Kimbridge Barn Cafe & Tea Room in Test Valley

Great lunch, enhanced by being in the conservatory. Friendly staff.

I was treated to an afternoon tea at Kimbridge Barn by a wonderful friend in March 2024. What an experience. We were seated in the window in the sunshine. Staff could not be more attentive and friendly. The food was delicious. The scones were huge - the size of a large mango - but beautifully soft & delicious and served warm. The sandwiches were scrummy, the ham hock mayo my favourite. The sunshine melted the sour cherry chocolate bar as we weren’t paying attention! It too tasted wonderful. Will definitely come back when the weather warms up. The package included unlimited teas and americano coffee. Would have been nice to include one special coffee like a latte for the price, but small niggle.

Saturday I had Chicken snitzel and my wife had the Haddock we both enjoyed the food. We returned on Sunday I had the Bacon belly and my wife had the scallops we both enjoyed so much so that I said complements to the Chef. Wonderful food. Good atmosphere and a craft shop too.

A great venue for events, as well as an afternoon tea, breakfast, lunch or dinner with partner and friends. Good location for dog walks as well!

Had the most fantastic wedding there was absolutely marvellous.

A lovely wedding location, friendly team.with great good and attentive service

Great brunch place, excellent coffee and all the food is sourced locally which I love! The boot room is especially cosy for coffee and cake on a cold miserable day with its nice fireplace. Only downside (which isn't their fault) is it gets very busy at weekends so do book on advance to avoid disappointment as this has happened a couple times to us.

Fantastic brunch for the Galentines event this weekend. The service was great, food was delicious and fresh. The aesthetic was cozy and fit the vibe. I hope this is an event next year.

Very disappointing. A couple of years ago we went to kimbridge barn with th same couple the 4 of us really enjoyed everything about the experience. Last Saturdays visit could not have been more opposite.The staff I think tried their best but I feel their focus was on the wedding reception not us.Food was over priced and when we were asked about dietary needs one of the party advised they had an allergy to chilli The result was a 2 tasteless cheese finger sandwiches. There was a couple of slices of sausage roll.Some of the cakes were nice but the plain scones were so heavy none of us was able to finish them.When it came to settling the bill 2 of tge staff were unable to locate our bill on the till.Then when we presented our voucher it 2mtook 2 staff the insight managerand tge his off site 20 minutes to finally say we can't a cert your voucher.We had to pay GBP25.Later I discovered that a friend of mind had previously had a very similar experience. VERY DISAPPOINTING especially as it was a Birthday celebration.

Very unusual afternoon tea, especially the sandwich offerings but surprisingly lovely Lovely venue, we will return ♥️

Stunning venue, lovely staff and yummy food! Couldn’t have asked for a better place for my partners birthday breakfast.

I turned up hoping for a last minute table for me and my 2 month old baby. The lovely guy cleaned a table for me and helped me feel at ease with my baby. I had to feed her so I moved to a more discreet table, which he cleaned for me. Another lovely blonde haired lady got me water and gave me a pillow and asked the chef to have my food cut up! This is a game changer for a new mum feeding her baby. They made my trip so calm and pleasant which is very important as a new mum. They were so helpful and caring it was so refreshing to have intelligent personable service. Thank you!

Fantastic they offer a map for a 2 hr walk around kimbridge villiage and rivers. Fantastic walk

Nice place, plenty of parking, service good... pot of tea cold and one cup for £3.75. Food was warm and the room was cold.

My partner attempted to stop here for a coffee at 11.30 one Saturday recently and was not made to feel welcome. He was curtly told not to bring his bike near to the cafe and refused a drink unless he sat outside on a very cold grey day. Whilst there may have been good reasons for this, maybe to keep the frontage of the cafe clear, although there was no one else sitting outside, and maybe they had customers with reservations arriving shortly, but no explanation was given. Perhaps the food and the setting are very nice, although he wasn't given the the opportunity to find out. One thing is clear, customer relations and civility are definitely lacking and we won't be going back any time soon.

We visited here for lunch, having pre-booked a table. On arrival their computers were down but we were shown to a table anyway. The cafe area is very pleasant and a nice atmosphere. There is another room called the Boot Room which looked lovely too. We were given two sets of menus - a set fine dining menu and the other a normal menu. We opted for the set menu, as a treat, which was two courses for £26.95 or three courses for £29.95. Both of these included a choice of a wine or cocktail. We chose starters and mains and one main and pudding. The trout starter was lovely and the better of the two. The buttermilk chicken was fine but not wow For mains we had baked fish of the day - Pollock and venison arıcını in a sauce. We ordered a fries and a broccoli as a side. The fish literally came as a piece of fish and nothing else. So fish and broccoli it was. To us it seemed very strange that they class a piece of fish on its own a main meal ? The pudding sharer was lovely being small desserts to share. The food was tasty but it was definitely an odd set menu. Not a good deal in our view. My advice would be choose off of the main menu as the food seemed better value.

