Popped into this pleasant-looking café for a coffee and something to eat at lunchtime a couple of days ago. The coffee was good, and the staff were friendly, however, the sandwiches were all neatly piled up on the top of the counter thus enabling everyone...in the (long and slow moving) queue to breathe on them, or worse. Personally, I find this very off-putting and unhygienic.
Returned later that afternoon for a coffee, and couldn’t get out of there fast enough. There seemed to be a few mothers congregated in the outside area, with their children (I think there is a junior school nearby). These mothers appeared to be completely oblivious to the fact that their children were running around and screaming – honestly it was deafening. I am at a loss to understand why the staff allow/tolerate this unbelievably unsociable behaviour, which makes Ortus thoroughly unpleasant for other customers. This café is actually surrounded by people trying to work too – I would be seeking employment and coffee elsewhere!!More