The Lazy Gecko Cafe in Mendip

fantastic spot for breakfast with a l lovely couple working. the ambience is magikal and the service friendly and wholesome. the Art is a fantastic distraction from the already wonderful food i had the lazy gecko special a twist on eggs Benedict it was almost as delightful as the wonderful service i highly recommend this quirky and fantastically tasty restaurant. 5 stars guys thank you

I enjoyed a superb lunch here with my teen daughter. I chose Soup of the Day, which was Roasted Cauliflower and served with crusty bread and lashings of butter. My daughter had Bruschetta. Clean plates all round. Delicious 😋 I'm struggling to get my head around all the comments about rude staff! They were excellent (and we are far from being local or regular customers). The hat-guy offered me a date as we left. I wish it hadn't been the type of date with a stone in the middle...😉😁

Amazing! We walked in quite late before going to night at the Abbey. The young guy- with the hat- sorry can’t remember his name- so friendly, funny and helpful. We did wait a bit - around 20- 25 mins - for food- but it was fresh and delicious- and we were asked if we wanted another drink. We are back in Glastonbury for frost fair and looking forward going back to the lazy Gecko. We certainly can’t believe the bad reviews.

It's such a shame the staff are so rude and miserable because it could be a lovely little cafe . We were served by a lady who quite clearly has no customer service skills very surly and we felt like an inconvenience.

Unsure as to how an arrogant, passive aggressive man is able to run such a gorgeous looking cafe. Had an awful experience here as it appears many others have. On a long road trip we decided to stop for a couple hours in Glastonbury and decided to have lunch at the lazy gecko. We ordered two paninis and half an hour later became concerned about the wait as our parking was close to running out so politely asked how long it would be until it was ready. The man with long hair and a hat (presumably the manager) overheard us talking to the waiter and shouted that it was busy and this is just how it goes and we could leave if we wanted to. We were taken aback by his confrontational approach and said we were happy to wait a little longer for our food but would just like a rough estimate of the time needed. He said we had one minute to decide whether we wanted to cancel and then walked to the front of the shop, switched the open sign to closed and informed his staff they were closing as he could not be bothered anymore. I am appalled that somebody in a customer facing role can be so aggressive and have such an abhorrent attitude. We were very disappointed as this appeared to be a beautiful laid back looking cafe but it is in fact the opposite. This man appears to have no time for anybody visiting Glastonbury.

Beautiful decor, rapid transition to intimidating atmosphere. We had a 2hr visit to the town and after 30mins of waiting for 2 paninis with a visable pile of orders in the kitchen we enquired about the wait time. The aforementioned man with the hat replied in an arrogant manner that it was a Saturday and thats the way it is, asked us if we wanted to cancel then loudly declared he couldn't be bothered and closed the shop. The waitress looked depressed, the waiter solved the situation while the presumed owner glared on...awful experience reflecting on an otherwise peaceful town. Guess we should have interpreted 'lazy gecko' to 'can't be arsed gecko'. Mediocre food despite atrractive menu. He should get a different job. AVOID

Got charged $22 notes for 2 bacon sarnies and two latte's works out 8 quid for a bacon sarnie, mad when a full breakfast is 11 quid. Shame because really nice place, good service and decor but we ain't tourists and we won't be coming back, it's called a rip off Gecko.

Busy place. Lovely food with nice service from a young man

Guy in a hat with long hair was aggressive straight off the bat, when asked if we could sit in the back garden he replied with what back garden? no you’ve been informed wrong the garden hasn’t been open for ages. Ok just asking a question my guy, why the anger? Told to sit out the front of the cafe and order would be taken from there. First and only people in the cafe and it took about 15 minutes to come take the order, wasn’t annoyed by that as we weren’t in a rush but with the aggressive attitude it didn’t help the experience. I felt quite intimidated whenever I was asked a question about the order from the manner in which he was speaking. Food was fine, coffee was good. Wont be returning and will be warning anyone else who will listen to not visit too. Very unimpressed with the service, not a smile cracked the entire time we’re in there. Never write reviews but I was taken aback by how aggressive the service was

