Circles Café, York
Visited on October 13, 2007 02:15 PM
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This coffee house feels very "York"... it's small and cosy and it's shoved into a bridge over the Ouse. It's my second-favourite place to drink coffee in this lovely city. |
Circles Café is relatively new and as such is very clean and well decorated. In fact, the interior is beautiful... I don't think that's an overstatement. Or perhaps it is, but either way it's very lovely indeed.
Despite being small every inch is used and there are interesting little nooks and crannies. For example, a tiny little room and a windy staircase down to a (very pleasant) toilet. Which reminds me: only the more mobile of us would be able to climb down to these facilities. There's also an outdoor terrace and river views from some angles.
The service (it's waitress service -- just sit down and they'll come to you) is very friendly, and the coffee selection is good. The coffee itself is all fairtrade. There are also plenty of delicious cakes which tend to come in generous portions. There is a lunch menu, but this place doesn't seem to get too busy over lunchtime, so it's probably ok to have just a coffee at any hour.
This is very highly recommended. Oh, and if you're wondering what my favourite coffee house is in York (if this one is second) it's Coffee Culture on Goodramgate.
Circles Café
Lendal Bridge
York
Comments
We were thrilled to stumble across your review! Thank you kindly for your comments, as a new family business we have worked hard to make Circle's Cafe a success. We are delighted that you enjoyed your visit to our cafe, and would be happy to meet you the next time you come in! :)
Posted by: Hayley Donaghy | December 18, 2007 11:30 PM
I would have to agree entirely with your comments above. Circles is a lovely Cafe with fantastic service which comes highly recommended. Located in a quaint building the newly refurbished Cafe is extremely welcoming which is a warm luxury in this world of expanding chair restaurants. Good luck Circles! Oh and if you get a chance to visit The Shambles take a trip into Art Circles Gallery – simply fantastic!
Posted by: R. Bud | December 16, 2007 04:14 PM