Vegan evening was excellent, wonderful food, drinks and service, will definitely visit again 10/10

We had our wedding at Kimbridge barn in November 2024. The team and the venue were fantastic, everything went smoothly and they are clearly well versed at hosting weddings. The food in particular was excellent, and Hannah, Fliss and the team did a really good job at making us feel like all was taken care of on the day. Couldn’t recommend enough!

Fabulous fresh food, made from locally sourced ingredients and friendly staff

Fantastic service, go above and beyond. Lovely cosy atmosphere and plenty of room to sit and park.

Delicious food, lovely service and an incredible venue! Coffee and cake is brill, as is the food menu. I actually love it here

Nice location. Pleasant waiting staff.

The food was excellent, friendly and efficient service and they're dog-friendly too.

Fabulous food , not busy . Also has a wonderful gift area , chutneys/coffee/ knitted items . Was difficult to resist.

For a Christmas lunch, it was nice, but nothing special

Super venue for afternoon tea. Delicious selection of sandwiches, savouries, scones with jam and cream and variety of cakes and pastries. (Far too many calories!) A choice of teas and coffee, as much as one could drink. What delighted me was the freshness of every single item I ate. Simply wonderful. Only comments from our group were that they arrived extremely hungry and it seemed ages before the food arrived. And a few of us would have preferred a savoury scone rather than a sweet one. However, suffice to say that we cleared as much as we could and were happy to take the rest home in the boxes provided.

Take a credit card !!!!!! Very expensive but so enjoyable. Also did the bauble painting class. Very good...expensive but fun and would do both again ....eat and paint baubles.........and I haven't even got a xmas tree to hang them on

A truly decadent afternoon tea, including a variety of quality savouries and cakes. Warm scones . Best enjoyed with bubbles or a local gin cocktail.Staff attentive but not too fussy. We’ll definitely return. Thank you.

Nice breakfast but overpriced £14 for 1 sausage, 1 piece of bacon, 1 hash brown, 1 egg and some very tough sourdough. Nice coffee, however the atmosphere isn’t welcoming and then to be told to leave was the icing on the cake! I appreciate there are guests to seat but I’ve not been anywhere where I’ve been told to leave especially as we were only 5 minutes over our “time slot” I’d seriously consider training your team in customer service, creating a warm and friendly atmosphere and review your offering. Not the nicest place to visit

Lovely barn, friendly service with tasty breakfast. Very dog friendly.

You can never fault the service - lovely decor and plenty of free parking right outside. Wheelchair friendly - little gift shop & outside seating for warmer days. We went for brunch and I think they have changed the menu as it is very egg based. They did me a bacon sandwich but it wasn’t the best - have been going here for years & never been disappointed before. But it’s so lovely with great coffee and they can’t do enough for you so I’ll be back.

Disappointed. Booked for Sunday 11.30 hoping for brunch. Due to being stuck in mud trying to park in the car park we were 15 minutes late sitting down and told brunch not available, only the lunch menu at 11.45. All the food was disappointing - the crushed avocsdo on toast had inedible burned toast edges on all pieces. The kedgeree wasn't kedgeree but a soggy yellow curry-flavoured rissotto (rissotto rice) with a oiece of smoked haddock and a hard-boilrd egg laid on top, Bizarrely the table next door sat down to a full afternoon tea at 1.30 pm! The service though slow was cheerful but no good food to go with it. I live locally but sadly won't be going again.

Lovely meal and great friendly service

We went for brunch, been before and be fine,but unfortunately they got my order wrong and had to wait a long time get it, scrambled egg, bacon on sourdough. Everyone had basically finished when my finally arrived, one piece of sourdough scrambled egg on top one piece of bacon, £10. No talk of discount for inconvenience ,so not too happy with experience.

Went on a Monday and got the vegan full Kimbridge - it was lush! The only “criticism” is that I’d have liked 1 more hash brown because they were perfection and there was waaaaay too much butter lol. But we will definitely be going back. The courgette fritters were fried to perfection. Great atmosphere, lovely location and the staff were very accommodating!

