Hall Farm Cafe Restaurant in Babergh

One of the best breakfasts we've ever had, amazing quality, great portions ( the so called childrens breakfast was at least adult size). Lovely to see the animals also. Will definitely be back.

Stopped off by your farm and had the best bubble and squeak ever. The poached egg and crispy bacon were also amazing Will definitely recommend it to anyone who passes by

Just popped in for an afternoon snack. Cheese scones come with butter, philedelphia cheese and hot gooseberry chutney. Really good, staff are all lovely and so helpful. Went with our 2yr old grandson.

Beautiful food. Lovely venue. Nice staff.

Staff were so nice & helpful. The roast potatoes were not fresh horrible taste not even crispy but the chips were great but expensive for a very small bowl. Spent over £100 on expensive meals then went to look around the farm he wanted £15 extra. This place is all about making extra money. Plenty of other places to eat with play areas & animals with no extra cost. First and last time we live and learn.

Had high hopes for a really good breakfast. Disappointing overall unfortunately. Beans & tomatoe had an odd flavour to them. One small rasher of bacon was really fatty & greasy, along with the mushrooms being greasy also. Fried egg was cold & hard. Cold toast. Sausage was the best item on the plate really. Just not good enough overall, for the price am afraid. I did mention about the egg- the waitress said she would let the kitchen know..

Nice food, friendly staff and quick service. Amazing burgers and deserts

Great food and really nice venue for very reasonable money. Would thoroughly recommend.

Terrible service. Won't go back.

The best cheese ploughman's and lovely views!

I really enjoyed walking the farm trail and feeding the various farm animals. (You pay £4 per adult and can buy a bag of animal feed for £1). There is a playground too - so a great place for keeping children entertained. The staff in the restaurant and farm shop were lovely too. It's worth a visit.

Great Deli with a lovely cafe ...

Idyllic setting, friendly service and fantastic food.

Nice little farm suitable for younger children. Crazy golf in site at additional cost.

The best cheese scones in the patch served as I want. Friendly efficient service

We called into this farm shop Saturday early afternoon to stock up on a few fresh fruit and vegetables, not cheap and we hand picked but still , we have already had to throw out half the plums and nectarines and most of both containers of salad leaf as it was wet through when we opened up the packaging. We will certainly not call again and will not recommend either.

We have driven past multiple times saying that we should go in here and having finally done it... Wow we had the lunch menu which was amazing especially the liver and bacon! But it had very friendly staff who were even great with my dog who is currently in training. They brought out water for him and offered attention/treats. We sat out side with lovely views over the fields which contained alpacas, donkeys and further down, some large cows but overall very good and id definitely recommend!

Amazing food and a wander round to see and feed the animals after

Had breakfast here. Perfectly cooked, delicious. Friendly staff and lovely atmosphere

Unfortunately the breakfast was poor. Poached eggs were cold and hard, beans are weird and tasted strange, the tomato also had a strange smoked flavour, not in a good way. Black pudding had been forgotten so came halfway through eating the breakfast. Tye best thing on the plate are the sausages. Really disappointed as I had high hopes of this place.

Lovely animals. Mostly friendly staff good farm shop excellent surroundings and food.

my wife had the roast lamb which was very fatty, I had the roast beef and was given a steak knife when my meal arrived at the table, the beef was a little tough so would have struggled to eat it without the steak knife, the veg was very nice. Nice very polite staff ,but service was a little rushed.

As always good service and enjoyable homemade scones and jam! Well done to all staff concerned! !

Wonderful farmshop. A little bit of everything. Very friendly staff.

Lovely full English Breakfast. Staff were so attentive and polite.

Scone was nice. But service was appalling. The waitress didn't seem keen to serve 3 children . Speeding up our service, rude and not very hospitable. Such a shame.

It's probably the fourth time i have had a great meal here. Great Sunday roast with fresh produce, nice surroundings, and pleasant staff.

