The Boxwood Café in East Northamptonshire

I was part of a large cycling group. Despite it being a bust day, we managed to find tables and get ordered quickly. The food came out really fast. The service was excellent. The food was great quality also. Hats off to all the staff for make our trips here memorable.

I was taken here for afternoon tea by my friend. The whole event was great from start to finish. Excellent selection including sandwiches, mini quiche, crisps, cakes, lemon posset, meringues and scones with cream and jam - all decorated beautifully with edible flowers and pea shoots. I have since been lucky enough to experience afternoon tea at Bettys in York and The Dorchester …..The Boxwood Tea far outshone both of these. Would highly recommend.

Went as part of a cycling group, quite a few of us. Despite it being a warm saturday we did manage to find enough outdoor seats. Service was good as well The food all looked to be great quality from cakes to the sausage rolls.

Visited twice whilst staying in Oundle. Pleasant cafe with outside seating. Dog friendly also inside. Breakfast and lunch were both delicious. Highly recommend crab salad with fennel, which was a special, lovely. Staff friendly, efficient service. Reasonably priced.

What a perfect place. Outside of Oundle and lovely and welcoming. Staff are friendly, nothing is too much trouble. The make a lovely coconut cappuccino which I can recommend. Menu is always tasty, reasonably priced and presented to a high standard. Service is always with a smile and a welcoming greeting. Cakes are delicious but the Sausage and Chorizo Rolls are my fav. Seating is either inside or outside. It really is a lovely peaceful place.

Whilst on a garden centre hunt found this in The Barn garden centre Oundle. Would come to this again irrespective of the garden centre. Cheaper plants elsewhere. However this cafe was great. Polite prompt service. Good selection of breakfast (to 11.30) - only gripe is a granola and yoghurt choice would be nice. Delicious looking cakes. The eggs Benedict was spot on. Perfect eggs. The breakfast bap had quality sausages and had no complaints. Varied selection of soft drinks. Space to sit outside. We were checked in on at the end but a courtesy ‘how’s things’ during would be good. All in all good quality food at a very reasonable price.

A great selection of sweet and savoury foods, served with charm and efficiency. The food standard is exceptional....fresh with very generous portions. Booking recommended, as it's so popular now.

Great coffee and lovely food, something for everyone. Welcoming, friendly and helpful staff. Dogs welcome with bowl of water and treats :)

Really cosy and comfortable cafe with a varied menu, great specials and most importantly, a decent chef who knows how to make a good tasty light lunch and dress a salad. Good value too. On my visit there wasn’t a dog in sight which always pleases me. Sorry dog owners, we don’t all love eating with a doggy smell wafting around. Great little place.

So good! Met a friend for lunch, and the service and food were both fabulous. I had the soup with a cheese scone (amazing), and my friend had mushroom and egg hollandaise which looked delicious (and also tasted delicious apparently). Definitely my cafe of choice in the local area. Would advise booking during the colder months.

This cafe welcomes dogs. The staff fuss the dogs (hope they wash their hands) carefully weave their way around dogs and give them treats. Unfortunately I am nervous around dogs, especially ones that bark in enclosed spaces. I felt anxious but didn't feel that I could mention it, because the staff were so keen to welcome the dog and its owners. Such a shame, because the cheesecake is lovely, but I won't be in a hurry to return. On the plus side, it is the perfect place for dog lovers.

lovely food , well presented, friendly staff, amazing value for money would highly recommend as the best place for afternoon tea in this area

We were invited to afternoon tea by friends, our first visit here. It was excellent, a great selection of sandwiches cakes meringues and scones, freshly prepared, well presented by a friendly team of staff, really good value. Highly recommended.

Our first visit but, hopefully, not our last. We had two salads; one trout, the other smoked salmon and prawns. Both were superb. Staff were friendly and helpful in enabling salad without onion. Value for money.

Lovely setting, great food and drink Value for money , comfy chairs and can sit outside , staff really friendly xxxxxxxxxx

Went for lunch after long bike ride both of us had a dish from the special board the fish dish was cooked to perfection and the autumn salad was fabulous could not fault either. Very friendly and helpful staff, this place is a gem. Had a breakfast here 3 days later cant fault is great value for money and dog friendly.

Popped in today for coffee and cake. Friendly young staff, good seating. Lots and lots of cakes to chose from. Delicious! Garden centre shop is now all Christmas, was hoping to buy a birthday gift for a friend but Christmas has taken over.

I visited with a friend for afternoon tea, this must be my fourth visit here for the afternoon tea. It was lovely as usual lots of variety and all very tasty, beautifully set out you could see the thought that had gone into it. The staff in the cafe are all lovely and add to the experience. I’ve tried afternoon tea in lots of places and I have to say you’d have a job to beat the Boxwood cafe.

My husband and I went here for afternoon tea. He had the standard afternoon tea and I had the gluten free version. I was worried I would got fobbed off with pre bought sandwiches and boring cakes, but I was pleasantly surprised. I had the same amount of food as my husband, there were some changes, he had a scone, I had a brownie, but I did not feel like a second class diner, which is how I usually feel whilst eating out.

We love Boxwood Cafe. Lovely, varied menu and interesting specials. The sausages are particularly yummy (Johnson's Butchers in Thrapston - another favourite). The range of cakes and sweet goodies is so varied and every one I've tried is delicious. As we live so close I've taken to popping in for take away cakes to save me baking! Always a pleasure to visit and know it will always be delicious. Thank you!

