Ten Hands Cafe Bar in South Northamptonshire

Fantastic food, atmosphere and service every time we visit… which is a lot! Highly recommend.

Overall a lovely place to go with nice staff. Lovely staff but arriving at 10am it was very cold and we had to keep our coats on for at least another hour until food and coffee had warmed us up. Food came out hot and was really lovely but because of the cold room, it cooled down before I got half way through. I was disappointed to find they did not have Soya Milk, which seems so basic these days. I cannot have Dairy or Gluten or Nuts so Oat and Almond milk do not work for me.

Coffee here is lovely - possibly the best tasting in Towcester?

So lovely and helpful, my little one can’t have wheat, they actually ran and bought some pasta for her so she could eat what she wanted, also ate butternut squash soup and the loaded nachos, all delicious, didn’t take pictures as it was too yummy to wait. Will definitely be coming back again for another visit. All reasonably priced too and the staff were very attentive and friendly. Thanks for looking after us all so well

I was so excited to visit this place after reading the reviews and seeing the pictures. We felt very unwelcome, waitresses have an attitude. Thirty minutes in, the waitress came to put a ‘reserved’ sign on our table, giving us 30 minutes to finish. I got the feeling they just do it to get you to hurry up, to increase their turnover. Not relaxing at all. Don’t understand all the 5star reviews. Food wasn’t great either.

Lovely food, excellent and friendly staff prices fair. Soo very busy, have to book.

Friends staff, good atmos and great food.

Good food and coffee but was mentioned as a good place to work from which is not. Socket use is not allowed and we were rushed out. Would have surely ordered more food and coffee had we been allowed to stay. It would be enough to set a minimum spend per hour if the problem was people staying there all day long only buying a coffee. Not that it would have made a difference today as the place was basically empty. It's a shame, you could have much more business.

Lovely cafe and yummy food. The service was polite and quick. The atmosphere was relaxed and definitely kid friendly.

Fabulous breakfast and service. My bacon ciabatta while simple was soooooooo tasty My partner had the full Breakie and it looked yum. Just wish this cafe was near where I lived as the cakes looked fab tooo

Tasty food, and polite service, but the noise and echo is borderline unpleasant and puts us off going. Hurts the ears, so if you wear a hearing aid you may not like hear your companion. I would really recommend the owners consider installing sound deadening panels.

Good food. Nice place. Good staff. Could do with hinting at the economy generating world famous motor racing circuit down the road from it.

Some of the nicest Eggs Royale I've had!

Really lovely cafe, with great staff. Food competitively priced, but most importantly, delicious and generous portions. We will definitely return 😊

This is for working people: We went to the cafe this morning, after reading that this place was a great work location for people hoping to have a good drink and meal while getting some work done. On arrival I was told that they don't allow customers to use the plugs. We sat down regardless, thinking we can still have a nice coffee/meal and just work while our batteries lasted. There was no WiFi or mobile network coverage either unfortunately. We are with 2 different providers, and none of us had network. This is not their fault. But in the short 3 minutes of us sitting down and leaving we were asked 3 times what we want with the lady clearly getting annoyed at us for not making a choice quick enough. So we decided to leave in the end as we really didnt feel welcome. It's a shame as I was looking forward to this place all week after reading about it. If you are looking for somewhere to work from, go to Hobbs Coffee instead. Much nicer, welcoming, quiet, you get way more for your money and they have plugs that you are welcome to use.

Amazing breakfast , clean bathrooms just what I like!

Quality food at reasonable prices Friendly staff.

We had a delicious late brunch of Eggs Benedict and smashed avo 🥑 and delicious roasted tomatoes, just needed a crack of black pepper. Plus stayed on for a great coffee and cake. We're not local but we are coming back for the Loaded Nachos which looked amazing 🤩

Wide variety of food for all dietary needs, breakfast all day on sunday and very efficient, friendly staff... only very busy on sundays around 11-1

Great food and atmosphere. Maddy especially was great! Super accomodating and friendly. Would definitely recommend

This cafe has delicious food. But unfortunately one of the waiting staff is extremely rude. The one with long Curly hair. I have never experienced such bad customer service. It is a shame as I would go back time and time again to have their breakfast. But I will not be returning while she still works there. Went to the cafe next door instead and had such a pleasant experience !

