The Perfect Cuppa in Amber Valley

Had some lunch at this coffee shop on Saturday. Very disappointed to be honest. Pot of tea was nice but the food wasn't very good at all. We both had toasted Sandwich which was shocking really. The bread was so thin and with minimal cheese and onion. Once cooked ended ip.looking like too think bits of cardboard. Cold and floppy. Salad was brown and crisps soft. When asked if OK.when paying I did t want to say as there were people near the tills. Sorry won't be back. Nice bread and some filling would be good. Wondered why it was empty when we went in. 😕

The venue was recommended to me as the perfect local place to meet up with a friend. Staff were very welcoming and the place itself is pristine, but homely at the same time. We were not rushed into ordering and given plenty of time to get our "hello" over with, after years of not seeing each other! Plenty of choice on the menu for a light lunch or something more substantial. Service and food was excellent - we will certainly visit again and recommend to other friends!

We last visited Belper & The Perfect Cuppa in May 18. We returned today and had just as lovely a lunch as last time. I had a cheese & onion sandwich on white bread with a cup of homemade mushroom soup. The sandwich was served with crisps & a nice salad garnish - not just a handful of leaves as in lots of places. Lovely, fresh, soft bread. My OH had a bbq chicken, bacon & mozzarella panini which he loved & a white hot chocolate which he said was absolutely divine! The service was great & staff friendly. Cafe was spotlessly clean. I can definitely recommend.

Lovely friendly staff, welcoming atmosphere and tasty tea shop food. Great location in Belper town centre. Very accommodating!

Called in for our first time . Thought we would have coffee and cake. When the cake arrived it looked like someone had taken a bit out of it. We pointed this out to the server. But she was not interested. Coffee was weak.

Chuffed with this find. Yes we had to wait for a cooked breakfast but not an unreasonable time when we had a freshly cooked and delicious spread.

Wow! What a lovely hidden gem this is! Called with some friends for hot drinks and cake. The staff were most welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. The loose leaf tea was very flavoursome and came with a delicate shortbread taster. The home baked bake well tart was soft moist and delicious and the oatmeal cookie was crisp and full of flavour. We will definitely be visiting again!

Popped in for Breakfast with family last week and had Sausage Muffin and Flat White. Great service and good quality food and drink

Myself, mum & friend recently had afternoon tea at the perfect cuppa. Nothing was to much trouble from start to finish and the food was lovely and fresh. Susan was great during the booking process as have food allergies, she listened and was so helpful and polite. I would highly recommend

This splendid cafe was previously known as the Strutt Street Cafe. It has changed hands a couple of times since but I have remained a regular visitor. I am pleased to say that under the present owner Sue, plus team, it is excellent. All food and cakes are cooked/baked on site, tea and coffee good quality, staff bright and cheerful. I enjoy popping in for a coffee and a natter. Most of the regular attenders now know each other and the banter and humour make a great atmosphere in this small cafe. Don't be put off if you are a stranger, come into the friendliest cafe in Belper.

Very friendly staff providing nice homemade food and drinks. The tea and coffee is excellent and the only negative is that the service can be slow at times when ordering food.

What a find! Lovely private cafe just off the high street with delicious cakes and perfect light bites. The sweet young girl Liz who served us was a delight and full of fun on dull December day. Recommended.

Absolutely incredible quality food AND it’s not fried & covered in grease. First visit but definitely not the last! Thank you for making me feel warm & welcomed. Left with a full belly & a smile 😊

Just visited Belper & we had lunch at The Perfect Cuppa. The food was excellent from the home made soup & quiches followed up by superb cakes, The staff were very friendly & helpful

We recently visited this café for tea, coffee and crumpets. Service was very efficient, crumpets nicely toasted, and it was a nice place to have a chat without being pestered. Worth a visit, the cake is also yummy but we didn’t try them this time, we are saving that for next time.

