The Old Willoughby Hedge Cafe in Wiltshire

En route to Gatwick from S Devon. TA research brought us here. 2 full English's cooked to order with bottomless Tea for £15. Limited seating inside & out. Staff friendly & efficient, really what's not to like ? Recommended !

Sought out a cafe on route home following an overnight stop at Sturminster Newton and this came up in my results. The parking is huge, toilets are also close by, however, it is the food and service that stood out for me. Their famous sandwich was great value for money and was washed down by a large coffee. Food is cooked to order so it is piping hot as it is handed over to you. Service was very pleasant, and I would highly recommend this as a stop off point. Easy five stars and would visit each time I pass this way. Keep up the good work.

The 2 Lady’s working were horrible from the start, made us feel unwelcome and made remark ‘they don’t think we’re going to bring it the table do they’ when just went to sit and wait for our food. We all ordered the a fry up, one with no egg (turned up with an egg) breakfast looked nothing like the photos, food was just slung on the plate. Didn’t even get proper cutlery, my fork snapped in half trying to cut through the fatty bacon.

Tasty, traditional breakfast menu, lovely bacon bap. Very friendly staff. Nice to visit a little independent cafe.

Stopped off today on our way from London driving back to Exeter for a Welcome Break, a nice hot cup of tea and a big tasty cheeseburger. Stopped there before and always excellent so always make a B line for it when coming this way.

Would have like to have tried but was close when we when looks nice place to have breakfast try some time again when not close

Very disappointed to find cafe closed at 2pm. Travelled from Cornwall to Basingstoke. Spoiled the end of our holiday as had to find elsewhere to eat. Usually nice friendly place to start and end our trips to the West Country

Nice sausage sandwich & cup of tea. Very clean toilet facilities with hot water, filled soap and hand towel dispensers.

This little cafe is on the A303 in Wiltshire and looks like a little tucked away shed with a parking area and some public toilets probably run by the council. We were desperate for a cup of coffee as we hadn't stopped since leaving Cornwall and the loos looked reasonable. In actual fact, the loos were spotless, with hand sanitisers and plastic gloves and the toilets were clean. We ordered a latte coffee, cheddar cheese burger and chips each and I have to say that although the bun was rather dry, the burger was good and the chips the best I have ever had.If anyone is passing this delightful stop....call in, it is really worth it.

Stopped off here on route to a family wedding in Cornwall. This is where they stop each time they travel there. On pulling up I was a little wary especially as we had passed many Starbucks ! Went straight to the toilet and what lovely clean toilets they were. Then went and ordered food. Very reasonable priced and extremely tasty. Ladies were very pleasant but very busy as quite a few of our wedding party arrived. So nice we made sure we stopped there on the way back to ! Will be making sure this is our stop of any future journeys down to the West Country.

First time we stopped here for a cuppa tea on our way home. I must a nice cuppa tea, serve in a biodegradable bamboo cup, much better for the environment than those other paper/plastic/polystyrene cups. Well done!

Useful cafe to stop at on the way to Cornwall- food is good, pleasant service with a smile and joke. Excellent parking in lay-by especially with large vehicle or towing. Loo’s, although not part of cafe are clean and well maintained Always use if travelling on A303

Perfect place to stop en-route for us middway between London and West Country. Great breakfast. Eat in or take back to your car. Clean loos.

I can assure you my breakfast did not look anything like the one shown in their photo shown on here. I ordered the west country breakfast and what I got was a slice of soggy toast with an overcooked egg on it and a load of baked beans tipped over it all. Bacon and sausage was ok but not the rest, wont bother to stop here again, it was what it looked like, awful.

If you’re travelling down the A303 then try a tea and breakfast roll from here. Great value and friendly staff. I stop here a lot and think of them as friends now.

Never disappointed, best food and friendly service. Large layby, plenty of parking and toilets. Chose to travel to Basildon on the A303 and not the motor way just because of the burgers! Traffic was horrendous, averaging 20 mph for first 100 miles, but worth it for the burger! Thank you we will be back!

We stop here frequently on our way down to Devon and have never been disappointed with the food. There is plenty of choice with the added note that if they have it they will make it - for example different sandwiches from those advertised. There are a few seats available both inside and outside, though as it is in a layby, a lot of people just sit in their cars. Public toilets are also in the layby but well away from the eating area! The food and drink are both made to order and so there might be a short wait if there is a queue, but it is worth it.

