Bluebells Cafe at Briddlesford Lodge Farm in Isle of Wight

We actually had some of their milk before and were going to IOW for a small family break so decided to bring the bottles back and stop in their cafe and have a spot of lunch. Must say the food was great, staff is great and prices while the upper end of what lunch would normally be, was worth it because of the quality of the ingredients. Amazing sausages, amazing chutneys, amazing bacon.. goodness me it was nice. The best bit was you could buy everything they used in their farm shop so went and bought a load of sausages, bacon for breakfast the next day and a jar that lovely chutney. A nice little touch is that kids get free milk, which with the milk quality of this place was delicious. You could also watch the cows being milked and they had new calves you could see as well. All in all 10/10 Yes it was expensive but I'd rather give my money directly to a hardworking farm.

Absolutely fabulous! Extremely highly recommended. Amazing atmosphere, super friendly and helpful staff, truly wonderful food. Top notch throughout. Well done Bluebell Cafe, we will be back 🤩

Great breakfast, nice atmosphere

Fabulous coffee and bacon bap. Thank you

Lovely little place, dog friendly! The resident dog there (beautiful dog) investigating all the newcomers. He did try and pee on our dog, which we thought was hilarious, fortunately he missed!!!!

Table of 7 all had different food. 2 soups had to be returned as they were cold. Jacket potato was luke warm, no butter or offer of butter and very dry. Gluten free scone was so overheated in the microwave it was very chewy. 2 of us had cheese scones that came with grated cheese in a plastic pot (surely sliced cheese would have been better!) okay but nothing to get excited about and for £8.50 would have expected better. The mac and cheese was good and hot. Waitress was indifferent to the problems and basically had an excuse for everything but not much in the way of an apology. A few of us wanted dessert but no one approached to ask and after the 1st course we didn't bother. Won't be going back again as this is the second visit that I have been disappointed.

Stopped for lunch on a Monday in early March, having visited the excellent farm shop and already tasted their burgers and chicken - both first class. Food at Bluebells today was extremely good- huge portions - my jacket potato with egg mayo was enough for a main meal. Others in my group had a couple of the Specials: Halloumi Hash ( grilled halloumi, beetroot, poached eggs and sautéed potatoes); the Briddlesford Burger. One of my group also had a chocolate milk shake - 'the best ever'. Service was very prompt and there was genuine interest when asking how our food was. Would have loved one of their cakes or desserts but we were so full! If not for just visiting the Isle of Wight for a holiday, we would visit very regularly. Thank you to all at Bluebells.

Excellent service and food so welcoming and lovely staff

Cafe clean and tidy and not very busy. Service was poor, we waited over 40 minutes for our meals. My companion ordered gammon, eggs and chips and the chips where french fries and the gammon appeared to be sliced ham, not gammon. I had cottage pie which was a small portion with few vegetables with broccoli almost raw and very soggy parsnips. All in all a disappointing experience.

My partner and I stopped here for lunch. We looked in on the calves on the way in and were put off by the amount of rats that were running around them. The rats didn’t seem bothered by anyone being there. Disgusting in my opinion so we decided to leave.

Amazing place! Great food service was perfect!

Although we have lived on the IOW for 4yrs, this is our first visit to Bluebells Cafe for my husbands birthday Breakfast, today, as was recommended to us. The breakfast, small, was delicious, all IOW produce, flavours exceptional. Catered for my tomato allergy with no question. They also have Oat milk as dairy replacement, so everything we needed. Staff friendly, lovely clean restaurant and facilities. Will be back on Friday for my birthday lunch.

Bluebells Cafe is a great place to meet for breakfast, brunch or lunch with friends. It's set in a working dairy farm and you can pet some of the calves. The food is great and the service is good although you may have to be a bit more patient if the cafe is busy. I would recommend the Bluebells breakfast - the sausages in particular are gorgeous! Its also very dog friendly and has a fair size car park. There is an adjacent farm shop which is well worth a visit as they sell dairy products from the farm as well as other produce. Also pay a visit to the heritage centre set in the old hop kilns as you leave the cafe on your right hand side as you make your way back to the car park - a reminder of when beer was brewed on the farm back in the day. This provides interesting information on dairy farming as well as displaying various exhibits.

