Rosey Lea Cafe in Epping Forest

Great place just be ready for the prices

Quality and service just keeps on getting better. Superb Coffee and sensational grilled goats cheese salad.

An atmospheric pub converted from a World War II barracks

My new favourite Cafe! Me and my partner fell in love with this Cafe when visiting recently - it was an amazing experience all round - from the drive around the airfield to our last bite of food. The staff were excellent and very friendly, the food was outstanding and fresh, a milkshake to die for and awesome location if you're into aviation! We will definitely be returning next time on our travels.

Great Saturday lunch whilst visiting north weald market.

Lovely cafe, nice food, service a little slow but they were very busy well worth the wait.

Lovely cafe to visit in an unusual location. Only thing i would like to see is better disabled access from the cafe to outside. The gravel and step makes no sense and the wood frame birdering the grass is dangerous. We also ordered club sandwich and wer e missing the bacon! Key ingredient. Would like to see some crisps served with this aswell with the salad. Reasonable prices though and would visit again.

Nice relaxing, watch planes and helicopter. Good service and food.

Very expensive. eg £4.00 for a cappuccino! Also very noisy. this is not due to the layout, it is because youy have chosen to fit the interior with hard surfaces everywhere.

This is a lovely cafe in a unusual setting where you can eat your lunch and watch the planes taxi and then take off. Loved it!

Great food, really friendly service and a great view of the planes!

Nice location on the edge of airfield with a lot going on so a nice atmosphere, service was good. But at these prices for breakfast are eye watering...£18 wow !. Had breakfast at The Ivy in central London and it was cheaper. Nice treat, but that a treat.

Great food! Lovely service. And the best view of North Weald.

Great location and very nice decor have visited several times, however we have noticed the service has become very poor (even on a fairly quiet morning) and the prices are extortionate now. Nearly £22 just for a full English plus hash browns! £7+ for chips! Prices made worse by the fact you see Morrisons food delivery vans pulling in. Makes you wonder what's actually so special about the produce and why its costing so much. Probably won't visit again for food.

Lovely food and setting but just a bit too pricey.

Coffe excellent food not so good and very expensive 😫 I personally will not be returning

I went to amazing place with attentive employees and nice looking menu of food, and amazing views of the airfield in a modern Nissan hut style cafe. However I took my 86yo father in law who has health conditions and couldn't take the loudish music. Wow. I didn't see that coming. My humblest apologies to the staff. As we left before placing an order... but it pleased my dear old father in law for considering his delicate hearing. 😀

Too noisey. But attentive staff.

Really great food and easy parking. Very busy might need to wait short while for table

Excellent. Nice lunch watching the planes. Will definitely go again.

Enjoyed a lovely breakfast while watching the planes in and out

What a fab place. First thing to know is that it's inside the airfield boundary so if you are arriving by car you need to go to the security gate on the opposite side of the airfield and you'll be shown the route to get to it. You will be driving on the airfield with aeroplanes whizzing around you - it's not as daunting as it sounds but you do need to listen to the instructions and do as you're told. The cafe is definitely worth it once you get there. The food and drink they serve is top quality and the staff are brilliant. And obviously the view outside with all the planes to watch is great. It's always busy so you might need to be patient for a table. But like I said, it's worth it.

Excellent food backed by friendly and fast service in very pleasant surroundings.

A great little cafe, great service and the food is really good. Sitting in the North Weald aerodrome, gives great views while you relax. Check times, as it can get very busy. The hot chocolate is great, but did end up being quite cold. The breakfast baguette was fantastic, but is a challenge to eat as a baguette! Better with a knife and fork!

Chose this place as a stop off coming down the M11. We weren't disappointed. Really good and efficient service and the food was great and very filling. The place filled up just after we got there, proving what a popular place this is.

