Hawarden Estate Farm Shop and Cafe in Flintshire

Amazing bakery. Large estate . Plenty to do for the kids

Order a couple of takeaway sandwiches for the lads price was absolutely extortionate at £26 for 2 bacon egg and sausages on toast also very greasy and will upset your stomach … would recommend to avoid this place

Nice eggs Florentine, other breakfast meals looked good also.

Ordered a flat white it came in a takeout cup which was on 1 quarter full, I myself am a barista so questioned this to which she replied it's just a half a latte a flat white. I could have gone in to a bar and got a shot of vodka that was bigger and cheaper. Server was extremely rude when I said I would like the appropriate sized flat white. Maybe train your staff how to make coffees the correct way.

Plenty of quality produce. Not so much veg or pulses, but delicatessen type stuff. A large cafe at the rear of the shop. Plenty of parking.

Nice vib. Campsite and seating around wood burners. Lovely cafe with great food. Good trip out if you have children too. Dog friendly also.

We came here twice because we liked it a lot. It is by far the best coffee in the area. The bakewell tart was delicious, and the carrot cake was even more delicious with proper cream cheese icing. We also had pancakes one day, and venison stew. All the food was excellent. It isn't the very chapest option, but £14 for a big plate of stew with quality meat is not outrageous in my opinion. The service was lovely and the surroundings were pretty and vibrant. It was also warm, and had free wi-fi.

We had a beautiful few hours exploring today, the staff were absolutely lovely and the food was also so tasty, toasting marshmallows was a big highlight for my son! Can't wait to go back

Lovely cafe, had lunch and a hot chocolate by the fire. Great environment with heaters outside!

Lovely atmosphere with lots of different items to be bought. Interesting cafe with cheap food that you can buy during a journey for a small lunch break. Tastes good and reasonable price!

Avoid if you have a low suspension vehicle, the car park is atrocious, the potholes are so deep, i was able to talk to family in Australia,, don't wear decent shoes as the walk through the car park is muddy, otherwise it's okay ,,,, until!! you need to pay for your goods, there's only one till!!! imagine, a large group of people paying for food from the restaurant,and you're just wanting to pay for a loaf of bread,, it'll be stale by the time you get home,,,on the positive side, staff are brilliant and the food is excellent 👍👍

Lovely pre Christmas shopping Smell of fire pit And bar Thanks for letting us use your venue

Good food and amazing walking area!

Wonderful place with really friendly staff and great food to both buy and eat! The fire was a lovely bonus and the addition of pop corn over said fire was immense!

Overpriced my word where do u get your prices from 😏

Bustling farm shop with great quality products, including fantastic sausage rolls

Called in advance to ask if they were still serving food (this was around 3:15pm) and they told us yes. We got there only to find out they meant sandwich’s only. We weren’t given a sandwich menu after we sat down, so we had to ask what they had. We ordered two sandwiches from a poor selection, which set us back £16.50. It was a below average sandwich with a few crisps. It also took 15 to 20 minutes to arrive and it was basically empty. Very overpriced and staff uninterested. Use to be nice when I visited a few years back but it’s not quite the same anymore.

I had a great time with my daughter and my Japanese friends family. Our children enjoyed roasted marshmallows and stone oven pizza. The staff were also kind. It had a small play area and was an absolutely amazing place.

Dreadful value for money and overall appalling customer service when we went there.

I decided to visit here on route back to the Wirral. What a lovely shop everything you would expect from a farm shop. The cafe was good with proper tea and delicious shortbread. I will definitely visit here again.

Went for lunch today, lovely atmosphere but we waited a long time to be served. What wasn't clear was the different food menus, we got the chicken shwarma and yes it was tasty but the portion size was small. The big kicker was paying 16.50 for it! Then menu that was given to us by the server said £10 so when we questioned it we were told its the kids menu. No where did it say it was the kids menu, god knows what the kids size would be for 10!

Okay food, small portions and expensive

Not really a farm shop anymore More a cafe Butchers has ceased to exist I can’t help but think that whoever is in charge now has gone down the wrong road It was better as a farm shop several years ago

The lovely relaxing place to eat,a tad pricey mind ! The best pizza I've ever tasted!

Is there a better outside kitchen in the UK... - I DON'T THINK SO...its absolutely spectacular The chef Nikki loves her job and it tells the food was 👏 amazing What a place we'll worth a trip out

£26 for 4 hot drinks, 3 cakes and poor service. Very disappointed with our visit today. A real shame as it's a lovely place to visit.

Food was excellent 👌 service on the food counters was awful, staff not knowing what was going on. Cream cakes out in the open covered in flys really turned our stomachs. Very high prices for very poor service.