Came for an afternoon tea, which was lovely. Service was great, nice relaxed atmosphere. I'd recommend booking as the cafe is quite small and there was a wedding taking place too. I will be back 😁

how you are charging £8.00 for a pint of IPA beer (yes really is £8) whilst claiming you ‘aim to be as competitive as possible’ doesn’t make any sense??? If you’re aiming to ‘be as competitive as possible’ then it isn’t as it’s costing 50% - 60% more ???? Think you meant ‘greedy as possible’

Very small dish for main, other dish smothered in curry sauce inedible, dry cake

Fantastic, a Google find whilst in the area. Definitely go back if ever nearby. Will have to try the other couple of associate cafes too.

Staff were very accommodating- ww arrived as a party of 12 and they looked after so well Scones were regarded as tip top!! I really enjoyed the brisket flat bread Great find - very very happy customers - I received a lot of praise - all I did was select the venue 😉

Stopped in with a friend for Tea while walking the Test Way footpath. Beautiful location and a great looking menu. Even though it was busy we immediately got a table outside in the lovely garden, service was quick and friendly. Well worth a visit if you're in the area. Highly recommend.

I love the flatbread with topping. Vegetarian options available. Beautiful place over all. The staff was not very attentive and forgot a few things in our order.

Breakfast really good from an extensive menu-staff also very good. Excellent service and great atmosphere and location.

Just had a wonderful Anniversary breakfast here, and everything was spot on. Great food, great service, etc. And a wonderful surprise celebration plate & brownies from their team. ☺️☺️

Good tea and cake. Lovely circular walk nearby.

Visited again as very good. Good atmosphere and very clean. Excellent food and service.

£8.00 for a pint of IPA at a recently attended wedding?? £8.00?? You really should wear masks on your faces. Daylight robbery

Treated my daughter to afternoon tea - she is dairy free and said it was one of the best selection of food she has had 😀. The whole experience was a delight - good food, relaxing environment, will definitely go again.

Lovely cheese scone but the coffee cups aren't large enough to complement the scone and it's all rather pricey.

To be honest, if I had looked at the menu before booking, I wouldn’t have bothered. There is no meat at all on the menu. Very limited choice of food wrapped up in fancy titles. The kedgeree was good but the tiny piece of haddock let it down. We had to go outside to a hut to get ice cream, which was lovely. Expensive for what it was. I fully understand you have to cater for vegans and vegetarians, but no meat at all? Friendly staff and I did not begrudge them the service charge. We won’t be back, sorry.

A lovely venue for a family wedding. Service and food was good with plenty of space to mingle. An excellent wedding breakfast was served.

A lovely spot with good walks in the surrounding area. Tables outside or in with dogs accepted too! The menu is varied and reasonably priced covering breakfast, brunch/lunch and tea. The staff are welcoming and efficient.

Lovely food lovely service lovely cakes

Great food and lovely location.

I recently attended the wedding of my nephew. The food served looked very nice but I unfortunately didn't get to taste it. The food was served on platters for four people. I was sat with a group of five. After the others had served themselves. I asked one of the servers, could you bring some more food as we were a group of five. I was looked at like I was stupid, and the next time I saw staff was when the plates were cleared. So I had no food. It's disgraceful, really. Also, the bar only had one member of staff and the queue for drinks was ridiculous, as was the price at £8.00 for a pint of the worst beer I have ever tasted. £4.50 for a 300ml bottle of lemonade.

Charlotte, was an awesome waitress, I've worked in the industry and trained waitresses and this young lady did well from start to Finish. Greeted us, chose a suitable table, gave us menus and allowed us a little time to look, come took drink order, once we got our drinks she asked if we ready to place order. When asked question she had the answer she then took our order and meals were served promptly and professionally. She did the return is everything OK with meals etc can't fault her so welldone Charlotte. Food was served quickly and tasted awesome, as well as the homemade desserts, this truly is a little hidden jem. A wedding was being held here at the same time and service was uninterrupted. So 5* around. I was in a wheelchair and staff opened doors and assisted me politely throughout. Only issue I had was a huge cobweb above me but no spider so ok lol. We had fish finger wrap and lamb doner wrap, rocky road and a lemon and blueberry cake which was all awesome

Fantastic cafe, wonderful food, very friendly and helpful staff, great atmosphere. Plenty of parking, wonderful location, close to woodland countryside walks, dog friendly too.

Extremely pleasant afternoon tea with friends. Service exceptionally good, ample food and replenishment of tea.

Lovely setting, excellent food, fast service.

A small group of us have just had afternoon tea to celebrate a friends birthday. Relaxing setting. The afternoon tea itself was delicious (needed to have doggie bags). The staff were lovely, especially the manager who was delightful and really patient with us when we messed up splitting the bill! We will definitely be going back.

