The Old Paper Shop in South Holland

There were a few more coffee shops in Crowland. Sadly, they weren't around for very long. The Old Paper Shop has been around for a number of years. They serves delicious cakes and sandwiches. I've visited there on multiple occasions in the past. Unfortunately this time I was unaware that they are closed on Good Friday. After making the trip, I found out it was closed. I'll give it another go.

Lovely little Cafe. Central and good parking.

Went here today had great lunch staff are great nice clean well run enjoy it and got toilets

Wouldn’t recommend if you have a baby. Went in with a couple of mum friends. Our babies were asleep. Making no noise and causing no issues but a staff member seemed to think that she should apologise there were babies there to the two other customers making us feel really uncomfortable. She was then very short with us when we were ordering and got very annoyed when my friend asked if she could have an extra hash brown rather than toast with her breakfast. Was made to feel like we weren’t wanted there. Not a nice experience. Won’t be returning. Other mum friends have had similar issues here so we now go outside of Crowland each week for our catch up lunches and have actually found some other really lovely local places that are a lot more welcoming.

Spotted the Old Papershop cycling through Crowland and very pleased that I did. Ideal for a light lunch, very friendly and the cakes looked amazing too!

Closed due to staff shortages, but messaged the night before. Wasn't impressed as my friend came a long way to meet up with me.

A lovely little place for lunch! Reasonably priced & very tasty. Staff pleasant & helpful. Pleasant surroundings.

The food was overpriced and the staff were rude to us for simply not being able to find a menu. Definitely need to get their egos in check, will not be going back and don’t recommend you go there.

A delightful friendly cafe delivering excellent food. We enjoyed excellent poached eggs with a pot of tea, and to follow a delicious homemade carrot cake. The friendly staff and fair prices made this a lovely stop in this quaint town

How lovely to go to a real, privately owned cafe. Homemade food and staff that genuinely care. It’s the first time in years I have visited a non chain cafe coffee shop……..realised how much I had missed them. Had pate and toast with a nice side salad, my mum had coronation chicken sandwich with potato wedges. Both really enjoyable, good portion and reasonable pricing. Highly recommend.

Definitely try the chocolate milkshake. I ordered a flat white which was lovely, but I had drink envy when I tried my wife's milkshake. The food was also fresh and delicious.

This is the second time weve been here..sat down Ben given menues..closed and waited..only for people who came in after us to be served first. So today we left withour ordering. This makes you feel as though you are unimportant and invisible. It's a shame because the food us good. Very upset.

This is the best cafe in the area. The food is outstandingly fresh and service very helpful and friendly. Will revisit again when in the village

Went and got a loaf of bread and nibbles lovely little shop you should try it out xx nice bread xxx

Visited with my 3 year old recently. Have just moved to Crowland and was keen to try out the local cafés. This did not disappoint. Clean and nicely presented interior, friendly staff and a good choice of food/ drinks at reasonable prices. 3 year old loved her milkshake!! Will definitely visit again.

Great customer care and wonderful food highly recommend

Dog unfriendly cafe not allowed to enter with a miniature well behaved poodle. Facists to all dogs next door copper kettle much more dog friendly

Great friendly service lovely tasty food x

I stop[ped here for breakfast after a long drive. Crowlnds in a pretty villabe and The Old Paper Shop is a gem of a place. A genuinely warm greeting, efficient service and a superb cooked breakfast with local items included. First class!

Absolutely lovely little place! Our first time of visiting but certainly not the last! The two ladies serving were really friendly, everywhere was clean and comfortable and the food was delicious, I definitely recommend the Haslet and Egg roll, yum!!

Great breakfast served by great staff

Very friendly service and the food was excellent. Pleasure to support this lovely local business.

Fabulous hot chocolate and warm mince pie 😉

Always nice food and greeted with a smile !

GREAT menu, location and high quality in a great environment run be really nice people!

Wonderful staff. Best coffee around. Food top notch. Great experience

My husband and I were working near Crowland yesterday, it was a chilly day and we were outdoors for several hours, and very hungry. Luckily we found The Old Paper Shop was open for takeaways, there was a small queue but we were soon served by an extremely friendly and helpful lady, who made us brie and bacon panini, we also had americanos and my husband had a slice of homemade cake, lemon and elderflower. The paninis were hot, the brie wonderfully gooey and the bacon crispy. The coffees were really good and so was the cake. I was so grateful to find a cafe open and serving good food in the middle of lockdown. Thankyou

Lovely little place; spacious, friendly plus the food is fresh and delicious

First time at this lovely little place. A very friendly, cozy spot.Food looks lovely and reasonably priced. Definitely plan to return in the near future.

Nice food pleasant people clean and tidy.

