The Dairy Barn Cafe (Ferneley's Ice cream) in Melton

What a wonderful Sunday Roast we had really enjoyable it ups at side some competition Ice cream was always amazing but now to complement the lovely Sunday Roast

Whilst a lovely little place with the perfect ideas and most wonderful ice cream, the reality lets it down which feels a real shame. Maybe it's because it's winter? But there are some little things that would make a huge difference to the experience. Ice cream is great. Rest of the food is not. Very overcooked and thrown together. I didn't get a good vibe about the general staff morale here though so may have something to do with it. For one, the front of house staff were miserable. Whilst polite, there was a strange atmosphere. One member of staff though was particularly patronising when asking about prices, explaining the cost of living crisis and everything going up etc. That's fine and understandable but the prices she was saying still didn't match the overall price she was charging. The chef came out at one point and ferneleys, please invest in new chef whites for your staff. The under cover play area is lovely, but just not compatible with the current weather which put a bit of a dampner on the visit. Water dripping through the ceilings into our coffees and onto our things. All toys wet/damp/ some with mould growing. Very smelly which was a shame. Normally a lovely place in the summer but I don't think we will come again in the winter months.

Drove past due to a diversion and popped in. Bought two tubs of ice cream, honeycomb and strawberry. Magnificent is the only way to describe this ice cream, met the farmer as well, very personable guy, highly recommended

Such a relaxed environment to bring the kids to. Very clean, friendly and so much choice on the menu, in fact we were spoilt for choice. I had the vegetarian quiche which was served with chips and a side salad. The miniature golf is good value and play barn is great for toddlers. Lots of space to seat both indoor and out. Definitely family friendly, pet friendly and inclusive. A lovely assortment of take home ice cream flavours and an excellent selection of home made chutneys nd sauces as well as souvenirs and gifts. I'd definitely recommend Fernleys for a family day out.

My children had an inset day so took it as an opportunity to visit. It was nice and quiet during the week. Children (5&6) loved the mini golf and the climbing frame. There was a barn with toys but this is very much aimed at babies and toddlers. Absolutely loved the ice cream - best we've had! Will definitely be back and the cows look well cared for. Staff super friendly as well.

Probably not fair to judge, but the day we visited there was an event on in the neighbourhood field, which made the cafe very busy. We only stopped for an icecream. It took a long time to be served and there were people everywhere plus a lot of very muddy floors. The toilets were incredibly muddy too!!! However the range of icecream flavours was amazing and what we had was delicious!!!

I ordered two lunches, a chicken, pesto and mozzarella panini and a chicken breast burger. The panini was not the one I ordered, it had no chicken! The chicken breast burger came out cold and dry!! The original panini order came with coleslaw, however the panini that came out was without coleslaw. There then seemed to be a discussion as to whether my wife could have some coleslaw. When I informed the staff that my burger was cold, I was told “I don’t know why, it is freshly cooked on the griddle.” I therefore did not eat my burger but was not offered a refund, just a sorry!

We have visited a few times and the staff are always friendly and helpful and can’t do enough for you. We always enjoy the variety of ice creams available and the food is always fantastic. We look forward to our next visit

We usually indulge in some crazy golf when we're out and about and loved this course. It was a fine autumnal morning and as well as the fun farm-themed course, it was great to be surrounded by animals, including pigs and cows in nearby fields as we took on the holes. We were out in the fresh air and bonding as a family - it was nice to get the children off their phones and tablets. We loved the inventive greens and especially enjoyed the pun-tastic titles of each one - including 'Hey Ewe', 'Hole-ya-Horses', 'Legend-dairy' and Ferneley's Fairway. Having completed the course (with mum and dad finishing joint first), we happily left, stopping off at the cafe before we left.

Had a lovely couple of hours here, lots of ice creams to choose from and delicious. We'll worth a visit

Visited today with family 👪 💕 was a great new find!!! Kids area, sand pit and football pitch were great as you can see from outside seating area, all very clean. There's also a fab play barn. Ordered food and drinks quite pricy but a nice treat. If you eat outside be careful there's loaadddss of wasps!!!! Crazy golf is good but bit pricey but goes without saying really. Loved the fact you could use the milk bottle machine. Couldn't comment on toilets. Customer service that I revieved was great!!!