Great little tea rooms Fabulous selection of things to eat Good vegetarian and GF range Gf cheese scones were delicious

Home made tomato and basil soup and homemade cheese scones....wow and a pot of tea each with a piece of shortbread that just melted in your mouth, dog friendly spotless toilets and a tea garden all compliment the lovely service you will find here

Called in as a break from shopping. Sat outside people watching with the Sun beaming down. Coffee and cakes were lovely. Staff friendly and helpful will go again.

Before a mamouth shopping trip on king street, this is a welcome place to rest your feet, enjoy a coffee and cake whilst watching the shoppers go yb

I was in the same party as alibcha below and feel that the Snug in which we were sat in was perfect for us as we were a party of 7 including a 2 yr old who wanted out of high chair and the upstairs “ bedroom “ was perfect sandwiches ok and home made scones perfect with plenty of jam and cream. The cakes were also ‘scrummy’ as my daughter described. The only issue was that the full cream tea needs to be prebooked which I didn’t know/wasn’t informed. Thanks Susan for making us feel so welcome!

I was taken here to celebrate my 80th. All I can say is a big “thank you” to the staff! As I entered the cafe I was greeted with 2 smiling faces and wished me a “happy Birthday “. Such a warm welcome!!

We booked for seven adults travelling a long distance for an 80th Birthday, for afternoon tea. On arrival we were shown to a tiny front ex bedroom and the staff denied all knowledge of the afternoon tea booking. They refused to provide afternoon tea. We then paid £10 per head for a cup of tea and a scone. The table was too small for us to sit at and the food completely mediocre. Service negligible, don’t wast your time.

Sat outside with good strong decaf black coffee served with a biscuit and a smile what more can you ask for

We decided to use The Perfect Cuppa as a meeting place to see family from the area as it was superb last visit and gave us another opportunity to sample the homemade cakes!

Had a lovely cream tea with family (including dog). Friendly staff, great service and amazing cream tea.

Lovely and warm cafe with friendly staff - the gluten free carrot cake was very nice and what really impressed me was the gf biscuit that came with my coffee. Honestly cannot say how much little things like this mean when you are Coeliac, especially as it means you know you can eat safely and in confidence. Thank you :)

Very clean and friendly. One of the few places to provide genuinely homemade cakes and they are very tasty.

Staff are so lovely, very pleasant and helpful! Fabulous drinks and food, cute and cosy place! Visiting from Australia and absolutely loved it

We are regulars & love to pop in whenever we are in town .The staff are really friendly & the food & coffee excellent.The courtyard is a lovely spot on a Sunny day .

Nostalgic visit back to Belper and found this lovely dog friendly cafe,even Joe our border terrier got doggy biscuits, friendly welcome ,prompt service, Bacon sandwich and eggs on toast very good and we will definitely call in again when next visiting Belper.Thankyou

What's not to like? Wonderful home made cakes and jam. Pleasant walled courtyard. The best salted caramel brownie

Very clean and tidy. Staff very hardworking. Not the biggest in size but size doesnt always matter. Coffee is much better than Fresh Basil across the Road. Can't help but feel our business meant something when we visited. Will definitely be returning. Is the coffee available to buy and take home to enjoy with our machine, Hope so! Jack.

We went to Perfect Cuppa yesterday for lunch with our daughter who lives in Belper, and our two granddaughters. Staff are so nice & helpful & especially considerate of two young children. Lunch was delicious.

Called in for lunch as we had been before and only had cake. Both I and my gluten intolerant partner were not disappointed, the food was excellent and because we are greedy beggars we decided to have cake too. Everything was faultless, great food excellent friendly service and very clean cafe and toilet. We will be back !

Called in and delighted with the experience - lovely scones with lashings of clotted cream & jam - piping hot tea - lovely crockery - great decor & with outside seating front & rear what more could you ask ? Great value, service & spotlessly clean - put it on your list of places to visit whether driving by or stopping of - will definitely be back !

