Courtyard Cafe in South Northamptonshire

Tucked away but right in the centre of Brackley, this was a great find for a relaxed lunch. Fabulous generously filled doorstep sandwiches with lovely local bread, very friendly service. Temping specials on the blackboard. Definitely worth seeking out.

This is the best lunch venue in Brackley. Excellent value for money and if you’re hungry you are sure not going to leave half full. Very spacious and they will never rush you - good to book as they are popular.

Rudely spoken to with unnecessary tone as Cafe was full , not an issue for us all . Happy to leave , rudely told to shut the door as it was cold on trying to leave last other customers . Food good but really not worth being spoken down to .

Our favourite Brackley cafe. Friendly service, good food, and the best coffee in the town. At busy times it's best to book

Yet again, a lovely, fresh lunch. Home made quiche with freshly prepared salad. Kevin makes the most delicious quiches and his pastry is lovely. Mel and the other lady are so friendly and attentive. It is our happy place to go for breakfast or lunch in Brackley

I went today with a guest for lunch and have done so in the past several times. Brackley is a charming ancient town with great character and interest. The Courtyard Cafe is tucked away from the Market Place, near the eighteenth century Town Hall, in a former stable yard area with other buildings. The nineteenth century stone arch adjacent, has recently been expertly restored. I can highly recommend this cafe, for coffee, breakfast or lunch. It is a delightful venue, also with outdoor seating, in a lovely setting. The interior is tastefully decorated and a very pleasant place to be. The food is excellent, very good value, home and freshly cooked. The staff are very nice and welcoming. Highly recommended, so do please support this independent small business and pass the word around to those who might like to go, too.

We are regulars in this cafe. We have tried most of the the other cafes in the town at some point, usually on a Monday or Tuesday when the Courtyard is closed. It has the best coffee and a good selection of cakes. More substantial eats are also excellent and are freshly prepared. Prices are very reasonable. Happy to recommend.

Lovely little cafe which does a range of food which is cooked to order. Booking required as high demand!

Amazing service & Foood highly recommended! Lovely breakfast, many options on the menu, can’t fault it at all, Thank you!

For seven years now this little gem has always provided the best home cooked food and delicious coffee. Kev and Mel go above and beyond for all their customers and no matter what time of day or time of year you can be guaranteed to receive delicious food and top rated service. If you are visiting Brackley then this should be your go to coffee place 👍🏻

10/10 for everything. The location, the owners and staff, cleanliness and the food is fabulous. We’ve had the best breakfasts here and don’t bother going elsewhere. You will not be disappointed! Excellent value for money too. P.s. we do a 20 mile round trip especially, so that’s proof in itself.

We popped in to this café for a quick bite to eat but were too late as food service had ended. Nevertheless the very helpful staff were able to serve us some food. I had the smashed avocado on toasted sourdough bread and my wife had the pancakes. As the portion of pancakes was too large for my wife's appetite they very helpfully served a half portion. This café only opened in December last year but deserves to do well based on the warm and friendly reception we received and the quality of the food which is reasonably priced.

We are lucky in Brackley that we have a great choice of cafes, but this one is our firm favourite. We have had many lunches here so decided to try the breakfast. I had to book as it was very busy that last time that we tried. It was a lovely breakfast, cooked to order with fresh ingredients. It was nice that you could select what you wanted from a list and choose your favourites. The service is very nice and friendly.

We called in for lunch as it was a nice day and they have outdoor seating. We had a lovely salad with lots of different ingredients: roasted vegetables, spicy potato wedges, coleslaw, green salad, tomatoes, pitta bread and really nicely done Coronation Chicken. The portions were huge and just £7.95. Lovely coffee and service. Our favourite in Brackley for lunch.

Always a very warm welcome and can honestly say the breakfast is the best we’ve had, always cooked perfectly and nice and hot. We have never had a bad experience and have been having breakfast here for a long time now, if we could give it 10 stars we would 🤩🤩🤩

Our favourite cafe! Always lovely relaxed atmosphere and best food at fantastic prices. Must be the most delicious toast and scrambled eggs ever!! Coffee always steaming hot

There is always a friendly welcome and the food is excellent at a good price. Recent building work has opened up the premises so that it feels safe in these days of Coronavirus.

