J Reserve Ilkley — Restaurant in Bradford

I moved to Ilkley a year and a half ago and have visited J reserve on several occasions (would be much more often if we didn’t have 2 kids under 5!). We’re always given a warm welcome from the owner and staff and the food is beautiful and fresh. The menu is regularly updated with interesting lunch options and they also have an amazing selection of cakes.

When we came in with our newborn (2 weeks old) for my husband’s 40th birthday lunch we were made to feel really special and the staff didn’t bat an eyelid about bringing our huge pram in to try to eat while she was napping. More recently we’ve been ordering their wonderful take away food during lockdown and it’s been a real highlight. The fish and chip Fridays are beautifully fresh and better than anything we’ve ever had from a fish and chip shop. The homemade tartar sauce is delicious and the batter is magical (and I’m not usually a fan of batter). I’d definitely recommend them and hope Julie and the team weather the...

You couldn't get a warmer welcome than at J Reserve, we popped in for a quick drink (hot chocolate for my son) a couple of weeks ago and were impressed by the friendliness of the owner and staff. We vowed to come back and eat there and today had a wonderful brunch as a whole family. Exactly the same friendly and genuinely personable chat from the staff, we felt right at home as we settled down in the lovely cosy back room.

The menu is fab, lots to choose from and we had an impressive range of dishes from a simple sausage sandwich with (extra poached eggs) for our son, a massive and top notch full English for our daughter. I had the eggs benedict with bacon which was delicious. My wife had a gorgeous smoked haddock rosti from the specials and my mother in law had an amazing looking avocado, eggs, feta and pomegranate medly on sourdough.

The food was as exceptional and as impressively polished as the service. What a gem of a place and we will be back...

Went there this morning with my family. The interior of the cafe is nice, and the food had good quality. More than £52 is already a steep price for two breakfasts, a halloumi bagle, and three hot drinks. However, I accepted this price when I made my order. Yet, I was angry when I saw that they had added 10% service charge to the bill -- this may or may not have been stated somewhere on the menu (if it was stated, it was not very visible). That brings the bill to more than £57.

The stated price of £15.95 was about my maximum willingness to pay for a breakfast (no drink included), and if I had known that the actual price is £17.60, I would have chosen another place instead for our breakfast.

It is a very bad style to add a service charge to a bill. Menu prices should be final. It reminds me of low-level tourist traps, and probably that's what...