Oakes Farm Shop in Solihull

Excellent food and service not cheap but good quality. Only down side we asked for two teas one strong and were charge an extra 30p for a tea bag. ?

Went to Oakes Farm Balsall Common, ordered sausages eggs and chips,Sausages were nice 2 eggs, But only got 7 chips,absolutely shocking a total rip of,other people be warned, the place itself is really nice but quite expensive, I don't think I'll be going back

Four of the family sent for lunch. Great atmosphere and excellent service. Prices were good, overall. In fact everything was really good - except the pie I had wasn't the best, sadly. There was literally just one small lump of chicken in it, total. The pie tasted great but I must've just had a one-off that didn't have much in the way of meat. Tricky to say anything at the time of course. We've been many times before and were totally satisfied with everything, so we know that this probably won't happen again. Thankfully the meals for the others were up to the usual standard so the experience, overall, was fine.

Always find the staff here are rude and look at their customers as burdens. Arrived today at 3:15pm and was told the kitchens closed so they couldn’t heat up my scone. However online the cafe closes at 4pm - really wouldn’t take much effort to heat up a scone. I asked the lady who was serving me what time they closed, and two other girls chimed in around the kitchen closing at 3pm - which isn’t stated online. They then practically pushed out the last customers, by staring and muttering things to each other, and telling guests they’re now closed at 3:30pm. Last time I came the staff were rude and looked miserable so my experience wasn’t great, however I decided to give it another go, but after my experience today I guess that’s just how they run this cafe.

Visited with a friend I had a lovely Cheesy Jacket potato with really nice coleslaw and a pot of tea. I took home a piece of Victoria Sponge which was amazing.

We have been past this place a few times but decided we would try it this time. The car park isn't overly big and at busy times parking can be an issue. The farm shop is good with good quality looking food on the pricey side for certain things but others seem good value. The is a small cafe here which can get busy and have to wait for a table. We had to wait for a little while to get a table which the person came to tell us the table was ready as we were walking around the shop. You order at the till. We had the breakfast which was ok, some of the items were better than others. Overall the food was ok, pricey. The drinks were ok. The cafe area seemed clean. The farm shop was good, nice looking food. The staff seemed friendly although one or two members of staff seemed to judge you and seemed to keep an eye on certain people.

An excellent place to visit for refreshments if enjoying a bike ride from Solihull. A lot of cyclists visit the farm shop for the same thing but why is there no secure parking for cycles?

What a lovely farm shop & café. This was a midway stop for us on our winter getaway. I saw this farm shop on Instagram. Our lunch was delicious and such friendly and welcoming staff too. The menu is varied, something for everyone. This coupled with a pretty farm shop to browse was the nicest break in our journey north. Thank you so much 🥰

Amazing afternoon tea would highly recommend. We were even givin take away boxes to take home all the lovely treats we couldnt quite manage. The views were amazing as well. Also the farm shop does some amazing produce.

Fabulous venue. Staff are so professional, welcoming, and helpful. Food at the cafe is delicious, as is the fare on offer in the farm shop itself. Many thanks indeed: we'll be returning!

Afternoon tea was amazing quality. All home made food on sire with attentive staff and nice atmosphere. Competitive price and great value.

As we pulled up we saw a sign saying doggie ice cream was for sale. Then while parking the car, we saw an outside seating area which we assumed was dog friendly. We respect that not everyone likes dohs and that the indoor restaurant area was probably dog-free. Then on the entrance to the garden, a sign saying NO DOGS in capital letters. Dog owners buy the same coffee and food as everyone else here but have to sit on an uncomfortable old picnic bench by the entrance to the shop, right by where all the cars pull in. Needless to say we did didn’t stay and won’t be back. Can’t recommend this place to any dog owners.

This is a great place the setting is nice bacon batches egg batches and everything else is fine it’s just that you can’t have dogs inside because I think that is a bit disappointing because dogs behave when they are out of the house and the sausage aren’t very nice they were a bit burnt when my dad had them and so did my mum

This place is excellent for tea and cake but as far as breakfast goes forget it...two breakfast at £12 each and the only thing hot on the plate was the sausages...eggs bacon mushrooms and beans were all cold....Will not be buying breakfast here again .

