The Mustard Seed in Nottingham

I have just been over to this shop and was very impressed with the service and the quality of books 📚 which are a great encouragement to read and I enjoyed the atmosphere in the shop

A review of contradictions. Today my friend and I enjoyed a beautiful meal provided by Sarah, the lovely tearoom manager. However, as it was brought to us by an older woman from the kitchen, this lady aggressively and verbally attacked us for the sole reason that we are Anglicans! My family, friends and I have frequented this shop and tea rooms for the past twenty years, and befriended Christine, Sharon, and Brian, but today was too much. I doubt we'll return to be judged solely on flawed opinions given without reason or knowledge.

Been here several times and it's always a lovely experience, Christine is great and staff warm and friendly. A lovely atmosphere and good quality food at reasonable prices.

The food is incredible, best I have had in my 7 years in UK. The shop was full when I was there and everybody was talking to each other across the tables as if they were long time friend, I felt so welcomed, and everyone was calling me by my name. A wonderful place of Christian people who care about each other. I love going there, even if it's to just sit and read my book.

The food is incredible, best I have had in my 7 years in UK. The shop was full when I was there and everybody was talking to each other across the tables as if they were long time friend, I felt so welcomed, and everyone was calling me by my name. A wonderful place of Christian people who care about each other. I love going there, even if it's to just sit and read my book.

Raving theocratic loonies, but I applaud them for standing up to the COVID behemoth and refusing to close. As much as I detest their religious views and how they speak to others who disagree with them, they have a right to hold those views and do not deserve to be deprived of the right to conduct business. If you don't like it here - don't go. Simple. The coffee, cake and sandwiches are decent enough. Shame on all you worthless non-entities posting your snarky 1-star reviews accusing them of being "COVID deniers". If you still believe in the COVID *narrative*, you're more stupid than flat-earthers. Or could it be that you're just well-paid stooges?

Raving theocratic loonies, but I applaud them for standing up to the COVID behemoth and refusing to close. As much as I detest their religious views and how they speak to others who disagree with them, they have a right to hold those views and do not deserve to be deprived of the right to conduct business. If you don't like it here - don't go. Simple. The coffee, cake and sandwiches are decent enough. Shame on all you worthless non-entities posting your snarky 1-star reviews accusing them of being "COVID deniers". If you still believe in the COVID *narrative*, you're more stupid than flat-earthers. Or could it be that you're just well-paid stooges?

Excellent food, cooked fresh for you. Good selection of cakes. Great place for food and fellowship.

The last time i went here, nobody came into the shop area to see if i needed any help. I'm in a wheelchair and have been with my sister many times. Usually, in the first part of the shop i can just get around, but now they have put alsorts on the floor, so i can't get through in my wheelchair and it will be difficult for pushchairs and not good for elderly

A gem of a place with an abundance of endless books and gifts of excellent quality . Such a joy to enter an independent shop in this day and age and needs to be used so we don't lose it . Extremely friendly helpful staff give you a lovely welcome ( it was our first visit ) . It's the sort of place where , especially if you're local , it could easily become your ' Hub ' . It just has that feel to it . An hour or so in the delightful tearooms with it's beautiful China tea services and white linen table cloths , could easily give you the impression you will be paying an arm and a leg for this privilege! . But you don't. The prices are very modest and fair compared to most tearooms indeed . My wife and I enjoyed the most delicious , generously filled ham and cheese toastie with a fresh side salad for £5.95 each and the ham was thick cut ' farmhouse ' stuff too ! . On a warm day , you would find it hard to upseat yourself from the cottage style garden area with it's eye-catching stonework surprises . Get yourself over there and be delighted , like we were ( and will be again , real soon ! ) .

Not just shopping! Beautiful surrounds, fellowship, great service and a really wonderful selection of unusual gifts and original cards.

Lovely freindly staff. This place is clearly run with passion from the heart. Relaxed calm but friendly atmosphere. Beautifully adorned surroundings. Fresh, organic , home made tasty food. There's nothing to dislike and everything to love here. And given its a book/gift shop its quite unique. Couldn't recommend more!

Love this place. It's the only Christian bookshop in Nottingham

It's good that this place stayed open during the extremely harmful lockdowns. Lock downs are meant only for convicted criminals in prison. Jesus Himself was a travelling preacher, who regularly mixed with sinners and the 'unclean,' so He clearly would have been very against the, (obviously false) mainstream Corona narrative.

