Café Nucleus Rochester

Lovely staff, beautiful venue, good coffee & good food ??

Would recommend! Staff very accommodating, service with a smile

Amazing find! Was recommended by the friend I went with but always good to be able to report back that YES - this is indeed a fab place!! Would def go again. We should have booked though - not many places inside but the weather was kind to us and we sat outside and it was fine. Highly recommend the triple cooked chips (ask for mayo in a little jam jar) and the avocado on sourdough with poached eggs - FABULOUS!! Hot chocolate good too.

visited Cafe Nucleus in Rochester and was served by Eve. She provided excellent customer service friendly, attentive, and made sure my friends and I had everything we needed. Really appreciated her kindness and professionalism. Highly recommend this place!

This was my first visit. I was so impressed and had a really lovely day out. The atmosphere was welcoming and the food was outstanding. Eve was so lovely and polite, she is a credit to the place. Would definitely return

It was a warm and sunny day in late September and we were attracted by the possibility of sitting in the courtyard. We were greeted by a charming young man and shown immediately to a table. For a "cafe", the menu was wide and varied. I have read other reviews that complained about the prices, but I was happy to pay a little more for the pleasure of enjoying the extras: linen napkins, individual towels and White Company toiletries in the very clean toilets, ketchup in individual glass jars. I was perfectly happy with my food: toasted panini filled with thickly cut ham and masses of cheese. Service was spot on, the decor was delightful. All in all, a cut above the average cafe and I would go again.

We had a thoroughly enjoyable brunch at Nucleus this morning. The lovely Aki looked after us very well and we enjoyed delicious food and many cups of tea and coffee while we enjoyed an overdue catch up amongst friends.
The service was attentive and friendly, the atmosphere was sophisticated but very relaxed. Nucleus is one of my favourite places to go and introducing my friends to the delights of their breakfast choices was great fun. Thank you Aki for making it thoroughly enjoyable and putting up with a trio of indecisive women!!

Food was absolutely amazing. Eve looked after us really well and was not cross that we took so long to choose. Day time drinking with a huge selection of gin - what's not to love?

I was visiting from Sweden and walked past here and had to go in. The outside is grand and this is what attracted me inside.

The breakfast was wonderful you can help quality was of the highest here. A nice coffee to enjoy with all.

A great way to experience an English breakfast

What an all round great experience!
An authentically restored building, exceptional customer service and a wide ranging food and drinks menu. A great place to eat for a treat or have coffee and cake or a snack.

Late lunch with my wife. Excellent food and service; lovely atmosphere in the Courtyard - nice and relaxing. I highly recommend it. And an absolutely first rate Rest room, like something from a Victorian gentleman's Club.

We attended the restaurant as a group of four for a mid-week brunch. I honestly can’t remember a time where I had a more enjoyable experience. The staff were friendly, personable and extremely attentive. The English breakfast was top notch. Perfect eggs, quality sausages and artisan bread. I can’t wait to return and sample some of the other dishes on the menu.

Good quality Good choice on the menu, not cheap but very good quality ingredients used. Downstairs has too many tables crammed in but we were a larger group so were upstairs which is much better. Staff are always good.

Superb Restaurant/Cafe This place is absolutely lovely, every time i come in the staff are so friendly and accommodating and make you feel at home. Lily and Maria are fantastic and have been the people who have served me majority of the time, they are always so helpful and never without a smile! Music is nice, atmosphere is great and food and drinks are delicious!

This place is absolutely lovely,
every time i come in the staff are so friendly and accommodating and make you feel at home.

Lily and Maria are fantastic and have been the people who have served me majority of the time, they are always so helpful and never without a smile!

Music is nice, atmosphere is great and food and drinks are delicious!

Family lunch Fabulous setting, amazing service, delicious food and drinks! Thank you for making lunch with my family special today.

Fabulous setting, amazing service, delicious food and drinks!
Thank you for making lunch with my family special today.