Visited today and was unbelievably disappointed. The service was so slow, taking 1 hour and 10 minutes for 2 paninis & asked where the food was to receive a very blunt “we’re busy” response. Over an hour for 2 panins is not acceptable! No apology or offer of a drink whilst we waited with a hungry child! The toilets are vile! hairs, urine all round the seat & floor, clearly haven’t been cleaned for a long time and the smell is obscene. Very disappointed with this place and will not recommend or be returning!

I visited with my friend, her baby and my dog and it was both child and dog friendly :) we ordered a scoop of icecream in a pot for the dog! For me I ordered 2 scoops on a waffle and was a bit disappointed with the presentation as usually you get it with whipped cream a ferneleys wafer and sauce but did not get offered any of these as extras (would pay extra) but in the past they came with and wasn’t made aware. The ice cream was lush (best around) I had salted caramel and moobueno (the best icecream I’ve ever had)!! Already planned to come back next weekend. Also, super special seeing the cows are obviously well looked after and looked happy.

We met some friends here for lunch having never visited before despite being local. Lunch was good and staff very friendly. The ice cream is amazing! Crazy golf for kids and adults and plenty to do for little people. Good place to meet up and catch up with giving kids space to run around. Inside play barn for youngsters. Sandpit and climbing frame too. Would suit all ages.

The first thing you notice as you park your car are all the instructional signs - mainly telling you what you can't do. The second thing is the number of wasp traps. Much needed, as it turned out. But the strangest thing was the absence of parasols in the large outside seating area. On one of the hottest days of the year - the temperature was nudging 31 degrees - there was not a square inch of shade to be found. The parasols had been taken away - as another notice explained - for "health and safety" reasons. Apparently a small minority of guests had misused them in some way (the mind boggles) and so the majority were to be punished by being denied any shade whatsoever. This is crazy. There was an inside area apart from the cafe itself, but this was a polytunnel structure covered in dark plastic. The temperature inside was probably hotter than outside. With nowhere to escape the direct sun - and three young children to protect - we retreated to our car and finished our ice creams in air-conditioned comfort. So a very disappointing 20 mile round trip - we had hoped to use the play area and spend a bit of time having fun. The one plus - fresh, chilled milk dispensed into your own container. That was the only part of the visit we enjoyed.

Just had a fantastic light meal and yummy ice cream on the hottest day ever recorded in Britain! The best of it was that the cafe is air conditioned! Started off with a very tasty local beef cheese burger while my husband had an indulgent Maple bacon waffle with a large scoop of vanilla Ice cream. I then followed with double ice cream waffle cone of a scoop of coffee as well as a generous scoop of dark chocolate raspberry ripple. Divine! On not so hot days there is a lovely outside seating area with kids playground and a farm themed crazy golf not that it was the weather today! Highly recommend!

Had ice cream and drinks for the family. £20 for that. Ok , that can be expected when visiting a farm shop / ice cream barn. BUT. When you are in there , how on this Earth can you then charge for the adventure golf. £5.95 per adult , £3.95 for a junior / Child. So approx £20 for a quick game of mini adventure Golf. This , in my opinion is totally unacceptable. I dont know any farm shops in the country that expect you to shell out this kind of money to have a quick round of mini Golf after you have just helped the business out by spending another twenty odd quid on some ice cream. Drop the mini Golf prices , it’s totally out of order and I really can’t quite believe it. It’s Hill Top Farm for me any day of the week or weekend until you have a reality check and drop the fee for mini golf. Make it a family fun day out without ripping us off. We are here to support local business , and that works 2 ways. Better a returning customer than a non returner

We decided to treat ourselves to a cooked breakfast & as Ferneley's is local to us in Langham & has excellent reviews for its ice cream/milk,it seemed ideal,We ordered 2 coffee's & traditional breakfasts & found a table.Unfortunately the first problem became immediately apparent -...

