The Bakehouse, chelmsford in Chelmsford

Chose to have the caesar salad & paid £3.50 extra to have some slices of chicken. The salad was mainly lettuce and served in a bowl the size of a soup dish. If I hadn't had to pay when I ordered the food I would have refused to pay on leaving. £16.25 for a bowl of salad with 3 strips of chicken. When it was brought to the table I asked about cutlery & the lad said you can get it over by the till where you paid. Great customer service. Won't be going again.

Normally come for lunch thought we would try Breakfast , Big Mistake , Ordered regular full English breakfast and an omelette with tea and coffee , Tea and Coffee came first then had to wait 45 mins for our breakfast which was ok but wouldn’t come here again for breakfast , The ladies were rushed off there feet !

Visited for a function, it’s a very pretty place and has ample parking , pretty easy to find in a semi rural area. Food was good , we had a buffet and the offerings were different to standard , such as cracking and mixed salads . There is a garden that people can spill into which is great as it’s not huge . Drinks I felt were expensive , £10 for a g&t and a small coke, but not outrageous . Staff were friendly and efficient and the place is very clean. I would probably pop bank for coffee and cake if I were in the area but I wouldn’t make a special trip.

A delightful coffeeshop. Serves excellent coffee and a selection of great cakes. Good to sit outside in the enclosed garden and enjoy! The service is excellent by a friendly staff.

This was a spare of the moment drop in, we were coming back from North Weald. Lunch was just delicious 😋 three ploughmans and a jacket potato ordered and consumed. Sat outside in the glorious sunshine too.

Ordered a takeaway. Item didn’t come complete (although rectified after I went back). Drinks took too long and only one lady was working with urgency - others were in the kitchen/galley area talking. Pulled pork ciabatta was very dry - I’ve had it before and it’s been really nice but today, I’d say it was on par or below a supermarket value sandwich.

We had a lovely visit to the Bakehouse with our 15 month old grandson today. We’ve been several times now and always found the staff very welcoming & friendly and the cafe has a great feel about it too. The coffee was great and the hot sausage roll was fabulous, just ask our grandson!

Asked for 2 slices of beans on toast as I’m diabetic. It firstly came cold, then came warm but with margarine. When we sent it back again and asked to speak to a manager the manager was rude to us told us marg was how it comes despite us asking not for it. We were told they can’t do Beans on 2 toast as they stack it so you get beans on one toast and then she told us we are always a problem. It’s not hard to do beans on 2 toast and do it warm. You need to avoid this place they can’t do simple things right, don’t accept when they are wrong and are incredibly rude. I will spread the word to all about how bad this place is.

Well presented range of bread and cakes, excellent coffee source from a local roaster, high recommended. Bread is quite expensive so not a regular purchase.

Not as good as it used to be. Food average at best and pricey Very tired surroundings - carpet in part or the restaurant looked filthy

Very poor experience. Service was cold ,brisk and unfriendly. Tea and coffee awful Cake was synthetic and other bakery item fell apart and was badly mad with cheap ingredients. Over priced £16 for two hot drinks and cake. Website misleading. Will never go back. I would avoid.

Very nice all round and lovely food, would highly recommend to all and everyone. Worth the journey from Epping.

Great food and great selection, well priced meals and well worth a visit to this little gem in the countryside. Will definitely be back again soon

Used to be great but came for breakfast today and it wasn’t anywhere near as good as it has been on previous visits. It was cold, sausages were average and surprisingly not gluten free (ok for me but not for another member of my family), tomatoes and mushrooms were watery, and was bacon barely cooked. Even the coffee was cold. The toast was the only good part! Shame.

Really good coffee, pastries, service, ambiance - Colchester branch. Would definitely recommend and return.

Unfortunately it seems as though the Bakehouse & pub aren't returning to their previous level of high quality food. This is the second time since lockdown ended, with the first experience also being a let down with the food quality. This time round, the bread for the tuna sandwich was about 2 inches thick with the bare minimum of tuna mix inside. Bread was stale, lettuce was brown at the edges and the coleslaw was catering quality, not the lovely home made one they used to serve before lockdown. The sandwich came out within about 2 minutes also so had definitely been sitting around prepared earlier. The service was good however, but £19 for a coffee, sandwich, piece of cake and water of this quality isn't acceptable. Won't be returning unfortunately and gutted it's gone so downhill.