Popped in for a quick Saturday lunch and was impressed by the quality of food and warmness of the welcome. I had a very chunky tuna mayo and cucumber sandwich (with excellent granary bread) together with a tasty side salad. All for £5.50. Great value.

Nice friendly relaxed lunch with friends and children no rush and not made to feel at all uncomfortable

What a great discovery this place has been! Have visited several times now and on each occasion, the food has been delicious! The granary bread gets a special mention - when used as a toastie, it was both delicious & filling! The milkshakes are also to die for! In fact, there has been nothing that I would not have again. Love, love love the food and it is run by very friendly people too - always helps!!

I visited the Courtyard Cafe again recently with my family and 7 other friends. The food is delicious and such large amounts! One of my favourites is the cheese toastie - scrumptious thick homely bread and full of hot bubbling cheese! Coleslaw on the side if wanted. In fact, next time I will share one because unless one has an enormous appetite, it's too much! Their quiches are gorgeous too. One needs to visit and enjoy the lovely food! Not expensive either!

We asked for directions in the town and got talking to a "local" who recommended this gem. From the number of "reserved for" labels on tables, it was clear that we were lucky to get seated and it's a popular venue. Our lunch was delicious, delivered with a smile and very good value we felt.

Wow we tried here for the first time and we weren’t disappointed. Great quality great service and staff Will be back for sure

Very relaxing cafe with high quality food and generous portions. Despite being very busy, the staff found us a table. The prices were very reasonable.

We are fortunate in Brackley that we have a few cafes to choose from, but my favourite is the Courtyard Cafe. The home made quiche is delicious, generous portion and very reasonably priced. Also, they do a very good salad, which is not just the usual tomato, lettuce and cucumber, but with homemade potato wedges, roast vegetables and lots of other interesting ingredients. It is always full which is a good sign and

A little bit hidden but definitely worth finding the Courtyard Cafe is one of Brackley’s hidden gems the staff are very friendly and the food is freshly prepared to order and served with a smile. The Bubble & Squeak is especially good.

What a lovely place to eat and relax. The food was plentiful and excellent, and the staff attentive and positive. How eating out should be.......

Cutesy cafe serving lovely fresh food and drinks. Definitely best cafe in Brackley in my opinion, nice atmosphere too.

Popped in here for first time. Had wonderful butternut squash soup and poached eggs on toast. All freshly prepared, hot and served with delicious granary bread.

Popped in for a takeaway sandwich and it was amazing - doorstep bread with generous filling of coronation chicken and salad. Carrot cake wasn't bad either!

Staff are super friendly and helpful, food is cooked fresh and is gorgeous and the portions are huge! Can’t recommend enough.

Popped in to grab a breakfast bap and took it to go. High quality ingredients all cooked to perfection and served by friendly smiling staff. Can't fault them at all. Even had nice comfortable sofas to sit on while we waited for the food.

We have visited a few times now, once for breakfast and twice for bacon sandwiches as we were too late for breakfast. The food is excellent and cooked to order. We will be back. It’s a shame there is no all day breakfast option or we would go more often!

We’ve just moved to Brackley and came across this lovely little cafe while investigating our new town!!

No need to say more than the title. Food freshly prepared and lovingly presented. The team are quiet and thoughtful

I went with my friend who lives in Brackley recently, we had a friendly welcome from the staff, who recommended a gorgeous Mediterranean vegetable panini and a hot choc mmmmm, and we sat outside in the sun. I wish I had a cafe like this near me!

The food is all freshly prepared and carefully presented. Even yoghurt and granola for breakfast was put together with love. The cooked breakfast was awesome

The wedges with the FF sandwich are fantastic. The homemade cherry flapjack is probably the best flapjack in the world.

the staff (the lady and man) are so so nice so helpful and friendly as soon as you walk in it has a family homely feel. The food is so good and such a great price.

