Flock Cafe in South Cambridgeshire

If there is a zero star, I would like to give them. Let me tell you about our experience. Today we two adults brought two children, one three years old and the other four years old, to their cafe to drink coffee and we sat indoors. When we had almost half of the cup, the waiter came over and told me that their manager saw our children eating things that did not belong to the store. They asked us to immediately stop, hoped us can understand. At that time, the children were eating lollipops and crisps, which were just snacks for children. They said that the cafe has a rule that children cannot eat these things in store, and they must consume things which bought from the order point, which is allowed. We respected their rule and immediately asked the children to stop. We thought we were really cooperative. Although we have lived in the UK for nearly 20 years and no restaurants or cafe have had such a rule, we still kept our manners and been really polite. At the same time, there was a local family sitting at the next table, and there was a little girl who was also holding a bag of snack and eating them. In fact, I personally think that there is nothing wrong with letting children eat. I think the table next door is doing nothing wrong, as you couldn’t force children to eat outside food all the time, they have their favourites. And they have right to eat children food. We quickly finished our coffee and prepared to pay the bill. When paying the bill, I specifically reminded the waiter that if you have a rule, please treat all customers equally instead of differently, because it will make me feel that you are racially discriminating, which is very irritating and unreasonable and rude! Their manager came towards us angrily and said that the table next to us was eating baby snacks while we were eating something different. Okay, if you insist on saying that, I have nothing to argue with you. then is it normal for your cafe to bully customers at this stage? I don't think this excuse is acceptable, all I received was prejudice and racism. The whole time we had coffee took up less than 25 minutes in the store.we didn’t hold the table for a long time just because of the children need to eat some snacks. If you are in the situation, what would you think?

Best fruit scones I have had. Superb.

Ordered pot of tea. Cup was filthy and not washed properly which is pretty disgusting. Went in to change the cup and they were all filthy, pretty disgusting to be quite honest. Previous drinks tide marks and brown marks on the bottom, I am not entirely sure if they were even actually washed. I don't get any pleasure out of negative reviews but I can't think I have ever experienced this before.

Menu somewhat limited but food was lovely. It was very busy and lots of people talking inside was inevitably loud; however, this was made unbearable by the rock music blasting out from the speakers. When we mentioned it to a staff member she wasn't interested. We would have stayed for cake but as it was couldn't bear the noise any longer.

A small but varied menu. Service was good, happy, friendly staff. Our meal arrived without delay, a croquet monsieur and smoked salmon on sourdough with a poached egg. The sandwich was ok but nothing special with just a gherkin on the plate for decoration/ flavour. The salmon was on a thin slice of bread with strongly flavoured yoghurt under it. I’m not sure that tahini and smoked salmon work well together. It was expensive for what was delivered.

microwaved soup with stale bread. Service isn’t great but 10% service charge is added on.

Delicious fresh food! Lovely coffee. Cakes look very tempting!

Absolutely my favourite café in and around Cambridge! They have reached and continue to maintain an excellent standard of cooking, with a concise but perfected menu of brunch masterpieces, and a delicious and beautiful selection of cakes. This is not a greasy spoon cafe - all the menu items are made with top notch ingredients, artfully prepared into delicious and elegant dishes. Also the staff are always super friendly and welcoming! 10/10, places like this are hard to come by. ☕️🥇

Absolutely my favourite café in and around Cambridge! They have reached and continue to maintain an excellent standard of cooking, with a concise but perfected menu of brunch masterpieces, and a delicious and beautiful selection of cakes. This is not a greasy spoon cafe - all the menu items are made with top notch ingredients, artfully prepared into delicious and elegant dishes. Also the staff are always super friendly and welcoming! 10/10, places like this are hard to come by. ☕️🥇

Very nice place, tasty food and good service

Very nice place, tasty food and good service

Very sweet spot for brunch or lunch.

I really like it here, it’s a nice little cafe with tasty food and delicious cakes. They are also dog friendly

Cosy vibe with a pleasant atmosphere, nice food.