It was a wedding reception for about 70 people. The food was hot and tasty - no mean accomplishment for so many people all at once. We all felt 'looked after' by the staff - and the venue was ideal.

Lovely place and a perfect cream tea. Serve the traditional way. Highly recommend

Couldn't get served. Sat at table for twenty minutes watching the staff not doing much and ignoring us so we left and found somewhere else.

We stopped here on a whim and thought we'd give this place a try. We tried the flat bread which was basically a store bought flat bread with toppings out of a can which needed no preparation, and for that we paid 15 pounds! Ridiculously over priced menu for bland out of a can items. They didn't even bother to warm up the bread. We were attracted by the setting and were utterly disappointed with the food. Overall bad service and really bad food. We won't be back to this place again.

Lovely relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff and the food (Chicken Tikka flatbread) not only looked amazing but was absolutely delicious. It was busy, but beautiful place to sit and relax over great food.

We had a lovely meal,and the service was excellent too . The only comment I would make is that we did not know there was a special board . We hadn’t noticed that it said on the very top of menus to see the specials and was not pointed out by the member of staff who welcomed us. We eventually found the Specials board ourselves, but it was in a very awkward place behind two customers who were having their meal!. Can I suggest that it is placed in a more prominent place that can be seen easily please ? I actually would have had the Special meal today had I known .

Excellent venue, a little pricey but worth it.

Lovely food always of a high, consistent standard. Lovely staff always friendly and helpful.

An awful rainy day, Inside the barn was excellent. A nice non stressful atmosphere. Well laid out tables, although busy the service was fine and attentive. Our food tasted good and was served up well. Plenty of off road parking.

Very pleasant afternoon tea. Unusual fillings you wouldn't normally expect for the finger sandwiches but a nice different take on it. Lovely large scones with plentiful cream and jam. Ample food for two. Lovely, pretty surroundings. The tearoom had a garden centre vibe. Lovely venue for a wedding

Wedding Venue. Looks lush. Bit expensive for what you get. Only down side is cafe on premises next to barn. It will cost you to close the cafe during your wedding.

As experiences go this never really got off the starting blocks. Once shown to our table we were greeted by waitresses who were ill equipped (no menus), ill informed (the only savoury options available were scones, apparently) and quite frankly smug and standoffish. Smiles were forced and insincere but we managed to hiccup through tea and cake the delivery of which seemed almost to be a nuisance. However, the worst was to come and on requesting the bill we discovered there was an obligatory service charge, and to add further insult to injury a menu of delicious savouries too. A fellow diner and I enquired as to why the waitress had denied that there were any savoury options on the menu and the response we got was, ‘ I don’t know’. A staggeringly disappointing end to an extremely lack lustre experience with London prices to boot.

Wonderful place found by chance when looking for a place to eat cake. With a modest for size to venue carpark, outdoor play for children, and a scenic entrance to the facility. You enter through the shop with 3 other rooms which are out for hire. Weddings, parties etc. The cafe area is cosy, quaint and revamped barn feels. The seating and chairs made it all feel intimate and warming. Local selection of cakes etc to view and a modest menu to choose from. Creamteas, sandwiches, speciality items etc. Only down side personally overall was the ablutions where the bins were overflowing, it was a Sunday late afternoon, so hadn't been checked all day by looks. Little bit tainted the overall feel and richness of the venue. Staff were amazing and helpful, so overall a definite place to view and experience again.

Have to wait to be seated. Long wait after ordering drinks before breakfast served. Food was average. Service charge for minimal service made it very expensive for what it was.

Visited for an afternoon tea, have to say it the food was lovely, and the sweets selection was great. Enjoyed this part of it. Soon as we walked in the hostess was very loud and brash and caused confusion about our booking. In addition to this she was wearing an incredibly short skirt... entirely inappropriate for such a place. So much so, bum was on show... i hope they have a defibrillator on site as the father-in-law was not ready for that. The overall experience felt a little off, the staff seemed a bit rushed. I understand it was busy, there was a lot of staff on but service was slow. Think the initial greeting from the hostess set a little bit of a dull tone for us all for the rest of our stay.

Great place to eat, lovely setting and delicious food

My scone tasted of fish. 🐠 . The server ignored my response to the question “is everything okay?” And walked away. Would not recommend

Starting to look grubby. Seat cushions were disgusting. Lack of cake options.

A bit pricey, but very nice location

We were the wedding DJs at Kimbridge Barn for Natasha & Matthew last night and had a brilliant time. Such a great venue for a wedding!!

