Absolutely shocking experience in a place that was once very good. Gave it the benefit of the doubt after good experiences in the past.Waited an hour on breakfast, there was no unusual requests. There was two tables in the entire cafe with seats taken.The food arrived cold, under cooked and the ingredients are cheep and quite frankly not nice.The staff were standing around doing nothing while one lady in the kitchen struggled to make the basic of things. Heard saying “I am not a machine” while there was 6 people in the cafe.Tables, floor cutlery and glass wear all dirty. A shambles of a place
ELAINE MURPHY
Lovely homely cooking. Friendly
Trish Bradley
We had great evening love the Thursday late opening . ?
Gerry Mcglone
Fantastic food, friendly staff and good value for money ( traybakes are amazing )
Ramona McCloskey
I'm feeling really conflicted about The Yellow Bird. My partner and I stopped by for a breakfast and I wish we've read all the negative reviews first.The first thing we noticed was the interior with mismatched period decor, a bit quirky, it has a great character and potential. However... The premises are very unclean and unkempt. There are cobwebs and dead bugs everywhere. Tables are not being cleaned and when someone finally came to wipe our table, they did it with a stinky old cloth that should have been thrown away weeks ago. Yet we still gave the place a benefit of doubt.We've waited for food for quite some time. When it finally arrived, all cutlery was dirty, not washed properly, covered in bits of food. My cup of tea and jug of milk were the same. I didn't want to complain, so I went to get some new cutlery myself and when I looked into the tray, all of it was the same, not a single knife in the tray was fit for use. All around the trays there was dust and dead flies, just like by the window table. So I had to complain about this to the server and her answer was "we have polished cutlery, we'll bring you those". The question is why is there badly washed cutlery and polished cutlery, why isn't all cutlery and cups in a cafe properly cleaned and polished? They also told us the cutlery was dirty because they accidentally ran out of dishwasher salt and rinse aid, but looking at other reviews, problems with dirty cutlery and the premises being overall dirty have been ongoing for many months now!The food itself was nicely presented, but underwhelming in quality. French toast looked beautiful, but wasn't particularly well made and tasted very eggy. Some bottom pieces even had bits of egg around the edges. A fried egg basically. Veggie breakfast included a weird tasting supermarket pancake that my partner thought had a wee speckle of blue mould starting on the edge. He didn't want to mention anything until we were on our way home because he didn't want confrontation.Overall, I'm confused. The decor is lovely and this café could do wonders, so why is it so dirty and not being taken care of properly? Needless to say, we won't be going back.
Catharine Warnock
Highly recommended The Yellow Bird, great gluten free options and the food is delicious.The staff always meet you with a smile and are very helpful.
Shirley Mccloskey
Grand little spot,myself and sister went in for coffee stayed for lunch,which was lovely,staff were excellent nothing to much bother,enjoyed my lunch reasonably priced.
Laya Little
Great food! I recommend the Chicken Box for those with an insatiable appetite (like myself) it hit the spot! Or if you want something lovely to shareGreat Service! The staff here is friendly and welcoming to passerby’s and locals alikeGreat Ambiance! The atmosphere here is homey and cute & the decor is second to noneOverall if you live here and haven’t been - why wait?If you’re visiting this is a must see and experience.Either way you will be talking about long after leaving!
Keith Harris
Staff very friendly. Good food.
Steven McGuinness
My favourite place in the town. Lovely food, and a great selection of meals, snacks, and treats for people with dietary requirements like coeliac disease. Margaret the owner is wonderful and anytime I've been in the staff have been friendly and helpful too.
1st time in the yellow bird this morning for breakfast food was beautiful. Staff so friendly and helpful. Will definitely be back xx
Fiona Molloy Lepperd
Great ambience. Mismatched furniture gives an aura of shabby-chic, lending the authenticity hidden gem, of a cafeteria found in big city neighborhoods...if you know where to look.The menu choices are vast and beautifully presented. The coffee was excellent. Our server was friendly and professional, and asked if anyone at our table had dietary restrictions (one of us did!).Took one star off because the dining area was very cold, we had to keep our coats on to eat. However many businesses are struggling to stay open in the current economy and I would gladly go back!
Kat F
45 minutes for two toasties!!In on Tuesday 7.3.23 lunch time, 2 other tables in the place dead quiet, still waited 45min for 2 toasties to be made, had to ask the member of staff on the till (dark haired young girl who seemed no more interested in being there) to put it in a takeaway box as only get an hour lunch break from work. Best thing about it was we didn’t order 2 toasties one was supposed to be a Cajun chicken ciabatta but out came 2 x chilli chicken toasties. Also table beside us ordered after us but received their baked potato and chicken box after 10/15min..Staff member on front of house/order taking not very welcoming, and no attention to detail whatsoever. can see why the place was so quiet!Definitely better places to visit in limavady for a nice lunch
Alan Jack
Great service and a decent fry up.Cakes look great too but we didn't partake.
