The Honest John Bar & Coffee Tavern

Situated in the middle of Todmorden. Great food, and a good choice of vegetarian and vegan dishes and some unusual drinks, such as a pistachio latte (3.75), which I had and was lovely, there was also a gingerbread latte, a spiced pumpkin latte, a biscoff latte and a hazelnut latte as well as the usual mocca, caramel, vanilla latte's and beetroot latte. They also have some interesting teas including; gunpowder mint tea, ginger root and lemon herbal tea, Japanese sencha green tea as well as the traditional breakfast, earl grey and decaf teas, all £2.95. The food is also different from the usual cafes, I had a falafel flatbread (£13.95) which came with thick cut chips, my friends had; the spanakopita toastie (£10.50) which was Philadelphia cheese with feta cheese and spring onion, they also do a vegan option, the "A bit fishy" toastie (£9.95), which was 2 cheeses, creme fresh, tuna mayo and red onion, both said that they loved it. My partner had the garlic mushrooms with a cheesy garlic flatbread (£11) but thought it was a little bland and could have been more garlicky, which I agreed with. We called on Rememberance Sunday afternoon and it was very busy which might account for the longer that usual wait for the food. It was also very noisy but we were sat next to a table with 2 young noisy children. We booked in advance and its a good job we did. I'd definitely recommend you try it especially if you're vegetarian or vegan and like to try different food and drink.

First visit today, booked in for lunch, Thursday in Dec. Established in what was once an old bank in the centre of Todmorden. This gave character as they’ve kept the old vault on view and the building oozes period features together with a real fire this gives it a cosy feel, albeit rather small. Because it’s small I would suggest booking a table. As for the food, when in Todmorden do as the Greeks do! The menu is predominantly Greek oriented, with a selection of English dishes alongside. The service was attentive with pleasant staff, there is a call system provided on your table to attract the waitress to your table for service, that seemed to work. I chose the hanging kebab and tbh I thought it a little overpriced for what it was, I also found the meat to be a little dry, had I of been asked I would’ve mentioned this at the time. Two others in our group also found the meat in their gyros to be dry. Rather frustratingly whilst we were enjoying our coffees the waitress asked for the table back, we were literally 5 mins away from leaving but had to go to another table. We asked for 5 mins extra but they were having none of it. The said table was still unoccupied when we left!

Lovely food and staff. 1 for atmosphere there was two of us and we got seated in the back room where we were alone. Felt like we should have just got a take away as not a restaurant experience! A group of four came in and got moved to the main room straight away with the staff member saying 'good news you can sit in the main room' leaving us in there alone again. Just not a good vibe really especially as this was the first time we been there. Would go again but requesting main room only.

The cheese pie was the most delicious thing!! Absolutely stuffed but sooo tasty. And my friend loved the skepasti too. Soo much choice there’s definitely something for everyone. Only downfall was the choice of beers - only commercial ones nothing local or craft which was a shame. Nice outdoor area to sit too.

I absolutely love this place! Its small but packs a mighty meal! Very nice staff and reasonable prices if I ever go back to Todmorden, it's the 1st place I will go. They have fantastic soups, lunch, and dinners plus a full bar in a nice atmosohere!