The Temperance Movement in Calderdale

Wow! Came here for a working lunch and sat upstairs with my colleague. What a place this is! The food was absolutely delicious, best chips I’ve ever had. Lovely staff. Love the decor. I’m vegan and I had different options on the menu which doesn’t happen often enough. 100% recommend.

I'd previously visited Temperance to get a coffee, which was excellent, and had cast admiring views at the food being brought out. I promised myself I'd return to try it out which I recently did so with my family after a visit to Eureka. I was not disappointed. We shared the Massala toasty, Reuben and the croissant french toast. Each of them were absolutely magnificent. Coffee and drinks are made really well. The location and decor is lovely. The ingredients and presentation are top notch and it's very good value for money given the quality of the offering. Having moved back to the area from almost a decade down in London, we have been searching for places that can stand up to the range of choice and quality the capital has to offer. Halifax's culinary scene is excellent relative to its size, but I think the Temperance Movement may well be my favourite place to eat in town (a very closely fought battle with Ricci's, and honourable mentions to La Luna and Hatch). Keep up the good work guys!

Nice place, and lovely staff. However, was chrged £7.50 for the cheapest cup of tea (with a tiny, adequate portion of milk) and an almond croissant. Yes, it was very nice, but £7.50? Is that how much it really costs for a basic cup of tea and a croissant, or did someone press the wrong button on the till? I'm used to London/Oxford/Brighton prices, but that made me gasp :(

Visited for Sunday breakfast and the poached eggs on avocado sourdough was excellent. Eggs were poached to perfection (compliments to the chef). My hubby had the vegetarian breakfast which was also fab. Lovely friendly staff.

Friendly venue with a good brunch menu, sourdough sandwiches and pastries. Nice setting in the historic market building.

Fantastic breakfast, lovely coffee and excellent staff. Can’t recommend highly enough! The rolled oats and home made jam were delicious.

Three of us went here for lunch. There's a new menu and we all had a different grilled cheese sandwich - one Spanish, one Korean and one Masala. All excellent and included perfect chips and dips. We would definitely recommend. Thank you!

Superb lunch for 2 in this really rather excellent cafe/resaurant. My sandwiches with a £3 "small" bowl of soup on the side were just packed with flavours - yum! Plenty of seating upstairs and downstairs, (toilets are downstairs), very friendly and efficient staff, imaginative decor and a range of speciality ground coffees and more to buy and enjoy at home. Located in Halifax's Market Street covered arcade, this is a good choice for coffee, lunch, etc, and good value too. Loved it!

Thought I'd have a little treat today of pancakes. Wish I hadn't bothered!!!! Ordered a latte and asked for fluffy pancakes at the cost of £11. 80!!!! My latte was delivered around 10 mins later, Luke warm and by the time my pancakes arrived 30 mins later, was cold!! No sugar on the table and when I asked a waitress who appeared another 10 mins later (I was seated upstairs with a few bags so didn't wish to go downstairs again) she pointed across the room to where the sugar was. What I received... 30 minutes later..... looked like a chocolate cake swimming in fruit juice which made the pancakes soggy along with tinned fruit. The chocolate "ganache" coated the top pancake and the sides and Obliterated the taste of everything I tried to eat. I took the plate back down and told the young waitress it was too sickly and nit good. She just replied OK! Service and food not good. Will not return!

Absolutely wonderful food! Had the vegan breakfast which was the best ever and my husband had a lovely vegetarian dish, moroccan I think. We liked the decor and ambience too

Read the reviews thought it’d be a nice place coffee with Dad. Coffee was really nice but the veggie breakfast although good items wasn’t as nice as it looked. Snotty eggs & salt added to the meal without asking customers is a no no. Don’t think it was worth £12.

Cheese and Chorizo toasted sandwich. Absolute 👌🏼 Quality ingredients and prep. Amazing coffee, best in Halifax for both items!!! Good portions too.

Great coffee. Love the McTemperance sandwich. Friendly service. New favorite cafe in Halifax. Recommend

Lovely little place, the food is delicious and there's an excellent selection of teas and coffees. Highly recommended.

There is a huge amount of irony that I found this particular cafe in Halifax... one of my issues with the town was the lack of venues to cater for people who are not interested in imbibing alcohol... I had decided to go out early to find a charming cafe to have breakfast in and I was finding it difficult. The ONLY reason I found this one is because I found the building attractive and I was taking photos. I did laugh out loud when I saw the name of the cafe and knew that it had to be part of my experience! Staff inside were lovely and welcoming. Soon I found a corner spot downstairs and I was having toast and tea. The tea was luscious and exactly what I needed on such a brisk morning. The toast was good. The inside of this building is quite charming in a unique way and it has upstairs and downstairs seating. You will find it in an arcade which makes it a hidden gem. ❤️❤️❤️

Was greeted by friendly staff and ordered my food at the counter - the Temperance House Salad and a white hot chocolate to drink. All reasonably priced. The place itself has a relaxed atmosphere, just what's needed to escape the bustle of the town centre. The food when it arrived was incredible - a large portion of green leaves, potatoes, mixed seeds and green beans with smoked salmon mixed together, topped with a boiled egg, all drizzled with lemon and dill dressing (but not overdone!) plus warm flatbread on the side (V/Ve options are available too). It was delicious! The white hot chocolate was also THE nicest I've ever had - not the usual watery rubbish you'd get elsewhere, but actually tasted like liquid chocolate - without a ton of sugar! Overall a great experience, well worth a visit.

