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

We loved this café/shop in Saltaire! The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. We enjoyed sitting amongst the plants (which you could also buy) in such a relaxed and comfy atmosphere. A comment from my 8 year old daughter ‘The tuna sandwiches were the best I’ve ever had’.‘ The coffee was delicious and the bread they used was super yummy. The shop upstairs was a gem—I picked up a jumper, top, a hair clip, and they had some fantastic sauces books and food items downstairs. A wonderful addition to Saltaire, and I can’t wait to visit again on my next trip! Highly recommend.

As a non bread eater I asked if there was a way to have the filling on its own....The salad that was presented was so tasty and filled with flavours..the "vinaigrette" was amazing.... also the coffee was smooth and full of flavour. Also they have amazing pastries

Great place to hang out. Amazing coffee, cake and pastries. Sandwich bar is already legendary! It's the talk of Saltaire! Also sells vinyls, food, clothing, toys, stationery, plants and furniture! Amazing gem.

The village and Silvers are fantastic spot with a cozy atmosphere, amazing coffee, and fresh, delicious sandwiches. The warm vibe makes it a perfect place to relax and enjoy a great meal. However, the cashier’s grumpy demeanor can be off-putting and doesn’t match the otherwise lovely experience. A friendlier attitude would truly elevate this gem to perfection.

The place is outstandingly good. We came here for breakfast on a Saturday morning and were pleasantly surprised to find room available. We ordered an English breakfast and Shakshuka, along with coffee, a matcha latte and orange juice. Firstly, the English breakfast was outstandingly good and of excellent quality. The beans were a homemade mix and the sausages were clearly local. The Shakshuka was also presented beautifully and tasted delicious. The drinks were great too. The staff were friendly and the food arrived quickly. The atmosphere was lovely and it was all reasonably priced. I would definitely come back here!

10/10 would recommend to a friend. Ate here last night and the food was incredible. There was 6 of us and we went pure feral and ordered pretty much everything off the menu between us and we regret absolutely nothing. Every dish was packed full of flavour and beautifully presented. Solid cocktails... winner. The front of house team were confident knowledgable and very friendly. Solid team effort and they smashed it. Looking forward to trying out their brunch menu. I’m going to be a regular…take my money.

Service was excellent and the food was absolutely delicious. We couldn't fault it. Highly recommend. 10/10

Really tasty lunch of eggs royale & buttermilk chicken burger, homemade fries and chunky & very tasty. Super friendly service too. Highly recommended.

Yum! We've visited digins hut 3 times now and every time we've had amazing quality food that leaves us feeling stuffed. Generous toppings on all burgers. Melt in the mouth. We ordered an iced latte and the staff nipped to the shop for ice. Nothing is too much trouble. The creme Brulee donut is a must have! Recommended to friends and family and will defo be back.

A real unctuous treat which was truly sublime! Highly recommend trying the smash burger! Very affordable price which included chips too. Sat outside of the bench provided

Burgers ready within 10 minutes. Crispy fries where you can actually taste the truffle. Loved the complexity of the burger fillings- this is a burger with all the works. Almost Famous used to be my favourite burger place, but Digin's Hut beats it. Benches outside while you wait for your takeaway. £12 for the 'Rate my Takeaway beef and £10 for the pulled pork burger (which is probably my favourite), Doughnut was thick and heavy.

Wow, what a place to have close by!! The chicken burger is HUGE, beef burger is juicy and flavoursome, Perfect fries!! Very well priced for tue quality of food and the staff are lovely. We don't need another takeaway now... this is the one!

What a cool spot this is. If only it was more local to me. Great selection of low intervention wines, banging coffee and all served by workers/owners who know their &@*! about decent produce. Had a great chat to the manager/owners in the morning and good matter to this South African/cockney in the eve, all top guys. Will visit again if I’m in the area

Popped in for a take away long black coffee, was seduced by the blueberry iced bun and now it's all I can think of! Lovely staff and great coffee, oh but that iced bun..............so soft, perfect sweet bread studded with the biggest tartest blueberries. I will be back, thank you so much

Perfect spot only a few minutes walk from Salts Mill. Understandably popular, and whilst unable to sample the fine selection of wines or beers on draft as driving, the coffee and faworki were wonderful afternoon treats on a cold and damp Sunday afternoon.

Such a cozy, friendly and lovely spot this is. The staff and very friendly and make you feel welcome from the first visit. Great beers and wines, and a large deli selection of cheeses. We love our Friday night beers here!

Have gone here many times with the family always great food and lovely atmosphere.

Great value cooked breakfast. Quality ingredients and friendly staff ❤️

Nursing a hangover and not feeling like venturing out of the house I ordered a take away from RP's. Packaged really well, food arrived in great condition and was very tasty. I was wandering around Shipley today feeling a bit peckish and RP's came to mind so I went in for some brekkie. Great atmosphere in the cafe, and the food was cooked to perfection. Best breakfast I've had in yonks. Thank you so much RP's

Food came earlier than expected, it was still hot when it arrived making it perfect to eat, the food was really nice (as always). Would definitely recommend.

