August 2025 by Phil B
We go quite often .
Always great food, drink and staff.
August 2025 by Frazer Martin
Stokes has gone down hill.
Visited for Sunday breakfast. Stokes used to be our go to place for breakfast in Lincoln. No longer after today's experience. We will not be going back.
Here are the reasons why.
1. Food took about 20 mins to arrive.
2. Flat white coffee is tiny.
3. Scone tasted like it was made a week ago.
4. Beans on the full english were almost cold.
5. Have to order on QR code which is not a nice experience.
6. The gentleman to my left had Eggs Benedict. First one was sent back as the eggs were hard and when the second attempt came out from kitchen one of the eggs wasn't cooked.
7. Dirty cups and glass on our table and not one waitress asked if they could remove them.
August 2025 by Bethany Mackie
Great drink selection with plenty of food options too. Rather expensive though
August 2025 by Orrla
Friendly staff, fast service and a lovely atmosphere to sit and eat either inside or outside!
July 2025 by Darryl Colman
Stokes is a bit of an institution in Lincoln and until recently I?ve held it in high regard. I?ve visited the previous two Sundays and both times I?ve been encouraged to use the digital ordering machine (not sure what else to call it), the first visit I declined, possibly not the greatest idea as everything took so long, it became frustrating. The second visit I decided to use the machine to order as everything was so slow previously and despite feeling that the prices (4 breakfasts and 4 coffees best part of £70 and only 1 full English in that) I wanted to get my food within a decent timeframe. Then various, frustrating errors occurred - the whole order not being correct and somebody explaining only the food order printed off, not the coffee order and upon receipt of the food they don?t bring knives and forks, it?s more of a canteen vibe where you get your own from a condiments and utensil station, not really a premium product in my eyes, then when collecting cutlery, they were out of knives so I had to find someone then wait for knife delivery. For me, a place like Stokes lives and dies by the quality of it?s service and reducing human contact absolutely takes that away, not having cutlery at the table or delivered with food makes such little sense with the prices you?re charging. I can only assume the premium in price comes from the location because it?s not the service (very little human contact = lack of service) or the quality of food, which was no better than average.
July 2025 by Katie Cliffe
Please bring back table service and keep with tradition. Yesterdays experience has dampened both myself and my two friends desire to return.
Sorry.
July 2025 by Heather Wright
Update: I was contacted by the owner, issues discussed and the owner apologised profusely. He said these matters were taken seriously and would be addressed. I have added extra stars as the owner was so open to this dusvussion
When we arrived it looked as if it promised to be good with options of margarine or butter on the menu. It was quite expensive . There were two of us. One ordered full cooked breakfast, when it came it was cold but my daughter was so hungry she ate it.
I ordered smoked salmon and scrambled egg on toast ..BIG mistake! First of all I was given one slice of dry bread with dry scrambled egg which was only just warm and on the side a pat of butter, but no smoked salmon. The waitress said it would come separately. Then a few minutes later took my plate away and brought me another with the same dry toast, dried up egg but this time with smoked salmon? However there were a few pats of butter on the side.. now given the egg and the salmon were on the dry toast I had to scrape it off the toast in order to butter it. Surely this is awful!!!! Terrible
July 2025 by Vicky Graves
We visited for coffee and breakfast and both were lovely, the gent who served us, I think the manager was really nice and friendly. The cafe was clean and tidy and all the staff seemed happy to be there. Will definitely visit again, and highly recommend. Thank you
July 2025 by maha ali
Our first visit to Stokes Lawn Café was just for coffee, and we were very impressed! The coffee was fantastic. Staff was friendly and efficient. We'll definitely be back to try more from their menu.
July 2025 by Lisa Franklin
Sid the manager was excellent. Great customer service and staff cheerful and helpful. Food fresh and well presented would definitely recommend eating here or stopping for a coffee and of course a cake
June 2025 by Rich Pearson
Really great.
Lovely fresh food made to order; plus a great brew
May 2025 by Julie
Absolutely loved this place! The coffee was rich and flavorful, and the food was fresh and delicious. The atmosphere is cozy and the staff is incredibly friendly. Highly recommended!
May 2025 by Andrew McPhilbin
Great coffee ! Great staff !
May 2025 by Gabriel Dyer
Good atmosphere good staff bathroom clean so clean helpful I recommend coming here
April 2025 by Linda R
Beautiful building and the best afternoon tea ever our favourite. Quality tea and coffee delicious fresh sandwiches, quiche, sausage rolls, scones with jam and thick cream and delicious selection of 'proper' little cakes not traybakes!