Friendly staff, very bike friendly.

Recently visited this little gem in Towcester for coffee with my dad. Service was amazing, all staff very friendly and welcoming. Lots of tempting cakes and traybakes available.We sat in the charming courtyard garden enjoying the sunshine. Will definitely return for lunch and would recommend.

Amazing breakfast would recommend although book otherwise you won’t get in

Visited this cafe while passing through Towcester, I would highly highly recommend :) The food was absolutely fantastic and resealable priced, definitely value for money! There is free parking directly opposite and a large area for walks ☺️

What a wonderful experience! Superb customer service, superb breakfast (one of the best, if not the best, vegetarian breakfast I have ever eaten). The breakfast was lovely and hot and everything was perfectly cooked. The coffee was good too. We will definitely return. What a great find.

Amazing staff friendly and helpful and even better food

Lovely cafe bar, food was fantastic and reasonably priced 😋. Lovely friendly staff and great atmosphere 👍

This was a lovely cafe, friendly helpful staff and the Bakewell tart was delicious.

Outstanding cafe, with superb and broad range of cafe food, beautifully cooked. Right in the heart of the town with plentiful parking nearby.

I visited Towester to have a good look around the town, visited the museum and I walked past the Ten Hands cafè looking at the board and noticed award winning, I turned about and walked in to a pleasant looking Cafè, with great tentative staff who found me a table even it was slightly full. I ordered I think was the signature dish with skin on fries, well the food came on a wooden board that was well presented and brought by a friendly member of staff. The food was delicious and I was making groans to how good it was, that I must of been seen by customers, the food was heaven even the home made dipping sauce was so good. Cakes look so good on show in the front counter glass display. I would highly recommend this place as I could have eaten everything off the menu but I will leave it to another time. Thankyou so much to the young friendly staff and the chef that cooked the amazing food. Don't pass through Towester without going to this wonderful place. I give a Ten Hands out of ten.

We were really looking forward to our visit to 10 hands for my mothers birthday but unfortunately there were a number of problems. We turned up, after booking and paying a deposit for a table for 7 people (5 adults, 1 toddler and 1 baby in the pram) to be seated at a 4 person table. The staff told us that this was a new policy of the management that any 6 person bookings were allocated a table for 4. The staff on shift were helpful in trying to source a bigger table for us to all sit, this took a while (at least 10 minutes). Finally seated on a 6 person table we were given menus but out order was not taken for at least another 20 minutes (we had to eventually ask). The staff were very busy as the resturant was clearly overbooked. One of our party ordered a dish but asked for different bread. Finally ordered, our food arrived and was OK, not worth the wait and hassle so far but we got on with it. One order was totally incorrect but we just got on and wanted to leave. Finally coming around to pay the bill was mad! The person who had a dish with different bread was charged for a totally different meal with extras like 'extra cheese' and ' extra maple syrup', added on separately (he didn't even have any maple syrup!) this made his total around £20 for a plate of avocado, salsa, bread and jalapeños. A totally vegetarian dish. When we queried the bill we were told that the staff had no control and that it was all decided by 'upstairs' so they had to ask 'upstairs' to change it. Eventually this was resolved and we finally paid and the bar and left! I had brought cake and candles for my mum but we just wanted to get out so left before doing this. I had thought booking ahead and paying a desosit would avoid any issues on the day but honestly this was not a fun experience in the slightest and I wouldnt be back or recommend sadly. The staff were polite and tried to be helpful but it appeared they had no power or flexibility, always saying they had to check with 'upstairs'.

