Rocking Horse Coffee Shop in Warwick

I booked afternoon tea for our friend’s 90th birthday. The food was delicious and the table was decorated beautifully, which we weren’t expecting. They really did us proud. Well done to the staff there. My favourite Kenilworth cafe.

This is a very good cafe in the centre of Kenilworth. Service is very friendly and there is plenty of choice of good quality reasonably priced food. There is just one toilet up a narrow staircase so you might need to wait to use it.

A nice place for a coffee and a light snack

Proper cafe with friendly staff, good value food and plenty of room around the tables. Full English brekkie (£8.95) was tasty, good quality and freshly cooked.

Can’t stress enough how amazing this cafe is. No fancy pancy. Just good homemade food. I think it’s more of a tea rooms than a coffee shop. Perhaps a cake shop?? The amount of cakes is insane! I would recommend this cafe to the King. It’s brilliant. So cheap. Plenty of food options for dairy and gluten free too. My vegetarian daughter was amazed at the options. I will be returning every single day for the rest of my life.

Had an awful experience, My husband ordered me a Jacket potato with Vegan cheese and was first served a jacket potato with beans and dairy cheese. After asking for a replacement as I cannot eat dairy or beans due to food intolerance, again I was served a jacket potato with beans and vegan cheese after asking for just vegan cheese. The body language and reaction of the cook in the café was disgraceful in full view of me, hands on hips and cussing. I was treated like I was being a issue asking for vegan food. We were told 'she put the order through the till wrong' to why my order was incorrect twice. Unfortunately this 'mistake' could have made me extremely unwell, I was not being an awkward 'vegan' customer. I was merely trying to have lunch with my family. A refund was requested by myself and granted, however no apology for potentially landing me in hospital due to my order not being taken down correctly. Won't be visiting again.

Oh dear asked politely that my cheesetuna melt b put under grill again couple of minutes as served tepid....got savaged by blonde fake tan female who told me melted cheese bubbly brown cheese topping was never hot then slammed £6.50 on my table not £7.95 and shouted yes shouted dont come back. Wat a terrible person. Was there also a hint of racism in her sting for my wife is philipino.

Visited the rocking horse cafe Kenilworth the staff are very welcoming and accommodating as my mum is a wheelchair user the staff couldn't have been more helpful had a big breakfast and it was cooked to perfection! If you are visiting Kenilworth I would highly recommend this café! Spotlessly clean and food cooked to perfection! Will definitely come here again when I am visiting Kenilworth! Highly recommended!

A beautiful friendly independent coffee shop with great service and food and tasty cakes . Nice seating inside and out and in the heart of Kenilworth shopping centre

Food was very nice and so was the atmosphere

Has a feeling of mustiness. Staff - School dinner ladyesque. [In my case] food quality/preparation - not the best. Not a pleasant experience.

We were regular customers at the Rocking Horse cafe and decided on this occasion just to have a tea and toasted tea cake each. The price we were charged was 75p higher for each teacake than the price printed on the menu. We were charged £2.95 for each teacake as opposed to the menu price of £2.20. When we highlighted this, our order was checked on the till and it was confirmed that we’d been charged £2.95. I asked why and was told that the programmed price on the till was £2.95 and the menu price was wrong! They wouldn’t refund the difference because they said the correct price was £2.95 and not the price advertised. We were flabbergasted - what a way to run a business. As customers, we all know that the advertised price should be honoured. The manager said that the action she would take would be to change the price on the menus to reflect the increase. We went into the cafe again today (January 2024) for lunch to give the Rocking Horse another chance. We expected to see the price of a teacake to be £2.95 but it is still showing as £2.20. We pointed this out to a staff member who said she remembered us and our complaint from December. The manager said that the price “has been lowered” to £2.20! This is an acknowledgment that the price was previously higher and, as prices don’t get lowered these days, it indicates the price shouldn’t have been programmed on the till as £2.95 in the first place (or, at least, not until the menus had also been changed to reflect the new price). Once again, no offer of a refund. In fact, when we pointed out that this clearly meant that we were therefore overcharged £1.50 at our last visit, the manager said she “wasn’t there when that happened” as if to suggest we were making it up. Again, what a crazy way to run a business and a masterclass in how not to treat your customers. We didn’t buy our planned lunch yesterday and walked out. Most people don’t check what they’ve been charged so if you go to the cafe, please make sure you know exactly how much you owe before you get to the till. Sorry we’ve had to leave this review Rocking Horse but we gave you two chances and instead of just admitting to a mistake, apologising and giving us the refund we were due, you have tried to bluster your way through and suggest that we are not telling the truth.