Love visiting The Temperance when ever I am in Halifax. The staff are fabulous, the food amazing. I had the house salad which was delicious. I have never had a bad meal here, would definitely recommend. 😊👍🏻

coolest place in Halifax, great service, great food, great coffee and a great musical choice too. Ace !!

Excellent food, beautifully prepared and presented. I had one of the day’s specials: avocado on sourdough with perfectly poached eggs, chutney and green salad. Coffee was great too. Friendly , efficient service. This was my second visit and I would go anywhere else in Halifax. ☺️

Popped in for a coffee and a cake and was not disappointed pointed. The most authentic “cortado” I’ve had outside of Spain and the espresso chaser was also excellent. Very pleasant surroundings and great service.

Very limited menu but is still very nice the coffee was luke warm bit dissapointing no seating area available as it was very busy unable to sit on tall buffets will not be visiting again

Love it here! It’s always absolutely spot on. Come here for breakfast with friends or sometimes treat myself to a brunch. The food is lovely fresh produce and it does the best coffee in town, no contest! Staff are always nice and polite too 😊

What a place food is amazing have loads of options for everyone. One of the best coffees I have ever had can’t recommend this place enough, thank you.

Been coming to Temperance since it first opened. A real asset to the town. Great coffee & breakfast options to suit all, including big fat croissants & the best scrambled eggs around. Friendly staff & a chilled atmosphere. Top place to meet friends. Saturday mornings...

Went for a spot of brunch and was told it would be a 20 minute wait, however the food came in 10 minutes. As practicing vegetarians this is a great place for vegetarian options. Food was tasty, the drinks were hot. Would definitely visit again....

My favourite place for coffee in Halifax, not to mention the great breakfast/brunch/lunch offerings. It's the first place I always take any visiting friends or family and the food, drinks and service are all top notch. Love sitting upstairs either doing a little work alone...

Great coffee, every milk option you could want, and delicious food using quality ingredients. Thankfully this is most definitely not a ‘chain coffee’ type place! We often call for brunch on a Thursday morning and everything we've tried has been delicious. Staff are always friendly...

Come here often, great food and great coffee. Friendly staff and they have a fun little shop upstairs. Best vegan/veggie full english in halifax!!

Temperance is a lovely cafe on the edge of the borough market. Staff are friendly and efficient and were quick in rectifying some minor questions. Food was very tasty with fresh, natural ingredients.

Had a very good breakfast - The cowboy beans and sourdough toast set me up for the day. Scrambled egg and smoked salmon was equally good. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Brilliant place. Amazing vegan options both savoury and sweet. Couldn’t be more accommodating for my celiac friend who needed gluten free. I’ll be going back for some vegan pastry as I missed out this time!

The vegan options were really good here, I enjoyed the vegan jalapeño cheese toasties, chai latte and carrot cake, reasonably priced, pleasant staff, will be back!

Excellent food! I came on a weekday lunch time, ordered a iced latte (good) and the smoked salmon and scrambled egg (excellent). Although I thought the prices were a little high at first, these prices clearly reflect the excellent attention to detail, size and quality...

This is a gem of a place!! Great coffee, cakes, brunch in a fabulous environment. Staff are warm and friendly and take time to talk to you. Love it!

The Temperance Movement is a must-visit coffee shop & brunch stop in Halifax, with the best social vibes around. The staff are friendly & welcoming & the selection of coffees, teas & breakfast/brunch offerings is extensive, with veggies & vegans amply catered for. The sheer...

Visited here because of Trip Advisor! Tea and coffe excellent and cakes really nice. Nothing showy here just good basic well laid out high quality food and drink. Plenty to buy also and best of all the staff were ace and friendly. The greeting and...

Fantastic coffee and pastry, staff very friendly and welcoming. Amazing use of space a real feel good space. Will definitely call again.

This place was recommended by a friend… it’s very friendly and serves great coffee and food… It’s become a regular place to visit when I’m in town

Great comfortable place to relax. Lovely coffee, friendly and helpful staff. Lucky to have this place.

Excellent coffee. A mix of formal tables and couches makes for a relaxed atmosphere. We will grap lunch next time as lots of happy diners around us.

Myself and my wife visited here, I normally make my coffee at home but as we had an appointment we thought we'd come here first. They use North Star coffee, which was beaut. We ordered a full English breakfast to share as it was still...

