The Best Cafes in Baildon, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2025)

Tambourine is a brilliant little local coffee shop; a small walk away from the tourist hotspots. It's brilliant because the coffee is excellent. It helps that they serve North Star coffee; but the coffee is well made, swift and hot. The service and whole atmosphere is very friendly. It's a small, clean and welcoming place. The staff made me feel right at home straight away. The only aspect that might put people off is the overlapping conversation. Lots of friendly people in a small place meant I could hear every word of at least four conversations. Don't let that put you off. This is not the place if you're planning a private chat but it's perfect if you want good coffee and to feel like a Saltaire local.

This place is clearly about good coffee. Really high quality, well made and delicious. I also sampled some tahini blondie which was very good. My friend had coffee cake which she said was a little dry but also loved the filter coffee. Lots of people dropping in whilst there, clearly a popular spot and was open at 9am on a Sunday... perfect! On other days appears to be other breakfast items available so will have to revisit to try.

How coffee is supposed to be!! What a breath of fresh air after the few terrible experiences we've had lately. I had a decaf latte, my partner an decaf oat flat white. My latte was perfect (and I don't use that word often!) - not too hot so it still had that gorgeous sweetness to the milk, excellent texture ie not too frothy or too thin, the strength was spot on (nice and strong) and it tasted amazing despite being decaf which can be very hit-and-miss. Super impressed. My partner's coffee was just as good in all those ways. The cheesecake brownie was also insanely good - such a massive piece for the price, so tasty, gooey, chocolatey, with huge slabs of delicious chocolate throughout, best I've ever ever had. My partner's (huge!) peanut butter and jam flapjack was also good, slightly dry but still very very tasty. Vibes inside we're super chill, scandi, zen, hipster, light, clean etc etc - all the stuff we're into. We sat outside on the street as it was such a hot day, lovely place to watch the world go by. Could not recommend more! 10/10.

Lovely little cafe, with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Great coffee. I had cortado (2 as it was so good!), spinach & feta pie, with salad & veg which was absolutely delicious, as good as any served in Greece! Followed by an apple, cinnamon & brown butter brownie, also delicious & not too big. Cold water always available free, clean toilets & facilities for babies & children, also WiFi.

There are numerous tempting culinary delights on the menu board that look super tasty but it's always the full English (no tomato) that wins every time for me.

Fantastic Breakfast one of the best I've had, perfectly cooked food, and great service

Dropped in this morning, had a coffee and a bacon sandwich. Delicious bacon sandwich and the coffee was piping hot, just how I like it. Will definitely be going back there. Oh, the staff were lovely too....

We visited with our niece this lunch time. My wife went for Eggs Benedict, I had a Chicken, Mozzarella and Pesto Ciabatta, and our niece had sausage and beans. We couldn't fault the food for quality or price, the lady serving us was really friendly, and there seemed a nice atmosphere. Several people said hello to our niece, who also enjoyed a face pulling competition with someone on another table! I'm sure we'll be back soon.

Really enjoyed my visit to the café, staff very friendly. Get their early as they ran out of some of the meals.

Excellent community cafe with delicious, good value food. Highly recommend.

Excellent food...Nice relaxing atmosphere.Friendly, pleasant service It's just a lovely place to visit....!!

Very Friendly staff .Good place for meeting people and plenty of activities,also serves meals,coffees and cakes .

Lovely little place with good quality home made food and a non pretentious atmosphere. Everything is always really tasty. Snowman in today’s coffee was a cute touch!

Visiting family in Shipley and back to The Bothy. As good as ever warming nourishing stew for me and soup for my wife. Great value for this quality of food. Good on veggie and gluten free, we’ll be back next time we visit the grandkids

We were visiting Shipley and found The Bothy whilst walking through after a long train journey. It felt very welcoming and we had the best veggie breakfast we’ve ever had. The stew was also delicious. Would definitely recommend.

Call in regularly, coffee is always good, as are the brownies, and usually a good choice of them for various dietary requirements. Doggies love their sausage rolls too. I’d rather support this than a chain shop, price I think is good value. Plenty of room inside, but if it’s nice nothing better than to watch the park life go by.

Massive thanks to the lovely staff. Left my bag on the chair outside last Sunday, came back while they tidying up and the bag was safely kept in their counter. Will come more often for the great ice cream too.

Lovely little cafe. They made good hot drink and the staff were so friendly. We sat out, and it was really peaceful, we sat outside the cafe while the sun was out. It's really worth checking it out. We did not get anything to eat but it did look really nice. Think we will grab a bite to eat on our next visit.

My friends and I visited the Old Glen House the first night I arrived in Leeds (I live in the US). The steak and ale pie was amazing, as was the apple/rhubarb dessert!!! (Truly the best beef pie I've ever had). We then travelled all the way to the Scottish Highlands for a week, eating at pubs and restaurants along the way. Out of our entire trip, The Old Glen House was the best food and had our favorite employees. They made us feel welcome in their home. I highly recommend the pies as well as the chicken burgers (My friend said it was the best he's ever eaten). Go to the Old Glen House! And while you're there, stroll down to the Old Glen in the woods just behind it. It's beautiful.

This is a local pub for us, as baildon residents. It's on its own out the village centre, which is perfect after maybe a walk on the Moor tops, or the Glen etc. Ideal stopping point. They often have entertainment on, they invite regular street food caterers as an ongoing theme, which are great. Staff always welcoming, and nice selection of ales and the usual! We have dropped in quite a bit since we've lived in baildon and would recommend to others, wether it's just opportunistic or your a resident too.

Love a dog friendly pub and one that has a Pie Chart 🥧 - Genius!! Pie’s are award winning with beautifully cooked veg that you choose from!!!

Lovely pub, good food. Only reason it's got 4 stars and not 5 is it's dog friendly which I know some people will like, I just prefer places that aren't, but it wouldn't put me off a future visit.

Really nice bar bit on the expense side however the staff are so friendly and it is a really nice place to be.

Fantastic little bar, always friendly and some great bands/solo artists. Edit: Bar twelves had a makeover and looks even more amazing. The low lighting gives it a really cozy feel.