Based on 146 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 146 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 55 in 477 in West Berkshire
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I can't praise the Blackbird cafe enough. It's a regular for us, either for coffee and cake or a lunch. Indoor and outdoor seating, friendly service and ( most important) great tasting coffee, cakes and food. I particularly recommend (all the cakes and) the spanankopita - or it's sister filo pie - and the roasted carrot/quinoa salad. YUMMMMMY! (also a great loo stop for bikers)
Nicki W . 2024-09-02
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Great coffee and cake. Their fast internet connection and Wi-Fi beats any Starbucks or Costa around 🚀
Jiri Brejcha . 2024-07-24
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A lovely, peaceful little café. We’ve had coffee & cake here twice and lunch once. Good, fresh ground coffee and a range of cakes including gluten- and dairy-free, and they were able to substitute GF sourdough for me at lunch. Staff are always friendly, and there are even blankets are available for use outside. A real gem.
Emily Levy . 2024-06-05
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3 of us for cooked breakfast butties after a walk in the nearby woods and fields. We sat inside and good coffees were served. Then ‘Brutties’ all round - brioche bun with sausage, egg, rosti and chilli jam for me and similar for my wife and son. All top quality and friendly service. Noted for a return visit.
T7584EK . 2024-05-27
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Took a rest outside this bakery on my Duke of Edinburgh expedition, a young woman came out and gave us (a group of 13) free bakery, not only was it delicious and fuled us on but the young lady was really kind offering us napkins and making sure we were all OK, great customer service and delicious food. 101% recommend.
Hudson Cole . 2024-05-18
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We were on a day's leisure walk from Aldermaston over to Pangbourne. The Blackbird cafe is an ideal stop that we had planned for brunch. Best flat white coffee and great food. Thanks.
Richard Denney . 2024-03-22
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This is a great local family run small cafe, very good selection of cakes and pastries, coffees are great. Breakfast and main meals are also served, their salads looked particularly nice. Several tables inside, and outside when warm weather permits on the grass. Nice rural location, the owners and staff provide a friendly service.
Richard Byrne . 2024-03-12
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What a beautiful little coffee shop :) we had the scilly brutty which was an absolutely gorgeous sausage, chili jam, fried egg and potato rosti in brioche bun - even my picky 10 year old demolished the whole thing. Finished off with a yummy homemade rosewater and pistachio cake and some vegan carrot cake. Will definitely be going back :)
Smily R . 2024-02-24
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Mixed review ... We had 2 bacon sandwiches, bacon was very tasty, BUT it was under cooked 😕 Sourdough very nice, tea excellent. Staff friendly and helpful. Didn't have any cakes, but they looked nice. Nice atmosphere, but wish there was a way to have a quiet table, as the music was a bit intrusive
Steve Culshaw . 2024-02-21
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Lovely cafe with seating inside and out. Great for a coffee and a cake/savouries. Friendly and relaxed service. Nice selection of homemade cakes, sandwiches, and savouries.
Robert Humphrey . 2024-02-20
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Stumbled upon this place after kids football - absolutely perfect. Everyone is super friendly and the food was fabulous. Great atmosphere and will definitely return
Lucy Warner . 2023-12-16
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Friendly service, great food and coffee plus they are genuinely dog friendly. My little Yorkshire Terrier is anxious and got a bit scared so Steve made a little nest out of blankets that she settled down in perfectly happily 😊 They do an after-school club too which sounds brilliant.
Caryn Dunlop . 2023-12-06
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Really great little cafe, the food and coffee were served with a smile and also delicious, It was highly recommended and I can understand why, I will definitely return.
Jason Spiller . 2023-10-19
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Really lovely time, great food and very accommodating hosts. Enjoyed a brotty and some excellent cake. Will return!
Andy Bruce . 2023-10-17
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Adorable, cosy little place ❤️ great cycle stop
Eljon Sathwe . 2023-09-14
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Great find good coffee ☕️ and food options
Claire P . 2023-08-26
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After hearing good things about this little cafe I thought I'd give it a try. Oh how I wish i hadn't bothered !! Arriving there at 1.50pm I was told the kitchen was closed (the opening hours are 9 -3pm) The only thing available was some scraps of mediocre cake. Seeing as I'd made a 15 mile round trip I decided to at least buy something. A slice of cake and pot of tea for £7. Certainly not my best decision of the day.