Recently visited one of your coffee express in Colchester with family and I must say it was an impeccable building. We were greeted with smiles and cheerfulness. The venue was clean which is lovely to see and the decor was lovely aswell. The cakes were lovely especially the lemon cake and the Eton mess. The coffee was also lovely. With so many coffee shops in Colchester you're doing a great job. Specialthanks to your servers as they were very accommodating. The lady with the blue hair Becks I think her name was, was very lovely and assisted my mum. Thank you for a lovely visit

Subpar, have found the quality of the food , service and cleanliness has gone downhill , especially the breakfast I recently came to have with friends . Basic eggs and mushrooms weren’t even cooked properly . Shame .

What has happened to your coffee? It used tomb brilliant but recently it's gone up in price and down in strength and flavour. If I order a cappuccino and especially a flat white, I don't want a milky 'granny' coffee!

Ordered a fish finger wrap for the second time (last time was poor but thought maybe a one off) it was gross very very dried up and totally flavourless the salad looked old, I can’t believe how much this place has deteriorated they used to do a lovely Bakehouse Salad but couldn’t find that on the menu now. It’s not cheap here and there are far superior places not far away

I’ve been here 4 times, the first 3 visits I loved it & kept thinking I should take my mum for a treat. I had a jacket potato with my friend & it was lovely, big & nice salad on side with tomato cucumber peppers. I took mum & it was so different. I was confused why this visit was so disappointing. The potato was small, tasted bitter & microwaved & the one with Brie & bacon was a small bit of Brie & 3 rashers of bacon not well cooked, rubbery with lots of fat just stuck on top. The salad was just old bits of lettuce, no cucumbers tomatoes or peppers & a small plate to try and eat it on. Maybe getting too busy?

Went with family today, have been about four times b4 but slowly getting worse I’m afraid. Jacket potatoes were tiny and my bacon and Brie ciabatta had no Brie 🙈 I did mention it to someone but they didn’t seem too bothered and gave me a coffee for free. Personally I thought they should have taken it off the bill but they didn’t, had they of done I wouldn’t have written this review. It’s always busy and it is a lovely venue, it’s just a shame as it could be so much more. Also for some reason they are serving food on tiny little plates so you can barely cut your food without it going all over the table 🤷🏼‍♀️ Cakes are very good 👍

Always a great brunch here. Never fail to have a tasty meal here. Staff are friendly and attentive, never rush you. This is why it is ALWAYS busy so parking is sometimes difficult. Definitely try it, you won't be disappointed!

We went Xmas Eve and thought we had booked an indoor table but apparently not. The food was brought out 5 mins after we ordered which seems super quick to me and could not have been freshly cooked. But it was really nice. Service wasn’t particularly friendly. I would not do this again - why would anyone want to eat outside in December? Maybe we should have checked more throughly which I expect The Bakehouse would say!! There are heaters but not really what we expected and once the food was finished we were cold so went home for more drinks. Oh and they would not accept their own gift card. Sorry 3 out of 5, would have been 1 but the food was good so we will be back only if we can sit indoors or in the summer.

I attended the Bakehouse firepit evening with my friends to celebrate my birthday. We all had 2 courses and a few drinks. The food came out suspiciously quickly (within 5 minutes of ordering), at this point we should have said something, but we ate the...

Went for a birthday breakfast with my three daughters and four grandchildren yesterday 30/10,good came tepid at best,ordered the country breakfast,kidneys still losing blood,one daughter ordered a omelette,raw inside rather than soft,outrageous prices,won't be going again!

Heard good reviews but unfortunately not the case for me. Drinks didnt come till halfway through eating meal. Meal came out tepid so whilst eating got cold so as only sausage roll asked waitress to heat up a little further. Had to ask where it...

English Breakfast was quite nice, but unfortunately it was very cold, eggs were over cooked too, the coffee was good, Staff friendly and helpful.

