The Lambing Shed Farm Shop & Cafe in Cheshire East

Food was ok, overpriced for the quality. The staff are fantastic, quick and polite.

They really need to sort out the service in recent months. It is incredibly slow with incredibly non urgent/slow members of management staff taking orders. If the system is that only certain people can take orders then you simply can not have only 1 or two people taking orders on some of your lost busy days! We come here all the time and it's getting to the point where we can't manage it without dedicating a whole afternoon to waiting around for the food/ordering it takes so long! Also never the most friendly of staff either, considering we are regulars there is never really a warm welcome or acknowledgement that we know them etc which could be much improved. We always enjoy the food (apart from beef burger, these are awful quality and taste), and love the atmosphere however service recently has deteriorated for sure. Hopefully this can be improved soon

It was my first visit to the Lambing Shed and I would highly recommend it. We had the Farmer's breakfast and could not fault a thing on the plate. It is true that it is not the cheapest breakfast out there, but you get what you pay for and they use local produce so the quality is excellent. Also had a look around the farm shop, nice range of products available and very friendly staff. I have just visited again and the Eggs benedict is also excellent! Having been multiple times, still have no issues, only tip is it can get busy at weekends so better to go earlier if you can.

Great menu, lots to choose from. Both burgers were lovely. Staff were very attentive and polite Breastfeeding friendly

Good place for lunch ,soup hot and lovely 😊

I had the fish fillet with sweet potato in sauce and it was lovely. Consistency and taste and everything on the plate was delicious. I also tried the burger and the meat was so juicy, a real treat!

Amazing place, warm and friendly, definitely worth a visit

Farm shop..expensive but high quality. On the road between Chelford Knutsford. Plenty of parking. Cafe for tea, coffee and usual food offerings.

Had a really nice lunch lovely and welcoming and friendly staff will definitely be returning

Very overpriced food for what you get. Wasn't very impressed. Shop has a few interesting foods but again overpriced.

Very happy to say when the food is good. Not often you can use words like superb. This was. Very busy, as you could expect, but the service was very friendly, helpful and timely.

New experience as first visit but initial impressions mean I’ll be going back again

Staff not particularly friendly. Massively overpriced. £8.50 for 2 spring rolls, same price for kids menu, sandwiches are £16-£17, £3.40 for tea. Nothing special, wouldn't return

I’ve been visiting the shop and cafe for 2yrs now and never had a bad experience. Staff welcoming and food really good.

Yet again (see earlier review below) I find myself singing praises for the 'Shed' as my clients and I now affectionately call it. High standards maintained and Louise has taken over, and mebbie even surpassed, where Becks left off. 👏🏻👏🏻 ------ I frequently take some local clients to the Lambing Shed for business coaching sessions over coffee and cakes. The environment is relaxed and all the team are attentive and friendly. Coffee (can't comment on the food so perhaps a business lunch is required ?) is good too ! Special shout out to Becks who always manages to find us a 'meeting room' and provides exemplary customer service !

Great food, friendly staff. Can be very busy.

Great breakfast. Good brioche toast. Flat white good.

We had a family meal here. It was a nice place to sit, but we didn't think the food or drink were aligned to the high prices being charged.

hidden gem. Great for kids too with large play area.

I've visited a few times within the last couple of months, and while I'd previously thought the food was nice, I always thought the service wasn't too good. Each visit I'd asked multiple times for water. The latest visit was for afternoon tea. Once again, we'd asked multiple times for water, for other additional drinks, some of which we'd never received, and then they started closing around us, without even notifying us it's closing time. We received whipped cream instead of clotted, so when I'd asked for clotted, they advised they'd run out - but didn't apologise nor inform us initially that we weren't being served clotted cream. Several hours later, I found myself to be rather poorly with what we could only distinguish as food poisoning. When I was eating the smoked salmon, I did mention to my husband that it didn't quite taste right, so I'd left it. There was no point in informing staff, as I've said, it was hard enough to get the drinks we'd asked for, so I didn't want to be a further nuisance. That evening was rather unpleasant along with the morning after. Once it was out of my system, I felt fine again. But it is safe to say that I won't be returning there again.

Walked in and my wife went to counter to order. Some moody chap came over to me and said it's table service and appeared angry that we hadn't waited. I was going to tell him that no-one mentioned this as we entered, cakes were stodgy, rubbish service, table not cleaned. Won't go again.

