Rowntree Park Reading Cafe — Restaurant in England

After a lovely winter walk around Rowntree Park, what better than to warm up with a coffee and cake? This is a lovely homely cafe and reading space. Always busy, sometimes seats aren't available, but thats not so bad as you can get drinks and food to go and eat at one of the many spots in the park. The coffee is delicious, the cakes great, and my fave, the sausage rolls are lovely. Service is professional and always very pleasant, even when busy. There's always a good selection of pastries, cakes and sandwiches, as well as other foods. You can sit inside and out on the terrace. It's wheelchair accessible as there is a service ramp so it's open to all. When we go to the park, we don't always use the cafe. However, for a warm drink and a sit down in winter, or a cool drink and ice-cream in summer, it's a winner all year around.

Update January 2023: Still a great place to grab a coffee and get a...

In a word rude! On entering I asked the server, if dogs were allowed and told yes. We picked a table and was then asked to move to another table with no explanation other than is better for dogs. Sat down and chose what we wanted to eat. Went to order at the counter. Was approached by a man who was sat at a desk/ table in the foyer working on a computer and was requested to move again to the table in the foyer. Asked why as flabbergasted at customer service at this point, to be told its for dogs and that people pass the table we sat at with prams (not that our dog was blocking an exit or extry) I asked to stay at the table we were sat at as I was cold and the table he wanted us to move to was at the door! Was pushed into accepting but we got our stuff and left. Felt very unwelcome. We didn't make a fuss or anything that would cause us to be ostrasized...

This place has the potential to easily be 5 star. Great location & venue, great setup and ideas but to wait 40 minutes for one cheese toastie for a 2 year old to then be asked “what is it you’re waiting on?” is just pathetic - especially when you’re charging £12 for 2 bits of warburtons with some melted cheese in the middle! Imagine looking someone in the eye when your venue is 1/4 full and thinking it’s ok to wait 40 minutes NOT to get one toastie! What a shambles! Not an ounce of apology either. They’ve now just asked a table near us what they ordered and they were here before us! Kids going mad and having to eat popcorn from their bags because they’re starving! I could serve twice as many people in that time from my home kitchen with no...