My friend Claire and I met Chris today.......she is very kind,friendly and approachable aswell as being a great Baker!! The effort that goes into the mustard seed is massive, fresh homade cakes, quiche and pasta dishes. Proper capuccino machine. Beautiful garden.Stunning book shop.Beautiful cards and gifts. On top of that she has time for you. Amazing women.Some of the reviews I think are unfair and unkind. Give the place a go, it's lovely.

Food is excellent. Lasagne is a must-try. Feeling homey and comfortable. Toilet is clean and artistic! Locals like to talk and sit on sofa, sharing freely in the cafe where sits next to the bookstore of ma variety of Christian books and music. May the Lord continue to bless the people thru thus bookstore and cafe

Lovely place, so warm and peaceful. As soon as you walk through the door, you feel the presence of God. Thank you Christine and team for an awesome job you doing

I can highly recommend this beautiful café and bookstore. A little gem. So thankful it stayed open during lockdown. Five stars all the way!

This place is an absolute joke!Dirty and a Disgrace! Got left in the shop to wait and not invited to sit down as the woman called Sarah informed us she was doing lunches and was on her own! Walked past us several times looking at us without speaking to us or apologising for not taking order. Absolutely no1 in there apart from two old guys and someone in the garden. Then she came over told us all what was on offer which was plain scones! Tea and coffee with Groupon code! Although cake should have been offered instead of scone should you wish. We asked for a jug of water too and it arrived with a large brown/black hair in it! I told her and she shook her head at me! The woman who bought drinks over made a comment about my daughters laughing and then said “girls need a smack!!” Which we were quite shocked about! Rude! We ended up walking out without said scones!!! Disgraceful!! Rude staff glad we didn’t eat there!! I wouldn’t go again and wouldn’t recommend to anyone!

Beautiful bookshop and cafe. Lots of books and gifts to choose from. The owner, Chris, is a true follower of Jesus and it's so encouraging talking to her about faith.

Great little garden and friendly staff. The garden is really lovely and there's a few tables on the lawn, which makes it a nice place for afternoon tea. There's a good range of home baked cakes and slices each day. Food is generally good without being spectacular and sometimes service could use a bit more haste but other than that, a pleasant place to spend some quality down time.

Most cozy,beautiful,PEACEFUL CONSERVATORY TEA ROOM+GARDEN in Nottingham.Has BOOKSHOP(loads of great books) + lovely GIFT SHOP.Provides free leaflefts for various mental health information.Staff are loving,community oriented, helpful, encouraging and uplifting.Favorite place in Nottingham.Must visit once at least.

Lovely little cafe with a welcoming and friendly team 💙

Nice to see Shaun Everest from mustard seed cafe found guilty and finally dealt with in court! All that 'Freeman of the land ' rubbish didn't do you any good did it. I'm surprised this place is still operating,you'd thought it would be closed by now as it's very unpopular. Awful You would have thought having a Christian faith would make you a kind,open minded,righted and peaceful.. Well nothing could be further from the truth here. I would say the mustard seed is a nest of extreamist fundamentalists hiding behind their faith. There's nothing Christian about being abusive to customers, spouting their own version on how they see the covid pandemic, wearing of masks and trying to use defunct and useless ' Freeman if the land ' defence against the laws of the land. I believed Christianity represented love, community and caring for one another,but not here.They are wrapped up I their own dangerous ideology and I wouldn't be surprised if their activities are being monitored by the authorities. Avoid this place at all costs . Hope it closes down soon ,if it hasn't already closed already.

Absolutely amazing carrot cake and hot chocolate. A nice little shop and customer service was really warming.

Local blight shame it’s in Gedling.

Very good book shop and cafe, lovely owner and its good that she stands up against the antichrist system coming up.

Great and wide selection of Christian books, gifts and resources for young and old. I've enjoyed shopping here for years now. May God bless you and continue to prosper your works in Jesus name.

Very warm welcome at this cafe. Staff are friendly and provide good service. The food was well presented and enjoyable. The room and table was very clean. Would definitely visit again. Recommended

Lovely place but i was pressured not to wear my masks in the shop , which made me quite anxious. Cake and coffee were lovely .

Good traditional look and feel. Was a bit distracted by all the loud religious talk. A more intimate conversation would have created a better experience.