Lovely brekkie and staff. Allows dogs and has a brill shop.

Regularly stop for a nice lunch when shopping at the farm shop. Fresh, local produce makes it special and their own dairy products are in a class of their own!

Waited ages to be served warm, over cooked, bland food. The Jacket Potato was inedible and swimming in molten oil. Disappointing.

We headed straight here off the ferry, we heard the breakfasts were good and did not disappoint. Hubby had the BIG breakfast I had the smaller, I struggled with all on my place he ate all of his. Cooked well, served well, very dog friendly. Will be back for another visit not just for breakfast.

Fabulous café. Try the chicken and bacon sandwich ❤️.

Visited with my two children. Plenty of tables available, lots of choice on menu but sadly very slow service, especially when only ordering drinks and cakes. Still worth a visit as kids got to pet the calves.

Lush to pop in for a coffee and blondie when stopping in the farm shop for milk, friendly service and we petted a calf on the way in 🫶🏼

This place was recommended by the station master(?) at the steam railway. The food was good, although the sausage roll pastry was a tad tough. Very child friendly. Service was good and they quickly corrected an error when the wrong soup was served. Paid a quick visit to the farm shop and would have preferred to spend more time perusing. Seemed to have a good selection of local produce. Not sure I would recommend this place to vegetarians or vegans - it is a working farm with animals.

I’m a bit late writing this but, an absolutely lovely visit to Bluebells! We arrived a little early so spent some time fussing the Jersey calves after they’d had their breakfast. Just the cutest little things! Our food was delicious, all having breakfasts, and staff were very friendly. We also popped over to the little farm shop for a browse and a purchase of a few little bits. Easy and plentiful parking and there was also a building with some history on display which was very interesting. A lovely morning eating and browsing!

Located just a ten minute drive from ferry port. Very nice cafe with good service, has a farm shop that self fresh produce right outside. Ordered 2 soups, 1 burger, 1 chicken nuggets, and a gammon egg and chips which took around 20 minutes. Definitely recommend!

Lovely cream tea sitting in the sun. All homemade or local ingredients so good we went and brought some from the farm shop afterwards.

Nice farm shop and cafe. The shop is filled with farm and local produce. The cafe has some really nice home made dishes such as soup or frittata.

Toasted cheese sandwich, more like a meal. Great thanks

Teacake served with lashings of butter; that's how you do it. Tea, coffee and cakes a big hit. I want to go back and try something savoury. Looks good.

We love it here. We go for breakfast as often as possible when we holiday on IOW - our kids decided the calves outside were called Mootilda and cowly.

Lovely little café/restaurant. The food is lovely but perhaps a bit on the expensive side for a café? The service is variable and can sometimes be a bit slow. However we keep going back.

Halloumi hash arrived without the promised two poached eggs. Whilst they were being cooked the original food was not removed but left on the table. The veal skewers as stated were cooked in a light coating which unfortunately was too hot to taste the farm meat. It was very tender though but just a shame the taste didn't shine through. Both puddings, bread and butter and the sundae were excellent.

Lovely cake and coffee this time

Lovely little café. Gorgeous food.

Amazing breakfast, best we've had here over on the Isle of wight! Very affordable for the fresh ingredients too! Service was a little slow for the drinks, but they seem to be a small staff team and we did order a latte and milkshake, so also understandable, and was not an issue for us. The staff were lovely and extremely accommodating. My other half was extremely happy to finally eat somewhere that allowed an item swap on his full English too!

Wonderful meal with the family; high quality food, great service, menu has something for everyone. Try their homemade halloumi sticks!

Good farm setting and ambience. Nice selection of food. However was a bit disappointed in the overall taste.

Great place to eat. Plenty of choice and friendly staff. Even got to see the calves in the barn.