Lynn H . 2023-08-12
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A lovely little cafe with excellent coffee. The woman working was very nice and was kind enough to fill four bidons for us. Thanks!
William Brenner . 2023-08-10
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Delicious coffee, yummy food, friendly staff and quietly buzzy atmosphere. Seating inside or out, on a pretty little green. Highly recommended!
Nicki Williams . 2023-04-24
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Lovely food, coffee and surroundings will definitely return
Emma OConnor . 2023-04-15
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We reserved a table as we guessed Friday morning would be busy and we were calling in with friends on a walk. The coffee was very good and can recommend the cakes (especially the ginger flapjack!). The staff were friendly and service efficient. Will definitely be back.
Joan G . 2022-09-30
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What a lovely experience this morning! Not been to Blackbird Cafe before, was welcomed by a very happy team! Outstanding service and coffee…see you all again soon!
Jonathan S . 2022-07-23
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I came in for a take away of Tea, coffee and sausage rolls, the girls working didn’t add up the order correctly meaning I had to pay twice. The sausage roll took a long time to come out, while asking for it to be heated up. I watched them put it in the oven, after several minutes she took it out and put it in the microwave to be heated up - one of the girls use awful language to comment on what the other girl had done! Not very professional at all! The sausage roll when given to me was so called ‘hot’ it was not, and was cold, chewy, greasy and inedible! The other family and lady in there I’m sure would agree the language and service was slow and shoddy!
pbeb123 . 2022-06-11
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The cafe has a selection of freshly baked cakes, pastries, and light bites. It’s decorated in village farmhouse style and immaculately clean. They also have a selection of items for sale eg jams, honey abd gifts. The staff are very friendly and keen to help. There is free parking - always a bonus.
Nikitriaone . 2022-06-01
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We come here quite often and it never disappoints. The coffee is very good, the cakes are amazing, the lunch menu is great and the staff are lovely.
lilymermaid . 2022-03-26
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Stopped off for a coffee and a slice of cake during a bike ride. The cake was delicious and looked amazing too. Lovely little place.
Rachel Regan . 2022-03-14
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Amazing coffees, cakes and lunches to be had at this local gem
Toby Dyson . 2022-03-08
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Always a great place for a coffee and cake
David Quince . 2022-02-26
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What an amazing bacon roll - just what we needed after the park run. Please don't change!! We will make the blackbird bacon roll a mainstay of our post park run routine.
CharlieB196 . 2021-12-11
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A birthday treat from daughter Beckie who had discovered this lovely cafe recently. A delicious snack lunch followed by “happy birthday” being sung to me and a chocolate brownie with lighted candle, thank you to the lovely lasses who sang to me and looked after us.
V233JSsusanh . 2021-11-12
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Friendly establishment. Great choice of drinks and well prepared food. Can get noisy at times.
Emma . 2021-10-08
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Friendly staff, fab food There is a large choice of tasty options here and the coffee was good too ! Chocolate Almond Croissant was excellent & large !
david johnson . 2021-08-28
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Nice coffee stop, good choice of cakes.
Nigel Hicks . 2021-07-25
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Delightful food, delightful service, delightful all round.. A great place to stop for a light bite at lunchtime. I'd better stop there before I use the word delightful too many times.
tombJ8503BO . 2021-07-16
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The service is fantastic. The food is delicious. Tasty treats to have with a coffee, or scrumptious lunch....
R8662HSjuliam . 2021-05-09
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Walked around Bucklebury and Stanford Dingley and had a very pleasant break here for tea - didn’t eat anything but full marks for our Earl Grey, pleasantly surprised that it was made via a teapot and tasted great! Would certainly stop here again and perhaps try something more substantial!
nigeljameson151253 . 2021-04-25
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Good coffee and interesting cakes and savoury dishes
Mark Foxwell . 2021-04-11
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Lovely coffee and cake. Will be great when some outside tables are allowed.
Andrew Brown . 2021-04-09
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Excellent food and service, great location.
Nigel Bravery . 2020-12-02
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Great coffee, friendly service and local.