I am surprised we've never been here before as its only 15min drive for us. Amazing place for a walk and picnic, my little girl was feeding animals non stop. I like that all animals have very big territories and they look very well kept. Definitely will come back! Entrance fee is £4 per person and bag of food for animals is £1 :)

Very high quality produce and staff are friendly and helpful. I couldn't fault the place if I tried and would recommend to anyone.

Very nice food and top quality ingredients can’t fault that, just a shame it took 35 minutes for the meals to arrive. We sent the poached eggs back because they were freezing cold and so was the hollandaise sauce. The front of house team need to up there game a bit aswel. Walking around taking orders and serving customers while eating sausage rolls…very off putting and unprofessional

Lovely place, my grandaughter loved it , plenty Todo . Lovely shop n restaurant .

A very mixed bag - the farm shop and restaurant are high end, quality set ups and I would fully recommend them. The farm trail needs a lot of investment to bring it up to a decent standard - as it is somewhat run down and neglected, giving it a tatty feel. I'm sure the owners will attend to this over the coming years. Nice spot to let the kids blow off some steam as there's some kit to climb on etc.

The staff were incredibly helpful and kind, they were very patient. We were a party of 14 for a pre Christmas breakfast. The food was absolutely stunning, the views of the outside were amazing. We had a fantastic time, we highly recommend you to visit this wonderful place.

Great place,friendly staff good food. Would go again.

Absolutely fantastic customer service from the butchery. I needed some gluten free cocktail sausages for a party and rang to enquire. They kindly advised that they had frozen GF large sausages (I could make that work, so I dropped in to buy some). I didn't leave a name or any contact details but, when I arrived, not only did the gentleman remember our phone conversation but he had bothered to make GF cocktail sausages even though he had not planned to do them that day. It will make the dish I am planning so much easier to cook. I was really quite stunned by that level of customer service and just had to leave a review to say thank you so much. We had bought things from you before but, after today we shall be back much more regularly!

A fantastic farm shop with a butchers inside and lots of brilliant produce

Lovely food options in the restaurant and very tasty. There are options of mean meals, sandwiches and chips, cakes and children's meals. Soft drinks and alcohol available. We also visited the trail which was £3.50 each (free for under 2). A bag of animal feed was £1. The person on the desk was not welcoming or did not provide any information. However the trail is easy to navigate and has pigs, cows, alpacas, sheep, goats and some different birds. Very lovely scenery. There were some play parks for children. The trail is grass and was fine with a pram. Ther We also visited the shop which sold lots of home grown products. Would definitely recommend. There is also free parking available.

Lovely beef roast and Eton mess

Very good breakfast, tasty and great service.🤤🤤

Nice farm shop, good parking. Cafe only dog friendly outside. 2nd time in a row lwe have left without eating as no outside tables available :(

Lovely spot, just stopped for coffee here today. It was a grey and rainy day but this place is bright, warm and welcoming. Great coffee and delicious cheese scones and all good value. Staff were very friendly and welcoming. The place is obviously very popular and even on a Tuesday at midday it was busy but the staff kindly found a space for us. Will definitely stop by again if we’re passing.

Stunning ploughman’s and very reasonably priced.

Lovely. Very pleasant staff and good service. Cakes and scones delicious!

If I could rate this place -2 stars I would me and my harvest team where working directly behind the cafe during this season we work a fair few hrs and don’t expect a lot but paying £21 for 3 takeaway bacon sandwiches with no ketchup (as herd them saying not to bother) is just sad won’t ever be going there again thought farmers should help each other out !!

Lovely farm and restaraunt. Staff were so helpful and food very good. My grandson is milk and soya intolerant and the staff bent over backwards to accommodate that. Could not fault anything about this lovely place hence 5 stars from me.

farm trail is very good. I would definitely suggest buying food to feed the animals.

Excellent as usual. Always a pleasure to eat in such lovely surroundings.

