Shibden Mereside Cafe

The service and food at this restaurant were excellent. Our group ordered a panini, omelette, sausage bagel, and a sausage, cheese, and onion toastie, all of which were well-made and delicious. The drinks were also very good.

Came today for lunch. Just had to say the prawn salad was amazing. We had it with smoked salmon and just had to comment how nice lunch was. We have been before lots of times and always enjoyed it. The kids had the lunchboxes and they were great. Thank you for making a super lunch

Bacon cheese panini £5.45) with chips £1.45 extra) : absolutely awful, a rasher of bacon, scant cheese covering and 11 half cooked frozen chips! No garnish or anything nice at all. Expensive and very poor quality. The low point of a very good visit the the excellent Shibden hall. Go to the hall, don’t eat here.

I had a gluten free chicken sandwich for my lunch, i was very pleased i could eat there, they have soya milk ,again very pleased as not many independent cafes have., staff were very helpful. They sell gluten free cones if you fancied an ice cream . The cafe is a very good size with plenty of seating, even sit outside if you wish. So pleased they cater for Celiacs with a choice..

During our visit to Halifax to pick up an eBay purchase, the couple recommended this restaurant for a leisurely stroll and a cup of coffee. We opted for three generously sized cooked breakfasts, all of which were delicious and satisfying. The vegetarian breakfast stood out for its tasty and flavorful components. While the hot chocolate was just average, the coffee and tea were both excellent. Overall, we highly recommend this restaurant.

Visited the cafe after a visit to the park and playground on a sunny sunday afternoon. It was 3.30pm and the cafe closing time was 4.30pm but even though the park was busy and the queue was out of the door, over half of the seating area was closed off and chairs on tables so staff could mop the floor. I found this made it feel really unwelcoming like they didnt want you in there even though there was an hour left until they closed. Lots of people took chairs down again to sit at the tables. It was also very expensive, with a coffee, 2 soft drinks and 3 traybakes coming to £17!

A friend and I visited Shibden Hall. We loved it: friendly staff, good information, then went down the hill to Mereside Cafe for a light lunch. What an awful disappointment and what a contrast with the hall itself and the grounds. The fillings in the toastie and the panini had been scraped in, then scraped out. The panini, especially, was inedible; my friend returned it but the revised version was scarcely better: she left most of it. And her bill had been over £10. Shibden Hall get a better caterer: there are lots of good local examples, serving good fresh local food. My advice is go to the Hall but DON 'T GO THE MERESIDE CAFE.

After a lovely walk around the park we decided to have an ice cream. I went back to our car for my purse. I was surprised to see the price of a one scoop ice cream cone, £3.95, so I paid nearly £8 for 2 cones, I thought it would be good quality ice cream so went ahead with the purchase, but sadly when I got back to the car and tried the cone it was tasteless and had pieces of ice in it. For obvious reasons I didn’t go back (it was melting) but with hindsight I should have done. I felt sorry for a young mum behind me with 3 children as she had promised them an ice cream as a treat. Most expensive ice cream I’ve ever had and probably the worst, avoid!

My wife and I visited Shibden Mereside Cafe today for a light lunch, it was our second visit in three weeks. Last time, we were seated in the extended area as it was busy. The food and staff are generally good, but we were put off when staff started clearing up and stacking chairs on tables while we were still eating. Today, we arrived early and sat in the extended area again. At 2:15pm, a staff member came in and started cleaning, lifting chairs onto tables. One customer asked what time they were closing and was told 4:30pm. This made us feel unwelcome. I hope the manager reads this review and addresses the issue. I may return in the future, but not in a hurry. It was disappointing and unac...