Buttercups Tearoom in Harborough

Lovely place. Food good as was the service & ambience. Plenty of parking & seating. Worth a try if in the area.

Very lovely place great food and very peaceful there are alpacas horses donkey goats to look at there is also an emporium, child roleplay village and dog groomers on site.

Great English breakfast almost £10 didn’t include tea/ coffee tho. Service was slow waited 45 minutes.

Decent little place. Has some goats etc outside you can feed.

Lovely lunch in a beautiful environment

Tea room looks lovely, but only been to the dog groomers on site. Who are very good.

A good tearoom limited food available, great place for kids

Called in for Sunday morning coffee. Sat outside near the alpacas. Very pleasant location with lots of seating inside and out. Lots of breakfast options, but we just had coffee.

So we were coming back from disc golf, and my partner saw this place so we booked up for an Alpaca walk and afternoon tea. Brilliant experience very friendly animals and very nice afternoon tea, sandwiches were lush, nice scones and great little selection of cakes. Had enough tea for 2 cups each and they let us take home the cakes we just could eat we were full.

Beautiful little Hidden Gem in Leicestershire well worth a visit. Book early for alpaca walk as it’s very popular in summer months. Tea room is big and spacious and great food too. Dog friendly site throughout.

Was busy, so service was quite slow, but food is very nice.

Expensive and food could better. My jacket potato appeared to have been reheated several times. You couldn’t get your knife through the skin and the inside was dried out. The accompanying salad was mainly lettuce. We found the walk with alpacas expensive at £25 for an adult for a quick walk twice round a field.

Excellent facilities the Alpaca walk was brilliant fun really enjoyed it . We had afternoon tea there too and made a good afternoon of it . Staff are so friendly and knowledgeable. It’s very Dog friendly too with a Dog Paddock that’s secure so you give your dog a bit of off lead activity. Food was fresh and very nice made up sandwiches. Ideal for kids and all the family .

Rural venue with lots of animals. Very peaceful and spotless Plenty parking

Couldn't ask for better service, the owners are so friendly and their staff are fantastic, always made very welcome and my puppy gets spoilt rotten! Thank you all, see you Saturday!!

A fantastic tearoom with plenty of room. The food was very fresh and tasty. There can be quite a queue to order during busier times. Will definitely visit again. Tried the dog training paddock which only cost £6 for 30 minutes. This was great for our puppy and was a secure area to train without the lead.

Had a lovely breakfast in the cafe garden. Perfect for our 15 month old to wonder around and play with the garden toys whilst we enjoyed a delicious breakfast enjoying the views. Will definitely be back.

Fantastic afternoon tea after walking alpacas. Staff were friendly and very helpful. I would recommend Buttercups to anyone

Quality food and great service 👌

Great place lots of animals to look at and food is great very peaceful.

I saw some poor reviews but we went today for the first time and it was great. We sat outside (we had looked at a few countryside cafes but none of the them actually had seats in the countryside if you get me) and had very nice bacon sandwiches and coffees. Would suggest you give it a try.

Expensive, £2.85 for a bottle of coke is disgraceful.

We visited towards the end of the day and it wants too busy but not a lot of choice. Very nice open space area with nice views. We need to go back again to really comment on the food.

Delightful tea room with lovely food and helpful staff. Unfortunately I have to mention the ventilation - the place smells strongly of grease and it lingers on clothing. It could really use some extractors etc. otherwise absolutely lovely! :)

We rented out the paddock to let the dogs run free and they had a great time! Feeding the animals was also a highlight. A lovely way to celebrate my sisters birthday!

Always great food here, consistently tasty. I had brie, bacon, and chilli jam panini, which came with salad, crisps and and coleslaw. My other half had broccoli and Stilton soup with roll and butter and also a portion of chips. All delicious. Lovely friendly service, too.

Myself and my partner recently visited Buttercups Tearoom for an Alpaca walk. On arrival we noticed how lovely the location was and walking into the tea room (room doesn't do it justice it's a hall!) it is very quaint and looks fab! The staff were very friendly and extremely helpful. we did the Alpaca walk which was amazing and my partner was so excited and happy and then we had a drink and some food which was very nice! we will definitely be visiting again.

We happened to be there on a quiet Monday afternoon, so it was pleasant, with a gentle burble in the background, not what you would call an atmosphere. However, the food was lovely, the service was quick and polite, so I would recommend it.

With our 12 year old daughter with us for the week, we decided on an Alpaca walk for one of the days. The weather having been very rainy, and having a 70 minute journey to do, I e-mailed to check on the situation and got a positive reply. Then due entirely to my mistake we missed the appointed day. They were very accommodating and allowed us to change it to two days later. We enjoyed the walk and the cafe lunch afterwards.