Had a great lunch in there, somewhat busy but service was still pretty fast. Lovely veggie full English breakfast, lovely looking cakes too, sadly we were too full to sample them!

On a cold but sunny Saturday lunch time the delicious home made soup was absolutely amazing. Great service. Friendly staff.

A proper traditional cafe. Great coffee and a lovely breakfast. All served with a smile and a touch of humour. We met up on a Saturday morning for a meeting over breakfast and this was an ideal place. The breakfasts are fabulous and the new coffee machine is a welcome addition.

Went to Rocking horse cafe Saturday 28th October. Had Cottage pie and veg, No potatoes, had to pay extra for that, and wait for it ,this place doesn't even do chips, dear god.

Nice atmosphere ,regrettably we had to return the fried bread twice due to insufficient cooking and had to wait around 40 mins for food to be served then a further 15 mins for tea which we had ordered at the same time. Won't bother again

Service very slow , constant reminders to serve the tea we had ordered with the food and sent the fried bread back twice due undercooking

Great café with excellent food. 5 Stars all round

We go here every time we are in Kenilworth. It is a lovely little cafe right in the centre. Really wholesome, homemade dishes and an abundance of fantastic cakes and treats - too many to choose from really! Staff are fantastic. Really polite, friendly and hardworking. Plenty of seating outside too for when the weather is better. Really reasonably priced too so great value for money. Highly recommended and look forward to going back the next time we are in town!

Stumbled across this when wandering around on the way to get some breakfast, and noticed they did a fry-up, so stopped off there. And glad we did! It's a comfortable spacious cafe with free-standing chairs/tables, popular with the older crowd and a perfect place to take a load off for a cuppa plus cake, as they have a great assortment in the display racks. I was happy with the small breakfast which came with toast (that was delivered sooner so cooled off by the time the main dish arrived) and a pot of tea. It wasn't a large plate, but contained all the right ingredients. Although brown sauce and ketchup are available, I didn't see any mustard. Great value, speedy service - will certainly revisit when I'm next in the area.

Stumbled across this when wandering around on the way to get some breakfast, and noticed they did a fry-up, so stopped off there. And glad we did! It's a comfortable spacious cafe with free-standing chairs/tables, popular with the older crowd and a perfect place to take a load off for a cuppa plus cake, as they have a great assortment in the display racks. I was happy with the small breakfast which came with toast (that was delivered sooner so cooled off by the time the main dish arrived) and a pot of tea. It wasn't a large plate, but contained all the right ingredients. Although brown sauce and ketchup are available, I didn't see any mustard. Great value, speedy service - will certainly revisit when I'm next in the area.

We keep going back to The Rocking Horse as we enjoy the good choice of food and the friendly atmosphere there. Breakfast is our usual meal as there is a lovely selection. The cost is reasonable and all food items are freshly cooked. Our choice of coffee is a cafetiere. A totally enjoyable experience.

Go evry month with a friend as she likes it there and we both have had to travel independently to get there from home .Had staff and management changes this last year and a new menu . Generally okay but only just enough food on the new menu . I think they are trying there best but some way to go the have us wanting to go back again .I am only just happy overall but it's convenient for us. Parking at Waitrose nearbye have free parking for 2 hours and is a bonus.

Lovely food, service, and friendly staff. Down side toilets are upstairs

Great place for a snack with friends . Nice food choices. Reasonable prices ..

Good coffee and lovely atmosphere

It is another "coffee place" in Kenilworth. The location is very good, however if I'm looking for a coffee place in Kenilworth again, I'd rather go to another coffee shop. This place has no atmosphere at all. Tables and chairs arranged like a school canteen in a primary school. The coffee itself is just OK, and to be completely objective I have to admit that the selection of various sweets and cookies at "Rocking Horse" is very good, original, and everything is very tasty -that was the only (but important enough) reason why I rated this place as better than average.

