Symposium Coffee House in Aberdeenshire

Fantastic takeaway coffee (and pancakes) during the Covid19 restrictionsSimple to order online for click and collect, and our order is always sitting ready and waiting for us at the agreed timeDelicious coffee and the pancakes are amazing Symposium has been our saviour during the lockdown

I regularly visit Symposium in Ellon and with restrictions from covid-19 we get a take away for now. All the staff are so friendly. We always get greeted on arrival and if busy they say they will be with us shortly. It has a great atmosphere and the white chocolate is delicious. I recommend it to my friends and they have come back agreeing it is a great place. I look forward to my visit each week and seeing Mandy and and her team. Keep up the good work.

Boyfriend and I went here for coffee and pancakes Thursday 12th December 2019.Place was half empty and dirty dishes still on several tables.Not a hello or good morning from the member of staff behind the till.. just straight to what can I get for you. Ordered a coffee, cappuccino and two pancakes one with butter and one with syrup. To be told by a different member of staff that there was only one pancake left. I took that and cancelled the other one. Paid £7.15, we sat down. Our drinks came and my boyfriends pancake. He asked for a warm one. It was near cold. My coffee on the other hand... in a glass? With no handle either..Totally wrong as I couldn’t even pick it up it was to hot, while I waited for that to cool town I was looking around just with my eyes and looking at the menu.. I started to realised I had been overcharged. It was only 70p over charged but 70p nonetheless. (Staff weren’t going about that much to ask) I phoned the cafe later that day to not get a reply. While we sat drinking our coffee I noticed that more pancakes were made.. so I couldn’t get one but some other gentleman could get one 5 minutes after I had sat down? Ok. As we were leaving we got a thank you.. better late than never with their manners.

Relaxing atmosphere, good food and good coffee. Friendly staff. Dreadful music. Lack of traditional food, eg. breakfast, bacon rolls. Soup usually good. Sometimes staff are working solo and at busy times this is unfair.

Great coffee and Pancakes, lovely friendly staff always made welcome, best coffee In Aberdeenshire. My favourite place In Ellon.

A fimriend and I visted very recently when it was fairly quiet. No queues or busy lines. Not one member of staff said hello or even "just be a second". We stood at the counter for 5 mins feeling awkward and silent. Took a seat thinking it was maybe table service. Nope. Still no one came over or spoke a word to us. Just off putting and a bit rude really.

Symposium coffee is always quite strong but has a good taste. There is usually a good selection of cakes and pancakes. With light lunches as well. Service is always friendly and good.

I wanted some lunch before going on a walk round the town and looked at various places. This one is very handy, being right in the square, but it could give the impression of being a bit dark and dingy. That would be unfair, as it's cosy enough inside, even on a bitterly cold day. There are 10 two seater tables. The staff were welcoming. I ordered a baked potato which was fine. There was a steady trade of people coming and going, many of whom were obviously regular customers whose orders were known by the staff. There looked to be a good selection of cakes too.

We often pop in here for a cuppa, pancake and a chat! Today we had lunch for a change and it was superb. Delicious home made pea and ham soup served with a cheese and onion scone, yum! Follow that with great coffee and home made carrot cake and I didn’t want to go home! The girls are lovely and chatty, the standards of tidiness and cleanliness seem very high and although unfortunately the cafe is in the shady side of the square the welcome is warm.

dingy and dark surroundings, staff were unfriendly and grumpy, no option for card payments. will not be back.

Un salto aquí café y quizás un bollo/pastel hoy como estaba visitando a un amigo que vive cerca.

Enjoyed some good coffee and indulgent pancakes at Symposium in Ellon, it is situated in a small square off one of the main streets. Sales are cash only and you order at the counter.