Five of us visited here for a 60th birthday afternoon tea after visiting Gawthorpe Hall. What a lovely, friendly welcome we received! All the food was home made and freshly prepared. The soup and quiche were absolutely delicious, something a bit different for an afternoon tea. We all loved all the cakes. We spent a really pleasant couple of hours here and would highly recommend. Thank you to all the staff for the excellent service.

Good choice of food from the menu and special board, good service also dog friendly. We opted for the Ploughman's Lunch which came on a large wooden board, an excellent, plentiful meal complete with two excellent coffees, very much recommend, good stop off point when visiting nearby Gawthorpe Hall.

I had a fantastic meal at The Fat Giraffe today, the first of many to come. The Buttermilk Chicken Burger is to die for, tasty with a decent portion. The cafe is very clean and has a lovely atmosphere, a must visit :)

Fabulous, delicious lunch, best BLT I’ve had, bacon crispy with fresh salad and tomatoes. Full bodied de-caff coffee. Daughter’s toastie was amazing too! Highly rated customer service, well run clean and welcoming, quality produce, everything served promptly, rare find, will be going again for sure!

This wasn't my first trip to The Fat Giraffe, but I'd seen on social media that it was under new ownership, so I thought I'd bob along on my day off to see what I thought. At first glance not much seemed to have changed. It was the same informal, friendly atmosphere, with fun pictures of giraffes on the walls and plenty of comfortable chairs and tables to choose from. The menu was already on the table, so I gave it the once over and decided on the Large Breakfast, which seemed to have all my usual bits included. I was asked to come up to the counter to order. I placed my order and swapped out my hashbrowns for a bit of extra toast. I wasn't in a hashbrown mood. I also ordered a pot of tea, which isn't included with the breakfast. My tea came first, a large steaming hot mug. I remarked that I'd asked for a pot, having seen the teapots behind the counter. Unfortunately though I was told these were only used for fruit teas. Not to worry it was a big mug and kept me going long enough to finish by brekkie. My food soon arrived and looked great. The bacon was delicious, the fat was slightly charred and cripy, perfect. The sausages were really tasty too. I learned they were suppied by Townson Butchers of brierfield. I'll have to make a trip over there and sample some of their wares at some point. The egg was fried with a firm white and a runny yolk exactly how I like them. The black pudding was well cooked, tasty and the slice was a nice thickness. The mushrooms were sliced a bit thin for my liking so I could not really get the taste or the texture of them. The tomatoes, however, were marvelous.These cherry tomatoes were like little red flavour bombs. I had to be careful with them as piercing them with my fork sent blasts of sweet tomato juice in all directions. I much prefer fresh tomatos like these than tinned ones. The beans were probably Heinz and there were plenty of them. The toast was the show stopper though. Proper hand sliced doorstops at least an inch thick. Next time I'll ask for extra butter, two pats just didn't do it justice. Sauces if you need them were Heinz and HP and in sachets on the table. So my verdict. I'm glad I revisited this place. The new owner certainly knows how to run a wonderful little cafe, and I would definitely recommend a Full English Breakfast at The Fat Giraffe.

Recommend to us, went in for cake but had a fab humous salad. Tea in a pot not a mug so chance to brew. Lovely staff, delicious food and some local tips shared with us ( mostly about cheese!)

Had a lovely afternoon tea here first time on a Sunday. Soup, sandwiches, yummy cake selection & cups of coffee. £15 total which is good, I always come here regularly now, I can't fault the homemade food, attentive staff & excellent service to customers always. Thank you for today even though you were soo busy all day, you continued to provide a lovely enjoyable customer service, highly recommended by myself to anyone!

Food was amazing, great offers on for breakfast! Nice quaint little cafe, can get a little cramp if busy and the door was left open at one point whilst it was quite cold out. Staff are lovely and friendly.

I didn’t go into the shop so cannot comment on surroundings but the person who went in said it was pleasant enough. Got takeaway coffee. Was supposed to be a latte but it tasted and looked like watered down hot milk. No taste of coffee whatsoever. Coffee is my benchmark for food standard so I won’t be returning. Local competitors are much better

They do a great veggie breakfast. The young girl who has taken it over is really nice. She is so helpful. She is doing a great job 👏 👍

Recently under new ownership / management so still developing . Lovely cafe, very good coffee , and interesting menu . Staff really working hard to make this venture a success .

Lovely place to come for a tasty and well cooked breakfast.

Great cafe, staff really accommodating and helpful.

Very quiet, really good home made food, decent price. Lovely interior, owner really friendly.

Helpful and friendly staff, great food and great value for money. 😀

An excellent afternoon tea to celebrate My sister's birthday.

Food was mediocre and the staff not very friendly will probably give it a miss in future

Lovely little gem of a place...good food , i had excellent eggs benedict. Very reasonably priced and warm and friendly staff. Highly recommended. Will defo be my new go to.

Great cuppa and coffee!! Wide selection of gluten free options for lunch and was recommended the fish cakes. We'll go back to try those. Staff very friendly. Nice little place. A group of 8 women on the next table had the most amazing afternoon teas... ooooh, cake envy!!

Great food and great service here. Veggie breakfast was filling, although only one tomato. Two chicken panini were gorgeous, very tasty and homemade coleslaw was a great. They were advertised with chips but they came with crisps, very popular. Friendly staff too.

On a day out and called in for Breakfast WOW! Great service from Trish and the staff and the food was fantastic. Well worth the trip from Southport will definitely go again Thank You