Scarthin Books - Carta

Perfect bookshop in every way! Amazing stock, carefully organised, a great cafe and space to sit and chill with a book! Must visit!!

Best bookshop, best cafe! Everybody is lovely and you won't want to leave! The loveliest environment where you feel very comfortable and welcome. Delicious food. Soup was amazing as were the cheese scones. Coming back soon!

I had a great lunch here today. Delicious roasted cauliflower, coconut and lentil Dahl soup and a cheese scone. I can also say it was the most delicious latté I've had in a very long time. Amazing food in a lovely, quirky atmosphere. Thank you Ver carta

This is a bookshop that you could spend hours in just trying to find a specific book. It literally has books from floor to ceiling and anywhere a shelf or book could be balanced! There is a small cafe which you happen upon when walking through the shelving.

Tried this cafe for the first time. Has a certain charm being quirky. Hubbie had ploughmans which was basically one type of cheese a chunk of bread . Quite expensive simple to make. I had a homity pie which was nicer but we won't be returning. Quite disappointing !

This is a bookshop, and one which would reward a browse. It is an Aladdins cave of old (and new). But we visited for the cafe: there is a small amount of outdoor seating. It is small but quirky and charming. The menu is not very big, but adequate. The presence of a cafe is poorly signed outside: it is there but we almost didnt see it Ver carta

Forget Amazon ! Forget Waterstones! This is the way to buy books, exploring nooks and crannies of shelf after shelf of titles, old and new. It's a browser's paradise with a particularly strong history and children's section. Not for the infirm, though the steps can be a little tricky and the passages are narrow so I expect the experience can be tempered during busy times. I was particularly pleased to find 2 second hand Lesley Glaister titles in hardback, signed by the author, for £7 each.

I have been to Scarthin Books before but this was my first time in the cafe. So delighted by the range of GF cakes I have never had so much choice! The lemon and almond cake I chose was very tasty and so filling I didn't need lunch. My pot of camomile tea was excellent too. My companion had a French press with Colombian coffee called something like Five Clouds, he said it was a bit harsh for his taste but he drank it all. He asked for a double sized portion of hot milk on the side and that seemed to be no trouble. The person who served us was kind, efficient, and smiley. I was sorry we weren't there for lunch because the menu looked really good. And the bookshop is superb!

Scarthin Bookshop in Cromford, my home village, is something of a renowned local institution. It’s quant, quirky, quintessentially British and – in this age of online shopping – deservedly successful and well worth a visit. Don’t be fooled by the apparent higgledy-piggledy appearance of the interior – they know what they’re up to. Anyway, enough about the bookshop, let’s talk café. First thing to note is that there’s no meat. It’s a vegetarian cafe. It probably has vegan fare too, but being a confirmed carnivore, I’ve never investigated such esoteric cuisine. As I’m a local, I’ve visited many times. The food has always been good and the service generally, but not always, likewise. They seem... Ver carta