Harefield Coffee Barn in Halton

First time visit for breakfast. It was really busy and we had to take a pager and wait outside for around 25 minutes. You can visit the gift shop next door to pass the time. Was it worth the wait? YES!!. Breakfast was very good with fresh local products used. My eggs were more orange yolk than yellow and cooked to perfection. The sausages and bacon were very good. Black pudding tasted amazing. I had a pot of Tea and full English,the wife just had full English. The cost was just under £25 for the both of us. Will I go again ? Yes I will be back very soon. I highly recommend this place. Ps: The staff here are very busy and polite.

First time here and it was fantastic cannot believe it's only 15 mins from home and we hadn't been. Amazing cafe with great food, lovely little gift shop farm butcher and cosy garden centre. Will definitely return and already planning some garden furniture from the craft shop on site....brilliant.

Called in today whilst passing. Was impressed with the food quality and the efficient service from the team. I decided to try an old English sausage toast and loved it. Coffee was excellent too. Think I'll be passing this way more regularly in future.

Very popular and busy over the lunch time period. Good atmosphere, reasonable prices. Quality plants and gifts to choose from. Effective queuing system to allow sequencing of customers into the eating area.

Not just the cafe, they also have a gift shop and a butcher too excellent

Ordered food to share and also a dessert. The food is very good and the chef is very keen to deliver. I watched him first apologize and then replaced a meal that wasn't quite to their taste. He came out again to check and really cares. I have to say that the Belgian chocolate brownie was the best I've ever had. It was amazing. The staff are lovely and the environment is nice with a lovely view to the back over fields. Would recommend just for that chef. He's really good.

came here on a Friday morning for a nice lunch with a friend. I had the jacket potato with cheese and beans, and a coffee. Lovely food, lovely place!

Great place for a coffee and yummy cake

Lovely food and great atmosphere

We had a fabulous,well prepared & excellently presented, delicious Afternoon Tea @ Harefield Coffee Barn In Rainhill today- with 15 Ladies I would highly recommend this Coffee Barn & all thanks goes to Pat & the team for excellent service - we will be back - Margaret & friends

Great food. professional staff, great service. Fabulous coffee ✌️

Long wait for food and service, very expensive. Will not return.

Great Place to eat Me and my Husband came for a afternoon tea and we really enjoyed it We was full after we eaten the scones, we took the miniature cakes home with us

We had a lovely lunch here this week. It’s in a beautiful setting with views across the fields and the alpacas milling around. The staff were friendly and attentive and the service was good. We enjoyed the food - the roasted beets salad was great and the piri piri chicken flatbread was delicious. Excellent coffee as well. We will be back.

Everything we asked for on Sunday at 2 pm wasn't available.. ice strawberry or raspberry tea, wedges, lime soda .. We have been waiting for our drinks for ages even though they have been ready to serve. I was thinking of going and getting them on my own.

Thought this might be a nice place to grab a coffee and catch up on a little bit of studying with my daughter. Arrived at 11.30am to be told straight away they weren't serving breakfast and I'd have to wait until 12 to order lunch. I explained it's fine as just after drinks for now. If we decided we wanted food later the we'd have looked to order. Ordered drinks at the table and asked what food I wanted. Explained again just drinks for now and the waitress looked a little confused or annoyed couldnt decide. We got some papers out to work on whilst we waited for our drinks. After the drinks were served the lady who took the order came back and asked again if we were ordering food. Again I explained just drinks for now and was then informed if I'm only having drinks then I can stay no more than an hour. Now I thought this was a coffee barn and not a restaurant and felt my money spent on coffees wasn't sufficient for them. I'm aware this is a business and we can't just sit here for hours with one drink and that was never our intention, I'm happy to order more drinks or cakes etc to make my visit worthwhile for a coffee shop but I was left feeling I'd made the wrong choice. Left after one drink feeling I won't bother returning as I was made to feel uncomfortable and unwanted. Not a great start to our day and not a place I would recommend now for customer service or a welcoming place to be.

Staff are amazing and best breakfast in this area for sure. No complaints really nice place!

Me and my son visited for breakfast, from the minute we walked in the service was fantastic. The food was amazing and piping hot when it arrived and value for money. We were served by Margaret who was really friendly and very informative. Would highly recommend this pace.

Waited 10mins to have order taken, waited an hour for two breakfasts. There were other people similarly affected, the family sitting next to us were there before us and were talking about leaving. The food was ok, not worth the price we paid, overpriced and certainly not worth an hour wait. We will not be going back

Really lovely place. Bacon on Toast was really tasty but too much for me. Views are really nice especially the alpacas.

