The Commute Cycle Cafe

Revised on a return to an old stomping ground. I enjoyed Grilled Halloumi (vegetarian) - halloumi, pesto mayo, sun-dried tomato on soft white bun. Refreshingly unpretentious presentation and easily the tastiest sandwich I've eaten in a while and just £5. Loved every bite. I miss the old cycle focus of the cafe. I used to visit when there was even a workshop here. That's long gone but the great service and coffee are still available. But for a great coffee and a bite to eat, you won't go wrong coming here.

Absolutely brilliant coffee! The latte is so good and I literally cannot step foot in a costa/Starbucks again. The customer service was sublime and even under new management the barrister was very friendly and clearly has a big part in making the warm atmosphere that they clearly had. Is now my regular coffee shop and would highly recommend.

The BEST COFFEE in town by far!! Now open under new ownership. When they closed at the end of the summer 2021. I tried all the other coffee shop in town and they couldnt touch the coffee that they serve at The Commute. I was so glad when I saw it reopen again and they where still using Allpress coffee beans. Also epic pastries.

We stopped here on the way through Ilkley for a cup of coffee and a slice of cake, the staff are very polite and the coffee was excellent. The shop is a combined coffee shop and cycling retail shop which is unusual but it seems to work very well, there is no parking on site however we parked around the corner which is only 2-minutes walk.

My first visit to Commute was only around three weeks ago, but I’ve been back four or five times since. Because they’re a cycling focused cafe, it makes a lot of things a whole lot easier: they provide racks and locks outside; they fully expect people to rock up in lycra; they have a great little shop attached to the cafe. That said, there are a lot of non-cycling customers that head there, too—the coffee is great, the place if comfy and cosy, and the selection of cakes is always plentiful. But the main thing here is the staff—they just ‘get it’. Not only are they polite, they’re incredibly helpful and accommodating. I had a bit of a nightmare with mechanicals at a recent sportive and once I’d managed to get hold of relevant spares (from their own shop!) they let me sit with a coffee while I fixed things up in the cafe. They then let me stash any leftover parts behind the counter while I went off to complete the event. It might not sound like much, but without that, I would have had to abandon the event entirely. This is a wonderful little place with great coffee and amazing staff.