While their ice cream and milk are best served cold the traditional cooked breakfast should not be. Overpriced for all that you get. Not impressed. Sorry I didn’t say anything at the time but our 70yr old mother has anxiety issues and that would’ve pushed...

Nipped in for lunch recently and while the food and ice creams are always nice enough, nipped to the loos before eating to wash my hands only to be scalded by the single mixer tap in the sink despite being set to cold! Already covered...

Visited after meeting the farmer delivering icecream to supplier. The Ice cream is simply amazing and tastes fantastic. The quality is high and all ice cream is made from natural flavouring. We look forward to visiting again

Good selection of food at reasonable price, good service in pleasant surroundings. Highly recommended

Sunday morning wonderful breakfast first class service two big tubs of ice cream to take home what coululd be better 10 out of 10

Really disappointed, Childs packed lunch cost £3.99 included a small drink carton, half a cob, yoghurt tube and voucher for a scoop of ice cream!!! Very poor. Mind you my cob cost£3.99 and was just the cob no side salad or crisps. Could also provide...

We held our wedding reception here on 03/01/2020. At short notice the dairy barn pulled out all the stops to ensure our day was perfect..and it was. The atmosphere,food and very attentive staff made sure our day was a memorable one. Thankyou all at the...

We have had lunch here in the past but attended a private function with friends and family The food and service were excellent, the friendly staff were helpful and attentive. This is an ideal spot, summer or winter, with good views and excellent ice cream,...

I visited on a Motorbike to check out the place as a potential Coffee-and-Cake-stop, either as part of a larger future biker-group-ride, or as a destination for a family visit. In either case, it's great. Light, airy, friendly, clean, fast, efficient, and great areas for...

Called in today, been looking forward to sampling this icecream, looks fantastic but looks are very deceptive!! Its all looks but very little flavour. Won't be back

We went for a 60th anniversary meal and I have never felt so welcome despite our large group size and amount of food needed. The servers were absolutely lovely, the food was fresh and delicious and I highly recommend going if you can. Thank you...

I went with a group of friends (and our children) for lunch and ice cream. We arrived at around 12.30 and didn't leave until 5! Children's lunch boxes are good, but would perhaps benefit from the addition of a piece of fruit. Staff were friendly...

We came here after a recommendation from a friend. The café is really nice and spacious and has air con! We ordered some ice creams and a big breakfast and both were fantastic. Breakfast was delicious! Nice outdoor seating area as well with play areas...

Wish I could put this place on every map available. Superb medium sized business with usual lunch menu, but what a way to introduce your children to " where your food comes from". Cows in the field opposite that supply the milk that is used...

The ice cream here is delicious, with plenty of flavours to choose from and also plenty of ways for it to be eaten, either in a tub or cone, or on a waffle or pancakes, there is lots of choice to cater for everyone. Unfortunately I don't rate the cooked food menu that much, it is very expensive for what you get, but the ice cream makes it worth the visit.

Stopped for lunch, nice new place, typical lunch fayre - but all done nicely and well presented for a reasonable price. Nice to have the choice of sofas or normal tables and nice view over the fields and cattle. It's not just ice cream, but the ice cream looks amazing! :-)

A great cafe in a rural location near Melton. The Dairy barn cafe serving ice cream and a whole lot more. The breakfasts, snacks and lunches are very tasty although the burgers at just over a tenner with a small bucket of chips seems a little pricey. There is wide of ice cream flavours which can also be served with a choice of either a waffle or pancake.

Visited on a nice sunny day. Place is really nice and clean and a great selection of ice cream. The ice cream is excellent and a great selection of flavours. Will definitely visit again. Dogs allowed in certain areas.

We cycled here and what a treat we were not disappointed. We have now visited several times and find the choices of ice cream vast and the flavours change weekly. We have also enjoyed tea and coffee and found both to be great too. There is also a full selection of proper food.

