Lincoln Cathedral Cafe

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  Brian Carlin

  ·1 month ago

  “While visiting the cathedral with family members, my sister-in-law and I opted to eat inside because it was very windy outside. After a few minutes, a staff member approached and asked for our order. I can only describe her attitude as "frosty." I ordered a club sandwich and coffee. When the sandwich arrived, it consisted of three triangles of dry white bread between which was a dry, tough piece of chicken and and equally tough, overcooked slice of bacon between the top two slices of bread. The lower section of the sandwich contained a miniscule piece of lettuce and a thin slice of tomato. I could not detect any dressing on any of the bread slices. The sandwich was entirely unappetizing, and I left much of it on the plate. While sitting there, I noticed an elderly gentleman in an adjacent table who had ordered the same club sandwich, and saw that he ate only the filling but he too left the dry bread. Such a disappointment in a beautiful, historic setting. I cannot recommend this establishment. There are several excellent eating places in the nearby Bail.”

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  Lesley Perrin

  ·1 month ago

  “Went for lunch whilst visiting the Cathedral area. It was extremely busy but very well organised. We were seated quickly and someone came to take our order. Very nice sandwiches and drinks.”

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  Karen Carlton

  ·1 month ago

  “A beautiful setting. Staff very polite and helpful. A wonderful selection of food. Plenty of access for wheelchairs Only down side is it can get very noisy.”

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  Aaron Bailey

  ·2 months ago

  “Decided to pop into the Lincoln Cathedral Café this afternoon after spending some time in and around the cathedral grounds, the atmosphere was nice despite it being a little loud and the one redeeming factor from our visit was the iced coffees that we had which were very nice. Upon ordering two halloumi wraps, one ham sandwich, one banana and walnut cake, a fruit scone, and three drinks the drinks were brought to our table quite quickly alongside the one banana and walnut cake to be told that our fruit scone was on it's way shortly - after about 30-40 minutes of waiting we still hadn't received any of the remaining food whilst tables sat after us had main meals and desserts served to them before us. As we had a booked appointment we had to ask the servers to the food still yet to be brought to us in takeaway containers to eat on the way to the appointment. In terms of the actual food the halloumi wraps were okay but there was about one piece of halloumi in each of the wraps, the ham sandwich was also okay, but the most disappointing part was the fruit scone...given that it was nearly £5.00 it was incredibly small when you could get a fruit scone 3-4x the size from Pennels Garden Centre for the same if not much lower price! Definitely won't be looking to return anytime soon.”

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  J Young

  ·3 months ago

  “Lovely food and atmosphere can sit inside or out. We had booked a table and had full English breakfast which was amazing. We booked for 9.30am on a weekday so was quiet initially but by the time we left it was very busy. Very popular!”

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  Anna

  ·4 months ago

  “It is a wo derful place to have a drink and a bite as it has the best view of the cathedral. The food was not great though nor the staff service.”

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  Katie Wetherall

  ·11 months ago

  “First time visiting the cathedral cafe. It exceeded expectations! Great service and great food. Had the halloumi burger and beef burgers, food was hot and tasty. Coffee was great and piping hot. Staff were friendly and attentive. Will definitely return.”

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  Lenny & Wendy

  ·1 year ago

  “My friends & I went for lunch & we really enjoyed it. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Good choice on the menu. I opted for the salmon salad, with egg, olives, green beans etc, it was absolutely delicious! Everyone enjoyed their lunch. They are also Dog friendly too.”

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  Neil Winder

  ·1 year ago

  “Beautiful setting by the cathedral. The wraps were fresh, the chips hot and crispy, and the service was excellent—friendly and attentive throughout. Good value for money. Overall a great experience. Highly recommended.”

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  Mal333

  ·1 year ago

  “Ordered coconut milk latte and gingerbread loaf but the loaf was very hard so I returned it. The staff member responded really well and said you have three options. Not something you usually hear when things go wrong. I chose an alternative, lemon drizzle cake and it was soft and delicious. My latter was excellent. Just what I needed for an afternoon treat. The atmosphere inside and outside is lovely. I ate at the front of the cafe outside. There is also a courtyard space that you can eat in and lots of seating indoors. Really beautiful grounds with lots of plants.”

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