Laynes Espresso Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "A small and friendly place with attentive staff who provide quick and friendly service."
• "Service was really good. Guy at the front on Sat 31st was really polite and down to earth."
• "Served by friendly and enthusiastic staff."
• "The staff are always friendly, polite and will always help out with any food product enquiries."
• "Staff were friendly and knowledgeable."
• "Service is pretty good."
• "The staff offered to keep it behind the counter so that I wouldn't have to carry it downstairs to my table."

Cons:

• "I sat there for 20 minutes and the waiter didn't acknowledge me."
• "No one checked up on my table so had to go to the bar and order additional items."
• "We arrived at 2:27 for a 2:30 reservation and told we were early, asked to wait inside and told that we needed to wait outside in the rain."
• "Never ever ever been so disrespected by the staff of a coffee shop."
• "The biggest let down for me has been the service; not very prompt or attentive."
• "Service was a little slow and some (but not all the staff) were a bit nonchalant, as if we weren't really their concern."
• "Unhelpful staff seated us in a tiny area which was difficult to get in and out of."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "One of the best breakfasts I've had - full stop! Delicious scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, avo with a bit of sumac and salsa Verde with a side of sourdough toast."
• "Highly recommend the smashed peas breakfast, and the almond croissants."
• "Probably the best brunch I've had in a coffee shop."
• "The ham hock and black pudding was great."
• "The chorizo was juicy, with a nice mix of flavours."
• "Always amazing value for money, quality of the food is fresh and the dishes are well thought out."
• "The food is very very good and I usually go for the sourdough toast which is fresh from Leeds bread coop."

Cons:

• "£40+ for two breakfasts and two drinks, didn’t touch my food as it wasn’t a traditional English breakfast."
• "The food was tasty, overpriced for what it was."
• "The coffee was ok, but the croissant wasn’t the best. In fact it was really sickly."
• "Pretty mid tier vegan breakfast, had potential but generally lacking flavour and seasoning especially for the hefty price tag."
• "The scrambled egg was okay, the pancakes, sausage and syrup was very dry and bland not even the syrup saved the dryness."
• "Heavily disappointed with the breakfast muffin I had in particular. Completely dry."
• "Such a shame... ordered the Turkish eggs on flat bread and it was the size of a dairley triangle no joke."

Coffee Quality

Pros:

• "Possibly the best espresso in Leeds."
• "The coffee is some of the best in Leeds."
• "One of the best coffee spots in Leeds. Situated directly outside the station."
• "Easily the best coffee in Leeds."
• "Great coffee. In fact the best coffee I've had for a long time."
• "The Coffee hit the spot too, fragrant as you'd hope :)"
• "The coffee was really nice too."

Cons:

• "I'm not a fan of their cappuccino."
• "The coffee was ok."
• "The cappuccino had a very strong 'milky' flavour which I really disliked."
• "It's really average coffee."
• "Coffee was burnt and flavourless."
• "Espresso a bit on the bitter side, probably underextracted."
• "Only drawback was the espresso which was sour and could definitely be improved."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Great for a relaxing breakfast watching the world go by or for a chatty catch-up."
• "Good atmosphere, friendly staff, what more do you need."
• "The aesthetic was jolly yellow, urban chic meets mid-century modern."
• "An out-of-the-way-but-not-really pleasant and quaint spot to get amazing breakfast located right outside the Leeds train station."
• "A cracking little coffee shop hidden on a side street close to Leeds station."
• "Quite lovely little place. Clean, polite service etc."
• "Nice atmosphere but can often be difficult to find a table."

Cons:

• "From opening the door, you know It's not user friendly for people with mobility issues."
• "First time visiting and found it a little hectic and noisy for a breakfast setting."
• "The shop itself has a very outdated look."
• "Small space. Small portions. Simple seating. Open kitchen. Could do with more ventilation."
• "The downstairs area was quite cold and a little unkempt."
• "Environment was cold."
• "The downstairs seating area had a bit of a toilety smell!"