Art Cafe

My husband and I stopped here for a late lunch yesterday. Very impressive building and atmosphere. Food was absolutely delicious and it was clear that very high quality, fresh ingredients were used. Unfortunately, we were left standing at the til for a few mins while the waitress and barista chatted (no other customers around) to the point where we almost felt we were invisible! Once she noticed we were standing right in front of her, the service was great! :-)

What a wonderful little place! A very relaxed little coffee shop, with a small but very appetising menu of light lunches and breakfasts. The coffee is simply superb, high grade artisan roasts with a wide selection of beans. We had a fantastic hummus and pita platter, cakes and drinks. We were delighted that we stopped. The staff were both really very nice, first-class customer service, knowledgeable and easy going. I wish I lived nearby as this would be my go-to coffee spot!

This is worth a visit even though it is a bit off the beaten track. Very nice venue and the food is good. Service is good, as well. The furniture was a bit beaten up and some of the chairs are unusable. We had to swap some of them around and use some of the cushions that are lying around. The food and the beer were good, but the "tart" was a quiche without pastry, which was odd. The Malaysian curry was very good. Definitely worth a visit.

Another visit to this cafe. Very good coffee & you can even buy freshly ground bags of it. They have a breakfast & lunch menu - breakfast until 11.30 & lunch until 14.30. Selection of cakes available including a dairy free & gluten free option. The menu also caters for special diets. Parking is immediately opposite & free. Pleasant outside seating available but no shade. Dog friendly. There is a little shop selling vintage items & jewellery at the front of the cafe too. Toilet available in a separate building. There is also a nature walk beyond the cafe and another shop selling items similar to what you would find in a National Trust / Wildlife Trust shop.

Great place depending on time of visit. I would love to give this place 5 stars, but on times I've had service that borders on 2 stars. If you go midweek and it's quiet then the service is great. If you go in holiday season or a busy lunch time then there isn't enough staff or leadership to keep the place ticking over. I know the quirkiness is part of the charm, but when the place runs out of cups/glasses and tables are full of dirty cups and glasses (and flies in the summer) then something is going wrong. I'd say 7 times out of 10 the service is great, the vegetarian menu, cake choices and local coffees are great.