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Esquires Coffee Ambleside

Coffee shopAmbleside

3.8 out of 5 stars3.8(1,105 reviews)

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Quick info

+44 15394 32182
14 Market Cross, Ambleside LA22 9BT, United Kingdom
£10–20

About Esquires Coffee Ambleside

Esquires Coffee Ambleside is a coffee shop and cafe at 14 Market Cross in Ambleside, where the breakfast is build-your-own and customers pick the items they want. Sausage and scrambled egg are among the items on offer for that breakfast. Coffee is made bean to cup, and cakes are served alongside it for anyone who wants one with their drink. The shop has no host seating, so guests find a table themselves when they arrive. Dogs are welcome.

Good to know

  • Parking
    Usually difficult to find a space
  • Accessibility
    Wheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating
  • Good for kids
    Good for kids · High chairs · Kids' menu
  • Dietary
    Vegan options · Vegetarian options

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Reviews

3.8/5
1,105 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention bean to cup coffee, build your own breakfast, rubbery scrambled egg and bland sausage.

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523
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244
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104
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103
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131

Customer Review Summary

Reviewers split on breakfast but agree on the coffee, with one calling it well poured bean to cup with a good crema and another comparing it to Australian coffee. Coffee and cakes also get a nod from a repeat visitor. Complaints centre on breakfast: a bland sausage, rubbery scrambled egg, food described as straight from the freezer, slow service and drinks that had to be asked for twice.

Featured reviews

  • Colin Goodwin
    “Terrible service in this place. Went for breakfast. Overpriced for what you got. Food was served quick enough but had to ask twice where our drinks were to which the staff were quite rude. Wouldn't recommend.”
  • Rob Walsh
    “Been here a few times during our stay in Ambleside and coffee and cakes were good. The quality of the ingredients of the breakfast let it down - the sausage was a little bland and the scrambled egg was rubbery. Being able to build your own breakfast seems a great idea, they you end up spending £25 on a breakfast.”
  • Jason Ratcliffe
    “Absolutely terrible service. This is one of those places which opens doors at 08:00, but only really starts “serving “ people at 09:00.. we stopped by at 08:15, told to find a table and them promptly ignored for 15min.. when we stood up to leave the staff just watched us walk out.. not interested.. I guess that’s the benefit of have a place on the high street.. no need to offer any service.. Your time and money would be better spent elsewhere.”
  • Tai Zhang
    “45 minutes. For breakfast. I genuinely don’t know how you can take 45 minutes to serve breakfast, especially when what eventually arrives tastes like it was thrown together as an afterthought. The food was shite, the wait was ridiculous, and by the time it finally arrived I’d completely lost the appetite I came in with. Nothing about the experience justified the wait. If you’re going to charge people £25 for breakfast, may I add, the bare minimum is getting the food out in a reasonable amount of time and making it actually worth eating. This place managed neither. Absolutely wouldn’t come back, and I’d honestly recommend going somewhere else unless you fancy wasting nearly an hour waiting for a mediocre breakfast that sets you back an arm and a leg”
  • Sharon Gowan
    “Best coffee we have had travelling up from London. Like Australian coffee!”

Hours

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Highlights

  • Great coffee
  • Great dessert
  • Great tea selection
  • Popular for breakfast
  • Popular for lunch
  • Popular for solo dining

Amenities

  • Wi-Fi
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Dogs allowed
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
  • Family-friendly
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  • Vegan options
  • Alcohol
  • Cozy
  • Onsite services
  • Beer
  • Coffee
Offerings· 5
  • Free water refills
  • Prepared foods
  • Quick bite
  • Small plates
  • Vegetarian options
Popular for· 2
  • Solo dining
  • Good for working on laptop
Accessibility· 2
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating
Dining options· 5
  • Breakfast
  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Dessert
  • Seating
Atmosphere· 2
  • Casual
  • Trendy
Pet-friendly· 2
  • Dogs allowed inside
  • Dogs allowed outside
Highlights· 2
  • Great dessert
  • Great tea selection
Facilities· 1
  • Restroom
Crowd· 2
  • Groups
  • Tourists
Parking· 1
  • Usually difficult to find a space
Family-friendly· 3
  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu

Location

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