Been here a few times. Always good friendly service even when busy. Food good, breakfast very good. Good local cafe in a great and underrated historical town.

Lovely place, friendly staff, bit overwhelmed with the number of customers Standing room only... Am sure I'll utilise the facilities again when out cycling.

One of our favorite places. Always a friendly welcome and great coffee😉😀

The home made soup is always lovely, and the same are very tasty. Very friendly staff, and a cozy interior. Would definitely recommend it.

My first time at this cafe, but it won't be my last. Lovely place. Friendly staff. Coffee was hot & the cheese scones amazing. My friend & I will definitely be back.

This was a surprise I hadn't been here before. It was busy a very popular venue it seems we had breakfast and it was lovely great range and beautifully cooked. Highly recommend

Lovely coffee☕🍵, lovely people 👌

I ordered a BLT sandwich and it came with cold pre cooked bacon. I wasn't expecting this and have never had cold bacon in a BLT anywhere else so was disappointed especially at a fiver for a sandwich. It's a pleasant looking place with good coffee on the plus side.

Nice tearoom with a variety of sandwiches, toasties, panini, jacket potatoes and soup. Homemade cakes and scones are delicious. Ladies very friendly. Reason for not giving 5* is because when we walked in it wasn't very busy and the best seats were the window seats which had dirty tables. I had to ask for it to be cleaned. It very quickly started filling up and another couple had to move dirty crockery to sit at a window seat. Please clean tables as soon as people leave, it doesn't take long and will leave a really good lasting impression I can assure you.

Nice stop on the way back home. Coffee, cake who could ask for more.

Lovely friendly atmosphere. Great service....

Nice friendly place and good food.

An old style of service and layout at sensible prices,situated near a unique piece of structural history.

Very friendly staff and would recommend the place.

Went to Crowland with family to see the abbey. After our walk round we were all a bit peckish so popped in to the old paper shop. First things we noticed was the lovely decor and how spotlessly clean it was. An extremely friendly and cheerful young lady came to to our table to take our order. We all ordered our teas and coffees. My wife and I really fancied a bacon sandwich, which although it wasn't on the menu, was told it wouldn't be a problem. Our son had a milkshake and a brownie. The sandwiches were lovely with good quality bacon, the teas and coffees were fantastic and our son absolutely enjoyed his homemade cake and shake. They seemed to have a large selection of homemade cakes and a very full menu of pretty much anything that you would want. Would thoroughly recommend this place if you're ever in Crowland.

We had a long wait to be served. Specials board showed soup which when we ordered were told they had run out but didn't remove it from the board and we heard several people asked for it. We ordered paninis which had a salad and coleslaw accompaniment. When it arrived there was no coleslaw and they said that what they had made had run out. We feel it would have been better to pop across the road to the Spar shop and get some than leave the plates with just a few drapes loaves of lettuce cucumber and tomatoes.. It had been recommended by a local person. There was no offer of a small price reduction for not fulfilling there order. They would not have mentioned it if we had not asked about the missing accompaniment. We wont be returning.

We stopped in the pub for lunch, but they were holding a wake and recommended The Old Paper Store coffee shop. The staff and other customers were very friendly. We had a tuna melt panini and a soup and salad. Both were quite good and hot. I would stop in here anytime.

One of 2 lovely little cafes in Crowland. Nicely set out, homemade food and helpful staff

Love the service great food ideas

Quaint older world establishment. I remember the old paper shop when it was a Newsagents. Haven't yet popped in for a drink tho!

Met my friend here as the location is central for us both. We had been once before and were so warmly welcomed that we decided to return. Today I opted for 2 poached eggs on granary toast, and I must say that the eggs were poached to perfection, and my friend opted for a fruit scone, which had literally just come out of the oven. We both had a pot of tea each, 1 peppermint and 1 earl grey and the total bill was £9.10. A lovely establishment which is welcoming, particularly by Sammy, and there is free parking along the high street. We will definitely be back!

Lovely place to relax with friends over a lovely cup of coffee. Excellent service and amazing staff.

I came across this coffee shop whilst on a day out with my young daughter. As toddlers do my daughter had been refusing food so I was sceptical about buying her anything. After a chat with the waitress she served my daughter a small portion of soup with bread, which my daughter absolutely loved. The staff were all lovely and made a fuss of us what toddler doesn't enjoy that!? I left whith a happy, full bellied toddler gingerbread man in hand! Such a lovely experience, we will be back!!

This is a lovely coffee shop with the most attentive and welcoming staff. My daughter thoroughly enjoyed selecting her own sandwich from a great variety of fillings. I thought the price was very reasonable for such a delicious lunch! We’ll certainly be back again! Thank you very much!