Five or six of us meet once a fortnight for breakfast at various locations around Melton Mowbray and in Rutland

Lovely new-ish facility with a great cafe, specialising in their own homemade ice cream. Other food and snacks too, cakes are great plus an indoor and outdoor play area for children.

Ice cream at the dairy farm. Wide variety of excellent ice creams made on the premises from milk from the cows to be seen in the fields. Also, coffee, breakfasts and light lunches available in the newly built light and airy cafe restaurant. Picnic benches outside, children’s play area, good car park. A great visit with the grand children. And for the grandparents.

We visited as a group and had a lunch. The staff were all friendly and helpful and the food was good value. We didn't have ice cream on this visit, but it looked very good. We'll be back!

We’ve visited this a few times over the last year and decided to have our daughter’s 3rd birthday here.

Great little spot surrounded by fields, lovely views. Great ice creams and milkshakes from the dairy cows on the farm. Play area for the children, I'll try and make it a regular stop!

Local high quality produce..a proper breakfast indeed , busy but very good service and the ice cream is NOT to be missed

Purely by chance drove past the Dairy Barn so turned around and stopped. So pleased we did. Looks all brand new. Staff so friendly. We indulged ourselves with two glorious icecream desserts. FABULOUS!!!

What a great find! Family friendly, modern, spacious and comfortable venue offering quality value food. We followed or delicious 3-egg omlettes with the on-site produced ice cream, which was fantastic. Also dog friendly - our pooch loved the fuss made of her. Will be returning very soon.

Always a pleasure to eat here, love the fact that it is all local produce and this is great. Quality of food and service is consistently a high standard. A good place to relax and chill out over delicious ice cream, or if your n early bird why not have one of their lovely breakfasts .

We went to the Dairy Barn for some lunch today.

Having sampled the ice-cream, I popped in to the café for the first time, and it was even better than I'd hoped. The café is spotlessly clean, including the loos. It's bright and spacious, with lots of comfy seating. There is lots of outdoor seating too, so it would be a good place to come on a summer's day. The view of the fields, full of cows, is lovely. There's a big play area for children, so it's definitely a family-friendly venue. It's also welcoming to dogs, and there is an exercise area set aside for them. All the staff are friendly - and the food arrived quickly. The menu is quite varied - good sized omelettes, soup, paninis and other sandwiches, freshly made thick chips. The choice of desserts is fabulous - cakes, pancakes, waffles, luxury chocolate, milk shakes, and ice-creams. You can take ice cream home in two different size cartons. It's all homemade - savoury and sweets. The café sources ingredients locally -and the milk comes from the cows you can watch munching grass while you eat. The menu is unfussy but not boring, and the emphasis seems to be on quality ingredients and freshness. They don't rush you, so it's a great place to visit with friends for a catch-up. Prices are excellent considering the quality. It's a little off the beaten path, but well worth going the extra mile beyond Melton Mowbray.

Visited here with a friend and we had waffles and ice cream with coffee - really nice. The only reason I haven’t given 5 stars is because of how noisy the coffee machine was, it did rather spoil the visit.

I discovered this ice-cream because the cafe owners ran a stall at the Melton Mowbray Choc Fest, where they had a sample of things you can get in their cafe. For only £2 we got a huge scoop in a cone - cone itself was very unusual, almost like a crsipy waffle - much better than your average cone. Good range of flavours - try the Honey Comb and also the salter caramel - both delish. Best of all it's pretty guilt free - except for the calories - because it's made locally on a small farm where they look after the animals themselves, rather than some big factory enterprise. The ice-cream was so good I'll be making my way to Leesthorpe asap to try out what else is on offer in the cafe.

I have been here several times now with friends, family etc. and the food and drink is lovely! All made fresh and from locally sourced ingredients. The ice creams are amazing!

A real find! We visited for tea and were very impressed.

Loved it here. Great view of the cows that produce the delicious ice cream. We brought our 2-year-old who REALLY loved watching them. She enjoyed her sandwich meal deal, with a drink and a scoop of ice cream. The ham was really good quality too (not formed rubbish) and the ice cream was a HUGE hit with all of us. My husband is still raving about the autumn veg soup, and I enjoyed my panini.