Nice cafe. Dog friendly. Reasonable disabled access. Difficult road to pull out on from car park. Toilets down some steps, but disabled toilet on same floor as seating. Friendly staff. Gets busy so it's best to book.

I took my adopted daughter and grandson here today for coffee and cake, and was very disappointed, the dry stale carrot cake was old. And as for the coffee I'm pretty sure there was no coffee in , just vanilla syrup, and was barely Luke warm , We waited 15 mins for a drink and they were just left down on the counter for ages instead of given to us.. the two tables next to us were full of washing up and the last people mess for the entire time we were there and noone attempred to clean them . It's safe to say we don't be going back

Lovely looking cafe. Food varied from below average to acceptable. Service slow. It was not busy but took 30 minutes for drinks to arrive. Plates not cleared for 1.5 hours. Staff looked unhappy. No smiles at all. No customer service whatsoever so didn’t leave a tip. Took us 4 hours to order lunch and have 2 drinks. Shall not be returning. The smell from the cattle sheds is very strong in the cafe. Best thing about our visit was a trip to the farm shop where I bought some lovely produce.

Poor service, some of the food for our table was forgotten and took an hour to arrive. Mistakes happen but staff were unapologetic

Lovely place for a meal, with animals for the kids and a lovely farm shop for the adults

Lovely little coffee stop. Service was slow but friendly. Food was hearty

Food was less than average but it had loads of things for kids. Colouring sheets with tons of stickers and crafts (all free) a heritage center attached to it that the kids also liked plus animals to see.

Lovely restaurant, & friendly service. Very tasty, fresh & good portion size. Also the large fancy cake was so yummy! Definitely recommend.

6 of us went for breakfast - no one was disappointed! Big appetite needed for the farmer's breakfast! From the vegetarian to the light bites to the farmer's, each one had top notch ingredients. Highly recommended!

Lovley food and great service :)

Love this place.. great for events as well as lunch/coffee..

Delicious cakes and lovely outside seating area very pretty, also do takeaway, would recommend also has a small farm shop

Waited a year to visit as have seen great reviews and when we tried to go last year Wight Fibre had closed the road. What a disappointment. Ordered the Veal Skewers which came coated in some uncooked pepper steak rub. Veal was overcooked, not any better when the rub was scraped off, chips seemed to have been cooked many times and were hard, hollow and inedible. Charged £5 for two cans of Diet Coke. Left very disappointed, hungry and feeling like we had been ripped off. Will definitely be recommending or going back.

Food & service was excellent, lovely local produce with a farm shop attached. Dog friendly as well!

A great place for breakfast (served till 12). Local produce is great, atmosphere is cosy and friendly, prices are reasonable. Check the small museum of the farm and the farm shop!

Love this place! You can meet the calves before you eat. A nice little shop selling Isle of Wight produce and plants. I'll be back.

You can always tell what a place is like by how they handle things going wrong. Our breakfast order got lost due to a printer mix-up, and the staff immediately offered compensation (we ended up getting free coffees as having the whole meal for free seemed a bit unfair!) The food was excellent and despite only ordering the 'standard' breakfast, I was full for the rest of the day!

Two of us had the full breakfast - excellent although one didn’t like the beans (vinegar taste). One had the breakfast bap - 3 rashers of bacon but maybe a £ too much. Coffee was good - could have been stronger (personal taste). Venue and staff fantastic! Adjacent to a small farm shop.

Been here numerous times but on our latest visit left feeling like that would be the last time we would visit. Took ages for our order to be taken, food and drinks arrived fairly promptly but then ages to get the bill at end. Staff were just stood around talking between themselves. Good food but has gotten much more expensive over the years. £14.65 for 2 orange juices and 1 slice of cake, just too much.

We booked a table so were really disappointed to wait nearly an hour for food and had to leave before it arrived to catch our ferry back. We did explain to the staff we needed to leave shortly but sadly the wait was still extreme. Im sure if you have plenty of time and are after a very leisurely breakfast this is fine, for those catching a ferry or somewhere to be then really do allow yourself extra time to enjoy a breakfast here. The cafe wasnt overly busy so can only assume this is normal. A shame as we were super looking forward to breakfast.as we have been before and it was great.