First time visit since new ownership. Great food & excellent service but had hoped they had moved onto proper barista coffee rather than push button machine but sadly not. Highly recommended for food.

Had a breakfast bacon overcooked sausage horrible tomato undercooked. The worse bit was fried bread,it was nothing like fried bread. Waiter came over asked if ok I said no told him why. He did nothing!

I'm a regular customer at The Rocking Horse and the food is always great! It's always busy, which days everything. Very friendly and helpful staff too. I always enjoy my visits and recommend others try it as well.

If you are 70+ and like sitting in an industrial unit, this is THE place for you. Loads of greasy oil all over the food which was clearly straight from the freezer to the microwave. Slow and unfriendly service. This place is liek something from 1970s. Avoid like the plague.

Relaxed atmosphere, friendly approachable staff and enticing good choices....

Absolutely fabulous as always finest food and so friendly the fish pie was wonderful no wonder it gets busy thanks for today

Lovely place to go. Really well furnished and looked very clean and tidy. The staff are lovely and I felt very welcome. The breakfast was really good and excellent value. Would recommend this place.

Lovely cafe with a varied menu. Good service and excellent cakes. Would recommend.

Popped in at lunchtime for tea and scones.......was told they'd been baked that morning and wow absolutely delicious, melt in the mouth yumminess. It's under new ownership and has had a makeover too, it looks much more modern and cosy. Would fully recommend this place for something to eat if you're in Kenilworth, great place.

Excellent staff and service, great all day breakfast, beautiful fresh homemade cakes, vegetarian/vegan options available to meet dietary requirements, lovely transformation, will definitely be a returning customer

Excellent staff and service, great all day breakfast, beautiful fresh homemade cakes, vegetarian/vegan options available to meet dietary requirements, lovely transformation, will definitely be a returning customer

Nice place. Great vegetarian breakfast. Tea and coffee (after we asked) came with a tea pot of hot water. Would definitely go again.

Went here for late breakfast, can’t fault the place. Great service even when it was busy, value for money, friendly staff. Tasty food and homemade cakes

Went for coffee & cake on my birthday, very tasty , lovely atmosphere.

Popped in for a coffee and breakfast the other day. Toast came out at least 5 mins before the breakfast which was freezing cold. Coffee tasted very bitter and was lukewarm at its best. Tbh only good thing there was the front of house staff. Will not be visiting again any time soon which is a shame as it used to be my favourite place to go in kenilworth.

Popped into this cafe Friday afternoon as a quick meet up of a family member who was in the area, quite busy but nicely laid out, super staff and helpful with regards to gluten free foods, I had a lovely gluten free prawn sandwich, best I've had in awhile, would definitely return when next in the area

Great café-clean with friendly staff and delicious food. Always eat there when visiting Kenilworth.

Had a lovely sandwich here and all the other food looked good too. Very good prices, polite and friendly staff.

We visited kenilworth to see family for 4 days. We visited your coffee shop 3 times( twice in one day) We found your staff to be extremely polite, courteous & professional, full of smiles. We frequent a lot of coffee shops in our yearly travels from lossiemouth North East Scotland. We found the food & drink options excellent especially the cakes! The lime cheesecake was sublime!!!🙂. I was Greatful for the choices of decaf coffee & soya milk as many establishments do not cater for this. The coffee shop was very well placed in the main shopping Square. Clean, fresh aroma. I was very impressed by the " table cleaning sign" this is genius 👏 👌 . My wife throughly enjoyed her cup of tea, not easy to please as tea has to be right! Great touch at buttering the toast. Thank you again, special thank you to the lady who 1st served us, sorry I didn't get your name, you said you had visited North East Scotland 😀 Hope to visit again in the future.( oh I still think your prices are quite low for the standard & amount of food🤭🤗)

We found this hidden gem off the main street after our visit to the castle and sat outside for a light lunch. Lots to choose from on a large menu and everything was freshly made to order. We indulged and shared a piece of the lemon/lime cheesecake.....soo good. Staff were amazing and very reasonably priced. Worth a visit

Great service ( wheelchair assisted)wide menus all day.we went for all day breakfast.Well cooked fresh produce .No Greece Spoon . popular not too expensive.will go again soon!