David Porter . 2020-11-26
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Went for lunch followed by coffee & cake with my family and it was such a lovely place, fully recommend. Homemade healthy lunch options with a very good selections of cake! I was lucky enough to have the biggest oreo & nuttella layer cake which was very tasty along with very good coffee and a friendly team in a lovely location😊
Emily Faulkner . 2020-09-10
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Great location for a bike stop. Nice coffee, mega cake portions and very welcoming staff
Simon Bailey . 2020-08-09
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Lovely cafe, presently offering take away! Very friendly, great coffee and other drinks and lovely offering of cakes and snacks
Jeremy Harrison . 2020-07-01
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Lovely coffee, friendly service, excellent choice of cake, pastries and other goodies like egg bombs!
Darren Kearley . 2020-06-25
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Stopped on a fabulous 2 hr circular route ending at the wonderful Blackbird cafe for a lovely takeaway coffee and delicious vegan cake... Perfect end to a walk
Donna Chadwick . 2020-06-13
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Small but perfectly formed! This cafe always serves great coffee and has a tasty selection for a light lunch or healthy smoothy
latusb . 2020-03-15
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Fantastic coffee and bacon sandwich
Yo-Han Cha . 2020-03-13
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Our monthly 'Old Boys Trek' started next to the Bladebone Pub. Fortunately for us the Blackbird cafe was open. So before our walk we decide for some refreshments. Staff were reall friendly and there was an amazing food selection. We did crowd the place out but other diners were really friendly and interested in why we were walking on such a foul day :-). Its a shame that we didn't make it back before closing time but our walk proved slightly challenging!!!
Robert D . 2020-03-02
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Cosy , friendly , welcoming! I enjoyed my coffee completely.
Ivalnki El . 2020-02-10
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Paid £4.95 for a bacon sandwich which was not very good. The bacon was rock hard and although I like sour dough you do need plain old sliced bread. I ended up throwing it out.
Trinilady003 . 2020-02-08
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Lovely little cafe, lots of tasty cakes, Will definitely be returning to taste more of them! Only issue is parking but after a short wait a space was available.
2907kft . 2020-01-31
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Lovely cafe with absolutely delicious cakes
Marketa Feruga . 2020-01-19
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Friendly staff, good service, great food, choice of non dairy/vegan dogs welcome
Sammy Uden . 2020-01-18
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Lovely cakes with good variety, I only wish the breakfast mains had more options as I don't eat egg or seafood
Jess Holt . 2019-11-30
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Lovely little cafe with very friendly staff, good coffee and cakes. Note that It may not be the best venue for walkers as they have signs up about no muddy boots. They close around 3pm and I think they're not open on Sundays and Mondays.
Rob Butler . 2019-10-23
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Fantastic cafe. Best almond croissants I've ever had! Will definitely make this a regular stop off.
Kay Lacey . 2019-10-15
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Lovely coffee, tasty fresh sandwich, perfect service.
David Moore . 2019-09-12
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Lovely homemade cakes, good coffee and a large selection of teas. Vegan options available Well worth a visit, staff were friendly and welcoming.
Saz Edw . 2019-09-07
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Well over priced. And a bit messy. Will not be going back.
susan horne . 2019-09-03
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Great coffee (even oat milk for my companion) and friendly service.
Simon Davies . 2019-08-01
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Delicious lunch served here. Had a toasted bagel with smoked salmon and cream cheese, served with salad and tortilla crisps. Had a jasmine china tea also. Great range of cakes. If you are vegetarian or vegan then this place would also be a good choice to eat at.
Rebecca Edmonds . 2019-07-30
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Lovely small cafe in the heart of Berkshire! A real treat for my husband and I after a hospital visit today. We had a delicious Thai style chicken & watermelon salad beautifully presented & perfect for this hot weather. We followed with Icespresso which was simply yummy & just enough. Lovely welcome & friendly staff a real treat.
default0207202009 . 2019-07-23
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Excellent, great coffee, fabulous cakes!
Stephen . 2019-07-22
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Popped in with my son for a bite to eat, firstly amazing staff with such knowledge of their menu. I listed off my allergies and was immediately helped with what I could eat. My son was very happy with his fresh sausage rolls and rocky road. The cafe staff and customers are child and dog friendly...winner all round!