Quality of food & beverages excellent....however extremely expensive £4.15 for a coffee is ridiculous!

Lovely setting, everything well-organised. Restaurant staff friendly and helpful. Seems it is a popular place with all ages.

First time visit, easy to find, easy to park and beautiful setting though close to the A12. Group of six met for breakfast and it was lovely. I had the small English Breakfast which was excellent, and included home made beans. Fabulous farm shop with good variety of fresh fruit and vegetables, and gifts for Christmas.

Lovely place to go for food . Wonderful atmosphere in cafe which was clean and light with lovely views . The food was very good . The visit to the shop was well worth it as their was great gifts to buy for Christmas. A place not to be missed .

Fantastic food and service 👌 with beautiful animals

It’s pretty disappointing / extortionate to be charged 2.75 for a takeaway cup of tea in a paper cup...

I cannot recommend this venue more.....the food staff and surroundings are amazing. It's mid range (for north Essex) price range..but the quantity is great. Their full English is a go to meat option. A lovely place to take someone special....... their afternoon tea and cake is legendary and not for the faint hearted. Try the farm walk and definitely browse the shop.

The meal was ok. Had a vegetarian breakfast with decent vegetables but sausages made out of wood or so it seemed. My partner had a middling burger. We then got trapped in the car park outside with another 5 cars and a couple of vans for half an hour as a large lorry was unloading. It's a working farm shop so this might be a frequent risk. So - be careful if you are in a hurry as this is near the A12 so on a commuter route. I won't be back but it seems a clean place. I found it very old fashioned but acceptable.

Good range of food, quick and effective service. I was surprised haw nice it was and could have stayed a lot longer. Very nice and polite staff

Excellent breakfast very tasty,served hot!!!using local products. Staff well trained friendly and professional,with good hygiene standards. Will certainly visit again

We had a lovely time around the farm trail, unfortunately the cafe is not so child friendly. After the trail we visited the cafe to enjoy some lunch and coffee. We were told that my 18 month old daughter was not allowed to eat the lunch I had provided for her, we had to order her lunch from the cafe. I understand for older children; however for small children who will not eat a large meal (and who do not have the patients to wait when they are hungry), I did not see why a homemade sandwich at the table to keep her happy and quiet would be an issue when the adults would be ordering a full lunch. I have not experienced this before at other cafes and restaurants.

The farm trail that used to be free is now charged.Not value for money! Barbed wire around all the pens is child height and dangerous, no cleaning gel in the dispensers.Whilst ordering food and drink for 4 adults 2 babies were given a child snack by us and we were told in no uncertain terms that NO food not purchased on site could be eaten. We explained that they were babies and wouldn't eat a plate of food and it was to keep them happy/quiet until our food came and we could share ours and were told NO again. So we left without eating there. They missed out on 4 adults bill because they would not allow babies to eat a snack whilst we waited!Used to go here regularly but something has changed.....won't be going back or recommending to anyone!

Excellent and friendly service. Covid safe. Very nice food. Couldn't fault it.

It was beautiful on arrival the staff were lovely a friendly, it was bright & refreshing when walking in! Felt totally relaxed from the second we walked in very welcoming atmosphere you wouldn’t of thought a pandemic had happen or that we were still in one other than the masks which I really felt for the staff the scenery was stunning too the eggs benedict was delicious with fantastic service too.

top class breakfast,fast service a1 fodd,great surroundings for a family sunday breakfast ,will be coming again.

Lovely place to stop on our way home from holiday. Good breakfasts for carnivores, vegetarians and coeliacs

I came across this cafe one Saturday morning and popped in for breakfast. The ingredients were of the highest standard. the bacon was fantastic. the beans were a little different but that was ok they had a good flavour to them. the half breakfast was enough for me with a has brown on the side. I would certainly return.

Stopped here on adhoc basis staff were super friendly and a table was available after a 5 min wait. Had sandwiches and scones and it was delicious. Clean, open environment. Staff were happy to help. Going back again tomorrow.