Walked in, first member of staff ignored us. Second lady quite nice but warned us long wait for food. She spoke with kitchen staff and then informed us 25 customers waiting for breakfast. Food apparently good but kitchen is obviously far too small for the size of the venue. Went elsewhere.

Didn't eat or drink -so can't comment . Purchased from the garden center and the butchers -service was excellent in both. Will go back and try the food and drink tho .

Had a lovely iced coffee and carrot cake today, lovely place staff very friendly cake amazing

Food was mediocre and the staff were rude. We sat down and was notified that there would be roughly a half an hour wait for food- which we were happy to do. But we waited 40 minutes for our drinks too (two waters and two coffees) My partner had a bad back and was walking apparently too slow for the blonde haired waitress that was rushing him to walk quicker, keep in mind that it was in between the breakfast and lunch service so no customers were being served so I'm not sure why she was in such a rush.

Good all round, I had the halloumi burger well cooked and seasoned enjoyed it.

Great little place if you're looking for a quality breakfast. All food tasted extremely fresh and prepared very nicely. Was a bit hectic when we went in but that is to be expected with how busy and popular this place is. I would definitely come back and would look forward to trying the lunch menu as well as the food items seemed really good. Recommend the full English here with a side of halloumi.

Heard lots of good things about this place. My friend took me this am for my birthday… omg what great service and food 😳 Best sausage I’ve ever had ( ended up buying some and fabulous bacon from the butcher next to it ) Nothing too much trouble for the very busy friendly staff The place was spotless too. A young lady called Erica served us What a lovely customer facing person to have working for you 👏👏 she was a credit to your establishment. 100% will go again ….and again etc absolutely scrumptious

This place is in a lovely setting, friendly staff.

I meet a friend and we had coffee only but the atmosphere is great. Lots of families, tables outside, friendly staffs. I will be back with my family for sure.

Very busy, we had to wait 25 minutes for a table. Food and service excellent.

Food is lovely here, not cheap - Some of the staff though seem to have a bit of an attitude problem when it's busy.

First time visit will definitely be calling again ....Excellent

Went today with a friend. Ordered two barn breakfasts (which were very nice) ordered drinks and friend likes strong tea! Asked for an extra teabag for the pot, was brought over on a plate and told it would cost an extra 50p for the tra bag! He sent it back, as we were already paying £32 for the breakfast and drinks, left a bit of a bad taste when spending that much that they charge you extra for a teabag! Won't go back again simply because of this!

It was a very busy cafe so it was packed. We didn't stay Looking on the menu the food seemed quite expensive but looked from what we could see

What an amazing place ❤️ I have never ever had such a great experience having breakfast!! I am actually heading there again right now! All staff and owners should be very proud of themselves xx

Popped in to get breakfast before dropping the wife off at work and yes it was busy. Sat down and waited 35 mins but no-one came to take our order, icing on the cake was when they started to take orders from peopel who arrived after us. We decided to leave and were then questioned if we had paid as we walked out !!! Very poor service with not even an apology. Avoid if you don't have plenty of time to spare.

It's lovely to sit outside on a sunny day and see the alpacas, too. Lovely breakfast.

Lovely little farm/coffee shop and butchers, nice place to sit and relax and watch the alpaca's

Popped in for lunch, given a pager, told there would be a 25 minute wait and directed towards the on site gift shop and garden centre. 20 minutes later, and with a lovely hanging basket packed in the car, we were sat in the vibrant dining area and ordering lunch! The place was really busy, a great atmosphere, and the staff really knew what they were doing. The service was excellent, friendly and very professional. The lamb kofta flatbread was delicious! We will definitely be back!

Had lunch here today (6/6/24) with my brother. We were served by Margaret who was an absolute gem of a lady. Service was great, although had initial wait for table… visited the gift shop, but despite other comments on here about the gift shop, no-one twists your arm to spend money, so don’t know why they’re moaning about it… our food was delicious but couldn’t eat it all - we were very greedy! I also came here for my birthday last week and again, despite waiting, we were served fairly quickly and had another delicious lunch… all in all two lovely, delicious visits… Will be going again as soon as I can… 😄

Very busy on the day we visited ,which is great for the lovely owners,but we couldn't wait for a table

Fantastic food. Always love this place

Tried twice to get in ,gave up in the end

Excellent lunch and really good service.. 👍

Lovely unexpected visit food fab staff great sn helpful

Doesn't allow dogs, swerved the place.

