Cafe 1850 Northampton — Restaurant in England

This was a difficult review. I would like firstly to say that the staff did comp our food so that should be mentioned as I think they realised we were disappointed. We arrived to a packed cafe and were lucky to get seated by 1120am. It was a nice bright cafe/restaurant with plently of chatter. Unfortunately our table hadn't been wiped clean and there were still wet coffee rings on the table. We ordered the drinks, granary tuna sandwich and the mature cheddar with onion chutney panino. Our drinks arrived quickly and have no complaints about that. After 40 mins our food hadn't arrived so we asked the waitress would it be long. It was our order had been forgotten by her face. After another 15 minutes the tuna sandwich arrived, but was on white bread not granary. When questioned the waitress said that we were happy with white or granary, which was not the case. She said the was no granary left. Fair enough. Then after a further 10 minutes my panino arrived. Honestly I was expecting a larger panino for 7.95. The panino was about 12cm x 8cm squashed flat to about a 1cm. It was also hotter then the the lava at mount etna! Once cooled slightly I took a bite to find the only taste was the onion chutney. Opening the panino there was no evidence of any cheese. I took it back and they said they would remake it. A further 10 minutes it arrived. Yes, it had more cheese, but certainly not what I would expect from a panino. I think at that point the staff realized and then refunded the food so that was postive. I think they were too busy and had started to run out of food items. Realistically they should of told us and we could of gone somewhere else. From what I saw of the food supplied to other customers it looked nice, but this wasn't the...

An afternoon where I am left feeling very proud of my ex colleagues.

I visited Rich Beeby and Roxanne James to explore their new venture on Barrack Road. Cafe 1850 unsurprisingly oozes energy, ambition and wonderful customer service as this was at the core of their approach in our days working alongside each other at Royal and Derngate and Northampton Filmhouse.

This lovely cafe was created virtually from scratch. Spotless and modern with a lovely vibe.

It is a lovely little setting next to the Cathedral and is only 15 minutes walk from the town centre with good parking.

I love a good homemade soup and the tomato soup with cheese toasties worked a treat. Still had room for a Lemon drizzle cake that was moist in texture and saturated with flavour.

There are some great ideas being floated for special evening promotions.

Well done Rich & Roxanne. I am proud of you.

Update* Visit 31/5/25 Afternoon Tea for my partner and I. Exceptional food...

My wife, 2 children and I travelled from Ireland to celebrate my wife's 50th birthday with our friends from Northampton. The party for 35 guests was held in the adjoining Catherdral Centre. We had Afternoon Tea, where there was plenty of food for all guests with tea and coffee regulary kept topped up. The service on the day from Roxanne and her team was excellent. Communications with Richard to book the party was top class with emails answered within 24-48 hours. Cafe 1850 catered for 2 guests who had special dietary requirements. Overall, a very professional service, excellent dining experience and lovely venue. Well done to the team...