I attended a business meeting 17th September on behalf of Alumero. I took one look at the Ice Cream and thought I needed to come back with my partner so sample the Ice Cream. Went back today and wasn’t disappointed. I had the Milk Chocolate Ice Cream (3 scoops). The Chocolate chips were divine. Will see you soon, 50 mike round trip but a lovely run out from Oundle.

Visited with my mother. It was easy to park, the restaurant was clean, staff were very friendly, nice setting, food was good, maybe a little expensive. Ice cream was sensational and was very reasonably priced. If I go again and I probably will, it is well worth a second visit, I think I will just have ice cream. There are so many great flavours, very much luxury ice cream.

The staff couldn’t have been more pleasing, they gave a nice welcome. We ordered Full Farmer breakfast £7.99 + black pudding 50p, then two coffees. The eggs (poached) were cold. The sausage I didn’t like but my friend did. However, it was expensive for what we were given. Mind you the ice cream looked fab.

My friend and I visited here yesterday for the first time and we were so excited to see the array of ice cream on offer. Too much to choose from so to make things easier we opted for starters of the ham and cheese omlette, my friend also had the bacon and courgette soup which was amazing, we then had the honeycomb sundaes and then for dessert we had a take away tub each filled with delicious flavoursome ice creams and sorbets.

Despite being very busy, staff were very friendly and our food arrived quickly. We chose the panini which came with salad and crisps, well presented and fresh. Excellent play area outside and plenty of outdoor seating overlooking the cows in the field. Clean toilets and plenty of parking. Highly recommended.

If you go just for the ice cream, you won't be disappointed - it's fab. Great range of flavours and it tastes amazing.

Took my elderly mum and her cousin for icecreams. Great choice of unusual flavours, also do breakfast, waffles, crepes, soup and sandwiches. Good disabled access, dog and child friendly with play area. It felt a bit new and sparse, but very clean and well presented

Heard a lot good reviews about the ice creams and food from here so decided to bring my daughter for her first visit, the food was great, the staff are lovely and we didn’t have to wait too long but my only gripe is the amount of flies and wasps etc a little off putting but still a good couple of hours out

Ferneleys is always busy but well worth the wait...Have been twice in one month and Ice cream is delicious. Fabulous success story ..... from a Dairy Farm to a Ice scream Parlour plus!! We will be back OOOHH what flavour next????

We went for a fry up which was lovely, as was the coffee.

A very nice modern venue, friendly courteous staff who provided great service, very nice food, nice drinks and fabulous ice creams to finish off. Highly recommended. Ask for Sam she was great!

Build it and they will come. And the customers have arrived in droves to experience an outstanding ice cream palace in the heart of rural countryside. There is a very good choice of ice cream flavours and the taste and texture is smooth and creamy. The overall menu is well constructed whether you want breakfast lunch or afternoon tea. It also caters for lactose intolerant and gluten free items, so everyone can relax and enjoy the delicious treats on offer. To complete the experience the staff are delightful and could not be more helpful - Outstanding!

Popped in on our way home, had splendid sandwiches and yummy ice cream. We’ll definitely be going back to try the rest of the menu. BTW my husband was very impressed by the excellent loos and wonderful location.

Visited here for the first time with my stepdaughter. Friendly staff. Lovely and clean place. Ice cream tasted amazing- I had lemon meringue, SD had blue moo. She also enjoyed the play area. We will be returning.

Came last week and had a two scoop cone for £3 which I think is very reasonable considering how lovely the ice cream is! Plenty of seating inside and out, will definitely be returning

Just this moment visited Ferneley’s as I was recommended by a friend. Was looking forward to some good ice cream and it was delicious, but the child portion was laughable. I paid £1.80 for a tiny glob of ice cream. I was hurried along as there was a huge queue (the start of the summer hols) so didn’t have time to complain. I didn’t even get a chance to take a photo as it was gone by the time I had paid.