Nice but pricey Very expensive (and we’re used to London prices), staff were nice. Atmosphere ok. Sat under the wooden gazebo but the curtains kept being blown around us (they need chain threading through the bottom to hold them down). Sugar pot had old wrappings inside. Coffee latte was very small for the price. £5.50 for a tiny pot of chips was a lot.

Ivan & Anna genuinely cared I need to take back my bad review (staffs attitude) way before, as ANNA & IVAN's caring attitude in this visit changed everything that made Cafe Nucleus stands to its prestigious BRUNCH name through kind & caring care customer services which is one of the focal points that most of the customers / service users tends to come back again and again. I hope they ( Ivan & Anna ) are in the manegerial post in this fine establishment to gather / entice more customers. Respectfully yours, Dr. Melvin E. de Guzman Asian Customer

THE BEST PLACE IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE !! Phenomenal PHENOMENAL!!! I recently visited Cafe Nucleus and was thoroughly impressed by the friendly and attentive staff. The food exceeded my expectations in terms of quality and value, and I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for up market place to have food or drinks. Phenomenal deco and amazing atmosphere!! Thank you soo much guys , I will be back again and again x ps.. This waffle with maple syrup and fruit was exceptional ??

Excellent time together !:) Exceptionally delicious steak, atmosphere and service in the restaurant. I will definitely be back! Greetings to team !???????????

Sunday Lunch Very nice restaurant and very efficient and pleasant staff! Gluten and,Dairy Free options offered which was good, my only reason for a "4" was that Cauliflower cheese was declined (dairy) but would have appreciated some green vegetables, our fault for not asking! The desert was gluten and dairy free and was superb. Would reccomend this restaurant

Lovely place - you will not be disappointed. I chose this lovely restaurant based on the varied choices on the menu which is extensive. There is also a very wide range of wines on offer. The food was delicious. The portions are generous. The staff were very efficient and friendly. It is a charming gem which I wholly recommend.

Fantastic place - a moan about opening times! Have to start by saying this is a terrific place. The loveliest staff, really tasty food with local produce and the most beautiful building, tastefully done. In the spirit of this I’ve given a 5 star review, because I know from many visits that’s the service and experience you get. BUT I was very frustrated today to check the closing time as 5pm, walk 25 minutes to get a cup of tea and a sandwich, only to be met by a member of staff at the door just before 4pm saying “sorry we’ve decided to close for food early”. Really frustrating as I’d walked down specially. I understand small businesses can find it tough in the early part of the year. But they should really use social media to advertise if they are not going to be open for loyal customers when they advertise they are. I will be back because I Love it here. I will continue to tell friends how ace it is. I will continue to champion places like this that make Rochester High Street so great. But on this occasion it’s a rare ‘could do better’! Here’s to next time

Great food, service and environment Have eaten here a few times, food and service is brilliant, I'd like to say a special thank you to your lovely waitress Aki who attended to our likes and dislikes with patients and politeness, she is an asset to your lovely team

Afternoon tea with a friend Amazing staff especially Riley for his rundown of the menu his amazing smile and friendliness, the rooms are amazing clean artistic and cosy, layout was perfect and attention to detail, food exceptional

A little on the expensive side but definately worth it. Visited with my Brother today & we had a great relaxing brunch. The interior is classy & beautiful. The sausages in the full English breakfast were superb as were the rest of our meals. I also have to compliment the staff who were excellent.

Beautiful setting, but not as good as it could have been Stunning building, really gorgeous. The food was good, but the staff were odd - trying to be really high-end and consequently coming across as not very friendly at times. The Brunch was excellent, but the apple crumble was far too sweet and they only serve it with custard or ice-cream - when I asked for cream was told they don't do cream. Who doesn't do cream??

Great Brunch Fantastic experience . Food was good quality and tasted great. Coffees very nice and strong . Liked the decor will be returning

Very good service and brunch spot ! Couldn’t have gotten any better for a Saturday morning chilled brunch spot and amazing food and amazing service from Aki so friendly and welcoming !! Thank you

Amazing - Aki was lovely Lovely food and service! Our waitress was Aki and she couldn’t do enough to accommodate us and make us feel comfortable!!