The Larder in North Warwickshire

Absolutely luv the egg & bacon sandwich 🥪 😋 the service is fantastic

Absolutely luv the egg & bacon sandwich 🥪 😋 the service is fantastic

A unique cafe in a historic town. Well worth a visit

A unique cafe in a historic town. Well worth a visit

An authentic Lil cafe/restaurant that sells the old stick to your ribs food. Loads of war memorabilia decorates the place and 40s music transports you to an era long gone. Great food, staff and ambience and would thoroughly recommend. I don't think you can book but it does get busy at times. Free parking round the corner at the leisure centre and nearby Aldi and Co-Op.

This page should be taken off. The larder was a 40's style cafe and people travelled because it was quirky. Now it's just another cafe on long street atherstone. Really dissappointed .

Now under new management. When it was the larder it was a quirky little gem serving war time nosh. Now it is a perfectly ok all day breakfast and other meals.

Popped by here one Sunday morning by chance. We originally went to the copper kettle but they had stoped opening on a Sunday. This was about September last year. Nice breakfast sandwich and friendly staff. I've since popped in a few times more. The breakfast is always decent.

Hi everyone, The Larder is now closed and another cafe has opened in its place. Came as a shock when I visited today. I did not try the food from there or stop for a drink as I went for tea and cake but it's not the same.

This is now called the Atherstone cafe, unbeknown to us, which we only found out upon turning up at what we thought would be the larder, when you google the larder whilst it’s says new ownership and says it is open it doesn’t advise of name change, also the telephone number is now invalid. We now know why!!!We chose the larder as the reviews said the gluten free breakfast was excellent. We were meeting our daughter halfway between Leicester and Solihull and drove 35 mins to get there. The tables are small and crammed together.A lovely young girl served us but it was a bit off putting seeing the splodges of food all over her white top. She then informed us no they no longer do gluten free breakfasts and the chef wasn’t really happy to do me anything due to the allergy. I then asked could they not do me some scrambled eggs in the microwave I had bought my own bread just in case, as you would not believe how many places offer gluten free yet don’t even keep one loaf in the freezer!.So after tooing and frowing it was agreed yes they would do me some eggs.My husband and daughter and her husband all ordered a big breakfast. It was slop!!! Hard bacon cheap sausage tinned tomatoes{could they not have offered me those as well} white bread barely toasted. I’m am not at all surprised they want to get people there thinking it’s the larder.. my advice forget it don’t go... I’m not sure they really want to keep their customers!!!!

It's good for Breakfast and lunch cause I'm cooking

Since the cafe has been taken over, the room is freezing and the food isn't as good as before

Good basic food, quick and cheap

Oh wow, the food was amazing. Defiantly cant wait to come back here. The only gripe is, the lovely gesture of given a free biscuit with tea / coffee - would be better if they added a touch of home made, rather than shop bought, but its free, so... all in all, highly recommend, it was the best breakfast ever with lovely staff.

Great freshly cooked food couldn't fault it

After visiting this quaint place several times before, and enjoying both the atmosphere and the food, it made sense to call in again today when I was in the area with my daughter. What was meant to be the ideal opportunity to catch up with her whilst having a bite to eat and a cup of coffee, turned into an absolute nightmare. The young girl who eventually waited on our table was sort of 'pleasant', but was clearly very new to the role, took our order, only to return to tell us that everything we'd ordered was unavailable! During our wait for this news several members of what appeared to be a band turned up, taking up most of the room. Several guitars and a violin were taken out and the 'tune up' began. We were expected to rethink and order something new from the menu during the noise! Whilst waiting again, the noise continued. The young girl then returned to ask us what we'd ordered!! The proposed 'catch up' with my daughter was impossible; we couldn't hear each other, never mind anything else. The food didn't even make up for the atmosphere. It was bland, Luke warm and children's sized portions. We decided at this point to leave, without hardly touching our food order. Although I'd have been quite within my rights to refuse to pay, especially given the circumstances, I decided to go and pay the bill. The hospitality at the till was as bland as the food. I received no apology for our experience, if anything, I was clearly made to feel as though it was our fault.In conclusion: We will not be returning to this establishment again, and I wholeheartedly recommend that nobody else should go either, you will be highly disappointed if you do. This is clearly new management trying to run off the previous proprietors very good reputation - VERY WRONG!!