Very nice cafe. Lovely staff.very welcoming. Will go again when in Crowland.

Really pleasant and spacious coffee shop. Sumptuous cakes.

Very nice liked the coffee and atmosphere

Friendly, cosy place with excellent cakes (including gluten-free and vegan). Will be even better when they can take card payments!

Lovely lunch today with my daughter.

We had soup and a sandwich, very good highly recommended. Good service although a little slow!

Lovely little cafe nice after a visit to the Abbey too

A very cycling friendly café, nice choice of cakes and hot food. 👍

My sister and I love meeting here, it's warm and friendly and great food. Cakes and tarts hand made and delicious, and millionaire flap Jack is to die for 😋😋. Well worth a visit and Staff are so friendly

Yummy breakfast. Friendly staff and a beautiful village location and great value for money

Decent food, if a bit slow coming.

Lovely place, fresh cakes and pastries, great service! 😉

Lovely hot food service very good

I was passing through Crowland as part of a cycle ride from Cambridge to Lincoln, I first noticed the cafe because there were a lot of bikes outside, I was feeling peckish so decided to go in. The reason for the bikes was that a group of 10 or so cyclists were inside eating scones. I ordered beans on toast and a hot chocolate, the service was really friendly and really quick. I also got a banana cake wrapped up to take away. The food was great, the service quick but personal and the cafe was clean and tidy. I think it was just a coincidence that there were cyclists in when I was passing and I'd highly recommend this place whether you're on two wheels or not.

ok to put it frankly i love this place so coy and welcoming and if you visit take a moment to look around the attention to detail is fantastic and some of the furniture is just gorgous. i love that when your in there you see them pulling fresh scones out the oven or whipping up one of there fantastic home made cakes oh this includes gluten free ones to even the soup is made fresh daily.. i also love there ethics and they shop locally the food on offer is all just fab and the coffee is the best for miles the staff are all genuinly nice friendly people what else could you ask for ?

Absolutely fantastic as it is every time. Food lovely and warm friendly staff and environment

Lovely place for morning coffee. Great atmosphere and everyone is very friendly.

Great place to stop for lunch on a journey to Lincolnshire. Good food at a reasonable price.

5☆+ Staff are excellent, very friendly surroundings. Most of the food is made fresh on the premises. The cakes are especially good!! I can also recommend the Breakfast platter!😅😅😅😅

Lovely food and staff all the time - especially the cakes!

Nice quaint cafe,reasonably priced

Nice cuppa and a nice Latte, and some very nice cakes! Definitely recommend the carrot cake and jeweled nut and fruit cake (or something like that!). Definitely be back for more next time we pass.

Good cakes and coffee not the cheapest not the most expensive

Nice cakes, quite expensive for drinks but nice regardless

Lovely place to have a cuppa and lunch or piece of cake. Friendly atmosphere, reasonable prices.

Tea for 5 was very enjoyable, everything was fresh and good quality, even on a busy Father’s Day.

Amazing. Friendly staff, can not be faulted.

Thank you for the lovely tea and great service yesterday.

Lovely venue for a drink and a piece of cake/light lunch. Clean, neat surroundings and lovely staff.

Friendly, relaxed. Great Americano, has got me thinking darker roast is for me.

The scrambled eggs are to die for!!

Great service, friendly staff and cakes to die for!! 😀

Service is spot on, very polite. Milkshakes are yummy

Good food great staff clean good value for money

We were looking for a light breakfast this morning. The Old Papershop is a place we hadn't visited yet so we tried it out. Well we were treated to a great experience. From the staff to the food all was top top. Clean and welcoming, a good mix of customers made it feel just right. Well done to all .

Polite prompt service good food at very reasonable prices. A good place to socialise, relax. Very recommended.

We love to go here after our slimming world group.fof coffee and a desert made especially for us from the slimming world desert book Chocolate pots today 3 syns and sticky orange cake 4 syns Thank you

Lovely little coffee shop, reasonably priced and good quality

Such a warm welcome every time and the homemade soup and cakes are amazing

Love the old paper shop, friendly service & food made fresh to order.

Brilliant service. Lovely food. Calm and peaceful ambience. Clean and tidy.

Warm welcome great sandwiches fab cakes. The friendliest staff we have met

Friendly local cafe, all home made, fresh & delicious.

Food is great, coffee to die for and great, friendly service. What more can I say?

Twice in 3 weeks have visited had very long wait To order and get a sandwich and coffee over 1hr not good when only 4 other people in plus had to ask for cutlery and sugar etc will be going next door in future as my friends were not impressed

Such a lovely village for shop. I had a tasty breakfast, coffee and cake for a very reasonable price.