Wonderful friendly little café enjoying great views of the airfield and the busy activities of the private plane owners coming and going. Very friendly and welcoming staff serving great food with a menu to suit everyone. Definitely be going back and recomend to everyone

Honestly great place, have visited a few times with my girlfriend and both of us love it. The foods really nice and it's got a great view of literal planes so you can't really beat that. Staff are all friendly and helpful and despite turning up when it was busy was seated within 5 minutes. They do allow dogs inside which is amazing but they also have a really nice outdoor seating area.

Fabulous place - a good choice of food and lovely staff. Plus you can watch the aircraft take off and land from your table.

Nice food but extremely noisy due to all the hard surfaces, meaning the sounds echos and bounces around, not helped by the fact that they play music too. Even with a just a few people there it's very hard to hold a conversation.

Breakfasts like no other , tea served in a tea pot with strainer xx Service and surroundings tranquil

First visit, very impressed with building and open area to watch aircraft movements. Easy to order food great selection, staff and service very good. Recommend either if you are not interested in aircraft

Such a shame that they had generator problems, we couldn't enjoy their breakfast as planned. The scone was tasty though.

Great location for watching the planes but food price is expensive for what it is Friendly staff but can be busy on weekends

Nice spot for a bit of lunch and a chance to watch some planes and helicopters landing and taking off. The food was ok, decent sized portions but expensive at £35 for 2 baguettes and 2 coffees. However, the coffee was lovely!

I questioned whether our friend who was driving knew where he was going when we entered the airfield through the security barriers. I continued to question him as we drove around the airport perimeter. Fortunately he did know and we soon ended up at the cafe. Plenty of parking, plenty of seating both indoors and outdoors, an excellent lunch menu (I'd recommend the sausage, caramelised onion and cheese toastie), great staff and a view of the planes, runway and police helicopter as you eat. Definitely worth searching out and visiting.

We had a great lunch food was amazing & staff are so friendly & helpful would highly recommend as it’s now our new favourite place to go

Disappointed by the refit of the squadron. It used to have so much character. The Rosey lea cafe part just has zero character now. Foods ok. Strange that they have so few tables When there's lots more space. Had to queue to get a table.

Had a great afternoon tea and lunch with the family

I visited this delightful cafe, situated within the perimeter of North Weald airfield for the first time on Thursday 26 September 2024. It was somewhere convenient to meet up with some old work colleagues for brunch/lunch. What a lovely place! Great atmosphere. Really friendly, professional staff. And wonderful food. We had a mixture of club, bacon and salt beef sandwiches, some with salad, coleslaw and chips, as well as coffee and walnut cake. The tea was served loose leaf in traditional teapots with cups and saucers. We could sit, chat and watch the variety of aircraft manoeuvring outside. The toilets were also particularly modern and clean. All in all a great find and I would definitely recommend. This place deserves to succeed.

Service is friendly but somewhat slow. Nice atmosphere - fun watching the aircraft going in and out

Rosey Lea Squadron cafe is location next to the airfield apron. A plethora of heritage aircraft are right next door. Definitely one for the aviation geeks! Great food too 😀

Afternoon tea excellent staff very helpful keep up,good work tony mbe

Terrific little cafe in a converted quonset hut at an historic airfield. Great food, lovely service, and the space is open and light with a collection of WWII-aviation-focused artwork adjacent.

Great sandwiches etc. Good choice of leaf tea. Efficient staff. Cakes could be better

It was a hot day and we just needed a cool drink , we entered and was told we could sit and someone would be over , 15 minutes passed and we left as nobody came to take our orders, the airfield was amazing!

Brilliant cafe, good food and you can sit right next to the taxiway watching planes go past. If you're lucky you'll see Spitfires and Harvard's flying.

I enjoyed a tasty scone with clotted cream and strawberry jam on my visit to North Weald. The pot of tea, brewed with real tea leaves, was a perfect complement to the scone. The staff were cheerful, welcoming, and made the experience even more enjoyable. It’s a lovely spot to relax and take in the unique atmosphere of North Weald Airfield.

My favourite place! Amazing food, great service and you can plane watch.

