The granary in South Oxfordshire

A lovely place to eat while in Watlington. The food is freshly cooked and delicious. The staff are friendly and helpful.

I visited today with a friend and my dog. Both had been here before but it was my first visit. What a treasure this place is?! So cosy with a real village/community feel. Everyone was so friendly, staff and customers alike. Food was amazing, I was full but couldn’t leave a mouthful. Would 100% recommend!

Poor and slow service. Popped in today at lunchtime. Waited patiently at till to order but was studiously ignored. After several minutes, a customer came up to the couner to complain that his freshly -served coffee was cold so that was my signal to leave. Serving staff need to pay more attention to customers and not ignore them and generally speed up service.

My wife and I popped in today. We were greeted warmly and we were happily surprised that the breakfast menu was available until 2:30.

Friendly, sociable and busy cafe, Great choice of food, All food was cooked beautifully, lovely bakery selection too. The service was excellent.

"The Granary Deli is a Fantastic Retail Experience Quality Deli,Cheeses,Meats, Chutney,Jams and Greeting Cards its a Wonderful Gem in the Heart of Watlington High Street Oxfordshire."

Stopped of in this beautiful little town whilst enjoying an impromptu tour of the Oxfordshire countryside. Perfect location for a stop and recharge. Coffee was delicious as was my very nice piece (large chunk I mean) of bread pudding. My wife was not disappointed either with her slightly less indulgent sourdough toast and marmalade. Staff were friendly and attentive making the whole visit an absolute pleasure. Thank you guys.

We were walking the last 2 days of the Ridgeway from North Stoke to Ivinghoe and decided to detour to find a place to have lunch, I'm glad we found the Granary. The coffee was hot, the sandwiches very tasty and as I said to the owner, I have eaten many cakes in many tea-rooms in 57 years, but their berry topped blackberry sponge was the best cake I have eaten in ANY tea shop. Thank you, Keith and Doug.

Nothing is too much trouble for the lovely folks in the Deli! A little cheese tasting, fizz to die for & their sourdough is absolutely delicious. Love to mooch around and see what’s new….. their range of blue cheese…well, I have no words, absolute favourite! Totally recommended!!

The meal was perfectly prepared consisting of fresh quality ingredients while the service from the lady serving was friendly and welcoming.

Stumbled upon this little gem on Watlington high street, amazing selection of meat, cheeses and other deli deliciousness. Very helpful and knowledgeable staff, well worth a visit.

Delicious vanilla lattes and the staff are really friendly!

Great friendly cafe in quiet Watlington. Friendly staff and best panini in the area. Cosy comfortable friendly welcoming dog friendly parking.

Super friendly and helpful! Cannot recommend enough : ) Was buying a gift and they offered to wrap it with a bit of ribbon! Thank you

Friendly , good food and drink and child friendly too

I’ve been visiting this excellent deli for 6 years and it never fails to disappoint! The cheese selection is incredible and the friendly team are so knowledgable, every recommendation has been superb. They really know their cheese!

The place was nice. Lots of tea for 2 people. The sausage sandwich was dry and really needed the red sauce. The poached eggs were cooked ok but again the bread was very dry. Over priced for a sausage sandwich and 2 eggs on toast.

Robin and the team at The Granary Deli provided a wedding cheese tower for our wedding in April. The team were amazing to work with, so friendly and helpful! Robin took time to talk us through possible combinations, what would work and even sent samples for us to try. He then even delivered the cheese to our local wedding venue on the morning of the wedding, which was so appreciated. Couldn't recommend the Granary more, we will definitely be returning any time we are passing by!

Great food all round . Breakfast was get. Plus we had a after noon celebrations Good and drink lovely Lovely people Very clean and helpful

Service always good. Coffee is nice and strong and the BLT is always good. Quintessentially English, maybe they could showcase the sister shop's cheeses and do a few more special sandwiches

Closed everytime I've visited. Including this morning (wedneaday)at 11am

Service With A Smile. Pulled out all the stops for 3 hungry cyclists including sausage sarnies with the famous chutney. Thank you for the 📷 & 5*s all the way.