Amazing fresh produce and meals are excellent

Lovely food, helpful staff and lovely atmosphere. Great farm shop too

Went to a dog show, we had a great time, the farm shop was fantastic and well stocked, we didnt eat from the restaurant however the staff there seemed very friendly and attentive

What a great little place this is, especially for children. However, although there are lots of lambs in spring, what about the rest of the year? The restaurant and farm shop are more than worth a visit if lambs aren't your thing. The restaurant in particular. At first glance the menu is expensive but the quality is there, including even the condiments. The portions are huge, so a shared sandwich works out at good value. What we had was excellent, the guys in the kitchen are a cut above similar places we have been to. I believe they have won awards which isn't surprising.

Good quality food from arm shop, excellent restaurant serving quality food with great service.

You need more staff waiting on.

Really poor service today, staff unfriendly and left waiting. Seating area had rips in the chairs and it was dirty. Left without eating....would not return.

What a lovely place. Great food. I had the massive burger, little legs had mac and cheese, incredible. Did some shopping. Really relaxed vibe. Would highly recommend a visit or three. The play area, well my little legs lived it, couldn't get him out.

Lovely farm shop with great produce and reasonable prices

We visited for coffee around 2.30 and for our son to use the play area. We felt the server wasn't interested in us as we weren't having a meal. They didn't offer any flexibility for us to sit somewhere practical close to the play area. We ended up asking another server ourselves for a take away. I felt the drinks were expensive and the staff were uninterested.

Lovely brunch with lovely ladies from Mottram Jive 💃💃💃💃💃

Excellent meal, although, when we had finished our main course,30 minutes went buy,no one came to clear plates or asked whether we required anything else, we would have, paid and left.

Only had coffee and cake here, a little pricey but nice.

Great service - great staff - lovely place - food not as good as I thought it would be to be honest

Very nice cafe with a nice outside area, as others have said, not the cheapest. The cake we had was lovely but had to ask what was in it as there was no description. The 3 scoop ice cream milkshake was ok but not as thick as we would expect with 3 scoops of ice cream.

we arrived too late for breakfast and had to do lunch. The portion size was poor for the price but it was very good. The staff are little sticklers for rules....can't order for breakfast after 1130, can't order for lunch before 1200 etc. Nice environment which I think is what you are paying for and also affluent clientele who have plenty of money to burn.

Lovely trip to The Lambing Shed - we called in on spec for some lunch. The staff were lovely and very accommodating. Visited with my dad who is going through cancer treatment - eating is an issue for him, the only food that appealed was an item from the breakfast menu and the staff very kindly rustled this up for him. My mum and I had the sticky beef and rice noodles - this is the best I've ever tasted! The beef was perfectly cooked and melted in the mouth - I've had this meal in other places and it's usually a bit too chewy. Obviously the meat was high quality. We will definitely call again - thank you!

After a poor experience a few years ago we decided to give this place another try. Should have bothered. Firstly the service is awful. The staff are surly and refused to take our order until 12:05 🫤 meaning we had to sit and wait to order for 15 minutes. Secondly the menu is poorly constructed with few vegetarian options. Thirdly the cost for what turns out is bog standard food is crazy. On the kids menu a single sausage, chips and peas was £8 and £17 for a sandwich is ridiculous. This was definitely the last chance I've given the place.

Don't expect good friendly service, quality food or value for money. The moody staff refused to take our order and when they finally did and the food came it was disappointing. Given the cost and the location I'd expected quality ingredients but it was all pretty standard cafe style stuff.

Stopped off on the way to the Western Yorkshire Dales. Great food.

Good food, friendly service. Good value.

We used this as a pit stop on the way to the Lake District from London. It could not have been further removed from the service station stop we had originally planned. This is a lovely farm shop nestled in the Cheshire countryside. The coffee was delightful and the staff warm. I moved away from my usual cooked breakfast and had the eggs Benedict. I was not disappointed! We then took a walk round the farm shop which was full of the most brilliant selection of food, drinks and all round goodness. I could not recommend more

Lovely lunch, I recommend ordering something home grown. Excellent food.

£16 for a sandwich. Absolute joke. Horrendous service too by staff who just don't care. They probably feel bad charging people that much so lose all personality.

Not really impressed, not a lot to do. Food very over priced. Staff need customer relations training.

Food in the restaurant was very over priced. Not a lot to see at this time of year, lambing time is over, which we knew before going, but thought there would have been other things to do. Maybe a thought for management for the future.

So often we stop here when heading home from "up north." Again, did not disappoint. Lovely scone and chocolate cake. Good coffee. Wonderful displays of food.

Visited for their lambing experience which was amazing, loads of cute newborn lambs to cuddle and hold, we also saw a lamb giving birth which again was amazing. We have visited the restaurant a few times and the food is spot on, breakfast was lovely, butchers sausage was delicious and the black pudding is probably the best iv ever had. The kids meals are well portioned and always go down a treat.

