Cafe 1759 — Restaurant in East Hampshire

Update Jan 2020: Despite there being 4 members of staff behind the counter doing nothing, table hadn't been cleaned and was covered in cake crumbs. Ordered a latte and surprise, surprise it was lukewarm and was sent back. Friend then arrived and ordered two more coffees and once again they were served lukewarm. This is pretty basic stuff and really should be sorted by now. Update Nov 2023: Wow, what a transformation! A change of management/staff? Anyway, Cafe 1759 is vastly improved. Good food, good (hot!) coffee, great service. Just needs some comfier seating. Recommended. Update May 2024. Oh dear. Things have taken a down turn again. Out of coffee!!! Very limited menu as they were also out of most things on the menu. Couldn't someone nip to Lidl? Plus couldn't order an alternative from the breakfast menu as it was past 11:30! Won't be returning...

It’s a lovely little community cafe and I can’t complain about the food because it’s reasonably priced and always lovely.

However, it could be better managed. I understand the staff are volunteers and some of them have additional needs which often leads to items missed on orders, or incorrect orders.

More careful management of staff could avoid these issues for customers for example; on a busy Wednesday (when the pantry is topped up) have someone else taking the orders (who doesn’t struggle with getting them correct)

I think it’s really great that you help those into the work place with additional needs, but it seemed a little unfair today as a member of staff was clearly struggling taking orders accurately which led to the other member of staff having to go around apologising to the customers and...

A regular visitor to their community shop, not such a regular visitor to the cafe side of the establishment. A wet and windy lunchtime saw a few empty tables, we decided to sample their wares. Piping hot pot of tea and a bacon, Brie and cranberry toasty with a side of salad and a generous dollop of homemade coleslaw was my order , delicious it was too. The staff are lovely with a chat and a smile for everyone. Looking out of the window, the weather was relentless but inside it was lovely and warm. Lunch and drinks for two for £17, a lovely mid week treat. 5 egg omelette! And bacon, Brie and...