The Allotment Cafe in Tameside

Updated review Aug 2024 going down hill fast , asked for a bacon Sandwich a cafe basic and was told the chef has not turned up ! I don’t think this establishment will be open for too long …. nearly perfect.... Lovely staff, great menu and an extensive revamp should make this cafe a please to visit. But lack of wi-fi is a deal breaker, for those who want to use the location to work of study.

I popped in this little place for a bit whilst in mossley .what great venue the food and service was incredible ,the staff very friendly .very clean and stylish make this place a little gem and thoroughly worth the visit.The menu is just enough serving sandwichs ,hot drinks ,and some gorgeous pastrys and cakes for the sweet tooth in your group .I will be returning soon keep up the good work 👍

What a great little place. The food ia delicious with a great choice on the menu .the staff are extra friendly and the food and drinks was served promptly with a smile. The place is very qaint being litterally part of a working alotment with inside seating and outside .Great styling inside ,very clean and well laid out to accomodate single coupes or groups of diners. Throughly recommend this place for a hearty bite to eat just for a cold or hot drink.

Great food & prices. Perfect for a dry day - small outdoor play area for young children.

Great breakfast at what can only be considered pretty reasonable with the quality of the ingredients. Nice little location as well

Called in for breakfast,whit Friday,full breakfast £12 worth every penny, good service excellent staff would recommend 👍

Good food but sometimes the chef finds it hard to cope with demand. Staff are friendly and the tables outside welcome in the sunny weather

Me and my wife stopped here early doors before setting off through the Peaks. The Allotment Cafe is so welcoming and the dim lighting and furnishing give such a cosy atmosphere. We ordered the English Breakfast which was fantastic and filled us up for the whole day! The staff are lovely and so friendly, they can't do enough for you! Will definitely visit again when back in the area ❤️

This place used to be fantastic! Big pieces of fab cake, great food. Now £4 for a pathetic slice, ypu have to pick your food up yourself at the counter, clear your own dishes.... but tips still expected! Not sure what for. Certainly not the cheery smile that greets you. (Sarcasm) How sad It was a little gem

Attempted to come here 5 times and only been served twice. Refused a take away coffee because it was Mother’s Day (if we sat in we would have been served, no logic as to why). Went back for another visit to sit outside and have a drink and was welcomed by a very polite and friendly lady who took our order, only to be met with the rudeness of the Australian lady who seems to not want any customers (the same lady who has refused to serve us almost every time we have been!!) and very slow service despite it being quiet. Will not be returning. The Hatch just opposite is a very nice alternative and very friendly.

We haven't been since it re-opened with new owners. Very pleasantly surprised that the breakfasts are just as good as they always have been (pancakes are even better according to my wife), the coffee is better and the service/welcome was great. Plus there is now a small children's play area in the excellent garden area.

Loved it here, so glad we found this gem. Great staff and great food in a lovely setting. Definitely will be visiting again.

Don’t bother unless for cake. I’m not sure what’s happened to the place but it’s really gone downhill. Change in owner I’m told? Service was shoddy to say the least, served by the Aussie girl, who took a good 20 minutes to remember my drink and I repeated cappuccino to her 3 times and she still asked if I wanted a latte…. The chef (if you can call him that) couldn’t even make my girlfriend’s toastie right, burnt on the inside, with cheese that wasn’t melted? I opted for a full English, the sausages were nice and that’s where it ends I’m afraid. More grease than the musical. We did get given free cake as an apology for the disaster service, which was one of the nicest brownies I’ve had in a long time, and the only thing worth paying for. Defo wouldn’t recommend I’m afraid, unless you’re going for free cake!

Awesomeness place and excellent lovely staff..Shea is very awesome...had the Vegan sausage rolls..yummy..

Left before ordering food due to such rude discrimination. Asked if the offer dairy free milk and butter to be told what we have is what we have. Why not take you drink black? Stated I have medical intolerance to lactose in regular dairy. Told not our fault. Got up and left

Two breakfasts two drinks £ 30:80 the bacon was like boot leather the beans were cold the mushrooms greasy and the hash browns were burnt . Wouldn't feed my dog with the food . Not only that from placing our order the food took 35 minutes to arrive at our table and not even an apology for the lateness and the place wasn't even half full with customers.