I visited Flock Cafe & Coffee with friends having ran at the nearby Wimpole Estate parkrun. I have been to this great cafe before and always enjoy coming back. The service is always friendly and swift and the food is amazing. I had the Turkish eggs (poached eggs in dill yogurt with chili and paprika butter with a cheddar toastie). Amazing. My friends really enjoyed their breakfasts! Do visit Flock!

Best place ever for date and romantic place. All the staff so friendly and very welcome us especially Mr KAN who take care really thank and appreciate it. I highly recommended to that place amazing and love it

The £10 toastie wasn't bad.. Making my eighty year old Mother in law stand outside in the freezing rain while we waited for a table meant that we won't be returning in a hurry though!

One of the worst brunches. I could have made a better one at home. 11 pound French toast had one uncooked brioche toast that was just overpowered with cream and sauces. Really disappointed. The cake was definitely a day old and not fresh at all. It was such a beautiful day so we were really excited about a nice brunch but alas :( would not recommend

Brunch (especially toasties) is delicious, cakes are average (very average!) and the service is… well, disappointingly bad, killing any inch of good vibe. Feels like staff are doing you a favor serving you, they are incredibly unhelpful and muted - it feels like they don’t want you to come in (welcome sign actually says ‘if there’s no room inside wait outside, he have no room for you here’ ) - outch, got that, I feel that. I wonder if staff like working there; they all seem miserable and unhappy. If I was the manager I’d be taking a hard look at this red flag review. Oh, taking kids there is even more enraging, as you feel the lack of empathy from miles away. Sad. I wonder who they want to cater for… I don’t write this review lightly. I’ve been there countless times and it’s the same thing EVERY TIME. I finally had enough of it.

Cosy vibe with a pleasant atmosphere, good service and great food & drinks.

Stopped en route to London and had a delicious lunch. The gluten free toastie and Turkish eggs was delicious and I’m told the soup fi the day was also magnificent. Efficient service. Already decided to stop on the way home…..

Recently visited this charming cafe in Cambridge with lovely staff. The soup was not just good, but absolutely delicious. The Moka with oat milk pleasantly exceeded my expectations. While the prices seemed reasonable, the mandatory 10% tip felt a bit odd. It's worth noting for those considering a visit. Overall, a nice cafe with great offerings, but the tipping policy might catch you by surprise. Visited in December 2023

Gorgeous little cafe with a simple but excellent home made brunch/lunch menu. Fancy things on toast, soup of the day, fab cakes. Lots of outside tables but limited inside space. You have to wait outside for an indoor table, and even mid week outside of holidays there was a queue. Service was very prompt.

Dog friendly Good food, slightly limited menu

Gorgeous place with really friendly staff, delicious food in a beautiful peaceful setting. We stopped by on a road trip up north during school holidays and couldn’t have asked for a better break. Playground for the kids, great selection of cakes and a farm shop for supplies for our trip. Wish we lived closer!

We called-in for coffee and cake - the quality of the food/drink was good. The reason for our dissatisfaction and low review score is the cost/pricing policy; The prices are at the top end of the range we normally meet - BUT on top of this we were charged additional supplement for non-dairy milk (I would stress that this is a medical/dietary need and NOT a fashion choice) and then 'discretionary 10% service charge' on top of that. As a result the cost rapidly ramps up. The 'discretionary 10% service charge' was anything but discretionary. It was automatically added to our bill and we were not given any opportunity to have it removed at the point of payment - the bill was just handed over on the assumption that we wished to pay 110% of the price. Surely it would be better to give the paying customer the option of adding a service charge if they choose to do so. Unfortunately we will not be visiting again.

We stopped here intending to visit Burwash Larder which is featured in “The Extra Mile” guide. The courtyard is home to a number of other retail outlets including this delightful cafe. We enjoyed brunch outside on a warm and sunny day although there are indoor tables available. The cafe is open Monday to Sunday 10-4 with last food service at 3.30. There is an all-day menu of light meals, snacks and beverages. We chose one Brioche French Toast with whipped feta and blueberries and one Garlic Flat Mushroom with spinach and poached egg. Service was prompt and friendly. Food was well presented and tasty. We finished our visit by calling in to the well-stocked farm shop and delicatessen for a few groceries.

