The Best Cafes in Ashton Under Lyne, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom (2025)

Love this place. Proper full English breakfasts, afternoon teas. When you’re finished, take home fabulous cakes, buns and pastries. We’ve been many times. Great place. Went for ABBA night last night, had a great time. Loved it.

Stunning place just around the corner from IKEA. We did a click and collect so had the time to have some proper food. Great service, stunning full English, with a bigger menu. Parking outside. Support your local business in a great Bistro!

Enjoyed some nice food. Served up quickly and hot. The deluxe hotel chocolate was lovely. Give this place a try if you've not yet been.

Where to start, the food from here is outstanding, I had the grande breakfast, loads of food, all the parts cooked to perfection, my wife had the warm berry compote french toast, this again was delicious, hazelnut spread sandwiched between two slices of french toast covered in warm berry compote, the extras/create part of the menu is perfect for little ones. The lady who served us was really nice, friendly and welcoming, food was quick to come out after ordering, not a single fault, don’t know how this place is not packed out it deserves to be, will definitely be paying another visit when in the area, can’t recommend this place enough. Regret not getting pictures but looked so good when it arrived just had to get tucked in straight away.

Why 5 stars it just years of hard work brining an amazing beautiful cafe with outside seating , fantastic seating inside an amazing menu and amazing coffee to choose from ! They have cozy music evenings enjoy a drink & something to eat ! Making Stalybridge a special place to visit & make memories!

Held my daughter’s 21st birthday party here. Nothing was too much for Nicola and the other staff from start to finish. Venue looked gorgeous and food was lovely. Would definitely consider for future events and can highly recommend.

Just got back from hosting my friend’s baby shower here. Just want to say a massive thankyou to Nicola and the staff. From organising weeks ago, nothing was too much of an ask. We had a space to ourselves for 25 people and everything was very organised. The room was decorated so nice ready for us and I was able to arrive 15 minutes earlier to add my own touches. The food was lovely and everyone had a great time. We also added their amazing cake stand, and there was plenty of room for us to play some baby shower games. Thankyou I would definitely recommend and be returning. Xx Hannah

Went in today and had our regular breakfast but also got the chance to sample the new pizza!!! They were absolutely amazing and compared to some of the best ones I’ve had in Manchester! Staff are all really friendly and helpful and remember you from previous visits! Can’t wait to go in again soon for pizza!

From the second we entered Louise made us feel so welcomed by her warm character. She was so positive, friendly and overall happy. She really helped us settle in with our massive double pram and baby. No problem was too much for Louise and she really made us feel at home! The food was also really tasty, hot and you could tell the produce was locally sourced.

Had food from the festive menu, lovely cafe, the staff are very welcoming and the presence is wonderful, the food is served hot and fresh, me and my partner tried for the first time a few weeks ago and now we go as often as we can, can’t recommend enough! ✨😁

Delicious food, can cater for GF but probably not if you can't handle CC. All the sides are lovely, spicy spuds nearly took my head off. Lovely little place.

Popped in for lunch and it hit the spot! The meal was cooked to perfection. Nice to have just a tasty and flavourable lunch

The food is consistently good here. The variety of salad is also excellent and let's you vary the meal every time. Will be back again. Note they do a good vegetarian box too.

Great food 😋 definitely recommend

visited this Cafe house for friends breakfast, it was amazing time we spent there, the food was excellent and the service was also amazing, well done guys and thank you

Absolutely loved this café! The food was delicious, and the muffins were just perfect—soft, fresh, and full of flavor. The atmosphere was cozy, and the staff were super friendly. Definitely a place I’d visit again!

joined my friends for Sunday breakfast at Rosie's and it was well worth the drive from Bowdon, the food was amazing the coffee tasted very fresh.

Food and presentation is lovely, price is expensive for what you get. Inside dining area is clean, cosy and comfortable. Welcoming service from staff 👍🏻

Lovely cafe normally go in for breakfast. The food is always lovely and the service is good. The bench seating is a little uncomfortable and needs new pillows and they have been out of veggie sausages on the last to visit. But would still recommend

A nice little Indian restaurant The staff were attentive and caring about feedback. Dishes were well cooked. And didn't have lots of peppers and tomatoes to bulk out the curry's.

Sitting outside is a lovely place for a bite to eat with views of the canal boats. The menu is basic but its enough. The ice cream scoops are very small for £2

We had a lovely lunch here with family after the museum. The younger staff were friendly and patient with our order as there was quite a few of us. The food was very reasonably priced. We all had a mixture of toasties and sandwiches which came with salad and crisps. The milkshakes were thick and frothy. I shared soup and a sandwich which was really hearty and thoroughly enjoyable. Chunky home made vegetable soup and a chicken club on a barmcake. Would definitely come back. Really liked being able to eat outside by the canal in the sunshine.

First time my husband and I have visited here. We decided to treat ourselves to a large Sunday breakfast and we can assure you we were not disappointed. The food was excellent, cooked to order, beautifully presented and tasted amazing. We highly recommend and will definitely visit again in the near future. Date of our visit 1st October 2023. See you again Tony & Marjorie Lowe

I've been coming here since I was a young child, it's a cracking little café, servers always have a smile to share and always welcoming. And the prices haven't changed to dramatically unlike other establishments.

Friendly staff, and a good varied, and reasonably priced menu. Egg and chips for £3, and a coffee for £1.50, for example, is hard to beat. It's close to the market and always quite busy, but that's not surprising. If you want posh food, then it's perhaps not the place to go, but if you want a decent town centre café that serves everyday food at every day prices by every day friendly people, you would be hard pressed to find anywhere better in Ashton. Only had cheese on toast and a drink first time I visited here. Returned a week later for a breakfast that was excellent. Sausage that was succulent without being too spicy, thick bacon than wasn't too salty, nicely cooked egg with yolk that was cooked but still runny, and hot beans and tomatoes. It cost an extra 50p for a slice of toast but even with that added the cost was extremely reasonable (cheaper than a Tesco breakfast for example). Excellently cooked and excellent value. 12 MONTHS LATER Have visited regularly for cooked breakfast. Consistently excellent. Better than anywhere else we’ve ever been for breakfast. Always hot, always great quality, always thick lean bacon and nicely cooked eggs, always friendly and efficient staff, and always a great price.

Firstly be mindful that this place is cash only and won't accept cards. Food here is super cheap and staff are friendly. I ordered a cheese Omelette for breakfast and it was served really quickly. The Omelette was lovely however you could taste that the beans and chips were cheap. Overall I'd eat there again as there's not many places where you can get a breakfast for £5.

Great cafe with friendly staff and good food. Get there early if possible can be busy from 10 onwards

Loving this place open at 7am next to the shops bus station and railway station about 5 min walk ,staff great

Really good food, staff very good and helpful, good with children, very nice atmosphere and good prices.

Alfresco cake I'm aware of this business I have used a few times but not quite often as I used to do. The freshly made food preparation is very good value for your money. Friendly staff service very well organised business even though it's hard for the business owner to continue to do so as specially more so in these pressing times it's hard for any businesses trying to keep servicing the community at the same time trying to survive and own a living.