Always lovely here. No vintage planes flying today but dakota parked outside. Stopped by for a cake and a hot chocolate which was yummy.

We arrived at lunchtime on a Thursday in June 2023. The weather was hot and sunny, but as it was very warm and crowded inside, we decided to sit outside. We managed to get a table with a parasol, so was able to sit in the shade, but there were only 3 parasols between 15 picnic benches!! We really enjoyed our lunch of salt beef sandwiches and the coffee is good. We would definitely visit again.

Always good to go to North weald to see the classic aeroplane fly.

Superb atmosphere, great food, excellent service 👌 what more can you ask

A wonderful venue watching the planes going to and fro

Not many places in the world where one can enjoy a great cup of tea and a bacon sarnie while watching a Spitfire taxi past a few feet away.

Lovely place and food. Only just discovered it but will definitely be returning.

Unfortunately the staff are incredibly rude which takes away from the food (which is alright but quite pricey) and the location (right next to the runway).

Lovely place to have breakfast / brunch. Being next to the airfield you can watch the planes & helicopters fly by. Inside and outside seating.

What a great place to have breakfast/ lunch, it had great views,great food if the weather is good you can sit outside

We booked a table for 10 and arrived with 40 of us in the Porsche drive group. 🫣 Can’t believe just how helpful everyone was to try and accommodate us. Everyone is so friendly, I can’t recommend it enough. Thanks for a great morning and thanks for being able to feed us all without notice of numbers.

As we attended as a large group , our food and drinks arrived cold , and some inedible .

I take my car group here sometimes for breakfast. The guys there are very friendly and accommodating and the food is great too . Recommended

Staff were excellent. Service really top drawer and matched by the quality of the food.

Very clean very professional, it is not a greasy spoon , fine bone China and a teapot , parking can be a little tight but we found space for all of our cars. Set outside and watch the aircraft a very good interesting morning.

Loved it - watching planes and helicopters coming and going - great for plane enthusiasts!

We had to wait for a table as it was busy. It was worth the wait. We sat in the window and had great view of all the goings on. Food was excellent. I opted for a fruit tea which was fab. Will definitely return.

Great place nice food good to see the planes

Great bacon and egg sandwiches and a decent cappuccino

Thank you to the young man yesterday who helped with my dad's wheelchair access. He was so pleasant and understanding. We got a fantastic seat by the window where my dad loved seeing the planes bringing back childhood memories not to mention the helicopters taking off. The food was excellent as usual and the atmosphere very relaxed. Thank you we definitely recommend a visit and will be back.

Lovely food but pricey but get what you pay for, watching planes in the sun Spitfire fantastic

It was not busy , but waited far to long... Staff were friendly but probably inexperienced

My visit to the Rosey Lea Cafe was with the sole purpose of observing my son in flight with a Spitfire from their garden, at the North Weald airport. But it turned out into one of the most relaxing and enjoyable days we have had recently. To start with, the whole experience was well organised: the flight, the helicopter, the actual Spitfire were absolutely superb, and the pilots and the staff were supremely helpful and accommodating. The cafe surpassed my expectations also - the food was excellent, the very generous helping were cooked with fresh ingredients, and were well presented, and reasonable in price. The staff was lovely, too, and although the service was a little slow (very busy on Saturday afternoon), it was worth the wait. The premises are in fact a small hangar, very cosy, clean, new, comfortable, relaxed and well spaced. Lovely outdoor sitting area, looking right onto the runway, so all aircraft taking off or landing was easy to observe from any of the picnic tables. A worthy combination of flying, eating and observational experience!

Love this place, great service and great food whilst watching the planes and helicopters take off. It's great for kids who can stand outside feet from taxing planes but safely fenced off. Tables outside and inside. Takes a bit of finding on the airfield as you have to drive right the way round the inside perimeter road. Drive carefully and obey the signs as you are on taxi strips and cross the end of the runway.