Nostalgic, fun and good service

Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, speedy service.

really nice breakfast.....lovely decor and friendly xx

Fascinating place. Good tea. 40s atmosphere.

To the previous reviewer. I find it hard to believe what you are saying. I visit regularly and always have the captains breakfast and if you visited as regularly as you say you would know that it contains fish. The new decor may not be to everyone's taste but the food is always hot and good and the staff are very friendly and go out of their way to accommodate. It has been well over a month since it changed ownership so if you are a regular customer as you so why has it taken you so long to notice. It is always busy when we visit and I have heard other customers say nothing but good comments not only about the food but also about the changes most people saying that it looks alot cleaner, brighter and more welcoming and I certainly think so. Would advise anyone to try this place I will certainly be returning.

I have been visiting this establishment once a week since it first opened. On the whole the experience has been good to excellentUNFORTUNATELY THAT ALL CHANGED THIS WEEK.Having learnt that the Larder had recently changed hands I was keen to see what had changed. My experience was as follows:In the original larder the experience was that of visiting a 1940s cafe with good wholesome food prepared from scratch, potions of a generous size. Cakes were all home cooked. Beverages were of an excellent quality and in keeping with the period.Whilst waiting for your food it was pleasant to relax and take in the ambience of a much slower quieter pace of life. Whether, reading the individual table guest books, original newspapers of the day or looking at the fascinating plethora of original memorabilia from the 1940s the nostalgia was magnificent. I've lost count of how many times I met with younger people expanding their knowledge whilst enjoying the Larder's hospitality. So many of the older customers noticed and relived every detail, even the wash room facilities offered coal tar soap which bought back many memories. Visiting the larder was a treat for the senses.UPON ENTERING TODAY I was greeted with modern gaudy plastic floor tiles, Ikea style tables not a tablecloth in sight. The majority of the original memorabilia has been replaced with white plastic picture frames housing some photos, reproduction commercial signs such as those that can be found in Pound shops. A few hats and cameras were the only original items I saw. The nice 1940s menu books have been replaced with one laminated card. I did notice prices had increased.The waitress was pleasant enough although she certainly rationed her words.She initially told me that the breakfast menus haven’t been changed at all so I opted for a captain’s breakfast with smoked salmon. She responded we have taken all fish off the menu.As it was nearly lunch time I ordered the pie and mash. My first 2 choices of pie were not available. With a third choice ordered I sat back and waited. The meal arrived quickly and it was barely edible as it was cold. The substantial shortcrust pies have been replaced with small flaky pastry pies, garden peas replaced with over cooked mushy peas and the mashed potato was somewhat watery with lumps. A jug of gravy accompanied the meal and it definitely was the highlight of the meal as the gravy was at least hot.The staff needs to review their food preparation skills and ensure food is cooked properly before somebody falls illAs it appeared that china cups and saucers had been replaced by mugs I requested a cold drink, expecting a glass – which I didn’t get. I settled for a coke as they no longer offer Fentiman’s bottled beverages. The multi pack coke in its can arrived, at least it was cold.The cakes on offer was actually one cake and it was shop made not home made, so I passed on the pudding.My colleague who accompanied me was so disappointed and concerned to see under-cooked cold food that he just had a coke and said he would eat elsewhere.Nobody came to check if things were OK but we were made to feel unwelcome after 20 minutes. When paying I was shocked that the girl at the counter saw fit to make very disparaging remarks about the previous owners and staff and their standards, especially as I believe she was one of the original staff.Needless to say we were glad to get out of the establishment and find somewhere else to eat as we were really hungry.It seems obvious to me that the new owners are trading off the name of the original Larder and its original owner, the food and drinks are of a far inferior quality, as indeed is the current standard of customer service and operation. Instead of experiencing a 1940s cafe and its hospitality today I experienced the new larder, a cheap themed greasy spoonIn conclusion:Menu – limitedPortion size – very smallCost - averageQuality of fayre – poorAmbience – sterile, with decor poorly finished & rushed. Memorabilia tacky and cheap reproductionsStaff – offer the bare minimumCleanliness – below averageSpeed – Food arrived quickly, but staff rushed us from the moment we entered.

Now under new ownership.Furnished with items from an earlier age and food from an earlier age.Lovely new layout and friendly staff.My favourite food is still the sausage sandwich, tea cakes are good too.Folk music from local performers first Wednesday of every month - very good.Highly recommended.

