Cathedral View Cafe
📍 2 Bedern Bank, Ripon HG4 1PE, UK
About Cathedral View Cafe
Nestled directly opposite the magnificent Ripon Cathedral, Cathedral View Cafe offers a warm and inviting atmosphere with an outstanding 4.9/5 Google rating. This bijou cafe is a favourite for visitors and locals seeking delicious homemade food and exquisite cakes, making it a must-visit spot when exploring Ripon.
Guests can savour tasty homemade soups, amazing cheese on toast, and a selection of delightful hot drinks, often hailed as 'the best hot chocolate in town'. Beyond its culinary delights, the cafe also features a charming shop stocking delicious local products and creating food gift hampers. The friendly staff consistently receive praise for their welcoming service, enhancing the thoroughly pleasant experience for all.
Visiting Information
Cathedral View Cafe is open Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM, and on weekends from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The cafe offers wheelchair accessible seating for comfort. For convenience, all major payment methods are accepted, including credit cards, debit cards, and NFC payments, alongside cash.
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📍 2 Bedern Bank, Ripon HG4 1PE, UK
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Showing 5 of 33 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 30 January 2026.
Bijou café and shop opposite Ripon Cathedral. Great location. Seating is upstairs. (6 covers) Really delicious food, exquisite homemade cakes. The tasty soup is homemade as well. Sells lots of yummy products and also does food gift hampers making great presents. Very friendly lady. I would revisit, yes.
Popped into Ripon Cathedral and had the most amazing lunch in the lovely cafe opposite. Warm and full of charm. Amazing cheese on toast and the best hot chocolate in town. Great selection of cakes and bakes and definitely a place for us to return. A must place to visit when in Ripon
Thoroughly pleasant experience, friendly proprietor who chatted as she made our order. Lovely coffee, all done quickly. Great view of the Cathedral.
Lovely place. Very nice service a lot had sold out but I timed it just well as a chocolate cake was being baked/iced. It was lovely! The sausage roll was good. We had 2 iced coffees, a can and bottle of fizzy pop the cake and sausage roll and it was £20. Would happily return!
For a small cafe the service and quality of food was incredible. Very tasty sandwiches and homemade sausage rolls. We even tried some oat and date flapjack which is delicious and a lovely lemon drizzle cake.