The Angelfish
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About The Angelfish
The Angelfish is a family-owned breakfast restaurant and café at the Canal Visitor Centre in Bath, set beside the canal near the Dundas Aqueduct and a narrowboat marina. The D5 bus runs out from Bath, and the aqueduct is a short walk away. Breakfasts come with vegetarian and vegan choices, and the kitchen also makes dairy-free and gluten-free dishes. Lunch brings salads, sandwiches, pies, homemade sausage rolls and pasties, along with specials and tomato and basil soup. The cake selection is homemade and includes coffee and walnut cake and sticky date cake. Ice creams and a range of hot and cold drinks round out the menu. Inside, seating is spread over two levels. Tea is served in a teapot.
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What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention homemade cakes, sausage rolls, vegan breakfast and canalside outdoor seating.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention homemade cakes, sausage rolls, vegan breakfast and canalside outdoor seating.
Customer Review Summary
Homemade cakes draw the most praise at this canalside cafe, with reviewers naming coffee and walnut, chocolate fudge, custard slice and an unusual sticky date cake. Close behind are the sausage rolls and pies, one reviewer calling theirs the best sausage roll of their life, another noting real chunks of chicken and extra gravy. Breakfasts, including a huge vegan one and a small one that still came out big, also earn mentions, along with salads such as chicken and bacon or goats cheese with beetroot, and a tomato and basil soup. Tea arrives in a teapot, and staff are repeatedly called friendly. Reviewers like the indoor and outdoor seating by the water. The recurring drawbacks are practical: one says the food took a while to arrive, another describes a busy breakfast run by one server, and a couple of reviewers mention having to pay for parking. One calls the food expensive but good quality. Several walk the canal afterward, and one stopped twice during a narrowboat holiday.
Customer Review Summary
Homemade cakes draw the most praise at this canalside cafe, with reviewers naming coffee and walnut, chocolate fudge, custard slice and an unusual sticky date cake. Close behind are the sausage rolls and pies, one reviewer calling theirs the best sausage roll of their life, another noting real chunks of chicken and extra gravy. Breakfasts, including a huge vegan one and a small one that still came out big, also earn mentions, along with salads such as chicken and bacon or goats cheese with beetroot, and a tomato and basil soup. Tea arrives in a teapot, and staff are repeatedly called friendly. Reviewers like the indoor and outdoor seating by the water. The recurring drawbacks are practical: one says the food took a while to arrive, another describes a busy breakfast run by one server, and a couple of reviewers mention having to pay for parking. One calls the food expensive but good quality. Several walk the canal afterward, and one stopped twice during a narrowboat holiday.
Featured reviews
- Robelyn Nevins
“The staff was friendly and the service was great, the food is amazing and was a beautiful walk around the canal”
- J B
“An amazing choice and thankfully you didn’t have to chips with everything as is so often the case now. We both had a different salad - chicken & bacon and Goats cheese with beetroot, so tasty and a lovely mix of traditional salads ingredients and the chosen main ingredient also nicely presented. Great choice of savoury snacks and cakes. Can’t think of much they don’t do. Took a while for the food to be served hence the 4 stars. We will be back.”
- Joanne Twiner
“Decided to stop here for breakfast after staying in Bath. Got here just after 10 am and already getting busy. Had small breakfast - still big and a pot of tea. The cakes looked yummy but too full up. Friendly staff with a lovely setting and clean loos! Had to pay for parking £2.30 for 2 hours. Would thoroughly recommend.”
- Archie Bushell
“The Angelfish Cafe is in a lovely location, with nice staff and AMAZING food. I had the best sausage roll of my life here.”
- Scott Lewis
“Nothing to fault, a fabulous cafe by the canal. Lovely feel to it. Food was amazing and the cakes were very tasty.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“The Angelfish is a family owned restauramt / cafe situated in an historic setting next to the Somerset oal Canal. We are just outside Bath, with ample parking ( Pay & Display ), a short walk to the Dundas aqueduct with east access next to the A36 by car or by bus ( D5 ) out from Bath. We offer a huge range of homemade food hot * cold, cakes, ice creams, hot & cold drinks and more. We also have3 many Vegan, vegetarian, dairy free & gluten free options. Open everyday”
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
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- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Location
Restaurants near The Angelfish
- Lime Tree3.62271.6 mi
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- Castle Farm, Midford4.85361.7 mi£20–30Outdoor seatingVegan optionsVegetarian options
sunday sharing roast, vegetarian roast, malaysian brunch
- Thaikhun4.41,8512.4 mi£20–30Good for kidsReservations
pad thai, tom yum soup, basil fried rice with chicken
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Angelfish | 4.31,031 | — | — | homemade cakes, sausage rolls, vegan breakfast |
| Lime Tree | 3.6227 | 1.6 mi | — | overpriced pizza, pesto pasta, full English breakfast |
| Castle Farm, MidfordOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.8536 | 1.7 mi | £20–30 | sunday sharing roast, vegetarian roast, malaysian brunch |
| ThaikhunGood for kids · Reservations | 4.41,851 | 2.4 mi | £20–30 | pad thai, tom yum soup, basil fried rice with chicken |
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