I love this place. The staff are really friendly, it’s clean, the food is great, the scenery is lovely… there’s nothing not to like. The eggs Benedict on the specials board today was a super treat and was absolutely delicious

We visited for a Tea and cake. Lovely piece of Victoria Sponge and a good pot of tea. Fast service good value lovely surroundings. I brought a quiche on the way out which was beautiful. Plenty of parking will visit again when in the area.

Great food - good range. Exceptionally friendly staff, always helpful especially in accommodating my father in his wheelchair. Adapted food to suit with no fuss. I would highly recommend this as a place to come. Lovely, good quality food in the Farmshop. Lovely views.

this place it excellent great for breakfast but sadly no dogs are allowed inside or in the outside area by the right side car park dogs are allowed on benches by the lrft side great food

After having tried lots and lots of places for breakfast, from group names to other farm shops, all 4 of us unanimously agree this is the best location for our bi-weekly meet-ups for breakfast. There is a super variety of breakfast sizes and at last an excellent gluten-free option. The service is quick and friendly and the quality is superb. On our last visit we managed to obtain a window table for the excellent view and so now request such a table when we book for our next visit. Thanks you The Oakes for your warm welcome and the addition of some lovely produce from the farm shop.

Nice atmosphere, delicious food, friendly service...... but when we visited at the start of lunch service there were a few cleanliness issues. Our table hadn't been cleaned properly, and there were a lot of crumbs/debris under the table - I noticed the same at neighbouring tables. The first fork, and the first knife, I picked out were both dirty. And while my water glass had clearly been through the dishwasher, there were quite a few marks of the type you get when the dishwasher isn't rinsing properly. Finally there were a couple of cleanliness issues in the Gents toilet which didn't seem to have been checked for a while. A bit of improvement needed in the overall cleaning area!

Only discovered this place recently but what a joy. Quality well cooked and presented food at reasonable prices, superb staff, pleasant and helpful, nice relaxed clean environment. Wish more established ‘hospitality’ venues would take a lesson from this place in how to do it! Quite simple when the management care enough to get it right but so many other local pubs and restaurants get it so wrong. We’ve now become regulars.

Visited mid week for brunch, cafe v busy, friendly staff, ate bacon and egg bap and full English breakfast, excellent quality and v large portions, Will revisit.

Shop was really well stocked with high quality items. The cafe was full but they took our name and came and found us in the shop when the table was ready. Ordered a ploughman’s which came with 3 different cheeses, ham, pork pie, salad and chutney. For the price, a bit disappointed with only one slice of bread, to share with such lovely food. It was not the cheapest of dishes. Our biggest bugbear was that they added 20p on to coffee and tea if you wanted decaf!! Never had this anywhere else and hopefully never will.

I have been coming to Oakes Farm for the last 5 years for meals with my family. But have found in recent times, a lower in standards in many areas. Only last week I observed the following: 1) Food isn't always hot when received to...

Really lovely food. Went with my sister who is ceoliac and she had lovely meal too! Fantastic gluten free brownie! Staff are efficient but could do with a little more charm and friendliness.

Took our Grandsons after swimming. One said his mac & cheese was very nice but huge, so next time he will have the mac & cheese bites. The other grandson had the spiced hallumi burger which he declared was the best hallumi he had tasted....

Disappointing bacon and egg sandwich for the price! It cost £5.50 for 2 rashers of bacon and 1 egg, on 2 medium slices of white bread, from the new menu. Bring back the bap or at least doorstop bread would make it worth the price!...

Outstanding food and service. Fresh and tasty. Great selection of homemade cakes. The farm shop has a wonderful range of local fresh produce. Excellent - well worth a visit.

We had afternoon tea for 8 people, pre-booked. No complaints whatsoever from this satisfied customer. Refillable tea and coffee, selection of fresh sandwiches, sausage roll, quiche, scone, jam and cream and a selection of cakes. Too much to eat and we brought the cakes home...

