The Cafe in Sherwood Forest in Newark and Sherwood

We're in the visitors centre and went in for a coffee/tea. Not much room, particularly when a queue formed. Good range of drinks but one size only. The main seating area was out in the Craft centre but there were seats in the café itself. 2 staff on but probably could have done with more.

Staff don’t like it if at tables too long. Had coffees, lunch and desert. Rushed?Looks?

Great place to eat .great staff.made to feel welcome

I've had a brilliant time at the cafe excellent food and service in particular the young girl with brown hairs politeness and excellent service made the experience even more welcoming and delightful, definetly recommend, will definitely visit again

My mother politely asked the young girl serving for 1 bacon and 1 sausage cob and various drinks. When the food arrived there was 1 sausage and 1 egg cob to which we told the staff that this was incorrect. This was changed for us. We then realised, when looking at the receipt, that we had been undercharged so upon leaving my mother went to give the amount of money that we owed for the bacon cob. The girl very rudely jumped down my mother’s throat stating that she should have checked the receipt and it was her fault that she got the order wrong. My mother asked to speak to someone else which another member of staff listened and told her to keep the amount of money owed due to it being their mistake. The young girl serving needs to learn some respect and also remember she is representing a company. Really poor service and not impressed at all. Cobs were not buttered and tasted average.

Great food great service and great value

Great cafe, lovely atmosphere. The staff were very welcoming and helpful. The Gluten Free options were good and absolutely delicious 😋

Lovely little cafe in a great location in Edwinstowe, visiting family so recommended to go. Had the most incredible cake - Guiness cake. Yes I know not something you'd think of but curiosity got the better. Wow....hat tip to the chef of that beaut xx

Wile I was being served at the counter the lady behind the counter decided to serve the next person behind me before my order was finished. Rude service.

Well what can I say about this hidden little treasure…. I have been to the cafe on several occasions and have received excellent customer service each time, the staff despite some of them being “teenagers” have always been polite. I was disappointed to see a recent review that were slating these young ladies who are working there as teenagers now days don’t won’t work even if it is only minimum wage! Everyone has to start somewhere. Overall the staff, the service and the food is of good quality, would definitely return.

Mis advertises what you get. Miserable staff. Unclean. Avoid.

This place used to be a perfect place to stop for refreshments while visiting the Arts and Crafts Centre but since Covid has suffered with unfriendly and inefficient staff who take ages to serve the customers and then range from completely apathetic to downright rude. No concept of customer service but then I suppose that's what you get for hiring teenagers on presumably minimum wage. We will not be returning and there are far better businesses nearby.

Love this place ,go every week,lovely place and staff.

Good service, food very acceptable .

Dropped in for quick lunch, food was great, warm friendly service and cosy atmosphere 👍

First visit today, it took a long time to get served as one person was doing it all, coffee wasn't hot enough, toastie was very nice.

The food is ok but sadly the coffee was not great. The atmosphere has declined over the years as some small businesses around the cafe vacate their premises, I understand this is out of the cafes control but it is a contributing factor to the atmosphere.

It was ok. The cake was tiny (normally a cake would be cut into 10-12 slices, there's are more like 14-16), a bit dry and crumbly. The staff weren't very friendly either. Not worth it imo, go to the visitor centre instead.

Tucked away in the charming arts and crafts center, this little cafe is a nice spot to take a break. With seating options inside the center and outside in the peaceful backyard, it's a relaxing place to enjoy a coffee and pastry. The kind service staff aim to please, though they struggle to keep up with the demands of customers at their small operation. The coffees are nicely brewed and the cake slices are fresh from the bakery. With some extra hands on deck during the busier times, the service could be sped up to better match the calming ambiance. But the cozy location and tasty treats make this a cafe I'll return to when I want to get away from the hustle and bustle.

What a great Cafe in a great location!. A genuine British Sherwood Forest experience. Good quality fresh food, lovely staff and quick efficient service even though they were overrun. Sitting in the courtyard with the great little shops around and good quality food is a pleasure.

Popped in for a bacon cob and coffee whilst out for a walk. Pleasant place to have a quick break and not too pricey.

A very nice cafe with great food and staff.

Had a wonderful visit with a few friends. Would come back especially for the wonderful Olivia who served us. She was such a kind, well mannered young lady. Definitely a star within the cafe.

We visit the Cafe on a regular basis we have not found anywhere that comes close to beating them for their own baked scones. Absolutely beautiful cream teas.

Always clean and cleared away and tables wiped quickly. Food excellent and reasonable priced. Staff cheerful and helpful.

Web site showed dog friendly, but after a 40mile drive with dog, stopped at the cafe to find no dogs allowed. Update your site as just while we we where there 3 couples with dogs walked away, your loss.