We are literally sat here listening to the verbal abuse and incredibly poor customer service referenced in previous reviews. Waited over half an hour for two sandwiches and an omelette. Finally arrived only for us to discover a long hair in the omelette… It was replaced but the interlude included a walk by in which it was loudly proclaimed that “that’s just the way it goes” , more ramblings at high volume and a “sorry” as an afterthought. Food was fine but two ladies sat behind us who had been here for nearly an hour and had the audacity to very politely ask if their food might be ready soon. They were then talked over very loudly, which included some kind of reference to there having been “several f* ups today” and a mini diatribe. To be very clear, this was the male staff member with long hair and a hat today. The other male waiter was very polite and conscientious. I would absolutely not return here again and if this is how he speaks to his customers, I can only imagine how he speaks to his staff. To them I would say that I hope they find better jobs elsewhere as they shouldn’t have to work in that kind of hostile environment.

Really rude and aggressive staff (man wearing a hat with long hair), very confrontational and definitely not happy having dogs in there despite saying they welcome dogs. Felt very intimidated, would not return - but can’t recommend Heaphys just down the road enough if you have a dog!

Food was very good. Music was great. Service was slow and surly. We won't go there again in a hurry unfortunately.

We called in for lunch and an excellent lunch it was. There was an extremely good choice on the menu. My wife is Gluten Free and the friendly, helpful staff ensured that what she had (smoked haddock and leek fishcake) did not upset her diet. She said it tasted excellent, as did my omelette. The prices were reasonable and the portion sizes ample.

Food was just average.The staff need lessons in manners. If they don't want to do what they're doing. Do something else.

Food was just OK but the staff need lessons in manners particularly the young man with the hat.

Just had a lovely cappuccino made with love...

Abusive owner and staff! Do not go their if you have kids, dogs or anything that may annoy them. Just arrived in town after a long flight. Thought this cafe looked cute. Ordered some drinks from their menu which were ok. However, I soon noticed the strange behaviour of the owner who was directing strange comments towards my 5 year old Who was asking what's that etc. He avoided answering the questions of my child. He then said "ill give you a spoon full of that mate, hahah" without adressing me or looking at me once , regarding the spirulina on display. My son was obviously a little disturbed by the strange way of talking, but I thought it must be this man's way of communication and he didn't mean any harm. My son then had a tantrum moment, unhappy with his banana milk, and went to the window to look at the ornaments, he was not braking anything...but this man said, "Don't touch that mate ill throw you out of here in a minute" to a 5 year old! To which my son tapped him on the leg. This horrific man then turned to me and attacked me verbally shouting at me that we were scum and what kind of people were we. How I did not know what kind of life he had and better get out of his establishment for the insulting behaviour. He kept repeating his son was here today working over and over he said this, im not sure why....I tried to reason with him that this was a 5 year old boy, but he would not stop shouting, I couldn't get a word in edge ways. I realised there was no way to reason with a man in such mental turmoil....At one point I thought he will physically attack me at any moment. He was very intimidating. I saw my son had gone to hide at the back of the cafe under a table. I quickly paid, (his staff member, who made no eye contact but said to her boss, leave it), as i thought he may do something worse, whilst throughout this man continued his verbal assault. I collected my son and friend, who was also very shaken and left. I have since wondered whether I should have contacted the police to report this behaviour. Kids will be kids, but there is never an excuse for someone in customer service to behave that way, let alone to a mother and young child. I fear I am not the first nor the last to have experienced this treatment.

