Cafe Van Gogh Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Environment

Pros:

• "Really interesting environment (in a church; atheists welcome - or at least speaking as one, I was made to feel welcome) and great service."
• "Decor is warm and welcoming as are the staff."
• "The atmosphere was so relaxed, welcoming and friendly."
• "Super nice vibe super friendly staff honestly I can say I have been about 3 times now and doesn't matter which member of staff has assisted me and my friends the customer service has been top notch."
• "The interior design is full of the elements about Van Gogh's impressionism style because the owner is the big fan of Van Gogh."
• "Absolutely beautiful building and great garden."
• "The place itself is absolutely beautiful. And it's attached to a real gothic style church."

Cons:

• "The seating and tables were a little small for me too and you have to share space with the plants at some tables."
• "The place we had were a little chilly because the door to the outside garden was opened too often (passing through to get in/out to the garden)."
• "The portions have shrunk a lot with the latest menu while the prices remained quite high."
• "The table (which I booked weeks in advance for 3 people to celebrate a birthday) was a small 2 seater table squashed against a wall and under a lamp."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are very friendly and attentive, efficient service but not rushed."
• "The staff are very friendly and chatty, love this place!"
• "The staff were relaxed but attentive and very sweet."
• "The service both in the morning and evening were brilliant. Very caring and helpful."
• "The entire staff was super nice and welcoming."
• "The staff were standout and super friendly."
• "The staff were so nice and friendly."

Cons:

• "We had to ask for quite a few basic things - ie salt and pepper, sugar for coffee etc which should have been offered or available automatically."
• "Water never arrived so had to ask again."
• "Little disappointed that the service wasn't perfect, some glasses were a little dirty."
• "Was only disappointed that they ran out of kombucha!"
• "We checked twice that a certain dish was available as a gluten free option before ordering. After the dish was served we checked again to discover they had served it with bread containing gluten!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The cheese board was unreal, and the Korean kebabs were the perfect balance of sweet, spicy, sour and salt, absolutely nailed it."
• "The food is immaculate."
• "Absolutely delicious, all the flavours perfectly combined and so tasty that I want to go back for more very soon!"
• "The food is well presented, delicious, and good value for money."
• "The food is delicious especially the Sunday roast, and the Korean fried Oyster mushrooms on their new menu, wowza!"
• "Everything was delicious, from hot drinks - we had caramel oat hot chocolate and apple and cinnamon drink, to the mains - shakshuka and savoury pancakes, to dessert - butterscotch warm sponge and black forrest cheesecake."
• "The food is very good (special mention - Sticky toffee pudding)"

Cons:

• "Small portions, even for the price."
• "The Achari tofu tikka was only okay to me. Personally I found the chutney rather salty and without much other flavor."
• "The food was good, nice roast dinner - broccoli was slightly under cooked and very hard to cut."
• "Courgette fritters (slightly dry)."
• "The roast dinners were Luke warm and roast potatoes very hard."
• "The burger was delicious too, although the buns were a bit dry and crumbly."
• "The food was absolutely delicious but the portions were so so so tiny."

Community & Social Impact

Pros:

• "Super busy and popular vegan cafe that helps people in the community with learning disabilities to gain employment skills."
• "We came for the Vegan Roast Dinner and stayed for the charm! This place is a shining light with its mindset for sustainability and serving the community."
• "The cafe is a non-profit cafe and also includes staff with a learning disability."
• "They work they do training people with learning difficulties is to be admired and you can feel the community atmosphere there when you dine."
• "Plus the Cafe supports an amazing social cause - on the job training for people with learning disabilities. It's a bonus that feeds your soul."
• "Their investment into their local community and also work programmes for locals with disabilities is commendable and shows how much they actually care."
• "This cafe is at the heart of the community offering opportunity for those with difficulties to gain skills for employment."

Cons:

• "Really greedy and unnecessary of the boss to make decisions like this."
• "Tipping 15% left me feeling cheap and under appreciating staff that was really great."
• "I felt cheap and like I can’t afford to say 'thank you'. Not the nicest feeling in the world."