The Locks Coffee House + Bar in Stockport

Have been for breakfast a couple of times but yesterday was a different experience.After finding a hair in the meal we alerted the waitress who said "it must be yours" and you will have to pay for it". As an after thought she did say she would change it.I would have thought she should have said that first!!! We didn't change it as was half way through and as we had an extremely long wait for drinks and food we didn't have time. Extremely disappointed in the customer service will not return.

Lovely food and service. Cosy cafe. Plenty of seating upstairs and down. Only slight personal issue, noisy sitting under staircase. Will be back.

Sunday morning. Wife and I attended for 2 full English, and drinks. We sat at the corner table. After 20 minutes of no waiter/waitress coming to our table to take our order, and another couple coming in and getting their order straight away my wife flagged down the waitress and asked if we could order. She said she’d be straight over. A further 10 minutes later we left with no order taken and still hungry.

Very friendly staff, helpful and obliging. Great food, I'll be sure to return.

Lovely menu, great choice, nice atmosphere and good service. One VERY disappointing thing. 60p extra for oat milk!!!!!! and a very small jug of it at that!! Not enough milk for the tea in the pot. This really annoys me. Oat milk is no more expensive than cows’ milk these days. Just another vegan tax. Such a shame as this will stop me from returning 🥲

Amazing fresh cooked food, hash browns with poached eggs were brilliant.

Warm and welcoming to my hoooomans too 🐶🐾 they seems to have enjoyed their coffee, tea and the custard cream blondie that I allowed them to finish off 🐕

I was in the area and needed somewhere with good coffee to work for a few hours. The coffee was great, the eggs florentine were amazing and the staff were super helpful, nice and accommodating. If I’m ever in the area again I shall def go back :)

Really like this place. Has a nice buzz about it and the food is generally very good. Love the fact they're dog friendly. What let's it down is the wait time for your food - they take ages. The waitresses are very good but think they must need more staff in the kitchen. By the time the food comes your hot drinks are either cold or you've drunk them.

I was there on my Birthday whilst waiting for family. I ordered 4 things. After one hour here I got 1/4 things I ordered ( without having to chivvy, get the wrong item e.t.c). Worst service ever. I literally have no idea who would score this place highly. Perhaps if you just want a coffee and have absolutely nothing else to do/ nowhere you need to be.

Would be a zero. Walked in on a Sunday and immediately met with rudeness for not having a reservation. Whilst they had a table spare the staff acted like they would do everything not to have us at the establishment. We could reluctantly have the table for drinks only. Just rude!!! We got a warmer welcome from the Costa down the street, which is where we ended up spending our money!!!! Learn a lesson and treat your customers with respect!!!

Such a local treat with an individual and homely touch

Visited today with family , asked to swap the black pudding for either an egg or somthing else to the same value . Was charged £1.25 for swapping it . Not good .

Good coffee, attentive staff, love the gluten free options ,

Lovely food and staff, very dog friendly. Can get a little busy sometimes but that just shows you can never miss with the locks!

Friendly, clean, professional, fresh, tasty......

Atmosphere was great, and the staff were very friendly and welcoming, as usual ☺ Friendly welcome ☺ Excellent food and drink!

The breakfast was superb and featured my favourite sausages from Littlewoods butchers so a massive thumbs up from me !!

Good food Great coffee Amazing staff

Nice place, nice coffee, ok food but very slow service.

Only called for a coffee Excellent coffee,pleasant service.Wiĺl call again for food

Lovely cafe and very friendly staff. We also held my mum’s 80th birthday party there. We hired out the full cafe in the evening and had the cold buffet, which was delicious. Everyone had a fantastic time. I would definitely recommend The Locks.