This has been a favourite place in Belper for quite a few years. We always get a warm welcome. The choices of snacks, lunches and cakes is just enough. Prices are good and reasonable. The quality of food is really good and always seems home made and tasty. The place is quiet but warm and welcoming.

Visited The Perfect Cuppa today & the clue is in the name, you certainly do get the Perfect Cuppa. The staff are very friendly & helpful, having table service is nice to be looked after.

Een leuk, gezellig koffietentje. De koffie doet de naam eer aan.....a perfect cuppa. Heerlijke taart en zeer vriendelijke bediening. Lekker in de zon gezeten in de tuin.

Called in here on a rainy Saturday after the intense heatwave. We had tried the other two cafe's in the same street, neither of which had gluten free cake for my partner. I had a Bakewell slice which was lovely and moist and my partner had the gluten free scone with lashings of lovely cream and jam, which he said was excellent. the drinks were piping hot and the place was spotlessly clean. The ladies serving were very friendly and jolly. It was a nice little rest and got us out of the rain for a while. Definitely one to recommend. !

I came here with 2 friends for “ladies who lunch” and it was wonderful. Excellent service from the extremely welcoming, chatty ladies who served us. Food was simply gorgeous, home cooked, well presented and tasty. I had the homemade Stilton and broccoli quiche which was beautiful, crispy pastry and lots of filling with a latte and salted caramel brownie, which is to die for. Made by one of the ladies who served us( sorry I didn’t ask your name!!) it was perfect, moist, chocolate, salty, sweet caramel, we will be back for more. Great prices for top rated food. Lovely atmosphere and I love the fact that well behaved dogs are welcome.

I came here with family and friends and had a very pleasant visit. The food, tea and cakes were all delicious, with also opportunity to take lovely homemade cakes, jam and dressings home with you! The staff were incredibly nice and attentive, with quick service with a big smile. I would definitely visit here again and recommend this to anyone wanting a great independent cafe for a bite to eat for breakfast and lunch!

Went here and had a light lunch,food was lovely,staff very nice,sat in nice little back garden.Unfortunately there was a lady with a dog sitting inside and we were shocked to see two of the staff petting the dog and one of them proceeded to empty a dishwasher of clean crockery and cutlery without washing her hands,and the other went around the serving area without washing her hands.There was another couple sat outside who also witnessed this and we all agreed we were glad we had already had our food.I appreciate a lot of eateries are pet friendly but find it very disturbing that the staff behaved in this manner on this occasion in what overall is a a lovely clean cafe but for this reason my rating would have definitely been a 5

Lovely little place we found on the last Friday of our stay. As it was late, my wife only had a cream tea (I only had a coffee myself), but she says it was one of the nicest she has had. The jam is homemade and you could tell. Very friendly lady serving, took the time to ask where we were from when we said we were on holiday and had a chat for a couple of minutes. Lovely friendly place with nice food.

Came here for breakfast because we had heard it is dog friendly. We were not disappointed. Sat outside but could have taken an indoor table. A good choice of breakfast items and the dog was also welcomed with a biscuit. All home cooked, even the delicious jam was home made!

Excellent breakfast, the hollandaise sauce was one of the best I have tasted. Extremely friendly service, nothing is too much trouble. Beautiful surroundings, with a gorgeous outside dining area (a must on hot days like today). They also sell their own produce such as red onion marmalade, biscuits, jams etc. Very reasonably priced considering the quality of food, and surroundings.

Tired shopping, we popped in for a refreshing cup of tean and a coffee. The staff are pleasant and helpful, and the choice of food is excellent. The tea and coffee were also top knotch. A must to visit in Belper.

We are visiting our daughter & family in Belper. We dropped into town for a 'wander around' and dropped in for coffee. The cafe is very clean & staff very friendly. We weren't long waiting & the scones & cakes are gorgeous!

There's some competition in Belper for the best café, and Perfect cuppa is certainly in with the best.