Fast and friendly service alongside very flavourful food. Food is made fresh and they are very happy to adjust any dishes. Always delicious cakes on offer, and vegan options too. Beautiful interior and places to eat outside. Somewhere I’ve been back to numerous times and can’t fault.

Superb coffee and tasty cake. Carrot cake was very special. Not too much room to sit inside when it's busy, but tables available outside. The wasps are very active Aug/Sep

Like most brunch cafes, you could find cheaper but my Mexican eggs on sourdough and my son's strawberries on honey toast were fantastic. Staff were polite, helpful and quick. A great little spot. 👍

Went for lunch with a friend. I'm a coeliac and they offered a good choice. Very friendly and helpful staff. Very pleasant experience. Certainly go back.

The Turkish eggs are amazing - sort of thing you’d see on great British food menu on tv

Would’ve loved to have lunch but once we were at the front of the queue, we were told that they were stopping serving lunches as too busy. … there was nobody behind us … excellent customer service not.

I love this place, it’s a treat when I’ve been to the farm store or just driving through the area. Really good quality handmade artisan food and barista coffee, complimented by friendly staff and nice environment. I love these kinds of independent places and they need our support, it’s not easy to compete with big corporations. Modern leisure market is miserable enough with every high street in the country now dominated by the same homogenised mass-market brand name corporate coffee shops and restaurants. Serving up (slightly) cheaper, highly processed/refined, mass produced factory food full of preservatives and other fairly toxic ingredients. I appreciate many people are feeling the pinch of our present troubled times, but some of the reviews on here are really maddening. People are confusing inflation with profiteering and taking out their frustration on a small business doing their best, struggling against the same macro forces outside of their control as us. Rising rents, energy and ingredients costs, plus paying their staff a living wage to make fresh food on site. The flippant, thoughtless, often narcissistic way people attack a small business like this, with many staff depend on them for their livelihood for such minor things, seems at best very small minded and careless; and at worst outright spiteful. I wonder if they’d appreciate it if someone wrote to their employer making vicious attacks for minor mistakes in their work when they’re busy as example, blowing out of all proportion and risking their jobs? Almost certainly not. As a regular patron, I can assure you, this is a great establishment that I can highly recommend. Go here for a treat, accept it’s going to be a few quid more than a awful corporate café, but your tastes buds and general health will thank you for the quality.

The food was lovely, I had the soup of the day which was Carrot and sweet potato which was lovley. I've been here before and it has been consistently good. The service was kinda slow but I think that was because it was December and the staff seamed in control

Visited the cafe today with my partner and baby, it’s looking very cosy and festive and the tea and cake was delicious. The servers were efficient and friendly. A lovely visit deserves a lovely review :)

Lovely little cafe, we sat outside to make the most of the odd warm day in November it was very relaxing. Staff were helpful, food was tasty and coffee went down a treat. Highly recommend the cakes totally yummy! Will visit again soon

Very nice surroundings and ideal for a family visit. Interesting crafts on display also. However, the prices in the tea shop were outrageously expensive. £4 or £3.70 for a slice of cake and £1.80 for a small baby-cino. Tea was £3.20! Not on! Significantly more expensive than National Trust and that’s saying something!!

Being going here for many years and it’s always been ok. Went to sit inside for the first time in many months and was asked to go back outside to order then return to my seat….what’s that all about? Told waitress I only wanted a tea and a coffee. Just seems unnecessary faff in post-covid times.