The Mustard Seed cafe and Christian book shop is a true beacon of light in this dark fallen world in which we live. The cafe is of the more traditional type with a great selection of very tasty food and drink a lot of which is homemade. There is a truly excellent selection of books along with many other interesting items in the shop. The style of service is relaxed so be prepared for that. They know that there is no reason for us to be scared of each other so there is no antisocial regulations in force here. There is a very friendly and social atmosphere which has led me along with family and friends to become regular customers in recent months and we have met some truly wonderful people. The owner Chris is an inspiration and true warrior of God. Highlighted by her ongoing stand against the tyranny that has been unleashed on the world over the last year. If you have not yet begun to realise the current world situation is not even remotely like what is being presented to you by the mainstream media then do be prepared for Chris and Co to potentially talk to you about it. Chris is a straight talker but you are genuinely only getting the truth from her which can sometimes be hard to hear for any of us! Please don't be offended or put off, listen to and seriously consider what they have to say. This may well lead to a much brighter future for you and your family. Highly recommended! God bless you all!

This place is absolutely delightful, good old fashioned values. Clean table cloth lovely little tea pots milk and sugar bowls. Delicious food. Highly recommend.

Lovely shop/cafe had an enjoyable afternoon there with friends, staff Lovely as well

Welcoming and helpful. Wonderful tea room too, amazing food, relaxed atmosphere

Cakes great little expensive but for a treat great place

A wonderful, peaceful environment with lovely, helpful staff. A real oasis in an increasingly hostile desert. A place where people are welcomed, accepted and valued. Highly recommended!

My wife and I popped in to find something for a friends birthday. We are both in our mid 60's, been double jabbed, but we both wear face masks when going into shops. Not just to protect ourselves but other people also. We found something for our friend and wanted a gift bag. We have never been so aggressively abused verbally as we were by the shop owner/manager. Her tirade continued, without a pause, the whole time while we were trying to pay and get out as quickly as possible. Apparently Covid-19 is only a type of flu and we were responsible for continuing to spread fear by wearing masks.

Great book shop with some really good quality stuff, however were a bit pushy with misinformation in cafe so felt really uncomfortable, told us to take our masks off as well, quite unprofessional.

Sells bibles, books, cards and Christian items. Was not keen on the cafe and food.

Beautiful cafe, lovely surroundings and a very nice menu. Service is great and it has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. I can not fault it. Please read the signs on the door before entering and kudos to the owner for the stand this little haven has taken in these times.

This place put people's life at risk. God knows how NHS have to experience this.

Food OK, service friendly but slow. After we got home the owner phoned us to tell us we hadn't left a tip and we needed to pay one!!

How Christian of you to potentially spread a disease that kills. How can you deny covid exists? It’s one of your gods most recent creations. 11k fine for flouting rules, not enough in my opinion. Very average coffee. Won’t be visiting again

Pretty tearoom, with delicious cakes and beverages, in an interesting environment!

Great place. The owner is lovely and friendly. Well done for standing up for your freedoms and rights.

Alex Belfield sent me here, can’t wait to support you whenever I’m in the Nottingham area

Lovely shop to visit with Everything Christian you will need to shop for friends & family. An oasis of peace & tranquillity. Time to browse & select. Beautiful Coffee shop with quite a full menu available for lunches, scones & cakes. Staff are very welcoming and polite.

Wonderful place, so peaceful, reasonably priced and food excellent. Clean and comfortable. Chris the owner is always helpful.

The whole place has a very strange vibe. It's clearly not a book shop as the majority of the floor space is dedicated to food and drink. I walked in looking for a book and found myself surrounded by people eating and drinking, not what you generally find in a book shop. There is certainly no Christianity in this place, I doubt the owner has been to church recently or could even recite any of verse of the bible. In fact when asked, the owner struggled with basics. Not recommended due to the misleading nature of the business.

So proud of you for what your doing wishing you well Xx

Awesome place so friendly and welcoming loved the selection of books on offer.

Hi I just saw Alex Bellfields story about your wonderful shop. Will come to your shop this week we need to support wonderful people like yourself and your treatment by the police proves they no longer act in our interest. Stay strong good times are coming millions across the world have awoken we are the majority. God Bless you.

Love and inclusion. Books,culture, love and coffee too. This place offers all and I was helped by the wonderful staff there.

🌸 Beautiful little shop, perfect for a brows, coffee and chat 🌸

Excellent shop lovely friendly staff

Hi I just saw Alex Bellfields story on the appalling way you were treated, what is wrong with this country, all the best with winning the court case, God bless you.

Just seen this ladies shop on Alex Bellfields YouTube and Nottingham police are bullies and should hang there heads in shame, I have written to Preti Patel to complain about this shocking police brutality and abuse of power, disgusting behaviour

Give this place your support been treated appallingly by Notts Police

STOP OPENING UP DURING A PANDEMIC

Remained open and serving indoors during lockdown, they're not fans of hand sanitiser or masks and so I don't trust their grasp of basic hygiene.

Enjoyable , relaxing and first rate service .