I visited Dandelion Cafe on my first trip to Saltaire and honestly fell in love. A vegan cafe, beautifully decorated with artwork and plants, next to a yoga studio, which is dog friendly… tick, tick, tick, tick! One of the lovely ladies at the cafe even brought some water over for my dog, Wilf. My brunch was delicious (the cakes are to die for) and very reasonably priced. I loved the vibe at Dandelion and will definitely return when I’m next in Saltaire. Thank you again!

We’ve visited twice In the last two weeks which speaks for itself really. A beautiful, welcoming cafe with a fantastic vegan menu, that also caters for gf diets. There’s a really nice range of small plates, bigger meals and sharing plates. The coffee is excellent. Dogs are welcome, and our last visit was with a 5 month old baby who was also made to feel very welcome.

Amazing vegan food which is a short walk from all the touristy stuff to see. Dog friendly and yoga too. Especially recommend the Koran loaded fries!

The service was outstanding! Catered for my mum who is vegan but also has black pepper allergy which meant they created her a bespoke meal. Food was very nice and whilst I’m not personally vegan I thoroughly enjoyed! Full of flavour, colourful and beautifully presented! Thank you for being so patient!

Found this little cafe on a trip to Salts Mill. What a fantastic little place. Had three lovely cooked breakfasts. Staff very friendly, nice atmosphere and good value. Will definitely be back.

Visited today with my bestie. Had a very tasty Scottish breakfast and cappuccino, and my friend had the Yorkshire one, along with a latte. Lynne was lovely, very accommodating and it was a cosy and quirky setting. Quite well hidden and it was very quiet on our visit (9:30 am). So many options for whatever your dietary requirements are and we'll definitely be back ! Thanks again 👍

Went for lunch. Delicious food and good service. Reasonable prices. Good for vegetarians. Consistent quality. Highly recommended, local eatery. Hop skip and jump from Salts Mill

Came on spec and enjoyed both the coffee and food, all very reasonable priced. Don't be put off by the location, inside felt authentically Italian and nothing was too much trouble for the hosts. Will be coming back next time we are in Saltaire

I went here today with my young son, I have been wanting to go here for a long long time, food was amazing and very kind and helpful... highly recommend and will be back soon hopefully..

Authentic Italian cuisine. Tasty calzone and the coffee is always good. Homely atmosphere and good service.

Lovely service with an authentic and relaxed feel. A reasonable coffee and price.

I really love this place, the food is really good value and it is well made. Good hearty food, great coffee and delicious cake.

Lovely breakfast this morning. The service was friendly and timely. Nice looking selection of cakes which we didn't try as the breakfast portions were generous.

Nice little spot in Saltaire perfect for date night 🌉 Great menu choices and staff who know what they are talking about, got some pasta dishes and meetballs! Great stuff 👍

What can I say, I have never been to this little hidden gem before and I live 15mins away. Had a dinner date with an old friend and we both loved it, the food, the service everthing will definitely be back very soon.

We parked on Caroline Street for £1.50 per hour (able to extend on RingGo app). Queue for food was quite long but we got in early at 11:30 which seemed to beat the queue. Pizzas were amazing! There is another cafe on level 3 if you want to skip the long queue. Exhibits were nice and the activities in the Peace Museum upstairs were great. Only suggestion to management is have some signage for prams/wheelchairs. Accessibility at the two entrances/exits we saw were none existent.

A fabulous place to visit; the building is home to art, food, craft, history and more. Any Hockney fans will have a wonderful time and there are many other artists to appreciate. Plentiful parking, good range of food options. Plentiful free parking and access via public transport is easy. Highly recommended and I will be back!

We had a fabulous afternoon visiting Salts Mill! We heard that David Hockney had a flowers in print exhibition and couldn’t wait to take a look. We had visited the Media museum earlier in the day, so saw some of his artistic talents through his 4 seasons videos filmed through 9 cameras. The mill had 3 floors of interesting arts, plenty of areas to eat and drink and a wonderful book store! There’s plenty of David Hockney related things to peruse/buy! We also watched a video of the history of Salts Mill which was fascinating!

It’s always good to take a friend from other areas to visit places you enjoy and find they like them too. Salts mill and Saltaire is such an unusual place combining history via art ( through Hockney) and industrial skills - the mill itself and the town of Saltaire. The town has a character modern towns usually lack and the mill shows industrial heritage where money talked and could be good for the workers. Pity more entrepreneurs don’t build new towns around their dream developments!! We enjoyed the art, the spaces within the mill (which is huge) including the cafe and book shops. We saw some video footage of how the mill started but didn’t see it all. Think we should return to learn more. Cafe - we had to wait a while but it was ok and the lunch was fine-tasty and reasonable. Take time, don’t rush and think about the original workers but also the dedication of Jonathan Silver who so valued this place and ensured it became a valued place in industrial history.