Café Au Chocolat
Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:00
Thursday: 08:30 - 17:00
Friday: 08:30 - 17:00
Saturday: 08:30 - 17:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 16:00
About Café Au Chocolat
Café au Chocolat is a French style café in the heart of Stamford, Lincolnshire which serves speciality coffee, chocolates and crêpes.
Café Au Chocolat Description
Café au Chocolat is a continental inspired café in the heart of Stamford, Lincolnshire. Influenced by the owner’s background, upbringing and experiences, combined with an insatiable passion for travel and experiencing diverse cultures, Café au Chocolat is intended to bring a little of the continent to Stamford.
Krystyna, a linguist of Polish descent has successfully combined speciality coffee, eye-catching patisserie, authentic French crêpes and of course original luxury chocolates made by French chocolatiers direct from France, to create a café with French ambience. Stocked brands include Comptoir du Cacao (also stocked in Selfridges and Fortnum and Mason) and Valrhona.
The first seed of this vision was sown on Krystyna’s first visit to Poland with her mother at 12 years old. The natural wood and traditional style of an authentic mountainside café captivated her imagination. Later, as a student, she frequently visited the continent and was particularly taken by a popular family-run coffee shop with an impressive range of fresh coffee beans and a knowledge only those passionate about the bean could deliver. The unique aromas of the various coffee beans, ground and brewed on the premises or taken home as an accepted everyday indulgence made an impression.
From this stemmed the desire for Café au Chocolat and a desire to offer the more discerning customer carefully selected speciality coffees for in-house or home consumption, an option to try a different single origin coffee every month using the theatrical brew bar technique; and additionally, quality continental chocolates with high cocoa content to enjoy in the café or to share with friends at home. Café au Chocolat’s focus is on understanding where the product is sourced and training staff in the art of coffee making and knowledge. Coffee is as varied and complex as the wine industry, but little is known about this.
Discover the pleasure of watching your crêpes being made in front of you! Make your choice from the savoury batter made from gluten-free Buckwheat flour, sourced directly from Brittany; or the sweet, traditional white flour crepes; a variety of fillings, including firm favourites lemon and sugar or chocolate and a variety of fresh fruits; or settle on a more substantial brunch inspired by continental cheeses or simple ham and eggs. The possibilities are endless.
The pièce de resistance of the Café au Chocolat experience is the stripped back interiors of its 17th century stone building. Refurbished by the owners to expose the fine stone and timber structure and an original 17th century cast iron stove. Rustic leather sofas and suede covered bar stools make the café chic and cosy, ideal to meet friends, take some quiet time or complete work tasks. The building is suitable for disabled customers and offers free wifi, daily newspapers and baby changing facilities. Chocolate tasters are frequently available too!
Through their passion, the team at Café au Chocolat hope to spread their love of coffee and cocoa beans. This is a café with a difference, a certain je ne sais quoi.
Reviews
We are FOUR today! Happy birthday to us. Thank you to each and every one of you who has supported us.
Brownies. Which one is your favourite?
#coffee #chocolates #crepes #brownies #oreo #chocolateorange #raspberrywhitechocolate #triplechocolate
How fantastic is this? Ironmonger Street in 1922.
Keeping you cool in this hot weather.
We now use 💯% compostable straws made from sustainable materials. . . #reduceplasticwaste #stamforduk
Our duck salad with a choice of two sauces. Which one would you choose?
#summersalad #coffee #chocolates #crepes
Our popular coke float with ice cream 😍 . . . #crepes #chocolate #coffee #oldfavourite #stamforduk
We love receiving your feedback. It helps us to grow as a business. Thank you to Richard for this latest review on @tripadvisor
#stamford #crepes #chocolate #coffee
It’s Sundae!! Here’s our strawberries and cream Sundae ready for the start of Wimbledon tomorrow.
