Circle Cafe in Wiltshire

We popped into this cafe while visiting the National Trust site and ordered two jacket potatoes. We were disappointed when these arrived as the portion sizes were very small. This was surprising as they were £7 each. The cakes, however, were good though on the more expensive side.

We have National Trust membership so visit a lot of the cafes and restaurants on day trips out. The restaurant at Avebury is by far the most disappointing and expensive one we've visited in terms of value for money. We ordered two tuna mayo jacket potatoes, one bottle of water and two cans of pop and the bill was £25! I don't necessarily begrudge paying over £8 for a jacket potato, however the portion size was ridiculously small with probably a large dessert spoon size amount of tuna on each potato. The food also had a large serving of pepper in the tuna mayo as well as in the coleslaw which somewhat overloaded any flavour the meal might have had. Service was quick and the staff were very friendly, but the food (and the cost of it) was a massive let down.

After a walk round the stones we called in to the cafe. The queue was out the door and wasn’t moving. After waiting 15 mins we left the queue and got food from the village shop and a hot coffee from the henge shop.

Waste of time and the £7 for parking. Stopped on way back from South Coast. Hoping to stretch legs and have lunch or at the very least a cup of coffee. Was travelling with my dog and found there was no way that I could buy anything as no hatch for service and dogs not allowed inside. Ironic really as many of the National Trust's volunteers are probably widows or widowers and yet a widow travelling alone with a dog can not even buy a cup of coffee. If just you and your dog then you are not welcome here. Go to Swindon to a Costa drive through instead, like I had to

After a chilly walk we popped in the cafe for a hot drink. Had to wait ages to get served, the hot chocolate and coffee was Luke warm and the staff seemed stressed and looked miserable We won’t rush back

As National Trust members we have eaten & had takeaways from various NT Cafe’s. Visited here whilst exploring Avebury’s magnificent stones. It is in a nice setting with plenty of seating outside where we ate some our food together with a sausage roll from the cafe & hot drinks. The sausage roll can only be described as ok. Expensive for what you get, but it did strangely come with a small salad 🤔 Great setting though for a cafe.

This place is run so badly Poor overpriced food lack of atmosphere trying to something its not go to the red lion or the wagon at beckhampton

Sandwiches weren't great and the cakes we got were dry. Not good value everything seems overpriced but nothing else so had to make do.

Terrible management completely disorganised, staff do not have any idea what they are doing, I can’t blame them it had to be down to who managing them.

Tables dirty, food very average and so over priced and staff did not seem happy. Poor management and I would not recommend and I would bring a packed lunch next time.

We got to the cafe at 1pm by which time nearly all the food options had run out. My jacket potato with tuna was very nice but about the smallest jacket potato I've ever seen served. I wasn't told that the hot drinks are left at the end of the counter, I was expecting it to be brought to the table at the same time as the hot food, so after a long wait I had to go and find the lukewarm drink where it had been left. The barn is a pleasant setting and the staff were nice. This is still probably better than going to the expensive Red Lion pub, but by National Trust standards it was a bit of a letdown.

We were hungry while out walking and stopped here and were surprised by the vegan options -- the vegan sandwich and the vegan cranberry scone we tried were both good. A good place for a quick bite, if a bit pricey the way all English Heritage/National Trust spots are.

This tasty restaurant place in a huge barn is part of the Avesbury English Heritage (EH) Stone Circles (separately reviewed). The National Trust manage the site for EH. As you would expect they are focussed on fair trade, organic food, coffees, teas and seasonal dishes so five green stars. We only got there late on a Sunday afternoon just about an hour before closing so there wasn't much left to eat. They had afternoon teas (scones/clotted cream/jam) but we'd consumed a lot if this English treat in recent weeks so we settled on great cappuccinos, sparking water and tubs of delicious ice cream from a local organic farm - I had ginger and my wife had mint choc chip and they were wonderful tasting. The scones did look lovely though. It was a really hot afternoon so we sat outdoors at one of their large shaded tables and enjoyed our fare. Again really worth supporting as there nowt coming from a crooked Westminster government who know the price of everything but the value of nothing abd know how to claim eye watering sums in 'expenses'. It these dishonest crooks could flog this place circa cut to a private operator based in the Cayman's it would be gone in a heart beat as so much already has.

I go to Avebury at least every 2 weeks as I live nearby. I always try to have a vegan scone here but they are rarely available. I was there a couple of weeks ago on my own (i often go with a friend) so had to take my (little) dog inside to queue and would have eaten outside. It was busy and after about 5 minutes waiting a server came up to me and said "I have to ask you to leave". "? Why?" - "because you have a dog and dogs aren't allowed". I turned around and said that the lady over there is sat eating with her little dog. "that's a service dog" I was told (it was a tiny schitzhu). At no point was I asked if my dog was a service dog and frankly I was so p*ssed off I couldn't be bothered to discuss it such was her attitude. Why should a dog be allowed in you ask? A. there was someone else with a little dog. B: It's a country cafe. C; there was no obvious sign saying I couldn't. I did look for a sign after, and there was one on the door however the door was open so the sign was not visible. Out of principle I won't eat here again.