We went with some friends for the first time today for lunch. I can honestly say I won’t be going back. First it took 30 just to get a drink and even then they forgot one of the drink which took another 10 to be served. The food took over an hour to be served and it was not as advertised, I had the breakfast which didn’t have hash browns on and for some reason only half a mushroom. The beans were cold and so was the toast. My wife had a sandwich with was thick with cheap margarine and very little filling of bacon and chicken. We had a bowl of French fries which were again cold. The staff were friendly but clearly not able to cope with the amount of covers. When you look at the price of a breakfast over £12 you would expect a better standard and quality of produce and service. Sorry to say very disappointed what you see on the website is nothing like what you get.

Very good service by cam and poppy.food was excellent, and I will certainly be back for another visit soon.good atmosphere clean and tidy

One of my favourite cafes on the island

It is a great place to enjoy a meal, snack, or just a cuppa. The staff are so helpful and dog friendly. Indoor or outdoor seating, with a wonderful farm shop on site. Bluebells is established on a working farm, which supplies milk ect to the cafe/restaurant. Beautifully clean, with so many interesting features in and around the building.

We popped out for a coffee and a cake and decided to go to briddlesford as I haven't been there for ages and fancied a nice coffee and cake we were not disappointed I had the hummingbird cake which was lovely moist and full of bananas and pineapple and my friend had the coffee cake and he really enjoyed it said it was the perfect mixture of coffee cake, unfortunately they run out of ice so I couldn't have my iced latte so I ended up with the local beer and they were kind enough not to charge me any extra. Staff were attentive and friendly. there were quite a few seats available, it was clean it smelt nice that was parking toilets and a little shop there was undercover outside parking as well which was nice it would be a challenge to walk to from a bus stop due to the location and it is a working Farm

Despite the cafe being extremely busy, our order was taken promptly by a very pleasant waitress and our drinks followed shortly afterwards. The meal took quite a time to arrive, but the food was piping hot and really well presented. I enjoyed my pie of the day (veal from the farm itself). My wife said it was the best (gammon) ham egg and chips she had had for a long time - no fat on the ham. We ordered pudding and again the food took a while to arrive but was delicious - my bread and butter pudding was superb. My wife had the brownies and was given an enormous portion, but the cafe provided a box to take some of it home with us. In summary we throughly enjoyed the food from the cafe, which was worth waiting for, but if you are in a hurry you may want to go elsewhere!

Lovely location and inside is very well presented cosy warm and welcoming will be returning again very soon when im over on the island

We popped out for a coffee and a cake and decided to go to briddlesford as I haven't been there for ages and fancied a nice coffee and cake we were not disappointed I had the hummingbird cake which was lovely moist and full of bananas and pineapple and my friend had the coffee cake and he really enjoyed it said it was the perfect mixture of coffee cake, unfortunately they run out of ice so I couldn't have my iced latte so I ended up with the local beer and they were kind enough not to charge me any extra. Staff were attentive and friendly. there were quite a few seats available, it was clean it smelt nice that was parking toilets and a little shop there was undercover outside parking as well which was nice it would be a challenge to walk to from a bus stop due to the location and it is a working Farm

Two friends and myself had breakfast this morning and it was perfect. It was very busy but a member of staff came and took our order and we didn’t have to wait long for our food to arrive. Staff were very and friendly the toilet facilities were very good. Overall a great experience.