Abusive owner and staff! Do not go there if you have kids, dogs or anything that may annoy them. Just arrived in town after a long flight. Thought this cafe looked cute. Ordered some drinks from their menu which were ok. However, I soon noticed the strange behaviour of the owner who was directing strange comments towards my 5 year old Who was asking what's that etc. He avoided answering the questions of my child. He then said "ill give you a spoon full of that mate, hahah" without addressing me or looking at me once , regarding the spirulina on display. My son was obviously a little disturbed by the strange way of talking, but I thought it must be this man's way of communication and he didn't mean any harm. My son then had a tantrum moment, unhappy with his banana milk, and went to the window to look at the ornaments, he was not braking anything...but this man said, "Don't touch that mate ill throw you out of here in a minute" to a 5 year old! To which my son tapped him on the leg. This horrific man then turned to me and attacked me verbally shouting at me that we were scum and what kind of people were we. How I did not know what kind of life he had and better get out of his establishment for the insulting behaviour. He kept repeating his son was here today working over and over he said this, im not sure why....I tried to reason with him that this was a 5 year old boy, but he would not stop shouting, I couldn't get a word in edge ways. I realised there was no way to reason with a man in such mental turmoil....At one point I thought he will physically attack me at any moment. He was very intimidating. I saw my son had gone to hide at the back of the cafe under a table. I quickly paid, (his staff member, who made no eye contact but said to her boss, leave it), as i thought he may do something worse, whilst throughout this man continued his verbal assault. I collected my son and friend, who was also very shaken and left. I have since wondered whether I should have contacted the police to report this behaviour. Kids will be kids, but there is never an excuse for someone in customer service to behave that way, let alone to a mother and young child. I fear I am not the first nor the last to have experienced this treatment.

Amazing ❤️. There was a wait for food as they were busy but worth the wait.

Aptly named. Totally bland food served by rude and uninterested staff after a long wait.

We stopped here for lunch and I had a lovely muffin with salmon and scrambled egg at a reasonable price. Service was pretty quick and the staff were not particularly friendly but not rude in the slightest so I don't know if we were lucky based on the other reviews! I would not hesitate to go back there as my experience was good.

Dropped in for a drink whilst visiting Glastonbury for the day. A quirky cafe. Service was friendly and efficient and the cappuccino and mocha were excellent.

Very nice food and friendly staff

It is a lovely cafe with interesting decor and nice art on the walls. There's a cosy garden at the back. It would be nice to have more vegan options.

Lovely food and vibe, lovely staff. Must return!!!

Best cafe in Glastonbury! Food is excellent and suits everyone’s tastes from ham sandwich to Meze! Service is fantastic, serves take really great care in their work. All hot drinks were wreath great too.

The rudest staff we have ever encountered in a restaurant/cafe. Waited 45 mins for food, asked how much longer it would be and got a torrent of abuse "go to the pasty shop next time, you'll get it straight away" well thank you, yes we will, because you will never get our custom again. All we did was ask, as we had been told 15 mins prior it was "coming now" and the guy went mad, shouting at us, saying its a saturday, yes, cheers, we do know what day it is, and that the waiter was new and the person cooking was new, none of which is any excuse for verbal aggression towards customers. AVOID!

As day visitors we settled on this establishment for brunch. Service was good as was the food and coffee. Furniture in keeping with the decor but not very comfortable. Well positioned for exploring the town.

Excellent cake and coffee, friendly smiley staff!

Lovely cafe, had Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon, gorgeous 😍 and reasonably priced.

Great food in a very friendly atmosphere. This place represents the relaxed spirit from Glastonbury. It's a must visit, no doubts.

Always good food here, but the service is what makes me return. Thank you to the lady and the gentleman who served us. Special thanks to the gentleman who went the extra mile to help a slightly exhausted mum out! It was much appreciated.

Very good menu options, lovely breakfast and coffee, unfortunately a bit rushed on this occasion as travelling onto Wales. Will return again, and hopefully spend more time in this very relaxing space 😌

Live in Glastonbury. This is our favourite cafe

I am delighted with this Cafe. Definitely will visit again. Thank you

A very cool café with enjoyable food, although panini's were a bit too overtoasted and too crispy. Still enjoyed it though.

I love that the place looks homey and the food was great as well. However you can sense the difference in how the staff engage with locals and the sense of aloofness with foreigners.

Love this place. It doesn't scream anything as you approach or walk in, yet we keep going back as the food is great. The menu is extensive and the food is always hot, well presented and yummy.