I've visited several times now and have always enjoyed the various facilities. I had a particularly good experience this morning when a man who works/owns/ runs it (sorry I didn't get a name) reassured me that my two very excitable and loud dogs were very welcome at our booked enclosed field appointment and that the surrounding animals would be unfazed by their barking! He was right and my dogs calmed down quickly and we enjoyed the field without any issues. Thank you for the reassurance, I passed this to another dog owner on the way out!

Nice atmosphere but jacket potatoes very small and shriveled .Must bake them very early in morning.

A very pleasant stop for coffee, cake, light lunches, etc. Some unusual options too, such as avocado and courgette GF cake. Set in nice grounds with alpacas goats and geese. Only downside was the smell of chips or similar cooking - maybe ventilation could be better.

Just had a really fabulous afternoon tea here. Will be back for more! Good value and nicely presented. Bear in mind it’s a barn so can be a tiny bit noisy and a wee bit chilly

Most enjoyable. The staff (Richard especially) were very pleasant. We went for an alpaca walk and it was most relaxing and rewarding. They are lovely animals and happy to walk with us. Afterwards we went into the cafe and, again, the staff were pleased to see us and the food was fresh and well cooked. We looked around the farm at all the other animals and had a most enjoyable morning. We shall go again, without doubt. Our thanks to all the staff who made our visit one to remember.

Excellent place fantastic dog friendly. Excellent range of gluten free cakes. Regular visitor.

Lovely hot food .nice service. Clean n tidy

A nice place, big airy room (and old barn I believe), lovely cakes, good food, but when we went there it seemed to be run by teenagers. Don't know if this was a community thing, but a little strange otherwise. Service was polite, but a little unorganized. If you have children there's the extra bonus of an array of farm animals, including llamas, alpacas, goats, pigs, geese and more. There are also bags of food you can buy for £1 to feed the animals, which is always fun. Final thought, easy to get to, plenty of parking, accessibility good, it just lacks that little something to get the five stars.

My first trip here to the Buttercup Tearooms with my family and furry companion all of which had previously visited the farm. The tearoom was clean and tidy and staff were very accommodating, helpful and very friendly and served me and my family with a smile at the counter as the tearoom is counter service only. A variety of cakes in a locked display and a choice of many items on the menu from breakfasts, pancakes, sandwiches etc so a choice of food for all to enjoy!! Dog friendly tearoom and which being a family of 4 with a furry companion it was an ideal location and the lady in the tearoom even brought a bowl of water over even though we had our own which was a lovely touch. After a bite to eat I ventured for an Alpaca walk and I was not disappointed the knowledge from Richard not only about the Alpacas but the other variety of animals on the farm made the experience enjoyable and a true learning experience filled with fun aswell. Julius was a true Alpaca gentlemen and gave lots of cuddles along with his furry companions in the paddock. Truly a magnificent experience and one I will remember for a lifetime!! Well worth a visit and we'll worth taking part and organising/ booking a walk as you will not be disappointed!! I will forever cherish the memories I have made here and I will definitely be returning very soon. Highly recommend this idyllic little farm and tearoom and is suitable for all ages!!

We've called at this tearoom in the past and found the setting and food extremely good. Not so now! We visited this place on Tuesday, the tea and coffee was OK but, our beans on toast was terrible. What tasted like cheap wholemeal bread and cheap beans, my wife couldn't eat it. I had a toasted tuna and mayonnaise on brown bread. Again, totally without taste. Such a shame

I hate knocking off a star. I'll start with the positives. Food was lovely, great selection for a nice lunch stop. Large barn for seating. Great you can feed the animals £1 a bag, lovely touch for a tea room. Lots of cake to choose from (would of been better if they were labeled) Very helpful when booking for a bigger table Negatives unfortunately Staff had 0 urgency, very long wait on getting served, 2 people serving 1 person at a time with no urgency to get people served and both doing the drinks etc. A gent had to come and help them serve to bring the queue down. Once food was ordered, we got the food quite quickly and it was very nice. The staff (not the helpful gent) weren't the happiest, I don't expect people to walk round smiling all day but maybe put a customer service face on, I did it for many years 😂 Will definitely return, food and the animals were worth it. Attached a photo of one of the calves 🩷

My first time visit to Buttercup tearooms, went with my brother and sister in law, very nice place, lot bigger than I expected, not overcrowded, they could easily get more tables in, my brother and I had coffees and piece of cake, my sister in law had a pot of tea and cake, all very nice and reasonably priced, the staff were very friendly, they also sell gifts, have a children's play area, and animals to see, so all in all, we'll worth a visit

Family friendly cafe and great food. Little sandwich boxes for children which is a lovely touch

15 min que to get served (1 lad taking orders and making drinks) 40 min wait for a sandwich, shocking. If you want a quick coffee and sandwich keep driving

Love this place as it’s right on my doorstep and go there frequently. However….. really disappointed recently with the service as queues are 10 deep and only 1 person taking orders / making drinks / taking payment. Today we left and went somewhere else as we could see the wait would be at least 45 mins !! Not acceptable when there are 2 tills and coffee machines but no-one manning them !!

