The Feather Trail Cafe in Ryedale

The cafe is really lovely and cosy and the staff so nice. We had intended having the proper breakfast which looked amazing but due to having a 3 course meal booked elsewhere early evening decided to just have a bacon sandwich which in itself was good and plenty of it but a big no no was it came on seeded bread. In my opinion bacon on seeded definitely is not on. My husband enjoyed both of them though. Please inform people that’s what it comes as I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking this. Otherwise lovely coffee and atmosphere

Such a lovely experience! Amazing breakfast with something for everyone - and the best scrambled eggs our group chef had ever had. Service was so friendly and accommodating. After being dissed in another local establishment later in the day we returned and had a superb lunch/cake stop too. The carrot cake was epic! We will definitely return when next in the area.

There are plenty of cafes in Helmsley but this one is exceptional for the friendly staff, the lovely cakes (especially the banana bread) and the tea (proper leaf tea).

Our first visit to the Feather Trail Cafe. Happened on the place by accident as we had not been here before. We received a very warm welcome when we entered & a bottle of water while we decided what to order. My bacon sandwich was delicious was delicious as was my husband's tomato & mozzarella sandwich with pesto. The bread was really soft & the food beautifully served. We highly recommend this little cafe!

Dropped in on Sunday morning, great food and excellent service with a genuine smile, offered complimentary drinks as waited for breakfast even though we didn’t feel we’d waited too long. Would recommend and would definitely return if in the area

Easily the most pleasant cafe in Helmsley Food was good standard. Staff friendly and offered a warm welcome. We will be back

Stopped for lunch after a long walk with our dogs. We had a lovely welcome all four of us. Lovely food you will not leave hungry. Service and staff were superb. Definitely go again. Thank you

We are a family who like different brekkies. The cafe catered for all of our tastes. Service was quick and with a smile. Couldn’t ask for more 10/10

Had an awesome 'Big Breakfast' today with great coffee sourced locally. Friendly and prompt service and a place I will definitely be going again, and soon!

Had a sausage, onion and black pudding sandwich and a pot of tea. All good quality ingredients served by a lovely lady. Bought a coffee and walnut bun to take away, also excellent. Would definitely go again next time i am in Helmsley.

A little gem of a cafe in the beautiful market town of Helmsley. We arrived soaked through, after a New Year walk, with a wet dog but all made very welcome inside this warm interior. Delicious hot chocolate and the cakes looked amazing and very tempting, but we resisted! Quite a few of the local cafes seem to close early in winter but Feather Trail was still open at 4pm, much to our relief!

Fantastic tastey breakfast , lovely gluten free bread for the toast , with my avocado and poached egg , so scrummy 😃 my husbands full English breakfast was enormous! And he says so tastey Would definitely go back for another visit . Cakes looked fab but we were too full to taste them 😃

We were visiting Helmsley for the day and looking for somewhere to have brunch and by luck came across Feather Trail Cafe. We both ordered the full breakfast and it really was a FULL breakfast. When the food arrived it was absolutely incredible. Everything on the plate was delicious and clearly there's a real focus on great quality, locally sourced ingredients. The full breakfast included toast and a little ball of butter (wrapped in a little square of greaseproof paper), roasted cherry tomatoes, 2 fried eggs, 2 slices of bacon, a thick triangle of black pudding, Cumberland sausage, mushrooms and baked beans. I've got a great appetite and I wasn't one but disappointed by the portion size but the best thing was the fantastic quality of everything.

Lovely little find!! A friend had been before, and had recommended it. Stopped by for lunch, and was not disappointed. We just had sandwiches, but they were delicious...

Made a special request for afternoon tea (not previously part of this cafes catering). Not only did they agree, but provided an amazing array of freshly baked goodies. Cannot say how much we enjoyed this surprise birthday treat for my partner. First class food, service and venue. Even the coffee was better than average. Highly recommend this establishment and the lovely young couple doing all the hard work, only a year in .. well done and thank you 🙏

A friend and I have called in here for afternoon tea and cakes on a number of occasions this past year and we have never been disappointed with either the cakes or the service. It doesn't seem to matter if the cafe is busy or not, the service is always very quick and attentive. We will continue to visit during 2024 whenever we are passing through Helmsley.