Stopped for coffee on our way to a hike. Small and cozy cafe, excellent coffee and fingerlickin bakes, very friendly staff.

First off, lovely cafe, cosy with a real fire and plenty of parking available. Staff are very approachable, sincere, warm, and welcoming (cannot fault this part of the customer experience). Some tables were marked as reserved, so we shared with another family. When other drop-in customers attended after us, they were shown to these tables to utilise. On ordering, I asked to substitute soda bread for normal bread, which was no issue. Menu said poached eggs with avocado. What arrived was 1 piece of bread, half an avocado, and 1 egg that was virtually fully cooked (not runny). Food tasted fine. I just thought that as the menu specified eggs , there would have been more than one, and it was quite steep for £9. The rest of the family happy with their meals. Would go again, but just for a drink.

Stopped by on a very cold day when all the pipes had frozen, however the welcome was very warm and the coffee and cakes were great. I'd sugsest some better signage as we had a bit of trouble finding the cafe. Will definitely return, best of luck to the new. management

Best vegan breakfasts think they stopped doing them though

First time we’ve been under new management. Neither of the staff were able to explain properly what the cakes were and service was quite slow. The cakes and coffee were nice though.

Had seen a sign for the Allotment Cafe on a walk which took us onto the canal. Needs to be changed to make it clearer that it is in the mill complex. Tried it today for the first time. Pre-made sandwiches choice of two and soup, lots of baked goods which looked delicious and various drinks. Informed our sandwiches would come in take out box at the moment as cafe under new ownership. Picnic style benches outside and cosy seating inside which they didn't mind that we sat at. Good luck to the new owners, will be interested to see how the cafe develops but will certainly call again, great half way stop on our walk.

Best mocha and brownie I’ve had in forever.

Brilliant place, gutted the food is not being served at the moment. Please come back with later opening hours, drinks licence, and plenty of vegan options on menu. Thanks!

Amazing local place, the food is always great and service is top notch. Chelsea, Meg and Sarah are a credit to the place and make it such a nice atmosphere. The kitchen staff always make delicious food and can’t fault anything from the flavour to the speed. We go at least once a week and they make us feel so welcome! Recommend for a nice brunch or late breakfast anytime, an absolute gem hidden in Mossley!

Do not bother asking to swap or change anything on the menu. Unbelievably bad customer service. I have visited a few times and had no issues previously so recommended the cafe to my brother and his partner for us to visit together. They always order eggs Benedict anywhere they go for brunch, so before we travelled 30 minutes to get there we checked the website menu, which had eggs Benedict on. We sat outside as it was a nice day, unfortunately we were then presented with a different menu, with no eggs Benedict on. The waitress then pointed out that most of the items on the menu were not available. They did however have eggs royale on the menu and available (which is the same but has salmon on, not bacon). Neither my brother or his partner eat salmon so when the waitress returned to take our order, they requested to swap the salmon for bacon. The waitress just said no. We were all dumbfounded at her blunt response, so then questioned why it was a flat no (I have never had this happen at a brunch place before?!), the waitress replied that swapping for bacon would put their food ratios out in the kitchen so it just wasn’t possible. To us this made absolutely no sense. I then remarked that their website says they serve eggs Benedict so would they be able to make an exception. She said no again. I said that maybe they should update their website then. The waitress said “oh right then!!” while rolling her eyes and then abruptly left the table and went back inside. The ‘manager’ then came out and told us that we had upset her staff member - at no point had we raised our voices or become rude so I am really at a loss as to why she was upset. She proceeded to tell us that the chef had designed the menu to be eaten exactly as is and swaps were not possible, then telling us to leave and calling us weird. She became quite confrontational and was shouting by the time we got up to leave. The chef had come outside to watch this exchange. It was quite embarrassing as the other customers looked on, and it all seemed to have erupted from no where. I have honestly never had such a bizarre encounter in a brunch place, or any restaurant anywhere I have visited. I find it very odd that a cafe on an industrial estate are above swapping out salmon for bacon on a classic breakfast meal… you’re not a Michelin star restaurant. Would this still be the case if someone had an intolerance? The customer is definitely not always right in this establishment! I would suggest going elsewhere if you want to make any slight amendments to the especially designed fry ups and bog standard breakfasts that they are serving.