Really like this place, it's very freindly and the foods great, it's lovely to sit and watch the alpacas grazing in the field, it has quite a calming effect.

Good farm and coffee place serving snacks. Dog friendly with animal feeding a selection of animals including alpacas to pet.

BRILLIANT AMAZING Came today after having a bad month I have broken my ankle so been hard trying to organise being able to come they was brilliant through messages and booked us in to go before they opened I can’t thank you enough Father Christmas was lovely and elves thanks so much Merry Christmas xxx

Had afternoon tea & a visit to Santa. Lovely afternoon.

Lovely place, really lovely. I drank hot chocolate whilst watching alpacas!!! Miserable staff.

Nice big car park, lots of animals to walk past on the way to the cafe...it's a modern barn with nice views of the countryside, nice clean toilets...it's dog friendly too... We had cheese and onion toasties..simple food .... What sets this apart is they used decent quality cheese...the coffee was good quality too...well worth going to...it's just off the A47 too...a much better bet than the nearby cafe mont vountou...which doesn't allow dogs inside.

Plenty of room ,dog friendly & children friendly. Farm animals to look round, dog exercise area for a few pounds. Nice lunch & coffee's

A lovely, friendly comfortable cafe/tearoom. A wide selection of freshly cooked food. Pleasant staff and good service. Would thoroughly recommend it.

Excellent tearoom in a huge, but attractive and warm old barn. The tea was really hot, as it should be (unlike most places these days!) + the pot contained TWO strong tea bags (again unlike most places, where they tend to give you ONE weak/cheap tea bag!). Lovely pot of tea! Good selection of cakes and tray bakes, from which I had the Bakewell slice, which was very "almondy". Lovely views of the alpaca outside. Thoroughly enjoyable experience all round.

We bring our dogs here to have a run off the lead. It cost £10 for an hour and the field is locked off and fenced off the whole way around. We even had food and drinks brought out to us. The dogs absolutely love it

Bit of a barn. Staff have all the urgency of a wet lettuce.

We decided to stop here on a three hour motorbike run. We were both cold so we're excited for a nice coffee to warm up. The actual barn is gorgeous and has lovely Halloween decorations for the season. We ordered, asked about the cake selection and the young lad serving didn't know what was what which is a little conerning when you take into account allergies. We ordered two coffees, a cake and a toastie. The coffees came very quickly and the latte was great, the black Americano however had floating bits in it which was slightly off putting however when this was raised a lovely lady apologized and quickly replaced it. Coffee was good and strong, piping hot. The toastie came out as a cheese sandwich at first and when we said it was a toastie the woman said ah thought so. I thought this was odd as surely if you're unsure of an order you would ask again rather than guess? The toastie then came about five minutes after, but still missing cake. I asked a server about it and she wandered off to get it. She must have been distracted as after ten minutes it still had not arrived. I had to go to the counter for a second time to ask for it again, then I was given it. The cake and coffee was really good but the sandwich wasn't anything overly special and the salad it came with was browning at the edges and looked past its best. As someone who has managed 3 cafes and a patisserie it seems to be a little reliant on younger people to serve that maybe lack the direction/ experience and could definitely do with a guiding hand. There is nothing wrong with younger staff members as I believe all young people need that first step into the working world but again this benefits with the right training and guide. The farm was really nice to walk around and overall was a really nice place to visit. Toilets were clean and newly refurbished and every table was well cleared and cleaned by staff.

Lovely staff, lovely place, everything on site is well thought through…..we loved the pumpkin display at the entrance. It’s dog friendly too (although some owners need to ensure their dog behaves! It’s not the dog’s fault!). I was pleased that not only could the tearoom cater my food intolerances, the staff had listened and checked and rechecked my choices. Delicious homemade soup! We were on a mini break in the area and we will be back! X

Lovely dog friendly tea room. Beautiful country setting with lots of animals for children to see, outside seating. Food was delicious ,well presented and very reasonably priced. All staff are very friendly including the owners James and Vanessa who are always around. Dogs always get a treat👏👏

Booked an afternoon tea and was not disappointed, a good quantity of food and the service was friendly. Enjoyed meeting the animals afterwards, would definitely come back again.