Brooke Emery . 2019-07-11
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Stopped while out on bike ride. Had coffee and a flapjack. Very friendly service. Very popular at lunchtime on a Saturday. Well worth a visit for a quick snack and a good cup of coffee
Philip Desbois . 2019-06-15
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Brilliant cafe with delicious assorted cakes. Excellent service.
Tigs Chadder . 2019-06-14
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Lovely cafe, great range of food, lovely staff, a little snug at times.
Amy L . 2019-06-07
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What a delightful cafe, popular and very nice, helpful staff.
Nigel Thomas . 2019-06-05
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Great quality of food, coffee and service. Was passing through and stopped, very good cafe Its located very near the M4 in berkshire
hugot656 . 2019-04-28
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I met with friends at the Blackbird Cafe before embarking on a walk around the local villages, so a much needed country escape. We enjoyed the homemade juices and delicious brunch, the brunch was delicious. The staff were friendly and the cafe felt clean and tidy. We took a coffee to go and some cakes for our walk, I wish we had taken more cakes away for the week as they were delicious. Thank you for a lovely time, and I will look forward to visiting again.
Immyontour . 2019-03-12
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Had a lovely lunch with friends. Good choice of menu, the butternut squash with ginger was delicious and it was dairy free. Cakes looked fantastic, unfortunately I could not squeeze one in, but my friends did and they thoroughly enjoyed them. We will be back.
Sharon J . 2019-02-28
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Nice warm and friendly coffee shop but opening hours are a bit short
Barry Lightfoot . 2019-01-19
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Popped in here for lunch with a friend. Good choices for a light lunch. Plenty of yummy cakes etc. to choose from, we were spoilt for choice, so will have to return to try some more!
David M . 2018-12-19
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lovely place and great coffee and food too!
Peter Harvey . 2018-12-14
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Always great coffee here and lovely cakes.
Petr Behavka . 2018-12-09
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What a little golden nugget of a find.The breakfast was just right , not to heavy not to light, just right for the day ahead. The cup of tea I had was one of the best I had for a long time at an establishment. The ladies were very welcoming and the service was excellent.
L2655IHjimh . 2018-11-23
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Enjoyed a delicious coffee with a pistachio and tahini bliss ball in this beautiful friendly cafe. The staff were knowledgeable and keen to help, and the atmosphere is relaxed. Great choice of lunch options and my mum and I had feta with peas and mint on sourdough which was really fresh and tasty. All the items on the bar are labelled if they are gluten free; refined sugar free etc and there are lots of healthy choices besides the home made cakes and pastries. I took a slice of salted caramel cake home for my husband who declared it the best he'd ever had!
EricaJJ . 2018-11-20
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Great little cafe, the atmosphere is great and they open at 8:30 during the week (apart from Monday) so perfect for straight after the school run. The staff are really helpful and friendly, the food and drink and delicious and they take cards! I'd definitely recommend it if you're passing as you can also get food and drinks to take away.
Cassandra Davis . 2018-10-16
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Lovely little café, with an amazing selection of food! I wanted to try everything 😄
Dan Andrews . 2018-10-13
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Really great food, lovely coffee and overly tempting cakes!
Lee Webb . 2018-10-06
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Coffee is awesome and food is even better🔥😍. I regularly head to the black bird for breakfast and lunch. Lovely atmosphere and staff amazingly helpful.
Liam K . 2018-09-06
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After hearing lots of good things about this place i was left feeling disapointed. Very costly with average tasting food at best. Will not be reccomending.
choggies . 2018-09-04
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My colleagues and I visited this cafe after finding it on trip advisor and the ratings were not wrong.
72rachs . 2018-08-14
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This is a cafe you must visit. Lovely ambience, lovely food, friendly staff and great coffee. What more could you ask for.
Barry Hopperton . 2018-05-26
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The staff are so friendly, attentive and lovely. You cannot hope for a better cafe experience. The food is delicious at both breakfast, brunch and lunch with gorgeous cakes and treats too. It’s heaven on earth.
MrsBOfH . 2018-04-29
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Delicious cakes and other naughtily tempting treats which completely negate any good done on our dog walk! Friendly and helpful staff, well worth a visit
Hellipoos . 2018-02-16
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A tiny little gem nestled in the corner of Bucklebury and Chapel Row filled with happy, helpful staff, barista coffees, a selection of teas and an array of sweet and savoury delights.
scoobieda . 2017-12-19
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A gorgeous cafe, everything is beautiful, the food is delicious, the staff friendly, absolute destination cafe.