Another lovely visit at The Barn food is ALWAYS good and the coffee is perfect.

Serves really nice food, if you want breakfast though make sure you go early. We've missed it twice now 😂. Fortunately the lunch menu is also really good

We were recommended Harefield Barn by a number of people and it did not disappoint. Lovely large, clean bright space and welcoming from the second you open the door. Staff were attentive and friendly. We both had the Barn Breakfast, this was well presented, beautifully cooked and delicious, great tasting coffee too. Would recommend and will definitely return.

Absolutely fantastic coffee barn with amazing food, drinks and attentive staff. A lovely place to visit but very busy, booking advisable 👍👍

Visited today with friends, told 20 mins wait even though 4 tables, empty, therefore visited gift shop , which has nice items but tend to feel it's a marketing ploy to get more footfall in the gift shop! Given Buzzer Allocated a table, still other empty tables, given our menus and then ordered after about 10 mins. We then requested that the drinks should be brought with the breakfast, as increasingly find that we have to re order another drink as it takes so long for the breakfast to arrive, which adds another £10 on yr bill,! After about 20-25 mins breakfast served, but no drinks. Asked if we wanted any sauces , I mentioned our drinks, reply they're coming, no sign of drinks for another 5 mins , another server came to ask about whether food ok, yes but still awaiting drinks, another 8 mins I'd actually requested the drinks from our original waitress 4 times before they arrived, by that time food was cool but we had begun to eat, very poor customer service from waitress , who was very disinterested! Very disappointed!

Nice place with good food and service, plus Alpacas at the back , can get very busy

Never disappoints. Lovely establishment, nice atmosphere, great prices. Welcoming staff and fabulous breakfasts.

Great meeting place for relaxed get together lovely food friendly service only two minutes from m62 far superior to motorway services

Great place for light lunch, nice friendly staff.

Always busy so be prepared to wait. Food is basic with sandwiches and jacket potatoes etc but a nice spot for lunch. Can be a little bit noisy inside like a canteen. The butchers next door is very good

Lovely food as always. Service is a little slow. Also felt quite rushed by an older waitress who kept asking if we wanted the bill despite being on our second round of coffees after eating.

I couldn't try the food at this place because the receptionist kept letting others go ahead of me, even though I was waiting in line for a table for myself, my partner, and our daughter. It was frustrating to see people who arrived after us being seated first. It's annoying to wait 30 minutes in line while watching newcomers get the preference that should be yours. We left feeling deeply disappointed with their service and how they treated us. Maybe they should have put someone fairer to welcome customers.

Service with a snarl - a short tale The food, drinks and ambience are first class. Unfortunately the customer service is lacking. After waiting for 30 mins for a table of four, we were purposefully ignored by the waitress who didn’t seem interested in acknowledging we were ready to order. After 10 mins of trying to catch her eye and being ignored / not even acknowledged , enough was enough and we got up and left. We went to a venue that was equally as good that wanted our business. I will think twice on going here again.

Went with friends, had a fabulous breakfast and can’t wait to return again, staff were lovely and efficient

Staff are friendly and made small talk even though was very busy they all had a smile and happy to help. Highly recommended and will be returning. The woodlands eggs benidect was outstanding

Went in for the first on Friday 23rd February,although have passed afew times,my loss I would say,yes we did wait for around 20mins,but in my view excellent food,did not wait too long to be served once seated,very impressed the the place,and the review reference the guy pie and chips not to be seen,Well maybe the local chippy might have been the place to go.Every plate of food that I saw coming from the kitchen looked fabulous.Will certainly be going back to try further.And to top it all a very well stocked butcher's and a small but very well stocked garden centre.

Going for breakfast? bother go somewhere else. Can never just walk in and eat due to there stupid no booking system. Every time I have attended iv been greeted with a smily waitress telling me It’s 45 min or an hour wait, clearly just look After there regulars sort it out 👎🏻

The salmon and cheese quiche was amazing xx The Hare field farm is such a beautiful place and the staff are very attentive xx

This is a lovely place. Run by lovely staff, very friendly and obliging. Coffee really good. My friend knocked his coffee over. They cleaned everything up with no fuss and replaced his drink. I know he felt awful, but they treated him really well. Would recommend.

