Island Cafe is found inside the Kelham Island Musuem, but you can forget any thoughts about the cafe being a simple spot for grabbing a cup of coffee. Whether you're visiting the musuem of not, the Island Cafe Bar is a great place for drinking, dining, and chatting the day away with your friends.
The interiors show off its unique character with its high ceilings, draping fairy lights, and token foliage. Combined with a rustic exterior, the Island Cafe Bar presents itself as a special place for dining.
With breakfast and brunch served until 3pm, you don't have to be in any hurry to feast on delights such as the pancake stack. Fluffy, American-style pancakes can be customised with your choice of topping from smoked streaky bacon, maple syrup and blueberries, to nutella and strawberries, and you can't forget to ask about the pancake specials too.
If a sweet breakfast isn't suited to your tastes, there's still plenty to choose from. There's simple options such as bacon or sausage on a sourdough bloomer or the more elegant options of eggs benedict, mushroom benedict, and avocado on toast.
At lunchtime, the Island Cafe Bar serves up a truly eclectic offering of light bites, wraps, and sandwiches. For a lighter lunch, you might want to stick with the soup of the day, served with a rustic sourdough bloomer; or one of the salads, packed full of greens and bursting with flavour.
Larger plates really show off the chefs creative flair with options like the bhaji wrap taking centre stage. Onion bhajis are served in a khobez wrap, accompanied by mango chutney, mint yoghurt and a crispy salad for a satisfying crunch. Other options include the croque monsieur which can be adjusted to suit your tastes thanks to filling options of streaky bacon, roasted chorizo, and wild mushroom.