The Old Wharf Tearoom in Rushcliffe

Superb stop for lunch. Very friendly staff, excellent quality of ingredients.

Cosy welcoming place with views of duckpond and countryside, great homemade snacks and hot drinks for winter warmers, fine place after walking the canal towpath or biking

Lovely little gem. Warm and welcoming .. fabulous cakes and friendly service. Will definitely come back.

Great spot by the water, lots of lunch options and amazing cakes

We visit The Old Wharf a lot so time to give a great review which starts with the lovely lovely staff. Always beautifully looked after by all of them. Today one of our family was delayed in joining us, so we asked if his hot meal could be taken back inside as we were outside. No problem at all and when my son arrived and went to fetch it - they warmed it up for him without him asking. Lovely lunch, great coffees and we shared a ‘treat’. So glad to enjoy our walks and The Old Wharf tearooms too. Thank you everyone x

disappointing, claggy cheese scone and a Biscoff flapjack that tasted nothing like

We often frequent this cafe & have recommended it on numerous occasions, but that stops now. Today we arrived at 3:53 having treated an 80 year old aunt to a lovely meal at a nearby restaurant. We declined the dessert course in favour of takeaway cake from the Old Wharf. As I approached the counter a member of staff said we’re closed. I replied what even for takeaway pointing at the cake I wished to buy. We stop serving at 3:45 was his response. According to the website the kitchen closes at 3:15 & the last drinks order is 3:45. We just wanted £20 worth of takeaway cake which, by the way was still on display.

Great selection of cakes but little for diabetics. I would have a cheese scone, but without the chives or caramelised onion, what is wrong with a plain cheese scone? We will just have tea and then move on to another cafe.

We are regular visitors for coffee and cake but decided to have a bit of lunch today. My husband had a tuna melt panini and I had the coronation chicken salad. It was the nicest salad I’ve ever had. Absolutely delicious.

A lovely place to relax and very good food.

Dog friendly cafe, pretty surroundings, tasty food, quick service. Would visit again

Good range of food and prices to tempt anyone. There's a new outdoor shelter so lots of seating. Lovely to sit and watch activity on the basin.

Sat outside eating brunch with family and swans looking on....

Excellent place by the water...great menu & tasty food. Lovely Friendly staff make it as well.

Beautiful cafe in old canal warehouse. Amazing quality food, nice selection of drinks and plenty of seating both indoor and out. Also take a nice walk along the canal from here

Lovely little tea room adjacent to the canal wharf. Some great walks into the Vale of Belvoir.

A great spot for a quiet stop off in the heart of the Belvoir valley. A decent attraction for the village of Hickling with the canal right on the door step and licensed fishing spots. The food looked so nice and tasted even better. We only got round to having coffee and cakes but we found there to be a really good choice. The blueberry muffin tasted like the Costco ones but I’ll let them off because the Crunchie slice was pretty nice We will be visiting again!

Only stopped for a bacon cob, which was lovely, and the staff are really polite and helpful.

Well worth a visit. My husband is a very fussy tea drinker and he even drank a second cup! (properly made in a tea pot, too).

Very good walked in and great workers so friendly 💕

We always call in for a coffee & bite to eat at this lovely cafe on The Grantham Canal. Nice to sit outside when the weathers fine but equally good to sit inside this 17th century old building.

Brilliant and there's a pub opposite

Absolutely delightful, with wonderful food and super staff👍😊👍

Wonderful tea rooms! Highly recommended. Nice coffee and cakes. Lovely setting, with nice walks 😊

It is a popular place for anglers, dog walkers and hikers. Typical Sunday in summer crowd. Busy when we went.

Excellent sausage cob and coffee, and bacon option

Very hot summers day by the old Grantham Canal. Beautiful setting. Had ice creams and coffees ☕️ 😋 o

Not cheap by a lot shot, but quality and location costs!

Lovely place to sit and have a coffee and some lunch

Lovely place to stop for a cuppa and a huge piece of cake!

Great place, lovely People. The cakes were so big we had to have another walk after stopping for tea there!!!

