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About The Courtyard Café
On Lytham Rd in Preston, The Courtyard Café is a cafe and restaurant where customers order at the counter after finding their own table. Dogs are welcome, with a doggy menu, water, and treats on offer for those bringing them along. The room doubles as a small gallery, with artwork displayed around the space and sofas available alongside standard seating. Breakfast, brunch, and lunch run through the day, with cakes and tray bakes on display at the counter. Outdoor seating in the courtyard suits those who want to eat outside, and a step-free entrance allows easy access for visitors with mobility needs, while high chairs are available for families with young children. The café opens Wednesday to Saturday, daytime only, and closes Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sundays. Reservations are recommended. Free parking is available outside, set back off the main road, and the venue can also be booked for events such as buffets.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingOn-site parking · Parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs · Kids' menu
- DietaryVegan options · Vegetarian options
Menu & Prices
14 dishes- Tea
- Full English Breakfast
- Sponge Cake
- Chocolate Fudge Cake
- Cappuccino
- Chicken Panini
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention dog friendly with doggy menu, sausage roll, cakes and tray bakes and dismissive counter service.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention dog friendly with doggy menu, sausage roll, cakes and tray bakes and dismissive counter service.
Customer Review Summary
Dogs and brunch dominate the picture at The Courtyard Café, with reviewers repeatedly highlighting how dog friendly it is, from a doggy menu to water and treats left out for pets. Close behind, the coffee and cakes draw consistent praise, alongside dishes like the sausage roll and a brunch buffet praised at a baby shower for its home made food and desserts. Several also mention the artwork around the room and the courtyard setting as part of the appeal. A recurring complaint centers on the welcome: multiple reviewers describe being told to just find a table with no greeting, and one recounts being "wafted away" by a dismissive staff member, leaving them feeling like it's a place where "your face fits." One reviewer also found a table sticky with crumbs despite spraying. Despite this, most describe returning, with one couple noting they visit regularly for lunch or breakfast with their dog.
Customer Review Summary
Dogs and brunch dominate the picture at The Courtyard Café, with reviewers repeatedly highlighting how dog friendly it is, from a doggy menu to water and treats left out for pets. Close behind, the coffee and cakes draw consistent praise, alongside dishes like the sausage roll and a brunch buffet praised at a baby shower for its home made food and desserts. Several also mention the artwork around the room and the courtyard setting as part of the appeal. A recurring complaint centers on the welcome: multiple reviewers describe being told to just find a table with no greeting, and one recounts being "wafted away" by a dismissive staff member, leaving them feeling like it's a place where "your face fits." One reviewer also found a table sticky with crumbs despite spraying. Despite this, most describe returning, with one couple noting they visit regularly for lunch or breakfast with their dog.
Featured reviews
- Terry Baker
“Finally managed to call in! Set back off the main road, plenty of parking, Quaint place inside, greeted by as we came in, Decided to chill on the sofas, Only had coffees and sausage roll. Cute dog roaming around very friendly. This place is very dog friendly fyi, Coffee came very hot, almost two hot but tasted fine once cooled a bit. The sausage roll was tasty. Next time we visited I’ll try the cakes / tray bakes as these looked delicious.”
- Linda Fraser
“Fabulasssss breakfast today amazing coffee n Hot chocolate... From one Tearoom to another keep doing what your doing will definitely be back ty.... Linda n Gary Scots Pine Tearoom Eddleston Peebles”
- Lijong Wǔ
“Staff were very dissmissive and abrupt with us upon entering. We hadn't been before so didn't know whether to order at the counter, or not. We were wafted away by a particulally rude member of staff. Food was OK. Butter would have been nice with the toast but given their attitude we wanted to eat up and leave asap. Feels like it's one of those "if your face fits" kind-of-places". There's plenty of Cafe life in Lytham and locally, we won't be going again. I think it may be the rude welcome that's put us off.”
- Lauren Emery
“Great little find with free parking outside. Super dog friendly with water and treats available and their own menu! Wonderful brunch and servers very friendly. Kids liked their lunch pack too. Cakes look delicious”
- Alison C
“We thought we’d try somewhere different for lunch today and part of us wishes we’d gone to where we know! We walked in and were just told to find a table and then order at the counter, not the friendliest of greetings. The cafe was empty so not hard to find a table. Unfortunately the table was sticky, apparently from the spray but crumbs? We ordered and the drinks and food arrived quite quickly and was very nice, nothing special but we ate the lot. It is very dog friendly with their own doggy menu so definitely worth a pup date! 🐾”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Closed
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- On-site parking
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
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- Takeaway
- Dine-in
- Family friendly
- Vegan options
- Bar on site
- Casual
- Offerings· 10
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Free water refills
- Healthy options
- Quick bite
- Spirits
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
- Parking· 1
- Parking
- Pet-friendly· 2
- Dogs allowed inside
- Dogs allowed outside
- Service options· 1
- On-site services
- Dining options· 6
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Catering
- Dessert
- Seating
- Popular for· 2
- Solo dining
- Good for working on laptop
- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Planning· 1
- Brunch reservations recommended
- Highlights· 3
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Facilities· 2
- Gender-neutral toilets
- Toilet
- Atmosphere· 1
- Cosy
- Crowd· 3
- Groups
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Transgender safe space
- Family-friendly· 3
- Good for kids
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
Location
Cafes near The Courtyard Café
- Final Whistle Cafe4.65272.8 mi£1–15Outdoor seatingVegetarian options
coffee, ice cream, canal-side location
- Roots Café4.74723.3 mi
homemade pea & ham soup, cakes, full English breakfast
- No 15 Café House4.82403.5 mi£15–30Vegetarian optionsVegan optionsReservations
baby shower catering, graze board, cakes
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Courtyard CaféOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.6204 | — | £1–15 | dog friendly with doggy menu, sausage roll, cakes and tray bakes |
| Final Whistle CafeOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options | 4.6527 | 2.8 mi | £1–15 | coffee, ice cream, canal-side location |
| Roots Café | 4.7472 | 3.3 mi | — | homemade pea & ham soup, cakes, full English breakfast |
| No 15 Café HouseVegetarian options · Vegan options · Reservations | 4.8240 | 3.5 mi | £15–30 | baby shower catering, graze board, cakes |
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