My husband and I were staying in a holiday cottage about 10 mins away and went here twice for breakfast. Both times we had the full English breakfast and it kept us full all day! The food was really tasty, well cooked and was served in good time.We sat outside both days and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Staff were very efficient and friendly. There was plenty of parking although it does get busy as there is also a farm shop and farm trail which is popular with families on the site.The cafe is taking part in the ‘eat out to help out’ scheme in August which made the breakfast on one of the days a bargain, but I would say even their regular prices are reasonable, especially for the quality of food that was served.

Lovely sandwiches, scones and cakes as well as a choice of teas, with good service and interesting farmland views from most tables. Very enjoyable lunch.

we visited this lovely large place to eat ,5 of us , we had various meals deserts drinks, i tried the addams larger it was very refreshing. burgers tasty , full english breakfast brill, ham and mustard sandwich. tasty well made, haddock and chips peas wow wow, the fish was fresh as if had just been caught from the sea, we had a variety of drinks, the staff were fantastic no complaints. we will return to this marvelous place to eat.

Great place to enjoy a lovely Sunday lunch

Hall Farm Cafe became our breakfast oasis during a 3-night stay at the Holiday Inn Express a few miles away. For covid reasons the hotel was not providing its usual breakfast service and its takeaway bags were simply not sufficient to meet our cooked breakfast needs! Hall Farm Cafe’s breakfasts, on the other hand, were excellent. The only things we didn’t like were their homemade baked beans, but they were in a tiny separate ramekin so were easily left! In addition to the high quality of the food, the cafe itself and its staff were excellent. Happily the cafe was also participating in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, which made the cost of 3 mornings times 4 people much more sustainable for us!

Well stocked and with friendly helpful staff. Hand sanitiser at the door and a clear one way system in and out. Reassuringly covid aware and a very worthwhile trip out from Ipswich

Went for Sunday breakfast (must book!) and it was lovely. Good service, good hot food, good quality. All reasonably priced too. Would recommend.

We love it here. We always go with my aunt, she is partially blind and they are always really accommodating of our request, a table by the window with plenty of light. There is an animal trail for kids, portion size is generous and wine reasonably priced. Would recommend the fish and chips and vegan wine option.

Went for breakfast. Really nice great sausages friendly staff will be back highly recommend great food from farm shop too

Hall farm serves wonderful lunches, cakes, deserts and afternoon teas. I had homemade fishfinger sandwich with chunky chips and salad garnish, a hearty meal so filling! My friend had a deep filled coronation chicken sandwich with salad garnish and potato crisps also very filling. Lovely place, excellent and friendly service. Excellent value for money. Have also been there in the oast for full aftwrniin tea which was fabulous, with hime made mini quiches, sausage rolls, scotch eggs, finger sandwiches selection Selection of mini cakes,fruit scones, clotted cream & jam, cheese scones with cream xheese and chutney, tea & coffee! Fabulous!

Me and my family live this place! It's a good place for us to meet as half of us are Colchester and half in Ipswich. The service is always excellent and the food is freshly cooked and to a very high standard. The little farm shop is a very pleasant bonus and especially at Christmas have a lovely range of foods and gifts. Highly recommended.

Been here several times now and breakfast has been consistently good. Friendly staff, nice spacious dining area. Would recommend.

Went for a lunch here for the first time, it was very busy but the service was good and the food came promptly and was very good. looking at the rage of cakes on offer we will also return to sample the afternoon tea...

Very good food and services all round great Parking and indeed a warm welcome plus the Farm Shop and the Farm walk for Children and adults

They make lovely homemade cakes here. Staff helpful

Went for 2 afternoon tea 1 sweet, 1 savoury.Sat at a table with dirty plates and cups, had to ask for them to be removed.Afternoon tea was tasteless. Sandwiches were dry and starting to curl, scones were dry.Had to pay extra to have latte instead of coffee with milk.Wouldn't waste my money going back.