The place was very clean inside. The staff were friendly upon entry and (the slow) service delivery. We went for coffee and cake in the afternoon. There were a number of options available here specifically for vegan and/or gluten free (even both!) patrons. We ordered...

Busy when I went but breakfast didn’t really have any flavour at all had the Rosti needed more seasoning tomatoes were ok and long wait for drinks nice friendly staff

First time we visited. Food was OK coffee a bit cold. Staff not great. Main observation was that tables were cleared but not wiped and some were quite dirty. We asked a member of staff if she could clean the table. She came back and...

My family hired the courtyard/garden for a garden party for my birthday, the venue is stunning, the staff were amazing and nothing was too much trouble the buffet was absolutely wonderful, the guests kept commenting how lovely the food was, scotch eggs were the best...

Disappointing visit today. Staff uninterested and unhelpful. Not interested in the customer at the serving desk and delivering the meals the waiter looked like he couldn’t be bothered.

A lovely friendly cafe, it had been recommended. We went for my husbands birthday brunch. Food was fabulous especially the triple omelette and great coffee. Will definitely come back.

Having used the Bakehouse many times for cycling brunches and lunches, the service has gone down hill as it’s just too busy and importantly the quality of the coffee has always been poor we now go elsewhere. We have complained about the coffee a few...

My first visit and very nice. This place is deceptively big, ample parking and also outdoor seating. We stopped for breakfast and were very impressed with the accomodation and food. Food has to be orderd at the till and paid for in advance. The bakehouse...

went with family, but as we have dogs we had to sit outside. Thankfully it was warm and the tables outside were nice. Good menu including fresh gluten free bread. Cafe is next to a pub as well, and shared facilities/toilets. Freindly staff, and very...

Awfully rude on the phone, started laughing on phone about a certain order that had on their menu however forgot to take it off , must of forgot to take the phone on hold as she started bad mouthing stuff on the phone! Such a...

Dreadful breakfast. Food quality awful. Potion sizes don’t make sense. Not catered for kids…. Surprising considering the camper evening was so great for kids. Expensive. Pricing makes no sense, especially for the cost of extras. Service very poor. Told to get own menu and find...

So good to be out again! Enjoyed a lovely lunch on Thursday 17th June and served by a friendly and helpful young waitress on her first day. Our first time too and won’t be out last!

This was our 4th visit, and last. Last time we ordered food and drinks, they had a power cut and asked us to leave - but pay for your half drunk drinks first. This time we were warned of a 30 minute wait for food...

Really liked the campfire night but the weather ruined it, not the places fault but alot more umbrellas/covered seating is needed i think. Food came out quickly, hot and fresh. Loved the meze board and pornstar martini i had. Collected our free smores pack and...

Food was amazing and quick. Drinks were lovely. We had great tables and beautiful view. Staff were lovely and attentive. We had a lovely evening

I have visited this evening for the Chocolate Camper & Firepit booking at 6pm - I paid a £10 deposit and booked back in March. We were sat out the front of the pub on gravel which is completely deceiving compared to the photos on...

This place is amazing. Myself and my family enjoyed a lovely evening out. The food was delicious. Lots of variety and we loved that they do light bites as well as kids meals. Because my 10 year old eats more that a kids meal normally....

If you want great food and great service then this is the place to be. Loads of lovely outside dining tables, great variety on menu, just a all round lovely atmosphere! Would definitely recommend!

My family & I had the most enjoyable evening at the bakehouse for their camp fire evening. We enjoyed main meals & desserts - the brownie was delicious & gluten free to cater for my little boy. The kids loved toasting the marshmallows on the camp fires. We felt safe & the staff were extremely accommodating all evening. We can't wait to come back soon

The best roast dinner we have had - and takeaway! Catered for vegan requirements too which was amazing. We had a drink in the gorgeous garden before collecting the order. Would highly recommend and can’t wait to order/visit again! 5 stars (food and service!) thank...

I came with my sister on Monday at lunchtime. We had beans & cheese jackets potatoes with side salad & coleslaw. It was dismal, a pinch of salad, a teaspoon of coleslaw & two teaspoons of baked beans & a sprinkle of cheese. My sister...