Food was amazing breakfast cooked to perfection. Defiantly recommend a visit. Staff very welcoming and friendly lovely clean place and definitely going back.

Went in here for breakfast after coming back to atherstone and I can say it is one of the most enjoyable meals I have had there breakfast are just right the eggs are cooked nice the bacon is the way I like it the staff make you feel welcome it is a place you get many of people in and I will keep eating at this cafe for aslong as it is open I rate it highly

Went there today before I travelled back to North Devon, I have been hear a few times when the other owners ran it and the food was always up to scratch. We ordered breakfast for me my wife and my son the room was very cold inside and we had to wait a bit for the breakfast to arrive. Well when I looked at mine the sausages were not even cooked and was still liked they had just come out of the package onto the plate. The sausages were uneatable so I left them after advice from my wife and son. The present owners need to look at there food preparation and ensure food is cooked properly before somebody falls ill.

Myself and father ordered a regular breakfast and WOW!!! It came on what can only be described as a plate the size of a tea saucer the egg was covered in black bits the sausage was so under cooked it was still oinking and the beans i could actually count (17) i had yes that's right seventeen beans, i shall never return stop trying too be the great place it once was and rename it the greasy spoon !!!!!!

Went in last week to see the how it had changed after hearing about it from friends and me and my family loved it. Much cleaner and lighter than previously and lots more space for us as we had a pushchair and it was a problem last time. Food was excellent, couldn’t fault it and I heard the same from everyone in there. Staff friendly and very good with the kids and look forward to going back soon

I used to use the larder a lot under old management. The visit was always a unique experience and I wanted to share it with my fiancée as he had never been. When we walked in I realised something was amiss all the wonderful memorabilia was missing and the quaint interior was replaced by what can only described as a cheap ikea replacement. We ordered two breakfasts and it was inedible! Eggs were covered in burnt black bits and the bacon was so hard and burnt I couldn’t cut it! The beans were so congealed they were a lump of tasteless mush! We left most of it and left the place!! The place was dirty and there was a dinner knife on the floor which the waitress walked over twice before another customer picked it up! On returning home both myself and my parter have been unwell!! It’s such a shame as this cafe was always buzzing with a lovely friendly atmosphere now it’s a dirty greasy spoon I have had better breakfasts in a truck stop!! Won’t be returning! Save yourself a journey and don’t bother!

Visit and eat here now and again. Great breakfast.

Drinks are lovely. Breakfast nice size portion .unfo unfortunately I wasn't happy with the crumpets

I left a review about The Larder when it first opened some years ago and we’ve enjoyed many great breakfasts over the years.

Popped in for breakfast, great food, staff really welcoming and friendly. Definitely worth a visit at lunch time on my next trip to Atherstone.

Lovely gluten free breakfast will visit again soon

Delicious breakfast. We went round the corner to the butcher after to buy some bacon to take home. Lovely decor with a wartime theme. Nice cosy environment. Very good value also.

Eventually got into this place. Under new management. Bought my elderly parent for some bread and pork dripping sandwich.

Visited the larder first week in September.

Larder has changed owners and is closed from today and re-opens on mon 24t sept.

Fabulous themed cafe. Food and service excellent

This is a fantastic place to eat. Don't be fooled in thinking it is a place where only a certain age go for their breakfast or lunch. It is a place you can go to no matter what your age. They serve the everyday jacket potatoes and sandwiches but it's not what people flock for. Try one of their locally produced sausages with mash peas or beans. A home made pie with mash or even a spam fritter. Perhaps washed down with dandelion and burdock or a camp coffee. You won't regret giving it a try and experiencing the 1940's in vision, sound and taste.

Excellent food, new management as of 25th September, hope they keep the theme of the Larder going. Best wishes to the old management and staff. Thanks.

Lovely place, friendly staff and great cake and milkshake today was my first visit but my Husband often goes in on Saturday with the Girls for milkshake and they love looking at all the interesting things in there and the Tea and Earl grey very good. Love that a custard cream is waiting on the saucer with it. It's a full of character place I love that chairs are all different and tables. Relaxing change from run of the mill chains like Costa.

Lovely staff great menu. Amazing collection of memobilia from the 1940's. Even has spam on the menu.

Great food. Awesome staff. Fab town

Very good little nostalgic cafe. Made to feel very welcome. Good calming atmosphere. The food was piping hot but very nice and went down very well.