We have been in a couple of times over a lunch break and despite being on a tight schedule the staff were fab and made sure we got our food as quickly as possible. The food is always lovely, well worth a visit.

Oímos informes muy buenas sobre este café, así que poco después de que habíamos abierto, decidimos intentarlo. No estaba particularmente ocupado cuando fuimos y encontramos una mesa. Una camarera era de ida y vuelta a otras mesas y traté de coger su ojo para ver si era el servicio de mesa o si necesitaba pedir en el mostrador. Nos dio el beneficio de la duda y esperamos alrededor de cinco minutos, en la que el tiempo, ella nos había pasado un par de veces, pero no hizo ningún intento de comunicarse. Ambos luego fuimos a puesto en el mostrador. Había un hombre lavando y la misma camarera detrás del mostrador. Ni nos miraba. Nos paramos un par de limones para al menos otro cinco minutos, mirando el menú y hablamos de lo que nos gustaría. Todavía no acuse de cualquiera de los miembros del personal. Era como si fuéramos completamente invisible! Así, la frustración, volvimos a la mesa, recoge nuestras pertenencias y salimos. No tengo ni idea de por qué no podían haber dicho que estaría con nosotros pronto o algo a ese efecto. Nos hicieron sentir dos pulgadas de alto. No volveré.

Very friendly service, quick and good food. Nice made to order sandwiches and homemade cakes. More enjoyable than Costa

Llamamos al patio de haber estado allí hace un par de años, y nos acordamos de lo bien que estaba la comida. No ha cambiado, la comida recién hecha y servido por un personal agradable. Las razones para elegir el patio para apoyar negocios locales en lugar de la basura envasados en una de las marcas nacionales de la carretera.

Pasó por bien después de 3, hambrientos después de injerto en el jardín. Cafe era moderadamente lleno, pedí una papa al horno, chili había acabado (lo cual es bastante en ese momento del día), así que quedamos con queso brie, tocino y cebolla con un Chai latte. Esperamos en el cómodo salón de lectura actual periódico, 5 minutos o así.

Visitaremos esta joya de un establecimiento de comida una vez al mes con el fin de nuestro viaje de los Midlands de Surrey. Nos sorprendió encontrar el café bajo nuevos dueños. Estuvimos encantados de encontrar la típica cálida bienvenida aún está allí. Atención mel y Kevin y habilidades para una excelente experiencia de comer con consejo de cocinar con la finura de un chef, attractve decoración y menú variado café.

Fui ayer al mediodía con un amigo personal muy amable la comida era increíble, tenía la deliciosa ensalada. Recomiendo encarecidamente

Mis hijos y yo fui a la ciudad esta tarde para encontrar algo. Nos encontramos con el Patio Café y decidimos parar. Entorno muy preciosas, el personal era maravilloso y la comida era deliciosa. Además, harán que casi nada sin gluten, y tienen pan novia. Veo esta convirtiendo en nuestro lugar de desayuno el sábado.

We have been trading since Monday 27th February and would like to say a big thank you to the existing and new customers who have supported us. As well as set menu options, there are also daily lunch specials and a range of homemade cakes and other sweet treats to tempt your taste buds. We look forward to seeing you soon. Kev and Mel

Friendly staff great breakfast. Excellent pot of tea. I nomally drink coffee when I'm out but their tea was spot on.Only let down plastic table cloths. Makes it a bit transport cafe like.

Good drinks and nice people. Love the cakes. Nice to sit outside in sunshine or on the cosy sofas at the back and read their books.

An average experience. Staff not keen to help. Food uninspiring and coffee not great. A disappointing experience

Yummy food, the owners cant do enough to help, very friendly and chatty. I had a great home made chilli which was full of flavour and lovely hot pot of tea :) will definitely come back!

