The coffee was okay, nothing special. The cakes (I had an eclair) were serviceable. Need to up…read moretheir ingredient quality or be more innovative to score higher. Better stuff down the street (at the Jaunty Goat)

I love coming here because of the Alice and Wonderland theme…read more They do have sandwiches and salads, but you need to try the afternoon teas. I get the Alice's afternoon tea: It has unlimited tea, milk in a cow pourer, sandwiches, salad, scones with clotted cream and jam, a macaron, cream puff,and you get to pick out a cupcake from a list. Everything is so good!

I came here whilst waiting for a late bridal client, and I was pretty glad I did!…read more It was a bit of a grim day outside, and I cosied up on a table on my own, browsed the menu and ordered with the super friendly waitress and settled in with my sketchbook. I can't remember what tea I had, but it was lovely, and with a lemon meringue cupcake, which was pretty tasty, and with a gooey curd centre which made it super moist. I was so happy with the cakes, I took a few to my parents too, and it's rare that I take baked goods anywhere that weren't made by my own fair hand. It was an odd playlist in the background, but they cater so well for dietary requirements too.

Great coffee, super ice-cream, and they do fry-ups too. What's not to like? The Cherry milkshakes…read moreare amazing. Don't be put off by the low prices. The range of food on offer is a bit limited it's true, but if you want overpriced panini go to a Starbucks. We had lunch for 12 quid today. Also see: http://goodfoodshops.blogspot.com/2009/06/chester-antoninas-ice-cream-parlour.html

On the 'list' (one of those lists we refer to for good coffee places around the world where Yelpers…read morehave yet to recommend) so we pop in on the way back from a couple of days break in Wales. In fact, we pretty much went via Chester because we knew there was a place to break up the journey. Wish we hadn't made that big round trip to be honest. Lovely place, big and spacious - it goes a long way at the back but oh so terrible coffee. They use one of the local brands we have at home too. Wish I had the hot chocolate instead!

The Barista's was a bit of a disappointment! We made a special case to go to Chester to check this…read moreplace out. There were some real issues. My flat white was burnt which is such a shame as they were using, by the looks of it, Has Bean and Climpson beans. Calling themselves The Barista's and making some errors in coffee making is such a shame. The wifi didn't work well either! I think there's much potential to bring this place up to par, and maybe I was just on a one off bad experience. Oh well :(.

Oh, Lordy. The…read moretraffic was awful, and I'd spotted this place on the way to work, so it was just too tempting on a hot day on the way home. It's adorable- all big trees and cobbles, and the most enormous goat I've ever seen in my life. Everything was planted up pretty, and little old guys scooting up on their mopeds for a scoop. I'm 99% sure this is the best ice cream in the land. You can choose from so many flavours, I had fanuttytastic and carrot cake, the latter was particularly exceptional, but I was also tempted by the white mountain, the banana, the Turkish delight, the sloe and damson gin, the elderflower and rhubarb and the maple and walnut- so I'll just have to come back, won't I?

ERMAHGERD this ice cream is amazing!…read more Seriously, Snugbury's is a one of a kind place. A small little farm-style set up with an onsite creamery and a shop selling no less than fourty, YES - FOUR-ZERO - flavours of ice cream and frozen yogurt. Once you've made your decision you can plonk yourself on the numerous benches or prostrate on the garden lawn (if you overdo it on the cream) and there is also a short country walk if you'd prefer to burn off some of your sugar intake. Every flavour is churned on site and given a suitably cheeky name (think B&J pre-Unilever). They also have seasonal limited editions like Summer Pimms and have previously partnered with a local Cheshire bakery for an apple pie ensemble (with whole apple pie churned into it!). In the interest of research (and gluttony) I opted for the double scoop, one of 'Driving me Cherries', a rich chocolatey flavour packed full of juicy fresh black cherries, topped off with the creamiest coconut ice cream I have ever tasted. Most importantly they give good cone - if you're a selling me an ice cream in a wafer cone, then frankly you can shove your wafer where the sun don't shine! I want a cone of equal calorific value to its contents and Snugberry's deliver with their crisp and sugary waffle cones. A right proper handful. Tactical ice cream tip: the servers are real pro's with their scoopage, filling the cone completely. So if you are going to get a double scoop ask for your favourite flavour first to get the most of it. Am I over thinking this? Possibly. Do I care? Not a chance.

I'm surprised no one has reviewed this place yet. I was also quite surprised to learn that Roly's…read moreFudge is actually a chain. The fudge sold here is the best I've ever tasted and what makes it even better is that it's all made in store. It's around £1.85 per 100g which in my opinion isn't a bad price for these sort of places. They also have gift boxes and small bags all ready done up. Last couple of times I've been here, I went for the £6 ready made bag. Sounds a tad pricey but at least you get a bit of every flavour in each bag. I highly recommend this place to anyone who has a sweet-tooth.

This is a great little shop, I mean of course it is; it sells chocolate…read more Titchy-but-perfectly-formed is a good way to describe this chocoholic's hideaway - it has an ice-cream counter, a pipe-your-message-in-icing service and a really good selection of Thornton's range. The only reason I only gave it 4 stars is because I'd love it to be bigger!

I have very fond memories of the Mereside Kiosk in Ellesmere. I grew up in the town and spent many…read moreweekends down at the Mere feeding the Ducks, we always used to buy bags of bird seeds from the Kiosk along with an Ice cream. The Mere itself is a beautiful landmark, stunning scenery and immaculate gardens. Whenever I am back in the area I often atke a stroll down the mere as its such a relaxing place to be. I'd suggest taking boat ride across the lake or just spend some time feeding the hoards of ducks - watch out for the Swans some are a little vicious!!

The most gorgeous ice cream in a lovely setting…read more Although the place is tiny, they have a wide variety of cold drinks (including old favourites like ginger beer and dandelion and burdock) and also do a mean cappuccino. I had the honeycomb ice cream, which was FABULOUS, my wife had a lemon cream ice cream, that was the nearest in taste to a sorbet I have ever tasted. Full marks for cramming so much into so small a space. The whole area was a tip when we visited, large lottery works going on, but when its finished, it should be great.