Food was delicious! Very good service.

Jane our host was amazing. Delicious food and coffee!❤️😉👍

Need to stop the bonfires during breakfast time.

The setting is nice and so are the staff and the coffee. However, it is pretty expensive being just short of £5.00 for a croissant to sit in which was a little bit unexpected and the staff member winced as she charged me. I guess they realise people in the area are willing to pay for it but more of a 'treat' for the average joe.

Lovely experiences for kids here and a lovely place to spend a cold afternoon as an adult. Love the cafe and the rustic atmosphere.

Very overpriced, charging like they're in London not North Wales. The food is good but at £8 for a bacon sandwich or £4.50 for a round of toast I still found my breakfast hard to stomach. The farm shop seems smaller than it used to be and disappointing. Overall I feel the owners are to focused on style and have missed out on substance.

As always the food is excellent But as always the service is slow and food very over priced compared to other caffs in the area

Great selection of bakery items & massive hot cross bun!! Worth the stop.

Always gorgeous food and excellent service when eating in

Lovely place, friendly staff, good cafe and great produce. Premium prices but excellent value. Butcher department just as good, they've increased the size and variety of groceries area. Butchery dept no longer exists! They still have a good cafe and excellent deli counter in place of butchers. Also a tyre threatening pothole as you pull into the entrance ! Front wheel on driver's side is danger area. Staff know about it and apologise but not sure when it can be repaired in current weather circumstances.

Lovely farmshop full of local produce and even refill your own milk bottles. Great cooked breakfast, dog friendly and park for the kids.

Love this farm shop. A little gem with lots of artisan foods & drink.

Great farm shop has changed a lot since last visit will definitely try the breakfast next time 👍

A spectacular bonfire night at Hawarden Estate Farm Shop.

Was disappointed that they no longer have a butchers section their meat and service was first class. The outlay of the shop is now a mess but they do a good coffee

Popped in for lunch with my 3 year old, came away unimpressed and out of pocket. Firstly, the kids menu isn't great, just smaller versions of the adults menu which is also limited. I had a sausage sandwich, my daughter had the kids pancakes(which were awful may I add she didn't eat them) we had a tap water, apple juice and x2 sausage rolls.to takeaway, it cost me £29!!!! Awful experience

Ace Shop, maybe too small and a fair bit pricey but everything is of high quality. Can't fault the food and the lager was excellent. Will be back with some friends :)

All style, no substance and certainly NOT a farm shop. Hardly any farm produce - this place is an over-priced cafe that looks really pretty, but the prices are absolutely EXTORTIONATE. They also can't be bothered to sort out the gargantuan holes in their car park. Won't be visiting again; Complete waste of time

Me and my family love this place. The food is excellent and the vibe and staff is lovely. The whole estate, with places to roam and things to explore is great for kids and adults alike.

Overall our stay at Hawarden was lovely. We camped for 2 nights in a bell tent in August and although the facilities and surroundings are great we felt the camping set up was pretty basic for £75 per night. The website only shows photos of the outside and we were expecting it to be a bit cosier having stayed in similar places before for the same price. We ate at the farm shop restaurant both nights and it had a great atmosphere. The food was really good and staff very friendly but on the Friday the que to order food/drinks was 30+ minutes each time which wasn’t ideal!

Been shopping here for some 20 years, not any more I'm afraid! Distinct lack of produce, service has gone diabolical, lots of youngsters milling about doing absolutely nothing other than looking at you blankly!

okay but they very a limited food for lunch

Disappointing! Young staff not interested in customers or working. Till area caused confusion as people were paying and queuing to be seated in the same area. Waited on a quiet day only to be ignored by young staff members whilst older staff did the work. Serious lack of customer service training. Food was lacklustre and expensive.... One mostly potato fishcake with 3 lettuce leaves was £14!!! Misleading menu.....very disappointed and will not return.

We had a very relaxing stay and had great coffee.

Had a lovely vegetarian afternoon tea here today. Choice of sandwiches for a veggie was excellent, and the homemade cakes and scones were delicious. Great service from lovely attentive staff, excellent value for money.

Great fresh and high quality products with a fantastic cafe. Friendly and welcoming.

A fantastic place to visit with your friends and family or you can even hire a tent to spend couple of days and explore

Really enjoyed our visit, the pizza was amazing, really friendly staff members and a beautiful setting, will return to have a better look around the shop and to try the amazing cakes we spied.

So, the full English breakfast - The sausages and bacon were absolute stellar quality meat! The routine, erm...what is that strange tasting abomination? Also what the hell did you do to the baked beans, we want tinned heinze not Tory beans with added poshness, they were so grim! Coffee was great, service was good.

