This coffee coffee shop has been around ever since I remember, and I used to go there with my mum…read morewhen I was a little girl, and now I take my little girl there. It is based in Weavers Walk which is towards the clocktower end up town. Although many of the shops has changes in the arcade, the cafe is always there. I often go there before work for a take-away bacon and sausage sandwhich. The cafe offers indoor seating over 2 levels and outdoor tables. They also have highchairs available. The atmosphere is friendly and have plenty of staff to cover busy periods, all which know what they are doing. The owners also treat you as a friend and not just another customer, and are happy to put up local posters/business cards. They offer a wide range of drinks, including excellent ice-cream milkshakes. Food varies from sandwhiches/baguettes/jacket potatoes. They also have a wide selection of desserts and cakes, and snacks like sausage rolls or cookies!

This is a nice little coffee shop offering the usual jacket potatoes, sandwiches etc. The seating…read moreis on two floors so great if you want to hide with your lunch and read a book for a bit. Friendly staff and good food. My only complaint would be about the chilli on the acket potatoes - they put chunks of carrot in it! You either love it or hate it!

Nice spacious layout with lots of different seating arrangements to suit all. Baby friendly with a…read morechanging area. Only gripe was that my hot chocolate was not quite hot enough.

Keep eye out for Dr Who - a Tardis experience. With an unprepossessing frontage, this Costa would…read moreseem pokey and dark inside, but actually opens out into light and airy lounge areas running away from you into the distance - the Doc bound to be lurking in there somewhere. As usual, good, consistent standard of coffee (with £1.75 for an Americano and side jug of hot milk not bad price really, obviously keeping to a strict 1 a day to keep Alzheimer's away). What was I saying. Oh yeah, outside, down the tight staircase, excellent little veranda area right on the river/canal bank - ducky amusement watching the little fowls chasing each other up and down the water way, with nice bridge view setting. Back inside, the windows running down the whole length of the cafe let in light to give a cosy warm view of the canal side for those days when a cold wind might otherwise blow up your trouser leg. Excellent example of the chain - highly recommended.

Costa? More like Costa lot. I'm not going to sugar coat this, I will tell you my honest opinions. I…read morenormally drink Starbucks because it is far superior but due to the smaller store I frequently find myself eating the forbidden fruit. The coffee in Costa seems to be extremely bitter and un enjoyable. I ordered a Croque- Monsieur not only was it cold, but two hours later I find myself glued to the toilet with unbearable diarrhoea, a problem I have never experienced with Starbucks. And finally the baristas. Where do I begin with them? They are the dullest people I've ever had to converse with. Not only do they speak, they do not even smile. Honestly I would never return if I didn't have to.

Friendly staff and a nice quiet seating area at the rear. A clean but small coffee shop compared to…read morethe others in town. This not a franchise so your Starbucks card is accepted here. Some outside seating by the front door and the "free" wifi is provided by BT so beware of the cost.

Great imaginitive layout with spacious quiet room to the rear. Service as quick as can be, and not…read moreas noisy as most Neros.