This is a charming tea room. The table cloths were the whitest I've ever seen ( I notice previous reviews condemning this place did not include photographs of the alleged dirty cloths) and the crockery and fixtures and fittings are of excellent quality. No effort is spared to provide an enjoyable experience. The cakes are all freshly made daily, also the soup is home made and delicious and the sandwiches are all made to order. Other reviews of this place seem to be very much sour grapes, something you would never get at the Mustard Seed. Some narrow minded people obviously resent those who are intelligent, principled, educated and hard working, or simply do not recognize these attributes when they encounter them. You may struggle to find other things to praise about Gedling, it's community spirit is clearly not one of them, but you could not fault the food or the service at the Mustard Seed.

The wonderful, brave and wide awake Chris serving fabulous snacks and a delicious crema tea. Visit and support her if you are tired of the mask and hand sanitiser brigade. The place is clean, welcoming and warm and stories of it's lack of hygiene are greatly exaggerated by bitter locals.

Awesome place! My favourite cafe in Nottingham. I have found some amazing books here, the range of authors is brilliant. The bible selection is pretty amazing too if you're looking for one. Lovely place to sit and read or get some work done.

Lovely, friendly staff and atmosphere. Beautiful garden, where we had a pot of tea. Will definitely be returning!

After visiting the mustard seed, my experience was most DEFINITELY NEGATIVE - there were absolutely NO distancing, no masks on staff or customers. This was just the start, the table I sat at was dirty and sticky and the staff that served me seemed very uninterested in serving, being there and even living. I would not recommend the mustard seed to anyone

This place is staying open against all the rules of lockdown. They have no interest in stopping the spread of the virus. No social distancing or mask wearing. They do not seem to care about the health and safety of the local community.

Visiting the mustard seed was a big mistake. Didn't bother to sit down, looking around was enough and we left. Dirty, uncaring,bad attitude. No one using gloves,no hand sanitizer and the owner saying they don't need to wear masks as it's a hoax. Wonder how clean everything is when they are preparing food. The worst place you could think of going. I would never risk my family or my own health ever again.

Worst place ever awful coffee, dirty table cloths. I went for peace and tranquility, ended up being preached too and felt like they are recruiting to join their religious cult. Recently discovered refusing to shut shop and breaking covid laws.

Disgusting attitudes, Insult to all authorities including the NHS, Selfish, Nutjobs, Covidiots. Avoid Avoid Avoid!!!

Cozy cafe serving a great range of food and drink. Much respect for standing up to the current tyranny, you are a beacon of light in the darkness. Stay strong 💪🏼

I went along today with my 2 children for sandwiches and a drink. Really kind and welcoming people. So nice to be out and about and proud to support this cafe and the owners. 🙏😇💕

This place has been my sanctuary during these difficult times. It is a haven for people like me with disabilities who are unable to wear masks. The Mustard Seed is so welcoming and has a lovely atmosphere. The homemade soups are delicious and the cakes are amazing!

Very courteous and professional.

The place to go and only a bus ride away from the city centre Christian book browse and great little tearoom I can't get enough of the mustard seed welcome and friendliness

There has been absolutely no effort to make this establishment COVID safe. In fact, I’d go as far to say that the staff and proprietors are showing a complete disregard for the current situation. There was no provision of hand sanitiser (something that I don’t expect everywhere to have), but coupled with staff actively advising that face masks could be removed on more than one occasion, demonstrated a irresponsibility that beggars belief. We left after the second time of asking. We thought a nice walk would be capped with a pleasant lunch in a local tea room. A mistake we won’t make again, pandemic or not.

Good food but sadly not covid safe. Tables too close, no masks worn by servers, no restriction on numbers. Will not visit again until they get their 'covid act' together.

Lovely place for a light lunch, tea, cakes, scones.

Fuimos a tomar un café y nos dijeron que no necesitábamos usar una máscara. No había desinfectante disponible y no había restricciones en la cantidad de personas que ingresaban a la tienda muy pequeña y abarrotada, por lo que no había distanciamiento social. Me decepcionó mucho ver la falta de atención a los clientes en esta librería cristiana. No volveré a visitarlo hasta que termine la pandemia.

The cafe is adorable, very cosy and well decorated. The staff is very friendly (even when dealing with a difficult customer sitting behind us). My son thoroughly enjoyed his (amazing) hot chocolate and a toastie, the coffee I had was also very nice. The only thing of concern (and thus only 1 star) is that there were no Covid19 measures in place whatsoever during our visit on 3rd October. Nobody wearing masks (workers in the cafe, or workers/customers in the shop), no hand sanitisers etc, no social distancing with tables (only about half a meter between tables, no screens/space separators, nothing), and a gathering of 12+ people celebrating someone's birthday (when gatherings of more than 6 people are banned). Pleasant but at the same time unpleasant visit.