Not huge selection, but this made clear on website, and there was a gluten free choice. Not cheap, but OK. Very clean and polite staff

Excellent location, nice cakes, scones, coffee and friendly staff. Covid secure, staff wearing masks and tables outside so felt safe.

Staff rudely physically pushed me out the door when I went to counter to pay for sandwiches to take out to eat with well behaved dog on lead beside mealtho dogs are permitted in cages and pubs in uk the sandwiches were inedible when waitress brought some out in a packet I gave them to the ravens the crisps were ok

Went there to get a coffee with my dog today ,i was told by a young lady who worked there I bumped into outside ,if I wanted to buy anything I would have to tie my dog up outside .I was not prepared to leave my dog outside to be stolen so I left.I recently rejoined the National trust and I’m very disappointed.

We have visited this tea room every year for over 40 years as a vital stop on our trip to Devon and have held it as much a part of our holiday. This year was the first time it failed to maintain the quality of standards it had set. The selection of snacks was minimal (only two sandwiches choices) the quality of which was unpleasant and not at all fresh. As a National Trust member of 57 years l no longer hold this venue as a quality place to visit.

Visited today at lunchtime - no hot food, soup or light lunches just 2 varieties of sandwiches and some scones. The food area looks empty and quite dismal - such a shame as this used to be a lovely cafe. No menu on wall even....

We went to see the Stones (see my review) and we started the visit with a much need hot drink and a quick bite to eat. In this post lockdown period the pub at Avebury wasn’t open and other eateries were closed too. This National...

Went to the circle cafe at 2pm and they had already sold out of all food. We were advised to come back 20 minutes later as they were putting sausage rolls in the oven. We came back and they said to wait another 15 minutes!...

Arrived at 4.00pm, received 5 drinks almost half an hour later even though only two families in front of us, also only buying drinks.This despite there being at least 5 staff on duty. Seems like slow service has been elevated to an art form.

Lovely little cafe, friendly staff and the food is very nice, good value for money. It's a bit of a cosy squeeze but we'll worth a visit.

The staff all very friendly and welcoming but the volume of visitors made it difficult for them to cope in such a small area both for preparation of food and customers. Result was indifferent food poorly presented. Good news is NT is working on building...

Could be really nice but.... Little things like a door spring to close the door. Poorly laid out. Great looking cakes. Bit pricy, too many people and when you have to queue up to purchase very disorderly. We should learn from our European neighbours, sit...

When visiting the avebury Stones you need a place for a coffee and cake and this is just the place. Give it a go when you're in the locality

We arrived in the early afternoon and decided to have lunch before visiting Avebury Circle, Manor and museums. I note what others have said about lack of food but when we were there, on a Bank Holiday Sunday, there was plenty of food and drink...

Before walking round the stone circle we stopped here for a cup of tea, Friendly staff, good choice of drinks and cakes. Set us up for a nice walk

Lovely location, we sat outside as a beautiful day and ordered tea, coffee and a cake each. Great choice of cakes which we both enjoyed, limited options for drinks only offering filter coffee or teas. Plenty of seating inside and out, a pleasant visit.

Had a coffee (unfortunately no cappachino available) and almond slice before visiting the Manor house. Plenty of seating outside. However, it is the only place to get something to eat and when we returned for lunch, they had run out of most hot food. We...

With the Stones restaurant being repaired following storm damage this smaller café has taken its place. Plenty of seating outside and if it rains you can sit in a separate room in the barn with your dog. Usual NT fare with excellent chocolate cake and...

Probably because we were a bit late for lunch (2 pm), there were only 4 sandwiches left (cheese and pickle, and something involving hummus). Fortunately we all liked cheese. Please keep it stocked up! Sandwiches themselves were pretty good, though if a sandwich box has...

Pleasant staff, nice choice of cakes. Small, but not heaving with people as those with dogs sat outside.

The original cafe seems to have been destroyed by the weather in early 2018. This place is the stand in until the cafe reopens. As a place it's not massive but has the distinct advantage over the pub of being able to get to service in a fairly quick time. The coffee and cake I tried was good. And nice to see filtered coffees available instead of the dreaded imitation Italian styles that are so frequently offered in such places. Staff are friendly and the place while busy is clean. If you're visiting avebury and fancy a brew, i'd definitely drop in.

Due to flooding in March the cafe moved venue but it was fine in the temporary premises. Good baked potatoes with excellent coleslaw fillings, cheese and baked beans. Good servers and polite too.

Service was a little too relaxed for someone used to London but the price of my Latte was comparable to those in the metropolis though size wise was not overly generous. However was made up for with a excellent & hearty fish chowder which (I guess) was freshly prepared due to the time it took to be delivered to my table. Really warmed a chilled traveller who’d braved the wild weather and filled him up for the rest of the day ahead.

Popped in here after a very cold walk round the standing stones. The cafe wasn’t particularly cosy and the tables and benches weren’t clean. It is counter service and clear your own tables but the prices were average for the coffee and high for cake. I didn’t have cake due to the price! The coffee was weak and bitter and disappointing.