Linghams Heswall is the original of the two Wirral based independent bookshops, and indeed the…read morebest! There is a great intellectual atmosphere within this bookshop, one unrivalled by larger chain stores such as Borders and Waterstones. It's as though all the staff have been vetted for their intelligence and knowledge before being allowed on the shop floor, rather than just handed a job because they're prepared to work for minimum wage. Linghams has been in Heswall over 20 years and continues to thrive as the local community support the store! They have a great little cafe serving homemade delicacies towards the back of the store, and they can order any book with an ISBN number. The only problem is, you'll probably find any book that they sell much cheaper on the internet. I guess that's why even the bigger bookshops are in decline. Long live Linghams! They have all the sections you'd expect to see in a huge book store!

I love this little book shop company. I've been in the one in West Kirby as well. The staff seem…read morevery attentive and friendly. It reminds me of the movie You've Got Mail. This particular Linghams has a very nice café in the back. I was really impressed by the layout and style of the café. It looks very homey, yet posh with dark wood round tables and a long bar, behind which are arranged all sorts of yummy looking teas, coffees, and even some potted jams for sale if I remember correctly. There is a great children's area which includes some small toys and plushies for sale as well as books, and I really like the local books section, as well as the poetry section as you will find some local authors in both including poetry chapbooks. Great shop.

Lovely venue, great quality food (we did breakfast there) and excellent service. Would definitely…read morerecommend

Famous British chocolatier, Thorntons, have struck gold in Heswall with their fantastic little cafe…read morewhich they've successfully affiliated with the local Post Office. What a great idea, you actually have to walk through the chocolate infested Cafe to get to the post office and send off your letters. Who can resist a bar of choc and a freshly ground coffee before the long walk back to the Tesco car park to drive home. What's more, you can get a box on continental chocolates to take home with you on your way out! There are Thorntons everywhere, but not many of them have a successful little cafe attached to them. In fact, the Thorntons Cafe inside Liverpool central station is always quiet when I pass it by, so it's nice to see this one booming in the heart of Heswall!

Whenever I go to see my friend in Heswall we always seem to end up here. She may have a secret plan…read moreto make me fat! Whatever, this is a guilty pleasure I allow myself. Hard to find a place to park though as always in Heswall.

Great cafe serving excellent food at really reasonable prices. Friendly staff and an excellent…read morechildren's play area out the back. Brilliant place for a main meal, quick snack or just a brew. They also do a breakfast menu. Definitely recommend this place.

Good service and a pleasant enough environment but the coffee never tastes as good as it does in…read moreother branches of Costa.

This a sweet little coffee shop located very close to the bus station on Telegraph Road. It's…read morefairly new to Heswall, and I have to say they've done an excellent job setting up shop. They look very professional, and right up there with the big guys. I hope they give the Costa up the road a run for their money. They offer only a small selection of sandwiches and Panini's, but the choices are nice. I had a tomato, ham, and cheese Panini, and my husband had a brie, bacon, and mango chutney one. They were both delicious. They do a great selection of cakes and desserts here as well, and they are definitely on a par with what you would find served in both big shops like Costa and other independent ones that do homemade treats. My husband had tiffin and I had cappuccino cake--which was more like a fudge with a biscuit layer in it than a cake. So tasty, but oh so rich. The prices here were reasonable, and I really enjoyed having lunch here rather than the usual Costa which was what we had planned when got off the bus and saw it ... This was much preferable!

Nice looking place which is also good for people watching on the outskirts of Heswall - I found it…read morea bit limited for food but it was after lunch time and notices did show that I could have asked so no real criticism there! It gets quiet and at times you feel like an imposter but I think that comes down to the location and not anything else! There are bigger chain coffee shops locally which are positioned closer to the village centre!

Absolutely awful experience. The coffee shop smells of sewage or sprouts. The tables are sticky…read more And then the tea. Well that was on another level of bad. They took the teabag out before they brought it to me and they served it in a latte glass with a latte spoon. It tasted as bad as it sounded. What a horrific place. Please don't waste your time or money.

Been here a few times in the last few weeks and have found the staff to be, without exception,…read morefriendly, polite and welcoming. Great selection of good quality sandwiches and cakes and every tea and coffee that I've ordered there has been prepared perfectly and served well. Really nice place to come and have a quiet brew or meet up with friends. Cannot recommend it highly enough.

We came in because we needed some food for our toddler son. The restaurant was empty and there was…read moreonly one employee, who took our order, cooked it and served it. The restaurant was super clean and the employee was friendly, and patient with our toddler who was running around everywhere. We ordered a couple of burgers and some mozzarella sticks. The food was good, the burger was good, wasn't amazing but it wasn't bad either and the food was fresh, so that was good. It's not a bad place when looking for a quick bite and want to avoid busy restaurants in the area.

Stopped off with the family to sample family friendly restaurant. Great time had by all. Three…read moredifferent burgers ordered without chips. Good job as the burgers were larger than average. Other order was for wings and sweet potatoes fries. Great service and friendly staff, with clean immaculate premises. Well worth the visit.