My friend brought me to the BakeHouse this evening for dinner and it certainly didn't disappoint! The outdoor seating had such a lovely ambience with firepits and very covid friendly. The food and cocktails were out of this world delicious and service very quick. Super...

I ordered a sweet and savoury afternoon tea to take away. Fantastic food and fantastic value for money. Highly recommend.

Been here a few time’s, for takeaway and the firepit. Ordered the Mother’s day brunch and it was excellent. The breakfasts muffins were amazing. Would recommend to anyone wanting a treat.

Delicious food, but awful service. The lady that was serving us is not clients oriented. A note for the future - rather than getting frustrated with clients try to help them. Thank you for making me feel so small.

Fantastic afternoon tea sweet and savoury as a takeaway! Worth every penny.... it was delicious. Thank you BakeHouse team. Would highly recommend.

What a treat. Having picked up several takeaways now I needed to say thank you to the bakehouse for such lovely customer service and really good food. In such a time where everything seems so up and down its really nice to just go there see friendly faces and know my food will be good. So thank you, despite everything you have delivered this every time. Its amazing what a good coffee and a Thai chicken wrap can do!!

Just had a fantastic pizza take out from The Bakehouse Really fresh and tasty along with buffalo wings was a nice surprise to see the Bakehouse offering pizza on Friday evenings will definitely order again

Not a great experience. Phoned to put in my lunch order. No one answered.Entered my order online, paid and went to collect 30 mins later.When I arrived, I was told that they had not received my online order.I then had to stand outside in the freezing cold (it's lockdown) for 20mins+, whilst they made up my order (2 sandwiches and a sausage roll).Hence, there wasn't anything gaine by ordering online and paying in advance.Online ordering system needs to be improved. Or they need to answer their phone.Food was ok, but marred by orderering/ collection experience.Other places do this better in lockdown.

Fab fab fab. What a brilliant place! Lovely food. Great food, great atmosphere, great service from friendly staff, children welcome. I hope for MORE MORE MORE (after lockdown)

Everything about this night was amazing! The staff was extremely friendly and attentive. The menu has so much to choose from, the food was so tasty! Great night to get you into the Christmas spirit. I will be booking again for another great experience.

Some friends and I visited The Bakehouse on Friday night for their chocolate fire pit night. It was amazing! The atmosphere was unreal, so Christmassy and beautiful. The food was delicious, the service was brilliant and it was all really well laid out. I'll definitely be back. Thank you for having us and for a wonderful night.

Visited for the first time today with my daughter who had booked us a sweet afternoon tea. Everything was very well organised, staff very friendly and helpful. Food was delicious, sandwiches had a good amount of filling, warm scones gorgeous, and lovely cakes, there was so much they said we could bring some of our cake home (never been known before as we aren't always as full up as we were today). We both had another hot drink which was included in the price. Overall a lovely afternoon out in these uncertain times, we did not feel rushed and really enjoyed our time there. We will be going back.

A very disappointing experience - no allergy guidelines or warning signs! My daughter is allergic to nuts, she ordered a salted caramel tarte and after taking a bite she realised there were nuts in the base. I asked a member of staff if she could confirm whether there were nuts or not and she was very dismissive and disappeared to call the person who orders these cakes. After a long wait she re appeared to say she still couldn't confirm either way! I suggested a replacement and the cake was reluctantly replaced.This is highly irresponsible and dangerous, how can a company run an eatery without strict allergy guidelines and signs in place. Customers are not warned about allergies whatsoever and even more worrying the staff do not know themselves.Thankfully my daughter is not highly allergic and it is not life threatening for her.The sausage roll eventually came which was a 4/10, very thin pastry and sausage meat mediocre. The victoria sponge was dry. Not a good experience.

Very disappointing - due to lockdown couldn’t take my mum out for afternoon tea so ordered from the Bakehouse. Mediocre sandwiches - ham, cheese and chicken. Cakes were disappointing - shortbread not cooked enough, tiffin dry and tasteless and the scones were heavy, will not be visiting/ordering again

Brilliant service, proper coffee, cakes which are just simply scrumptious... fire pit outside for passing walkers and cyclists

Absolutely superb afternoon tea! 2 savoury and 2 sweet and all shared. The service was excellent, felt covid safe too. Staff were so friendly and helpful.The food was amazing. So pleased we tried both sweet and savoury!Thank you so much for a wonderful afternoon.