Drove 30 minutes to visit today as we had heard good things and the menu online looked good. On arrival the waitress listed around 5 dishes that was not available on the menu (this is a lot considering it’s not a huge menu). Luckily she didn’t say eggs Benedict was unavailable as this is what I travelled for, however this was not on the menu given to us, but eggs royale was, I don’t eat fish so I politely asked to swap the salmon for bacon (as other dishes had bacon on), I got a blunt ‘No’, which was very confusing so we questioned it and she said due to ‘ratios’ of food in the kitchen (considering they didn’t have half of the menu, out of good will they should have honoured the change to keep the custom). I asked for a few moments to decide what else I wanted to eat as the waitress was hovering over me and I felt under pressure. She went inside and told her colleagues that we had ‘upset’ her, all because we asked why we couldn’t swap, we wasn’t rude about it we just didn’t understand how a small change could not be made. Then another team member came over and quite rudely asked what we wanted, so again we asked her if we could swap the salmon for bacon, she also said no, so I asked if I could have it without the salmon and add bacon to which she also said no and followed with ‘the chef has created the dishes and he wants to make it as it is on the menu’ and I said ‘I don’t eat fish’ and she then responded with ‘you’s don’t have to eat here if yous don’t want it’. We said that the menu online says eggs Benedict and her response was that the person that does the website has been on holiday and been ill, didn’t really seem believable. Extremely poor customer service, as you can imagine at this point we were highly frustrated with the attitude, her tone of voice was also disgusting. She then said we upset her team member which again we was confused why it was so dramatic when we was not rude to her, we just asked a simple swap question. If it was an allergy or food intolerance would they not cater for this either? As that’s the dish the chef has created, sorry but he’s not invented eggs royale so no need for the drama. I don’t understand how if I order a dish, I am not allowed to have something removed if I don’t eat it?? I was willing to pay extra for the bacon as it’s an optional extra on the sandwiches so the ‘ratio’ wouldn’t be out of proportion, they’d of just had some extra salmon in the kitchen. We had enough of her attitude towards us so we got up and left without touching our drinks, she went inside and loudly called us weirdo’s to which I then got angry and shouted at her, she came back outside and started shouting with me infront of all the customers. Never have I encountered this sort of service from any restaurant, such a shame as the location is lovely, just no people skills in the slightest and the menu (that isn’t online) is whack anyway.

Lovely little place. Foods nice and good service.

Nice breakfast and cappuccino. Place was busy and we were asked if we were happy with a wait which was good customer service.

Lovely atmosphere food was lovely staff where great brilliant work guys keep it up we will definitely be returning 5*****

We love it here we come every Saturday and have fabulous service, the food is excellent.. try the home made cookies afterwards btw. Vicky

Great place, we come here every weekend as our dogs are welcome. Great service, food and staff really friendly. Look out for the hidden gem in Mossley.

Great food in a lovely location with friendly staff.

I feel like the main reason this place does well is more because it's basically the only coffee shop/brunch place in Mossley. Don't get me wrong, the food isn't bad, by any means at all - but it's really, really pricey for what it is, and if you want anything adjusting - even slightly - it just isn't going to happen. Swapping an egg for an extra sausage or even a tomato at this place is completely out of the question - 'we don't make swaps' is what you will be told. There's also no syrups for the coffees, so you can have your latte, but not with your fancy syrup (but you'll pay the same price - if not more, actually...) Interesting/rather shocking fact: My mum, little boy, niece and I often go to San Carlo Gran Cafe in Selfridges for brunch, and our total for pretty much the same food & drinks (which were considerably nicer in Selfridges, may I add) actually amounted to £12 LESS than the Allotment Cafe. So, you can eat in a designer department store at a more affordable cost than you can a local wooden cafe in Mossley. I'm not sure if the staff perhaps think this place is fancier than it is, but it's nothing to scream about, by any accounts whatsoever. It's convenient, but that's kind of it, really. To summarise, food is good but nothing to write home about. Service is below par. The price for what you get (experience, comfort, service, food, customer service/satisfaction) - extremely expensive and unjustly so. You'd be better going a little bit further and going to Kobe or Caffe Grande Abaco in Uppermill, instead.

