After finally getting a car, we now have the freedom to reach those tricky to get to places when…read moreusing public transport. My boyfriend took me here to enjoy the nature which was really lovely. As a suprise he had booked a table for 4pm. Unfortunately due to covid you cannot be seated inside the building. At the time it was sunny so I was fine to sit outside, peering longingly through the windows at the crystal chandeliers. The menu was basic containing mostly sandwiches, cakes and quiches. We ended up going for the afternoon tea which was £16 per person along with a milkshake. It was going quite nicely until a couple with their kid sat close by , which it was making a racket and spilled tea all over the table...and it started to get really cold... the tea arrived but with no milk.. by the time we got this the tea was stone cold. Oh and my partners coffee was rushed, on top of the plunger of the cafetière lay smooshed coffee beans, so he had a gritty coffee.. The three tiers arrived, I personally think one between us would have been suffice as we couldn't see each other haha and it left little room on the table. The bottom layer contained thin strips of sandwiches with the crusts cut off, an egg, beef & horseradish , smoked salmon & cream cheese, and a ham and cheese one.. oh and a quiche.. it was all really tasty. The 2nd layer had a scone with clotted cream and jam and on the side x2 marshmellows with chocolate sauce. The top layer held a small piece of brownie, a tiramisu and another cake oh and some fruit. Overall it was plesant enough but I found the prices steep for what we actually received . I would probably grab a drink here a very light bite when we can sit indoors again but nothing more. Service was plesant but forgetful, I could hear throughout our time there staff apologising to other customers about certain things..

Two Americans go into a tea room and come out after a lovely experience, no joke. Such a…read morethoughtful and friendly staff. I'm on a restricted diet and the team worked hard to make sure all of my needs were met in a cheerful manner. A highlight to our stay in Rochdale. It's such a lovely way to end a a ramble in the many walks nearby.

This also hasn't existed for many years -it was part of the old inside market which closed a few…read moreyears ago. Used to serve a nice homemade quiche - and cheap.

this is just about the best place to eat whilst doing a spot of shopping.its cheap the food is…read morelovely and the staff are the best.polite funny and really genuine.unlike other eatery places in rochdale this place is the best we have been eating at this cafe for years now.my children even call it our cafe.the breakfast or toasties are really nice.its not ridiculously overpriced.

Great food at a fair price. They also do catering options may use for my kids birthday parties.read more

Easily the best cafe in the north west in my opinion ,been a regular for years the staff are so…read morewelcoming ,the service is excellent ,the prices fair and the food is tasty and with its location it cannot be beat

I love the San Remo, it's definitely the best cafe around. They do an amazing milky coffee and…read moretheir buttered toast is to die for, my 2 year old daughter loves it! The staff are friendly, I've been going in there for nearly 4 years now, despite not living in rochdale, it's such a favourite of mine. Tiny toilets though, but you can't have everything!

One of the good things about my home town having such a poor centre is the fact that none of the…read morebig coffee chains will touch it with a 12foot brown sugar swizzle stick. Don't get me wrong,I don't have a problem with the Starbucks,Neros and Costas of this world,I'll happily drink in all of them (I miss the St annes Square Coffee Republic a lot) but I don't like their prices making having a brew feel like a treat,rather than just whetting your whistle whilst out shopping/mooching. I think,although i'm not sure, that Coffee Cali is part of a chain,but it doesn't really feel like one. It is just a relatively small cozy coffee shop that has the usual mixture of rock hard seats, and comfy seats (There is never a middle ground). Tables outside for when the weather isn't nuclear winter,or for the nicotine minded (Me). They have a nice selection of food which I can't tell you about as I haven't eaten there,but they have the usual suspects where the beverages are concerned,and the prices are of the "Ooo that's not bad!" rather than the "How much?For a cup of coffee???". They do a really nice amaretto latte,and a lovely hot chocolate with whipped cream,marshmallows and a flake. You get change from a £2 coin for that particular drink too. I like Coffee Cali,I just wish they'd change the C to a K. Come on,who wouldn't want to have a brew in a shop named after the Hindu Goddess of death,time and change? Just me then? : )

Coffee Cali is a lovely, cute, modern little coffee shop situated on the main street of Rochdale…read moreShopping centre. It goes generally unnoticed unless pointed out, and so is never insanely busy but always receives good custom. The staff working there are exceptionally friendly and helpful, and the food and drinks served are of the best quality, at very reasonable prices - For example £1.45 for a regular hot chocolate with cream, marshmellows, and a flake. It is set out with modern decoration, on a two level floor. There are options of comfy chairs, couches, and tall stools. I'd definately recommend to all :)

disgusting service and disgusting food. chips taste and haven't been cooked properlyread more

Aroma Cafe Bar is the main restaurant to serve Rochdale Infirmary, alongside another small…read morenewsagents / cafe type place of the same name, at the other side of the hospital. It was pretty standard hospital food, the food here was overpriced, and not very nice. I ordered a Jacket Potato with tuna and cheese. It was served with a salad, and although was presented well for a "to-go one" it simply didn't taste great, it just tasted mediocre, poor and just like - hospital food. The salad was very poor, and it didn't even taste like what it was supposed to be, everything seemed to taste hard, taste the same, with no flavor whatsoever. The potato was quite dry, even with the fillings and it simply wasn't good enough to warrant expectations or the price. I wasn't expecting top notch 5 star food for a hospital, but still I expected better than this, this is actually a disappointment to the hospital, which should be much better and I feel this place doesn't feel the need to compete and improve quality, with a lack of surroundings hence deserves a single one star.