Stopped in on way to Hylands Park for two pastries and two teas to take away. Quite simple you’d think. 20 mins after ordering, items still weren’t ready. Queried with staff member. Came back few minutes later with two Luke warm teas and then went off for a couple more minutes before returning with the parties. As you can see below, very dry and tasteless. And charged £10 for the privilege. Won’t be returning any time soon.

Obviously haven't been for many months, but siezed the chance to have a meal out with my parents and our dogs. Food was excellent, quick v tasty and staff are always great. Was a very welcome outing.

Popped here today for brunch Had triple egg & cheese omelette, toast and tea and the wife had eggs royale. Food was lovely, area was clean, service was quick and polite. Definitely worth a visit

Stopped off for coffee and cake while on a bike ride. Very good service and delicious cake. Choice of seating areas that allowed for social distancing.

We have been to the Bakehouse before and although rather pricey you get a good portion and nice views/surroundings. Our visit post lockdown was a shambles. It actually states on the government website that they have participated in the eat out to help out scheme, however on arrival we were told this is not true! They are only doing takeaway, so you have to go and sit outside and wait for your name to be loudly shouted over the whole seating area and go and collect it. A simple ham sandwich in a box was £6.50!! absolutely extortionate pricing! On previous visits the sandwich would come with salad and coleslaw, how can you charge the same price but without those extras!? Also it should be against the rules to have an eating/drinking establishment without opening the loos, we had to quickly consume our sandwich and drive to the nearest Tesco as we were desperate. Shocking and will not be revisiting.

Shame that they have not taken advantage of the 50% off eat out to help out scheme. NO toilets, even though there were at least 30 seats available, this somewhat ruined our lunch as we couldn’t have more then one drink with our sandwich, which was quite tasty.

Ordered a wonderful afternoon tea to take out, including one person with very specific dietary requirements. Received excellent service, Jess was very accommodating with our needs in hindsight more cake, less savouries....but that’s down to personal taste.... Thank you.

I used to love going to The Bakehouse for it's atmosphere and quality. However, I won't be going again any time soon.I recently ordered a takeaway scone with butter and jam plus tea The service was indifferent. I wasn't asked what sort of scone I wanted and I wasn't given a receipt. (Because it's my usual order I decided not to ask for on. The plain scone was cold, the butter was hard except where it had melted round the edges and was the consistency of margerine. The pot of jam wasn't very full. When I received my card statement I had been charged £8.50 for this delight. I could see on the statement that the usual charge is £6. I rang to query it and told it is correct, a takeaway scone, jam and butter is £5.50 and I must have been "lucky" before. The cost of a scone and butter is £2.90 so I was charged £2.60 for a small plastic pot of jam. The lady I spoke to was unhelpful and insisted the charge was correct, that I must have been "lucky" before, that it should have cost £6.50 and I had been "let off" 50p because it was takeaway. This is extortionate and I will not be returning.

I was in a group of cyclists that stopped at The Bake House for coffee. The drinks were very expensive and a friend said his sausage sandwich was the worst he'd ever had. We won't be back.The orders were also mixed up, it was all rather confused.

The roast Sunday dinner we had delivered was excellent value. The Beef had good flavour and there was plenty of meat and gravy. The mixture of vegetables was good and we had many crispy roast potatoes accompanied with a large Yorkshire Pudding. The food arrived on time for Mothers Day lunch at home whilst self isolating. Well worth placing an order during this period.

Had the roast beef take away, it was delicious. Great service and value. Lovely staff. Delicious, fresh food. Best in the area. Would 100% recommend!

In the current epidemic I decided to order take out roast chicken and the rhubarb & berry crumble. I have never had such good food! Unbelievable how quick they’ve converted to a take out menu so quickly. Perfect meal, thank you so much BakeHouse, I shall be back, repeatedly!

