Upfront And Coffee Shop

Wonderful gallery selection of art, mix of traditional and modern sitting within and a fab restaurant serving a delicious veggie breakfast as well! Look forward to returning

This cozy cafe has a warm atmosphere and offers delicious food and drinks at a reasonable price. We stopped here during our cycling trip and enjoyed coffee, tea, toasties, and cakes, all of which were fantastic.

Unbelievably bad service! One girl At lunchtime serving, clearing and making coffees is not enough! When eventually someone joined her they were obviously very annoyed to be there! Food was lovely but dreadfully let down by attitude and slowness of service! Will not be back! Ver carta

Have visited here on numerous occasions but today was definitely an ‘off day’ We waited a bit too long for our meals today, hot drinks and cakes were served after about 15 mins, then after about another 10 minutes I enquired about our sandwich toastie and was told in was’ in the grill now ‘ anyways in another 17 minutes in arrived, hot ?! But on the plus side the sandwich was gorgeous , will definitely go again, but I would suggest more staff, as it wasn’t very busy.

Today, we decided to stop by for lunch at the restaurant. The menu looked promising and it was their first day back after a break. We were seated and informed that it was table service. However, despite being at our table, we were completely ignored. Despite several occupied tables, no one acknowledged us or apologized for the delay. After 15 minutes of waiting, we left feeling disappointed. Another couple who arrived at the same time also left. Unfortunately, we will not be returning to this restaurant.

Came with my two daughters on Friday and had some lovely gingerbread and scones, served by two delightful waitresses. Unfortunately just before leaving, we were browsing the gallery and heard some very unpleasant shouting coming from the kitchen, which included swearing. A lovely visit ruined as whichever woman shouting and swearing did so loud enough to upset my youngest daughter. We were planning to return after learning of puppet shows later in the week but I don’t want my young children hearing such language again. Such a shame. Ver carta

Visited with my wife and cousin where we'd booked an early lunch. Very good choice of vegetarian dishes and prompt, friendly service. We had paninis with goats cheese beetroot and horseradish (bit light on the horseradish actually), and an omelette with a selection of fillings I chose goats cheese, red onion, peppers and mushrooms. All nicely cooked and presented with a lovely side salad. Oh, and a serving of delicious chips. We opted to take away a pud apple and blackberry crumble with a very generous helping of cream. Delicious when we eventually ate it. Overall very good, and a nice gift shop/ art gallery to wander about in. Insider tip avoid 12 noon on a Sunday. Unless you enjoy observin...

45 minutes later, my young daughter was visibly hungry and pale. I notified a waitress about our long wait and my concerns for my daughter's well-being. The food finally arrived 10 minutes later, but we had to rush to eat it quickly as the show was starting soon. Despite the delays, there were no apologies from the staff we interacted with. It was surprising to see a large number of staff working, yet service was slow. Eventually, a pregnant mother of three had to take plates of food into the theatre for her family to eat off their laps during the show. The owner apologized to the audience before the show, explaining that the morning show attendees had entered the restaurant at the same ti...

Not having been able to visit Upfront for three years due to Covid and travel restrictions, we were eagerly awaiting a further visit on our visit to the UK and the lakes. In fact, Upfront was high on our list of places to visit so a table was booked. However, the restaurant was the quietest we have ever experienced…maybe a little to near to Christmas. The menu contained some of our favourite dishes so it was difficult to decide what to order. When our food arrived, sadly it wasn’t up to the standard we had become used to. The lower layers of pasta in the lasagne, were undercooked and rubbery and the butter bean curry dish was very bland and lacked flavour. The homity pie and quiche dish were... Ver carta