The farm shop was lovely, the food and service not so much, I'm all for paying for quality but this was not quality, £12.50 for breakfast is fine if it's exceptional, the sourdough toast I couldn't fault but at approximately £2 per item and to be given a broken egg, admittedly the server was young and probably didn't challenge this at the point of plating but that's not acceptable at the premium end of the price range, by the time the plate returned with a fresh egg, the rest of the breakfast was lukewarm. Our other choice was the buckwheat pancakes with fruit and coconut yoghurt, my partner doesn't particularly care for coconut and politely enquired if an alternative yoghurt was available, the young server said no but we could have it without, I asked if the farm shop sold yoghurt? She didn't know, I had to find the item myself and purchase the blackcurrant flavour as an extra item. Surely this could be offered? Even at extra cost, like I said I don't mind paying for quality, sadly the whole breakfast experience was a let down, even the microscopic flat white was tepid and £1 a mouthful. Avoid..........

Expensive. Good coffee. Friendly service. Worst milkshakes we've ever had. Sickly sweet and no flavour. Gross.

I used to go there a lot some years ago. Went there yesterday and what a disappointment. Seems totally reorganised. The selection of cakes where I had been spoilt for choice were limited to cookies. The retail meat was unchanged but the cheese on the back wall was no more and the counter opposite was a memory of the past. Whereas it was a venue the aspire and go to it is now FIRMLY off my list. A REAL DISAPPOINTMENT is an understatement

A wonderful veggie breakfast and an awesome service. Lots of exciting things to purchase. Definitely worth a visit. X

Very expensive and food not great quality. We had an overcooked slice of quiche with a couple of salad leaves and two new potatoes for £15. My coronation chickpea sandwich should have had shoestring fries but when they didn’t arrive I had to ask three different people to finally get them….shame as it’s a lovely setting and great decor

Great food and service in a country kitchen atmosphere. Outside eating area is sheltered and heated

Very expensive, nice coffee and cake but way overpriced in my opinion.

Ordered a breakfast, minus 3 items due to allergy. When it arrived the beans were missing. I questioned the waitress and she said she could 'get some'. I said it was OK, as I could not remember if they were included or if I had seen them on the vegetarian breakfast. As it turns out they were included. I have to say that I didn't particularly enjoy the food. And then when I came to pay, I was charged full price ( for half of the breakfast). Well, I have to say that it's the only place where I have been charged for items which would make me I'll if I ate them!

This was a very good farm shop with a cafe a year ago. I would have given it five stars. Yes it was a bit expensive but the meat and bakery counters were stocked with quality items plus lots of fruit and veg to choose from and a fine selection of cheeses, jams and cakes. all in all a very good farm shop. Not anymore now it's just a cafe with a few things you can shop for. To call it a farm shop is misleading. It was once not anymore.

We visited the place for the first time on Friday the 6th of May for a quick lunch we ordered the duck salad and the pork chop steak . Great flavours , especially the duck salad it was an explosion in rhe mouth. Too expensive but at least it worth it . We decided to visit the place today Sunday the 8th of May again with our kids so they could have as well fun . We ordered again the duck salad 2 kids burger and some other plates . Kids didn’t even touch the burger it was awful , no taste bad texture as well as the duck salad this time . Duck was overcooked and obviously someone else cooked it . No standards in the food , girls at service are kind and nice but there was a delay with the drinks for no reason .Overall we are not going to eat there again . Perhaps we will visit it just for coffee .

Once again having to wait to be served, this is the third occasion in the past six weeks I have had to seek out staff to serve me, all available staff at the cafe counter, totally not acceptable. I did mention it to the young woman who served me and she was totally dismissive and could not care less, no customer care whatsoever ever. It's a dreadful shame, I used to visit Hawarden Farm Shop when it was just a shed and have been going to the new shop since it opened. Today will be my last visit I shall not be going again, they really do need to get their act together are they a shop or a cafe, every time you go in its changed. Forgot to mention as I was entering the shop another female shopper was looking for staff to serve her, beyond unprofessional, HFS get your act together. From a past very loyal and supportive customer who will not be returning.

Just been to a fantastic Easter hunt with my 3 children aged 14 , 10 and 16months. There was so much to do and the weather was gorgeous for it . At the farm shop there is a cafe and a shop with fresh fruit and veg there’s a butchers and there’s and refill station for washing liquid and other supply’s . They now do camping and there is an pick your own orchard which is really lovely to do .there are other events which are on there fb page I absolutely enjoy my visit here .