Lovely food and great selection. Nice decor and atmosphere. Service was ok but table was dirty and had to ask twice for it to be cleaned apart from that perfect

Met 2 friends for brunch. We all ordered hot drinks One friend ordered jacket potato and that come up with the drinks. About 15 minutes later the rest of the order turned up. No apologies. We had both ordered smashed avocado and poached eggs on toast. The egg was hard boiled. We told the waitress and she said she would get us some more eggs. While we were waiting we were left with the avocado and toast getting cold. When she finally came back with eggs they were really runny and snotty looking. The rest of the egg was wet. Very unappetising especially on top of the stone cold avocado and toast. We did mention this and the waitress went off to speak to someone but didn’t come back. We decided to leave it as it spoils the atmosphere having to complain especially as we haven’t all met up for ages. On a positive note the coffee was good. £11 for a coffee and inedible food isn’t acceptable.

I visited the Bakehouse with my 2-year-old. I met my partner and his pals halfway through their ride. The venue is great, you can park right outside. The coffee was excellent, however, the babyccino was £1.60 which I feel is a little steep for half a cup of warm milk. Normally cafes offer a babyccino for free -90p. The food was good, the portion sizes were standard. I didn't try the cakes but they looked delicious. The outside seating area would be lovely in the summer. I would recommend this cafe and would visit again.

My friends and I have just had the best ever afternoon tea today at the Bakehouse. Beautiful sandwiches, scones to die for and yummy cakes all home made. the staff are incredibly helpful too. lovely surroundings!

Popped in here as we were visiting the Garden centre opposite. What is not to like! We had salt beef Bagel and a Bacon and Brie roll, excellent!! Lovely surroundings, good service and good food.

Service was quick but please don’t put butter on a smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel! It really doesn’t go well!!! Also the bagel was kinda stale and not very toasted...

We stopped for breakfast on our way to visit friends. I had a flat white coffee and a crusty sausage roll, both of which were excellent. It is a nice cosy place and not too cramped. The staff were welcoming and friendly. The menu had plenty to choose from at a reasonable price. We don't live very far from The Bakehouse so will certainly call in for breakfast again.

First visit here won't be the last. Staff all very polite and all large full English breakfasts were lovely. The veggie selection very good for my husband. Tea and coffee all hot. No complaints. Very busy but plenty of parking.

Following ordering we waited around 30 minutes without drinks so we asked where they were. The waitress came back and said they’d lost the drinks ticket. We asked if they had the food ticket and were reassured they did. Around ten minutes later a different waitress came to our table and said “right, we’ve lost your food ticket, what did you order?”

We had a very good breakfast here today. Very clean, spacious restaurant with plenty of free parking.

Food superb every time we’ve been; awesome menu. Staff lovely, cosy, folks nearby not noisy😊 . Facilities excellent, and clean. So, we were really pleased with absolutely everything. Booking for a Christmas get-tog with our friends. Looking forward to returning.

My husband and I visited today and enjoyed a gorgeous afternoon tea! He had treated me to a voucher for this as a birthday gift and despite the fact we didn’t pick up a phone message (so sorry) to provide them with the ‘code’ for this voucher having pre booked, all was set beautifully! The food was absolutely gorgeous and the service impeccable....there was so much to eat that we took some home! We didn’t feel rushed at all and noting felt so much trouble! Thank you and well done!

Where do I start. Wonderful from start to finish!!!

This is a very pleasant place in a decent location and last Sunday Morning it was full to brimming with those wanting breakfast.

I met a friend for coffee and a pastry this morning and was really looking forward to it as a friend had said positive things about the food. We arrived at 10am on a Sunday and although the decor and surroundings were cozy and perfect, my expectations were not met. There was only 1 loaf of bread available (not sure how fresh it was as the crust was soft) and my chocolate cake was rather dry (ditto for my friend's cinnamon swirl pastry). My flat white was excellent and the service was good but I left feeling let down and doubtful about going back for afternoon tea with a group of friends. Hopefully this was just a one-off.