My father and I went into this cafe on Saturday the 27th of July. We ordered 2 paninis. After half an hour we asked politely if they were on their way. The older lady behind the counter so rudely replied to me in a harsh tone "they will be, everything is made to order it doesn't just sit there there are people before you." I was so shocked I asked my dad to get our money back and leave as we had to get somewhere. Again when he went up and politely said "I'm sorry we have to leave" he was snapped at saying "they don't just sit there ready to go in." There were only 4 tables in this was terrible. A nearby table heard this and were shocked at the way we were spoken to. This cafe clearly does not want repeat custom and we shall be telling our friends and family not to go here.

Popped in during the Brackley Festival of Motorcycling and hence it was very busy but still got good service with tasty good value food. The tea was excellent.

Popped in late on a Saturday for a cup of tea. Made to feel very welcome and tea brought out to us in outside area. Very very pleasant. Well worth visiting and a lovely pot of tea.

Went here with my sister when we were both back in Brackley for a while. Coffee was excellent, servers were polite and friendly. Back of the Cafe has sofas and a quiet atmosphere where we were able to visit and catch up on all that had been going on since we last saw each other 2 years ago. Really enjoy coming to this cafe.

We were in town for a football match and stopped for a coffee and sandwich after having a walk around the small town. The staff were friendly. We ended up with an all day breakfast as the smell of bacon cooking was too good to resist. Which was freshly prepared and the whole meal bread toast was good.

Not the worst experience but also not the best. It was coffee and cake. Unenthusiastic staff serving food reflecting the lacklustre mood. Won't be rushing back either.

Nice privately owned coffee shop. Good coffee, great choice of food all cooked fresh!Much better than the big chain coffee shops

The 'coffee shop' is tucked away down an alleyway off the Market Place. I always call in for a meal when in Brackley. The staff are so friendly and even happy to let my 3 year old grandchild run riot. The home cooked meals are excellent value

Came in for some afternoon coffee, cappucino was well priced at around £2.20. Had an excellent little cake and enjoyed my time there. Friendly staff. Main food options stop at 1600, be aware of this. Would love to come back and try a salad or sandwich!

This is a lovely friendly café, with lovely staff and great food. They offer gluten free options like sandwiches, cakes, toast etc all very good quality :)

Call in and enjoyed a relaxed lunch with family, enjoyed a great selection of meats & cheeses from the deli washed down with a good wine

Have been a few times is always good! Don't like having to pay extra for soya and gluten free "option" as not really a choice for me! Hasn't put meOff going back though

Husband and I called in for a drink and ended up having a quick lunch. I had Greek Salad and it was very large and very tasty. My husband had a cheese sandwich which came with a small salad. We sat on the large and comfy sofas at the back and very much enjoyed our short time there. Will go again soon and try the breakfast.

Met up with friends for coffee while I was in town, service was excellent, coffee was really good, we visited for over an hour and nobody asked or even hinted at us to leave. On another visit with my sister we were there for almost 2 hours and the only hint we got was they turned the sign on the door to closed..sorry we had not seen each other in 15 years and lost track of the time.

We use Brackley as a half way place for stopping on our journey to South London and discovered this delightful cafe as the perfect place for a relaxing snack or lunch. It serves a varietof breakfast foods, midmorning 11s, lunches and teas. All freshly cooked and cheerfully served. The staff are most friendly and helpful. It seems to be a hub for local customers to meet, chat and eat. There are copies of the daily papers to read. It is suitable for families with young children and there is a choice ofcomfy settee seating and coffee tables for relaxing in as well as cheerful wipeable clothed tables and chairs inside and outside in the courtyard. Our most recent visit was with our 35yr old son and his partner who had just been on a safari holiday in Kenya. A bacon, sausage and egg sandwich for breakfast was just the ticket after 20hrs of travelling.

We stopped here for lunch, to break up a long drive from East Anglia to the West Country, avoiding service stations. It was pouring with rain when we went, and it wasn't where we were intending to eat but that was closed, so it was a bit of a mad dash to get out of the rain. The staff were friendly there was a good choice on the menu and a lovely atmosphere in the cafe. Also glad to find that as well as ample highchairs there were baby changing facilities too.