We were really looking forward to our visit to 10 hands for my mothers birthday but unfortunately there were a number of problems. We turned up, after booking and paying a deposit for a table for 7 people (5 adults, 1 toddler and 1 baby in the pram) to be seated at a 4 person table. The staff told us that this was a new policy of the management that any 6 person bookings were allocated a table for 4. The staff on shift were helpful in trying to source a bigger table for us to all sit, this took a while (at least 10 minutes). Finally seated on a 6 person table we were given menus but out order was not taken for at least another 20 minutes (we had to eventually ask). The staff were very busy as the resturant was clearly overbooked. One of our party ordered a dish but asked for different bread. Finally ordered, our food arrived and was OK, not worth the wait and hassle so far but we got on with it. One order was totally incorrect but we just got on and wanted to leave. Finally coming around to pay the bill was mad! The person who had a dish with different bread was charged for a totally different meal with extras like 'extra cheese' and ' extra maple syrup', added on separately (he didn't even have any maple syrup!) this made his total around £20 for a plate of avocado, salsa, bread and jalapeños. A totally vegetarian dish. When we queried the bill we were told that the staff had no control and that it was all decided by 'upstairs' so they had to ask 'upstairs' to change it. Eventually this was resolved and we finally paid and the bar and left! I had brought cake and candles for my mum but we just wanted to get out so left before doing this. I had thought booking ahead and paying a desosit would avoid any issues on the day but honestly this was not a fun experience in the slightest and I wouldnt be back or recommend sadly. The staff were polite and tried to be helpful but it appeared they had no power or flexibility, always saying they had to check with 'upstairs'.

Popped in for breakfast, by far one of the best I've ever had, food was amazing. Staff super friendly, prompt service. Top tip, book a table 🙂.

The food and cakes are amazing. It can get a bit loud in the cafe just because of how busy it gets. This can also impact on how quickly the drinks are served. However, the staff are really friendly and accommodating.

Full english for me and Vegan pancakes for my Fiance and Stepdaughter, food was exceptional. The only issue was the waitress, very rude and moody and did not make us feel welcome at all.

Nice breakfast but quite pricey for breakfast

Lovely place to grab a bite to eat. They are award winning and you will see why after a visit. Everything is done very well, they care about the quality of the food and not just making a quick profit. The food was exceptional so I definitely see why they got awards. The drinks were perfect too. Can't wait to visit here again

Delicious food and drinks, all served quickly and with a smile. Had the full English and latte, highly recommended. Knife was a weird shape (if you know you know) but disnt detract from a great brunch! Returning customer, and would defo go again 😄

OUTSTANDING, BRILLIANT, and worth every penny. And so is the food, and staff. The resturant is amazing I would recommend it to anyone

Had an amazing time at this vibrant place. Staff were friendly and accommodating. Baby changing facilities available on request. The food was scrumptious. Would highly recommend the ginger ale mojito! 😍

Ten Hands Cafe is consistently exceptional. I regularly go for breakfast on Friday mornings and have tried several items from the menu including the Eggs Royale; Full Veggie breakfast, Huevos Rancheros and Avocado smash. I am coeliac which is no problem as there is gluten free bread and tortillas available. The food has always been fresh and cooked superbly. My favourite drink is the apple infusion tea which comes in a large pot but the coffee is also superb. The front of house staff are incredibly friendly and helpful; and there is a lovely atmosphere with people of all ages clearly welcomed. My absolute favourite place in the area to eat and drink.

Lovely helpful staff, very clean cafe and lovely tasty food, great selection for all dietary requirements and always happy to help and accomodate. Thank you. Can get noisey at rush times

Stopped for a break from the A5, found handy free parking with electric charging point just round the corner. Food and service were excellent. Tasty homemade soup with cheese scone and the most amazing toffee apple brioche with vanilla custard, followed by freshly made coffee. Couldn’t fault anything. Shame I don’t live closer!