Very busy and had a long waiting time for food 🥴

Very busy place. Service was slow but that's down to the amount of people there. Missed my item off the order but were quick to rectify and apologise. I would recommend going here, but be patient. The staff work very hard.

As a visitor to many cafés around the country this one which is local to me is without a doubt top class. Really good food, friendly staff and very good prices. I regularly go on my bike just for a tea and scone and also go with my wife who also is very impressed.

I go to the café on my bike two or three times a week " this should tell you something " such a nice place with very friendly staff and very fair pricing. Now that the new visitor centre over the road has opened and has proven to be an expensive place to eat the café can get very busy at times but don't let this put you off. A very good café indeed.

Good food fair prices. Friendly staff.

Nice wee cafe to go to before or after a wander in Sherwood Forest , the staff here are nice ordered a latte and scone which were reasonably priced & the latte was spot on

Excellent cafe in the craft centre in Sherwood Forest. There's a great selection of cakes including vegan, gluten free and dairy free. Helpful, pleasant staff and a chilled vibe.

We were staying at Sherwood Pines campsite so a pleasant walk up to the cafe and we had lunch from the takeaway 5 minute wait for 2 panninis and they were very good nice and hot with crisps and a small portion of mixed salad leaves with a balsamic dressing. As they do breakfast from 0900 we walked up for Sunday breakfast and had the large breakfast with a portion of scrambled egg for our dog (yes we took his bowl he didn't eat off the plate) and black coffee for himself and mocha for me everything lovely and hot. We had lunch there twice more and all I can say is the food is good and the cakes are to die for husband loves scones and had these twice. All the staff were great friendly and helpful even put the cakes in a box so we could take some home with us but a special thanks to Lauren (hope I got that right) who provided menus for us to take back to the campsite.

Why do the new coffee machines only serve Luke warm coffee. I like a nice hot cup of coffee but here in the cafe at Sherwood it’s cool. Not good

Had a good selection of prepared gf sandwiches plus crisps and a good selection of prepaked gf cakes and freshly baked gf cake. Makes a pleasant change to have a selection without having to ask what they've got n a selection of cakes that isn't just gf chocolate brownie

Good service and good portion size.

We went today with our daughter. We ordered a cream tea, a cheese scone and pickle, sausage roll and 2 teas , 2 cartins of pop. Not an amazing order i know. Scones were warm not microwave, freshly cooked. Pickle amazing. Friendly, courteous and couldnt be more attentive if you were spending hundreds of pounds.

We waited for a considerable amount of time to place our order, even though the queue was very short. The options were all served with chips, when we asked if we could purchase an item without the chips, for our one year old, we were told this would not be possible and the only option would be to purchase a full meal served in the same box. When I questioned this again they went into the kitchen and came back repeating that all food had to be served as a meal, all in the same container, with chips! We subsequently ordered the full meal before waiting nearly 30 minutes for it to arrive. We asked the person serving us to pass on our feedback, regarding suitable food for children, to which they replied that they agree with us but that there was nothing that could be done. If we had been able to purchase a single food item for our child, then we would have purchased an additional meal but instead I settled with the chips that we had to have as part of his meal, that he would not be eating. Usually we would have also purchase extras on a trip out like this, cake, a coffee etc, but we were so miffed with the service that we only purchased enough to sustain us until we headed home. Clearly the management decisions are very poor and too bureaucratic to allow staff to make the smallest decisions, not enabling them to provide a good standard of customer service. We are regular visitors to the area but will be finding somewhere else to eat in future.

We visited here for lunch during half term. It was very busy and we had to queue for about 10 minutes, not a problem and all at a social distance. We only had to wait about 15 minutes for our food which was great. We had panninis, cheesy chips and a jacket potato. It was reasonably priced for quality and location. Staff were great and again it was all very safe and socially distanced. As we had a dog we sat outside which was fine and there was a dog bowl for her.

If you visit Sherwood Forest, pop in to the cafe in the Art & Craft centre. They make fresh scones daily and their cheese-scones are to die for... MRS Urbansdotter

Really disappointed. I love this village, and the craft centre. However in most categories, this cafe failed to meet satisfactory. Customer service = less than friendly (the lady who served us). Food = good price but expensive for the lack of taste and poor quality (is it real cheese?). Packaging = TERRIBLE. The cafe is based beside Sherwood Forest. And yet, they have styrofoam packaging, plastic cutlery, plastic bags? Really? An eyesore to see overflowing the top of the outside bin, never mind on benches around the forest! Is it really that difficult to wash the cutlery and plates like you would normally? And if you do offer takeaways, there are SO MANY alternatives to plastic and styrofoam. And why not brown paper bags? Not only better for the environment but more in-line with the other facilities at the centre (Simpley Natural - very eco-friendly). I know there is a pandemic against humanity. But have you thought about the fight against climate change? Get with the times. Will not be returning.