Breakfast poor 13 pounds egg small asked for beans and tomato but told one or the other paid extra for drinks sauages had hard bits in it never go back

Went for lunch after crossing on the ferry to East Cowes, arriving around 1.30pm. On Friday 12th. I ordered Gammon and my wife asked what the soup of the day was and was told, sorry, we’ve run out. My wife then ordered an Egg Mayo sandwich and some chips. Our dinners arrived around 25 minutes later, and mine was 3 pieces of Ham, not Gammon. I started to eat as I didn’t want the chips and egg to go cold. When the waiter came past I said I had ordered Gammon not Ham, to which he replied it is Gammon Ham, not a Gammon Steak, and went on to tell me the difference. I did bite my tongue much to the pleasure of my wife. I just said the menu is not clear, if you are serving Ham say so. Other dinners beware. The food was ok, but I was misled. We visit the Island quite regularly and will not be returning. We have eaten out many times this week and I have had my Gammon, and on the menu it showed 2 entries, Gammon Steak, & Gammon Ham, no confusion there. If you want a fabulous Gammon Steak go to the Steamer Inn on Shanklin sea front, the biggest and best 10oz Gammon Steak I have ever had.

Such a delicious lunch, friendly staff and good choices. Very clean surroundings.

We came for breakfast at the start of a busy day of activities. We were only the second table to arrive, however service was slow from the start. It took us a while to order and get our drinks, and by the time we'd ordered and received our food, our drinks were finished. The food was lovely and fresh, and one of the best meals we had during our trip to the IOW, it was just a shame it took so long to get to us.

Hadn't been to this cafe for a while so decided to treat ourselves and have breakfast there. The cafe had a few people seated but by no means busy. We ordered our breakfast and two coffees. Well, the coffees were eventually served after 20 minutes and the wait began for our breakfasts. After 50 minutes we began to think they had forgotten us and not much seemed to be coming out of the kitchen. If we hadn't paid upfront we would have walked out. At just under the hour wait the food arrived and although nice we thought cutting a small mushroom head in half was a bit stingy at the price they charge! Although there seemed a number of staff on duty not much seemed to be happening and could best be described as approaching chaotic. Hopefully this was just an 'off' day but have to say we wont be back anytime soon.

Lovely place for a cuppa and cake or anything else for that matter

The food and location was amazing, however the service was very, very, very slow. they didnt ask us how the food was, clear our plates, or offer us more drinks so they lost our custom for the puddings we all wanted sadly which was a shame and also is why they only get 2 out of 5 for their review

I always call in at this cafe whenever I visit the island. The food is excellent and the staff very accommodating plus it’s dog friendly which is a bonus in my eyes . Will be back again in March .!

A favourite place to visit over the years. It's always nice to stroke the calves. Lovely setting and a great selection of cakes. A warm freshly baked scone can't be bettered! Also do lovely breakfasts. Highly recommend!

This used to be one of our favourite places to eat, but on our last visit the menu was so slimmed down we were hard pushed to find anything we liked. Breakfast menu is no longer all day and their lovely chips have been replaced with skinny fries. Very disappointed. Not sure what's happening but really hope some of the old favourites appear back on the menu soon...

Waited 20 minutes for someone to take order!Then gave up and left. It wasn’t busy

Lovely place but our hash browns were frozen still and the halloumi never came out and then they brought our mozzarella sticks 😳 Lovely place minus the food hiccups

Disappointed with the slimmed down menu such a shame always go here for lunch at least twice a month. Love ajacket potato but these have been taken off the menu . I really hope it improves back to its previous standard

Came in here today normally a friendly place and food is always great ! I arrived there was a wake going on inside as a regular here I walked in sat on the sofa and asked the girl Natalie if I could order a latte I normally have she said I'll go and ask manager ? But off putting she normally is chatty friendly ! So I thought probably just a off day. She didn't come back to me so then I saw this guy ginger hair. Said I can have a takeaway coffee !! Omg I couldn't believe it attitude stank,,!!! What gets me loyalty means nothing!! But when there is like a wake where people come as a one off priorities change ! They really want to get this right and respect loyalty and customers !! Here this is not the case!! Management needs to buck up ! I work as a reception supervisor. And customer loyalty is paramount !!

Great friendly service and well priced.

Delightful Café on a real working farm. Apparently, you can see the cows milked if you come at the right time. I visited just before Christmas and there was a charming Nativity scene and two wee calves to feed and pet (just dodge their mile-long tongues!).