Delicious, charming, tasty & relaxed waterside dining. Popped in for a late breakfast on a summer Sunday morning after a lovely stroll along the canal. This place is a total gem and deserves its many plaudits and fine reviews. We opted for a veggie and non-veggie breakfast – which were both stunning and swiftly served. Hard to pick out a highlight as all the components were cooked to perfection and delicious (although I think the eggs were especially perfect!). Drinks were good too – an exceptional range, and special praise here for the mocha coffee which was easily among the best I’ve ever had. Top this with fast, efficient and friendly service and you’re onto a winning combination. All this plus an amazing wharf-side view of the all the wildlife, and a range of uncovered, covered and indoor seating to choose from – what’s not to love?! Thanks to the whole team for a great brunch experience – we shall certainly be back!

Our first visit, recommended by one of my colleague. We stopped for a breakfast. Great location of the tearooms as along the Grantham Canal, perfect stop if you walk or bicycle along the canal. There are plenty seats and table outside where you can enjoy nice views and greedy ducks may keep you company so be careful. If may be busy so make sure there is a table available before ordering. More table available upstairs. Great choice of breakfast and lunch, cold and hot drinks, ice creams and yummi home made cakes, scones and muffins. The staff were very attentive, friendly and helpful. Our breakfast was served within 10 minutes max. Great coffee! The meals were presented in nice way, good one and the portions were decent. I missed a little bit of flavour in smashed avocado, bacon was OK. The bread, sausages and tomatoes were really good. So the food was correct, I missed a little bit of taste twist. The inside decor is nice, and cosy, very clean. Toiles are located outside. What I really like about the place is the wall pictures by local artists you can buy. I am still giving 5 starts with a credit for delicious-looking cakes I am going to try next time as I will definitely be back.

Great location, coffee and food really good. Staff very friendly, well worth another visit. Went there on a motorbike and made to feel very welcome.

This is an ideal stop for a walk or cycle ride along the canal. Friendly staff and good food, this could well become a regular stop for us.

A fabulous location next to the canal bowl, great food and drink choice and quality and the service is amazing. The staff couldn’t be more helpful and kind. I would give 6 stars if I could.

I am a regular visitor to the Whatf - great location to meet friends. Gets very busy, as it is a popular area for walkers etc but plenty of seating. Staff are always courteous and friendly. Great food and superb range of cakes!

Amazing breakfast. Great quality food and cooked to perfection. Will definitely be going again.

Ordered egg and bacon on wholemeal roll, when it arrived smallest chicken egg I've ever seen which came with a burnt crispy bottom and just 1 and half slices of bacon, they made all that effort for me to get a £6 refund. Very very poor quality for extortionate price.

I love this place! Fair prices and great food. Service is always swift and with a smile. X

Lovely country village cafe next to old Grantham Canal. Wide range of hot and cold food and drinks. Pleasant seating area inside and outside overlooking the old canal basin. Good service

The canal is nice, food ok, drinks lukewarm and staff rude (seems to be a running theme though looking at the other reviews)

Visited on a Bank Holiday Monday, very busy but good service. We only had Coffee, no food.

A cosy, friendly place with delicious food and drink. Very dog friendly, outdoor seating with a nice view of the canal. Outdoor toilets which are clean but not plentiful! Popular with the cyclists so you could end up surrounded by them!

Very quick, friendly service for a well-earned bacon cob this morning. Really tasty, excellent location for a mid-bike ride stop. Will certainly be calling again!

What a wonderful place to visit. Excellent food and service, perfect place to call in on a drive out

Great place to stop for a coffee and a nibble while walking the dog. Lovely situation by the canal basin, great ambience.

First time visiting, we opted for the Full English Breakfast which was excellent… great ingredients, well presented. Nice coffee. Great service. Nice surroundings by the canal. We’ll definitely return, possibly for lunch ££

Popped in for a quick drink whilst passing and had a scone to go with it. Both hit the spot and our table on the upper floor overlooking the canal basin was a nice finish to a Sunday afternoon. We have been before at a busier time and the experience was the same, a nice cosy venue with good service, food and drink.