Gorgeous animals and nice scones.

Friendly service, excellent breakfast cooked to perfection. Staff took care to ensure gluten free options were served separately. Highly recommended.

Loved this place, initially stopped for a drink. Ended up with tea and cakes food for animals and time in gift shop ,85 year old mum loved the animals and wheel chair access, only 1 minor was car park uneven for mum with walker but no real worries as we helped her to path and she was fine, cake was amazing

Great place to visit with children and dogs. There is a field for hire to let your dog off for a run. There are farm animals for the kids to say hello to and a nice cafe serving great food and drinks. A large carpark that's free with easy disabled access.

Brilliant big pot of tea and yummycakes after our alpaca walk

Lovely tearooms, very friendly staff and delicious food. Great to feed the animals, will be back.

Yummy cake and tea after our alpaca walk

The food was tasty and prepared quickly - simple café fare but very nice. The cakes were great as well. Staff were friendly and helpful. Great place to bring young children - lots of space to run around, indoors and out, and welcoming atmosphere.

Wonderful Tea Room just off A47 route with farm Animals also Llamas & Apalcas beautiful countryside setting with lots of Parking also Lovely Cakes & Hot & Cold drinks.The Whole Venue can be Hired

No reason not to give five stars. Lovely location and very friendly staff with a good choice of foods for all tastes and well made too. Well worth a go if you’re in the vicinity.

incredibly slow service, could do with an extra hand behind the counter, and a rather echoey interior could do with some soft furnishings to absorb the screams of children. lovely food though and of course we love the animals ;)

Family enjoyed the Alpaca walk followed by a superb afternoon tea. Great afternoon for all the family.

Lovely easy going place for a nice breakfast

Amazing . Kids loved the animals ... and the farm 🚜

We did the Alpaca Walk. They were really helpful with tailoring the walk to meet my daughter's needs (she is autistic). To make it more enjoyable for her, we were able to book a walk just for us, rather than a group. Richard was very knowledgeable about the alpacas, which made for an interesting walk. My daughter loved it, a great experience!

First visit weather awful we will return

Great little place to eat after we'd been alpaca walking. Food was brilliant

Fairly quiet but busy, a bit disappointed they only serve the breakfast until 11.00 when many other places serve an all day breakfast. The food we had was very nice but our first coffee's were not very hot.

Lovely place, free parking, great for kids and good access for wheelchairs. Tearoom was lovely and a good selection on offer. I loved the animals, dave the alpaca was fab and loves a walk. The dog grooming,doggie daycare and dog training facilities are amazing and the staff are great. ❤️

Amazing meal and excellent service

Beautiful tearoom. Not well organised finding tea room with not much sinage. Nice breakfast but overcooked bacon & hash browns but would return

This is a nice little place for a coffee or tea and a slice of cake at lunch time (As long as the hours suit the staff). The breakfast is nice too, food wise it's nice. Unfortunately the customer service isn't there, I've been quite a few times and I just don't get a friendly vibe off the people that work there. My recent visit was at 4pm, fully aware they were closing at 4:30pm (we just wanted a quick coffee and slice of cake), the moment we walked in the atmosphere was frosty, about 4 of the staff saw us and turned away as if we weren't standing at the counter. My partner had to cough to get their attention, the lady closest huffed and puffed, put her cleaning stuff down, turned round and gave a very unwelcome and fed up sounding "hello". We felt so uneasy about being there, they all made it very clear that we were not welcome, maybe due to the fact it was 4pm and they wanted to close soon. We got stares for the whole 20 minutes that we were in there. Once finished we rushed out the door and said well we won't be going there again! It's a shame because the emporium next door is fabulous and the animals are cute, but the recent visits have really put us off going back.

We came here with our puppy to use the dog training paddock which was easily bookable online. We then stayed for drinks and cake and it was lovely. Really friendly service and delicious food and drink that wasn't expensive. As previous reviewers have mentioned, the tea room is large and spacious and the tables are really well spread out which is nice. It was also lovely to meet the alpacas, donkey, ponies and goats on the way in.

