Pause - Chelmsford

I came here to meet a few work colleagues for coffee and cake. The coffee was very nice but we were a bit disappointed by the selection of cakes where was the Carrot cake which looks so nice on the website? which were quite limited. The staff were quite friendly but they soon cleared our table once we had finished and they seemed to in a hurry for us to leave which was a shame as we would have stayed longer than an hour. As it was when we left, at 12.10, there were no other customers there despite it being Lunch time on a Friday so it would not have mattered if we had stayed longer. On paying the bill, the prices were quite high for what we had £7 for a coffee and an average slice of cake so quite disappointing really and nothing special.

Took my children for lunch. A jacket potato with beans and cheese was £7! Not enough beans or cheese and served with a measly amount of “salad”, which was just salad leaves with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. My son ordered a “flatbread” but it was basically pizza. Really disappointing experience as was trying to support a local independent restaurant.

I’ve been here several times, both sitting in and for takeaway, to have coffee and cake. Every cake and baked good I have tried has been lovely but I haven’t tried the lunch menu yet. They use Monmouth coffee and the man who usually makes the drinks does an amazing job. My current favorite takeaway coffee in Chelmsford!

We were hoping to sample the flatbreads, but the noise level was so high that we couldn't have a conversation. This was our second visit to the restaurant, and it was just as noisy the first time.

We had a delicious lunch sitting outside in the sunshine. Service was excellent. Polite, friendly and helpful. We had a salad and a sandwich which were served fresh and promptly. We will be back.