Not much of a farm shop more of a cafe, butchers and a baker.. Make sure you take a lot money as prices are easy too much for the everyday person and if you have a family, well forget it again.. TOO DEAR.. 😡 😡 😡

Plenty of pleasant outdoor seating with covered areas

We had what could be the most expencive Breakfast in the area, it was something like ,£12.95, it arrived on a cold tin plate the home-made Backed beans were cold, not even worm, the local bacon was streaky and cut so thin you could almost see through it, but that wasn't all of it, they had sprinkled parsley all over the fiid and that's all you could taste, then my iced coffee it was nice but really was half a glass at the price of a full glass, Come on milk isn't that expencive you have to serve half glasses of coffee. First and last time will be buying food.. I gave 3 stars because the surroundings and staff were very nice

Café: Excellent food especially the fantastic pastries from the in-house bakery, but the range of dishes available to eat is fairly limited, overly ostentatious and expensive. The outdoor seating area is blighted by smokey fire pits - billowing swirling smoke around the otherwise comfortable and attractive covered area creating a nuisance, and leaving a film of ash on seats. There are electric heaters present so why go to the trouble of making it seem more rustic when it actually has a negative impact on the air quality.

Not a great variety for breakfast plus too expensive £12.95 for full breakfast which consists of 1 sausage 1 bacon 1 egg 1black pudding hash brown and a slice of toast this didn't include a drink won't be going again

Brief visit, but looks great. I'll definitely return for a good look around. They do sell my favourite chocolate - Tony's Chocolonely, and I've never seen so many varieties! I am wondering whether you can order a large coffee, or whether 'one size fits all'...

Excellent breakfast, loved the coffee....

Chic London warehouse vibe. Not cheap but good food and an unusual range of products in of products in shop.

Came for food and drink told can only sit outside in the rain if you have a dog even though says dog frendly lady told me she would come out with menus then never came so left disappointed.

Lovely lunch, great service and definitely visit again.

Farm Shop? Where? This is just a cafe... Massively disappointing.

Last time we went there we ordered 2 Hawarden Sausage Sandwiches asking for the extra £1 on both sandwiches for the fried egg. After waiting nearly 20 min, both sandwiches came out with no eggs. We had to struggle to finally get the attention of someone to have the eggs coming. But another mistake, only 1 egg came out. No apology, no compensation, no customer service basically. Today we decided to go back. Bedsides the fact the croissant took ages to arrive as the baby was starving, again, our order got messed up: we ordered the same thing but this time they confused our sausages with BACON. We sent the sandwiches back. A staff member tried to reassure us the sandwiches would be ready in minutes and they did. But the sourdough was not toasted this time, not crunchy at all and they used the same eggs of the first sandwiches as they came out cold. Again, sorry if I repeat myself: No apology, no compensation, no customer service basically. They can't take an order properly (or the kitchen can't read it), they don't fix the problem, the issues continue even after the first mistake and they don't recover you or take care of you. Today was officially our last time here.

Great place. Good service and friendly staff.

Feeling robbed!! We used to visit the cafe here pre covid for breakfast and was never dissapointed. What happened?! I reluctantly ordered a full breakfast for £12 after asking how many sausages it came with as the menu just said "sausage" on the menu. I jokingly said to my partner, "watch them be chipolata....they actually were. First of all it came on a side plate, I honestly thought I'd been served a child's breakfast. I'm no cheapskate but I at least expected a couple of meaty thick sausages for the Price they were charging. They don't charge £12 for a full breakfast in service stations. I've had much nicer, bigger breakfast for a lot less. They need to remember they're a farm shop in Hawarden, not a posh eatery in the Cotswolds. I don't know any farmers that would be happy being served that for his breakfast before a hard day's graft. Very pompous! My partner's cheese and ham toastie came without the ham, the ham was knocked off the bill but definitely won't be going back

Great breakfast spot. Coffee and food as great and the farm shop stocks some great products, including local beers.