Discovered the cafe over 20 years ago and always call in there on trips to and from Devon from Surrey. Excellent Food and service and good value for money. The lay by is a good size with plenty of parking. Would highly recommend the cafe to anyone

Visit here as a decent half way pit stop en route to the West Country, good old school roadside cafe with decent tea, I usually opt for the substantial breakfast bap although there things are available. You can also eat in. Judging by the decent stream of passing trade of van and lorry drivers, farmers, trades as well as tourists it must be good. Very friendly service as well, overall recommended.

Just stopped off for a bite to eat at this little roadside cafe on the A303. Their Americano burger is fantastic and the staff were very friendly and the service was speedy. Toilets were clean too. Thoroughly recommended

We have been travelling to and from Devon for many years, so we have stopped at most places during that time we now make the Old Willoughby Cafe our regular stop. The last time being last Thursday we were welcomed by friendly ladies had a decent cuppa and freshly made rolls. See you next time

Kids were starving so were helplessly looking for somewhere open on a Sunday at 9.30am

Nothing more than an average burger van really. Food is average at best and please whatever you do, don’t expect a smile! Most unwelcoming place you could imagine.

Visited here many times and have always been impressed!

Yo parado en el café en el camino a un fin de semana. Bien estaba más que impresionado con la comida, precios mucho y los dueños/Personal. Lo que una absoluta delicia. Te cocinan cualquier cosa que quieras que tenga a la mano en cualquier combo. Las bebidas calientes son muy agradables y sus tartas, galletas son frescas. Realmente no puedo encontrar ningún fallo.

As regular customers we always enjoy a little layby-cuisine from Willoughby Hedge. This time though we took shelter from the icy wind and went inside to wait. Unfortunately our usual impressions of 'service with a smile' were dashed to smithereens as the lady taking the orders was frankly unpleasant! We went in and said hello, and got no reply. Gave our order and got change dumped at the other end of the counter. Asked if this was ours, got no reply. Got hostile glares whilst we waited. Said thank you and goodbye and got nothing. What a treasure. The other lady working the grill was quiet and very busy, whilst the patroness (presumably) stood back and moaned about many things, but then quite loudly about how lazy customers and how busy it's been (sigh, mutter, moan) . I have worked in retail, I know we all have a good old whinge about the customers (I even suggested to my boss that we have a punch bag in the staff room to take out our frustrations, so yes, we GET IT) - but please don't have a shot at us whilst we are standing five feet from you! If the lady dislikes her job so much then perhaps it is time to try something more spiritually sustaining! Other than that the food is lovely as ever. Just perhaps try to smile every so often?

Hemos estado parando en este café durante años, ya que es exactamente a mitad de camino de nuestro lugar en Cornwall. Comida deliciosa y los propietarios son muy amables. Así, mucho mejor que los lugares horribles en la estaciones de servicio de la autopista. Los servicios son mucho más limpio. Mi marido sulks si por cualquier motivo tenemos que parar en ningún otro sitio!

Fuimos a visitar a un amigo cerca de Newton Abbot y pensaba que iba a tener un descanso en el 303 @ este pequeño café; en donde usé 2 parada con mi madre y padre en nuestro camino a Cornwall cuando era mucho más joven. Todavía es un gran lugar, Chocolate Caliente es para morirse y tocino, mmmmmm muy agradable eran lo mismo:. Dirigido por gente muy agradable. Un gran poco de mi pasado y el futuro, cada vez que vaya a la West Country; vale la pena una visita. :-)

Unwelcoming,smelling of chips,empty tables but customers turned away. People waiting a very long time for very little. We left as got fed up waiting over 20 minutes for a bowl of soup. Went to the Spar shop at the garage and got a subway for a fraction of the cost

Siempre nos parada aquí de camino hacia y desde Londres. La comida era muy buena y con buena relación calidad-precio.

What a fantastic find. This little café offers fast, delicious food at value prices. There are handy toilets in the same layby which the café owners also maintain. You'll find it hard to find better for a short break on the A303.

Todas las caras Pasando por "plástico" empriums de comida en la A303, nos espied esta pequeña cafetería y comida para llevar, justo después de un pequeño chef. ¡Qué fisura poco encontrar! - limpio, eficiente y bien cuidado con el mejor tocino y hamburguesa doble que he tenido, lo que mi esposa tenía un enorme club sándwich

Fantastic take away with a few tables - tremendous value for money, and all items cooked to order, same owners for 33 years, and open 7 days a week