On arrival we were told it would be a 20 min wait and were given a buzzer which would buzz when our table was ready. Went for a look around the garden centre and gift shop (very nice, but probably just an easy way of getting you to spend money whilst you wait!). After 20 mins, we were seated and served within a few minutes of looking at the menu. Bacon butty was a good size, 3 slices of bacon and very tasty (bacon was slightly overdone and was a little tough as though it had been left out for a while). Barn breakfast was a good size, the sausages were a slightly unusual taste though - can't quite put my finger on it. All fairly reasonably priced, and I did enjoy it overall - just not really worth the 20 min wait and the major hype (it was packed!). The whole place was immaculate, and the staff were very friendly, which is always a winner. Will be back, but it's definitely not dethroned my current breakfast spot.

Visited this lovely Coffee Barn on 27th January at 12.15pm. There was no queue which was unusual however a good queuing system is in operation at busy times. We were welcomed in a friendly manner and shown to a table for four. The service was very prompt and efficient. We all ordered various sandwiches or toasties and drinks. All were presented well and tasted delicious. Coffee Barn was large, clean and spacious. Toilets were immaculate. All staff were helpful, willing and professional. Good quality food at a reasonable price. Parking excellent. Worth a visit.

Great food, bit of a wait for it but I wouldn't let that put you off

Great busy Cafe, the place is spotless. The food, especially the quiche, was amazing, as were the staff, especially Margaret. It's a busy little place but they give you a buzzer, so no need wait in the queue, you can go for a browse in the garden centre, butchers & the lovely gift shop, or have a wander onto the outdoor terrace & watch the alpacas grazing in their field. Will certainly be returning....

met some of my family for chat ,good atmosphere really nice surroundings ,didn't eat myself ,but other's enjoyed their food ,service was 100 %especially from a girl called (Sophie )she was excellent and charming and made a great hot chocolate ,I'm the only one who lives local ,so I'll definitely be calling in again

Lovely brunch with friends. Food was lovely, particularly the scrambled eggs! Good coffee. Always so busy, Mark of a good place!

Great food, relaxed atmosphere, and if you're lucky and go out to the terrace, you might meet some alpacas at the watering hole :-) Since my original review (probably pre-covid) it feels like the standards have got higher again (it was already a 5* review), which is only echoed by how busy it was for a Monday lunchtime, with a wait of about 25 minutes - but they handily have the bleeping tag system for when a table becomes available, so we were able to sit in the car out of the cold.

Lovely 1st time visit, cheese on toast, bacon & sausage on toast with cappuccinos cheers

Always fabulous,food,staff and atmosphere very clean and value for money.

We always come here for breakfast. Best poached eggs around. Lately though the breakfast has been lacking. It's becoming more style over substance. The flathead mushroom is not cooked enough and the half of tomato is never soft enough, It's quite hard when your eating it. We still love it here but would love to see the breakfast go back to being amazing again

New to this area looking for somewhere to rest and get some food and found this wonderful little café I will definitely be going again

Great food if the service was a little slow. Having said that, it felt like we were followed in by a coach load of people. Quite pleasant, could do with blinds to block the sun. Staff friendly & couteous. Will definitely go again.

Has gone downhill in the last couple of years. Very slow service, don’t have everything on the menu. Staff are miserable! Merry Christmas

A lovely place, well worth a visit but very popular so be prepared for a wait, but worth it

Go here for brunch sometimes, always busy which is good until it comes to service. Had to keep getting waitresses attention to order our drinks, then food..foods always great though and the little shop next door is always worth a visit.

We enjoy eating in this lovely little place and we didn't think the delicious food could get any better but that was until we had the festive turkey sandwich with gravy, on Sunday, which was beyond delicious, perfection on a plate. Hoping to squeeze another one in before Christmas 😋 thanks guys x

I popped in here at around 13:00, on a Monday, and there was a 30 minute wait for a table, nowhere to sit whilst you wait, but they did provide a vibrating pad and a number that has range into the car park, back at your car. I must be honest and say I was surprised at the menu offering, it was fairly basic and I expected a little more due to how busy it was, especially with the butchers next door, pie and chips would have been great 😢 - but nowhere to be seen. The staff were ok and we were seated and severed within 10minutes. The flat white was nice ☕ and the BLT was yummy 😋 The toilets 🚻 were nice and clean. Access was good for all abilities ♿ and decent space around to get a wheelchair around.

Had a lovely eggs benedict 😋 and pot of tea. Friendly staff, and the atmosphere was chilled. Will be calling again in the future but try the lunch menu.

