Visited this cafe today with 4 friends and was welcomed upon entry. I was satisfied with all good and drinks throughout my 2 hour stay. I was particularly happy with one staff member who's name I didn't catch but he was a young man with ginger hair, he was happy and smiley all the time. He made sure we were happy and enjoying our food and drinks and tidied up the tables when we had finished. Would definitely recommend visiting here.
Great place. Just passing through on a motorcycle tour!! Loved it!! Great food and service.
Very good coffee and delicious food. Enjoyed a roasted veg panini and very yummy chocolate cake today. Great to see the opportunities offered to people with learning difficulties. What a fab cafe. Highly recommended.
Warm and friendly atmosphere, plenty of pram space, lovely play area and great cake ... what more do you need? �
Called today a large group of us lovely staff amazing food and a good selection of cakes
I rang to ask if we could call for lunch in one hour and they said yes to 16 hungry cyclists, the food was very good and they are very welcoming . Highly recommended
Fantastic place first vist today gorgeous good and nice and friendly and warm x
Lovely friendly and quirky cafe serving great food
Food was amazing and I was so full I had to get a takeaway cake for later. Will be back very soon
Fantastic food and great atmosphere. We loved our visit for the first time
Great service, food and coffee. All my friends loved it. Thank you.
Came today with my friend had a panini which was lovely will definately come again
Great place, good food, friendly efficient service and toys for the kids!
Another excellent visit this morning :) yummy food and drink, the kids love the play area. Really friendly service. The only drawback is the lack of space in the back where the toys are, you can barely move once the tables are full. Would some kind of gate be feasible too to divide the two rooms? All I did was chase my toddler back and forth
Great place and amazing people :)
A very BIG thank-you to Debbie and team at O.T.B for a superb "spread" for Toms birthday. Tom, his friends and family all had a fantastic time. Highly recommended as a party venue.
What a lovely community café. The staff and volunteers made us feel very welcome, great coffee and superb service, thank you!
A lovely place with lovely staff and yummy food
Friendly buzz, delicious cake, a sunny table at the front of your cafe- the place to be. Want to come again soon - FAB! Tessa and Khadijah
What a great and child-friendly cafe. We enjoyed our breakfast in the sunshine.
It's a good café. Really good for people and staff
Lovely soup and sandwiches, cosy and full of light inside, great music playing! Relaxing atmosphere, definitely be back.
What a lovely cafe.Friendly and Excellent service, reasonably priced.
Food was delicious! WIll visit again when we come to Ilkley
A real community feel - cheerful, good food and drink, lovely atmosphere.
Freshly cooked food and some delicious cakes.
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What a lovely spot!!! Called one cold Thursday afternoon for coffee and cake whilst visiting Ilkley for the first time. Hadn't seen many cafes ( and I refuse to queue outside and pay inflated prices of a certain other cafe in the area!!) when we spotted this by the car park.
The cafe was lovely and warm. It is really quite big with some of the tables being out in an old, covered arcade. There were even blankets out here for the more colder days. There are tables for two or four then longer tables for larger groups. The tables and floor were spotless, the staff were welcoming.
Our coffee was good and hot and full of flavour and the coffee cake was a proper Yorkshire size!!
There are some vegan options - plus ice cream for dogs! And I saw a lady come for take away.
It wasn't until I started looking at the boards in the arcade that I realised it was a Community type cafe and I started to take more notice. It was wonderful to see the adults working together! What a fabulous place!
So, if it does take a minute or two longer for your food to arrive , don't moan , just think how lovely it is that people with disabilities are being given the opportunity to be trained up for a job! The beautiful young lady that served us couldn't have been more pleasant!! She had a constant smile on her face!! How gorgeous! She looked so proud to be working - and so she should be!
Two words of warning - you do need to pay by card ( not a problem to the vast majority of people ) and, I've been told, they sell out of scones quickly on busy days!!
So, if you give them a visit remember - There is still some good things happening in this world !❤️❤️❤️
Ps we added £1, as a donation , to our bill and they were so genuinely pleased. We won't miss the £1 but it means a lot to them.
A really great cafe. The staff are very friendly and always working hard. Food and coffee are a good and fairly priced for Ilkley. Free wifi available, so an excellent place to work during the day.
A great little cafe with super staff and a nice selection of food. This is very child friendly and one half of the cafe has a little play area. Well worth a visit
What can I say but the warmest welcome, a super cup of tea and the very best coffee and walnut cake we have ever had. Keep up the amazing work. This is a gem in the lovely town of Ilkley.
If you like humanity or if you want to feel better about helping such a great initiative, give it a go.
Only one warning, on busy days certain cakes and scones sell out quickly because they are so good !!
Great place, funny and cheeky staff will warm your heart. Very reasonable prices too.
It's only taken me 4 years to get here. A definite revisit required.
Staff are fabulous and the coffee was good. I was too early for a meal but plan to resolve this soon.
We had a nice lunch there. It feels very inviting and different to the other cafes.
Called in for lunch with my teenage granddaughter. we like to eat in local independent cafes with homemade food.
My granddaughter had a cheese and ham panini.
I had jacket potato with cheese and salad . We shared a scone with butter and homemade preserve. Everything was lovely, and fresh service was good .
If you are in the area, give it a go
Really wonderful little cafe that we found by accident today! The staff were excellent, the ambience is great and the food was delicious!
This is great place. Full of light and coffee. I purchased a most excellent mug.
Lovely cafe. Good cakes, coffee and staff
Friendly atmosphere
Good food,at a reasonable price
Great cafe with lovely cakes and people.
Wanted to find somewhere in Ilkley with my little brother in law and what a beautiful little social enterprise. My pup Rupert was very very looked after by numerous staff. Specifically an extremely helpful young lady called I think Stephanie? (Apologies if I’ve got that wrong). Reading some of the reviews I think shows the problem with our world currently, where a social enterprise, to anyone with any sense would understand a higher cost and longer waiting times with equal opportunities for disabled staff. Some of the best service I’ve had in recent times as someone who travels the country regularly and definitely will be back. Thanks again and please people let’s stop lining the pockets of Starbucks or Coca Cola through Costa and support these schemes.
We visited with our puppy for brunch. We had a issue with food but it was dealt with the manager as I believe in resolving with the venue before reviewing. She was very nice and was resolved. We will eat there again if visiting
Had lovely Eggs royal and vanilla iced coffee and it was delicious. Friendly place, dogs welcome, fresh decoration.
A social enterprise venture in an old picturesque arcade, run to support and train people with learning disabilities in food and drink hospitality. And they do really well with a warm welcome and excellent drinks snacks and small meals
Why not spend your money for a good cause instead of adding to the profits of a multinational?
It's great to see this charity settling into their new much larger space. It's split into various rooms, ours had a small play area for younger kids. The service was prompt and the menu remains simple but with enough choice for a tasty breakfast or lunch. It would be a good venue for a child or adult party with the big long tables they now have.
Delicious food served in a community cafe supporting people with learning difficulties which means a job for them. All home cooked and baked. So far I can vouch for the scones, flapjack, fish finger butty and avocado on toast. Never disappointed. Wheelchair friendly with disabled toilet facilities. Average priced rather than Ilkley prices. Children very welcome in a relaxed setting.
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