Coffee#1 - Stafford

We stopped by for a quick tea. We weren't provided with a spoon and the staff seemed unfriendly. The decor was lackluster.

The coffee and carrot cake at this restaurant are fantastic and absolutely delicious. The atmosphere is lovely and relaxing, with very friendly staff. Definitely worth a visit.

I drove from Manchester to Stafford to meet my mother, Nanna, and nephews, along with my 20-month-old son. While we were at the cafe, my nephews were trying to make the baby laugh by playing peek a boo. They were being well-behaved and stayed at our table. However, a staff member approached me and informed me that there were some complaints about the baby making noise. I was shocked and disappointed by this experience, as the boys' behavior was completely fine. As a primary school teacher, I understand how children should behave in public. It was disheartening to learn that an older couple was offended by a baby laughing. My 9-year-old nephew was upset by the staff member's comment. I had expected the cafe to be family-friendly and accommodating to babies, but it seems that their clientele can be irritable and unfriendly. Unfortunately, we will not be returning to Coffee1 with our family or recommending it due to this negative experience. It's a shame that the staff member was not more considerate of all customers at the cafe.

We visit here quite often as it’s dog friendly. The tables in the window have signs next to them saying that it’s an area for dogs but often people without them sit there leisurely reading their papers meaning that we have to sit elsewhere. We always try to find a table out of the way but still close to the dog area and the door. There’s one member of staff who moves us if she thinks we’re not in the right place but on other occasions when we’ve visited there are dogs (not service dogs) sat much further back and she doesn’t ask them to move. Our dog is very well behaved, doesn’t bark and just eats his biscuits and then lies down but she clearly has a problem with us and it’s now making us reluctant to use this coffee shop. Also on our last visit we waited 15 minutes to be served and the shop wasn’t any busier than usual.

Had a lovely visit, friendly staff, Peach Iced Tea was just right, my son's Flat white was beautifully presented. Lovely atmosphere and clean toilets. Definitely will go back.