The Idle Bakery & Cafe

“Food was amazing but it's expensive & service was excruciatingly slow.”

Kathryn Akroyd★★★★★

Visited Idle Bakery & Café for the first time today and what a lovely little find it was! The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming from the moment I walked in, creating a warm atmosphere that made me feel right at home. The bakery was full of tempting treats, all beautifully presented, and the café had a lovely community feel to it. It's clear that a lot of care goes into both the products and the customer service. It's always nice to discover local businesses that genuinely value their customers. I'll definitely be returning and would happily recommend a visit to anyone in the area

J C★★

Called here first thing this Saturday morning expecting good things after somebody's recent YouTube video. Cold water with lemon was brought to the table immediately which was a nice touch. Cappuccino and Americano followed and was ok. Upon ordering the breakfast they said that they couldn't swap items but could takeaway and add items....not sure of the difference or how that works. The table was sticky and badly designed as the gaps were full of old food. The omelette was average at best. The English breakfast had strange tepid sausages that were heavily processed and flavourless, the fried e

Beth Bradley★★★★★

Lovely food and service! Really good quality meal and delicious Mocha!

Evelyn Armitage★

Came here on a Tuesday lunchtime a couple of months ago (not when it was closed as the ignorant reply suggests). It was only 1 other table in before we arrived. One young girl was working she was nice in herself but not overly helpful or welcoming we had a 1 year old with us too. It took 40 minutes for our food (a panini and a jacket potato) to arrive there was no advisory of this when we ordered and after 20 mins of being sat in a high chair my toddler was getting aggy. She would disappear for long periods of time. No apology of delay when food arrived. Food was mediocre at best. Paid extra f