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

Every time I come back to Huddersfield I always make sure to visit Arcade. The food is delicious and they have many great vegetarian options, the staff are always friendly and welcoming and their hot chocolate is one of the best in the UK as it’s made with real chocolate. I cannot recommend this place enough it’s a lovely little independent eatery inside Byram Arcade.

Tried their coffee and it was great. Keep up the good work, love the place.

Lovely place. Good selection of drinks and food. Staff were super nice and helpful. It is clean and well taken care of, with plenty of indoor and outdoor seats.

One of my favourite spots in Huddersfield. Arcade has nailed the art of great coffee and even better food. Everything they put out is made with care and attention to detail - the coffee and food looks and tastes incredible. Highly recommend!

Great little cafe. Prices reasonable given where it is and there's no competition. The bathroom was immaculate. My only mild negative, is as couple of the staff could smile, looked like they wanted to jump in the canal.

Excellent place to visit. Great atmosphere, great food at good prices. Highly recommended. Very friendly staff. Toilet available, too, which is useful on longer walks. I have lots of trips down the canal just to come here and definitely recommend it to others. Great views of the canal and hills, too.

Sitting on the canal side with a nice pot of tea and a Yorkshire rascal was a great treat. The five rise locks are a fantastic engineering feat and very close by.

Did I said brilliant cafe. Yes it is beautiful place just at the edge of canal. Giving u an opportunity to have beautiful views while u enjoy ur tea or food. Atmosphere is as beautiful as this cafe is. U can feel peace n calm. Friendly n attentive staff, great service. Not only tea or coffee but food u can enjoy there. They have delicious cake variety which was mouthwatering for me so I ordered couple of 😆. Situated at Five Rise famous Lock mean bit busy too at brunch time. We had wonderful time there. Thanks to the staff specially the young girl on counter 👍

Visited today from out of area. Ordered a selection of 4 italian pastries, 4 cakes and 2 large coffees. Very good value at £24. Victoria sponge was amazing as was the red velvet cake. Bakewell tart equally good. Personally the coffee and walnut cake needed more icing but was very nice. And a very nice coffee which was massive rather than large!

A group of 6 went for the first time today we were seated upstairs. We ordered vegetarian breakfast..I didn't want tomotoes or mushroom so was subsisted for an extra halloumi slice. Veg sausages were amazing! We all Enjoyed the food it was hot and delicious... only slight nighle would be 1 egg isn't enough definitely need 2! Also don't margarine the toast...butter please! Oat latte was delicious...the coffee definitely has flavour. We would definitely return..CASH ONLY or Bank transfer accepted!

Great food, service and coffee! I will be back... Still as good, great value and friendly staff.

What a lovely little café. The coffee is the best I’ve tasted, It is roasted on site & a variety of coffee beans are available to buy, therefore I went home with two bags so I can enjoy the coffee again at home. The food was delicious, and the atmosphere was just right. I will definitely return again very soon. Thank you to all the lovely, friendly staff. This is a family run Coffee bar and they are very passionate, which comes across to their customers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We had a meal this evening, the food was excellent and the service great. The staff very friendly and had a lovely time. Would recommend this restaurant. Will be going back again soon.

We had an evening meal , 2 couples . It was very quiet which is a tragedy, and maybe due to previous owners? We were greeted a seated the staff were friendly and efficient the food was delicious , piping hot and beautifully presented. We had 2 courses and several drinks including wine and beer in a lovely setting and the bill was considerably less than £120 We had a lovely evening and highly recommended

I’ve been to Arthur’s several times now and it’s the best place to start the weekend. The breakfast (usually the Eggs Royale) is consistently outstanding and the coffee is always quality. Tina’s team is amazing and the vibe at this place is on point every time. Took my pal for a birthday breakfast this morning and he was even treated to cake and a singalong!! I can’t wait for the summer when I can come and spend the evenings here. Delightful establishment! Great work Arthur’s 👌🏼

Me and my partner have been coming here for the past few months and have only ever had the breakfast and is by far our favourite breakfast spot. However today we went for lunch and the food was amazing!! My partner got the steak loaded fries and said it was the best steak he has had! I had the pizza which was delicious. The food is by far a 10/10. Would highly recommend coming here, the staff are very friendly and the location is beautiful too. We will definitely keep returning to Arthur’s Cafe!!

Found the market entrance for this tucked away through a tunnel alleyway but were supprised to find such a pretty tearoom. It's bigger on the inside than it looks and has different levels to sit on. Dogs are allowed on the lowest level and ours was made very welcome and enjoyed the trip. Good variety on the menu, lovely helpful staff and interesting books around the sides (an extract in the pictures)

Very friendly and attentive staff. Coffee and tea was just as we like it, nice and strong and hot! We even got free biscuits. Will try food next time. Keep up the good work 👍🏻☕

Fabulous afternoon tea at this cute tea room. Defo recommend it. Oooo my first ever macaroon... what a treat... defo the best afternoon tea we have had.

Paid another visit to The Cakery today and it was just as good as the first time! Great food, plenty of options to choose from. Really lovely staff offering exceptional service. Nice buzz about the place and child friendly too. It's definitely worth booking a table if you're planning on visiting during busy times. Will be back soon!

An evening Christmas event of bauble decorating. Well thought out evening with as much, or as little, help and inspiration! Cannot thank the team enough for such a happy atmosphere, and finished product. Limitless paint and accessories so felt luxurious, we weren’t limited in any aspect. Add in warm and comfortable Cakery, festive music, perfect cakes. The Staff went above and beyond to make our evening memorable. Congratulations to the Cakery, couldn’t have been improved on.

Really great food and good value too. Our dirty fries, burger and nachos were fantastic You order at your desk with a QR code, we were told it would be 25 minutes but food arrived within 15: bonus! Staffing needs a bit more personality for a top place like this though. Although I've driven past this place many times, I didn't even know you could have a meal here because of the name. We went today to have a coffee and cake and it turns out they do proper food! Their cakes on display were basic, especially compared to the food menu. I think they're not helping themselves by calling their place "The Cakery".

What a hidden gem! - myself & a couple friends booked for afternoon tea this week - we discovered they do gluten free for myself - a rare bonus ! - staff are absolutely amazing - I was so well catered too & all for 10 Inc a pot of tea! What a dream. Everything was amazing, from walking in to leaving. We all agreed how amazing it was 🥰. We've booked to return in a couple weeks too. 🙌 10/10 highly recommend.