52 Cafes in 2023

[StuAff]

Cafe No.5 The Lighthouse Bar & Kitchen, Bracelet Bay, Limeslade, Mumbles nr Swansea.
Recently changed name from Castellemare.
Lemon drizzle cake was good but had to wait 10 mins for the Cappuccino which cost £3.20 and was the size of an eggcup.
Also had to ask for sugar as none came with it or was on table.
Place seems to have completely lost its charm from when it was Castellemare.
Great views etc of course.

Shame it's gone downhill, went there a couple of times after the Cardiff-Swansea FNRttC.

 

[Cathryn]

Went to Spain last week and notched up five cafes in six days! Was generally very impressed with the standard of coffee in Spain, it was delicious!

Cafe 5, Cafe Colon, Ronda
A lovely, old fashioned cafe under our hotel. Did a superb carby breakfast for non-residents. Delicious strong coffee and v friendly people. Loved the feel of the place.

Cafe 6, Oteiza, Granada

Cool, stylish little cafe. Welcoming and warm. Really good coffee and chocolate croissants. Helped me with my atrocious Spanish.

Cafe 7, Recyclo Bike Cafe, Malaga

My first ever bike cafe, attached to an excellent little shop where we rented bikes. Hipster, funky vibe but not snooty. Good food, good coffee, really good bike rental.

Cafe 8, Santa Coffee, Malaga

Friendly staff and decent coffee but didn’t blow me away. Didn’t have much of a feel to it, a little bland.

Cafe 9

Mala Leche, Malaga

Felt cosy and local. Good coffee, mediocre croissant.

 

[Sallar55]

Cafe on a climb, usual omelette fare out of the towns. No. 5

 

[Cathryn]

Cafe on a climb, usual omelette fare out of the towns. No. 5

Where are you?

 

[Sallar55]

Back in Morocco, spring tour before the heat kicks in. Up in the Anti Atlas heading east.

 

[Sallar55]

Back on the tourist trail in Tafraout, choice of cakes.No. 6.

 

[DCLane]

Café 10: Sandal Castle Café, Wakefield

Here before going to watch today's racing in Wakefield. That's the plan, rather than getting roped in to ride the E123 race like last year.

I like this café; it's friendly and appears to be well run each time I've been. The climb up to it I don't like so much.

Coffee and a flapjack for £4.90

 

[Panscrank]

Café 10: Sandal Castle Café, Wakefield

Here before going to watch today's racing in Wakefield. That's the plan, rather than getting roped in to ride the E123 race like last year.

I like this café; it's friendly and appears to be well run each time I've been. The climb up to it I don't like so much.

Coffee and a flapjack for £4.90

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Great price for a coffee and a flapjack

 

[Sallar55]

Tafraout for b/fast and Jamaa Idaoussemlal cafe No.7

 

[Sallar55]

Early cafe stop, 10yards as the mist has not cleared. No 8
Think that we may miss the views.

 

[cougie uk]

Café 10: Sandal Castle Café, Wakefield

Here before going to watch today's racing in Wakefield. That's the plan, rather than getting roped in to ride the E123 race like last year.

I like this café; it's friendly and appears to be well run each time I've been. The climb up to it I don't like so much.

Coffee and a flapjack for £4.90

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That looks like a damn fine flapjack !

 

[HelenD123]

Café no 3 Rievaulx Abbey. Excellent pea and mint soup. MrH said his millionaire's shortbread was the best he'd had in years ( also the most calorific of their cakes ). Sorry forgot to take a photo. Toilets and bike parking available.

Café no 4 Cornercopia in Helmsley. Another excellent cream tea, this time with clotted cream . The jam was a little disappointing though. Staff were lovely.

 

[tom73]

Café no 3 Rievaulx Abbey. Excellent pea and mint soup. MrH said his millionaire's shortbread was the best he'd had in years ( also the most calorific of their cakes ). Sorry forgot to take a photo. Toilets and bike parking available.
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Café no 4 Cornercopia in Helmsley. Another excellent cream tea, this time with clotted cream . The jam was a little disappointing though. Staff were lovely.

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We know that area well Rievaulx Abbey once did a great bargain called walkers special pot of tea, soup, sandwich , cake and cream/jam scone. We use to share it a highlight of our yearly trip to Rievaulx.
The problem with Helmsley we've found is you no sooner find a lovely cafe then next time you go it's gone down hill. Or staff just not bothered about you. One or two good ones we've found though great coffee shop over looking the square, Botham's always call in for cake or a Bacon butty. Oh and a great ice-cream place that do a mean ice cream Sunday.

 

[HelenD123]

Oh and a great ice-cream place that do a mean ice cream Sunday.

Yes, the ice cream place by the car park is great. The cakes looked amazing when we walked past but we decided to try somewhere else yesterday.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Café 10: Sandal Castle Café, Wakefield

Here before going to watch today's racing in Wakefield. That's the plan, rather than getting roped in to ride the E123 race like last year.

I like this café; it's friendly and appears to be well run each time I've been. The climb up to it I don't like so much.

Coffee and a flapjack for £4.90

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Coffee, flapjack and ketchup? You heathen!