Lakeside Cafe in Wakefield

If i could put minus stars i would. Honestly still gobsmacked about today's experience. We went for brunch & asked for white toast on the full english. When it arrived it had a half toasted tea cake on it. We kindly asked for this to be changed as this was not what we'd imagine "white toast" to be. The lady (i believe owner/manager) said "bread is bread & they don't have white toast" we discussed this should of been explained when we ordered & asked for the sough dough bread instead. She went to the kitchen & we could hear what was being said about us. We were made to feel really uncomfortable & my sister became visually upset. She decided we should leave without finishing the meal. She went to the counter and asked for the bill & i went outside with the baby. I could hear shouting from inside & the server saying that we are not welcome back as we were rude customers. At no point were we rude & we paid the full bill as did not want to get into any further disagreement as the prior incident had already spoilt a lovely morning.

Just been for brunch with my sister and baby.Ordered a full English breakfast ask for white toast instead, tea cake came. Ask to swap it. Made to feel uncomfortable of a full cafe. Then she went to into the kitchen which I could hear the remarks that she was making.Then felt that uncomfortable being in there. We left.I paid for our food as the first waitress was lovely. Could see that I was very upset in the situation.I said to the girl that I found her manager rude and would not be returning. Girl behind the counter then started, Shouting at me that I wasn’t welcome back.Like I would want to go back to there. Awful place. Ruined a walk

On Tuesday a group of 6 boys aged between 12and14 came into your cafe for a warm sandwich, only 3 of them had money so they put it all together to buy them all a sandwich finding they only had enough money left for 2 cups of tea which they were going to share but in my grandsons words"the very nice lady brought us a massive teapot and 6 cups" So they all had a drink with their sandwich. I would like to say thank you very much for being so kind the boy really appreciated it, not many people would have done that

A real 'halfway home' surprise for good views of Country Park and excellent dishes served by very lovely people who seemed to care about their presentation of food surroundings and manner

I rarely feel compelled to write a bad review, as I know how much small businesses rely on reputation however this place really deserves it.We booked in advance for my mum's birthday brunch, to secure a good table for 3 of us plus dogs. When we arrived, the hostess (owner?) tried to put us at a small table for 2 people with an extra chair added - this was nowhere near big enough so we asked if we could sit at the vacant large table which seated 6. The surly hostess begrudgingly agreed on the understanding that we would move if a larger group came in. We felt quite uneasy at this point, as if we were causing a problem and I asked, if we did need to move, could we be seated at a 4 table rather than a 2 table. She snapped that there were only 3 of us so no.I really wish we had just left at that point but it was my mums birthday and we were all hungry so we sat and ordered.When the food arrived we were further disappointed. On the £10 traditional breakfast the bacon was rubbery, black pudding undercooked and sausage wasn't very nice. The sourdough 'toast' was soggy bread, hidden under masses of beans. The only nice things were the hash brown and mushrooms. I just couldn't eat most of it (which is very unusual for me!) and explained to the waitress at the end how unhappy I was with it (no one had come to check on us until that point). My mum was also unhappy with her eggs and mentioned this, as well how she had been made to feel unwelcome when we arrived. My sister's scone was nice, which we also made a point of saying.The waitress didn't say much, and came back with a bill for the full amount. I queried this and she said that they had checked the food on my plate and it was fine therefore the full amount was payable. The rude hostess (owner/manager?) wouldn't come and see us, simply relayed this through the poor waitress who was clearly uncomfortable. I was extremely taken aback and paid the bill in a bit of shock to be honest. The waitress came back with our change and then asked us to leave via the side door rather than back out of the entrance where the hostess was.I've never been treated like this at any food establishment in my life and am still in shock that we experienced this.In summary, the food is extremely overpriced for the quality, the hostess/owner is extremely unpleasant and customers are treated with little more than disdain. I truly hope that this woman (if she is the owner) sells the business to new owners who value their customers, as it is a lovely location and the place has so much potential to be amazing. Until then, I will choose anywhere else but here to take my business.

Little gem of a cafe really. Good service. Lovely tea and cakes. Much more in the menu Mill definitely return.

Cute little restaurant. Food really good and massive portions. The service was very friendly.

Excellent food, clean, friendly staff, Dog friendly but I wouldn't sit inside if they were very muddy as they do have soft furnishings and gifts. Maybe go before your walk or sit outside out of courtesy.

What a fab little place. VERY dog friendly. The menu is really good. I had the best bacon buttie ever 👍👍 I will definitely go back.

Had a lovely lunch today with my husband & daughter. I had the smoked salmon & cream cheese sandwich it was really tasty & the bread was really soft & a nice portion of chips with it..my daughter had the egg mayo & my husband had the Tuna & cheddar melt. We were all really pleased & really enjoyed it. The staff were pleasant & friendly & a quick service. Will definitely visit again.