I had a really unpleasant experience in this cafe. I asked for some sausages for my dog and gave my dog the sausages on the plate I was given. I gave my dog the plate to eat from and the owner snapped at me for doing so. He was the rudest, most obnoxious person I have ever met in hospitality. (As someone who works in a shop myself I would never dream of talking to my customers this way.) He went on to tell me as I was leaving that I was banned in future from eating there. What an awful and negative experience. Stay well away!!!!My guests and friends will be warned.

recentely visited here, waitress was a rude,ignorant, cow bad customer oriented approach with little to no personality about her silly

The Gecko embodies the spirit of Glastonbury that the majority of other cafés here do not, with the exception of the Rainbow's End Cafe which is also made of the right stuff. The food is very good quality and very tasty, and their coffee is the best I've had in Glastonbury. Just good quality, strong and tasty coffee. Some of the other cafés in town are extremely bland for coffee, which always puzzles me as it's literally their business to sell coffee. The place is very relaxed and the vibe is chilled and laid back. There's usually some light instrumental reggae music playing and the walls and furniture are all adorned with purchasable art that is made by people who own / work in the cafe. Sometimes the service can be a little too laid back, and the only bad reviews you tend to see for this place relate to service. Personally I find the staff are very nice and interesting to talk to if you go in regularly, and I like the laid back attitude they have. I can understand why some might not get it if they pop in for a one off, so I would generally disregard bad reviews for service and just try to relax and embody the vibes of the place when you visit. I love this place, I've tried all the other cafés in town and they lack any kind of personality and soul which this place has in spades. Rainbow's End is also decent but takes FOREVER to get served and is quite expensive. The rest you would find in any town in the UK and add nothing to the spirit of Glastonbury.

Simply the best cafe in Glastonbury. Good food, accommodating to menu amendments, hot drinks that are actually hot, and a great vibe. The artwork covering the walls is all done by the owners and the music isn't the usual chart rubbish, so the place has a really unique and homely feel. Plus the prices are reasonable!

Funky fun vibes. Great food and coffee. A lovely independent cafe in the heart of Glastonbury.

Excellent food and and very friendly. I often bring my elderly parents here with their various sticks and wheelchair. They love it and it is the highlight of their week. Thanks Lazy Gecko for your understanding and compassion and the great food. You are the very essence of what Glastonbury is about. 💖

Nice milkshake. Love my milkshakes! Yet to try more of the foods. Good service. Flet relaxed in atmosphere From, Peace and love within gurl

Excellent food, good service. Well worth a visit.

If you are going to Glastonbury, you cannot not go. It's perfect.

Food good but staff really bad! Rude

Best fish pie ever.. lovely atmosphere, great music, nice staff. Good value for money.

What an amazing cafe attentive and friendly staff food was excellent lovely art lovely around the place 😊

The nachos were spectacular. Will return the next time we are in Sooke.

Great food, coffee, great atmosphere. Be careful not to sit on the sofa you won’t want to leave!

Just picked this place from a Google search. Well worth a visit. Friendly service. Dog friendly. Some interesting options on the menu. I had the fish chowder, which was excellent.

Came across this cafe by accident, the name intrigued me. Wonderful staff , delicious food at a good price. Definitely a place to recommend 👌

Had a lovely experience at the lazy gecko food was amazing aswell as the smoothies really friendly service and dog friendly to would deffinatly recommend

Wonderful atmosphere and a tasty, eclectic menu with some delicious veggie options. A cosmopolitan cafe in the heart of Glastonbury. Highly recommended.

Absolutely loved lunching here with my mum today. Stunning food, great atmosphere and perfect location in the centre of town. Would recommend to anyone visiting and looking for a friendly place to eat & drink.

Super little find❤️ We had lunch 2 x Fish Platters. Very Nice ate the lot would highly recommend Regards Helen Cooper

Ordered the full English breakfast, and a hot chocolate. Had been before, and found it lacking but willing to give it another go. Regret that decision now. The sausage, only 1, and it wasn’t very nice, no flavour. Sauté potatoes were a bit greasy, not much of them either. The bacon was good, and the toast was ok. The portion size was very small, not worth the £9.80 they are charging. When I paid, the guy recoiled in horror at my Apple Watch making some idiotic comment about not paying with cash. He quickly backtracked saying pay how you like. News Flash dude, it’s the 21st century!!! Probably won’t be going back, I like value for money and polite staff (the others were fine, just this one guy).

Tasty food, not bad prices either.

The food was lovely....when it arrived! We waited 40 minutes after b3ing told a 20 minute wait. The staff didn't seem bothered at all.