We went in for coffee and something to eat. A lovely lady welcomed us with the smile and menus informing us to order at the counter when we’re ready. We ordered our coffees and jacket potatoes with tuna mayo. Coffees came first. They were served with two big glasses of tap water (we didn’t ask for it). Usually I have to ask for water specially and half of the time they forget it. In some countries on the continent you always get served water with coffee. I’ve been in UK almost 30 years and this was the first time I was served with water without asking for it. Well done Granary! The coffee was good too. The lady very patiently and with a smile stopped to answer my quiery about a coffee called ”Cortado” on their coffee menu. Jacket potatoes could have been eaten on their own, they were delicious and not too big. The tuna mayo filling was very good and so was the salad that came with it. I’m sorry I didn’t take a picture of the plate when it was served. We are camping in a nearby campsite and will visit The Granary again tomorrow.

I popped in this morning for coffees and a couple of pastries to takeaway. I had a cheeky sausage sandwich to take away with me. Nothing was too much trouble Really good service and friendly staff hence 5 stars

Pop in regularly for a coffee and cake. Occasionally treat myself to a breakfast. Now the Paninis 🙌 I have gone through the menu and not had any issues. Staff friendly and accommodating. Dog friendly & Child friendly

Always guarantee a superb service and quality produce from the cafe and deli, the friendliest coffee, the cheesiest deli and the best paninis ❤️

Haven’t visited The Granary for some time. The Coffee was good but the Panini I was served was awful. It took a while to arrive and when it did, it was hard and didn’t have any taste.. Such a shame as it used to be good.

What a great find, delicious breakfasts, friendly service, lovely setting, could not fault it

What a lovely relaxed visit, with perhaps the most comfortable sofa I've sat on. The staff are so caring, warm and welcoming. The food is incredible had poached eggs with smashed avocado, chilli flakes with a side of halloumi. It didn't disappoint. Thank you.

Chai latte is my fav! Alternative milks available and a delicious range of cakes and snacks including gluten free and vegan options.

Lovely atmosphere for a relaxing weekend! Full breakfast was lovely and good portion! Staffs were very friendly and attentive x

Fabulous find. Lovely friendly staff.

Hot chocolate very nice but disappointed with the lemon drizzle. No lemon taste.

I purchased a very expensive jar of marmalade.. Hope it lives up to its price tag..... Fantastic deli and coffee ☕ shop/cafe.....my cortado was a fantastically made independent one... ♥

Lovely food, great coffee and friendly staff

1st time visit...only lived down here for nearly 30 years... excellent and relaxing cafe in the lovely village of Watlington☺️

"The Granary Favourite", best lunch out in a long time!

Lovely food and lovely staff, definitely worth a visit!

Very friendly staff and cakes were delicious. Also the cafe is dog friendly.

This is such a wonderful & friendly local cafe which offers great coffee but also a good selection of breakfast & lunch dishes & the most amazing cakes. Everyone is welcome here & the atmosphere is welcoming & light.

Excellent food with even better service.

Lovely cafe, with great tasting coffee and the largest croissants I have even seen!!!

What a fantastic day we have at Cafe .Sometimes we all have that day when everything goes wrong and there’s no light on the side until I walked in to the cafe and spoken to Liz ( the owner) .My daughter 1st birthday party was planned in the garden but started to raining and the other place didn’t what help me to move the party inside so I was in tired and 25 guests on the way (45 min to the party started).Liz say to me NO PROBLEM at all we can hosting your guests and serving you all a fresh sandwiches , cakes, coffee and tea -all in 45mins was ready and we have a wonderful time …. Simply I call that 5**** service which you mostly receiving training in BIG hotels when I was working in the pass 20 years !!!Unforgettable day!!!!THANK YOU Liz

What a fantastic day we have at Cafe . Sometimes we all have the day when everything goes wrong 😑 and there’s no light side until I walked in to the cafe and spoken to Liz ( the owner) . My daughter 1st birthday party was planned in the garden but started to raining and the other place didn’t what help me to move the party 🎈 inside so I was in tired and 25 guests on the way (45 min to the party started). Liz say to me NO PROBLEM at all 🤗we can hosting your guests and service sandwiches 🥪, cakes, coffee and tea 🫖 all in 45mins we have beautiful party 🎉…. Simple I call that 5**** service which you mostly training in BIG hotels when I was working in the pass 20 years !!! Unforgettable day!!!! THANK YOU Liz 🥰

Staff are really attentive. Great food in beautiful location

The only place for breakfast etc. Service was a bit slow, I'd visit again.

