Heart Café

I was here for a literary event recently so didn’t get to try any of their soup or other foodly offerings. Still, they had a couple of decent beers to choose from and pretty much everything Fentiman’s has ever made.
The staff were friendly, helpful, and quick to get you what you ordered.
It’s a pretty cool space, much bigger than I’d have expected, and I’d definitely go back again during the day for an extended work session on the old macbook.
In short, if you’re in headingley and looking for a place to put your feet up while you do some work, give the Heart Café a try. They might just win you over.

A friend and i popped in to the Heart Café the other day to grab some breakfast and as we wandered in we were pretty excited. It’s a gorgeous space, airy and packed with promising goodies, Fentimens drinks for example, amongst other loveliness. We sat down and perused thw menu, there were plenty of options, including any kind of eggs you’d like, bacon baps and all day breakfasts. Not feeling i had the space to eat an all day breakfast i opted for poached eggs.
When they arrived i was pretty excited. They were small but looked good, that was, until i realised the bread (which was meant to be toast) was both stale and mouldy. Not so good. My friend finished her sausage bap and i rather awkwardly returned the eggs. Of course, the lady who served us was mortified! She quickly took them back to the chef, who offered to replace them, but i didn’t really fancy any after that. She gave mea refund, which was good as i hate having to ask, and it was only when i went to catch a bus later that i realised i wa short of a pound in my refund! Doh.
So, all in all, i was a little more than miffed. The café is a lovely space, and the selection is varied, but a dissapointing visit this time. I’ll definitely go back, as everywhere deserves a second chance, but there really isn’t any excuse for mouldy bread and toast which had basically been briefly touched by a toaster! Hopefully it’ll be better next time.

I came across this sweet little place today after finding my proposed lunch venue was closed (
It is a surprise to find such a lovely new centre and the place was thriving. The Café is based within a refurbished building that was previously somewhat unremarkable.
The Café is fairly small although is nicely set out and is very green, the Centres ethos is around re use and recycle and Hawker’s Green fits in a treat. I was very nicely greeted on my arrival and on serving
The menu was pretty decent and had lots of tasty dishes, from daily specials to salads and wraps. Certainly not a greasy spoon eatery, thank the Lord. The prices were pretty reasonable on the whole, the mains were around £5.00 for example.
My choice was between the lamb and apricot tangine or the slow cooked sticky beef, both available with rice of hand cut chips. I went for the slow cooked beef and the first one that arrived was extremely fatty and not appealing at all. On speaking with the Manager, she gracefully apologised and said she and Chef were very sorry. I received another soon after and it was indeed lovely quality slow cooked beef. The description was of sticky beef in a barbecue type sauce. The sauce was a real let down and was more of a hint of flavour and could not be described as a sauce. The hand cooked chips were lovely and tasty. Portion size was rather small and again I was disappointed, I am used to Irish portions you see)
Soon after my arrival, there was a sizable party of Parents and Toddler’s arrive. They had booked and despite this the Staff appeared to go into shock and it was hard to distinguish any ones role within the Team. It is fair to say that there was chaos at the front of the café and the atmosphere was rather tense and uncomfortable.
All in all, I was pleased to have found the place and shall surely visit again, hope to find the Team more on the ball and in control next time. I wonder if the place has only just recently opened and the Staff are still settling into allocated roles?