Such a lovely welcome here at the Perfect Cuppa. Something for everyone. When I have a trip into Belper I am usually on my own and sometimes find it daunting going into a coffee shop, that is not so here. Friendly staff giving the warmest of welcome. Freshly prepared food and scrummy cakes to indulge in.

I've visited The Perfect Cuppa twice on visits to Belper over the last month. A large pot of strong English Breakfast tea and the best scones I've had outside my own kitchen with homemade jam and clotted cream - beautifully served and yummy! Next time I visit Belper I'll be sampling The Perfect Cuppa's lunch menu which looks delicious.

We go to the Perfect Cuppa a couple of times a week for our lunch break. The service provided by Susan and the team is always excellent.

We have visited The Perfect Cuppa on many occasions and have found the staff to be exemplary with excellent personal service and a superb selection of food. Certainly worth a visit.

A sweet little cafe with friendly service, well located just off the high street. something for everyone on the menu.

Popped in yesterday while shopping and we do like to support small business rather than the big corporations

Visited here for lunch with my friend and her baby. From the moment we walked in, we were made to feel very welcome. I had the homemade quiche (tomato and cheese) it was amazing! The egg part was very lightly and fluffy and it tasted really fresh and the pastry was crumbled tags buttery. My friend had a sandwich, was also was delicious. There was lots of filling and the bread was thick and soft. We both made cake for pudding, that too was extremely tasty.

Visited today with a huge group of mummies and the owner couldn’t have been any more accommodating. There were around 15 of us all with prams and they helped us up the steps in the cafe and helped us to park them in the garden bit out the back (which is a lovely area) they had even washed some blankets the night before because we had pre booked so the little ones could crawl around. The service was brilliant and the food was yummy! But the best bit was the homemade cake made by the lovely owner, delicious!! Thank you so much for having us the perfect cuppa, you were perfect!!

Our first visit to the Perfect Cuppa. Ground floor was full but the window table in the 1st floor snug was free.

Lovely cafe, do a good cuppa, inside is lovely, friendly staff, amazing food, good quality and good prices

If there was no competition this cafe would be perfectly fine, but sadly there are some great cafes nearby which means this one wouldn’t be my first choice!

Arrived after trying multiple other cafes. Unfortunately, all others wouldnt allow our dog to enter.

My husband and I visit here regularly on our lunch! We’re always looked after and really enjoy the good service and great food on offer. We’d highly recommend the sandwiches, they’re so fresh especially the prawn (or chicken) with lemon pepper mayonnaise.

We visited The Perfect Cuppa after taking a detour from a long journey. What a delightful tea room with welcoming and friendly staff.

Visited this afternoon for a much needed cuppa and a warm on such a cold day. We were immediately invited inside, despite having a dog with us. A wonderfully warm welcome and lovely hot drinks served with lots of smiles - even the dog was included and was brought a treat. We will definitely be back.

My friend and I were Christmas shopping in Belper and we called in for breakfast - absolutely delicious! I had a bacon sandwich - the bacon was lovely ( locally sourced, I was informed) and my friend has smoked salmon and scrambled edges, what a treat! The cakes on display looked so appetising that I bought 4 of them to takeaway and the family thoroughly enjoyed them. Well worth a visit, highly recommended.

We have been regular visitors to the perfect cuppa. However since it has been taken over, the quality of the food has gone downhill rapidly. Food is sent out burnt to the point that it is almost inedible and the bread is now cut so thinly that it completely falls apart. The hollandaise sauce tastes disgusting and looks like lumpy custard and the scrambled eggs are tasteless and watery. It is a real shame the quality has reduced so quickly as under the previous owners the perfect cuppa was our favourite place to go.