I needed a lunch stop &, looking on the best known search engine, Flock Cafe was the nearest place I could find. That same site also offered great reviews for the place so I thought I couldn’t go wrong. Mistake. The cafe itself seems to be located on some sort of farm flavoured trading estate; the sort of venue that has farm produce shops alongside arts & crafts vendors. But I was only here for the food. The photos on the search engine map site showed/shows interesting & healthy food options with avocado, beetroot, poached eggs, etc. It was these photos that drew me in. Mistake. On the day in question there were only three choices of food available; each one a “toastie”. I was split between a cheese, cheese & ham; a cheese, cheese, cheese & spinach or a cheese, bacon & onion. And no, that’s no typo. It was a cheese laden dish or nothing. I asked for the eggs I’d seen on the reviews site but, was told, due to a staffing issue, nothing but cheese toasties were available. At a minimum price of £8, I opted for the slightly dearer cheese, bacon & onion option for £8.50. To be fair, it was good although the pickled cornichon was a pathetic addition to my plate. The coffee was nice too. I ordered an oat milk mocha & the (only) friendly barrista warned me that the chocolate in the mocha contained lactose. No such warning was issued in regards to the surfeit of cheese on the p.poor menu. A quick mention of the other clientele may be in order before I sign off. The place was crowded (it was a very rainy day). Most tables in this small, ex-stable (?) were occupied with retirees who sat with their empty cups before them as if they were waiting out of the rain for a coach that would never arrive. There were also two, dynamic entrepreneurial types who took up four chairs & a table with their laptops & work bags discussing, no doubt, their schemes, schedules & networking strategies while the glass of water & another empty cup between them gathered dust. Perhaps if the management of this pathetic little canteen were to charge all of the loiterers, they might subsidise the over priced toasted cheese sandwiches.

Sadly 2 members of staff were rude and not trained well, which is a real shame as the food/ drink is nice. Cash not accepted so take card !

Visited for a lunch on sat 25 June, paid £14 for avocado on sourdough with egg and bacon, when it arrived I was shocked to see that there was only one small piece of bread included in the portion. My partner paid £13 for a salad, again completely not worth it for the price, he got a few salad leaves, courgette and a couple of pieces of bacon. Nice cafe for a coffee but won’t be visiting again for food.

We didn't enjoy it at all. It was very cold inside. The soup my partner had was only just warm. The sausage egg and mushroom sour dough bread was soaked in mushroom not nice at all. We won't go again.

Visited twice and have been impressed each time with the food quality. Coffee, cakes and light lunch are all among the best we've had in and around Cambs.

Food was lovely, only issue was, we ordered a bacon sandwich and a sausage sandwich. I think they were priced between £3-£3.50, we got 2 slices of bacon with one slice of bread with no butter, we also received 1 sausage and 1 slice of bread and no butter. It's a real shame and disappointment as the setting is lovely but massively over priced.

Nice little coffee shop and location.

Utterly delicious lunch at Flock Cafe. I had a Buddha bowl. It was presented beautifully; a rainbow of colours. There were grains, lentils, halloumi, edamame beans, beetroot, poached eggs and avocado. It was a joy to eat, so full of flavour and texture and So sad to finish it! My friend had mushrooms on sourdough toast with poached eggs and a parsley sauce, which she declared amazing. I went to Burwash for retail therapy and the nicest lunch. Thank you all at Flock.

Good food and very friendly staff

Friendly staff, delicious freshly baked scone and good coffee (which should have been hotter). Free parking, no Wi-Fi. A little on the pricey side for an out of town location.

This is a very nice and cosy coffee shop. Hidden away next to the main road, westumbled upon this place by mistake one weekend. Looking forward to a sunny summer morning coffee and scone in the courtyard.

First time visit and it was wonderful! We had brunch and the meals were lovely, the cake was delicious and the service was top drawer. The surroundings were lovely, it was our first time and we will definitely be returning. Top quality ingredients used and cooked/prepared perfectly. Thank you - we will be back!