I had planned to meet a buddy as he headed back home to Stockport for a catch-up over coffee and brekkie. Our usual venue felt tired so, on recommendation, I booked a table at Ten Hands. Turned out to be a good choice. The weather outside was woeful but the atmosphere inside was warm and inviting and, judging by the disappointed ranks of walk-ins, booking ahead was the right thing to do. Through the course of a lengthy natter, which meant we overlapped the breakfast and brunch/lunch sittings, we enjoyed three lattes apiece (dairy for my buddy and oat for me) plus a light but fulfilling breakfast apiece. Minor criticism on the coffee front are twofold; Firstly, as many do, you’re still charged a considerable % surcharge for non-dairy milks and secondly the coffee was, at best, warm rather than piping hot ( thus needed to be despatched quite quickly after receipt). The breakfasts were good if a tad expensive. Would that stop us going again; No. In the present environment I’d happily pay to ensure the venue is around for future visits, I had the vegan sausage ciabatta which was crisp and light bread enveloping two vegan sausages with a splash of brown sauce. Just the right volume and tasty to boot. It’s just a sign of the economic times that the cost is £7,50 when ,as an old fart, my head tells me it should be 2/3 of that. My buddy enjoyed the Eggs Benedict, which even as a plant-based eater I could see looked good, which was despatched with alacrity; a sign suggesting that it was tasty. (Being picky I could suggest that the poached eggs were a little underdone). On the same basis as my sausage sarnie £12.95 seemed expensive. Notwithstanding the prices it was a very pleasant place to while away the time and the service was first rate. Will definitely be back again and will introduce MrsC too

A little loud, due to being so popular, food is great.

Called in for two bowls of soup. Didn't order anything else, no drinks etc. The bill was £17.95! Riculous!

Lovely little cafe, I really wasn't expecting this quality of food! Service was great, it was quite loud but that's only because it was full with lots of people chatting and laughing - not much to be done about people enjoying themselves. I'm looking forward to another visit.

Really tasty food, yes bit slow to come and get the order but after that we. It arrived it was perfect. Eggs royale and my son scrambled with crispy bacon. Worth the wait and the price in my view.

Went in on a busy Sunday. Nice table, varied menu. Was told someone would take our order but no one returned so we asked if we should order at the till. The waitress said she would come over but took another 8 minutes to do so. Waitresses are polite but don’t follow through with proposed actions quickly, Food came in a good amount of time but our drinks were nowhere to be seen. I was 2 bites away from finishing my eggs Benedict before the drinks arrived. We found this odd as normally you always have your drink out first. I had to ask for our drinks and was told they had prioritised them but had been busy - I’m sorry but that’s not acceptable when we’ve already had our food. Drinks eventually arrived. Delicious apple juice and hot chocolate but unfortunately the latte was cold. The food was delicious. Perfect eggs, nice clean cooked breakfast. So basically, the food was great but the service was slow and the drinks took too long. We’d give it another go based on the tasty food but if the service on drinks does not improve, we won’t return again. We aren’t picky people and accept the cafe was busy but if food comes out quicker than drinks, something is going wrong.

The perfect breakfast: 5 different choices, we all had delicious, hot food efficiently served . Attractive, healthy and joyous eating. My order, an English breakfast, was hot with immaculate fried eggs, tasty bacon rashers with beautifully prepared deep golden crunchy rinds, almost sweet and then salty back with just the right amount of cooking. The highlight for me was the best potato rösti-esque concoction that I've ever tasted anywhere in the world, including Switzerland! Staff were attentive, cheerful and quick to respond to additional orders in spite of a roaringly busy morning service. The staff were always smiling, but the food itself made our stomachs smile even more. Well done everyone at Ten Hands Café Bar: your teamwork was seamless and you made it all looked so effortless. We can't wait for our next Gormengastric feast.

Walked pass this place last Sunday and had a quick look, it was very busy. Today we decided to try it, it was busy but we managed to get a table outside in the shade, the food was great, staff were friendly but brought cutlery and not napkins, I had to ask for it. Over all it was a good experience, it was very hot and we rushed to get out as the sun had moved and it was too hot to stay any longer. I must say a good selection of breakfast for your choice, I didn't have a coffee as it was far too hot for one.

Excellent for a quick lunchtime bite.

Very nice food. Server paid attention to dietary restrictions. I would personally prefer servers with long hair to have it tied back.

Amazing food, little slow on service but all in all a lovely place for a good lunch.

First time here and completely blown away. Chilled staff not pressuring you, perfectly cooked, top quality food served swiftly with a smile. You honestly can't ask for more. Every credit to you all. Highly recommend and will visit again soon 🙂

Love having lunch here! The girls are always very polite and helpful. I’ve had different dishes, I find the food amazing 😍

This place more than satisfies the hunger pangs and if our yoghurt, fresh fruit & granola is anything to go by, your taste buds too will be delighted ! This is a stand-out dish against any discerning standard - great plate appeal, home-made oats & Co and top quality ingredients generally. There was a good atmosphere given the place was pretty full. A shame therefore that the service, whilst efficient, lacked personality and in this sense was forgettable and reduced a perhaps 5 star experience to 4…

The food was ok, but nothing more. We paid 3£ for a glass is still water. Crazy!