Frendley staff nice place to meet friends for a coffee food is good would highly recommend going

Very friendly staff,spotlessly clean and the food was lovely and they had a nice selection of cakes too i had a full english cooked perfectly and a americano which was spot on

Nice little coffee shop in Kenilworth, staff very pleasant and the coffee was hot.

I had toasted cheese and onion sandwich very tasty

The food is nice staff friendly

A really popular cafe with good old fashioned decent service.

Independent coffee shop which has been here for years. Hot and cold food with fantastic looking cake.

My husband and I love the rocking horse for their all day breakfast, it is freshly cooked and served to us at the table. They have a really good range of drinks available. The prices aren’t too high, definitely affordable for a regular treat!

Nice breakfast and a decent cuppa!

Sadly have had to reduce the stars for this cafe. Has always been good quality at fair prices but my recent visit was very disappointing. Ordered the breakfast - toast only cooked on one side, fried bread too greasy, sausage (was it a sausage?) unsavoury, bacon undercooked. Won't be rushing back here again, there are other better options nearby

Nice breakfast but over priced for the quality of the food (cheap products)

This is a cafe aimed at the older customer but serves the best breakfast - always good ingredients, well cooked and good value. Coffee quality is OK but could be better. The menu is very good though with some interesting vegetarian specials and very good cakes/fruit pies. Service always friendly

Have now ordered, collected and bought 2 Homemade cakes, which are delicious. Carrot cake, to die for and a lemon drizzle cake, a melt in the mouth moment. Comfortably priced, excellent service and popular with Kenilworth people, the Rocking Horse is always busy both inside and outside.

Superb light lunch. Beautifully cooked bacon and egg rolls, with slightly crispy bacon and oozy egg. Followed by stunning cherry pie, served hot with custard on the side. Tea served the old fashioned way with a pot of hot water. Friendly staff, comfortable and clean. What's not to love?

Went here after a trip to Kenilworth and it was nit and. But it was not great. The staff where friendly and the atmosphere was good but price/food was poor. I have been to quite a few cafes and restaurants and usually you get a...

Lovely cafe for lunch. I had a prawn and mayo sandwich that had loads of prawns in it. The current wife had a ham and cheese toastie, loaded with good quality ham and ‘stretchy’ cheese. Good efficient service. Only mild moan is that they don’t...

Our new go to coffee, cake and lunch eatery. Very relaxing, friendly staff, enjoyable food. Lovely cakes & pastries. See you soon!

8/10 had a big breakfast and wasn't disappointed, good value and delicious, friendly staff ,nice decor.

We were driving south on the A1 and found this place on Google Maps. It’s off the main road but easy to find. We had coffee and home-made scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam, all excellent. The cafe serves a wide range of home-made...

Called for late lunch (2:00pm) and ordered a big English breakfast with additional buttered toast. Buttered toast was first to be supplied, one round was o k but the other round was overdone I.e. Dark brown / black. I found the main breakfast quite bland,...

Always love calling in here coffee is lovely and the food is homemade loved the apple pie service is also excellent.

I haven't been in for a fair while but nice to see a more bright and fresh decor. Still popular with people of all ages. Nice fresh cakes from the counter. Staff friendly enough. Plenty of tables.

The staff are always friendly and helpful. There is a good variety of food which is always lovely. The cafe is always busy.

After visiting Kenilworth Castle we wanted a light lunch. We were amazed that this cafe seemed to be the only place to eat other than big brand names and pubs. It's in a courtyard so was missed first time round. Hubbie had the cheese jacket...

Staff always pleasant and polite. Good coffee and pastries. Outside seating is great for people watching.

We went to the Rocking Horse cafe for brunch on Saturday morning, and I was really pleasantly surprised by our experience. I went with my parents and my 2 year old, and there was plenty of space plus highchairs readily available. The food options were...

Friendly, chatty and polite staff. My husband and I had the all day breakfast, great quality products and plenty on the plate. Highly recommend this place.

Recommended to come here but although it is very popular and busy we felt it lacked atmosphere and something else. Portion size appears to suit regular clients but some dishes looked small. Coffee was mild and not from barista styled machine. Otherwise it was a...

