my wife and i had occasion to be in thirsk sunday before last... we decided to call in to arabica for coffee..the place wasnt particularly busy which suited us and we ordered coffee.. when the coffee was ready we were asked to pay... no problem until we asked to pay by debit card only to be told in no uncertain... More

I have been to Arabica a few times now, normally on a Sunday morning for breakfast and a coffee. I have always been very happy, the food is good honest home cooking and the service is excellent. It has to be one of the friendliest cafe/coffee shops around. Call in for a great coffee if your in Thirsk, you won't... More

This is our local cafe for a great breakfast & flavoursome coffee. We visit on a regular basis I always have the midi breakfast, husband full English breakfast, consistently good. Lovely friendly service.

Cakes drier than a camel's hoof, run of the mill coffee and slow service. Much better cafe's in Thirsk.

I had found on trip advisor. We wanted coffee & cake. Fairly small inside, but clean. Parent/child friendly with clean loos & baby change facility. A decent choice of coffee, snacks.Not a great choice of cakes, pastries or biscuits. I chose the chocolate brownie which was garnished with a strawberry. It was ok. My wife chose the carrot cake again... More

This is a coffee house, that makes good coffee, as well as serving good food, ive eaten here on a morning looking for a good cooked breakfast.This place does it.Not oilly and greassy, its service with a smile,and contented tummies for visiting this lovely yorkshire town.

We had visited another establishment on Sunday morning in Thirsk where, despite only four other customers, we sat for over five minutes without even being acknowledged by a member of staff who all seemed to be behind the scenes. On leaving, we wandered across the square to Arabica, and were delighted with the quality and reasonable price of our drinks... More

We had lunch and a cuppa. Thumbs up for the peppemint tea and for good quality food, well priced food. No soya milk but not many independant cafes do have it. The staff were friendly and helpful and we enjoyed ourselves. We'll definately come back.

I do live locally and visit a lot of cafes but the only one in Thirsk worth a visit is Arabica. Coffee is great, service friendly and prompt, food always good. Although I do not have any young children, well behaved children are always made welcome and the Proprietor and other staff are often seen chatting away to children. The... More