Since the start of the pandemic all our once favourite places to eat have been disappointing at best if not downright unpleasant. Not so with the Boxwood Cafe. It`s the only place where the food has remained a consistently high standard. We`re always met with a friendly welcome and the service is prompt. On top of that it`s the only place that offers a good range of gluten free cakes that are actually appetising both to look at and to eat. Most places seem to think that those of us who are gluten free have no desire to eat anything remotely pleasant, and will be happy with something akin to oven-baked cardboard. It`s advisable to book in advance to avoid disappointment, and if I had one piece of advice to improve an otherwise perfect experience, it would be `please keep it dog free!`

Great breakfast. Everyone had something different and the food was excellent. We have been back several times both for breakfast and morning coffee and cake. Excellent service, very clean and airy.

Dropped in for Saturday brunch. Thoroughly enjoyed our American style pancakes with bacon and avocado. Great coffee too.

Excellent place to eat in a perfect setting. Food is high quality and well cooked. Very friendly staff and a safe, clean place to eat.

Despite their website, and TripaAdvisor saying they were still taking Covid measures. Staff and customer were to wear facemask, This is not true. When I queried it I was told the manager had told them it was their choice I spoke to the manager who...

We dropped in for a light lunch. The menu showed a creative team in the kitchen... and so it proved to be the case. The hot smoked mackerel salad I had was one for the best salads I’ve had for a very long time. Not...

Came across this delightful eaterie whislt serching for trees. It was such a surprise as it was contemporary, spotless and great choice of food and drinks.The staff are freindly and efficient and can't do enough to please you. Nothing too much trouble.Sandwhiches and snacks are...

Wow now this is how you do a GF alternate - we had the Eggs Royal with salmon - bread toasted and buttered with lots of moisture !! Spot on!

Super lunch and excellent service. we have bought from the garden centre for a number of years but have never eaten at the cafe before. We will be back.

On visiting the Garden Centre we decided to stay and have a coffee in the Cafe. All Covid procedures in place! We found a table by the window and looked at the menu. This persuaded us to have some lunch. I had a favourite of...

Coffee excellent cakes excellent service excellent staff excellent facilities excellent Bacon sandwiches bit stingy on the bacon

Heard about this place from a neighbour last weekend and thought we would try it out today. Busy little place at the rear of the garden centre, probably been up about a year. Pleasant greeting - good covid management A lot of tables were booked,...

The food here is delicious, lunches, cakes and coffee are a real treat. The service is first class and when the staff are not serving they are making sure that the place is cleaned and as covid-protected as possible. The restaurant, and the toilet facilities...

Myself and my husband went for lunch today with our baby, one of our first trips out since lockdown. All very well organised and I felt safe during the visit. On ordering the very nice lady apologised that there would be a wait for food,...

Boxwood Cafe is our 'go to' place. The food is always plentiful, good quality and varied. The cakes are always fresh, well made and delicious... if only they were calorie free!😅🎂 We regularly have morning coffee, lunch or an afternoon snack here. The prices here...

Great food, lovely coffees, always something interesting on the menu. Lovely place, great service, would highly recommend!

Very quick service by friendly and cheerful staff. Plenty of space with some arm chairs. Modern and spotlessly clean professionally run by people who know what they are doing. Food is freshly prepared with a good choice of food for breakfast and lunch. Coffee is...

Mf friend and I called in for lunch and very not disappointed. I had a very nice goats cheese and red onion tart with herby roast potatoes and salad garnish, folliwd by an excellent frangipan tart. My friend enjoed a cheese and toato sandwich on...

We love this place always relaxed and great refreshments. We had breakfast which was superb, good fresh produce, well cooked and very tasty.

Lovely little place for a snack. Came here to meet up with my friend who I hadn’t had the chance to meet up with before Christmas! Was lovely to see her again! I had the ham, cheese and chorizo panini and a bowl of chips...

This lovely cafe is hidden away but so worth checking out. The staff are so welcoming, caring and attentive. Nothing is too much trouble. The surroundings are very clean, comfortable and of good quality. My only niggle, if you can call it that, are the...

The food here was absolutely lovely, very fresh and well made. We had the big breakfast and the poached egg with salmon and cream cheese and i honestly have to say it was delicious. We will definitely be back again.

Only recently opened can recommend nice home cooked food a bit pricey but nice treat, had a prawn open sandwich a bowl of chips a scone and tea will call in again

Lovely setting at The Barn Garden Centre - a new purpose built cafe offering delicious, freshly made food. Great for breakfasts and lunches - make sure you check out the specials board too. And if you have room, the scones and cakes are really good....

Having visited the Barn Nursery , my wife and I decided to visit the latest addition the Boxwood cafe and we were not disappointed Excellent sandwiches, lovely ambiance, stylish crockery and great service It was nice to see the custom represented by all ages, so...

The food was good, although the lunch menu is quite limited. The staff go out of their way to be friendly and helpful. There are attractive pictures on the walls, and it is clean. The only downside is the music. We tried to sit as...

Good food and efficient service for the price. Our party of 12 ordered a few different dishes and drinks. The drinks were served first and they managed to bring all the dishes almost together. The small breakfast, by far the most popular, was well cooked...

My daughter and I stopped by for breakfast on route back to Wales. The breakfast was just amazing and we couldn't resist the lemon cake and a second cup of coffee before leaving. Plenty of seating inside and the option to sit outside too. Spotlessly...

Thought we would try Boxwood Cafe - the new cafe within The Barn Garden Center Oundle. The staff were lovely, the menu very nice and the food was delicious (very fresh and obviously made to order). Coffee/hot chocolate was perfect too - would definitely go...

Good menu with plenty of variety. The panini was excellent and was served with their own coleslaw which was a perfect accompaniment. Service was also top notch and made it a relaxing and friendly place to eat.

Great brunch meal sitting in the sunshine this morning. Imaginative menu, well presented and perfectly cooked. Friendly welcome too.