Fantastic little place to go for lunch. I went with 8 friends and we all had a brilliant time - the food was tremendous at a brilliant price.
Dan
Lovely service, food and place, would recommend for a nice breakfast or brunch. Will certainly be back again.
P Illingworth
What gem of a place.
Tricia Tye
I held my birthday party in James's Bistro and I highly recommend James and staff and the venue. They produced a lovely finger buffet at a very reasonable price and their service was brilliant. We were able to bring in a dj and have live music as sound system available - and space to dance. Its such a lovely cafe too - I will definitely be visiting again ?
Yan Couper-Harris
We visited here because of all of the positive reviews online but sadly didn't have a great experience. The place was busy which I appreciate can delay things, but our food was nearly an hour wait. When it arrived, the food was nice.The service wasn't great. No one came to check on us during the hour wait (to offer more drinks or something), no apology for the delay and just missing some customer service basics.
Sara Tibbetts
In need of a deep clean. Food OK. Staff a bit slow.
Nick Izzett
Super chilled independent cafe bistro. Food was tasty, we weren't brave enough to try the Flash Burger though, maybe next time!
Sonny Walia
Nice place with poor service. Staff didn't wear gloves when handling food. Holding plates with thumbs in the food. Soup was cold. General quality of food was not great and service very slow. Very
Mia Lewis
From the food,staff,decor to music...the whole place is a Vibe!
leahc443
The food was lovely and I liked the atmosphere but the wait was so long for the food, well over 1 hour for food. We discussed afterward that you would have to chose another place to eat if you didn't have a completely free scheduled afterwards. We did ask for extra hollandaise sauce but it never came and after waiting and holding out to eat, we decided we just had to get going or it would be freezing cold. I actually said to my partner when i asked for it, i dont reckon theyre going to bother getting us that ? and the sauce didn't come. The amount of hollandaise on the eggs benedict was so little and I'm not a fan of it drowning. I know this review sounds negative but the food was nice quality and I would really like to give it a go again maybe just a little change to the openess or attentiveness of staff, as I really felt I was a big bother asking for anything.
Had food delivered a few times now and always impressed. Amazing quality, hope to go with family when chance arrives. Highly recommended
Matthew Brandford
What a hidden Gem! Tucked away behind the hustle and bustle of the Highcross shopping centre is this charming bistro filled with beautiful artwork, soulful music and the aroma of delicious food. My wife is vegetarian and we struggle to find somewhere special to eat that can accommodate both of our needs without a 'token' vegan or vegetarian option. This was most definitely not the case here as the choices were as endless as they were delicious. Staff were friendly and accommodating and the chef even found time to come and ask if we were enjoying our meal. Not just a fantastic meal but a delightful experience. Very highly recommended!Vegetarian options: Wide and varied selection with no compromise on flavour. Chef obviously has a great understanding of world cuisine.
Health Events
Excellent pop-up vegan night at James's by FullaVibes. ?
Chris Mitchell
My second visit, this time had full english breakfast. An attractive independent venue in town centre.
Angela Graham
Visited today with my sister for a late lunch. We really enjoyed it, could have stayed all afternoon. Interesting choice of music, lovely food. My new favourite place!
Fantastic little place to go for lunch. I went with 8 friends and we all had a brilliant time - the food was tremendous at a brilliant price.
Lovely service, food and place, would recommend for a nice breakfast or brunch. Will certainly be back again.
What gem of a place.
I held my birthday party in James's Bistro and I highly recommend James and staff and the venue. They produced a lovely finger buffet at a very reasonable price and their service was brilliant. We were able to bring in a dj and have live music as sound system available - and space to dance. Its such a lovely cafe too - I will definitely be visiting again ?
We visited here because of all of the positive reviews online but sadly didn't have a great experience. The place was busy which I appreciate can delay things, but our food was nearly an hour wait. When it arrived, the food was nice.The service wasn't great. No one came to check on us during the hour wait (to offer more drinks or something), no apology for the delay and just missing some customer service basics.
In need of a deep clean. Food OK. Staff a bit slow.
Super chilled independent cafe bistro. Food was tasty, we weren't brave enough to try the Flash Burger though, maybe next time!
Nice place with poor service. Staff didn't wear gloves when handling food. Holding plates with thumbs in the food. Soup was cold. General quality of food was not great and service very slow. Very
From the food,staff,decor to music...the whole place is a Vibe!
The food was lovely and I liked the atmosphere but the wait was so long for the food, well over 1 hour for food. We discussed afterward that you would have to chose another place to eat if you didn't have a completely free scheduled afterwards. We did ask for extra hollandaise sauce but it never came and after waiting and holding out to eat, we decided we just had to get going or it would be freezing cold. I actually said to my partner when i asked for it, i dont reckon theyre going to bother getting us that ? and the sauce didn't come. The amount of hollandaise on the eggs benedict was so little and I'm not a fan of it drowning. I know this review sounds negative but the food was nice quality and I would really like to give it a go again maybe just a little change to the openess or attentiveness of staff, as I really felt I was a big bother asking for anything.
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Had food delivered a few times now and always impressed. Amazing quality, hope to go with family when chance arrives. Highly recommended
What a hidden Gem! Tucked away behind the hustle and bustle of the Highcross shopping centre is this charming bistro filled with beautiful artwork, soulful music and the aroma of delicious food. My wife is vegetarian and we struggle to find somewhere special to eat that can accommodate both of our needs without a 'token' vegan or vegetarian option. This was most definitely not the case here as the choices were as endless as they were delicious. Staff were friendly and accommodating and the chef even found time to come and ask if we were enjoying our meal. Not just a fantastic meal but a delightful experience. Very highly recommended!Vegetarian options: Wide and varied selection with no compromise on flavour. Chef obviously has a great understanding of world cuisine.
Excellent pop-up vegan night at James's by FullaVibes. ?
My second visit, this time had full english breakfast. An attractive independent venue in town centre.
Visited today with my sister for a late lunch. We really enjoyed it, could have stayed all afternoon. Interesting choice of music, lovely food. My new favourite place!