The Old Wharf Tearoom in Rushcliffe

Excellent cakes and lovely hot chocolate too

Great coffee great staff a relaxing stop off during a walk along the Nottingham Grantham canal.

If you are looking for a PROPER breakfast in an idyllic setting, you've just found it. 11/10.

Lovely setting adjacent the canal. Very good service and tasty bacon roll. Very good menu.

Lovely little gem by the water! Delicious homemade cakes, friendly service, and a peaceful spot to soak up the scenery . You won’t want to leave — and you’ll definitely want to come back!

A unique location. Worth the half hour drive from Nottingham. Views of fishing lake.

A variety of home made cakes and good coffee. Would recommend.

Lovely little cafe next to the old Grantham canal. Car park's not very big but there is street parking. Seats inside and out - lovely place to spend a couple of hours. Staff are friendly, service is quick and food is tasty - paninis, sandwiches, jacket spuds, cake. Walk it off along the canal in lovely, peaceful countryside.

Nice place to pull in for a drink and bite to eat

First visit today.. gorgeous little place in a lovely setting.. definitely be back🙂

Enjoyed a very nice Full English - quality ingredients, well presented and cooked to perfection. Good portions. Great Americano and Cappuccino Great looking cakes (didn’t purchase) but were expensive ££

Came here after a circular walk to Colston Bassett and absolutely loved it! Perfect food, served quickly, delicious coffee and cake too!

Called in yesterday just after 12. Even though it was busy our order was taken efficiently and 2 x Full English and 2 x coffees were excellent. Cannot fault anything. Added bonus the have HP Brown Sauce.

I visited here this afternoon with a friend, and we had the most amazing and tasty chicken salad.

Lovely setting, with fresh locally produced produce, well presented breakfast with piping hot beans which you dont normally get, and very tasty, the small brekkie was adequate for us, bit pricey but we dont mind paying if its quality. we will definately be back.

Good food nice place, large carpark

Good service ,food and pleasant out door setting

Brilliant cafe. Good food. Good coffee fantastic setting.

Busy but food and drink was fab. Also plenty of gf options :)

Absolute perfection at The Wharf this morning. We are local and visit often but took friends for breakfast today. We all had a full English and it was quickly served and each component was of excellent quality. The service was extremely friendly and the sun was shining ☀️

Full English small was plenty and beautifully cooked. So many places can't do this. Perfect breakfast well done thank you!

A lovely tea room at the Canal basin. The food is excellent & the staff are brilliant & welcoming. A log burner is also a bonus when it's a bit chilly

After a lovely long walk by the canal with our dogs we stopped and had hot drinks, delicious homemade soup 🍲 and a cake 🍰. Very busy, not surprisingly, but all staff are very friendly and polite and working very hard. Feeding the ducks took me back to my childhood, lovely way to spend a sunny spring Sunday 🤗

An absolute treasure in the countryside, beautiful setting, fantastic staff, great choice of food, upstairs, downstairs & outdoor seating, all dogs welome, plenty of parking Miss it & weep,

Best Mocha's ever. Travel the miles just for this. Food is very very good. Nice cakes to choose from.

Busy place as usual. A popular venue Friendly, helpful staff. Excellent bacon cobs, coffee and hot chocolate. Will certainly visit again

Enormous bacon egg and sausage roll. Lovely atmosphere, always friendly and helpful. One of the best hot chocolates (with goodies) in the area.

Lovley place friendly staff and nice food

Stopped off for a coffee after a lovely walk from Kinoulton to Hickling along the beautiful Grantham Canal. The cafe building itself built in the late 1700’s. Lovely cafe, lovely coffee in a beautiful setting by Hickling Basin. Really friendly staff too. Highly recommended 😊.

Great for a coffee and a cake... Breakfasts non too shabby. Lovely location. Great walks along the canal

Popular place with friendly helpful staff. Menu is not extensive but adequate for this type of place. Food is good.

Do a mean sausage and egg bap and a brew.

Nice place very popular, so parking can be a problem, good flat walks along towpath in either direction.

Really lovely spot with lots of cosy indoor seating, plus nice outdoor space by the canal. The cakes were excellent and although not the cheapest, they were worth it!

Sat outside eating brunch with family and swans looking on.... Another visit. Dog walk along canal before brunch inside

A lovely rural location next to a restored canal basin in a quiet village. A great spot to go to on a country drive out.

One of our favourite local spots! Great food, friendly staff, lovely area.

What a lovely find,l only wish l lived closer to use it more. Only went for coffee because of a recommendation from my brother. Then we saw the food and had to try a cob.lovely they even cooked my bacon how l liked it. The carrot cake looked amazing,next time as l was too full after the cob.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Excellent sausage cob and coffee, and bacon option

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!!!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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

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 ££

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

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.