Sadly the range of vegan options was disappointing. Only one starter and one main, no specials. The salt and pepper cauliflower was very good, however, the red Thai curry was lacking any resemblance of a Thai red curry. Maybe the kitchen were having an off day? The service was prompt and friendly. It's very expensive for what we got and the quality of the main.

What can I say…. £15.50 for an English sounded steep but happy to pay for good food. Good food it wasn’t! It was perhaps the worst English breakfast we have had in years and was more like what you would get at the bus station cafe! Bacon - dried out and clearly stuck in a pan to long Sausage - one tiny sausage and not even a great one Beans - cold Eggs - quite nice Mushrooms- seemed like they were tinned and just warmed up Black pudding - burnt to a crisp Toast- cheapest bread possible Coffee - very bitter This isn’t what we expected or what we drove 25 miles to sample and I can’t see what there are good reviews as this just isn’t a £15.50 breakfast which ever way you spin it . Sorry but perhaps the review will mean you can improve .

Great visit to the Lambing Shed. Great food and attentive friendly staff.

I had a burger here and very good, the fried were cooked to perfection - so crispy! Have been back since, can confirm that the wraps are also just as good - and a huge portion The orange juice is fantastic, can't go wrong with the easter themed items, it's a fantastic farm shop.

We were a party of three , one of whom needs gluten free food. The gluten free Sunday roast simply omitted the Yorkshire pudding and the cauliflower cheese but was charged at full price. It is possible to make Yorkshire puddings with cornflour and similarly cauliflower cheese, perhaps something that could be considered. Sometimes the staff seem very harried and inflexible eg. you can't book nor pay separately which is more common now when with friends. Needless to say the meat dishes are lovely.

I had the gluten free salt beef sandwich with GF skinny fries..OMG totally DELICIOUS and the sandwich was packed full...I couldn't even eat the fries. The service was perfect all our food came out at the same time (4 of us). The staff were very engaging and and full of smiles...the atmosphere is lovely and relaxed..very reasonably priced..highly recommend. The farm shop is also amazing the meats are delicious...

Fared better than at your average motorway service station, which is the reason we chose to make a detour off the M6, but sadly in no rush to return. Hubbie ordered chunky chips- disappointing soft. Very little choice for me, being both gluten and dairy free. With hope I ordered a crayfish salad- it was OK, a bit wet, like it had just been quicky defrosted before mixing with the marie sauce. However I faired better with skinny fries, crunchy to the last. Toilets clean. Farm shop well stocked with lovely fresh produce. Lovely flower, pots and plants vendor on site.

As they raise their own sheep and beef everything here is geared to those products and well worth the price. My last visit was for pies and sausages rolls which can only be accurately described as 'Nommm'. There are other nice things in the shop but they are not the main reason for being here. Vegetarians welcome and cared for even if they are a bit bonkers.

Visiting The Lambing Shed in Knutsford, Cheshire was an absolute delight from start to finish. From the moment we arrived, we were greeted with warm hospitality from every member of staff, that instantly made us feel at home. The food at The Lambing Shed exceeded all expectations. Every dish was prepared with care and attention, bursting with flavour and freshness. From our hearty breakfast, to the delicious lunches and amazing desserts, there was something to satisfy every palate. The locally sourced ingredients truly shone through, adding an extra layer of authenticity to each dish. The coffee, is simply amazing. One of the unique aspects of The Lambing Shed is the livestock. Being able to interact with the farm animals on-site added an extra level of charm to our visit. It was a joy to see the care and love given to the animals, and it created a truly memorable experience for both adults and children alike. The ambiance of The Lambing Shed is cosy and inviting, with a rustic charm and a very relaxed atmosphere. Whether enjoying a meal indoors or soaking up the sunshine on the outdoor areas, every moment spent here was thoroughly enjoyable. The farm shop is full of fresh, home grown and locally sourced produce, that I thought offered great value for money. Overall, I cannot recommend The Lambing Shed highly enough. It is a gem in the heart of Knutsford, offering not only exceptional food but also a unique and unforgettable experience. I look forward to returning again soon. Thank you to Kathryn and the wonderful team at The Lambing Shed for making our visit so special. I can't wait to visit again very soon.!!

Afternoon tea slightly overpriced and although scones and cream there no cakes. However nice selection sandwiches on fresh bread, scotch egg, small piece pork pie and sausage roll with a hard pork filling.