Kitchen closed at 1.45pm! Could not order anything for lunch. Clearly they are not very hungry for business.

Excellent, really lovely food and great service. Great to have a menu which isn’t just the standard brunch items.

A lovely, popular cafe in the heart of Towcester with delicious food and coffee. A real gem. 🌟 I've had both takeaway and dined in here and it has been excellent on all occasions. It has always been very busy but service has been swift and polite. When I came for brunch on a Saturday morning with a friend, we booked a table and I'm glad we did because I think we would have struggled to get in. There is both indoor and outdoor seating. There's a great selection of breakfast, brunch and lunch options along with fresh cakes. The millionaire shortbread was excellent and my husband claims the Brookie was one of the best cakes he's ever eaten. A little on the pricey side but it's worth it for a treat and probably in line with most indepedent artisan cafes. Well worth a visit. ☺️

I absolutely love it always good service and nice food. I bring all my friends to check it out, goid prices as well, and portions.

I recently visited this restaurant, drawn in by its award-winning reputation. However, the overall experience left me somewhat perplexed as to how it had achieved such accolades. The food was average, neither impressing nor disappointing. It was standard fare, nothing that would make me rush back for a second helping. However, the service was where the experience truly faltered. The staff seemed a little disorganised and scattered, we had to repeatedly ask for cutlery. Moreover, the confusion extended to the bill, why paying they gave us the wrong table, there are better systems for this such as assigning a number to each other.

Best avocado and poached eggs!!

Absolutely gorgeous food. The breakfast menu is lovely, I always opt for the ham and bubble and squeak, delicious. Only wish the premises was bigger so you had more chance of getting a table. The cakes and coffee are fab too. Highly recommended.

Very good coffee. Very very good cake.

My wife and I dropped into Ten Hands Café with our 18-month-old while we were heading north after visiting family. The staff were lovely and very helpful when accommodating us. We ordered a couple of cakes which were truly delicious; I'll remember the banana biscoff cake for some time! The location and layout of the café are great. From what we could tell, it deserves the various awards that it has received. Hopefully we can pop in one day for brunch - the menu looked very tempting! Thanks to all.

Lovely cafe, best in the area! Just wish it was bigger as you need a reservation most times to get in. Also please make the cinnamon rolls every day, not just Saturdays.

First visit to Ten Hands cafe in Towcester and would definitely return if in the area again. We ordered Shaksuka and Buttermilk Chicken Burger. Both items were very tasty and arrived nice and hot. Attentive service and our waiter checked for allergies/special dietary requirements. To finish off our lunch we enjoyed a piece of their house made Carrot cake, which was especially good: light, moist and perfectly spiced with a good cream cheese frosting. Highly recommended!

Turned away 1235 pm, despite tables available, quote "sorry only take out coffee and cakes" ! Urhh don't think so, pouring with rain outside!. First time we came turned away for breakfast as told quote "you have to book breakfast" so we did have a coffee. Bad business guys, we will go back to The Bell Plantation as they never refuse our money! Dread to think how many others this has happened to. Won't be back, poor business!

Very good quality food, however really poor portion for the cost. London prices. This breakfast in picture is £11.50

Lovely staff. Very polite and friendly. If you're in Towcester and you are meeting friends, definitely worth a visit

This was my second visit at lunchtime. The service and food were both excellent. On my first visit, I had macaroni cheese and this time, I went for the hollumi, roasted pepper, and saracha soughdough sandwich. Absolutely delicious 😋 and good value. I'll definitely visit again soon.

This is the second time both me and my mum went and on both occasions, we were happy with the service well done 😊👍👌

Went in for a quick coffee Really friendly staff, lovely coffee. I’ll be going back for lunch later!

Its a little noisy inside because it's quote a small place however the food and coffee more than make up for it

Great food, amazing coffee and excellent service 👌

Lovely little cafe with excellent choice of breakfasts. The cakes look very tempting too!

