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

Such a lovely place! Had an extremely delicious vegan breakfast and latte and a cake to take away! Staff are very welcoming and best of all it’s dog friendly. Will definitely be returning soon

Lovely spot for a drink and snack along the canal. I had a mini vegetarian breakfast which was the perfect portion size to justify getting a cake for the walk home. The chai latte was delicious and the selection of Hip Pop kombuchas and sodas are great cold drink options. The menu is large, with a range of portion and dietary variations - I'll definitely be back to try more! Service was lovely and friendly, in a cosy setting on the canalside. The perfect pit stop when visiting Sowerby Bridge :)

First time visit to this cafe and what a gem! Ordered a cafetiere for two and a full English breakfast and a vegan breakfast. The food was delicious and the menu states it's locally sourced. The meat breakfast was 2 sausage, 2 bacon, mushrooms, tomato, beans , hash brown and toast for just under £10. Everything was good and fresh. The coffee is also local to the cafe and was a good cup full of flavour. I will visit again the future!

Great service and quick , also very tasty egg mayo salad on a jam packed granary to rake away . Delish 🙏 thank you.

Had a lovely meeting this week ,in a lovely little cafe in the heart of rippendon - Ryburn records . I highly recommend the hot choc and homemade cakes delish 😋 .

Lovely vibe in this local cafe - busy enough to be interesting and quiet enough to enjoy a really good coffee. We had 2 of the sourdough toasts, both of which were delicious, but top prize went to the hummus with pickled carrot. Delicious!

Spotted this little gem on my bike the other day so when I saw the sign saying coffee I thought I’d best pop in. Greeted with a pleasant smile and the sound of music. An americano and fruit cake was quickly ordered and I sat on the bar stool watching my bike. Highly recommend this place for a sound of music, coffee and cake ….

Enjoyed a cool drink and homemade cake here today, staff very friendly and helpful. Good to see and hear the records being played .. sound quality was great and not as I remembered it! Will be back!

My latest review for afternoon tea wont let me put a seperate review on so i have to join it on to an old review. Breakfast with my son one morning and a Mothers day afternoon tea for me & my mum, it was absolutely Lovely 🥰👌🏼

Been going there once a week for a few months now. Home made soup is excellent and the breakfasts look really good. Fast friendly service too.

I came across this place today I was visiting some friends, a quaint little cafe with the most amazing home made cakes and food. The place was spotlessly clean and the staff were friendly and attentive. The food was lovely and hot and was of good quality. We had a breakfast and the fried eggs were lovely, NOT greasy and runny yolks. We got a pot of tea it was massive and for £2.50 it was enough for 4 cups between us, I've paid over £2.50 for a small cup in the high end coffee shops.i had a huge piece of brownie that I'd say was one of the best brownies I've ever tasted, and I was told they all home baked. The cafe is dog friendly too. I'll definitely go back, sadly it isn't on my doorstep otherwise I'd be eating cake there every day 🥰 if you in the area give this very reasonably priced cafe a visit, you will not be disappointed 😊

Lovely café with good food and good service. Coffee, tea, milkshake and lunches including a toastie, prawn sandwich, and a tuna mayo jacket potato, followed by home baked cake. And all for less than £30. Nice relaxed atmosphere, friendly hosts. Lovely deli attached to it with a selection of cheeses, pies, cakes, etc.

Absolutely cracking food! Breakfast spot on! Breakfast buns awesome! Tuna sarnie amazing! Soo friendly!

I used to travel past here for work. Quick stop for a spam and black pudding sandwich, would love to go back that way.

First trip to nicky's this morning after running past loads of times. Definitely won't be running past again! Sausage and egg sandwich was delicious and almost the size of my head.! Nicky was a bit concerned our coffees may not have been hot enough (we had no complaints, they were absolutely fine) so she gave us another on the house! Outstanding customer service, how it used to be. Can't wait to go back! Thanks for feeding us 😊

Definitely the best breakfast around, really worth a detour

Top tier sandwich shop, everything we had was home made including the coronation chicken. Lovely staff and loads of parking! Will definitely be back

I have been here a couple of times now and i have to say this is the best bacon and sausage sandwich i have had in Sowerby Bridge. Plenty of meat in the sandwich, with your choice of bread (white, brown or granary) and reasonably priced as well. If your in need of a warm sandwich to take out (there are a couple of tables in the cafe) then this is the place for you.