Brilliant stop during our cycle tour. Lots of delicious dishes to choose from and good veggie options

Lovely food, friendly and very helpful staff. Granddaughter loved seeing the calves.

This was my second visit here in the space of two weeks, both times the service was good & the food excellent. And both times we had the Farmers Breakfast, well, I did, (it’s big, but delicious) & the soup/sandwich/fries combo, for my companion, also very good. I can tell exactly why they recently won ‘Best Breakfast’, it really is the dogs you know what, trust me, you won’t be disappointed. It was busy, so we were glad we had pre-booked, the staff do sometimes seem to struggle to keep tables clear & take orders, we were booked for 12 Noon, it was nearly 12:50 by the time the food arrived, when it did though it was definitely worth it, overall the staff performed well & were very engaging, they just seem short-staffed sometimes. Coffee was very good, but again, could have been hotter, I can’t decide if they’re scared of making it too hot or if it sits there for a few mins before being served. WIFI was troublesome & again I wasn’t able to connect. Make sure you visit the on-site shop, lots of local goodies for sale in there, and the ponies too, don’t forget them! Will I go back, absolutely. 8/10 for this particular visit.

Delicious breakfast with a lot of produce from the farm itself. Will definitely be back.

Nice looking cafe, with friendly (albeit slow) service. Main complaint is how unjustifiably overpriced everything was. £4.40 for a 250ml bottle of Folkington’s juice. They charge you 15p extra if you want decaf coffee. On the kids menu, £6 for a single boiled egg and a piece of toast that looked about the size of a Hovis medium slice. The mark-up was insane. There are plenty of other places around with far better value.

Lovely coffee and hot chocolate! Farm shop is brilliant too. We always stop off here on the way to the ferry!

It's a cafe not a hotel. Lovely food, reasonable prices, friendly service.

Came for lunch with a couple of friends, we all had the soup, toastie and chips combo! It was delish! Lovely service, lovely atmosphere. Definitely be back

Lovely place to meet friends for lunch. Small menu, but enough to choose from! All homemade. Love it

Great place to eat and lovely farm shop....I bit expensive but the meat etc is quality...

Only on the Isle of Wight for the day I did some research before the visit & Briddlesfoed Farm Shop was on my list & definitely not to be missed if you are heading to Isle of Wight. At the cafe I had the best halloumi cheese I have ever tasted & my partner loved his parsnip soup toastie & chios combination. What a great idea. We left with some lovely local bread couple.of cheeses & the farms amazing butter. I hope I can place an online order for delivery for their amazing dairy products in the future!

Fantastic place, we go every year for breakfast before returning home on the ferry. The addition of the farmers breakfast is superb.

We came here for a breakfast on a Sunday morning, we ordered at 10.59am and received our breakfasts at 11.47, while I appreciate the cafe was busy what we received was not worth the wait! Deep fried bacon, cold mushroom, sausage was warm at best, eggs were so snotty it turned my stomach and I ordered a potato rosti to come on the side and I received two hash browns which is not a rosti but no one mentioned the change. The staff were doing their best and running around all over the place, maybe we just picked a bad day but I won’t be going back to find out. We asked for a refund and left

Excellent breakfast again. And black pudding as well, bonus!

We love Bluebells, as local as it gets, regardless of when we catch the ferry, breakfast at bluebells is now a family tradition. Butter, sausages and milkshakes are out of this world.

Having visited some months ago and enjoyed the experience I was disappointed this time. Had to send the gammon ham sandwich back as the bread was stale and dry. It was replaced but I still don't think the bread was particularly fresh plus the sandwich was still dry - a skimming of butter on one slice of the sandwich only . My friend had the soup of the day which she said was ' wishy washy' 😒

Food is absolutely amazing. Service was a bit sporadic but good never-the-less.

What an absolute gem of a place. Superb breakfast. Attentive and genuinely pleasant staff. Dogs welcome too. Children entertained by the three adorable calves outside. Lovely farm shop with fresh local produce.

Food is good coffee is poor quality