The Rhubarb Cafe

A lovely little coffee shop for tea, juices, sandwiches brunch, breakfast or lunch . Multiple choices on the menu. Very friendly service. Tasty food. Outside seats if the weather allows. Strongly recommended.

Lovely little cafe not too far out from the town centre. Vegan and vegetarian breakfast options are available and plenty of beverage and hot drink choices. Portions are a little small, but it was a lovely cooked meal. Parking is available on opposite street and is permit free on Saturday and Sundays.

I’m glad other people found the service bad as this is reassuring! It is a quaint nice cafe that has potential to be something really special. It drops 1 star for being over priced, they even tried to charge me for extra hot water for my tea! And another star is dropped for the unfriendly and unwelcoming service. There are lots of cafes around and I look for places that not only provide good food but a warm, welcoming environment. Being unfriendly to customers is unnecessary and puts people off coming back, so it’s also not a good business model either! Neither is charging for extra water as I’ll just go somewhere else now so they lose out my custom for the sake of a bit of hot water.

I'm surprised about how many people rave about the place, but as it stands now, I I wouldn't recommend it because the portions are too small and the prices are too high, the hygiene isn't up to par (one table we sat on had a strange smell of unwashed mope, and we had to move to another table), the waiter service isn't great, and the atmosphere felt unfriendly.
I believe the owners are trying to cut corners by thinking it's acceptable to sell an overpriced food to their customers.

Well, the food was quite nice, but the service wasn't great. We ordered to takeaway and when my friends got their food they decided to sit down inside and wait for me to get mine, the lady working there proceeded to give us the dirtiest of looks and ask us if that "we are definitely having takeaway" not the best reception of a first time visit.

Then two people came in after us and asked if it would be quick if they ordered as they had somewhere to be she then replied saying if they sit in or order takeaway it would be the same and then gave them a dirty look and shook her head as they turned to sit down.

Having a good relationship with current and new customers is key for a business and if she doesn't sort out her attitude then I doubt it will improve

The service was terrible - the person serving us was not friendly and the food was bland. Having ordered some coffees, we asked for hot water and were told in a rude manner that they would charge us £1.50 per person for the water!

The place is a rip off. Would not go again.

What can I say. Very nice little cafe, impeccably clean, cosy seating, friendly attentive staff.
Service was very quick and the food was just amazing as my photos show. And a proper mug of tea not your tiny tea cups. Will definitely be going back

I always go here to eat, the food is always delicious and the staff are so lovely! 🥰 I especially recommend the hash brown falafel and hummus breakfast!