Lovely relaxing place to stop for lunch or coffee and cake...I had the best homemade Bakewell tart ever!!!

Really friendly, great coffee, yummy food

Good coffee and goats cheese toastie!

Lovely drli in a fantastic picturesque market town. Coffee is excellent. Fresh savouries, cakes and sandwiches available. A few tables on the pavement available during current restrictions, otherwise indoor space is attractive and cozy.

Such a beautiful shop with an amazing selection of ingredients

Lovely pit stop, locally owned, local resources, friendly faces, accommodating for many dietary requirements, dine in, dine out, walk in, pre book, solo, with friends & family or business! Personally use the Granary for many events, work socials, friend meet ups, on my own, with children or without!

Lovely place with really friendly staff. We stopped for some delicious soup, panini and sausage sandwiches. The goats cheese and onion marmalade panini was delicious!! Cakes looked gorgeous too but we were full by then 😃

Stopped here for a take away lunch and really enjoyed the coffee and paninis + toastie selection. Very friendly team. Also some very nice home made cakes

The cafe staff are always so friendly and welcoming, and the coffees and food and delicious. What more does one need?!

Love the fact they are doing takeaway from the doorway.

Great coffee and cake selection

A great place. Friendly people and great food.

An absolute delight. Great staff, pleasant and knowledgeable. A superb cheese selection, with all the local greats. A nice little greetings card section, a well chosen selection of boozey treats and decent loose-leaf tea and whole-bean coffee. All the condiments you could dream of and more. Best of all they stock the world's greatest crisp - Torres Black Truffle.

Had takeaway hot chocolates which were very good. Also had nice lemon cake and marathon cake which were home made - highly recommended.

Loved it! Heart of village with fab deli.

Friendly staff, good coffee, amazing cakes

Great food, lovely cakes and always a warm welcome! Well behaved dogs are also allowed into the cafe. The deli side has all the cheeses you could ever need as well as beer, jams and chutneys, fresh bread, gift cards and other goodies!

First time here and the stories were true!! Sooo soo happy with the great level of service here! Service with a smile (behind a mask of course!!) Gracey was our warm and welcoming waitress and dealt with my fussy family’s food order. Florence was the other waitress that brought the food out and It was absolutely delicious! Great to see that your food comes from the deli next door also! Means it’s fresh as it could be. Best goats cheese toasty I’ve ever had. Will defo come back! Thanks Florence and Gracey for such a great breakfast x

Lovely high tea, great sandwiches and scones and that little extra of lemon posset. Was very good quality 🤩

Dogs and children welcomed. Relaxed place with good food and very close to the famous chocolate shop. Food is very good and reasonably priced. Will return. Watlington is a destination town but the traffic can be a nightmare at times as a bottleneck.

Staff are really Friendly, The food is fantastic. Always recommend to anyone. Lovely place to be on your own or with your friends.

A great deli, fine selection of cheeses, good for made to order lunches to take out. Loads of other delicious things. Coffee is good too.

The best scrambled eggs on sourdough in Oxfordshire

Been before and enjoyed the relaxing experienceReturned for a coffee - but this time ordered the vegetarian full English for a brunchWhy veg when I love sausages and bacon?Well. it looked so appealing as described in the menu!And did it deliver!! All three of us ordered the tasty dish and it was simply fab, lacking the 'fullness' after eating the meaty versionNot just the tasty ingredients, but the artistic presentation on the plate, tooOverall, a very special dining experience at a sensible price in comfortable, relaxing surroundingsIf we lived closer, I would be looking for a loyalty card!!

Lovely place lovely food and lovely people

Delicious food, lovely staff and atmosphere. Good place to go after a hike, or for coffee prior. And the Watlington shops all round...

We stopped off here on our way back home from a three day break in Stratford. My husband Paul wanted to visit Watlington to see the Cottage Hospital where he was born and also the first house he lived in as a baby. Having found what we thought to be the correct house and had a talk with the owner we came to the Granary for a much needed coffee! We found all of the staff, owner and customers to be a very friendly bunch and they were all pleased to answer Paul's questions. The Cottage Hospital is now a nursing home. We had a very nice coffee. The Granary is very comfortable with some sofa seating. We did not eat anything but the food all looked very nice. Nice clean toilets. Thank you for your hospitality.