Food is always good albeit a bit pricey for a cafe. I have been visiting this cafe on and off over several years and the bacon roll is the best item on the menu

Decent place. Bring your wallet

Very nice food served promptly in clean surroundings by friendly staff

Great Cafe We visit Sherwood forest visitors centre, love the walks The craft centre provides looks of intrest

Sadly, although there was an indoor atrium with paved area and lots of seats, animals are not allowed. Given that there are lots of small businesses there, and a captive audience of dog walkers this seems ludicrous in todays market. Why can't they have the rule that dogs are to be kept in the atrium?

Brilliant. Great service and really nice food. We went in before our walk and went back afterwards. Greedy for good food.

fabulous. gluten free bread and soya milk for my brew loved it

Nice place for a coffee and snack after looking around the units.

Very nice cafe with good food and service. Just across the street from the Sherwood Visitors Centre which gives access to Sherwood Forest - a great place for a walk and visit to the Major Oak.

Pleasant and varied range of snacks.

Usually good.scones nice with different ones.could be a bit wsrmer.staff dont say much.

Wonderful! Delicious cheese and chive scone and coffee! Bacon and sausage cob delicious too!

after visiting the new visitor centre and cafe i can say with confidence what a complete waste of public money, the building is dull, the food if you can call it food is pathetic the coffee was slightly worm, the cafe area was uninviting, cold, uninteresting. How can anyone have agreed to pay 5 million pounds for this, the council should be ashamed of themselves. I have to give it one star as it won't let me give it minus 10. Bring back the old visitor centre please.

Nice hot coffee, decent food, friendly atmosphere.

Live very close & this is one our favourite spots on a sunny (or rainy) afternoon. Lovey place to have a light lunch or cuppa surrounded by arts, crafts & gift shops right in the heart of the forest.

Delicious cake and coffee, friendly service

1 star because they were open. They charge £1.40 for a cup of hot water with a meal.

The best cheese scones I've ever had. Cute little cafe with good coffee too.

We called into the Centre and decided to have a coffee. 2 coffees and a scone were £7 which I feel was a little expensive

Visited today with the family, My wife went to the counter and placed the order. When the food arrived my scampi was missing and was missed off the order, simple mistake. But when I finally resolved that issue and recieved my lunch once everyone else had finnished. I opened the tartar sauce and it was a snot green and over a year out of date!! I asked for some more and that was 8 months out of date,. Not very good when they advertise whitby scampi, that may I add was cremated. Bad experience wouldnt recommended.

We visit the cafe every weekend after taking our dog around the forest. We love it. Very friendly and fair prices.... Better than the forest visitor cafe by a mile....

Went here after visiting the Major Oak and had tea and scones served by friendly staff in a covered courtyard surrounded by interesting touristy shops.

This is a cosy little cafe in the craft centre at Edwinstowe in Sherwood Forest. All the food is cooked as required and is very palatable. The menu is small but perfectly adequate and always served with a friendly smile from the girls who keep this lovely establishment going . Delicious scones and cakes are home-made and are very moreish. Prices are very reasonable and it makes a very welcome sit-down for a while when browsing round the various units in the craft centre.

Lovely cafe, great place to sit in the courtyard. Very reasonable prices, much better than the visitor centre!

The children had fun looking for the wanted poster's, the gift shop and cafe were very good too. Will go again soon.

Best cakes in the area. Jams and marmalade for sale too. Recommend the lemon and lime.

2018 was our 1st visit for many years, since then we've been quite a few times and also the Arts and Craft Centre, Excellent place to visit with The Famous Oak tree from the days of Robin Hood.

We love to eat lunch at this café; it is an interesting place, set among the craft shops in Edwinstowe.....food is good and plentiful servings; coffee is very good. Happy to think we will be there again soon.

Loved to stop here for a quick bite and a drink and did today as well...only just though! That many signs telling you no dogs allowed you actually start to feel like they don't want business from people who dare to have a Dog!!!! Given the volume of people walking with dogs the people that work here and run these place out to think about how much money walks past the door. Had to stay outside in the cheap seats and struggled to find one that wasn't wet. Coffee is ok, doesn't taste like illy for some reason.

Very, very busy each time we've been. It is what you'd expect

Visited this coffee shop with my friend. They did not have the coffee requested and the alternative was not good. I thought the drinks were poor as they were lukewarm. The staff did not make a. Effort to make you feel welcome at all which was disappointing. The only positive is that it is dog friendly but otherwise I thought it was overpriced and poor quality all round.

Lovely cafe in nice surroundings,food good ,and efficent service ,Staff very polite and friendly,will definitely visit again.

Good place to get a snack and a drink after visiting Sherwood forest.