Celebrated an event at Kimbridge Barn. Had a wonderful reception with polite and prompt service. The venue was decorated just right and was easy to get to. The food was lovely and served just at the right time. Bar pricing was fair and had a thoroughly enjoyable day.

Fantastic thank you soo much I loved every mouthful

Absolutely beautiful inside, the selection of teas were great! The selection of food on the afternoon tea was great, unlike any other afternoon tea we have had before. Staff were attentive and happy to help / answer any questions. Would highly recommend and come back for more !! Main reason for coming was that it was dog friendly.

Great food, big portions, allergens and dietary preferences clearly listed on the menu. Cake selection is delicious, friendly staff and a nice outside courtyard area that is a total sun trap.

Found this place by chance after camping in the New Forest for the weekend. 100% recommend, a great menu and yummy food. I had the chicken and waffles and it came with a generous helping of maple syrup. The only thing I would change is serving the syrup on the side. I also had one of the best chai lattes I’ve ever had. Our dogs were made to feel welcome and were given treats by the staff. Thank you so much for a lovely breakfast!

We went here for afternoon tea It was okay There are a few I have had better and I have a severe nut allergy and although I was catered for in the end by the staff There’s not a lot of option for me and even the sandwiches had almond in however if the person who booked us in had mentioned it earlier there may have been a better option for me than what there was But credit to them and the chef he brought me out my own separate stuff I could eat.

The guy at the main reception acts like he's running a Michelin starred snooty restaurant...no smile no warmth...extraordinary!! The staff all seem stressed and unfriendly...odd atmosphere. Food was stupidly expensive, chicken thighs with a bit of Kimchi, no salad nothing!! Just overall poor....clearly taking no notice of previous similar comments...a bit arrogant.... don't seem to care what customers feel like. 😕

We had our wedding reception at Kimbridge Barn earlier this month and it was absolutely perfect! Everyone was incredible throughout the whole process - they were super attentive and helpful, made sure we had everything we needed, and stayed in contact consistently. I asked so many little questions in the lead up to the big day and they answered very quickly every time which really helped to put my mind at ease. Helen and Cassie were particularly great during the planning process, and Fliss was amazing on the day, especially when I was feeling under the weather when we arrived. Thank you to everyone that was involved, you were all amazing! ⭐️

Everyone is so friendly, it has beautiful decor and is sparkling clean. Always over the moon with the food presentation and taste. Cannot fault.

A lovely place . We went for coffee . This was booked for one hour . You have to choose your time limit I understand they do not want customers outstaying their welcome. However I felt our waitress was watching us closely to make sure we did not exceed our time limit .This made me look at my watch several times . The close management ,‘get them in , get them out ‘meant I was not relaxed .The cakes were lovely but I did not enjoy it

A nice clean place with a good atmosphere. Friendly service and nice food.

This is a lovely spot. The barn itself is really nice with outside seating by a stream for warmer days. Food is excellent and freshly cooked (can take a while sometimes). Staff are very helpful and friendly. Highly recommended.

Our first visit since reopening very good service lovely food will definitely be returning and will recommend to friends and family. Love the eggs Royal eggs just right .Gets very busy on sunny days you may have to reserve a table. Returned for a lunchtime meal today just as good as before great food and service.

had a wonderful coffee and coffee cake

Very expensive £35 for 2 English breakfast and coffee. Coffee was cold no egg with breakfast had to ask twice to get it sorted

Had tea, coffee, scones and cake after a walk. Perfectly acceptable, but a bit pricey.

Stopped in this place for a quick lunch. The surroundings and location are pretty with plenty of parking. The cafe is welcoming and we were seated promptly without a reservation. The tea comes served in this cute little pot but the handle gets very hot which makes it difficult to pour. The menu is nice and I would recommend the fish finger sandwich. Would definitely recommend a visit if you're in the area!

Attended an education day here in the event room. Coffee machine on hand to use as often as needed, plenty of tea options, incredible granola and fresh fruit on arrival and an excellent lunch. Who knew coronation chickpea sandwiches could be so good!?

Visited for coffee and cake after cycling in the area. Warm welcome (even in cycling gear, which is not always the case elsewhere..), good coffee and lovely blackberry and lemon cake. Friendly service and nice ambience. Loads of parking and a place for bikes (the wheel-buckling type unfortunately, but we appreciate the effort!). A good place for lunch/brunch type meals too.

Whilst we appreciate that a booking is for 1:45 hours, we were very surprised to be asked to vacate our table when they weren’t even half full. We were offered another table but apparently putting the next people on another table would have needed them to adjust the booking form. Absolutely ridiculous so we left rather than having another coffee.