Really nice place. Took the dog for a walk down the canal and then had hot chocolate and cake. Very nice with good service.

Went today, such a lovely place to eat, had the carrot cake and can't wait to try something else next time.

Lovely cafe in a beautiful setting. Great service from the friendly staff. The food & coffee were great! Will have to try some of their rather tempting cakes next time! 😋

Service and food great Lovely location and great for a light bite

Well worth having lunch or tea and cake after nice walk along the canal. Great choice of cakes

Great coffee and good sandwiches. Fantastic spot to sit and watch the water. £6 for a day ticket if your a Fisherman gear spot to teach the kids to fish especially in the summer

Great area. Nice tearoom. Just what you need before or after a walk by the canal.

Lovely tea rooms, friendly and comfortable, imagine beautiful in the summer.

First visit here and very impressed. Thought it’s excellent value food with some great service. Lovely to be able to sit outside and enjoy the view as I ate. Will definitely be back!!

Good quality offerings, but not so good value for money. Over a number of visits the food and drink has been consistently good quality. I understand that rural businesses have higher costs, but the 75p extra charge for oat /soya milk in your drink are bordering on the extortionate. I would hope that this policy can be reconsidered, as does not seem justifiable in this current era of lost cost, widely available plant based alternatives. The outdoor covered area is enlightened addition and well used by patrons.

expensive yesterday , over £20 for two lattes and two baps. the latte was a tad weak and the baps were dry, no salad nor anything else on the side. I feel there may have been a MISTAKE on the charging, for such a nice place a little more presentation with a few bits of salad and less cheese would make things much better. Perhaps some mayonnaise would help?

Wonderful gem discovered on a bleak day after a damp, cold canal walk. Log burner roaring and warmed us through nicely. Quaint restored old building. Very Quirky and charmingly refurbished. Value for money food with excellent choices. We were advised all products are locally sourced wherever possible and the bread is collected daily (still warm) from a local independent family bakery. Staff very welcoming and attentive. Rarity these days! Certainly on our list to visit again with the family

Very very disappointed. It looked so promising. I ordered a latte and a scone. The coffee tasted burnt and the fruit scone was horrible. Brought in from Costco. Then brought a Victoria sponge and this was a Costco special. First and last experience here.

Beautiful place , great service. I had a bacon cob, a few weeks ago, and the cob was dry, only 2 slices of bacon, the bacon was over cooked, and I was charged £5.50 , I am really sorry but I was very disappointed. The same happened again today, the cob wasn't as dry, but it wasn't a fresh cob I think you are over charging, for what size the cob was.

Great tea room in a great location (despite the winter rain we're having!). Delicious lunch & an abundant choice of cake. The service by all the staff was amazing too. I'll be back in the spring/summer time to experience the outside space...& more cake! We popped in here for some late lunch before going onto Ragdale Hall spa

A beautifully scenic location to eat a magnificent breakfast. Watching the mallard and the swans gliding about on the lake adjacent to the restaurant on a sunny, late autumn morning is idyllic. The servers are very friendly, the food is first class and the service rapid. The icing on the cake is that breakfast is very reasonable.

A nice selection of food ( no chips) and the world's best carrot cake 😋

Excellent menu, excellent service and a very picturesque place. Really nice to sit in winter sun and bit of warmth. Recommended

Really nice home made soup quick service to match our being short of time.

Excellent location and everything

Great place at the side of the Grantham canal had a sausage and egg roll

Lovely little tearoom that we visited after a dog walk along the beautiful Grantham canal. Fresh cakes and pastries galore along with nice coffee in a great location.

