Bridges Espresso Bar Reviews Summary

Family and Child Friendliness

Pros:

• "The place is very family friendly oriented which is wonderful when you have to entertain the children in the holidays."
• "We had the pleasure of attending Bridges Restaurant for their Halloween afternoon tea during the half-term week, and it was an absolute delight."
• "Came here today to give my two small ones a treat, as one of them in particular could do with a pick me up... they squeezed us in, and managed to do the same for some other walk-ins."

Cons:

• No significant cons related to family and child-friendliness were found in the reviews.

Service Quality

Pros:

• "The service is always friendly, professional and caring and done with the utmost skill."
• "We decided to return for a bottomless brunch this weekend, and again the service was incredible."
• "Alice was very apologetic and she immediately offered to change the order. My wife declined as she didn't want to make a fuss."

Cons:

• "The issue started when a waitress kept staring at me for no reason, which was annoying."
• "Sadly, I was rather underwhelmed by our experience here... Only 1 member of staff serving the floor, with 2 making coffee."
• "I’m very understanding as I myself work in the hospitality industry, however our waitress, Anna, was quite unfriendly and unhelpful throughout."

Food and Drink Quality

Pros:

• "For an Espresso Bar it serves a good selection of food and 'possibly the best Beef Burger in Bedford'."
• "The Croque Monsieur and Reuben sandwiches were simply top-notch."
• "The breakfast was delicious, locally sourced, quality meat and eggs poached perfectly."

Cons:

• "Very lackluster Sunday breakfast, tasteless Breakfast Hash that was £13.95 for what was effectively dry potato, rubbery overcooked eggs and tasteless diced bacon."
• "My husbands pastry was brought quickly, but my poached eggs on toast took just over 30 minutes. It arrived on the wrong bread."
• "The food was generally good, although we did feel some of the menu was expensive for what was served."

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is really peaceful, the way the cafe is arranged is very satisfying and the general decor is eye pleasing to the utmost degree."
• "For a relaxed and friendly atmosphere then Bridges is right up your street."
• "Nice surroundings, drinks were good, however took over 15 minutes to arrive."

Cons:

• "Nice surroundings, drinks were good, however took over 15 minutes to arrive."
• "The only downside was the member of staff who greeted us, she didn't seem interested at all."
• "Lovely place, have been a few times now and it never fails to disappoint, from breakfast to cocktails and amazing cakes, this place does it all."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "What truly stood out for us was the excellent value for money."
• "The breakfast was delicious, locally sourced, quality meat and eggs poached perfectly."
• "Excellent food, pleasant staff, lovely location and very clean and tidy throughout. A great independent cafe/bistro/bar."

Cons:

• "Very lackluster Sunday breakfast, tasteless Breakfast Hash that was £13.95 for what was effectively dry potato, rubbery overcooked eggs and tasteless diced bacon."
• "The food was generally good, although we did feel some of the menu was expensive for what was served."
• "We looked through the menu and noted that most items seem to be overpriced. A large coffee drink is nearly a pound more than at Crema."