I went there for some brealfast, service good, food very good . No trouble with parking, entrance for all people. Seating outside when you can, under cover and out in the sun. Prices competitive. Nothing really changed. Food very good. Will go back. 2 or dishes were vegetarian or you could turn 2 other dishes into vegetarian by omitting meat or fish.

One of the best cafes in Manchester. Great food & coffee & tea. Sat outside and enjoyed the brunch with nice environment! Friendly staff and service too! Definitely will visit again.

Lovely food and fantastic friendly service

Gorgeous little cafe tucked out of the way. I love the food and the service is always great 😃

Really nice place to dine in and/or for coffee. I have had English breakfast, it is delicious! With either tea or coffee I chose cappuccino, it was so good, the price is included! Worth to go!

Lovely little hidden gem of a cafe. Really tasty food & drinks, a great atmosphere. I've lived in Mossley all my life and only found out about the existence of this place recently, but I'm definitely glad I did. Went back today (my third visit) to find a new menu. Food still of a very good quality, but I preferred the breakfast sandwich that was on the old menu. The crispy potato skins were a strange addition. I'm all for not throwing away food, but they weren't something I'd try again.

What a great little place! Staff were fab, breakfast was yummy especially the sausages on the full English.

It’s good for adults just don’t take children as they don’t accommodate for them. The owner was really rude when I was at the counter paying and was asked for feedback. I wasn’t complaining and was just saying that the sandwiches were way too big for my kids. I asked about the size of them when ordering. People from the kitchen joined in and I was ridiculed by the owner and people in the kitchen for giving feedback. Dogs welcome. Don’t give feedback Don't take children.

Hidden gem....dog friendly...quiet calming atmosphere.

Lovely staff, sausages to die for, a real gem!

But pricey for what I got on my plate.

Good place to visit when walking

Visited the Allotment Cafe for the first time today and I am so glad I did. I had one of the specials the ‘brunch burger’ which was delicious as was the coffee. All of the ingredients were quality and fresh. The atmosphere inside the cafe is lovely - this place is a real hidden gem. We will definitely return!

Food is always lovely here. Servers were especially lovely today too.

Really nice café. Foods great and from local butchers, staff friendly and it was a lot cheaper than I thought it would be. I'd recommend messaging to reserve a table as they can get filled up, place like this tends to be popular but it's set back enough from the centre to still have a free table.

Lovely food, great service and loved the atmosphere. Very cosy with fabulous Motown and Northern Soul music in the background.

Lovely cafe with a calm relaxing atmosphere. Really delicious food too. It was quite busy and I got the last table. I will pre book next time :)

Nice menu, good brownies ( £3+). Sat for coffee waiting for table. Dogs in. Hut, but individual design. Little cold as sat with back to door. Tables outside for summer. Expected wedges (potato skins) but they were potato peeling crisps. Reserved tables, busy.

Food and atmosphere was fantastic along with friendly staff who catered for us and our 3 dogs. Will definitely be coming back!

Superb breakfast. Worth the trip

Lovely food. Breakfasts out of this world. Welcoming Friendly staff lovely relaxing atmosphere. I recommend this as a must visit

Nice little place. Staff are friendly and whether just for a mug of tea or more....coming and going between Manchester and Huddersfield or taking in the views...go refuel spot.

What a beautiful place, the food was amazing and the staff were lovely.

I like everything about this cafe and the food is excellent. As a dog lover I don’t even mind canines everywhere. I’ve been several times and my issue is the service can be hit and miss and sometimes it just doesn’t make sense. For example, the special last weekend was a ‘brunch burger’ which came with cheese, bacon and an egg. I asked for it without the egg to be told ‘we can’t make amendments to the specials’. I didn’t want an ‘amendment’ I just didn’t want the egg - surely that is a/possible b/saves them the cost of an egg. It’s simply made no sense - unless it was a ready made ‘ping and ding’ special. I’ve worked in hospitality for years and this was just illogical. Needless to say I gave up and ordered something else, which was cheaper, so the cafe lost out. As I say - so close to brilliant, just maybe a staff training issue?

Wonderful Sunday brekky at this busy little spot. Plenty of parking, dog friendly, great menu and service, we’ll be back!

