The Barista

Kid-friendliness: High chairs and menus are both available for children Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp at the door
Mar 26th, 2023

I recently had an extremely negative experience at The Barista in Cricklade. As someone who frequently works remotely from cafes, I was excited to check out this spot. However, I was sorely disappointed. The staff was extremely rude when I attempted to charge my laptop, accusing me of trying to harm their customers, despite the fact that I was a paying customer myself. It's important to note that the seating area lacked adequate power sockets, making it difficult to work from this location. See attached photos. The only available socket was located in an inconvenient spot and was made even more frustrating by the unhelpful staff. I found their behaviour and policy of not allowing customers to charge their devices to be highly unusual and very unwelcoming. As someone who values good customer service, I will definitely not be returning to The Barista in the future.
Mar 2nd, 2023

Feb 28th, 2023

Lovely little coffee shop for sitting down with a good book . Fantastic service and loved the book exchange scheme they offer.
Nov 23rd, 2022

Nice little traditional cafe. I love the sausage sandwiches and the coffee is very good. Staff are friendly too. I prefer the front seating area, the rear of the place is dreary and could do with additional, but not necessarily overt lighting. They sell a good vegan cake or two also. Can't be bad!
Mar 31st, 2022