Located on an active airfield, serving nice food with views of airfield. Tea is servd in bone china cups and teapot with loose tea.

Lovely little place, an untapped gem

This is a really fantastic place to eat and watch planes! There is a great selection of food, the staff are really friendly and you get table service too. The outside tables are right next to the taxiway, so you get a perfect view of all the planes going to and from the runway. My daughters love it for the great selection of cakes and desserts.

Very nice food. Friendly and attentive staff. Getting to watch planes go by and take off made lunch more exciting than it usually is.

Great place. Lovely view of the planes taking off and landing.

Very nice ambience with views of the airfield, food was good & reasonably priced ( bacon sandwich & full English breakfast) very friendly staff. We’ll be back.

Good food bit on high side but very n8ce great place to sit and watch planes

Fabulous spot for a delicious lunch whilst watching the planes and helicopters take off.

Beautiful surroundings, lovely food. Really pretty, dainty crockery etc. The food is on the pricier side but definitely worth it!

Slow service. Will give it another try and update my rating if better next time.

This is one of our favourite places as you never know what you might see, always something going on. The place itself is lovely to sit in, lots of natural light, nice and cosy as well. There is seating outside as well for warmer days, or to to sit and watch the planes go by. Food is always good, lots of choice so something for everyone. Coffee is great, very important 😄

First time we have been here. I was quite impressed loved the teapot with real tealeaves and propper old cups and saucers. Food was great too. Nasty day raining so no planes taking off but it must be lovely in the summer with plenty of outdoor seating. Couldnt fault the staff either. Came round asking if everything was OK

A very pleasant lunchtime stop. A new building in an historic setting. It's a good place for anyone with flying interests.

20/2/24 Went to a private function here, got to say first class Food,Service and place great, would recommend will return Staff could not do enough for you, excellent cakes Well done to all Regards Colin

Great little place. lovely food and nice bright and clean place. Great watching the light aircraft come and go

We love going here, great food, there are always planes and helicopters taking off and landing so plenty to watch while eating. They always seem under staffed, which is the only slight down side. However the food, cake and buzz make up for it.

Great food, lovely atmosphere and location. Perfect for a relaxed bite, maybe not somewhere to go if you’re in a hurry though.

Absolutely lovely place! Friendly, polite staff. Good quality, reasonably priced food and drinks. Good viewing area over the Airfield. Seating outside when weather warmer. Would definitely recommend a visit.

Very good service, great quality. A bit noisy - probably due to the structural design (curved roof)

Went here as a large group of 18 and booked number of people so they were prepared. Ordered scrambled eggs on toast which cost nearly £10 and took an hour to arrive! The food itself was not remotely worth £10. At this point we had finished our tea and we were all left gasping for another drink which was never offered. Won't be returning.

Nice little cafe on the airfield. Watch the planes while you grab a cuppa and a bite to eat

Nice cafe and good food although a bit expensive. The biggest problem is service is super slow and can not cope in busy summer days, even in winter the service is still quite slow

Nice food and service with views across the airfield

First time here. Lovely service great views. Will definitely be back

Very hard to find as you have to drive a couple of miles when you get into the airfield but well worth the trouble. Friendly staff, good food and especially tea, and dog friendly.

Been a customer of Rosey Lea for years and the addition of North Weald to their locations is excellent as not only is it nearer for me, the airfield setting is very impressive and charming too. This one is more spacious compared to wickham hall and the food and service is consistently brilliant also. Highly recommended.

Had to send my bagel back as it had been cooked too long and was hard. The replacement was exactly the same. £49 for 2 bagels, 1 baguette, 4 diet cokes and 1 cappuccino!! Way overpriced for a cafe which is shame as its a lovely position overlooking the airfield

Always enjoy a Rosey Lea tea room (even though I don’t drink tea or coffee). My 18month old son loves planes so this was a great location to watch them. Good food and drink selection at reasonable prices. Plenty of seating inside and out. Friendly staff too during our visit. Will definitely come again.