What an incredible little gem, tucked away from the road. A really warm and cosy setting, a perfect place to grab a coffee and a bite to eat after a walk in the peaks. The food was incredible, the staff friendly and attentive and everything was very reasonably priced (average cost for brunch item around £7-8). I just wish we had found it sooner!! They have secured a repeat customer with us!

I’ve visited this place on 5 occasions now. Each time I am hopeful, as it always seems busy, suggesting that the business is doing something right. However, each time I have visited, I leave feeling completely underwhelmed. I’ll start with the positives of the place: *Location-if you’re walking along the canal or visiting Woodend Mill, this is a conveniently located cafe. *Ambience-nice decor, lighting and layout of tables, creating a cosy, chilled out ambience. Beyond the above, I really struggle to understand why this place is so popular. The food and cakes are nice enough, but nothing special. The prices are pretty high too, which is fine if you’re getting something seriously tasty, but I have not found this to be the case. I understand that local, fresh produce comes at a price, but the food produced still needs to impress. Customer service wise, I’m also not overly impressed. I’ve visited previously where the female owner served us food and drink with one hand, the other hand holding a dog on a lead! I’m not a massive dog lover, so having a dog sniffing around your table wasn’t great. I’ve also visited when the female owner was quite rude to myself and a friend, simply because we were early and were waiting near the premises awaiting the place opening. On another occasion, myself, partner and child fancied a coffee as we had been walking along the canal. On entering the cafe, it was clearly busy and no tables were available. In a pretty curt manner, we were just told that they had no tables and turned away. No offer of a table in half an hour or the suggestion that we have a takeout coffee and cake. Most recently (this week) I visited with a friend and two 5 year olds. Ambience and service was fine, but my Chai tea latte simply tasted of hot milk. I asked my friend to test it too and she couldn’t taste any spices either. Based on my previous experiences of the place, I did not complain about my drink, but I won’t be visiting this place again. I feel that I’ve given this place several chances now and it just doesn’t cut the mustard. I do hope that the owners take note of their reviews as I feel that the place could be great with some improved customer service and some tweaks to make the food and drinks worth the price tag.

Not worth your money! Served by the lovely Sarah but overly priced and poor overall service. overheard what i assume was the management talking to their staff like absolute sh*t. overpriced coffee, don’t waste your time.

Just called in on my lunch hour for a quick take out coffee (such great coffee here) but was seduced by the Cinnamon Buns...needless to say the Cinnamon bun didn't make it out of the car! Such a great place, always a warm welcome, my very favourite place to eat in Mossley.

Cute and cosy cafe! Was served by the lovely Sarah, definitely will be returning for pumpkin spice coffee this autumn..

Saw on their Facebook post that it was open until 4 pm today. Decided to have a family walk along the canal . Arrived just before 2 pm . Waited 5 mins to be seated( a party of around 10 were in front of us ) and was told someone would come over to take the order . We were told there was a 30 mins wait on food orders which we said was no problem, happy to wait . After 10 mins, no one had been so went inside to ask . Someone then came to take the food order and drinks. After 5 more minutes of waiting a young girl came out to say that they couldn’t do the order as chef couldn’t do it by 3 pm ! Clearly says open until 4 pm . Omg could not believe it . Wasted almost 20 mins . Shabby customer service. Was planning on spending £70 plus . DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME COMING TO THIS TERRIBLE CAFE. Go to Bees Coffee Pot instead where they will welcome you with a friendly smile and would never turn business away .

Each time we visit the allotment in Mossley, we have the most enjoyable experience. You are greeted by friendly, efficient staff, the food is tasty and cooked fresh tonorder, the cakes are irresistible, delicious coffee, what more could you want? The Chefs Rory and Dan are always pleased to hear your feedback. We can recommend dining here, you may have to book as it does get really busy at peak times.The menu is quite extensive and you can't do swaps (it does clearly state this on the menu)

Don't ask to change the menu. I'm not a fan of poached eggs so asked for a fried egg. Did not expect to have the amount of insults to follow. Shouted from the kitchen, embarrassed us. So decided to leave. He was at the door so said don't appreciate what you said. He followed with f* off. No one cares. Just go you c**t. Whether he thought we shouldn't question him or his menu. He should not have responded like that. In front of a packed cafe. Will not go back. Whilst the food when we've been before has been OK, do not expect that kind of service. Just wanted to let people know not to ask to change the menu...he thinks he is better than you and the customer is not right.

