The Clementine Cafe — Restaurant in Cheltenham

I’ve tried The Clementine Cafe twice now just in case my first average experience was a one off, or I chose the wrong things on the menu, but unfortunately I’ve left disappointed on both occasions. Fundamentally the food quality is really poor for the price you pay. I don’t mind paying £10+ for a cheese and ham toastie - Knead Bakery, Elkstone and Boulangerie at Dunkertons do this very well, but Clementine’s misses the mark, the filling is bland and sparse, it was overcooked and the limp side salad swimming in sticky balsamic glaze did nothing to improve it at all. Our second dish was a fish finger sandwich, lovely fresh bread, but the fish was very poor and an over the top side salad again. The soups going out to tables looked wholesome and good so I did leave wondering if I should have ordered differently, but I don’t think I will be third time lucky.

Juices and smoothies were OK, but at over £5, I really question value for money.

The cutlery we had was dirty, between the fork prongs I could see leftover food and the whole place felt like it could do with a deep clean and a little TLC. We changed table twice to find one that was not broken/wobbly and the broken toilet door handles suggested further neglect.

This cafe is always busy, clearly many do enjoy the food and the experience, so perhaps try...

We came here for breakfast, they do a great vegan and vegetarian option which is why we came. We managed to get a table for 6 downstairs. The breakfast itself was lovely, everyone enjoyed it. After that it went down hill. we were just left, no-one came to check on us. We tried to catch waiters attention a few times to order coffees and cakes but no luck. One of our party went to check the cake options, no vegan options which I thought to be strange as they are meant to cater for vegans, so that was disappointing. A waiter then came to clear the table opposite so manage to get them to take our drinks order. The drinks and cakes didn't go down as well as the breakfast unfortunately. Dry and bland. I ordered the spiced apple, which was just hot apple juice considering it was £3.50 I expected more. We learnt from the last time and asked for the bill when the drinks came. The waitress brought down the bill with the card machine, we went to get our card to pay and she walked away! No idea why, so we then had to go up to pay. Wouldn't return, very poor service, shame as the breakfast was quite nice but doesn't make up for the rest which just isn't...

A very disappointing breakfast visit, I was expecting a better experience after reading reviews and passing many times however it was very poor. The young staff seemed to be doing the best they could but I feel they need more training. Upon arrival our table needed wiping , and the place was cold inside. I ordered breakfast and coffee and the coffee cup was very small (I wasn't offered sizing while ordering) and the coffee was not that hot. The glass for the apple juice already had half cm of water in it which I emptied out and the glass was rather smeared. The bacon was not cooked properly Raw on the end, about 20 beans in total , and the ciabatta toast was very hard for myself and my partner. The breakfast was cold. We had to ask for salt and pepper these are not on the table already. The ladies toilet are not clean. For a cafe in sutch a prominent place should be doing better , I work hard for my money and for the price you charge is terrible , I would have had a better breakfast in wetherspoons for sure at half of the price. The owner of this establishment needs to take a close look at what's going on , take some pride and do...