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About Delve's cafe
On Lakeside Mews in Doncaster, Delve's cafe is a cafe with window seating that looks out over the lake and ponds. The counter serves breakfast alongside a jacket potato with cheese and bacon, a roast dinner with lamb, roast spuds, gravy and Yorkshire puddings, and milkshakes and coffee. It runs as a walk-in spot with no booking, open daily. A step-free entrance welcomes visitors with mobility needs, and high chairs are available for families with young children. Outdoor seating extends the space for those who want to eat outside, and dogs are welcome throughout. The cafe sits near a motorway services area, making it a stop for passing traffic as well as for those settling in by the water.
Good to know
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Free parking lot · Paid parking lot
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · Kids' menu
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast, lake view seating, milkshakes and dog friendly.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast, lake view seating, milkshakes and dog friendly.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is what reviewers return to most, with several calling it delicious or well cooked, alongside coffee, tea and milkshakes. One reviewer notes the coffee arrived hot, and another praises the milkshakes. The lakeside spot gets repeated mention, with diners enjoying a window seat overlooking the lakes and ducks, and walkers stopping in after circling the ponds. Staff are described again and again as friendly and helpful, one even handing a child some lollies, and reviewers call the place clean, with good value for the food. One reviewer was glad to find a dog-friendly cafe, and another says it improved after the refurb. The criticism is specific. One reviewer found the roast lamb closer to mutton, with flavourless veg, though the roast potatoes, gravy and Yorkshire puddings were nice. Another, a regular for weeks, was served a cheese and bacon jacket potato with mozzarella instead of the usual cheddar, says the server claimed it had always been that way, and took a refund.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is what reviewers return to most, with several calling it delicious or well cooked, alongside coffee, tea and milkshakes. One reviewer notes the coffee arrived hot, and another praises the milkshakes. The lakeside spot gets repeated mention, with diners enjoying a window seat overlooking the lakes and ducks, and walkers stopping in after circling the ponds. Staff are described again and again as friendly and helpful, one even handing a child some lollies, and reviewers call the place clean, with good value for the food. One reviewer was glad to find a dog-friendly cafe, and another says it improved after the refurb. The criticism is specific. One reviewer found the roast lamb closer to mutton, with flavourless veg, though the roast potatoes, gravy and Yorkshire puddings were nice. Another, a regular for weeks, was served a cheese and bacon jacket potato with mozzarella instead of the usual cheddar, says the server claimed it had always been that way, and took a refund.
Featured reviews
- inxstiger6
“We went in for the same thing for weeks a jacket potato with cheese and bacon £8.50 loved it and kept us coming back, then one day we had the same to be served with mozzarella cheese and awful when I asked why the sever said we have always done it? A lie it’s always been cheddar and I got a refund I can’t eat mozzarella, if he had said we ran out of cheddar fine but he didn’t and I took my money back, why lie when we had been in sometimes twice a week, you lost 4 customers because of a lie and I will now not go in the park cafe either same food nothing is new !!”
- Barry
“Lovely place and very good quality of food and super good value for money. Staff a super helpful and friendly”
- Geoffrey Marwood
“Food was great and tasty Friendly staff Very clean and tidy Plenty of room”
- Andy Corkhill
“Wonderful wee place. Just 3 minutes from the boring motorway services you have this beautiful Oasis. Cafe is wonderful Staff are lovely. They work hard, quickly, quietly, efficiently Food is great value for money. Very tasty. Lovely presentation. And, a great price too, very good value for money. A real gem of a cafe, we found by accident, but I'll now be a regular every time I pass on the motorway. Thank you for a great meal and experience 👍👍”
- lauren Cooper
“LAKEVIEW CAFE as its now known as, is absolutely amazing, lovely venue. Clean, staff are very attentive. Nothing is too much trouble, even gave my daughter some lollies . Breakfast is delicious 😋”
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
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free of charge street parking
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed inside
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
Show more amenities
- Good for kids
- Casual
- Coffee
- Quick bite
- Dessert
- Solo dining
- Dining options· 5
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Seating
- Family-friendly· 1
- Kids' menu
- Offerings· 1
- Small plates
- Highlights· 1
- Great tea selection
- Parking· 3
- Free parking lot
- Paid parking lot
- Parking
- Pet-friendly· 1
- Dogs allowed outside
- Facilities· 1
- Toilet
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
Location
Cafes near Delve's cafe
- 0.5 miOutdoor seatingVegetarian options
bacon sandwich, themed evening meals, hearty breakfast
- Marine Café4.81670.6 mi£1–15Outdoor seating
full english breakfast, bacon and egg butty, spam and egg
- Kayna’s Deli4.5582.8 mi£10–20Reservations
coffee and cake, breakfast, little or large, sausage sandwich
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delve's cafeOutdoor seating | 4.3152 | — | £1–15 | breakfast, lake view seating, milkshakes |
| Deja Vu Coffee House & BistroOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options | 4.8106 | 0.5 mi | — | bacon sandwich, themed evening meals, hearty breakfast |
| Marine CaféOutdoor seating | 4.8167 | 0.6 mi | £1–15 | full english breakfast, bacon and egg butty, spam and egg |
| Kayna’s DeliReservations | 4.558 | 2.8 mi | £10–20 | coffee and cake, breakfast, little or large, sausage sandwich |
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