Great little cafe takeaway. Fantastic home cooked meats and homemade flapjacks. Great selection on the menu with monthly specials.

Great little cafe and always easy to park

Nice little pub on the bridge in ripponden nice area outside to sit or eat inside in the beautifully old walls. Good selection of AF drinks always a winner 🏆 The food was nice and well presented. Service was good although a bit slow but didn't take away from a great experience. I had the pepper and spinach chilli and my partner had the Cajun chicken loaded fries 🍟

One of our favourite local places to walk to! The staff are really wonderful - friendly and knowledgeable - couldn't be better! The food is great and the menu has definitely improved over the last few months with plenty of options to choose from. The pie and peas were so good! The bar bakes are a must - absolutely delicious with a special offer if you buy a hot drink! A fabulous pub with great staff and tasty food in the delightful village of Ripponden!

Wonderful little pub/eatery. Established in 1307. It's like taking a stope back in time eating here. The food was exceptional 👌 The service was brilliant, they have lovely friendly staff. Beautiful location next to the river. Would highly recommend if you want lovely food in a lovely place.

We come back here, year after year. The service is very warming & made welcome. The Sunday Lunch of Roast Beef is absolutely Devine, faultless in fact. Dessert was Biscoff & Mars Bar cheese cake with ice-cream & Cherry Bakewell with Custard.

Stumbled across this shop but it's hands down the best BLT I've ever tasted. And the ladies serving were lovely x highly recommended.

You can't go wrong with a sandwich from here, fresh bread, excellent ingredients, and always lots of filling! Turkey Salad Sandwich is a must! Thanks Sue and keep up the good work! :-)

My wife bought a boxed salad today from your cafe, and she said it's the best boxed salad she has had ever. Value for money and loads of lovely different ingredients in it, very filling. She said she will definitely come back again.

Great value for money! I especially like that they have different specials on all the time with very generous portions. The girls themselves are lovely, funny and caring people who care about their customers! Wouldn’t go anywhere else for my dinner now.

Lovely staff and home cooked food. The best scotch egg I've had, chilli flavoured but not overly spicy just tasty with a golden yolk. Great coffee too was offered a double shot 🥃

The food is delicious and the new Brisket Burnt ends and pulled pork BBQ boxes are fantastic. Go try them out, I highly recommend them.

I got the mini breakfast. By far the best breakfast I’ve had out. The best scrambled eggs. Insane. My girlfriend for the full English. 5* and the service and owners were lovely.

Best coronation chicken sandwich I’ve ever had. Lovely little cafe with great coffee and an extensive selection of food.

Amazing little hotel. Beautiful and comfy rooms Staff so friendly and accommodating. They can’t do enough for you. Food is exceptional. Will def. W coming back soon and for another stay.

Can I just say wow! We have just stayed at the Alma Inn for two nights and it was amazing. The food was absolutely delicious and we sampled a wide variety of the menu. The staff were all very well trained and attentive. They made our stay! The rooms were lovely and dog friendly too. We had room 4, 6 and 7. Room 7 has a roll top bath! The showers in the other rooms were very powerful. Everything was just perfect! If you walk down the hill from the pub there is a nature walk and stream. Brilliant location. We will be back again next year. Thankyou 😀

Nice place, food and drinks are nice but you pay for it. Can be very busy depending what time you go if wanting a nice quiet spot or full atmosphere?

Came for afternoon tea for my partners birthday. Lovely time and the food was very enjoyable. We were allowed to bring some fizz for a small corkage. Dog friendly. They even put some candles on and sang happy birthday as they brought the food out, much to my partners horror (and my delight!)

Pleasant café with friendly staff. Our salads were obviously freshly prepared.

First visit today. Brunch, (lunch to me). I asked for a BLT as a sandwich. Flipping heck! Best BLT I can remember. Who makes the bread? Do they have a magician on site?! Not just a sandwich, salad & Slaw too. Kept me going for a good five hours. We will be back.