We don't often leave reviews but having read a couple of poor reviews felt we should give our views. We visited last Saturday 26/3/22 for breakfast which is very popular so suggest always booking in advance to avoid disappointment. The staff were friendly and helpful...

Our first visit and probably the last. We had no trouble getting a table when we arrived at one o'clock and although we knew they only did light lunches we thought there would have been more choice than sandwiches or baked potatoes. We opted for...

waited 20 mins for a table my wife is disabled and no offer of a chair. when we sat down at about 12.00 breakfasts had finished so the menu was almost empty. sandwiches jacket potatoes and cakes with two specials. i ordered teacakes with lots...

Just down the road from Mums care home, Easy to book.1st time back since niv last after carehome lockdown. Lovely warm welcome by staff ,all spoke to mum . Selection if drinks and food were great ,always a pleasure going here. Thxs guys

Very disappointed with the 2 breakfast that we had. Tasteless, the plate was swimming in water from the mushrooms. No taste to anything, very expensive for cheap food. Will not be returning. Totally disgusting how they can charge these prices.

We thought we would treat ourselves to a breakfast today and we where disappointed. We haven’t been here for about 2 year and it seems to of gone down hill. The breakfasts have gone up and you don’t get beans with a cooked breakfast unless...

It's my local Farm Shop, and I regularly stock flour for bread and other Warwickshire specialties at this place, and - when shopping - I usually stop for a coffee and cake at the coffee shop, which is under the same roof as the farm...

Went there today with a friend. I chose the Turkey and cranberry sandwich, it was very disappointing, turkey was wafer thin like you would by from a supermarket, very poor value for money. We also tried the chocolate cake. Very dry around the edges it...

Lots of choice wish we had this near us. Cafe looked busy but didn’t eat instead we purchased copious amounts of cheese for a cheeseboard along with an elderflower liqueur yet to be tried. Setting looked nice good approach with plenty of parking

Decent breakfast. Nice setting. Decent service. Fair priced. Not alot of selection on breakfast menu. Price was to be expected

We have been customers of Oakes since the first day they opened, and over the years have had no reason to complain, until this week, the menu is poor very little choice, very expensive the prices have increased so much since lockdown last year. The...

First time visiting here and was really impressed. Small and gets very busy so be sure to book ahead. Having sampled the breakfasts though I wasn't surprised at how busy it was... the food was prompt and was a delight. Staff were friendly and I...

Fairly average. Limited lunch menu. Jacket potatoes were lukewarm. I think that if you charge £6.95 for a tuna mayonnaise jacket potato then it should be good.

We have been going to the Oaks since well before lockdown. We were very surprised that today they were still offering a reduced/limited menu some 3/4 weeks after restrictions were lifted To only offer cold sandwiches, baked potatoes and cakes was disappointing. We will try...

Staying locally & wanted somewhere for breakfast. Came here was we had visited a few years back & had a lovely experience, it didn’t disappoint this time either. Ordered 2 farmer’s breakfast with poached eggs. My poached eggs were over cooked but the manager was...

Very upsetting experience today. Our grandchildren liked to visit the cafe and shop and so did we. Granddaughter's birthday is on Friday so we went there for a cake today. Sadly, were FORCED to leave without. Our grandson wanted a scotch egg, so we paid...

Took parents here when they were visiting for coffee and cake. They had large portions and ample places to sit. Hostess was great and have returned since as the shop has great selection too.

Although offering a reduced menu at this time, Oakes still serving lovely drinks and generous slices of cake. Great covid controls in place. Very safe and still an all round lovely place.

The cafe has great views and something for everyone food wise - including some delicious cakes. There is a great little deli and farm shop too.

Fantastic farm shop cafe serving fresh, reasonably priced local produce with views out over the beautiful old Warwickshire countryside. English breakfast is excellent and its always busy so pays to book if you want to book.

One of the best things about Oakes is that you don’t have to reserve a table, you can if you wish, but they don’t reserve all of them, so some are available for walk-ins. The service is great, they’re very helpful, the coffee is lovely...

