St Magnus Community Cafe

Fantastic location directly opposite the cathedral. Beautiful old building with stunning features. The staff are all absolutely fantastic, so welcoming and friendly. Good quality simple food, very good value for money. Plenty of seating but the best 4 seats look immediately across to the Cathedral. We would definitely recommend it for a place to eat & Support the local community.

5-stars for the value and good food. Simple cafeteria style dining with great prices. They do sandwiches, burgers, and more. My wife had the tomato soup with was fresh and amazing. Hard to find great simple food at a great price, but this is the place!

I just have to give it 5 stars. Probably the most underrated food place in Kirkwall. Great soups and bread, chicken and sausage rolls. Very basic cafe but so spacious and inexpensive. Get a tray, go to the counter and tell them what you like. Skip the Real Food Café a couple of doors down, they are small, very busy (why, I cannot guess) and run out of foods quickly (I was over there just now - no more soup, no more quiches).

Excellent food, coffee and service. Unfortunately got there too late to try out their pies (sold out - cruise ship in port) but the soup and sandwiches were excellent. Had a cappuccino and latte with a scone for morning tea. Two thumbs up

Arrived a little late for breakfast menu and the lovely ladies still offered to make our St Magnus breakfast. I'm so happy we came here, it was amazing. Thanks for the superb service with a warm and friendly Orcadian welcome X

Very welcoming with great coffee. Not a huge choice food wise, hence just 4 stars. Convenient as just across from the cathedral. Nice little place with good prices.

When the Store restaurant combo a door or two down refused to feed me because I was a vegan, a young man here made me a wonderful tomato and mushroom roll. Saved my life that morning. I always appreciated it.

This place is cheap and has an old school British cafe vibe that’s so relaxed and pleasant compared to other, fancier places in town. I come here every week while waiting for an appointment, and I’ve got to know a few of the staff by sight and they’re just solid gold. The place is usually pretty busy, especially in the summer, but they just plow through the queue with cheerfulness and efficiency. I watched a young lady (who I haven’t seen much so maybe she’s new) explaining almost every item on the menu to a non-English speaking family, and as someone who works in tourism it was honestly a masterclass in patience and kindness. I couldn’t have done it better. There’s another particular member of staff who I’ve twice seen run out from behind the counter to carry a tray to a table for an older lady with a walking frame. The lady probably could have managed it, but she didn’t have to struggle because the lady anticipated her need and offered without being condescending. It was lovely. And then she apologised when she came back for making us wait for all of twelve seconds. Just fab staff all round, I can’t say enough nice things. I hope they read this. Also whoever does the baking, 10/10. Had the best scone today.