I can't recommend this wee cafe highly enough, we popped in for lunch on a chilly day and got the warmest of welcomes. Prompt service with a smile and after ordering our drinks they quickly arrived piping hot and with an accompanying bottle of tap water which I thought was a lovely touch. My sister ordered the Chorizo sandwich, I ordered the soup and we didn't have to wait too long, we both tucked in and conversation ceased, the only time we spoke was to talk about how delicious our food was. We happened to be sitting opposite the sideboard displaying the home made cakes and were deciding whether or not to share a piece of the large, layered Lemon Cake, we were both pretty full but it was just too tempting. Much to our delight the waitress appeared with a complimentary portion and two forks so we could try it, she and my sister discussed baking techniques, I had a mouth full of cake and left them to it. Sadly we are only staying in the area for a short break but plan to visit the Feathers Trail Cafe again before we leave. Full marks for an original and interesting menu which provided excellent choice for meat eaters, Vegetarians and Vegans. Their customer service was second to none ensuring our visit was a real pleasure from start to finish.

Excellent friendly service ,super food very good value for money in a relaxed atmosphere, this was my second visit and will be back again.

Recently stayed in the area and this place was a BIG HIGHLIGHT of our trip! We went in on a very busy Friday and were immediately greeted by a lovely young lady, we were given menus and just moments later given a bottle of tap water and offered coffees. We both got Flat Whites which were made to perfection and promptly ordered food. I ordered Avocado on toast with bacon and halloumi and my partner ordered the highly recommended Scrambled Egg. It was THAT GOOD I didn’t even remember to take photos. The best avocado toast I’ve ever had and my partner was shocked with just how good the Scrambled was. The attention to detail and friendliness of the staff is fantastic to see. I would give this beautiful little cafe a 10/10 if I could! We will be back!!!

This is a very enthusiastic cafe offering good food in a pleasant environment. Just needs to synchronise its advertised opening hours. Trip Adviser hours are correct, the cafe web page and Google listing are not.

We arrived in Helmsley and by recommendation in the car park (!), we found the cafe and what a find ! Delightful, positive ,creative owners .. welcoming to all four of us and even our three v muddy dogs . Our first visit of the...

Took the humans back for breakfast. Obviously being a celebrity pooch I put on my winter coat so I wasn’t recognised. Hate fuss. All I can say is that you can tell when fresh locally sourced food is cooked with loving paws. It was superb.

Wandering around Helmsley late Sunday afternoon came across this café which was still open. First time here and had fantastic Lemon and Ginger Tea. The best I've had. Had lovely gluten free cake. Really friendly owners. Will definitely be back!

A fabulous veggie breakfast in a lovely cafe in Helmsley. Great friendly service. Really impressed.

We visited on a Sunday morning, the staff were friendly, welcoming and gave great service with a smile. We enjoyed a very good coffee and toasted teacakes with lovely jam. The cubes of butter came wrapped in a twist of grease proof paper which was...

Simply brilliant! We visited this little cafe with our 2 young girls yesterday, a very warm welcome by the waitress, this warm smile continued throughout our short amount of time spent there, she couldn’t have been more smiley and helpful, especially with the emergency pom...

What an absolute gem of a find! My partner and I (from York) come up to Helmsley and the surrounding area frequently to either walk with the dogs or cycle (keen road cyclists). On this occasion we'd headed out for a walk with our dogs...

Absolutely brilliant, taken over recently by really nice people and the food is amazing, and go hungry as they’re Yorkshire portions! We live in Helmsley and will be back soon.

Called in last Tuesday best bacon sandwich with artisan bread and chutney, best bacon sandwich ever, great Avocado for my wife excellent service,window seat with lovely verse book to read whilst waiting ,with message to owner inside. Try it out and read book

We found the Feather Trail purely by chance today, we were looking to find a nice place for our leisurely Sunday breakfast. Jackpot! Warm friendly welcome on arrival, clean and tidy attractive decor, very attentive service, a reassuring wait for our food to be cooked...

What a lovely place very friendly café brilliant food , what a change around from previous owners wish you all the best for future keep up the good will see you soon 😀👍 visited on 3/9/23.

It’s all been said already but this is an excellent cafe. Lovely food and outstanding service. It’s not difficult to get things right but so many fail. This place doesn’t.