My wife and I called here for breakfast while in the area. Friendly helpful staff, Good quality food cooked to perfection, really enjoyed it. Would call in again.

First time at the farm shop. Impressive meat deals and meat counter. Farm shop is nice but not enough vegetable selection compared to many other farm shops. Coffee was good although the food in the cafe was not good. Very oily so I doubt I’ll...

Good food, freshly cooked, great place to meet and catch up with friends, friendly service. Worth ore booking as it is a very popular place

Well prepared food although there seems to have been some shrinkflation on the sandwiches. Pretty good value taking into account the fresh ingredients. One criticism however is that the menu on the table was dirty and sticky which isn’t great. Service was friendly.

We love going to this restaurant The food is great love their sausages everything is so fresh lovely staff view is wonderful

We had to wait over 30 minutes for our lunch. When it arrived fish and chips were both over cooked. .................... .

Called in about 3pm weekday.....ordered black coffee, home made quiche, potato salad and side salad...Simples!Coffee was luke-warm and went to counter, asked for hot water top-up which helped to invigorate the average coffee.The quiche, which I have had before, was vaguely warm so not very appetising and the side salad garnish presented, dry and boring...no vinaigrette, no oil, no dressing available so I was informed. Undressed salad is appaling.Quiche , salad and coffee....can’t get much more basic...but none if it well done!Disappointed, didn’t enjoy it and probably wouldn’t return.

My wife and daughter enjoyed their turkey roast, but I was told that they had run out of Welsh Rarebit. What? It's just fancy cheese on toast! When we were looking in the farm shop after we had eaten, I noticed ALL the ingredients to Welsh Rarebit in the shop, so why was it off the menu? I went for fish and chips and unfortunately the chips were by far the worst chips I have eaten for a very long time. They were soggy and flaccid – it shouldn't be possible to bend a chip in half without it breaking. The mocha and the battered fish on the other hand were very nice, otherwise this review would be two stars. Sort your chips out and this would have been a pleasant lunch.

I popped into the farm shop as i had passed numerous times on the school run. I planned to have a brew and read my book. I love the drive and fields surrounding the shop/restaurant building as it felt like i was in the countryside. A long look around the shop, selling usual farm shop items but with a personal feel like it was a family business. I loved so many things i started to take photos and decided to have my drink first. A pot of tea and scone with jam and cream was less then a fiver and i was pleased to see it came with butter. Many staff all busy and a full restaurant. The disabled loo was also the ladies and it was clean and tidy. The shop had some items which i had not seen before, lots of local produce and majority of made on site which was impressive. Cakes were sold but with quarter's so the family could all have a differnt flavour for the same price what an fab idea!. Many items were brought, lots added onto the adgenda for in a few weeks and a few cheaky gifts for loved ones. I absolutely love the picture of the guy in the field from 50years ago where now the restaurant stands. I was unable to sit on the outdoor benches as the gate was locked but i presume due to the wet weather it would be muddy. I admire the traditional dairy items which i have only brought previously from a dairy farm on holiday. I.e the cream in a jar. Staff were warm and welcoming and answered my questions. A real treat. I presume the brekfast would contain ingredients which are local and butcher quality so i will enjoy having one of those next time. Well done all !

On spec visit having searched on Tripadvisor. Great find - fast efficient and friendly service - good breakfast. Access is via the farm shop and all the displays looked good My tip weekends are busy go early!!

If you’re looking to escape the urban environment, appreciate good home cooked food and enjoy a bustling atmosphere not to mention a great place to stock your larder with quality produce then this is the place for you and all under one roof.

Came here with a friend for afternoon tea as I had brought it for her birthday. We were not disappointed as it was delicious . All the cakes were amazing and the waitress checked on us from time to time to see if we wanted more tea or coffee

My initial visit was for a coffee but will return having seen the simple but freely cooked food options, and the extensive deli alongside the cafe area. Lots of room, and large windows to view what's happening on the farm.

We love coming here for a treat breakfast and coffee.

We had lunch here today and enjoyed the food. Nice healthy farm fresh options. The floor was a little grubby today but perhaps because they were so busy. Reasonable prices and attentive service.