Popped in after a dog walk in Toft. Such a lovely unique place. Shop is well stocked and varied. Butchers amazing. Stayed for lunch, dog friendly. Had the salt and pepper cauliflower….. wow! Also had buttermilk chicken wrap which was delicious. Beautiful setting. Friendly staff. Re: the few negative reviews about service, please can we remember that all the food is freshly cooked to order!!! and at busy times it will be busy. Oh and be kind to hospitality staff they are trying their best to ensure we have a lovely experience and food. Would highly recommend, sit, enjoy the views and slow down the pace

Great little spot for a breakfast or lunch all fresh cooked food specials are always fantastic never disappoints, great spot in summer with the open top roof and the farm shop next door is brilliant. Highly recommended

Food was great, service was great. Staff very friendly and obliging. Just too busy for me at 10 30 Sunday morning. Obviously, a personal opinion but hard to chat to our friends over the noise. Will go again mid week. Farm shop looked amazing.

£3.50 For a cold scotch egg 🤔 it was nice but not £3.50 nice 😒.

Brilliant venue great food never disappoints

This is one of our regular haunts for morning coffee and tea cakes. They also do excellent lunches. The food never disappoints (the truffle and Parmesan fries are a particular favourite) and the staff are always friendly. We also enjoy a good mooch around the farm shop afterwards, and usually get tempted to buy more than we intended to. It’s very handy for present buying. All in all this is a great spot to while away an hour or two. You might spot the odd celebrity in there too!

Brusque reception at front desk. Told to choose our own table. Waiter took our order after 10 mins but for drinks only!!! We wanted two Sunday lunches so expected quick turnaround. He refused to take our food order but gave no explanation why. The room was busy but not with staff. Most tables had finished eating or were waiting. Waited further 20 mins but no one came back. No communication. We were disrespected. Gave up the wait and left feeling very hangry. Sorry to say we won't go back.

The staff were not friendly. It was our first visit and we went to the counter to ask if we took a table - the lady was very curt. When someone came to ask for our drinks order, I asked for a diet coke - not on the menu! i ordered a pot of tea. My friend also wanted a fizzy drink but the menu was very limited. The waitress suggested a strawberry and lime drink, which was ordered. When the bottle came, it stated it also had cucumber in it - it was not pleasant. The food was overpriced with, again, a limited choice. We asked if we could choose chicken strips and fries from the children's menu as we didn't want a big meal. We were told we could do this. When we came to pay the bill, an extra £8.00 was added as "it was the only way they could charge for an adult meal". We were not told this would happen at the point of ordering the meal. All in all, a great disappointment. I had heard such good things about the Lambing Shed but I would not recommend to anyone and certainly won't be visiting again - totally underwhelming.

We both had Sticky chilli beef noodle salad, absolutely superb. Restaurant very quiet on arrival but soon filled up , seemed a little short staffed , but it's winter and we rarely get a lovely day like today .

Really nice, cozy place. Fantastic atmosphere and great quality dishes. 10/10

Love coming here. Breakfast is great, they serve a really hot coffee, lunch is also good as are the cakes!

Brilliant food and atmosphere. Highly recommended. Always a really enjoyable experience and the farm shop is also excellent. Thank you! Can't wait to go back.

Delicious cake, but v cold temperature. Need coats on!

It's a nice place to meet up with people food is good .

I met up with family at the restaurant here and we were seated in the covered area outdoors, which was surprisingly warm on a rainy winters day. It's deservedly busy as the food and atmosphere are excellent and my sandwich was both tasty and generous and the fries crispy; you certainly won't go hungry! Perhaps because it was busy service was a bit slow and we had to ask a few times for things. The shop is quite expensive but it's got a range of artisan food and gifts including produce from the farm. The final thing was it's really easy to get to from the M6 so if you fancy somewhere with much better food than the services this is great.

Unfortunately we didn't have a good experience here today. Having been shown to our table and given menus the staff completely ignored us. They were more concerned with clearing tables and disappearing out of view. In the end we gave up. Shan't be returning.

Gorgeous setting lovely restaurant to catch up with family . The food and service is fantastic. Lovely to sit outside in the summer and lovely and warm and relaxing in the winter. Brilliant farm and gift shop. Lovely to see the restaurant using local fresh produce and selling these items too . Has a loyalty card for all purchases . I bought some lovely Christmas cards and gifts . Looking forward to returning again soon thank you everyone

Very helpful and pleasant. Lovely produce. If they don't have it at the time you can order.