Been to the cafe twice now, totally ignored, people came in after me and was given a menu and ordered, I had to go up to the counter to ask for a menu, not a very friendly place, waited 1/2 hour for my toastie, don’t think they like single people going in taking a table up

Only had coffee and cake but the chocolate orange brownie was scrumptious. Busy but good service

Slowly becoming one of our favourite cafes. Try the winter Dahl. Really good

Not the cheapest place in Marple, but one of the friendliest. We've sat in for coffee and cakes, and on another occasion for a spot of lunch. The toilets and additional seating are upstairs. The menu is easy to read and decipher. You order at the bar area and they bring the food and drinks to you, and you pay at the end.

A lovely coffee shop with good lunches and cakes very clean and pleasant staff

Great cakes and lite meals. Busy on a late Sunday PM. Still good and the spirit measures are generous.👍😜 It's a shame that they have stopped opening in the evening.

Great coffee and meals. Dog friendly place.

I'm disgusted with the way my elderly mother-in-law was treated today. She came in and purchased a cake to take home to her husband for his birthday. When she got home, the cake was smashed against the box it was in, and was in no fit state to be presented for a birthday. She brought it back to the shop, looking for something else. She was then argued with and confronted by a member of staff. My mother-in-law left the cake on the counter and left the shop, without a replacement or refund, and quite upset and shaken by the whole thing. She is in her mid 70's! They are new to living in Marple, and I'm embarrassed and appalled that this is how she was treated. She's hardly a sharp tongued, cranky old thing. She's such a soft natured grandmother type figure. I've lived in the area for nearly 9 years. I've been to this place a few times now, but never again.

Really lovely coffee and hot, always a bonus 👍can never understand places that serve it luke warm. Lovely friendly staff too.👍☺

Perfect food and hot gorgeous coffee. I'm going back!

Used to be our go to. Lovely coffee, however today we were left waiting 40 or so minutes for food when others were being served before us who had gotten there after us. We had to chase the food twice, to the point we just paid for the coffee and left. Not great at all, won’t be going back in a hurry I’m sad to say. - update. Based on the owners reply we came back and I’m happy to say things have improved. Friendly staff, lovely coffee. Hopefully the above was just a one off. Updated to 4 stars. - update. Been back many times now. It was a one off. Every time they’ve been fantastic.

Love this cafe. The staff are friendly, but not overly attentive. If you want a relaxed place to meet drink, have some food and not feel rushed - thus is the go to. Food is always delicious 😋 highly recommended

It would be great if they didn't close at 5pm. Drinking alcohol before 18:00 is simply uncivilised.

The staff are lovely, smiley and helpful. The cafe is a little basic, but clean. The toilets are up a steep flight of stairs. What the building lacks, the food more than makes up for. I had a tandoori wrap. It was so good I'm going to have to go again next week.

Desperately poor service on a pretty quiet Sunday. 10 minutes to get a menu, after 10 more no sign of taking an order while others came in and were served at once by the three people behind the counter. Menu looked nice, but we walked out.

A really lovely little coffee shop and Café. We ordered food and thought the prices were very reasonable for the quality. Nice friendly service and just an all round pleasant place to be.

Excellent cafe with enjoyable food.

Nice food, good value for money and nice friendly atmosphere.

Pleasant surroundingxs, delicious drinks

Me and my wife took our daughters for breakfast this morning. Food was superb, staff very helpful, great atmosphere. Lovely brew and kids had lots of pencils and crayons brought over to draw with. Thank you so much for a great experience, we will be back soon. 😊

The coffee was magnificent with an aroma to savour long before you drink it. It's their own blend, roasted and ground on site. I bought some ground coffee to take home.

It was quiet and very welcoming. The coffee and cake was lovely which was served by great staff. Highly recommended.

Great cafe for a tasty breakfast and coffee. The waffles with bacon and maple syrup were delicious

Superb coffee, nice teacake and good (unobtrusive) music. A great place to refresh yourself when out on a long(ish) walk. Dog friendly. Very friendly and approachable staff.

We usually go to All Things Nice on the main street but they were busy today so we tried The Locks. The food and drinks were lovely, the waitresses were very friendly and it was a very chilled and nice atmosphere. We will definitely be coming back here as our first choice next time!