The BEST cafe in Helmsley! Delicious menu, wonderful atmosphere. Staff are so polite and hard working. And oh my the CAKEs are to die for! Bonus that it’s pram friendly and dog friendly! No doubt I’ll spend my whole maternity leave here popping in for...

We stayed in Helmsley for a long weekend and tried several places for breakfast. The Feather Trail Cafe is the best by far. Great food and fantastic service. ☕️🥪🥞🍳

An early trip out on a Sunday morning found us in Helmsley, after a walk around this lovely place in the warm sunshine we found ourselves hungry and needing some food and drinks. As we were on the backstreet we found this lovely little cafe...

Absolutely beautiful hidden treasure. Staff, food and service , second to no. I had the big breakfast, absolutely gorgeous food.

Great menu choice, dog friendly, amazing food and fantastic service. Some places just get it SO right and this is one of them.

My wife and I visited by chance for breakfast whilst in the area. Lovely cafe, very friendly and polite staff and possibly the nicest breakfast we have ever had. I can't recommend this place enough.

We popped in here for a light lunchtime snack and we needed somewhere accessible for a small mobility scooter and it was a total treat. A very friendly and helpful welcome from the staff, nothing seemed to be too much trouble. The young lady running...

Lovely food and owners. Would highly recommend. Local sourced produce makes the dishes taste gorgeous

Just a cup of tea for two. Delightful table service, as you used to be, served in a china pot and bottle of cold water included for a ridiculous low price.

The Feathers Trail offers a lovely menu that has something for everyone. The table service is excellent and the food was exceptional.

What a find! Popped in for some lunch and so glad we did! Such lovely welcoming staff and the food and coffee were first class and sourced locally. The lovely chia bread that is so light and lovely tasty combinations of ingredients inside such as...

Lovely cafe and great cakes and really friendly people. Service was so good. Go and support this wonderful new business

What a great little Cafe and dogs are welcome. Stopped here for some lunch and had an excellent sandwich and all day breakfast. The bread they use is amazing, so much so we bought a loaf and it's about the best bread we've had. Highly...

Found this gem of a cafe through friends. The staff and owners we super attentive, we were shown to our table and given a menu and immediately asked if would like water whilst choosing our food. I ordered the breakfast and I now wish I...

Not been since the change and dropped in for a late lunch. Food, drinks, cake and fussing my humans and me were all excellent. Thanks for letting me sleep in the corner. Will definitely be going back and wish the new owners all the best....

Superb cafe and excellent breakfast. Friendly and warm welcome, nothing was to much trouble. Quality at a fair and reasonable price.

Went in for the first time today and was very impressed with the food, the drinks and especially how friendly the staff were. This will defiantly be our go to place in Helmsley. Martin from Barkers in the town should take note on how to...

Fantastic place with the best breakfast I have ever had. Me and my partner both had the full breakfast and a coffee each. Wonderful friendly service too. Will definitely return again.

Whilst visiting Helmsley earlier today we popped into this lovely little café. The welcome we received immediately made us feel pleased we had chosen this one amongst the many in Helmsley. We are on holiday and had eaten a large cooked breakfast so all we...

This place could be missed surrounded as it is by other eateries. We stopped in for coffee and cake, it was fairly quiet and all the better for it. Service was definitely with a smile. The assistant was chatty and charming. The food was excellent...

The food at this cafe is absolutely delicious. So fresh, tasty and great value for money. Lovely friendly atmosphere - we really can’t recommend enough!

Such a lovely place with really friendly lovely owners, food couldn't be faulted and the coffee is also very good! Do yourself s favour and drop in if you're passing through.

Doing almost everything right. Lovely coffee, interesting menu - very friendly. Just can't get past the mis-spelling of SandwHiches on their outside 'sandwich' board - even though I heard them being told about it a week ago. Obviously perfection not an issue. Shame - will...

Had a delicious lunch, coffee and cake on a cold winters day. The owners were so welcoming and friendly, there was a delicious selection of cakes and the soup of the day was lovely and warming. Would highly recommend

This cafe has recently been taken over by a very friendly and professional couple who have great plans for the future. We received a very warm welcome on arrival and were given a menu with a good varied selection of meals. There were four of...