Sparrows Nest - Carta

A great spot for breakfast. It was my Friends birthday and we celebrated it with great food and service. We had loaded bagels and a cooked breakfast that was washed down with smoothies , hot chocolate and mermaid lattes. It was very homely and friendly,

visited the Nest for a cream tea. The place is charming, relaxed atmosphere, with very friendly staff who just wanted to please. The cream tea was served, all fresh, with a wide selection of sandwiches, cakes and jams. Had so much had to take half home. Excellent service and value for money. Look forward to going back !

Called in for coffee and cake towards the end of the afternoon. Place was almost empty which should have been a warning sign in hindsight. Charged £14.80 for a black Americano, an oat Cappuccino (which was undrinkable), a dry brownie and a dry scone. Absolute rip off! And the place looks like it could do with a good clean. The two young girls working there were very pleasant though. Ver carta

I should have read the reviews before stopping here I've had the worst ever carrot cake, dry and terribly sugary. While the sweetness is a personal preference, the dryness made me wonder how old it was. My iced latte had a tiny bit of ice in it only so was more of a cold ish latte than anything else. The place itself was messily arranged and unfortunately not comfy at all. My disappointment is even bigger as I was charged over £8 for coffee and cake. Avoid.

Almost immediately on arriving and whilst looking in the display cabinet to see what I 'd like, a very rude man kept shouting can I help jeez man, give me a chance to decide what I 'd like!! Massively overpriced and coffee was tiny. Waiting time is ridiculous whilst young girls, presumably members of staff stood sniggering behind the counter. Such a shame for a small town coffee shop to have such poor custome service. Other reviews appear to concur with this.

I found our lunch to be overpriced and basic especially for the size of the jacket potato and the little toastie received. The smoothies were great and staff were brilliant. We were a little concerned to find out from a staff member that has since left that the owner records everything on the premises including conversations between staff and customers. I understand that CCTV is important to businesses but why the audio? You cannot record conversations between members of the public. This isn't legal and will put staff on edge surely? It puts us off from coming back I'm afraid. Ver carta

I took my neice to this dog friendly cafe where I have eaten before. We ordered two jacket potatoes having seen the diners at a nearby table with theirs. The other tables' food looked delicious. Unfortunately ours wasn't. The accompanying salad, coleslaw and fillings were all great but the potatoes were not. They were very small, and one was cold and the other over microwaved so thatvonly about a half was edible. We mentioned this as we were leaving, not having been checked on whilst eating, and the response was very dismissive. Definitely not what I expected. Having looked at recent reviews it looks like something needs to happen to get this place back up to its previous standard. Very disa...

I am so sad to be leaving such a poor review for a local independent cafe somewhere that used to be my number one go to in town. The standard of this place has seriously dropped, they serve budget food sold at high prices, dressed up with a bit of rocket or Aldi coleslaw. Afternoon tea made with Iceland and Aldi cakes (not an assumption, a confirmed fact). The owner talks to his staff, in front of customers, like they are disposable. I am saddened to see that he has since expanded and bought another local cafe. It’s mostly young girls he has working for him and you can see they are not happy with how they are treated, but most I’m guessing too scared to say anything. I actually asked one, la...

Another reviewer has said they do not like to be negative about a local independent café and I feel the same way but Nest has much competition on this historic and prestigious high street and needs to up its game. Although the coffee and toasted tea cakes were good enough and the young server very pleasant, I have rated it as below average because of the untidy and unclean surroundings. There are some apparently professionally taken photos of pets advertising a photographer but all untidily displayed on a notice board. Two new ice cream trolleys have been added but the indoor one is taking up valuable seating space and is piled up with cardboard boxes. The drinks fridge is also piled with de... Ver carta