The concept seems sound, locally produced food well served, but it failed to live up to expectations. The full breakfast we tried cost almost twelve pounds per person but was pretty mediocre both in terms of quality and quantity: I've had far better at around half the price. The ambience is good if you ignore the loud music, and the garden tables very pleasant on a summer's day. Judging from others around us, this seems to be a place where people like to be seen rather than a place for eating.

As I arrive the staff have my coffee ready...this is a lovely stop off point for my regular dog walk. We also go as a family when the weather is nice as it is a nice spot and the brunches are delicious.

Such a great ambience, we arrived at 3:40pm on a Sunday and had the breakfast, nothing was too much trouble and the food was delicious! Only thing was finding it, it’s just off the main road behind some trees or if coming from the canal...

Order full breakfast and vegetarian breakfast, waited a while for this to arrive. Full English was just ok. Vegetarian was very poor, came with half plate of cubes deep fried potatoes so well done tasted of burnt fat definitely needed changing, tomato was very hard,...

The best pizza we've ever had. We moved away from Mossley last year and still consider driving the 2 hours back to visit The Allotment because we love the pizza so much! Miss our Friday evening treat.

It’s always a great little family bike ride to the Allotment Cafe. The food is superb and the staff are very helpful. Highly recommended.

The cafe decor is lovely given that the location is a bit ‘industrial’. There is a long wait for average food served by very nice staff who, incidentally, don’t keep the tips so bear that in mind when tipping. The prices are astronomical given that...

Walked in Saturday evening on the off chance for the evening menu. Plenty parking, plenty tables in the garden. We sat inside, not too busy Small but interesting menu. I had coq au vin with mashed potato, good portion, hubby had chicken burger and a...

Visited yesterday and cafe was busy but waited 50 minutes for main course. Lots of staff around but poorly trained. Constantly had to ask for drinks and main course. Realise it was a busy day for cafe but staff really not on the ball in...

This very popular venue is excellent in every way , if you have the forsight to book. If you are contemplating just turing up you may be dissapointed - Booking essential.

Sunday brunch impromptu visit. Croquet Madame, 1 with fried egg and other scrambled. Absolutely fantastic. 2 soft drinks £18. What a gem hidden in an industrial estate. Already planning the next visit

Where do I start?! Came to visit my son and his girlfriend who've recently moved to Mossley and we visited here both mornings. It's tucked away from the main road and is a little oasis of calm and excellent food. There's a lot of outdoor...

The loveliest little cafe in town, hidden gem with amazing food. Definitely would recommend booking here you won’t regret it. Garden area is especially lovely so peaceful, a lovely spot for brunch.

Stopped off on a 6 mile walk around the area and were warmly welcomed. Had coffee and bacon & sausage sarnies which were well filled and very good indeed. We sat outside at a table with an umbrella alternately protecting us from the sunshine /...

Great food, great atmosphere, great service ...what more can I say From eat in servce to takeaways, the food has been excellent, menu changes make each trip a delight, the best woodfired Pizza ive ever had, Dog friendly too with loads of outdoor space, I...

We sat outside in the beautiful surroundings. The service was excellent because our food arrived 20 minutes later hot and delicious.

Rang to arrange a collection on recommendation for a friend and wasn't disappointed. The Covid secure collection procedure was well managed and the food quality was excellent. We had a combination of pizzas from the menu which were all perfectly cooked and very tasty. Some...

What a hidden gem. We've had take away pizzas before but tonight was the first time we have eaten in. The staff are really lovely so friendly and helpful, the atmosphere is warm and relaxed. The food is in our opinion something else. We shared a Prosciutto and mushroom pizza, cajun chicken wings and a feta salad. The pizza and wings were cooked to perfection, and the salad was fresh and tasty. Then came the cinnamon doughnuts with a dipping sauce, exceptional. Definitely be coming here again and it will be sooner rather than later.

Hidden away on an industrial estate in a wooden shack affair, this lovely small cafe did us proud on our walk on Friday. Brunch of eggs benedict certainly hit the spot. As did the takeway cinnamon doughnuts with dipping chocolate ! Enjoy !