Pleasant ambiance. Good service.

Lovely rustic coffee shop. Great coffee, and food options. Well worth a visit if you're nearby.

A great place to cycle to. Friendly staff, great coffee and phenomenally tasty, locally sourced food. Try the scrambled eggs on sourdough - sensational !

Nice and cosy with great relaxing music.

Delicious cakes and food ! Lovely atmosphere and I also think it's great that they are reducing their plastic use !

Always love coming to The Granary for coffee or lunch and ,popping next door to the deli for breads cheeses and conserves and everything you expect from a great Deli.

Travelling down to Surrey, we decided to check TA for a lunch location...The Granary was one of the options, so we decided to visit.The greeting was a bit lacklustre and the girls were not too helpful, we had to ask rather than them offer...We ordered hot drinks and our lunch - sourdough with avocado and poached eggs, quite tasty - and were given a wooden spoon in a jar with a number and told to find a seat.The drinks arrived, Luke warm hot chocolate and a warmer latte. Then the food arrived a while later.They had a local crowd in for a range of food and drink and a reasonable turn over for a Saturday lunch.We then visited their deli next door and the two girls there seemed more inclined to chat to each other than us, but eventually they both proved very helpful and we bought a number of pieces of cheese from their huge selection and other items.

Always a joy to pop in here for a coffee or a light bite. Friendly staff and a great environment to catch up with friends!

Welcoming atmosphere,convivial service,good food,not too expensive. We enjoyed soup of the day and very well presented and well prepared ploughman’s lunch.

First visit since refurb and extension of cafe area.Excellent customer service from engaging staff.WiFi facilitated a bit of study followed by a catch up with a friend.Super oat milk coffee and a lunch full of flavour - sourdough with poached eggs, tomato & chorizo.I will be back!

After a blustery waking circuit of 3 hours round Watlington , great to end up in the Granary for various toasted things and tea. Bumped into a friend who told us not to tell anyone about it .. oh no!

Good range of interesting goods. Exciting smells,mouth watering.

We did a six mile circular walk from Watlington. After climbing some steep hills we were ready for some lunch.

Usually have coffee and cake when I visit but the last twice I have been there at lunchtime and had the soup.

The expanded Granary Cafe is a real asset to South Oxfordshire and it’s possible that it has become the best cafe in the district. The atmosphere, location, service and quality of beverages and bakery items is superb. Many local ladies enjoy this meeting place.watlington is such a delightful village with beautiful architecture and a range of charming and useful shops. Parking is convenient in the car park.

We popped in for a sandwich but were tempted by the Mediterranean platter. It was absolutely stunning. Large portion but such beautifully fresh ingredients and such a variety. This would beat a London restaurant

Great place to eat very friendly people loads of space

Wonderful food, atmosphere and staff and recently doubled in size so they must be doing something right. The talk of the town. Highly recommended.

Friendly warm cafe. Great atmosphere, the Hot Chocolate and Gluten free Bownie was delicous .. next time il try the home made soup. Great meeting place

We cycled to this cafe and were very pleased with the quality of the food. Often the bread served with soup is not up to standard but this was excellent , nearly up to the standard of my husband's homemade bread! Staff were friendly with even an acknowledgement from a busy chef. Good value. Must visit again.

Private viewing of pictures very Hospitable

What a great young person serving made a great coffee and was willing to help with alternatives,he was working alone so missed a sale by being in the back washing dishes so not his fault but that’s why on 4 stars ⭐️ Cake fabulous hummingbird I think very tasty .

Waited ages for tea, coffee and toasted t cake when it did eventually arrive no tea cup!! Tray just plonked on table seemed very young inexperienced staff

I visited here for lunch with my son. As usual it was pretty busy but a window seat was easily found where we could relax and watch the world go by.

Great Coffee shop, lovely atmosphere, great service, great coffee and excellent Victoria sponge cake. If I’m that way again will stop for more cake.

After a super walk on nearby Watlington Hill what better than to undo the good with generous slices of yummy cakes and coffees, sitting at a pavement table. Unusually non dairy catered for with great apple cake with lots of flavours. Sunshine always helps, but with plenty of space inside this is a place to return to. Well done the independents!!

Fantastic range of produce especially cheeses and friendly well informed staff