#summerinstamford #stamforduk #wimbledonready🎾 🍓🍓🍓🍓
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Strawberry and feta salad. #wimbledonready #strawberries #feta #salad #stamforduk
We’re Wimbledon ready! ☀️🍓☀️🍓☀️
#strawberrymilkshake #summerishere
#Repost @upp_property ・・・ Out delivering our latest Stamford & Rutland Property News in Stamford & felt I needed a little break in one of my favourite cafes! @cafeauchocolat . . .... #oneofeach #earlgreytea #afternoontea #stamford #lovingwhereiwork
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Our selection of cold drinks for the when the heat is on. ☀️ 🥤☀️
#colddrinks #stamforduk
Good morning! Freshly brewed single origin coffee awaits you this morning. ☕️
#singleorigin #brewbar
☀️ day. . . #bankholiday #sunnydays #stamforduk
We love this! Thank you @lucego0se for sharing your photo and for coming to #cafeauchocolat
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Summer is here and our milkshakes and smoothies make for the perfect refreshment.
DID YOU KNOW..... You can hire Café au Chocolat for private functions? We specialise in children’s parties, evening functions and can provide a chocolate & coffee tasting event for your business too.
We have a range options available so contact us today for more information.
Yummy crépes, nice people. Do not miss it when you are in Stamford.
What a lovely find when walking around Stamford. Only stopped for a cup of tea as we had already eaten. Lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff. Can't comment on the food but it certainly looked delicious! Would definitely go back.
Visited today for lunch to celebrate my son's birthday! Delicious food, lovely coffee and lovely service from great staff. They went to special effort for the birthday boy. Will be visiting again....and again. :)
The feel, the staff and the coffee. This will definitely become a regular stop for me now!
My new favourite place. Everything was absolutely delicious!
Lovely hot chocolate with chilli - just right for a cold Saturday morning. Good service and facilities. Well worth a visit.
Loved the raspberry hot chocolate and so glad you had a soya option. So grateful that we stumbled upon this place as it was light and airy with a lovely relaxing atmosphere. Would definitely go again if ever I'm back in Stamford.
Impromptu stop in Stamford and we stumbled upon this flight in the middle if the town up Ironmonger St as a great looking coffee stop.
Gorgeous Orange hot chocolate and an espresso over ice cream to die for, with a sublime rum and raisin roulade to keep it hunger at bay!
Excellent!
I love the crepes I have a sweet tooth so my favourite is with golden syrup and 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream.... I go there at least 3 times a week, also the atmosphere is so relaxing and friendly!
Great spot for lazy breakfast in Stamford. Hot chocolate is excellent and so are the pancakes
Great place to go for a coffee or tea. Very interesting decor and the interior style is creative and very aesthetically pleasing. The staff are charming and suit the continental style. A lovely experience and I thoroughly recommend this place when you are in Stamford.
Fabulous raspberry and chocolate dessert is an ideal treat as a pick me up !
Easy to say that the staff were brilliant and the food was great (on both counts it was).... The fact you allowed my small dog to shelter from the intense sun and offered him water made me feel you really cared about your customers. It must have been a really stressful bank holiday weekend for you but you took the time with me and my friends. Thank you very much. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Delightful & charming place with a lovely atmosphere. This was our first visit, wanting something different for a light lunch & we were certainly not disappointed. The food was excellent & the staff were welcoming & polite, they were excellent hosts & we will definately return.
Delicious yummy buckwheat (gluten free) pancakes which we watched being made.
Typically french crepe style and a welcome change to coffee & cake. Especially on a cold day. Great little find in Stamford. � Staff polite too. Thank you.
Crêpes! In particular the “Anglaise” - worth the 30 mile cycle!
A savoury crepe and an indulgent chocolate milkshake, definitely put a smile on my face. A place, sweet as the chocolate they serve, has made another person very happy. �
Nice atmosphere, relaxing environment, lovely coffee,, call in for breakfast occasionally...
Friendly service and lovely and clean. Great that there was a gluten free option but thought it was a bit expensive.
More about Café Au Chocolat
Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:00
Thursday: 08:30 - 17:00
Friday: 08:30 - 17:00
Saturday: 08:30 - 17:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 16:00