Been to Oakes Farm Cafe a few times now , had breakfasts and lunches , can’t believe some of the reviews on here , rude staff , food no taste , waiting for long periods , I’ve never experienced any of these at any time I’ve visited , food is always lovely , you may wait a little while, but not long periods , this is not a fast food place , food is cooked to order staff very pleasant and helpful , all round this is a lovely place with lovely surroundings

Wow what a find we were staying locally so popped in for breakfast . The produce was excellent and we really enjoyed our food. We also did some shopping in the shop and found the staff really helpful and friendly especially the butcher . Wish we lived nearer.

I meet friends here for breakfast occasionally and hubby and I often stop off after the school run. Good quality food and good service - recommend.

Just a lovely environment to shop in. Nice drive up through fields to car park. Sheep in field next to shop. Well stocked butchers counter with helpful staff. Good cafe, always well attended. Sampled a local wine tasting on last visit. Generally all good

First off if your thinking of going here book a table if you can as it was very busy with many tables already reserved, a lady behind did notice some weren’t book out till 2 hours after so we were luck to jump onto 1 of those tables, we choose what we wanted & went up & ordered, my wife had the Farmers Breakfast £7.49, I had the Mighty Oak Breakfast £10.99 & our little by had pouched eggs on toast, with a coffee, hot chocolate & fruit shoot to drink at an extra cost to the breakfast, drinks were served pretty quick, the hot chocolate was very nice & hot ( not many places serve the m hot) the food took about 40 minutes to arrive, a bit to long when your trying to entertain a toddler! All the ingredient were good but not as good as they should be when its a farm shop & not up to the same standard as many other places we’ve visited, they sold very nice looking bread in the shop but this look & tasted like it was the cheap stuff from a supermarket, all our eggs were over cooked but the rest was cook well, I like that they serve the baked beans in a ramekin so i can choose were it goes on my plate.

Had afternoon tea recently. It was very different from one of the reviews which mentioned quiche. We had I think it was 8 minuscule sandwiches, 2,tasty scones with cream and jam and about 7 little cake slices/buns and unlimited pots tea and coffee. I was disappointed. £25 for 2. I would have preferred more sandwiches and less cakes. Service was very good and the shop is full with lots healthy food.

Very good food. Lots of choice and very tasty. One star deducted for soggy chips although they tasted good.

This is my favourite café in the area and serves fabulous quality sausage and egg or bacon and egg sandwiches. Other produce can also be highly recommended, eg deli counter sausages, pork pies, and ready to cook pies. I’m usually on my bike so can’t carry much home but this place is rightly popular and almost always busy.

Found this quite by accident - we had missed out on breakfast and were really quite peckish! Turned into this Farm Shop and Cafe hoping there might be something nice to eat. We were lucky, as they were still serving full english breakfast - one of those each and some coffee while we looked out over the gorgeous Warwickshire countryside was just lovely!

I recently discovered this gem of a farm shop, or so I thought. Lats time we had egg benedict and the hollandaise sauce was overwhelming, . This morning I took my children for breakfast. All our poaches eggs were disgustingly vinagery and could not be eated, the sausages really bland and dissapointing. It was by far the worst breakfast we ever had out. Why? When you have wonderful produce and pride yourself in your own fresh free range eggs, get a decent chef to cook it. I am quite angry- you have spoilt our morning.

We were looking for somewhere to eat after visiting the Dogs Trust and had our large dog with us at the time. We opted for a farm shop/cafe as we thought it was more likely to be able to accommodate our dog i.e. have seating/space outside, which it does. However, we were very surprised to find that the shop/cafe far exceeded our expectations. Normally, farm shops are quite basic, usually good food but fairly standard fare; this one has a very wide range of products, not just from their own produce but also good quality goods such as flavoured vodka, gins & some very nice spicy rum (one of my favs). Their own produce, is of course, good quality and the food served in the cafe, as well as sold was a tad expensive but very good quality. We bought a couple of rib eye steaks which were very tasty indeed but cost more than you would normally expect to pay. You get what you pay for though!