I have visited here a few times now and feel like it's time I left them a review. The café is in a great location, surrounded by some nice little shops at Burwash manor. The café itself has a great (and quite large) seating area outside for when the weather is good and also a number of inside tables for those rainy days. At the moment you have to order when you enter from the menu which we were more than happy to do. During Covid times you would hardly be wanting to touch a menu anyway. The food I've had there has always been excellent, particular favourites are the Burwash breakfast and the Turkish eggs. I'm not a huge coffee drinker but the ones I've had here have always been great, better than I've had in lots of other places. The staff are always pleasant and happy to have a chat with you and the service levels have always backed them up. Apparently there is a new chef so we're excited to see what they bring to the menu. We've been to lots of cafes in the area and this is easily in our top few. Make sure you save room for one of the homemade cakes as they will keep you wanted to go back. We will be back soon for sure to try out some of the other items they offer.

Visited here last weekend for breakfast and loved it. Ordered from the menu on our way in and were seated straight away. The building is cute and the décor is really well put together with some nice Christmas additions. Our food came quickly and was delicious, I had the Burwash breakfast and my partner some French toast which she really enjoyed. We both had a tea and made sure there was room for some lovely cake afterwards which were apparently all homemade. Overall it's a great café if you're in the area and it was nice to pop to the surrounding shops afterwards to grab some bits too. A great little find and we will be back again soon for sure

Trendy, artisan, good quality food from the cafe.

Nice food and drinks but not alot for the money and had a long wait

Zero vegan options on the day we visited - the very busy Wood Fair day. Very disappointing, we'll bring our own next time.

Only wanted a flat white takeaway. Really delicious, perfectly made and lovely tasting coffee. Thank you

Had a poor tea about which I informed the management via email. The reply I received was similar to the tea - no sense of customer service. I seem to remember that the customer was right in the past but those days are long gone apparently.

Cafe was very busy but there is lots of outdoor seating. The food is delicious the vegan toastie especially.

We ordered two toasted sandwiches, two pieces of cake and two coffees - and paid by card as required. Half an hour later - and no food or drinks, I noticed that other people who had ordered after us had their food and drinks. I...

I don't usually complain about coffee shops, they are what they are, but we stopped here for a well earned cup of tea recently and have to say we were disappointed. We were expecting for £4 (for 2 people) at least a whole pot of...

The cafe here is the only one on site. What is unusual is if you want to eat inside (available bad weather only currently.) order and pay before sitting down. The cafe is still using disposable dishes and cutlery. I think this is to reduce...

The coffee was weak , the cups of tea were only half full. The hot chocolate had very little flavour. Drinking vessels were paper cups - no China cups because there wasn’t a dishwasher. The final insult was it was so expensive £11.50 for 3...

We really enjoyed our food and I struggled to decide between some delicious options. Our kids had very generous cheese and ham sandwiches on crusty bread. I'd have given them 5 stars for food and service, the only thing that let them down was the use of disposable cutlery and serving bowls when people eat in. Otherwise a great place to stop for a bite, especially with kids.

Excellent coffee and lovely scones

We diverted from our journey to Flock cafe, but really disappointed. My Croque Monsieur was tasteless and disappointing. My partners Breakfast sandwich was OK, but at £9.50 certainly overpriced. Nice coffee, again expensive especially as it was served in a polystyrene cup. Food also served in a small polystyrene tray with fragile plastic cutlery. No reason why proper crockery and cutlery shouldn't be used when charging these prices.

The food had good, but the service setup sucks. Also, they are using paper plates and cups and plastic cutlery which is so unfriendly to the environment.

Had lunch today and it was dismal. Hardly any choice and served in disposable dishes. I had shakshuka, couldn’t see any tomatoes just yogurt and poached egg, really bad, I couldn’t eat eat. My friends dish wasn’t any better. Really disappointed as I have eaten...

Despite the hail storm (!) we had a warming bowl of deliciousness (shakshuka) with sourdough toasts sitting under one of their big parasols. Good coffee too and friendly service. Not our first time there and won’t be our last!

Pleasant enough place but a very limited menu even considering covid. They also use paper cups and plates with plastic knives and forks. Using the paper items would be great except that all the rubbish including the leftover food is dumped into the same bin, so there is no way it can be recycled. For the prices they charge and for environmental reasons I don't know why they don't use proper plates, cups, knives and forks and then use a dish washer

Hot chocolate comes with a chocolate crusted rim and a giant toasted marshmallow. Good flat white too.

