LilyAnne's Coffee Bar in Hartlepool

I really have to put this on to try and get the girls who work in this place to up their game massively.The single worst breakfast I have had in my life. The Bacon was like hardened plastic and flew off my wife's plate like a tiddlywink when she attempted to put her fork into it, the sausages were the lowest grade known to man, almost 'aero like' a thick crust on the outside, hollow on the inside.The hash brown was saturated in what I can describe as really old chip fat which had a similar taste as to the smell of diesel, same again when it came to the mushrooms.The eggs were extremely burnt, grey on the top with no signs of a yoke, they resembled something that had been used to clean up the floor before being put on the plate.I really hope this is read and improvements made, as a functioning cafe should not be allowed to serve food like this to the public.On the plus side, the toast was nice and both girls were very polite, which makes writing this review all the more difficult.

Popped in today for a latte and a big breakfast it come to £8Nice friendly staff and free parking for 1-hour Behind the shop which is Avenue Road / market placeBe definitely going back used to always go to the Galley in the town centre itself but from now on I will be coming hereIt's the personal touch that I like

We were in hartlepool and decided we needed a coffee. We dont do costa or Starbucks with the view of supporting local places.A quick Google online for speciality coffee shops brought back lilyanne's. The cafe suggests its hand crafted coffee etc. There doesn't appear to be anything special about the coffee. There's no information on the coffee supplied. Country of origin, roaster etc.The black coffee I did get was piping hot, I'm sure coffee shouldn't be made with boiling to avoid scolding the coffee. That said the coffee was nice.The cafe its self has some good decor but I noted in places were it could do with some TLC.Sadly the cafe was untidy and would of benefited from a sweep.The staff were nice and I was impressed when they checked everything was ok. You dont normally get that.Happy to return and give it another go.

Great traditional food, lovely crisp chips, nice to see teas loose served in a tea pot.

Friendly staff, or proprietors, and a central location, being on Victoria Road, immediately behind a well-used bus stop. The place could have been a bit cleaner, but it was late in the day and it may have been busy just before we arrived. Unfortunately the cafe closes at 4 pm, as we were politely reminded a couple of times. The coffee Americano was great. The special "high tea" was quite alright, but somehow felt out of place here. Being in the city, there is no outlook, so this cafe really depends on passing trade. Parking nearby behind the Grange centre is convenient.

Wasn't impressed, it was quite expensive, the scones we had were a bought in pack from a supermarket and the cake I had was home made but a dry sponge and overly sloppy cream plus two coffees and cost over £12.00. I have had coffee and cake in much better places in town at half the price with much better home baking. I hope that that this was an off day but I won't be returning to find out.

This intimate little café is a gem. First off, the staff are friendly and helpful. The coffee isn't your bobby basic wholesale stuff; it's delicious and they must source it differently. They always have some form of decoration up and take that side of it seriously. The other thing that is unique in Hartlepool is the chance to buy a "suspended coffee" for somebody else (in partnership with a local charity). What they don't shout about is that for every suspended coffee bought by a customer, they will match it. Just a brilliant place.

Super friendly staff and runs a suspended coffee scheme where they match customer input. Really great place and a refelreshing change from coffee chains hussel and bustle. Candles on all tables and a nice selection of pastries too. I will be back next time I'm in town!

What a very nice please, it was cosy and warm with a lovely homey feeling. The staff where welcoming and polite, and the afternoon tea was delicious, we where also impressed with the suspended coffee idea where you can buy a coffe and someone in need can come and get one one the house so they can come in out of the cold well done to LilyAnnes xxx definite a place to go back to x

So, a small group of us went for afternoon tea here. It's a lovely little coffee shop, with the most friendly and accommodating staff. The window seat allows you to watch people milling around, off on the bus and so on.We had afternoon tea, a delicious combination of cakes and sandwiches and either tea or coffee. There was one of our group with 'simple' tastes who the staff were happy to help!It's a great value, family owned place with good food and drink. What's not to like.