I'm visiting Halifax from Australia and often don't drink coffee when I'm in England because I'm often disappointed. The Temperance movement really know what they are doing and produce excellent coffee. The cafe is such a delightful place to sit, comfortable and beautifully decorated with...

Stumbled across it in town, really tastey coffee, great service. Great independent coffee shop, much better than the big franchises.

Found Temperance online when looking for a veggie cafe for lunch on a day trip to Halifax. Really lovely cafe in a great setting. Staff very welcoming and accommodating and the food and drinks (especially oat milk hot chocolate) absolutely superb. Everything was really fresh...

Great independent stylish cafe with lovely coffee and fresh lunches - wonderful venue using original features in a lovely corner of town. We kept going back while in Halifax and will definitely come back next time we’re in Halifax. Thank you.

Saw a picture on Instagram and had to go. Had the vegan hog sandwich which had roasted veg in and a pot of vegan gravy on the side to dip. It was a bit heavy on the mustard so will ask for that to be...

Interesting, to start with. How many places can say that. Halifax abounds with independent places to eat and drink, but sometimes a place stands out. Understated yet overflowing with happy vibes from the people that run this lovely place to relax with a coffee, tea...

Found this cafe by chance when leaving the Halifax Indoor Market. A great selection of coffees and teas, not forgetting some great cakes. A really safe environment to relax during the current Covid restrictions.

Recommend the soup and sandwich deal, any of the cakes and the coffee; they're top quality with interesting and considered flavours. The cafe is a brilliant setting with a nice vibe abd lovely staff. Enjoyed the art exhibition too.

This was our first time visiting The Temperance Movement after following them for a while on Instagram and the reality lived up to the pictures. The food was delicious (grilled cheese sandwich and smashed avocado on toast) coffee was excellent and hot chocolate was the...

I go here regularly & I always have a wonderful experience. The staff are lovely and so friendly, the coffee is great with many different syrup and milk choices and their new brunch menu is beautiful too. Always fresh cakes and cookies in the counter....

We have been to temperance half a dozen times now since it opened, if we are in Halifax during the day this is our go to place. The coffee is excellent and the food has been outstanding every time - looks like the menu changes...

You can’t do better than a visit to this beautiful coffee shop just outside the market hall. Coffee was made to perfection and the sticky toffee and date cake was beautiful. To be fair all the cakes looked beautiful.

I first saw these guys first on my Instagram feed, recommended on there as i like to look at pictures of prefect barristered coffee! Me and my as wife were in Halifax one day and thought, why not try this place as it clearly looks...

Fabulously place that could be straight out of Manhattan: friendly knowledgeable staff will recommend you an amazing range of teas or coffees (and every item of light food the kids tried was delicious, too). We visited with the whole family but anyone would be very...

Oh god, we hate coming here.......just because it makes us realise how rubbish our town is. How we wish we had a place as lovely as this where we live. We found this place after my OH had a TIA and therefore made eating "the...

What a gem in Halifax. Can’t wait to go back to try some cake...they look soooooo good! Popped in for a flat white, looking forward to spending more time enjoying some lush food here.

Called in for a quick cuppa, but was tempted by the food menu. Had the most delicious banana bread with caramel and cream. The slice was huge, too big to be fair, but it was amazing. Will definitely be back.

This place has been open for about 2 months and we first popped in for just a cuppa. The place was empty and the "front of house" guy was hanging around the door in a weird sort of way but the tea/coffee menu was extensive...

We’ve visited three times for brunch now and this place just gets better and better. The food is absolutely superb, some of the best brunch we’ve ever had. I can’t decide which is my favourite, the banana bread or the Breakfast Bagel. My husband had...

We went for lunch. Food is slight more breakfasty but was really good. Avacado and pea smash is really fresh! Defo recommend the chocolates and salted caramel waffles. Also good space for prams downstairs!

There are vegan options a-plenty at this modern veggie café in the centre of Halifax. Prepared in an open kitchen, you can try dishes such as garlic forest mushrooms on rye, hummus superfood bowls and aubergine and romesco bagels. There was one vegan dessert option,...

I met a friend here for a sandwich and coffee. What a lovely place it is. It had a laid-back atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff and tasty food. Fantastic.

Can’t praise this cafe enough. Staff are so lovely, the decor inside is just right. Freshly baked croissants, cakes and bagels are a must. Coffee is delicious- and they even sell lots of different varieties of ground beans. All the food is veggie and vegan...

We called in for coffee and cake yesterday after hearing about this place on social media and being impressed by the decor. We weren’t disappointed. It’s a stylish place with lots of tables and the staff were all lovely and friendly. I’m not usually a...

What a find! This little cafe by the entrance to the Market Hall opens for business at 8.00 am. A warm welcome into a bustling venue where croissants and bagels are being prepared. I ate the very best granola ever, served with fresh fruit. My...

Finally we have somewhere in town where you can get a flat white, and it's not just a miniature latte! Nice flavoursome coffee as well, unlike the stuff we currently have in Halifax. You must try the baked goods if you visit, especially the raspberry...