Lockgate Cafe Review

Good coffee, decent food in welcoming surroundings.

Try the flapjacks!
Lovely location, very friendly staff, great hot and cold drinks. We were happy enough at that point. And then the freshly-made flapjacks arrived. Sublime!

Brilliant cafe and very friendly staff.
Food was delicious and well presented, highly recommend you check this place out. We will definitely be returning to check it out in the summer when you can sit outside and admire the views.

Great little cafe by the canal and very convenient after a morning at Beeston Castle. Popular with cyclists, so may be worth phoning ahead if you plan to go on a nice day

Recommend this lovely place called in not long before closing time today had excellent coffee, food and service.

Very nice cafe. Stopped on the way back from a work visit but will be back.

Stopped for coffee halfway round a long walk from home and decided it was close enough to lunchtime to enjoy a bacon and sausage bap ... LCH baps are fabulous, plenty of bacon and two sausages. Delicious!!!!

Lovely place to stop for a light lunch maybe just a coffee or a cup of tea. I sat outside in the sun looking towards the lock so peaceful and relaxing. Go visit this great coffee house.

Superb place with fab home made food & great friendly staff. Hospitality at it's finest

Excellent Full English breakfast and tea for 2. Such a lovely and friendly place. Clean and tidy too

Always a great welcome, home made cake and espresso. What more could you want.

I went there with my mum and dad on our way home from holiday, where we had the most delicious apple turnovers we had ever tasted (with a side order of coffee too). I would highly recommend anyone to stop there for a bite to eat.

Right next to it is the Shropshire Union Canal, which is for anyone of all ages to enjoy a nice short walk, maybe a rest after a long drive, or to take into the sound of nature.

Really nice relaxed cafe lovely inside food and drink very nice

Great service......Great food..........Great Place.....Oh and FANTASTIC cake

Very pleasant scenery around, handy for parking. Service was friendly and good with nicely presented simple food.

Great coffee, delicious scones! Helpful staff! Shame about the wasps! Not their fault!

Disappointed with rarebit being on a bap cut in half and only toasted on one side ...in my opinion I think it would of been better toasted both sides ..or put on hand cut toasted bread .cheese tasted good ..as did the coffee ..

could of been a little more on the plate for the price paid for a sandwich

Good location for outside seating, great selection of cakes

I love this place. Its so cute! The staff are so lovely and the food and drinks are so nice and such good quality. A good range of stuff too considering it's a small place in a small area! Dogs can have free dog treats too from the counter. They have BBC 6 music playing on the TV. The decor is quirky. It's quite small so can be pushed for seating at weekends but there's outside seating for warmer days. Right by the canal and big enough car park which is free!

Nice surroundings, rural. Friendly staff. Lovely coffee. Near the canal.

Visited for the first time in 6 months after lock down for a coffee. It was busy but a wait of 40 minutes for just 2 coffees particularly when people who came in after us were served does not encourage us to return. Asked twice as to what had happened to our order and was told it was coming. It only appeared after the third time of asking. Perhaps our order of just coffee was too small to bother about. What a shame but it looks as if they can't deal with the extra customers they are attracting.

Lovely little coffee shop and even though the food selection is small it is delicious. Range of cakes and sweet accompanments for hot drinks. And sandwiches and soups.
Relaxed environment with super lovely friendly staff.

Friendly staff and a great selection of cakes that are not the 'usual suspects'.

Excellent watering hole for the last of the summer wine motorbiker

Good place to stop when out on the bike, they cater for both pedal and motor variety..

Lovely little oasis for a bite to eat and drink. Friendly. Welcoming when you are walking the canal.

Stopped off during a bike ride on the recommendations of fellow cyclists. Good spot for a coffee and if passing again I would call in again.

Amazing cakes, great coffee and fantastic service. Love the way they engage with the local community too. A beautiful spot to sit outside too

It s fair to say I ve tried most of the Coffee Houses in the Tarporley area, some good some not so good. But when you find a gem like Lockgate, there is no going back !
Service with a smile is a guarantee, food is prepared fresh for you and baking continues throughout the day.
Sit cozy by the fire or catch some rare sun rays out on the deck. Whatever the weather, whatever the age group, whatever your taste, Lockgate has absolutely nailed the Contemporary Coffee House.
Talent and service like this is a rare thing, make it a destination when in the Tarporley area.