Came here on recommendation by a blog. It's dog friendly and the upstairs garden area is pretty. However, the cheddar and ale sandwich I ordered was awful. Huge doorstop bread, flavourless cheese, and unappealing chutney. Very disappointing

Fab quirky cafe where we decided to stop for breakfast, so glad we did, fabulous fresh cooked food, lovely coffee, greeted by friendly staff, definatley worth a visit... the cakes look amazing too!

Friendly staff, nice vibe and lovely food, thank you!!

The cafe looks very appealing from the outside, however the experience my family and I had was terrible. Upon finding a seat we waited over 15 minutes before a waitress came over (they were quite busy so this didn't matter too much); however, others who arrived after us were attended to first which was frustrating. The kitchen is open so you can see what is happening in there. Without going into details, it isn't the most hygienic place and a lot of cross contamination. The burger we were served was not cooked in the middle which resulted in my partner being sick within a few hours. We did not mention this to staff on the visit as we just wanted to pay and get out of there. Hopefully this was just an off day for the staff, especially the kitchen.

We ended up here after a stressful morning and what a find. We all had the full English and despite the square plates (aherm) was more than adequate and absolutely delicious. The bacon was particularly tasty. A word here for cafe owners everywhere. I had a pot of tea which I got more than 2 cups from and was a good strong brew. So often people just put a one cup tea bag in a pot and you end up squeezing the living daylights out of the teabag just to turn the milk off white so top marks there as well. The general atmosphere was great. The staff brilliant despite being very busy. They allowed someone to bring a dog in. There are various artworks around for sale so plenty to muse over. So if you want a decent breakfast or a proper brew next time you are in Glastonbury then I really can't recommend this place enough.

Warm and friendly..very clean..staff really helpful and welcoming..good selection of food and drinks..food was hot and tasty..had a good chat with staff about places to visit..highly recommend

Ordered the haddock fish cake and large coffee. Tasty. Service was wonderful and the store decoration is full of fun.

What can I say about this place, I came here regularly for breakfast every Saturday before my dad's football game and I ordered the pancakes every time, never had one problem with this particular restaurant and will always try my best to come back here again for some more delicious breakfast, thank you Lazy Gecko for the astounding breakfast.

Very rude young waitress who says shes the manageres! Says dog friendly but it isnt .as the attitude to my dog was awful. If worried about dogs on the sofa due to other customers allergys its up to the customers to not come in if theyve allergys ..not rudly say the dog cant sit on sofa..or eat dog food in the cafe! I never had this problem in other dog friendly cafes restaurants

First time visiting today, Lovley Atmosphere. The food was lovley and not badly priced. Proper freshly made milkshakes and amazing hot chocolates. The staff were super friendly.

Great atmosphere and super food. I loved the fish platter and the burgers were lush too. Great place to stop even for just a coffee.

Good value excellent food! Nice atmosphere, friendly staff 🙂 Will definitely return again 👍

Lovely food, great coffee and quick service.

Nice informal place for a drink and some food

Terrible service, shame as the food was good. We chose to sit in the empty garden as we had some children and dogs with us, and as a large walk up group didn’t want to disrupt the inside customers. When the server bought our first tray of drinks, he asked if we could be quieter as two guests had just left the garden because of the noise… Remainder of service was brash and unwelcoming. Another of our party didn’t even received her food, so was refunded (with attitude), and charged for the cake her daughter had in replacement to takeaway. Not a joyful experience.

Awesome breakfast and fantastic service. Nothing too much trouble. Will definitely come back

Tasty food and good atmosphere.

It was pretty good; poached eggs didn't really come out poached unfortunately (yolk not runnny), but still tasty.

Good food and nice atmosphere 👌

Congratulations on employing the rudest, most ignorant waitress I have ever met. I suggest if you continue to employ her (petit, long dark hair tied back, lots of tattoos on arms) that she goes on a customer service skills course asap before she offends more people.

