Cakes & Ale
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About
A café accessed via Long Lane or through the Bookcase bookshop, serving homemade sandwiches, salads, savouries, and cakes alongside tea and coffee. The menu includes soup with bread or cheese scones, ciabattas, and vegan options. There is outdoor seating in a garden area, and the space connects to Bookends. Afternoon tea is available, with provisions for dietary requirements. The café has indoor seating ranging from small tables to sofas.
Customer Reviews
Called in here for a spot of lunch, but unfortunately due to staffing issues they were only offering a limited menu. We opted for the soup - one with bread and one with a cheese scone. The soup was very nice and the homemade scone was delicious. The two young men who were taking orders and waiting on were very friendly and pleasant. It is a quirky place, situated behind a huge bookshop and it has a delightful garden area, which will be lovely to use in the summer.
Discover this little oasis down the narrow Long Lane or through the back of the Bookcase bookshop. Cakes and Ale serves wholesome, homemade sandwiches, salads, other savouries, cakes, scones, etc. together with tea, coffee and a small selection of bottled ales. It's all good, but what really sets this place apart is that it's a quiet oasis of calm with an enclosed garden, if weather permits, all looked over by lovely staff. Somewhere to sit with the books you've bought in the bookshop above, or to find sustenance if you're browsing is taking longer than expected!
What a lovely places. I was doing my normally wiubdering a out town getting thinks sorted or done. And was looking for something to eat and remember about this places in the long lane. The staff were lovely and helpful. The food was delicious.
