Café Riverside
305 Reviews
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About the Business
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+447542188541
Frogge St, Ickleton, Saffron Walden CB10 1SH
Hours
Features
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Dine-in
- Takeaway
- Coffee
- Breakfast
- Dessert
- Seating
- Toilets
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Good for kids
- Lunch
- Casual
- Great tea selection
- Brunch
- Outdoor seating
- Parking
- Free parking lot
Recommended Reviews
Maria Schofield
26.02.2024
Café Riverside
Please pop to riverside and try out the local cafe in the grounds. We’ve visited over many years and decided to make the visit more regular to support local businesses . The grounds are beautifully maintained with a lake and alfresco dining areas. Such a treat to be able to walk there from the neighbouring village where I live. The cafe offers efficient service with choices of all day breakfasts, sandwiches, salads , vegetarian options etc.The big draw for me is the coffee. A good quality bean to cup machine where the cappuccino is just perfect . I believe the couple who run the business have been there for a few years, they deserve to do well as they work so hard .
Memento Mori
23.02.2024
Café Riverside
This is a hidden gem!It is rare to find a family owned business like this these days. The hospitality is lovely, the cafe is cute and by a beautiful pond where you can sit and eat your food under a willow tree. Don't come here expecting the same kind of gentrified cafes you get in Cambridge and other cities, but a happy and kind atmosphere in a relaxing natural environment.Prices are good (cheaper than supermarket cafes) along with brilliant portion sizes and food quality.Could hear the owners laughing along with customers inside and the whole experience was a far throw from what you get in most cafes. We plan to return at least once a month.Lastly, I am ridiculously picky when it comes to carrot cake so was amazed to taste one of the best I've had at this cafe, and it was gluten free! I don't even need gluten free
Gillian Heath
20.02.2024
Café Riverside
This is a great little cafe, we have been coming for years and have never been disappointed. Friendly and speedy service - chef always remembers our order. Loads of choices for generous set breakfasts and you can also design your own - excellent coffee and tea too. Cash only, well worth a visit and a lovely outside space when weather is good.
Julie Meredith
19.02.2024
Café Riverside
A beautiful setting where the new owner is working hard to make a go to location. We have been to the cafe before and know it is a greasey spoon, where the team throw the food at you to ENJOY! Much due to the team’s cultural background.. however today was beyond a joke. Firstly ordered a hot chocolate 90% foam. When I asked for a little more milk got told it is the foam! They did fill but then so high it was an explosion of foam over the saucer. Ordered food, a full breakfast and beans on toast, didn’t mind waiting for it. My partners arrived about half an hour later, after five minutes of waiting for mine said start, he had finished and mine still had not arrived. I went in and said when I ordered my partners I also ordered mine, he has now finished. How dare I ask where my food was, go back sit down and be quiet, there is funny rude and there is downright rude, this was the latter. Then my beans on toast arrived, asked for ketchup, still waiting. The beans are the cheapest tasteless I have ever experienced, the toast was warmed up bread, I ate a mouthful. I really did not mind paying £6.50 for beans in toast, but I do expect it at the same time as my partners meal, for the beans to have flavour and the toast to be toasted. Would quite like it not thrown at me. That potion cost less than 10p, one hell of a mark up. I am hoping the new Riverside Barns includes a choice of eateries so if you don’t want to be served by a brusque team member and get quality food at a reasonable price you can.
Simon H
10.02.2024
Café Riverside
We were travelling North on the M11 on our way to Blackpool and didn't want to stop at a motorway services. I found this listed on Google maps as it was a short detour from the M11 and looked good. We were not disappointed.Really friendly owners, charming little cafe in amongst a group of independent traders grouping together to offer something different. Food was great and well priced.It's in my favourite places on maps.Recommended
J-P Ellie Delport
27.01.2024
Café Riverside
Very friendly family run cafe. Enjoyed the bacon cheese burger and chips. The bacon was thick, and salad fresh. Ask for the baclava, it is authentic and superb.
Groot 1407
20.01.2024
Café Riverside
Found this hidden gem today. Very friendly staff who happily amended parts of our breakfast to suit all. High-quality ingredients with possibly the best bacon I have ever tasted. The coffee is incredible, perfect way to start the day. Prices are very reasonable considering the high quality of the food and how well it was cooked. Highly recommended.Note: Take cash with you to avoid a trip out to the nearest cashpoint.
Worthing Steel Band
22.12.2023
Café Riverside
Wonderful place to stop just as M11 turns into A11, cafe does an amazing breakfast, great, quick service in a beautiful location. Dog welcomed. Walk around small lake with play things for young children. Brilliant.
Carl Harvey
21.12.2023
Café Riverside
I eat here with my kids and my dog almost every Sunday morning. The staff are lovely, the food great (the Baklava is amazing) and the location is fabulous. During the summer months you can be lucky and see vintage aircraft flying overhead as it’s only a stones throw from Duxford Air Museum. I have often said that if I had lots of money I would build the owners a new building because they work so hard and deserve more. We love coming here.
damoclesmog1021
20.12.2023
Café Riverside
Great views lovely location but terrible breakfast so disappointing. Olympic breakfast was £15 and once you get toast and coffee with that looking at £20 per breakfast!! Considering the standard of ingredients and cooking completely unacceptable.Eggs had been annihilated in pan, if you can't fry an egg and run a cafe you're in deep trouble...Sausages were cheapest sausages money could buy and had been deep fried until all skin had come off and the remaining meat was almost black.Mushrooms and bacon reheated.Paid extra for bread and butter which was laughable, two slices of value bread probably defrosted in microwave.I don't understand how cafes like this can do such terrible job... if you don't care then don't bother
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Frogge St, Ickleton, Saffron Walden CB10 1SH
Café Riverside