Love Starbucks. When traveling I always search for one near my hotel. Been to literally 100's of…read moredifferent locations in the US. Good surprise to find one here in Rochdale. Great to be able to get a full size serving of coffee, that tastes great as well.

As a regular here I have always had a good experience with both the staff and the products. The…read morestaff are friendly and patient (I always make complicated orders ) and the drinks and food are consistently high standard. There are never any problems with requests and if something isn't right they are always fine with replacing or re making. They accept starbucks cards and often have double stars etc. Can't really think of anything to criticise apart from the fact it is located on a petrol forecourt. If the location was better then I'd give 6 stars .

Russell's Cafe is a small independent cafe in Rochdale, located in the Wheatsheaf Centre, it is one…read moreof two of their locations, the other one also being in Greater Manchester in Bolton. The overall setup and layout is like your typical cafe but with a twist, for example, they even have a piano at the front of the cafe as well as pictures of the owners of the restaurant with Gordan Ramsay, after they went on some sort of his catering course, however from watching Gordan's TV shows and learning his hatred (which I share) of putting photos of the food on the menu, I'm surprised they did this here. One thing I was surprised and delighted with is that they offered a gluten-free menu, which very few (if any) cafes of this type do, options mainly include naturally gluten-free foods such as omelettes and jacket potatoes. Sadly, they were out of jacket potatoes when I visited and they didn't have any sides to go with the omelette as the chips were not gluten-free, a cheese and ham omelette would have been expensive here and came to around £5.50 with a charge of 75p per filling after the original £4 charge for a plain omelette. For my food, I ordered two gluten-free cheese and ham toasties, the portion size was small and it was highly expensive at £4.20 each, especially for the size of the portion, gluten-free bread is normally small and expensive, but the price here was shockingly high. The quality of the food was satisfactory at best, it was sadly one of the best things I could eat on the menu due to issues with the stock of jacket potatoes and not having any chips which would be suitable for my gluten-free diet. The staff seemed nice enough, but not overly friendly. I also ordered a banana milkshake, but it just tasted bleachy, foamy and wasn't very nice at all which was a shame, it was quite cheap for a fresh milkshake at £2, but still, the cheap nature is irrelevant considering the awful quality. I came here about 3/4 of an hour before they stopped serving food, and I felt rushed because they seemed to mention and stress the fact they stopped serving food at 4 which was a shame. With so many places shutting down it is becoming harder and harder to find a decent meal in Rochdale, the town-centre does not even have a Mcdonald's anymore which also surprised me, so based on them actually having a gluten-free menu and the location this place doesn't deserve a one star rating but issues with pricing, quality and other factors mean Russels Cafe at the Wheatsheaf sadly deserves nothing over a mid two-star rating.

Sorry to say this. But I not getting told be 18years old…read moregirl. What I can and not buy in your café. When your staff do not and never will no my age. I may not look my age. But I still have the wright to buy what I what. Your costumer pays your wages. Yours sincerely Colin Carmichael.

This Tesco Cafe, is located inside the Tesco Superstore in Rochdale, and although the cafe looks…read morenice, looks can be deceiving and this Tesco Cafe, is not a nice one. I ordered 2 eggs with beans, and it was even hard to get that, with this being my regular order, at my local Middleton branch, they normally have no problem making it, even in the Huddersfield Road, Oldham store, but here, they didn't like my order. They told me that as it was after breakfast time, they would only do breakfast if it was an all day breakfast, after consulting their manager, they done it for me, after I told them it was for my allergies, but still to get this basic dish it was hard, a struggle. They did only charge me £1.19, which is considerably cheaper than what I'm used to, as it normally costs between £1.50 and £2.60, depending on the branch, but still I'd rather pay for quality, and although Tesco isn't the bees knees, this branch, wasn't even meeting their average standards. The presentation was horrible, on a small plate, and it looked like it was just carelessly just slotted onto the plate, which after a long wait (for a Tesco Cafe / simple breakfast), I was upset and annoyed about. My breakfast had to end up in the garbage as it was.. garbage. The eggs were totally undercooked, and far too runny, to the point where I'm sure they wouldn't have been safe to eat, and they tasted horrible too. My beans were also hard, and they tasted like Everyday Value beans, rather than the standard beans Tesco use. My breakfast was simply horrible, undercooked and a disaster and considering the time it taken, it makes me wonder, did they just go to the shop floor and choose Everyday value, as they were annoyed at my choice, and then went ahead and just stuck it in the cooker for too little time. I really wouldn't recommend this Tesco cafe, I really regret judging this nice looking cafe (especially compared to Middleton) by its look and not food, and I do think it deserves one star.

Popped in for a snack at the weekend. Only one young man at front of house! Ordered 2 panninis…read more They were served on a Costa coffee cup side plate! Not on a small plate. Pannini was fresh but the filling was almost absent! No side salad that's usually there! Would not go in again as food wasn't good and presentation was diabolical! Such a shame for such a large store!! Very disappointed.....