For my Mum 80th she booked a walk with the alpacas with afternoon tea, which to be honest, I didn’t know what to expect. It was a fantastic day out, a day of laughter and just enjoying the animals and countryside. My Alpaca, Dave, was a beautiful ginger and white colour and had a bit of a stubborn nature, but he was such fun and definitely motivated by food. Richard looked after us and was very interesting and you could tell he loved them. He talked about how they behave what they do. We just had a couple of walks around the fields just stroking feeding and enjoying their company.. This was followed by lovely afternoon tea in the barn conversion which overlooks the fields and some of the animals. It’s dog, friendly child, friendly and very welcoming. I’ve been lucky to dine in some amazing restaurants but the service the can-do attitude and how they made you was second to none They offered a selection of sandwiches from egg mayonnaise, tuna and cucumber, cheese and pickle and a proper ham sandwich which was so tasty. This was finished with two plain and fruit scones with these delicious pastries from mini eclairs to rocky roads to macaroons. I would really recommend this as an afternoon or day out. It’s such fun. We had a glorious weather and we felt so welcomed. Nothing was too much trouble.

I really enjoyed this farm with my family. We all had a blast, and the kids enjoyed the animals. They got to get up close and personal with farm animals for their first time and even fed them. Food and drink were lovely, and the staff at the farm shop were jolly and friendly. I would definitely come again!

A fabulous place, we really enjoyed our time there. The cafe is spacious with great food and service (especially the cake!) And the animals were gorgeous. A very peaceful place with a lot of heart ❤️

Nice place, lots of places to sit. Lovely animals, cows goats and Llamas. Had a Latte and Cappuccino each plus cake. A few bits to buy.

Food nice but a little small on portions especially for the price. Bit of a mother and toddlers group late morning. but no naughty ones while I was there, so not a problem!! Alpaca are a bit ignorant, but the goats were friendly enough.

Beautiful place but needs more. There is so much potential. Coffee was not hot. Chef really needs to learn how to cook and present. They thought it strange when I asked for balsamic vinegar, which they didn't have saying that I could use brown sauce instead!! Really??

Was taken to Buttercups for a spot of bday lunch. Online check said that it was open till 4.30pm - arrived at 13:00hrs and a sign inside the tea room said it was closing at 2pm (why not update this online or even put a sign on the gate?) Sat outside as weather fabulous - and cranked an umbrella open to protect us from the sun. We had sat there for about 5 mins, with the slightest of breezes, when the whole umbrella came out of its holder and fell backwards onto the grass, just grazing the knees of the people sitting near us. Other customers rushed to help and safely reinstated the umbrella, using the slabs already provided for its stability. 2 mins later and exactly the same thing happened again. This time an older gentleman, a member of staff, came out and was annoyed with us for having opened the umbrella - tutting and saying “That’s why the umbrellas aren’t open - this happened yesterday!” We expected an embarrassed apology from staff - not gaslighting and ignorance! We could all easily have been injured! Why no signs up to say not to touch the umbrellas (when tables in full sun) and why wasn’t this fixed if it’d happened previously? Really shocked at his rudeness tbh. Went inside and ordered (as didn’t want to have to drive elsewhere due to the time) and ordered toasted sandwiches, Bailey’s hot choc etc each - but it took an absolute age for these to arrive, despite the place not being busy at all. Young staff - of which there were plenty - seemed to be wandering around without not much urgency to serve customers. Tables were grubby-ish and toilets needed cleaning too. Food was nice - lots of cheese in our toasties - but, overall, my birthday lunch was most disappointing - and my bday companion was embarrassed for it not to have been great for me too. Won’t be in a rush to return; a shame as it’s a lovely location!

Gorgeous surroundings. Great disabled facilties.

Lovely place we hired the dog paddock and are definitely coming back. The tea room is so nice and food fresh and very tasty

Good place to visit but don't expect a cosy tearoom! More like a very spacious pine-lined barn with a lot of space between tables

Really lovely food, excellent value for money and a really nice room in which to enjoy your meal.

Surprised how good it was tucked away on the A47

Lovely big barn conversion into a tea room, well thought out and great furniture. Food was delicious. My only criticism is there wasn't any menu's on the tables and the cakes weren't labelled in the cabinet. Not everyone likes to ask about prices or food availability. They have a secure paddock for dogs to run around off lead, which just needs booking online, which is a great use of the space they have. Fantastic first impression, we will be back!

its a bit cool difficult in present circumstances

Lovely lady served me today. Apologised for any delay in service. Well worth a stop for great coffee.

Went two weeks ago with my family and small dog, and was pleasantly surprised at how spacious it is inside, with tables set well away from each other, which is a bonus when you have a territorial dog !! There were three adults and two children and we have brunch and coffees and drinks. £44 in all. Food is plentiful and excellent quality and staff are all helpful. They brought a bowl of water for my dog to the table.

Great play area for young kids. Great food in the tea room. Will go back.

Nice place to stop off, very busy but loads of room and the animals a fun element