We have visited this independent cafe on several occasions when on walks with our golden retriever. This is a lovely small cafe with a cute interior & fire place offering great cakes, Sandwiches and coffee. There are also a small number of tables outside if the weather is nice. The staff are always very friendly and accommodating of our four legged family member. Highly recommend if you are in the area. #HonestMary

We had a lovely dinner sat outside, our first outing since lockdown - really tasty food and a great drinks selection. Great value and safe , friendly service - would definitely recommend!

Rang to arrange a collection on recommendation for a friend and wasn't disappointed. The Covid secure collection procedure was well managed and the food quality was excellent. We had a combination of pizzas from the menu which were all perfectly cooked and very tasty. Some had desserts including the cinnamon doughnuts which were a particular highlight.We will definitely be returning soon.

I heard all about their amazing root vegetable sandwich and as a vegan of course had to try. There isnt much for vegans in the area so the allotment cater amazingly well! Their portions are huge and hearty! Perfect coffees and teas selection, and of course cannot fault the chefs and service. Go there NOW

I've been to the Allotment Cafe 4 seperate times over the past 12 months. Each time has been impressive.The most striking aspect is the eclectic menu. It changes with the seasons and is so refreshing to see the staples that people go out for (full English, burger etc) but also completely new ideas such as their take on a butternut squash risotto and their famous root veg sandwich. This doesn't stop at food either as they have the staple drink choices such as cappuccino, flat whites etc but also specials such as matcha, beetroot, turmeric latte among others.The setting and atmosphere is really lovely. Everyone is friendly and if you have any allergies, intolerances they are understanding and can amend any recipe to suit your needs. Speaking with the chef Rory afterwards he actually said he enjoys doing this! They have great choice for vegan too for both sweet and savoury. It isn't like a chain coffee shop where they have one option. They treat intolerance and allergies as equal to somebody without any requirements.It is great to have such a good independent place like this and I'd always choose it over any chain on skill alone.Also the portions are absolutely massive too and is actually much cheaper than I'm accustomed to paying.

After a lovely dog walk, we ended our morning by popping in to the Allotment Cafe today. It was busy but we and the pooch were made to feel very welcome. Breakfast was scrummy. We will definitely be back.

This Cafe is in a wonderful little spot and the staff are always attentive and the food is always cooked well by Rory, who is a real perfectionist. Highly recommended - faultless!

Brilliant cafe. Chelsey & Rory have built up an amazing cafe. The food is always delicious and the lunch menu changes each season so there's always something new to try! Our group walks from here every Saturday and they always produce delicious food for us, whether it's a bacon buttie or a beef bourguignon. Food is locally sourced, and we highly recommend the full English breakfast!The cafe is quite small and is very popular so we'd advise booking a table at the weekend. There is seating outside though, and most of it is under cover so it doesn't matter what the weather is like. Staff are always friendly and nothing is too much trouble.

went here a few months ago and was disappointed with the bread, I had vegan falafel on naan bread, I had to leave the bread as it was like a brick, I did complain and got it changed and the second lot was just the same. It was like it had been warmed in the microwave and left in too long. Went back again this weekend, I am always happy to give people a second chance, but to no avail. The sandwiches we ordered roasted veg and hummous on white and one on brown. The white bread was inedible so It cost me £14 for about 4 forkfuls of very small roasted veg. The tea was nice though. I did mention the bread which they buy in from a shop in Greenfield, sorry Allotment - ex Flying T-Pot but we wont be back again.

Brill here cosy and great food.Good coffee and friendly staff and canal at rear as its pet friendly as well.

The menu isn’t massive but there’s something for everyone. The food was amazing the staff was wonderful and we could take the dog in.

The most amazing food, gorgeous building and the most gorgeous and helpful and friendly and smiley staff ever ❤️ I come in quite a lot and can NOT recommend it enough to anyone! Definitely recommend the eggs Benedict! (Also perfect for dates)

Went for breakfast today and it was full. The exceptionally friendly and helpful young lady at the till sat us in the window for a hot drink and then we were offered a table where we had our excellent breakfast. Highly recommended!

Set in a beautiful setting, great atmosphere with low lights and a log cabin feel. Delicious food with a varity of choice for all tastes.