We had a lovely walk round this lovely little town and needed a cuppa and bite to eat .We called at the perfect cuppa and had tea and a snack I had a festive panani which was absolutely gorgeous ,turkey,cranberry sauce and stuffing served with a genorous helping of salad and crisps I recommend to call in for a cuppa the staff are very pleasant and friendly and the food is A1 right opposite the co-op lovely place in a beautiful,little town x

Last Saturday, for the first time ever in my life (40 years of eating out as an adult) , we had to send food uneaten back to the kitchen. The soup was incredibly salty and acidic. When we asked if other customers had had soup, or commented, the waitress told us the cream had gone sour. Better to have taken it off the menu. No other soup was on offer, so we left and went elsewhere.

We visited today for Belper Food Festival the staff were very attentive and polite, he quality of the drinks was great and meatballs delicious all for a very good price too. Would definitely recommend popping in in you're in the area really good quality food for a very good price.

That's all I need to say really. A delicious brownie which was more like a rich desert mousse than any brownie, but proper tasty. Good portions of tea and nice atmosphere. Great tea stop.

We were working in Belper my wife saw the perfect cuppa and said she wanted to go in so it was lunch time we went in nice welcome from Nicki I had sandwich and pot of tea my wife had a gluten free cake and coffee sandwich came amazing lots of salad and crisps all lovely my wife loved cake and coffee and all extras were good clean toilets and everything WILL BE BACK

My partner and I visit this place regularly for a perfect cuppa and an amazing selection of cakes. Nice friendly staff who always provide a warm welcome to go with the great food...We love the perfect cuppa :)

I have quickly fallen in love with this cafe. On each occasion I have visited, the welcome has been warm, the food delicious and the drink perfect. It is my most recent visit that has prompted my review however. I visited with my five week old daughter, my first attempt at going to a cafe with her on my own. The staff could not have been more friendly or helpful to the extent that one of them held my awake baby while I buttered my scone (I had the savoury cream tea which was delicious) and kept an eye on her whilst I used the toilet. As a new mum this warmth turned what could have been an anxious outing into a lovely relaxing afternoon. I will be a regular visitor to A Perfect Cuppa from now on.

Just been for afternoon tea with a friend and it was the nicest we have ever had. Everything was so fresh and tasty. Sandwiches amended as neither of us does cheese. Two different types of scones and the cakes were SO delicious. Also included a small Eton Mess. First rate. Thank you Perfect Cuppa!

I have visited this place several time to get take out brownie as it is amazing. I have also eaten in with two very small children, the staff are very welcoming and the facilities very baby friendly (though not v pram friendly) with v homely changing facilities! Food is great and great value.

I visit regularly and it's always lovely. Friendly too. Good coffee. Cakes and scones are really scrummy. Jacket potatoes cooked nicely with just the right amount of filling. Nothing too much trouble. Nice jams and dressing to buy to take home.

We visited here recently for a drink and a cake, the salted caramel brownie was to die for, and worth savouring every morsel! The luxury white hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows was a lovely treat too. The staff were pleasant and efficient, definitely a great place to eat when in Belper.

This is our second visit here ,nice friendly people ,we each had a salad ,really fresh ,and, not just a load of leaves ,the filling was plentiful

The first time I visited this cafe with a friend, it was because one of the other cafes in Belper, which I used to like frequenting was closing ridiculously early!

Nice cafe,clean and perfectly set out with a pleasing rear garden, leaf tea very pleasant but a tad overpriced. Poached eggs on toast cooked just right shame about the scrambled eggs, worst I have ever had. They were inedible. Would recommend the cheese scones though.

I was treated to Afternoon Tea for my birthday here recently and it was excellent.

Have visited The Perfect Cuppa a few times and it never disappoints! Lovely decor and friendly staff providing table service with a great varied menu. All the cakes are baked at the cafe and are simply divine, the brownies are amazing and a must try. Good selection of teas served in funky teapots and great coffee. Highly recommended.

Six of us descended on The Perfect Cuppa halfway through this afternoon. There was space for us to be seated together, the welcome was very friendly, our orders (variously soup / paninis / baked potato / tea / coffee / drinking chocolate with everything / millionaire chocolate cake) were taken very efficiently and arrived at sensible times.