Popped-in for light lunch with a great colleague, plenty of seating options and lovely views over the fields.

I had not heard of this place before yesterday (Saturday 4th May). Initially we had been looking for a fresh butchery outlet and my wife found Oakes Farm Shop online. The shop and the butchery looked excellent, the meat looked very good quality and the pricing was competitive.

I keep trying this place as the view is so lovely and it has all the ingredients to be a great place, but it just isn’t. The staff are uninterested and rude, slow, you often get your food before your drinks and the food isn’t quick!! The food isn’t even good considering presumably it’s meant to be from their farm...

I called into the farm shop with my husband and daughter at about 10.45am on 18th

I really wanted to like this Farm Shop. Lovely setting overlooking hills and sheep, planes coming over quite low too.

Popped in here today and had soup and a sandwich. Lovely homemade carrot & coriander soup and a choice of sandwich. Both were lovely. Really recommend this place, it was my second visit and both visits were brilliant.

It was packed as usual but the views of the countryside were just as stunning on that sunny Monday lunchtime.

Great local produce, really friendly staff..... the breakfast menu caters for all appetites. the butchers and deli also sell great food.....

We called here for a « quick » coffee on our way to a walk. We ordered just the one coffee and then sat and waited. . . and waited. Checked to receipt to see the coffee was ordered at 10.45 and it eventually arrived at 11.02.

Had lunch and breakfast here on numerous occasions, always good food, clean surroundings and very friendly staff. Worth a visit

In reverse order, the seating needs to be extended. A great atmosphere, helpful staff, and it gets very busy. They need more seating, more space to accommodate people.

Previous reviews are spot on = excellent. Noted fine staff service supervisor and trainee teacher. So accommodating.

As always a lovely bright, clean, welcoming space. It was busy when we arrived but were welcomed by the new restaurant manager . My aunties commented on how poilte and freindly he was (I can say that they were very impressed).

There are more than enough parking and the food is very nice.

Visited Oakes farm shop deli counter today to purchase their toad in the hole after seeing it on Instagram. Ended up buying sausage parcels, Scotch eggs and jam tart cupcakes. They were so tasty I would recommend them to everyone! Best deli around!

We were traveling up country and thought we stop for lunch at a farm shop. Found Oakes farm shop Plenty of parking bright clean shop and cafe. Lots of local and tasty food. Deli counter looked particularly inviting. A lovely selection of cakes and beautifully made meringues. Yummy. Had a lovely lunch served by very polite experienced staff who were very helpful. Will be back

Went for breakfast with my friend and the cafe was extremely busy, we didn't have to wait too long though.

I love this place! The food is brilliant and so much choice. Definitely recommend the meringues and brownies!! Quiches are amazing too! Too much to pick!!

We go regularly with our 8 month old daughter. Always impressed with the quality of the breakfasts and the value for money. But above that the staff are always extremely welcoming and helpful. Can not recommend highly enough. They also cater to my gluten free needs

The scotch eggs on sale here are without a doubt the best I have ever had! I love the black pudding scotch eggs! Great price too! High recommended if you're a scotch egg lover like me! Great Service too from the lady behind the deli!

A group of us booked for a festive afternoon tea here. We were warmly greeted on arrival by friendly staff. The table was laid out beautifully and the location near to the large picture window was perfect as it meant we could enjoy the glorious view whilst we ate and drank.

I’ve visited this lovely farm shop on a number of occasions now and have thoroughly enjoyed it every time. Gorgeous food, in a stunning location with views of the countryside. Love sitting outside in the outdoor seating area, when the weather is good. The farm shop itself sells some gorgeous local and fresh produce!

A fantastic find on a cold Monday! I saw they also do a roast for around £11 which is a bargain.

The Oakes is well situated on the outskirts of Balsall Common on the road to Knowle., The busy restaurant offers the traditional range of 'quick eats' plus a more substantial 'meal of the day ( turkey or beef at this time of the year). It is not open in the evenings.Two disappointments are some of the chairs are very hard and uncomfortable ( take a cushion for a more pleasant visit) and the acoustics retain sound and thus it appears very noisy, especially at peak times.