Fabulous place great food and lovely place

First visit and disappointing. Sat for 20minutes with no service, so asked staff was we supposed to go up and order at the till, they laughed and said oops we forgot write your table number down. Staff were pleasant enough. Ordered the special piggy burger. Nearly broke teeth on it, was rock hard pieces of I can only guess as some kind of sasauge/ chorizo on it. Was disgusting. Cafe overpriced for poor standard of food. Butchers was good and the gift shop. Don't think I'd return though.

Love the place , Love the food, Love the atmosphere. And the views are good to.

We went to the Harefield Coffee Barn in the hope of having a lovely breakfast. The first member of staff could not even bother to say hello back to us. We were seated and 10 mins later plus a few eye contacts later with one member of staff who did not want to even acknowledge us we decided to get up and leave. Lovely place but absolutely awful customer service, we rate it a zero.

Lovely staff. Spotless venue. We had 5 varieties of breakfast options between us. Each one absolutely scrumptious. Very reasonable too. We will definitely return. Thankyou

I decided to visit Harefield Coffee Barn on my way back from somewhere,as I had missed my breakfast,hoping on the off chance there would be no queue and a table available. I was lucky 😊 the staff approached me and asked me to wait a moment while they cleaned the table it was very busy lots of chatter so quite noisy, but I didn't mind that. I was too late for breakfast, but there were all day options available, so I decided on bacon on toast and a large cappuccino. The bacon was thick, cooked, well, and I enjoyed every mouthful 😋 as I looked out onto the garden and trees in the distant reasonable priced staff very attentive

I would give zero star if i could. I had the worst experience in this place , I stopped by on a Sunday morning as I read good reviews, the staff were so rude and clearly racist (I'm a Muslim hijabi) one lady came up to me and said can I help,looking up and down at me as if I was in the wrong place ,its a coffee shop why else would I be here ,didn't even offer me a menu, I asked for a drink to go as I wouldn't bare to stay another moment in that place , she then extended the card reader and told me to wait outside the shop in the cold and said she will bring it to me ,there were clearly some empty seats . I will never return to this place or recommend it to anyone .management should consider some some staff training about diversity and inclusion

Waited an hour for breakfast . Cold on arrival not worth the money. If it wasn’t for cook the place would be empty give the guy a pay rise .

Friendly, helpful staff. Good food. Just be aware you can't book so at busy times you may have a bit of a wait although you do get a buzzer so you can have a wander around the shop etc whilst waiting.

We visited Harefields for lunch and asked for a table for three. We were told there were no tables at the moment, so we asked if they knew if anybody was finishing up and were bluntly told “don’t know”. We asked if we could wait and were given a buzzer. 20 minutes later we arrived back and were seated. We were told again by the same server “there’s a long wait on food but I’ll get you seated”. After 15 minutes we attracted the servers attention and asked if we could order a drink (three of them standing behind the counter having a lengthy gab at this point) and were abrasively told “she will come in a minute” and shook her head at a colleague! She then turned back to the counter and started wiping serving trays and shuffling menus straight - anything but to take our drinks order. The “she” server that she referred to was directed by her to go and clear some empty tables. We waited another five minutes and were further avoided by the staff so we upped and left.

If you come with 2 men they’ll tell you one hour to hope you say leave it but call you in 5 min if you’ve got a scouse accent same thing that’s if your lucky if your unlucky then you’ll see people who come after you walk in before you and they’ll give you the 6 and say it’s a 9 just a cafe full of stuck up Wooly back c*^ts 🥰 And I know because I come with my mrs and my friends and realised it’s just a reoccurring problem but I like to come and spoil the atmosphere with my Nike gym wear

Lovely breakfast, visited at 10am and was busy. Nice friendly atmosphere and good service from staff. Had veggie barn breakfast which was filling and good value for money.

Have been here many times and always enjoyed, but the last two occasions the service has been not as expected. There seems to have been a change in staff and it really shows. The food was nice, warm and tasty but wrong coffee brought. Had a nice catch up with a friend for a special birthday, we were just packing up to leave when we were blunty and disrespectfully asked to leave as they needed the table in 5 mins. Now i have been to this place over 20 times, maybe even more, but that one comment spoilt our experience today and I wont be rushing back and the tip I had got in my hand ready to leave came home with me on this occasion

I love this place. Food is excellent, staff are lovely and professional and the gift shop is brilliant.

Staff are clueless, food is high price for very average quality of food

It's a busy place but well managed. The food was simply fabulous. The staff are lovely too. They do a great breakfast if that's what you're after or afternoon tea and cakes. My parents (aged 85) visit regularly

A really friendly and welcoming venue. Breakfasts are excellent. Lovely to sit outside and watch the alpacas!