Lovely cafe when open but stopped by at 1pm on a Wednesday and it was closed, so possibly not open during lockdown. Check before going if you're making a specific trip (fortunately we weren't).

Lovely cafe but seems to be currently closed during lockdown

visited the Flock cafe when we went to Burwash Manor to get a christmas tree. We had hot homemade freshly made soup and fresh bread. Friendly staff. Worth visiting.

Lovely place to have breakfast, nice menu and the food was good quality. Has a rustic feel.

The hot chocolate is very well made: the perfect amount of richness. Still available during the second lockdown, plenty of seating outdoors.

Light lunch stop on a bike ride, good outdoor seating, tasty rosti for lunch, fairly nice flat white, quick service.

Great service, lovely space and delicious scran!

Was really looking forward to yummy brunch and coffee today. Everything was served in throw away containers. Coffee out of a paper cup just doesn't taste the same, and the impact on the environment....... surely a commercial dishwasher removes all germs.

We just stopped at this cafe. We were charged 6£ for take away smallest cappuccinos ever (and not very tasty on my opinion). We were with our 3 month old daughter and it was raining - we asked to enter the place for changing her and we were not allowed in as the staff didn’t have face masks. All the other places we have been to, bars, rests,cafes, pubs the staff have masks. Very unpleasant experience.

Cake and Espresso were both great!

Such a fab little place, lots of quirky boutique style shops and a lovely cafe. Cake is delicious!

Good service and nicely spaced outside tables for good social distancing, limited menu with an emphasis on vegetarian food, all served on takeaway plates, could do with some sandwich choices as well as toasties which were a little hard. Nice to eat out again but probably more yummy mummy than older orientated

This cafe is a nice place to hang for a drink or little snack after some shopping in the nearby shops. The food is delicious, although slightly overpriced. We ordered Turkish eggs for £9 (2 poached eggs with yoghurt and chilli oil) and a cheese and ham toastie. Currently due to the Covid-19 regulations there is outdoor service only with disposable cutlery and dishes. They provide blankets too when it gets a little chilly.

We found Flock Cafe in the Extra Mile Travel Guide (alternative motorway stops). I had a delicious breakfast sandwich - eggs, bacon & sausage in sourdough. Lots of outside seating and great for social distancing. Would definitely recommend.

Lovely Courgette, pistachio and lime cake. Combined flavours worked very well.

Great if you are over 70 with a few shops to look around. Cafe served fantastic tea and cake, staff friendly and helpful.

I went there today and couldn't believe how expensive it was, It's a complete RIP off and the food is not good even with the government paying half of it

Great coffee and an awesome spot!

Really great food with a good lunch and cake selection - particularly like the chilli

Lovely coffee and attractive outdoor seating area. Well organised for social distancing. Attractive setting.

Nice coffee but the food was expensive.

Great little spot to go for coffee and cake or a tasty breakfast, brunch or lunch. Nice seating area in the courtyard, which works really well in the current covid times. Defo a nice feel to it, something different to the usual eating places. Free...

Post lockdown we get a bit fussy about eating out. Flock Cafe has always been popular and they've expanded into the car park which works really well. The burger was delicious, meaty and juicy! Great spot, highly recommended

Tasty food and coffees. Breakfast /brunch options are a nice change from the norm.

Lovely cafe for breakfast with delicious cakes and gluten free options

Good, wholesome home made food.

Stopped off here for morning coffee. Slightly taken aback to be told we couldn’t have a toasted tea cake as their grill was broken ... though they seemed to be producing toast? The sourdough toast was very nice, but coffee was lukewarm.

Lovely spot for a cup or coffee, and prettily decorated with with attractive plants and old furniture. Staff are always friendly. Food is good but quite simple for the prices. We enjoy having a drink and piece of cake instead of going for lunch

Like the fact that they ask you to share tables when it's busy so more people can get in. Disappointed by one couple who declined to share a table. I wouldn't let them in again!