Lovely place for a coffee and a cake

First time visiting this farm cafe and we were quietly pleased... we'd read a few stories in previous reviews but thought we would give it a try. Wifey had soup which she liked. I picked the signature Lambing shed burger which I thought lacked a bit of pizzazz and colour, I told the waitress it could do with a salad and within five minutes was presented with a beautiful salad to complement the dish. Thanks for listening and hopefully we will return in the near future. There's always room for improvement😉

We took our 2 young grandchildren here for lunch as a treat. When we arrived at 12.05pm we were shown to our table by a rather scruffy lady & were told that it would be half an hour until our orders were taken as the kitchen was 'catching up', whatever that meant. Even though lunch was supposed to start at 12pm. We then waited over half an hour before the waitress came to take our order. Although there were quite a few staff, only one seemed to taking orders. We then waited another half an hour before the food came. Our grandchildren were very patient but we were extremely unhappy with the standard of service and the 'don't care' attitude to the customers. We shall not return.

What a lovely place with friendly staff. Great selection of goods and awesome food!

Just a coffee .it was ok .prices in shop were priced for the local footballers .never would I pay 20 pound for a frozen family chicken pie dream on were not all footballers

it was really good service and the are quick to give you your food and it is grate we it is Halloween season because there is pumpkins and a boo barn with pigs and sheep and it is so good i will be coming back soon thank :)

Second visit. Each time the food has been fine and the staff friendly but the service appalingly slow. Will not go for lunch again.

The shop was the only saving grace. We paid to visit the pumpkin patch, only to find 99% of the pumpkins were already rotting/squishy. £4.50 for a rotten muddy pumpkin 👎🏻 There were some nice photo opportunities, but it needed some straw putting down, or a hay bale for children to stand on to be able to have a photo taken. I wouldn't bother next year.

We visited the lambing shed on a busy Saturday. Plenty of parking, great cafe, very baby friendly. Really well stocked shop.

The cafe is a shambles! It is our third time eating here. Each experience has been poor. First time we waited ages for food! Second time we left as the food wait was such a long time and we went back a third time today to give it another go as we only live down the road. This was the worst! We waited 40 minutes for a drink after being told they’d forgotten about us, the coffee was awful and tasted burnt. I actually burnt my tongue it was that hot. My husband didn’t finish his as he said it was disgusting. We were told the food would be a bit of a wait. It came after an hour and ten minutes. The food was nice but not worth the price. The toilets were dirty and there was no hand soap. We will not be eating here again and I will not be recommending it. Cafe was so disappointing for the area and expectations. The farm shop and meat counters are lovely and can’t fault them.

Wonderful food love the small plates. Excellent staff.

My friends and I had coffee and cakes. It was delicious!

Our favourite place to visit! We came today as a family of 4 (plus dog) to do pumpkin picking and dinner. The staff can’t do enough for you, so friendly and accommodating. The food is always so fresh and cooked to perfection. The location is...

My husband and I had a lovely afternoon with our two dogs at the Pumpkin Patch. There were so many different sized pumpkins to choose from, all the same price. Plus really cute activities as well like a swing and spider haybales. They provided wheelbarrows as well for the pumpkins too. Sadly we didn't find any glitter pumpkins though and win a prize! We then stayed for the most delicious cake and coffee. The cake portions were very generous and the boys behind the counter serving coffee were lovely. One in particular could tell I was struggling to carry everything, so went and got me a coffee carrier and also some wooden forks to eat the cake. He was most helpful. I've done pumpkin picking in the past and been disappointed with the lack of pumpkins. However, I cannot say the same about The Lambing Shed. So much choice!.It was a lovely afternoon out!

We have been visiting the Lambing Shed regularly on a Saturday morning and have to say it's customer service has dropped significantly over the last few weeks. The lady taking orders yesterday should be trained on how to deal with customer as she is rude...

Called here for breakfast, good choice on the menu apart from the sausage or bacon roll is on a brioche bun, shame they don't offer a choice of bread (I understand people like this but it's not my choice due to the sweetness). The full...

Two small pieces of stale bread and over boiled broccoli and stilton soup that was tasteless. The kitchen really let's pleasant staff down

What a idyllic place service good and such friendly staff and atmosphere

very pleasant coffee and cake during a stop off at the Lambing Shed midweek.

Always great fresh food. Perfect eggs benedict xx

Recommended by Alastair Sawday, “Farm Shop & Cafe of the Year 2022”, I was really looking forward to stopping here for breakfast on my way north. It was OK. But uninspiring and not cheap. (I didn’t want eggs with my veggie breakfast, no reduction.). The...

You really need to taste their beef especially if you've only ever tasted supermarket beef. All the food was cooked perfectly

Been twice now..among the best breakfasts out there.. service outstanding