Good coffee. Macaroni cheese was very good. Sadly served with a small loaf, which seemed to have been microwaved to freshen it up and which was too chewy to eat. Staff were friendly and service was good.

Came in yesterday for some lunch with friends, it was very busy but the staff managed to find us a table as swiftly as they could, cleared it and wiped it ready for us. Gave us menus and told us the drill. We ordered our...

The title says it all, coffee lukewarm and not great either. Was really looking forward to visiting after reading the good reviews.The staff were friendly though.

Visited this coffee shop today for breakfast. It is something my friend and I do regularly in different towns. Never been here before to eat, and won’t be again.

Very busy coffee shop considering the number of nearby competitors. Hot drinks, coffee and chocolate were just ok have tasted better in other independent establishments. Warm and clean environment probably would not visit again.

Good range of food well prepared. Service good. Go past the 'usual' coffee shop to find off the beaten track!

Not able to manage cooking simple scrambled egg. Lumps of thick egg white and tasteless weak coffee. This place reminds me of a care home. Horrid cloying atmosphere.

It’s had a makeover since we last visited food is still very good and tasty excellent service had two jacket potatoes which were lovely look forward to eating here again.

Visit this place regularly and cannot find any faults. Great food, lovely ambience and it's always packed, what more can I say. If you want good food and are in Kenilworth, I'd honestly look no further than this lovely place. Never tire of visiting Rocking Horse.

went with friends this week and was really looking forward to a bacon sandwich...wow!...couldnt believe what we got.... 2 slices of very thin bread that fell to pieces from the heat of the bacon and no butter on it..literally just 2 bits of bacon slapped between dry bread...for £4 ...needless to say we wont be going back again

The staff are polite and the food is very nice, Good with young children, teen-agers, people of different ages, I would totally recommend it to a person who is visiting Kenilworth for the 1st time

Love going to the rocking horse for tea, breakfast or lunch. They offer hearty food and cater to vegetarians which is great. Good prices :)

Horrid little throw back to the worst of 1970s sordid little cafe. Dirty cups and greasy cutlery. Worst scrambled egg ever, lumps of rubbery white. Management lazy

Ideal for a quick snack if you are on a lunchtime break, plenty of room to sit outside when the weather is nice.

For lunch, my visit was all I expect from this lovely cafe. Always popular, lots of choice, staff attentive, my asparagus and pea risotto was well presented and enjoyed. The milkshake was superb, as was the slice of cake. For some customers, maybe a downstairs loo would work well. I will return,

I'm a Mexican who lived with my family for about 5-7 years in the Kenilworth area. The first time we were invited to the Rocking Horse by a lady who told us: "you must go to the Rocking Horse and try the best carrot cake ever!", so we did.

A traditional cafe in the centre of Kenilworth offering everything from breakfast to afternoon tea.

The home made soups are always worth having and a good price for soup and sandwich together. Another locally owned cafe with a wonderful display of cakes and scones, friendly and helpful staff well worth a visit with eating inside and outside!!!

We often visit this coffee shop on a sat morning. On this occasion my partner went to the counter . I did not want a lot of Tea ,so he asked the lady serving if he could have just one pot of tea with 2 cups...and 2 crumpets. It was embarrasing for my partner when she said that only 1 cup was allowed for 1pot. ...how mean is that. We sat down and shared 1 cup even though the pot contained enough tea for 2.When the 2 crumpets arrived ,there was only 1 plate and 1 serviette ....even though she could see there were 2 of us. It would be nice if a few rules were broken. A lot of elderly people cant drink & eat so much & its more economical to share.Please be a little more friendly & caring. Thankyou

My mother meets her friends here regularly. Whenever I've joined her the food and ambience have been excellent. And the staff always pleasant and helpful.

Been to this place a few times over the years called in a couple of days after Christmas always a friendly welcome had the butternut squash soup and it was lovely beautifully presented and lovely warming would highly recommend this place to anyone.

Called in on Saturday 23rd December due to us spending a few hours in Kenilworth.

Always come here for breakfast. Been coming here for years. Usually have a batch and coffee but the full english is lovely and popular.