Went here for lunch and it was the first time since the new owners and what a pleasure it was to be there. The friendly staff, the excellent food and the whole place was the "perfect place" to be. Belper has some very nice places to eat, some good and some as this place was, Excellent! If you haven't yet tried this place you are in for a treat.

Found this very small cafe just off the Main Street . Nice chearful greeting ,there is seating both inside and out side . We ordered tea and a selection of " home made " cakes ,I must say the cakes were so tasty a fresh,what you could call moorish ,

Belper has a lot of coffee shops, this place has relatively new owners, and is a nice place to visit.

I've visited several cafes in Belper with my sister over the last couple of years, so pleased that we chose The Perfect Cuppa yesterday. It is spacious, light and very welcoming. The cheese scone was the best I've ever tasted and the loose leaf tea very nice. The staff were lovely.

What a gem. Had a cheese scone which was to die for , and a most delicious hot chocolate. The cafe is light and airy , and the staff are very welcoming. Would recommend to all.

Called in during afternoon visit to Belper, immediately noticing it looked less cluttered and freshened up and then realizing the change of name. We had delicious freshly made real tea, the surroundings were lovely and clean, the owner very friendly. A big improvement on Strutts Bakery, and we will be back.

Me and my wife stopped in here for some breakfast and well what can I say other than Brilliant. It's a lovely light tea room with well spaced out tables. A small menu that seems to pack a big punch. Very friendly and helpful staff, we will definitely be coming back again.

This cafe was formerly Strutt Street Bakery where we had previously had many delicious treats and The Perfect Cuppa didn't disappoint! The cakes are fresh and delicious and the service was really friendly. We will definitely return.

Come into belper on regular basis and the perfect cuppa is always welcoming. Staff attentive and friendly, the food is good and they always cater for individual needs. I come in on my own and they always have time to chat. Well worth a visit.

Visited the cafe twice in one day. Firstly for a lunchtime snack & because it was so good we went back later for a cream tea. The BLT was the real thing, freshly cooked & very tasty. The salmon & cream cheese sandwich was heaven!.

We first visited The Perfect Cuppa during the Belper Food Festival earlier this year where we went twice the same day. The tea is great, being served in a unique teapot which uses loose tea but contained within a stainless steel basket. We also had a selection of their tray-bake slices which were all very tasty and moreish! We later met up with some more friends and sat in the rear courtyard and were all made very welcome and stopped there until closing. We visited again a couple of weeks later and had a great latte and some salted caramel brownie (highly recommended). The staff are extremely polite and helpful and I wish them all the success in their business.

Visited The Perfect Cuppa for the first time today. The premises are nicely decorated and very clean. There is a varied menu on offer and a good selection of cakes. They take your order at the table which is rare these days and the waitresses were friendly and helpful. The food was cooked to order and very tasty, as well as being reasonably priced.. We will definitely go back in the future.

My husband and I popped in for a quick drink over the weekend. We were greeted, asked to take a seat and we had our order taken promptly. We only had 2 teas, both loose leaf but absolutely nothing to complain about. Nice atmosphere, nicely decorated, lovely staff.

Menu consists of breakfast, pananis, sandwiches jacket potatoes, salads, cakes, specials board items, hot/cold drinks etc. Cafe is clean and tidy with outside seating available at the front and rear. Staff provide at table service which was okay.

This lovely little cafe used to be called "Strutts Bakery" and has recently undergone a change of management and a refurb. It has a lovely fresh and clean interior and we were lucky enough to choose a Friday morning when the sun was shining so sat outside in their lovely courtyard with lot sof herb plants around. The lady behind the counter is always friendly and welcoming and efficient. The coffee and tea are good and the cakes are delicious. I often find cakes look delicious but then fail to deliver on taste but not here, the cakes are tasty and moist, my favourite being the salted caramel brownie which melts in your mouth. Belper has an overload of coffee shops but this is the best.... and I have tried most.

Today I visited the perfect cuppa for breakfast along with my brother.