We came here for the first time on Saturday 24th August 2019. We came with our daughter and granddaughter who have been many times before. We had prawn sandwiches on granary bread and coffees and I had a beer. The food and service was excellent. With the very filled sandwiches came a small salad, coleslaw and potatoe salad. It was very good and would go again when visiting our daughter,husband and grandchildren. I could not fault it, then again our daughter knows where to eat.

So, our party of 10 elderly ladies arrived in a community transport bus for a pre-booked breakfast/lunch. The lady on reception told us to go through and we sort of carried on not knowing where we were going, From behind she just said keep on going until we were into the pub side of the restaurant-no tables had been prepared. She showed us the various tables of four and I had to ask her to push some tables together so that we could all sit together. Remember this was prebooked! and at 11am so not busy. We then arranged the chairs so that we could all sit together. She then came to the table distributed the menus and told us we would have to come to the counter (two rooms back) to order the food and pay-she would not be taking orders. These are elderly ladies with sticks and walking frames.Really!! Luckily at the age of 70 with knees awaiting replacement, I was there to accompany my aunt of 92. So I used a menu to write on and a pen from my aunt to record the orders of the ladies and their drinks of tea and coffee and made my way back to the counter and ordered food. The menu is not clear. You can order eggs and smoked salmon (eggs royale) or eggs and smoked salmon on a muffin. From that we assumed eggs and smoked salmon would be on toast or ciabata. No. 1 arrived on two slices of muffin-Eggs royale on muffin was eggs on smoked salmon between two slices of muffin. and the hollandaise sauce was really thick and like custard. scraped off. However the waitress who came to bring the various teas and coffees was very kind and understanding and added extra milk as the little urn of milk between two was insufficient. The individual tea pots were lovely, The driver had a full english breakfast which he said was excellent. We then went over to the Plant Nursery quite disappointed to try some retail therapy!!. The food was OK, the reception abysmal. The waitress did what she could to cheer us up. The prices are quite high for a breakfast. Really not good enough. My aunt has been before for the afternoon tea, which is why we came. She said that was lovely (but pricey). Make of that what you will!!

First off, I should have complained at the time but didn't. I have been here a few times and everything was fine and it is a really popular and busy place. We were lucky to get a table outside in the garden overlooking the golden fields of corn? The service was good although no-one asked if we enjoyed our lunch. On this occasion I was unimpressed with the food my daughter and I had, she had the house salad and I had salmon, potato and prawn salad. There are two sizes of salad....the small which was described as ample and the large. We both opted for the small (mine was £7.25) and it was small and not at all ample as far as we were concerned. There weren't many salad leaves and both salads had so much dressing on that it was difficult to taste anything else. The first time I have been out to lunch and gone home hungry. I will go back to this place again as I know they can do so much better than this.....I know......I should have complained at the time.

Visited today for lunch with my elderly mother who is in a wheelchair. On arrival the car park is all gravel so very difficult to push the wheelchair.

We have frequently driven past BakeHouse and decided to go for lunch today. We were greeted by a very friendly and polite lady who showed us to a table. We ordered Ploughman’s and Rarebit. Both were unique in their composition. Never have I seen a ploughman’s with a handmade scotch egg and potted salt beef. Both were very reasonably priced for the amount we got. We also ordered pomegranate tea, another unique aspect of this restaurant. We then took a homemade cake home which was cut in half for us. It was very tasty. Would definitely return here, very welcoming and highly recommended.

Awful breakfast had here! It was over £15 for a smaller size breakfast a coffee and juice! I got over cooked eggs a teaspoon of cold beans, no butter with my toast our food came out before the drinks and both our coffees were cold! Staff were rude and obnoxious it’s a beautiful destination apart from the carpark having giant holes all round it but this place is let down by the food and customer service.

I had a really tasty lasagne for lunch which came with garlic bread which was really lovely too. The staff really do make the whole experience even better as well, they’re all so friendly and welcoming. The fox and goose next door is no different. I really would recommend the food here I am looking forward to returning

First visit for me, we arrived with family to find that a table of six was unlikely. We were given a table in the pub and a fire lit for us, we were made very welcome. The food was excellent as was the service and I will definitely be returning, it's the small touches that make all the difference. Rather than being turned away we were found a table and for that we are very grateful.