and vibes but really, really terrible coffee ;(

Had breakfast and coffee here with my wife, the coffee was fantastic and I really liked the different style of menu choices. Will definitely visit again.

Delicious and welcoming and a good range for vegetarians. Part of the lovely Bishy Road - can't go wrong really, just check for opening times.

Excellent as ever, quality tea and amazing home made brownie, and not so noisy that you can't have a relaxing conversation and chill. Heaven.

Great single origin coffees for both pourover and espresso provided by Origin Coffee. Cosy vibe and relaxed music with friendly service.

¡Qué lindo lugar! No hay muchos asientos adentro, pero tuvimos la suerte de conseguir un asiento. Sabroso café descafeinado disponible. Lugar agradable Volvimos para un brownie para llevar (dos veces) ya que se veía muy sabroso y no me decepcionó. Yo diría lo mejor que he tenido (y he tenido algunos)

Great place, great food and great people.

Mientras visitábamos York probamos todos los cafés en Bishy Road. Esta cafetería no solo tiene el mejor café, sino que el personal es muy amable y tuvimos tiempo para decir una palabra. Es pequeño con un menú limitado, pero si buscas un buen café, este es el lugar.

Friendly service in a lovely environment. Great coffee.

Great coffee, friendly service, nice blankets to sit under outside!

Welcoming little cafe in the heart of Bishy Road. Good vegetarian options cooked in front of you. Limited space inside but tables, blankets etc if you want to watch the world go by

Best coffee on Bishopthorpe road by a country mile! Up their as one of the best coffee houses in York too. There’s delicious homemade cakes, great food, friendly atmosphere. Emma and Val who run it always have time for you. I implore everybody to support this place! It’s what independent, local coffee shops/cafes are all about.

Lovely to be able to relax and enjoy a coffee!

Cuatro de nosotros visitamos un sábado recientemente y nos sentamos dentro. Los fritos vegetarianos de S&R; fueron muy populares entre mis compañeros (ninguno de los cuales son vegetarianos) y opté por el aguacate, los champiñones y el halloumi en la tostada de masa fermentada, que estaba delicioso. La tarta de chocolate naranja fue maravillosa como siempre. Val y Emma, ​​que dirigen el café, son muy amables y muchas personas visitan aquí solos porque es muy acogedor.

Great place. Lovely cakes and friendly staff. Will be back.

No complaints, a modern cafe with good coffee and a smattering of fancy-side bites.