My wife and I visited this café to break up a long journey. We had been there a umber of years ago for lunch and had felt it was poorly run and over priced. We were looking to have a drink and some cake and considered going to the Costa which had opened up on the main road but wanted to support the local area. The café was quiet at 3-ish and we were promptly served, we ordered two pieces of cake, a cappuccino and a milkshake. Our first issue was that the milkshake price wasn't displayed and the woman after some looking around decided that it cost £4 (four!) which I didn't question in the hope it was something very special. The drinks came and the coffee was scalding hot and completely tasteless. The milkshake was like Crusha mix with some ice cream, artificial flavour and served in a normal glass with no cream or anything fancy you'd expect when paying that price. The coffee cake I had had clearly been sat uncovered for most of the day and so was completely dried out. To say we were disappointed is an understatement, at least if we'd gone to Costa we would have received an average coffee and cake, it's a shame that I'm no longer willing to take that risk.

We both ordered toasted sandwiches - they took quite a while to arrive but were acceptable when they did. The layout of the cafe however is somewhat drafty with the main entrance opening directly into the restaurant - very cold on our backs whilst we sat at the table - this would not of course be a problem when the weather improves. There are a few tables available outside too.

Stopped in for a bite and some coffee. My vanilla and hazelnut latte was great as were the crumpets. The food was "ok", but nothing too great. Very friendly customer service. Will return!

Nice friendly staff, good food and sensible prices (unlike Costa) comfy chairs, free newspapers. I try to support local businesses rather than national monopolies!

This delightful coffee shop is hidden away from the Market Place in a quiet courtyard setting. The staff are super friendly welcoming lots of customers by their first names. As well as home baked cakes, soups and hot specials they serve a range of delicious sandwiches and freshly cooked breakfasts. They have gluten free cakes on offer too. I would highly recommend a visit.

This had always been a favourite haunt of myself and friends but after my last visit where I saw the way a visually impaired gentleman was treated never again will I go in, I was appalled. I have a child with a disability as have a number of my friends and Brackley has a large number of adults with additional needs, I hope no one else has been treated the way this gentleman was.

Went there with a friend and ordered two full English breakfasts. Whilst the drinks came fairly quickly, the breakfasts took about 25 min to arrive. My friends sausage was completely flat (aren't sausages supposed to be round?) and mine was lukewarm and very dense. Can only conclude that they were warmed up in a microwave and my friends sausage "burst". Bacon, tomatoes, egg and toast were okay. Menu said "mushrooms" – I suspect if I had half a mushroom I would be lucky as there were five slices which was somewhat dry. Overall, everything was rather lukewarm. Only two sachets of sugar were offered on the saucer for a pot of tea - maybe better to have these on the table and let the customer decide how much they want. Shamefully, I've had a lot of full English breakfasts over the years and this was certainly takes the prize for the worst. The other reviews are quite positive and I can only assume that they didn't plump for the breakfast! On the plus side, the disabled toilet was spacious and reasonably clean. I don't like leaving bad reviews, but I have to be honest based on the experience I had. I certainly won't be using this café again when journeying along the A43.

A very friendly warm welcome from the owners of the Courtyard coffee House. A fine selection of Cakes, pastries & sandwiches, and hot food to order. I have been here several times & definitely recommend it!

Always nice to go there either for lunch or a coffee on a Saturday morning! The staff are lovely, the place could do with a little bit of sprucing up though. Nicest on a sunny day sitting outside.

This place was recommended by my friend who travels along the A43 a lot & sometimes stops here. We arrived at 1pm & didn't leave until 4pm! They've got a varied selection of freshly made sandwiches, toasties & jacket potatoes and you can mix & match fillings however you like. Afterwards we had a beautiful piece of cake each, my friend had a hot chocolate & I had a very nice capuccino. There were lots of gluten free options & they cater well for vegetarians. The service was excellent & we ended up chatting to the owner & another visitor after they'd closed. I'd defininitely visit again & would recommend it to anyone passing along the A43. There's free parking in the High Street & it's much nicer than stopping at a service station.