The Artisan - Stafford

Stopped off for coffee and a cake while wandering round a fairly quiet Eccleshall on a Sunday ! Nice coffee and friendly service !

Not even worthy of a 1 star review but tripadvisor doesn’t allow any lower. This “cafe” is now known as Sancerre Cafe. Absolute waste of money here. The food and drinks are so overpriced and a disgusting standard. There are much better eateries in Eccleshall than this. Avoid this place like the plague!!!

We popped in here for a pre dinner drink on Friday night with friends and thought it was delightful. Lovely atmosphere, soft lighting , olives and nibbles provided. Will be back soon.

Called in today for a lunch , usually I have a morning Cappuchino and delicious teacake but today went for a Cappuchino and Cheese and onion toasty which was delicious! Came with an ample pot of Coleslaw and salad Lovely Crusty bread, I also had a small glass of the House Ros which was one of the nicest I have tasted and fully complemented the meal.

Met a friend for mid morning coffee and decided to have a bacon roll. It 's called The Sancerre Wine Bar (or something like that now)... I could barely chew or swollow my first and only bite of this so called bacon roll. As Gordon Ramsay would say in Kitchen Nightmares the roll was fresh frozen and had been defrosted in the microwave to the point it was mushy on the exterior and stiff and leather like on the interior.... There is chewy and then there is cardboard! It was inedible and for the first time in my life I sent food back! The staff appeared inexperienced and the waitress service felt like Rachael from Friends. It got to the point where I just had to laugh. In Eccleshall I was hoping for a nice bit of fresh baked sourdough and beautifully cooked local bacon. No idea where the produce was from, but I 've had better hospital food. I was asked if I wanted anything else instead (not a chance I thought to myself... If they can 't even make a fresh bacon roll it 's a bad sign) ... I told them I wouldn 't be paying for the roll I had just about regrettably managed 1 bite of. Given how bad it was usually a well established business that takes pride in what they do would have at least given me a free coffee or not charged me for the drink I had got already... going the extra mile is a mantra this new named business hasn 't the foggiest about. If changes are not made this place won 't survive and that will be another tired, sad empty place in the Eccleshall high street.