I am not one to moan but I was really disappointed with my trip here recently. I came here with my mum, partner and young son to get some pumpkins and have a drink - we were all really excited. On entry to the farm shop cafe, there was chaos despite it being relatively empty in the cafe. There were no clear signs about where to queue, where to pay, where to collect food/drinks or what to do if you wanted to takeout rather than eat in. We wanted to takeout so my partner waited in the queue (which was not signposted) to order food and drinks. He ordered 3 hot drinks, a scone a pastry and a hot sandwich. All food items were to be collected individually from different areas of the cafe and all at extraordinarily different times. Whilst we waited, my son, my mum and I sat at a table as the cafe tables were completely empty. My partner collected the scone which on the menu stated it came with jam and cream, however when we opened the box, it didn't have any jam or cream. So I politely asked the person who I can only assume to be the manager on the day (dressed in normal clothes with no uniform/badge/sign of working there) who told me 'your partner ordered takeaway and you don't get jam and cream with the takeaway scone'. This was not mentioned by staff or the menu. Eventually after having to argue my case, she wandered off without any care and got some jam and cream before dumping it on the table without a word. By this point we had probably waited nearly 15 mins for 3 drinks, when there was no queue. I waited in the queue for the drinks so that my partner could eat his food before it got cold. Eventually I heard the 'manager' walk past me and say to another staff member (in an apron) 'Im dealing with table 6, don't worry'. I am pretty sure she didn't realise I was standing right behind her, as she walked over to my mum and told her 'You need to leave because you have asked for takeaway and we need this table'. Yet, still, there were plenty of available tables. I went over to explain that actually we were still waiting on our drinks, to which she tried to argue against before wandering off and muttering behind the coffee machine to other staff members. Another 5 minutes later I got 2 drinks before having to remind them that I had actually ordered 3. All in all, I was really disgusted by the 'customer service' of this one in particular 'manager'. Rude, obnoxious and unapologetic for their mistakes/confusion. Having worked with people in my job for years, including waiting on tables, I know how important customer service and people skills are in order to have a 'good experience'. I personally would be really disappointed to know that one of my colleagues/seniors/employees behaved so appallingly to paying customers. The farm shop and other staff members were lovely though with some great gift ideas.

Really delicious food and very friendly staff. Don’t know what others experienced but we only had nice and kind waitresses. We even got the recipe for their home made sauce :) Prices are a little higher, but I think most people are used to the cheap prices for mass produced meat and goods. You can taste the quality here. Definitely worth visiting

Lovely place, loads of open space for the kids to run around while we chatted and ate lunch

Lovely evening of live music, campfires and cheesy chips with good friends

We’re local residents, I popped in with my 5 year old to grab some lunch, it’s a Saturday so busy, We seated ourselves. No hot chocolate, fine, got a warm milk for my son instead then requested pancakes and poached eggs from the breakfast menu...

We went for the live music, which is free. They give free marshmallows for the kids to toast which is nice. They sell beer and pizza but prices are a little over the top. £5.50 for a small beer, £10 for a 10 inch pizza. The pizzas I saw also looked burned. The wife and friends had coffees for £3 each, which they said were small (half a paper cup) and also tasted pretty awful. It was a good night but prices could be a bit more family/price friendly.

First time ever taking our Labrador camping with us and the facilities were perfect. Would’ve liked more space between tents due to him being a little nervous of noises at night but apart from that we are very satisfied. The tents have loads of room,...

Went for lunch ,last visited 2 years ago, meal ok then, nothing special but ok Today menu limited and took a while fir us to choose in the end opted for all day breakfast. 12 pounds each.. expensive we thought . Poached egg hard rest...

relaxed garden environment - but we wish we had sent the coffee back (it was tepid at best) and not a venue where you expect to pay £3.15 a cup. We are local but will not be back.

Lovely set up great service. Couple of observations.... Coffee is motorway prices. Soya latte: £3.75! If you order a snack with your drink there's a long wait between coffee arriving and snack

We have just got home from a 3 night glamping stay in the bell tents. The campsite itself was lovely and peaceful with not to many people there at once. The teenage children loved the woods and snug areas and the fire outside the bell...

Went for lunch here today ordered a Toastie the bread was soaked in fat awful. I asked a young man who was waiting on to take a look he basically said well that's how it is won't be going back

Not a true farm shop. I will go to Swans farm shop next time

We have just returned from a midweek family stay in a pre erected bell tent at Hawarden Farm Shop Campsite, what can we say! This place is amazing, it was our 3 year olds first holiday due to covid so we were un sure what...

Lovely place, very busy, excellent quality, but that comes at a price. I asked for a bacon sandwich from the menu, but the young lady waiting on told me that it was too late. I pointed out that there was no time limits on the menu intact the times shown for ordering from the menu included time. Her reply was that, " they get funny " that they where now doing full breakfasts l asked her to ask who ever she needed to as that was all I wanted with a hot drink she came back a minute later and said yes OK. I felt l was being pushed towards buying a full breakfsdt

Came her for lunch A lovely venue with lots going on. However I would say this is not great value for money. Our food was fine, however under seasoned and portions are pretty small. We had two very small glasses of apple juice for nearly...

Lovely interiors, menu and farm shop. The only thing that let it down was slow service. They were very friendly but needed to be prompted by us for menus, ordering and getting the bill etc. But once everything did arrive it was exceptional!