No covid precautions whatsoever , ie. No masks, no social distancing and anti covid propaganda pushed on us when leaving!!

avoid like the plague unless you want to be ripped off by their prices and poor service and lack of any kind of pandemic precautions

Esta fue nuestra segunda visita, bajo un hermoso día soleado nos sentamos afuera (jardín trasero), buena disposición de la mesa de distancias sociales, muy cálida bienvenida.vuelva a calentar los bollos crujientes y sabrosos. Bonito juego de tetera, vendrá nuevamente y lo recomendaré a mis amigos. nota: Aparcamiento gratuito de 2 horas en las inmediaciones.

The service and humility of the owner and people that were present is amazing. The presence of Godnis felt as soon as you enter the gate

Great selection of Christian books and the food is lovely. Terrific customer service

Every week for cream tea. which comes in ceramic tea pots. Tasty home made cakes and scones. Spaggetti over cooked.

Very helpful staff and a wide selection of reading material. There is also a cafe/tearoom on site

Really nice coffee shop with a great selection of books

Great book and gift selection, kind and helpful staff and a nice tea rooms. Worth a visit.

Visitamos hoy para un té de crema que fue un regalo de mi nieto para mi cumpleaños.Nos dijeron que era solo una bebida caliente con un pedazo de pastel o bollo.Le pregunté si también podríamos comprar un sándwich y me dijeron que sería un cargo adicional.El sándwich de jamón estaba bien (aunque no valía la pena el 4.95 cada uno), solo una pequeña olla de chutney entre dos.La tetera estaba bien.Ambos elegimos pastel de chocolate y remolacha, que estaba extremadamente seco y duro en los bordes. Esto definitivamente necesitaba crema para verter.Mi esposo se quejó de la tarta, y nos dijeron que estaba fresca la mañana del día anterior y fue hecha por la hija de los propietarios. Finalmente, la camarera regresó y dijo que podíamos elegir otro pastel,RechazamosEl letrero laminado en cada mesa pidiéndole que deje una propina para la camarera si su pedido fue superior a 5, tal vez el 10 o el 15% fue un insulto.Si tenemos buena comida y servicio, siempre dejamos una propina y no es necesario que se nos pida que lo hagamos.Por lo tanto, no dejamos propina y no volveremos.

A very warm and friendly ( cosy ) atmosphere, best cappuccino in Nottingham,

Mi esposa y yo llevamos a su madre aquí para un regalo, esperamos mucho tiempo para que llegaran nuestros 2 tés y 1 café y bocadillos. Fui molestado por un perro que saltaba sobre mis piernas alguien que compró en el café.Nunca volveré otra vez.

Visitamos con groupon, no sé por qué algunas malas críticas en. Fácil estacionamiento gratuito de 2 horas en las inmediaciones, entrada encantadora a la librería, área de té de decoración romántica y metálica en una casa de vidrio. La camarera nos explica el orden y todo el sabor del pastel, muy amables y de buenos modales. Realmente disfrutar y relajarse.

Thank you so much for Christmas gift to my parents. They loved your it today. Lovely atmosphere and cakes. Thank you.

Called in here this afternoon to purchase a tea for two gifts ,stood waiting my turn only to be completely ignored by the assistant who decided she would serve a woman coming out of the cafe.I can only assume that they don't require any new customers ,and more holy than righteous I won't be visiting again ther just plain rude

Lovely choice of cakes and coffees. Great service, and atmosphere.

Service extremely slow and unapologetic. Food OK.

Pleasant surroundings. Great service. A gem of a find.

I've always wanted to visit the mustard seed but never got round to it, but when I did I wasn't expecting to be disappointed. Firstly we were not greeted, or asked where we would like to sit. There was no general welcoming banter or an effort to get to know us. There was nothing available on the menu we wanted, and had to make do with what they had. Why? There was a woman prancing about with no shoes on and hair falling all over her face- looked like she just got out of bed. We learned later that she was the owner! When looking around the shop there was no sign of any staff for a long while to help us with any purchase. A customer before us pressed the bell four times before someone showed up from the back of the shop- there was hardly anyone in at the time! Why? If we were thieves we could walked out with anything we wanted and no one would have known. Very disappointing, will not return. I wonder what Gordon Ramsey or Alex Polizzi from the Hotel Inspector would have to say about this poor service.