I was visiting Atherstone and walked past the cafe. Looking through the window, I was intrigued by the decor and popped inside. The forties and forces memorabilia offered lots of things to look at while I was waiting to order although I didn’t have long to wait because the service is excellent. A great variety of good food on offer and at reasonable prices too. I would definitely recommend visiting the cafe

Excellent!!!! Food, staff and ambience is wonderful, can't wait to get back for the apple pie xxx

Nice people but food was like it was from the 1940s burnt,but was end of day.

Lovely 1940s cafe milkey coffee home made everythink x lovely staff x

Favourite place to relax before or after work

a wonderful step back in time. good food (sadly not at 1940s prices) reasonably priced lots to look at. great staff and dog friendly

Lovely food and great service. Not too expensive either.

Afternoon tea for my Mothers 97th Birthday was a great success. More than enough sandwiches for us all and the lovely waitresses bought fresh pots of tea to keep us going. On to the cakes, a good selection and the scones were lovely. Boxes were provided for us to take the cakes we couldn't eat home . We had lots of fun trying on the hats and took lots of photographs. Mother really enjoyed it, lovely atmosphere and lots to look at.

Wonderful place, spam fritters, dripping on toast, metal plates, old cutlery, China etc. Amazing artifacts from WW1 and WW2. Memories bought to life in so many pictures and items displayed. Wartime music played whilst you enjoy the nostalgia.

I go here often. Great food, good value. It has a world war two theme going on and the food is in keeping with this (in a good way). Fantastic sausage and mash, I've also had some great soups and sandwiches. You can even try a variety of spam dishes. The cakes are also great. Friendly staff. There are notebooks on the tables where people have written their memories of the war.

We have visited the larder a couple of times in the last couple of weeks. We initially visited because they allow well behaved dogs in. Each visit they have given excellent service and the food, different choices each visit, has also been cooked and served excellently. Each visit they have not forgotten our fur babies either and have provided water for them without prompting. We deffinatly recommend them and will be back very soon. Well done to all the staff. Xxx

This place is great. The older generation reminisce over their life in the 40s and the younger visitors get history lessons both while enjoying good food in a pleasant atmosphere. Keep up the good work.

Interesting decor reflecting the wartime theme. Food nicely cooked and served by very pleasant staff.

Great place good food with that old atmosphere

I have been visiting the larder for some years. The food and atmosphere were previously well worth travelling to experience.

It's like going back in time to my grandparents for dinner. Amazing food and amazing staff

Great niche cafe and Great portion sizes

Love this place and yes had my usual bubble and squeak served with two fried eggs and a piece of lovely cooked ham.With a lovely cup of milky coffee 1940s style.Please don't ever change ☺☺☺☺☺

Wow amazing breakfast, a must place to go if in atherstone. The bubble and squeak was great and the walls brilliant to look at.

Lovely pot of tea served, by nice friendly staff. The music playing and the nostalgia of the 40's interior was very relaxing. Will definitely call again next time we visit Atherstone....The two sisters from Coventry.....

I treated my Grandad (in his 90’s) to a trip out to The Larder. We booked a table in advance as this quaint cafe is very popular. We were made to feel very welcome. Staff and customers were friendly and attentive. The food was reasonably priced and delicious. My Grandad looked around at the memorabilia and enjoyed reminiscing. He immediately planned his next visit.

Good old fashioned food with a trip down memory lane

Popped in for a breakfast and a cuppa. Nice friendly staff and plenty of seats. I had a breakfast sandwich and pot of tea. I will definitely return

Amazing afternoon tea. Friendly staff.

Vintage cafe. Good English breakfast. Good prices. Plenty of war memorabilia donated by customers.

Lovely place nice friendly people

My favourite cafe excellent food lovely atmosphere wonderful staff

Pot of tea and toasted teacakes on a cold damp afternoon. My mum has Dementia and words come in random sentences. The charming theme took her back to somewhere familiar, and we had a few reminiscing memories about her dad. Thank you.

Best place in atherstone for breakfast or proper dinner..

Excellent, good food, good service and great things of interest, well worth a visit

Most enjoyable good honest food

Wonderful cafe with memorabilia all around from the 40s and more. Lovely staff. Original food. Great place. Ive been here a few times now.👍

Brilliant. Love the war-time decor. Some really interesting items. I also think it would be a great place to bring an older person suffering memory problems as so much to prompt long term memories. Great home-cooked 'comfort' food, reasonably priced. Very friendly staff and lovely atmosphere.

