Cupcake Cafe Bar

The Cupcake Place has been under new management since the summer so please ignore all the comments about bad service. It is a lovely café. The person who served us couldn't have been more helpful or pleasant. Lovely location. Nice selection of cakes and teas/coffees including lots of herbal teas too.

When you're trying to bully smaller cars on the motorway make sure you don't do it in a motor emblazoned with the name of your business on it. I've never eaten here and never will, judging by the tan on the hooker in the passenger seat whatever you order it's probably going to be burnt. Have fun.

Visited here today from Edinburgh as have always wanted to see for myself what it is like (ignoring the bad reviews). The staff were fantastic, welcoming, polite, friendly yet professional. It's a lovely place to sit outside on a nice sunny day with pretty surroundings. We opted for the bagutte and panini off the light bite menu. Service was prompt and the food was fresh, tasty and nicely presented. The only reason I dropped a star was it would be nice to see a little more inventive light bite menu to compliment the gorgeous cupcakes (hate laminated menus too, sorry) I understand it is a cupcake cafe, however with it being so far out of the way it needs something other than fantastic cakes to make you want to go back on a regular basis. The cupcakes were so tasty, icing on the cake to a nice visit. I would recommend a visit.

Place is awful - food is poor, staff are sullen and chef came out and shouted at me when I said the soup was too spicy. Despite being quiet service was slow. Was told the place no longer owned by Paul and things have gone downhill - shame as this was a lovely place but I will not return and don't recommend anyone go.

My friend, her two young daughters and niece and I have just had our frist visit to the cupcake cafe and just wanted to say how much we enjoyed the whole experience.
We had a very warm welcome and this set the scene for the rest of the time spent at the cafe bar. All the staff were excellent and seemed happy to help in any way.
The cupcakes were excellent and the extra cream and marshmallows for the hot chocolates for the kids was a lovely extra touch.
Finally I would like to thank Paul himself for letting us in to his class to show the girls what they had been making. The girls loved this.
We are already planning our next outing.
Thank you very much.

Really enjoyed our visit. My children ate cup cakes and said they were excellent and I ate the biggest scone I have ever seen. Its a really nice setting in the countryside and all the staff were very helpful. Maybe I come back and do one of the courses next time!

Such a shame, this place could be fantastic! This is the 4th time I have been and honestly thought they would be organised by now. Each time has been disappointing. They seem to have no system. Its soup and sandwiches, nothing tricky or timely but oh dear do you wait. We waited at the 'please wait to be seated' sign and waited and waited. Im a patient person, waited tables as a teenager so am very understanding and appreciative when dining out. Asked could I take the vacant table then we waited an unacceptable time before being at least acknowledged. Please organise staff on door, tables, drinks, takeaway cakes, and till, not the same person attempting all - it just isnt working! Sandwich pricey but tasty. Cupcakes just ok, too heavy. Nothing like Bibis Cupcakes.
Hope they get organised soon as they have great name, great location and super room and garden.

Firstly let us unreservedly apologies to those who haven't received the standard of service expected here.
From the 3rd of January the Cupcake Cafe Bar will become 'Paul Bradford Cupcake Cafe Bar' a new management team have laid down a strategy to ensure that both the service and quality match the brand image associated with Paul Bradford.
Savoury food will return to the menu along with cakes that have Paul's seal of approval.
Paul Bradford Cupcake Cafe Bar will look to encourage Corporate evening events as well as children's parties, but appreciate that this can only be borne from the highest levels of service and goods on sale.

Visited this cafe this afternoon and was very disappointed. I had been once previously and enjoyed it. They no longer serve lunch so unless you want soup you need to fill yourself with sugary cupcakes.
Being a cold December day, the carpark had completely frozen over. I had to slip slide my way in carrying my babies car seat. We were promptly seated and orders taken although it was deserted. My friend advised them about the carpark and was told that people had been complaining all day but would put rock salt down.
After a quick coffee & cake we packed up to leave. We asked if the carpark had been salted as we were scared of falling, esp with kids. Their response?..... they knew nothing about it. As its very poorly lit it was the most terrifying 5 minutes of my life.
Plus the unkempt scaggly long haired man clearing the table spilled water all over my babies blanket and he didn't even bat an eyelid. The cupcakes are also much smaller than before and with not much change from £5 it wasn't worth the effort.

I recently checked out the cupcake cafe and to my sheer delight had a fantastic time!granted it was busy, but its what one would expect for such a gorgeous wee place! the garden was stunning on arrival, and we were quickly shown to our seats. the waitress was very pleasant and accommodating, even though she looked extremely busy, she smiled through our full service and what looks like her other tables too. i ordered the soup and half sandwich, my partner a baked potato and it was fresh and very yummy! there were so many amazing choices of cupcake we couldn't decide so i got a chocolate baileys, my partner the lemon with white chocolate, and halfed them both to try. sooooooo moist and morish! we also took some away to try later - didn't last long!
overall i would definitely recommend the cafe. its a stunning find and a sure hit for families and friends alike. being surrounded by the incredible cakes on display was a bonus too!
ignore the other comments - i can assure you its fantastic!

We visit the cupcake cafe bar nearly every weekend and we think its fantastic. The food is amazing especially the soup, the staff are fantastic and the cupcakes are out of this world. My 2 year old daughter asks me everday if we are going for a cupcake, she loves it. They started doing breakfasts recently which has pleased my husband. It is always very busy but we have never had to wait too long for a table.