HOW DO YOU GIVE THIS PLACE ZERO Stars? Being new to the area of Towcester, We thought why not try out the Ten Hands Cafe Bar on Watling Street, we don't often go out so it was supposed to be a nice Sunday treat after...

Smiling happy staff , good quality coffee didn't have any food but what was being served looked very good

Dropped in for coffee and cake - our receipt given said £7.70 but £8.75 was taken from my credit card! Would suggest people check what they are being charged, as I will in future. Nowadays lots of people don't even want a receipt and maybe this is an opportunity to make a little extra in these challenging times? 🤔

Friendly modern venue with great selection of food. Quality food and service. Prices reasonable. Worth a visit

Quesadillas were lovely. Good atmosphere and friendly staff

Great food, questionable service, been a few times. Usually friendly but on last vist blonde girl blue fleece seemed to find serving an inconvenience. Just dumped everything on table for us to sort ourselves. And same with our food. Food came within 10 minutes of ordering great! But our drinks came 5 minutes later. The food and drinks are great and totally worth visiting. Sadly the staff need training, mostly they're conversations between one another about nothing work related can wait till they've seated us. Not to ignore us when stood at till waiting to pay. Not to acknowledge and apologise when bringing our drinks when we're halfway through meal. Mostly, to leave they're phones alone and not to make it so blatantly obvious they don't want to be serving anyone.

Party of eight neighbours booked a table for Sunday brunch at 10.30. When we arrived there was a small card on the table with our booking for 10.30 and on the reverse another for 12.30 giving us 2 hours which was reasonable. The food was...

Very nice meal we met some friends here and had a pushchair, there was plenty of space and they were very helpful.

My favourite place to eat in all of Towcester. Recommended to me and my friend when we were exploring the town when I first moved, we were not disappointed. While I've only eaten here twice so far, I would eat here once a week at...

Tried today for the first time for brunch. Great quality food. Friendly welcoming staff. Will definitely return to try other things from the menu. We had the full breakfast and the bacon and sausage ciabatta

I was a new customer to Ten Hands. Having recently joined the local leisure centre I would pop into the cafe for a cake as a post-swim treat. Since being diagnosed as wheat intolerant I find good quality, delicious gluten-free cakes hard to come by;...

We stopped here to share coffee and cake after our dog walk. The coffee was amazing and the cake superb, banana and biscoff. So soft and tasted stunning . Shame there is no covered area for dog owners we were lucky today as the courtyard was sunny and warm.

A somewhat unassuming café/bar that nevertheless serves splendid food. Madam loved her cauliflower & chees soup and my smoked haddock fishcakes were to die for, with perfectly poached eggs on top. Good service and not in your face. Will be back.

We did a walk-in for breakfast brunch today and venue was quite full though there were outdoor seating so we went for that. The smashed avocado was delicious and so was our big breakfast. The little details in getting various bits to taste good was...

The Shakshouka was excellent. Service was good and coffees tasted nice. Looking forward to going back.

Brilliant little calf, staff super friendly and helpful. I can recommend to the egg Benedict

Friendly and welcoming. Great food and nice presentation. Hot and tasty and quite a variety with specials on the board. Knocked off a point as large dogs allowed through to rear garden. Nice for dog owners but not so when eating.

Great spot, good food, nice garden, but not really any decent size meal option for vegetarians or vegans, after they stop serving breakfast (11:30am) Paid £11.25 for eggs on toast w/1 tomato + avo. A very nice but expensive snack.

Called in for coffee this morning. Disappointing, sticky table, dirty chair! Ambience very lacking, the cafe inside was very noisy, I would suggest curtains, cushions and other 'noise absorbers' are needed to soak up some of the loud background noise. That said, the staff were friendly and the coffee good.

Quick coffee whilst waiting for a meeting. The place looks a little intimidating from the outside (as in, you can't just go in for a coffee), but it's really relaxed inside and the service was spot on. So much better than the chain coffee shop up the road.

What a pleasure, service is good but not OTT, I dislike set pieces, a machine could do that! The food is consistently good. Keep it up guys.