Visited a few weeks before Christmas for the first time. Food was lovely and not too badly priced. Staff also pleasant. Would definitely visit again and recommend

Very quirky place. Very small and cosy so it can quickly get busy. Try and reserve a table if you can. Staff were friendly. Food was enjoyable. A great variety of memorabilia to talk about whist waiting for your food.

I highly recommend this little cafe for more than just fantastic food and value.

Well worth a visit if you’re in Atherstone. Traditionally cooked war-time foods, tasty breakfast and a good selection of tea! Excellent atmosphere and lots of memorabilia to look at while you’re waiting. Cash only

Lovely friendly staff great food

My husband is an historian so we visited here for a birthday lunch. The cafe is full of memorabilia of war years including books and in particular a book of memories recorded by guests sharing their own stories. These are poignant and take you back into the shoes of those who lived through the war and the years following.

This is an oasis of simple enjoyment and good food in a modern world of profit and sophistication . The atmosphere is well engendered by WW2 memorabilia and completed with historically accurate 1940's music filling the background . We went for pies and sausage and mash ..all were excellent and filling washed down by a good cup of tea and finished by a very tasty homemade apple pie with custard. The staff were very helpful and made us feel part of a special occasion . It was a joy just to sit , talk and enjoy reading the little book of memories written by visitors to "The Larder" . Great for those who remember WW2 or have an interest in it , but also just a very pleasant experience for those who just want a simple filling meal served by smiling faces.

We went for a full English breakfast and couldn't fault it, nothing on the plate disappointed me. The cafe itself has lots of war memorabilia and a lovely little memory book on the tables. The staff were friendly. Fab! Looks like I'll be a regular customer now!

the great larder lovely chance to introduce my children to some little wartime items food and service excellent well priced...

To be honest the driving force of our visit to Atherstone was the chance of lunch at The Larder, our...

Popped in for tea and cake. Ended up with Ovatine and treacle sponge. I’d class that as a win

A lovely cafe in 1940's guise. There is a lot of period touches, homely, served at the table and good food and drinks at good prices. Friendly and great atmosphere. My first visit and I was impressed, I want to go again when visiting Atherstone.

Came across this lovely wartime themed café after a trip to Twycross Zoo. What a treat! Excellent value dishes in...

First visit to this 1940s style cafe and what a pleasant surprise. Staff were all friendly and welcoming. Food was...

Lovely old cafe full of memorabilia. Inexpensive food well cooked cheap food.

Always love it here! Food always feash and honest. Amazing decor and very polite happy staff, menu selection is vast and yummy with smaller meals if your not so hungry. They offer a children's menu and even breakfasts in the morning but you have to get in there quick once they sell out there gone. It's a very lovely place and worth the money

No pretentious coffee here just a piping hot Nescafé coffee - delicious. Lots of memorabilia around and fab staff would recommend.

Absolutely fantastic in every aspect. The staff were very friendly and extremely helpful. I love anything to do with the 1930/40's and walking into the café I was amazed by the amount of memorabilia on show. Then I opened the menu and again was amazed that the theme continued with the selection of food on offer. I chose the corned beef hash and baked beans which was served on a tin plate and tasted absolutely delicious. I can not make anything but positive comments about this café and thoroughly recommend it to everyone who likes to experience a little bit of history!!

I just went for breakfast today.Hmm......classic breakfast,friendly staff and good atmosphere.Will be going there again in the future 👍🏻😉

Lovely retro cafe serving reasonably priced really tasty simple food.

The Larder has a window filled the memorabilia of the War. 1940. They serve food. I walked into the peaceful atmosphere. War time music gently playing. Greeted by the host attentive and friendly. There is quite a lot to choose from. I ordered tea while I chose my meal. Great cuppa served in a small China teapot with matching tea cup and saucer. The mash potato,sausage and beans, were served promptly and very tasty. The mash in particular was filling and creamy, a special method in the preparation. Sausages hot and not fatty.

This visit to The Larder confirmed my opinion that they just serve good grub here. I have now tried most items on the menu and find my favourite combination is Spam Fritters with peas and bubble and squeak which often contains carrots and broccoli as well. The ginger beer is all I need to follow up and I seldom manage a pud!