We went in for a late lunch and were very happy with the quality of the food and service. There was a good selection of food on the menu at affordable prices.
Caz Taylor
Food and service always excellent here, it is very busy so booking is probably wise around busier times! It gets noisy when it's busy so conversation can be harder at the middle tables especially!
Lovepeace45
Really enjoyed the soup of the day. We were lucky to have sweet potato coconut and lime. It was really busy and we were a group of 5. Definitely make a reservation!
Z7188AFbillb
We visited this excellent cafe on a very wet afternoon, along with a rather bedraggled dog. The young person who served us could not have been nicer and brought a towel to dry off the dog as well as a dog biscuit ..such great service. The coffee and cakes we enjoyed were first rate. Well done
Angela F
My husband and I went here yesterday my husband ordered a bacon and egg roll he got an egg roll only. The server asked if we wanted any sauce i said tomato my husband asked for brown sauce only got the brown sauce. If the server had written down the order my husband might have got the bacon he asked for . If the music wasn't so loud they might of heard what we said.
Eagle V
Wait staff person didn’t smile, made little eye contact, and generally acted unwelcoming and mostly disinterested in serving me. When ordering, I specifically pointed to the item I wanted and read what was included on it, to avoid confusion over a similar item. I received the item I didn’t want, which included bacon, and I don’t eat meat. I found the wait person and told her I was given the wrong order. The wait person said that I had ordered the one given. When I told her, no, I had ordered the other item and that I had read to her the description for it, she kind of grunted and said okay, and she would get the other one. No apology ever given. When I finally got the correct item, it had just a few berries (menu stated berry compote) and I had to ask for syrup, which the menu states comes with the item. On a previous day I had received friendly and welcoming service at this cafe.
snobaji
I was served the skinniest, smallest slice of Black Forest cake I’ve ever seen. Plus it wasn’t fresh and the cream was stale. It looked like they’d sliced the last piece of an old cake in two so they could sell two slices of it. Very disappointed as we were there to celebrate a birthday. Other pieces of cake were also very insubstantial . Why such stinginess?
Susan Norton-McStay
Great food and service. Very busy. Nice rustic charm.
N5146CL62
Went in looking to eat in for a small lunch with friends. First off all we were barged past whilst entering the front door by a female staff member who did not seem to have any mannerism which we did not appreciate. Later she came back with the same rude mannerism, we were asked if we had a booking to which we responded no, the lady proceeded to let out what could only be described as a huff. She responded as she walked away, shrugged her shoulders and as a passing comment as she walked away said without a booking she can’t seat us. Disappointed in the service we received today as we felt embarrassed as it’s usually a lovely place to eat. Understandable that you need to book but the rude mannerism isn’t something you’d want to see in a work place.
Y4316OJaimeem
I can hands down say that you’ll never have tasted anything as good as the breakfast burrito! Absolutely delicious and packed full of flavour
Really lovely food and setting. Felt entirely comfortable and welcome as a solo. Fantastic service and food.
cramsay9
Was at Cafe 1496 on 10th of December with friends. Staff were friendly, welcoming and attentive. The food was lovely and drinks were good, we didn't have to wait long for either. Only thing I wasn't keen on was having dogs in the cafe but they were not running wild and were all well behaved. Over all a lovely experience. I will be back.
Richard Wildi
Friendly staff. Good atmosphere. Cakes looked great even though just had coffee. If popularity is anything to go by it must be good as the place was almost full!
peters662015
This place has a lovely, relaxed vibe, friendly service, tasty food & great coffees. Eggs benedict & avocado toast (with extras) were just how we hoped they would be.
marblemuffin
We pop in here quite often and usually just have a coffee and cake, but today we both had the eggs Benedict and it was delicious. We also had a coffee which was very tasty as usual and that’s with mine being decaf (for health reasons)… highly recommend.
We went in for a late lunch and were very happy with the quality of the food and service. There was a good selection of food on the menu at affordable prices.
Food and service always excellent here, it is very busy so booking is probably wise around busier times! It gets noisy when it's busy so conversation can be harder at the middle tables especially!
Really enjoyed the soup of the day. We were lucky to have sweet potato coconut and lime. It was really busy and we were a group of 5. Definitely make a reservation!
We visited this excellent cafe on a very wet afternoon, along with a rather bedraggled dog. The young person who served us could not have been nicer and brought a towel to dry off the dog as well as a dog biscuit ..such great service. The coffee and cakes we enjoyed were first rate. Well done
My husband and I went here yesterday my husband ordered a bacon and egg roll he got an egg roll only. The server asked if we wanted any sauce i said tomato my husband asked for brown sauce only got the brown sauce. If the server had written down the order my husband might have got the bacon he asked for . If the music wasn't so loud they might of heard what we said.
Wait staff person didn’t smile, made little eye contact, and generally acted unwelcoming and mostly disinterested in serving me. When ordering, I specifically pointed to the item I wanted and read what was included on it, to avoid confusion over a similar item. I received the item I didn’t want, which included bacon, and I don’t eat meat. I found the wait person and told her I was given the wrong order. The wait person said that I had ordered the one given. When I told her, no, I had ordered the other item and that I had read to her the description for it, she kind of grunted and said okay, and she would get the other one. No apology ever given. When I finally got the correct item, it had just a few berries (menu stated berry compote) and I had to ask for syrup, which the menu states comes with the item. On a previous day I had received friendly and welcoming service at this cafe.
I was served the skinniest, smallest slice of Black Forest cake I’ve ever seen. Plus it wasn’t fresh and the cream was stale. It looked like they’d sliced the last piece of an old cake in two so they could sell two slices of it. Very disappointed as we were there to celebrate a birthday. Other pieces of cake were also very insubstantial . Why such stinginess?
Great food and service. Very busy. Nice rustic charm.
Went in looking to eat in for a small lunch with friends. First off all we were barged past whilst entering the front door by a female staff member who did not seem to have any mannerism which we did not appreciate. Later she came back with the same rude mannerism, we were asked if we had a booking to which we responded no, the lady proceeded to let out what could only be described as a huff. She responded as she walked away, shrugged her shoulders and as a passing comment as she walked away said without a booking she can’t seat us. Disappointed in the service we received today as we felt embarrassed as it’s usually a lovely place to eat. Understandable that you need to book but the rude mannerism isn’t something you’d want to see in a work place.
I can hands down say that you’ll never have tasted anything as good as the breakfast burrito! Absolutely delicious and packed full of flavour
Restaurantji Recommends
Really lovely food and setting. Felt entirely comfortable and welcome as a solo. Fantastic service and food.
Was at Cafe 1496 on 10th of December with friends. Staff were friendly, welcoming and attentive. The food was lovely and drinks were good, we didn't have to wait long for either. Only thing I wasn't keen on was having dogs in the cafe but they were not running wild and were all well behaved. Over all a lovely experience. I will be back.
Friendly staff. Good atmosphere. Cakes looked great even though just had coffee. If popularity is anything to go by it must be good as the place was almost full!
This place has a lovely, relaxed vibe, friendly service, tasty food & great coffees. Eggs benedict & avocado toast (with extras) were just how we hoped they would be.
We pop in here quite often and usually just have a coffee and cake, but today we both had the eggs Benedict and it was delicious. We also had a coffee which was very tasty as usual and that’s with mine being decaf (for health reasons)… highly recommend.