Bay Leaves Larder

Went for breakfast with a friend. Looks lovely, lots of lovely food on offer, pretty busy as well for a midweek morning. We ordered at the tills, the food was very nice, the service though?! What happened? It seemed that they didn’t really want us there tbh, couldn’t have hurt to smile, surely. I honestly don’t know if I would go again or recommend it. I would for the food and general look/feel of the place but not if the staff act like they don’t want us there. Also they do cover intolerances well although they charged 40p for different types of milk (except soya). My friend had oat milk and was given a tiny amount so asked for more and was given the carton. Also, I had a bottled drink from the fridge and wasn’t offered a glass, although some were stacked nearby so I just took one. It felt like the sort of place they would offer better service usually (also with the kind of cost where you expect better service).

On a school morning, this place is basically the cafe from Motherland. Dogs allowed inside and there are a few tables outside where you can drink coffee and watch cars.

Friendly local cafe with loads of food and drink options to eat in or take away. We only had sweet things the cinnamon buns were great, especially the custard type one. Lots of vegan cakes as well. The coffee was tasty too. Super helpful and friendly staff.

A really lovely coffee shop, cafe and larder. They sell all manner of sweets and treats, cakes and bakes. There’s also a coffee shop and cafe with comfy seating. We stopped by today for coffee and cake the cinnamon bun with pistachio was really good and they have great vegan options too. Friendly helpful staff and the savoury options soup, jacket potatoes and so on looked delicious. Very nice!

Good food and coffee but you expect that from an independent like this. Unfortunately you also expect good service because places like this live or die by their service, encouraging locals to come back again and again. The woman who served us was curt and unfriendly and seemed like we were really ruining her day by being there. We were giving this place a second chance as they were unfriendly last time too, but people can have off days. We won't be giving them a third chance, and it's a shame because we're very local.