It does state on their website that it closes at 4pm, so after travelling 20 miles and arriving at 3.46pm to be told last orders were at 3.45pm you can image we were not at all pleased. No sign that they were even a little bit remorseful. Clearly they have enough custom without ours. I wonder how they’ll feel when the days get colder and only a handful of people turn out in the winter months. Never mind we went across to The Plough and were greeted by a warm and friendly landlady who was more than happy to provide us with tea. It will be a long time before we choose to visit The Old Wharf again. There’s a lovely chocolate Tea Shop, Sarsfield's Chocolaterie just down the road that we’ll be visiting instead. P.S. I appreciate your reply but 3.46pm one minute late? Please!!! Have a heart 🤷‍♀️

The staff here are probably the most polite, attentive and friendly I have experienced anywhere. The coffee is good (but not the best), the cake is excellent (but not the cheapest) and the lunch is very tasty, all situated in a beautiful building by the wharf. I can thoroughly recommend the mixed box of traybake but only to share!

Great food, great service, we will be back. Well done.

This place is usually great but things seem to be slipping. The flapjack I had just fell apart when trying to hold it...not sure if it's even been baked?! Sadly also the cappuccino was way too hot... think I may have scolded my tongue!! Please replace the milk in the jug to get the froth and don't penny pinch by boiling the life out of the milk just to try and get some froth!

Reasonable food but way over priced.

Nice outside seating next to the canal basin.

They say it's the best carrot cake. I can't argue really. Great little cafe next to the canal for breakfast, lunch or cake. Not the cheapest around but the food is good. Friendly fast service and a great stop off if you're walking or cycling with plenty of outdoor seating. I highly recommend the stilton and caramelised onion scone.

Everything was good but there were a lot of bothersome wasps. Wasn't a problem at our previous visit.

Beautiful old tearoom with fabulous food. We had bacon brie and locally made chilli jam in Granary panninis

Fantastic spot for amazing coffee and cake! This is highly controversial, but I have to agree with a previous reviewer that they are CORRECT that their carrot cake is indeed the World's Best! (And therefore it needs to be taste tested again, and again, and again...)

Great place to walk the canal with your dog. Cafe is very nice with a lovely sitting out area. The food is very reasonably priced and the staff very pleasant.

Great place to sit by the canal and watch the wildlife. Food was excellent and service very good.

This is a great stop in a beautiful location with few alternatives. However, I do feel as though there is a discrepancy between the price point and the quality of the product. Whilst competition is limited, this may not be much of a concern, but should this change in the future, then it may become more of an issue.

A beautiful place to have lunch. The jacket potatoes are fantastic, all the cakes on offer amazing, the staff really welcoming and helpful...and just a tip, when they say "the world's greatest carrot cake"...they mean it!! Takeaway available as well and plenty of room upstairs to eat, or for a private event.

A lovely little tea room. Really tasty cakes and scones. Reasonable prices and a lovely atmosphere.

Lovely food and very quick service, beautiful setting and easy parking. Lovely. Just need to get new seats outside as very rustic. Got a nail in my bum! 🤣

I was scarcely out of my car, when I was told to move it by a member of staff from the kitchen. It was a demand, not a request. Apparently I wasn't close enough to the car next to me. I was there for coffee and cake to celebrate my friend's birthday. Both were lovely. On my way I told the member of staff that he could be more polite, but he refused to apologise, and said that he was fed up with everyone parking badly. He was very rude and just wouldn't listen.

Loved my first visit to this establishment. Light lunches the order of the day. Enjoyed my Baked Potato but the star has to be the Cheesecake - lovely grub.

Lovely place to visit and stop for a cuppa and something to eat ..freshly prepared food ..tasty too..well worth the journey.

Really love it here. Always efficient and friendly service!

Really nice food and the view is amazing.

Dropped in today with the dog.... we had bacon cob, aero tiffin coffee and a dog sausage which is... a sliced sausage. I assume no onion in it. Quick service happy dog Dog friendly..

Pleasent canal side tearoom, well worth a visit.

Lovely location for a bite to eat.

This is, without question, my favourite place in the Vale to call in at for a coffee and snack.

Must have a table number before ordering

The coffee was very poor although the food was very nice but it was very expensive for what it was, won't hurry back.

A beautiful and relaxing tearoom next to the wharf and is definitely worth a visit. The staff are friendly, service is second to none and the food is top quality. DOG FRIENDLY

First visit was lovely day we sat by the window watching the ducks and swans go passed