MrsBOfH . 2017-09-05
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Una pequeña cafetería, con comida deliciosa y personal amable - un verdadero hallazgo!
Matt R . 2017-06-10
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Un amigo y yo tuvimos un almuerzo encantador de tomates con queso mozzarella en vid tostada. Amablemente la parrilla el queso para mí, ya que no me gusta cocinar. Buena selección de té y café. Almuerzo menú limitado pero hacen deliciosos ingredientes frescos. Ambos tomamos nuestros maridos una porción de tarta de crema de limón (casa ese dia) y mi marido dieron la mayoría de!
Lauren456 . 2017-05-23
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Often go here with friends to enjoy a lovely cup of tea and even yummier cakes. Highly recommend it. Very friendly staff and great if simple lunch menu which changes daily.
Sarahleijten . 2017-04-16
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El café ha sustituido a la antigua capilla de carnicerías en tienda Row. Con el Bladebone (IMHO) convirtiendo inasequible para llevar, este ofrece una adición bienvenida a la aldea. Se ha convertido en un lugar de visita con mi madre, donde atienden brillantemente para nuestras necesidades dietéticas (vegetariano y difícil sin gluten). Fabulosas ensaladas saludables con ingredientes peculiares y delicioso y tartas preciosas y dulces. Perfecto.
ClazUK . 2016-12-27
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Hired the cafe for my husbands birthday celebration. Emma and team were superb,service with a smile, food fab, and what a fantastic birthday cake made especially by one of the staff. Would not hesitate to recommend for either a coffee,lunch or special event.
cill k . 2016-11-27
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Pequeña, café selecto, con una decoración preciosa. Acogedor pero elegante. Deliciosos pasteles caseros. Una pequeña selección, pero no me decepcionó. Todos tuvimos la tarta casera de zanahoria. Cuando llegamos, estaba servido con una pequeña flor pansy en la parte superior. Mi hija lo describió como, 'cada porción de tarta es única. Estaba delicioso. La pantalla café blanco era rica y cremosa. Mi marido tenía una taza de té Darjeeling de hojas. Maravilloso sirve té de hojas sueltas. Había un menú adicional para comidas saladas. El servicio fue rápido y encantador. La atención al detalle que parece ser el espíritu aquí, como todo es hermoso mirar y igualmente sabrosa para saborear. Mejor que he experimentado los inodoros en un café; más como un hotel de lujo! Sin duda volveremos.
Lodgers L . 2016-08-22
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Agradable café para mí y los niños, pero nos sentimos bastante caro para lo que tenía... no estoy seguro de que volvería en una prisa. Tenía principalmente chocolate caliente y un pastel de chocolate caliente... pero apenas tibia. Me apetecía un brunch, pero sólo ofrecía...
BodenMummy . 2016-07-02
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La comida es simple pero bueno y servido por un personal agradable y muy educado. Me encanta este lugar. Hace lo que dice en la caja! Sencillo pero genial.
Tracy K . 2016-06-19
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I drove a 22 mile round trip from Reading just to try this place, and was not disappointed. I sampled the pistachio and almond cake which was great, and I bought an extra slice to go!
ROY B . 2016-05-26
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I took my mum who lives abroad here for lunch as a late Mother's Day treat. Food delicious even though we sneaker in at the end of 'lunch' they still served us and the soup and salad were excellent. On asking about the cakes etc on offer they were very knowledgable and we picked up some to take away as well. All of it was delicious. Highly recommend.
christelvet . 2016-05-14
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Today I enjoyed coffee and cake with one friend, then tea and salad for lunch with two more friends! Today's cakes included apple and almond, which was light and flavoursome. I took home the orange and almond cake for tea later - moist and moreish, yum yum! The chai latte was delicious, light and sweet. There's so much choice, I often take something home for later!
Juniperberry29 . 2016-04-13
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Lovely little cafe / coffee shop.Delicious cakes and pastries with light lunches as well.Highly recommend the brownie with a cup of cappuccino Oh and the service is fab also ...
Donna S . 2016-03-11
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