Went with our young daughter and asked before joining the considerable queue for the children’s options. We told they don’t have a kids menu but they could do a small portion of anything on their menu. My husband then queued to be told when he eventually got to order that they were unable to make a tuna toasty with one slice of bread instead of two. He queried why he was told we could order half portions at which point the kitchen was consulted and another member of staff (presumably the manager) came out to inform him that this was, in fact, impossible. They seemed completely oblivious to the unreasonable, ridiculous and contradictory nature of their stance and we had no choice to buy an adult size portion at full cost. The ‘helpful’ advice we were given was that we could save half until later which completely missed the point of the lack of customer care and really quite rude and unhelpful manner of the staff. When you support small business, they need to do better. This would have been somewhere we came regularly however, we will not be coming again!

Always friendly staff, food very good and cooked to order. Lovely and clean. Usually call for coffee and Food when we've had a long walk round Sherwood Forest. Cheese scones are the best I've ever tasted.

Great family day out followed by lovely food.

Really good, hard to fault it. Reasonable prices, really nice food and drink. A genuine buzz about the place, helped by the friendly, happy staff. Will come again next time I visit the Forest.

After visiting Sherwood Forest yesterday, we had planned on having our lunch at the café in the new visitor centre there, having discovered that the old café we used to enjoy eating at had closed down.

We chose to have lunch here on a Saturday - the food was enjoyed by all our party and the wait was not over-lon, despite the cafe being fairly busy.

We went on a busy weekend so had too wait for our food a little longer then I would have expected, when it came it was nice and not too expensive

Lovely lunch and the best cakes, great friendly staff enjoyed it as usual fab, always fresh cakes and lovely food eat here regularly

VERY spacious but not big selection of food

We gave stopped here so many times and it's always good. We especially like the chip butties which do set you up for a good walk afterwards.

This was a very pleasant spot for morning tea, after an equally pleasant walk through Sherwood Forest to the Major Oak. There’s a cafe in the newish Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre; it was empty and characterless, so we chose ‘The Cafe in Sherwood Forest’, across the road in the ‘Sherwood Forest Art and Craft Centre’. The cafe has inside seating, and seating outside in a glass-roofed courtyard. The cafe and indeed the whole centre was busy, so it was a good choice... I’m not one for being the only diner in a cafe!

found a table in the courtyard decided to have some food and drink before venturing into

Stopped of to have a cup of tea after visiting the forest. Greeting was warm and friendly Earl Grey tea excellent. But food looked delicious. We forgot our sun hats and the staff were very helpful finding them. Dogs around in the court yard.

It makes a change to find a cafe with management check and double products and ingredients do well that I feel confident to eat their delicious food. Lovely setting which is friendly and welcoming. Always a smile from the staff.

Stopped off here after a long walk in Sherwood Forest and in need of a drink and some lunch.

Myself and my 2yr old daughter, visit this place at least twice a month. Staff can't do enough for you, food is always nice with plenty of choice. We love it here!!

We came here recently whilst walking in the forest. My partner had a cooked lunch which he said was ok but I had a cuppa and slice of chocolate fudge cake which was delicious and clearly freshly baked! The price for everything was very reasonable. The place itself is a little dated but all part of the charm we reckon! We'll be back in the summer!

Called for a coffee during a recent visit. We asked for American’s with cream but “no cream”.

A real favourite of ours. Very nice cakes and speciality teas. But for us the standard burger is quality easily beating off fast food outlets.

When we arrived at the craft centre we headed straight for a drink, one coffee and two teas. We sat outside (though it is under cover) in the courtyard. Very pleasant so we decided to return for lunch after a trip around the craft centre. Three quiche, salad and chips. Very generous portions, nicely presented. We again sat outside. One of our group also had a cherry scone. (I would have loved a dessert as they looked delicious, but was too full) Very tasty fresh food, relaxing surroundings, staff kept it all running smoothly. Would return.

Very plesant sat outside. We had scones and tea, which were nice. Although there were several staff outside, clearing dishes etc, there was only one person on the counter, taking the orders, serving and preparing drinks, doing the till work.

He perdido la cuenta de cuántas muchas visitas que hemos hecho aquí, cada vez que un placer!!! La cafetería está situada dentro de un entorno encantador con pequeñas, unidades de buen gusto privado de los alrededores. Bosque de Sherwood, tiro con arco, esgrima y otras actividades que suele estar disponible para los niños, el famoso OAK (lugar importante del legendario Robin Hood, y otra cafetería en el centro de visitantes en el bosque, todo a sólo unos pocos minutos a pie de distancia.

En ella me pop cada 6 meses y nunca falla de café y comida fantástica - combinar con servicio amable (nota alguien pareció presumido! ! - Siempre me he encontrado el personal excepcionalmente amable) - mantener el buen trabajo.

Fantastic home made cakes, soups and salads. I visit almost weekly and the cheese scones are the best anywhere :)

Great staff helpful always pleasant, food the best never disappointed lots to choose from on the menu amazing sweets