Great atmosphere, friendly staff and the food has always been quality. Definitely recommend.

My grand daughters choice, Well chosen, Clean building ,Well staffed , Good selection of food ,I'll use it again

Really nice brunch, excellent service and quality of the food is brilliant

Great service and Great nice Employees to help out customers.

Love this place sit in the window seat and watch Marple go by and just chill with my tea and tea cake the small things in life 😎 👌 👍

Always good food service and ambience.

We call into The Locks weekly, sometimes more frequently, for coffee or brunch. Great quality drinks and food served promptly and with always cheerfully.

Been here a few times before but were a bit disappointed this last time. Service quite slow and the soup we had was far too peppery. Would not have known it was leek and potato. Hope this was just a one off as otherwise it's great place

Lovely little cafe if somewhat hidden away. Nicely made coffee and cakes. Great bike ride pit stop. I see they do beers as well so I imagine it turns into a nice bistro atmosphere in the evening.

Regular stopping pkace for breakfast or lunch. Friendly staff and good menuw choice

Our local coffee house, has great options. Love to pop in at the weekends, never disappointed.

Good food, good coffee and friendly service

Nice place good selection of eats

Had coffee and lunch. Excellent service from all staff. Food freshly made and delicious. Place including toilets, very clean.

Gorgeous little café, the rosti is incredible and the service is lovely. Fab iced coffees too! Baby changing is great too with nappies and wipes provided which you don’t often find and is super appreciated!

I booked a table for four (for the children) and a table for one (me) to celebrate the children's last weekday of the summer. They had a great time. They really wanted an afternoon tea to celebrate and Liz did not disappoint. They all had their own pot of hot chocolate with sugar bowl of marshmallows, sandwiches and crisps, plain scone with jam and butter with three little cakes each to finish. All at a super price too. Will 100% be returning for treats such as this and the morning get away brew too.

A smashing little cafe / bar in central Marple, which has a large selection of hot drinks, and wines from around the world. It's very nice inside, but worth mentioning that there's also outdoor seating available. I just grabbed a takeout coffee, which was served quickly and efficiently; but I will come back and sample more of the menu!

Really disappointed with the food and service at The Locks. We ordered two full english breakfasts with scrambled eggs, a kids breakfast with ribena, and a couple of coffees. Alarm bells went off for my partner as he placed the order, loaves of bread stored right next to the hand wash station with one of them open. Close enough that had someone washed their hands it would be pretty difficult not to get water on it. Seeing kitchen staff wipe hands on aprons and touching face/hair without washing hands afterwards also seemed pretty unprofessional. The high chair we were given was filthy, we had to wipe it down before using it. The food arrived in good time but with fried eggs instead of scrambled and very cold mushrooms. We informed the member of staff we'd placed the order with of the mistake and they apologised and said they'd have some scrambled eggs sent to the table. After 20 minutes we had to remind a member of staff about the eggs, our food now mostly cold or eaten we received a bowl of watery eggs that had most likely been microwaved. I asked if that was for two as it seemed like a small amount and they asked if we had order two lots. We also had to remind the staff to bring out the Ribena. We finished our breakfasts and after 15 minutes the scrambled eggs still hadn't arrived. I did go to the counter to ask if the scrambled eggs were currently being cooked but it became obvious that it had been forgotten again. All the staff disappeared in to the kitchen to check but I gave up by this point and walked out. The staff seems quite oblivious to the fact that they had let their customers down and ruined what should have been an enjoyable meal. If we hadn't have paid already then I would have refused to pay.