We went on the off chance and found a great reasonably priced restaurant. The food was excellent and generous in the portion size. Large portions are not an indication of quality.. however this case the food was excellent!! Highly recommend place!!!!

Went with a couple of friends for lunch. Although very busy the service and the food was very good. Nice atmosphere and the staff friendly. Shall revisit

We arranged to have breakfast here but it is only served between 10 and 11am so we made sure we were on time. About 10 of us attended for breakfast on Sunday 8 December which was my birthday. The waiter who was young did his best but the service wasn’t great. The food was cooked by a moron as it was only just warm and it was bland and dry. Not one meal was acceptable. Although rubbish foodwe thought a Latte afterwards might redeem the food quality but 5hey were as bad. We won’t ever eat there again even though it is local to us. Stay away if you like decent food!

Visited this week for lunch. Felt Christmas Roast was somewhat lacking in taste. The menu stated Turkey, Goose fat roast potatoes, sprouts with cranberry and bacon, stuffing and that was what we got. No Yorkshire, carrots or another green vegetable. Priced at nearly £14 seems a touch expensive. Friends who have visited previously however have always given positive feedback on their experiences.

A wonderful welcome, spotlessly clean. Great selection. I had the burger which was ample portions and very tasty. My partner had the duck which she said was the best she had ever had. We werent rushed and were looked after well. We then visited the farm shop and bought some more food! Excellent. Thank you so much

Thankfully was able to have lunch here Saturday 23 November , I had the fish-pie and it certainly didn’t disappoint packed with fish a lovely creamy cheesy mash with broccoli and cabbage absolutely yummy and plenty of it

We have already been back it was so delicious. Lovely breakfast, great veggi alternatives too and the view out onto the farm is very nice. There is a free farm trail to walk and animal feed available at the shop.

First class customer service from all however take a bow Sally who was professional and kind. Food portions and quality are excellent and this is a great place for a casual lunch (or afternoon tea).

Drove past this farm and stopped for lunch . Lovely food in a great setting . £27 for two light lunches and four coffees . Great little farm shop too. Well worth a visit if in the area.

So pleased i surprised the family to visit during half term. We live locally but had never popped in to the restaurant even though we had heard so many good things about Hall Farm. We hadn't booked and the restaurant was fully booked so initially deflated. However, the young lady at the entrance desk was lovely, she took my number and promptly called us as we visited the superb farm shop.

I had been told about this place by 2 different people and decided a half term visit with my 9 and 7 year old daughters was long overdue.

Superb as always. Very friendly warm welcome when we arrived. Service excellent, food even better and spotless. Highly recommend a visit.

This is one of my most favourite places to visit for lunch or afternoon tea and cake with friends. The food is always delicious; service incredibly calm and friendly but most of all I love the views of the beautiful setting. The restaurant is always so bright and open and welcoming. I highly recommend a visit!

Of the many farm shop cafes I have been too this is my favourite by far, I’m coming back! Highly recommend the sausages, hash brown and even working in the coffee industry for 5 years I can highly recommend the coffee too

Previously stopped here for lunch and had the ploughman's lunch, probably the best in England.

This is not somewhere I would have thought of stopping had it not been recommended. The food is always very tasty but booking is nearly always needed at the weekend. We come for the free farm trail and stay for the food.

the first time my wife and I had breakfast and it was so, so nice and waitresses brilliant. we sat outside so we could take our Cockapoo lovely walk way afterwards although Teddy did not like the sound of the pigs

our waiters and food were great. however we were prevented from giving a small bit of bread, cheese and banana to my 2 year old and told that we could only give her restaurant food. she is only 2 and doesn't eat restaurant food so instead of a nutritious snack we had to order cake for her !!!

Couldn't have more beautiful surroundings for breakfast or lunch. Bucolic. Idyllic. Good service. Good food.