A deservedly popular cafe in the centre of Glastonbury, serving good wholesome food, (not burgers and chips) and a wide range of hot drinks. Be prepared to wait a while for your meal as it is freshly made to order, not picked from a hot plate after lying in fat for a hour or two. I had poached eggs with mushroom and salmon cooked perfectly. Looking around fellow customers seemed equally satisfied, after our meal, although the cafe was busy there was no feeling of being encouraged to leave to get more potential customers in making it a perfectly relaxing mealtime experience. Recommended.

Lovely place lovely food and very friendly staff

Superb French Onion Soup (on the specials) the Mezze was fresh and tasty. Great staff. Quick service. Nice place to relax. Plenty of wall art available for purchase. Prices good.

The atmosphere in here was awesome, I felt like I was in another country. Super 👌 my panini was gorgeous!

Thanks for a great breakfast for 8 in your lovely sunny garden. Perfect

Came here for lunch with a couple of friends. Having lived here for years, I have no idea why I hadn’t come here before as I’ve been recommended it so many times! The garden was shut when I was here, but I heard it’s lovely. Food came quickly, was delicious and there was a really nice vibe in the cafe. Got a large portion for the price! Lovely spot for a bite to eat before or after venturing into Glastonbury Abbey!

Always great for a late breakfast after a heavy night.

A very popular cafe with outside seats overlooking the the busy heart of Glastonbury. The drawback to being popular is that despite assurances the waitress did not come out to take our order. The woman who appeared to be in charge was less than friendly. Food was good and reasonably-priced though and the wait did mean we did see a lot of Glastonbury characters. The inside is surprisingly cosy. Unless you have time to spare, just beware of busy times.

The best service, yummy breakfast in a very relaxed and cozy place, it was hard to get up and leave, I felt fully at home and regreted not bringing my slippers 😊🙏🙏👍👍👍❤️

Would give this zero stars if I could. I haven't been to Glastonbury in years but 2 of my best friends go quite a lot and they always say how good this cafe is. Today I went with 1 of them. It was busy when we arrived and the only available table was near the counter, on which were dog biscuits. I asked the lady behind the counter if there was peanuts in the biscuit because my friend has a severe allergy. The lady said there was peanut butter in them. My friend asked if they could be moved away. They lady gave her a dirty look and said theres only a little peanut butter in them. My friend said I have a severe allergy. The lady gave her another dirty look and said a little won't hurt will it. We said it would. The lady gave a look to the other lady at the counter and then walked off to the kitchen server hatch without another word. My friends throat was scratchy and we left immediatly. I will not be going there again. The attitude was disgraceful.

I have always enjoyed my trip to Glastonbury and it’s always accompanied by a trip to the lazy gecko. The staff have always been friendly and kind, until today. If I could give 0 stars I would. When taking a friend into the cafe to get her to experience how nice it is in there we found ourselves a table right next to the tills. It was the only one available. We had just sat down when I noticed some dog treats on the counter. A staff member was asked if it contained peanuts as I have a life threatening allergy to them. She answered yes but they were for dogs. After explaining to her from affair about my serious allergy she said” so you saying that a bit of peanut butter is going to affect you” when I replied yes she pulled a disgusted face at her other staff member. I politely asked if she could move them and she questioned me again. She was rude, dismissive and not ensuring the safety of its customer’s. When she didn’t think we were looking she pulled a disgusted and rude face in regards to us. She then left and when to chat to the kitchen staff. I was left frozen in shock at my table terrified that I could go into a life threatening reaction and there we no concern for my safety. I was not able to stay as I didn’t trust they would take my allergy seriously when preparing food. We had to immediately leave. I won’t be going back to the once loved cafe. 0 stars

Good staff, food and atmosphere.

Lovely place, friendly, great atmosphere and service

Warm; freshly cooked food which was tasty; artwork on the walls varied, interesting and can be bought.

Good food, friendly staff, great atmosphere

Our go to place if we're in Glastonbury, friendly staff, delicious food and drinks!

Excellent food, excellent service and great place to eat and while away an hour...

Went to Glastonbury to collect my artwork from (Ted the Viking another place to visit) and found this cafe for breakfast. Great selection of food reasonably priced staff fantastic nothing was a problem I would highly recommend this place 5*+

Rude staff and extremely slow service. It doesnt deserve one star but unfortunately thats the lowest i could give.