Fabulous breakfast a d delicious coffee

Food delicious, especially the eggs. Staff are warm, friendly and contentious. Gluten free options and all their cakes are GF and wheat free, though they taste just like regular cakes! Soooo yummy. I had a Victoria sponge and the Nutella sponge 😋

We love The Locks coffee and the staff are always friendly, This is a regular stop for us on a walk with the dog 😁

Friendly, efficient staff, great coffee, well thought-out menu, warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Went in for a nice coffee and breakfast sandwich today, sandwich arrived on dry bread, no offer of butter or sauces, I ate half the sandwich still no coffee, asked a passing waitress if drink was on the way them a different waitress arrived to asked had I ordered a drink! Eventually coffee arrived piping hot and was lovely. Then the real issue arrived which was dogs, no where could I see a sign saying dogs welcome which I would have made me choose a different venue, 3 families arrived all with barking dogs and one which kept coming up to me at my table, not the relaxing morning I had in mind listening to barking dogs. Definitely won’t be returning unless dogs not invited

Food was excellent, place is very clean and the staff were lovely

Staff very pleasant and attentive but felt quite cold. Could do with being a little warmer.

This cafe is so cold inside make sure you wrap up warm. The staff are lovely but the food is average and the coffee very strong and bitter. Such a shame.

A small cafe but very good service. Coffee is lovely!

Very welcoming despite us being a group of 8. Smiling and pleasant whilst serving us. Nothing was too much trouble for them . Coffee good and strong. Small menu but sufficient for lunchtime.

My friend and I really enjoyed our lunch here today. Lovely and friendly staff who accommodated my friend's needs (swapped couple of things for her keto diet) wonderfully. Our chihuahua was more than welcome inside too. Great place! We will be definitely back as it's opposite our chiropractor.

Came and met a friend for lunch. Lovely staff , very clean, lots of choice for lunch. My eggs benedict was beautifully cooked. When in Marple again will definitely visit again x

Overpriced full breakfast and slow service. Hopefully a one off experience on a busy Sunday.

Excellent service, friendly, good coffee

Fantastic night for my daughters birthday...the food was out of this world and the staff are amazing xxx

Long time coming and glad to have finally visited The Locks. Love what they've done with the space inside and nice sunny outside area. Coffee is great and they sell some interesting wines.

Lovely cake and coffee. They will be doing proper food from tomorrow for lunches.

Check the cakes on offer. My partner had a rose, walnut, pistachio and almond slice that was 'fantastic', and I had a salted caramel brownie that was equally as good (I think, she wouldn't share!)

Great little coffee shop serving coffee, teas, cakes and a selection of other drinks. In the evening it's a piano bar with live music which creates a great atmosphere. They often have special offers on drinks. This place is well worth a visit.

We enjoyed a delicious flat white here sitting outside under the shade (as it was raining). It was very busy and the staff were friendly and helpful. Would recommend.

Sat outside with oat milk iced coffees in the sun. Great coffee and the waitress was lovely!

Excellent service and cater for children's hot drinks.

Really great coffee and cake and lovely staff. Loos were spotless too

Friendly staff; lovely coffee - not bitter - ; free chocolate fudge with it today which was unexpected and very nice. They do a good choice of cakes too. Relaxed outdoor seating with awning cover.

Very friendly staff. Coffee and food was very good.

Great food and drink lovely staff highly recommended.

Good quality coffee and cakes. Tables well spaced. Quick friendly sservice.Nice decor. Clean toilets open.

Delicious brunch. Friendly team. Highly recommend

Great new coffee house and bar in Marple. Coffee was delicious although they only do a limited range of food to go with it. Not tried the evenings in there yet but it looks like a great night from other posts I've seen. Very friendly staff

Excellent coffee, cake and service. Would highly recommend it.

Family work here and the food was delicious, plenty of seats and beautiful serving 5/5

Friendly staff who will serve you great coffee and amazing cake.

Great little coffee shop with vegan options. Sells some lovely plants and flowers too

Fantastic tasting hot chocolate and great price!

Warm, friendly welcome. Excellent coffee for a good value price. Beautiful looking cakes and pastries, vary daily. Looking forward to it being open fully as a wine bar also, with a wonderfully varied selection of wines available to purchase.