I visited for the first time yesterday and I will be going back! The choice of ice cream was incredible, as you are reading the menu you can feel your mouth watering, so many tantalising flavours and they tasted amazing, you could taste the stated flavour and it was so good. They also do sandwiches, soup and other items in the cafe along with the ice cream.

Lovely trip with good food and great play area reasonably priced and friendly staff good seating available in and out busy but not crowded and nice views

Judging by the reviews I thought we were going to be blown away by this place but honestly can't say we were overly impressed.

Visited on a busy Sunday and I could see why it was popular! The ice cream was amazing & staff/ service was 10/10. The kids enjoyed the playing areas. We will definitely be returning soon!!! Only slight negative was there could have been more parasols on the tables outside to add a bit of shade on a hot day.

Stopped here for a couple of ice creams which were really tasty, good selection of flavours. The staff were very helpful & friendly, will return

Ordered our breakfast and drink with a super friendly waitress We sat out in the sunshine enjoying the green if slightly sun dried countryside Food delicious followed by an ice cream one mango cheese cake and one watermelon sorbet- both mmmmm....,... Will visit again

By 10am (opening time) the place was already full which we expected to be busy as it was Father’s Day so we sat on the only table left outside. We placed an order at 10.15 and by 11.15 there was still no sign of the simple order of 5 breakfasts. When we asked about them we were bought out three cold breakfasts but not the large size we ordered then they took those to another table and we waited 15 more minutes before two cold single breakfasts came out again. Then two more came out after asking again so still missing half and no toast. Cold toast came after asking 3 times with no butter or condiments for it.

Visited for the 4th or 5th time today - a new business local to me. I have been in for breakfast, just a cup of coffee and have picked up ice cream as well.

We popped in here after it was recommended by a friend. The pleasant surroundings were a hub of activity with children exploring the play area, sand pits and toy tractors. The views are spectacular and the ice cream was scrumptious! We were spoilt for choice with all the different flavours, all of which are made on site. We loved it and will definitely be returning!

Lets start on a positive, the ice cream is delicious...luxuriant and creamy and smooth as anything you would get anywhere....

Found this new café whilst out driving to Melton Mowbray today. It was not very busy and although there was a lot of staff the service was slow. The food was very tasty and the ice cream was great. I hope that they extend the menu in the future as it would be nice to visit for lunch or a high tea. Very clean

We passed by one day and noticed the banner, we decided to go and have a look when we had more time as we had not heard about the ice cream parlour / cafe. We were extremely pleasantly surprised by a great cafe area and excellent outside space with seating. I had the waffles with ice cream, both of which were exceptional, my husband had bakewell tart which also went down very well. The staff are pleasant and helpful and there are so many ice creams and sorbets to try as well as all the other great options to keep us coming back, not to mention they seem to be constantly developing new options! They also cater for gluten fee / lactose free etc.

Lovely place to visit with family. All the staff are very friendly. The owner remembered my baby sons name from a previous visit which was a nice personal touch.

Visited with my granddaughter and we loved the ice cream. Then went just past closing time and the staff were very accommodating and let us purchase a take out. The ice cream here is very special and I think it will do very well. Highly recommended

Went today with the family. Place is showing real potential. Ice creams we're terrific. Think they are building a kids play area which looks to be a great addition. Real passion is evidenced throughput. Will definitely be back again soon.

An ice cream cafe, near Melton Mowbray!! And not a pork pie in sight. This is a lovely place to stop off by car or bike. Just off the a A606 between Melton and Leesthorpe this is a hidden gem. Serves a wide range of homemade ice cream made form milk off the farm. Recommend the honeycomb crunch. You can also get crepes and an all day breakfast (served till midday on a sunday) Two coffees and two ice creams (two scoops) was £10.00.

Lovely place and would definitely recommend. Amazing tasty ice cream, reasonable prices and a little area for children. Also love that they warm the cups before serving hot drinks, a service that many cafe’s forget.

Visited this after seeing this online, the ice cream was amazing and the staff were brilliant. would recommend