Fresher's cafe Reviews Summary

Service and Staff Friendliness

Pros:

• "Service was amazing, all staff very happy and pleased to see customers."
• "The staff of the cafe are all friendly and helpful with great customer service."
• "Fresher’s is our favourite place for tea and cake in Ambleside !"
• "Very friendly staff make you feel most welcome just near to the putting green."
• "Excellent service from when I walked in to when I left."
• "Really friendly service and such a lovely, warm environment."
• "The staff could not be more friendly and accommodating."
• "Fantastic service here from the moment the four of us arrived."

Cons:

• "Felt the pressure to order pretty soon after sitting down. I’d describe it as passive aggressive."

Food Quality and Variety

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and greatly priced. We both had a cooked breakfast which arrived quickly and well presented."
• "The qauility is oustanding! They could probably get away with charging 5x more than what they already charge."
• "It cafe may be out of the main town, but is very well worth the walk."
• "The food is very nice and very reasonable for the portion size. Definitely recommend the quiche."
• "The best full English we've had for ages."
• "Everything was spot on here. We came for breakfast and only just got a table!"
• "I had a full English breakfast and it was delicious."
• "Absolutely superb cafe, highly recommended. Full English was great, really good ingredients."

Cons:

• "The food then took 35 minutes to arrive which is quite a long time for a couple of sausage and bacon baps which were lukewarm at best."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "Lovely little cafe on the entrance to Ambleside."
• "The atmosphere of the place was warm and welcoming. With homemade decorations."
• "It really is the friendliest and best cafe in town (as promised on their sign)."
• "Superb cafe on the edge of Ambleside but worth the short walk."
• "Great little cafe serving really nice food."
• "Great little gem of a coffee shop just in the outskirts of the town centre."
• "Very friendly and very popular so get there early."
• "An exceptional little cafe with lovely staff, great food and good coffee."

Cons:

• "It is a very popular and busy place. It doesn’t help the indoor sitting area is small, but plenty of outside."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The qauility is oustanding! They could probably get away with charging 5x more than what they already charge."
• "Food was delicious and greatly priced."
• "Excellent service and exceptional food. The staff could not do enough."
• "Really good value for money and all food cooked fresh."
• "The gentleman that took our order was very kind and polite! The food was delicious and fresh!"
• "All the food and drinks were exquisite and must have been cooked with love."
• "Had tea for two yesterday with fruit scone straight out of the oven, with corning clotted cream and Tiptree jam."
• "Very friendly, knowledgeable staff, lovely food, and plenty of outdoor space."

Cons:

• "Had to ask 3 times for our water and coffee was tiny for the £3.30 price."

Special Accommodations

Pros:

• "They offer gluten free bread for sandwiches so that’s a bonus as not many places too."
• "Selection of drinks was fair and again at a good price. I brought a vanilla milkshake with cream, and it was amazing!"
• "My car broke down and I had to hitch a ride to the nearest civilisation / phone signal, which I’m so lucky was with the folks at fresher’s cafe."
• "The staff were super friendly and couldn't have been more helpful."
• "Great vegetarian and normal breakfast. Good coffee and lovely people."
• "Dog friendly both inside and outside also gave the dog a free biscuit."
• "Well adapted to be covid safe providing a QR code for the virtual menu and all surfaces / cutlery is sanitised."
• "I ordered a custom vegan birthday cake from the Freshers cafe family and I was extremely touched."

Cons:

• "Despite the name there were no grubby student in site!"