Michael Mullan
Food and service were pleasant, but we had to wait to have table cleared. Cutlery could have been cleaner.
Absolutely shocking experience in a place that was once very good. Gave it the benefit of the doubt after good experiences in the past.Waited an hour on breakfast, there was no unusual requests. There was two tables in the entire cafe with seats taken.The food arrived cold, under cooked and the ingredients are cheep and quite frankly not nice.The staff were standing around doing nothing while one lady in the kitchen struggled to make the basic of things. Heard saying “I am not a machine” while there was 6 people in the cafe.Tables, floor cutlery and glass wear all dirty. A shambles of a place
Lovely homely cooking. Friendly
We had great evening love the Thursday late opening . ?
Fantastic food, friendly staff and good value for money ( traybakes are amazing )
I'm feeling really conflicted about The Yellow Bird. My partner and I stopped by for a breakfast and I wish we've read all the negative reviews first.The first thing we noticed was the interior with mismatched period decor, a bit quirky, it has a great character and potential. However... The premises are very unclean and unkempt. There are cobwebs and dead bugs everywhere. Tables are not being cleaned and when someone finally came to wipe our table, they did it with a stinky old cloth that should have been thrown away weeks ago. Yet we still gave the place a benefit of doubt.We've waited for food for quite some time. When it finally arrived, all cutlery was dirty, not washed properly, covered in bits of food. My cup of tea and jug of milk were the same. I didn't want to complain, so I went to get some new cutlery myself and when I looked into the tray, all of it was the same, not a single knife in the tray was fit for use. All around the trays there was dust and dead flies, just like by the window table. So I had to complain about this to the server and her answer was "we have polished cutlery, we'll bring you those". The question is why is there badly washed cutlery and polished cutlery, why isn't all cutlery and cups in a cafe properly cleaned and polished? They also told us the cutlery was dirty because they accidentally ran out of dishwasher salt and rinse aid, but looking at other reviews, problems with dirty cutlery and the premises being overall dirty have been ongoing for many months now!The food itself was nicely presented, but underwhelming in quality. French toast looked beautiful, but wasn't particularly well made and tasted very eggy. Some bottom pieces even had bits of egg around the edges. A fried egg basically. Veggie breakfast included a weird tasting supermarket pancake that my partner thought had a wee speckle of blue mould starting on the edge. He didn't want to mention anything until we were on our way home because he didn't want confrontation.Overall, I'm confused. The decor is lovely and this café could do wonders, so why is it so dirty and not being taken care of properly? Needless to say, we won't be going back.
Highly recommended The Yellow Bird, great gluten free options and the food is delicious.The staff always meet you with a smile and are very helpful.
Grand little spot,myself and sister went in for coffee stayed for lunch,which was lovely,staff were excellent nothing to much bother,enjoyed my lunch reasonably priced.
Great food! I recommend the Chicken Box for those with an insatiable appetite (like myself) it hit the spot! Or if you want something lovely to shareGreat Service! The staff here is friendly and welcoming to passerby’s and locals alikeGreat Ambiance! The atmosphere here is homey and cute & the decor is second to noneOverall if you live here and haven’t been - why wait?If you’re visiting this is a must see and experience.Either way you will be talking about long after leaving!
Staff very friendly. Good food.
My favourite place in the town. Lovely food, and a great selection of meals, snacks, and treats for people with dietary requirements like coeliac disease. Margaret the owner is wonderful and anytime I've been in the staff have been friendly and helpful too.
Restaurantji Recommends
1st time in the yellow bird this morning for breakfast food was beautiful. Staff so friendly and helpful. Will definitely be back xx
Great ambience. Mismatched furniture gives an aura of shabby-chic, lending the authenticity hidden gem, of a cafeteria found in big city neighborhoods...if you know where to look.The menu choices are vast and beautifully presented. The coffee was excellent. Our server was friendly and professional, and asked if anyone at our table had dietary restrictions (one of us did!).Took one star off because the dining area was very cold, we had to keep our coats on to eat. However many businesses are struggling to stay open in the current economy and I would gladly go back!
45 minutes for two toasties!!In on Tuesday 7.3.23 lunch time, 2 other tables in the place dead quiet, still waited 45min for 2 toasties to be made, had to ask the member of staff on the till (dark haired young girl who seemed no more interested in being there) to put it in a takeaway box as only get an hour lunch break from work. Best thing about it was we didn’t order 2 toasties one was supposed to be a Cajun chicken ciabatta but out came 2 x chilli chicken toasties. Also table beside us ordered after us but received their baked potato and chicken box after 10/15min..Staff member on front of house/order taking not very welcoming, and no attention to detail whatsoever. can see why the place was so quiet!Definitely better places to visit in limavady for a nice lunch
Great service and a decent fry up.Cakes look great too but we didn't partake.
Food and service were pleasant, but we had to wait to have table cleared. Cutlery could have been cleaner.