Coffee, cake & good books · City Centre
A chapter,
and a coffee.
A snug room lined with books, strong pots of coffee and cake worth turning the page for. Six good things, and a chair you won't want to leave.
A word from us
We built a room for lingering.
Half café, half library, all comfort. The shelves are for borrowing, the coffee's bottomless enough for a long read, and nobody's ever asked to hurry along. Bring a book, or borrow one of ours.
The armchair in the corner is the best seat in the house.
— Iris & Walter
A taste of what's on · updated seasonally
Sample Menu
The House Filter
3.40
A big pot of it. Bottomless before noon.
Cardamom Coffee Cake
4.50
Sticky, spiced, cut generously. A page-turner.
Welsh Rarebit
8.50
Molten cheddar & ale on toasted sourdough.
Soup & Sourdough
7.50
Whatever’s simmering, with good buttered bread.
Cheese & Chutney Doorstop
8.00
A proper thick sandwich, mature cheddar, pickle.
Chai by the Pot
4.00
Spiced, milky, enough for two cups and a chapter.
The neighbourhood
A quiet, well-read corner.
Beside the old library, opposite the second-hand bookshop. Made for grey afternoons and long reads.
Opening hours
Tuesday – Friday8:00 – 18:00
Saturday9:00 – 18:00
Sunday10:00 – 16:00
MondayClosed
Find the room
12 Library Row
City Centre
Open every day but Monday
City Centre
Open every day but Monday
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