2nd to no one on friendly staff and service and location. Truly dog friendly

The Coffee House has a lovely setting by the canal and near Beeston Castle. It has a very welcoming atmosphere which is enhanced by the internal decor (bikes hanging from the ceiling, ornaments, etc.). The food and drinks are delicious. Thank you

Brilliant food and fantastic service and loved the parkin! See you next time we hire a narrow boat Laura and Jeff Nelly and Mabel xx

Lovely dog friendly cafe, local produce food, proper loose tea, filtered coffee, vegetarian and vegan friendly very popular,

Excellent coffee, excellent cake, excellent food. Dog friendly too. Awesome.

Great location. Friendly staff. Nice food. Good coffee. Lovely short walk to the lock nearby. Only negative. Radio 6 playing heavy metal not quite my taste!

A nice welcome and a good cup of coffee also dog friendly. An ideal stop for walkers cycle riders and narrow boaters

Superb menu, lovely staff, would highly recommend, thank you

Brilliant little cafe. Food always lovely and staff friendly. Great pitstop

Had a lovely trip out to lockgate today as always! I could see the staff were really busy and were working well under all of the new restrictions due to COVID.

Beautiful locally sourced food, always worth it. Great job guys, looking forward to returning soon :-)

Just went into the beautiful shop... Gorgeous items

Nice break from a long drive , made to deal very welcome

Good service staff all very friendly. Cup of coffee was spot on and the bacon baps were cooked just right.

awful traffic meant we were desperate for a stop off to recharge. This wonderful coffee house ticked all the boxes! Recently opened and well decorated this is a hidden gem, lovely sandwich and hot chocolate. Would definitely recommend

Hot food was nice, cake selection was a little lacking

Lovely staff and atmosphere. Good food!! The tiffin is out of this world!!!

A big improvement on past incarnations at this location. Decent food at reasonable prices. Staff are friendly and efficient. Surroundings are pleasant and comfortable. It's particularly nice in the summer when you can sit outside and enjoy the canal, railway and surrounding countryside. Plenty of parking, but we always may it a cycling destination as we are always well looked after upon arrival.

Classy modern decor, lovely decaff coffee and tea. Best of all a sun drenched noon with caressing breeze

Lovely service and food, offers much more on the inside than the outside suggests. Well worth a visit!

Great little cafe. Nice view over the nearby lock.friendly staff and great food and coffees.

Lovely food, great setting close to the canal and very friendly and obliging staff.

Great place to eat very good food and good quality and price

Lovely little place. Decor is interesting and attractive, food is good and staff really friendly. Will come again

One of our favourite haunts for both breakfast and lunch. Some unusual items and combinations on the menu, all worth a try, and very, very good coffee! All the sweet stuff is home baked with, yet again, some combinations of ingredients which simply work!
The owners are wonderfully friendly and communicative no matter how busy they are.
Just one word of warning, check the open days and hours for theirs are not long days!

Brilliant coffee, lovely staff, very cyclist and walker friendly too.

What a life saver! We escaped very heavy traffic on a long journey diverting here. Home made cakes, generous pot of tea, and a sandwich made to order for a very hungry child. Highly recommended.

Pleasant views Clean and relaxing atmosphere Helpful and friendly staff with homemade cake to die for

Great coffee & real home made on site food. Very welcoming. Highly recommended We will be revisiting soon. Set next to the canal at Beeston, Cheshire very easy to find with plenty of parking. Cyclists welcome. There's even stands for you bikes.

Lovely and friendly. More than a cafe. Plenty of parking Freshly made food with a modern twist. Great selection of teas. Outside terrace. Locks a few minutes walk away.

A really nice comfortable place to call in and have a bite to eat. The building is spotless and the staff are really friendly. Definitely go there again.

Polite efficient service ,tasteful decor, relaxing ambience.& Good selection of food & drink.

Excellent service and the food is lovely defo a great stop off for a quick coffee and a piece of cake!

Friendly, welcoming place with tasty, reasonably priced food and good coffee.

When asked if they had soya, "Sorry, no" came the reply...
But the the nice girl said that they use oat or almond milk as soya curdles...
What a star!
The cakes were fresh and tasty.
Would highly recommend.

Full English breakfast was delicious - lovely bacon and sausage and we also really enjoyed the tea and coffee that came with it. One more spoon of beans would have been great!! Lovely staff and surroundings - would definitely recommend.