The Wild Rabbit Cafe in Ashfield

A must for all dog owners and Walkers who want some good food and drink....

Excellent value for money, breakfast was surprisingly good for the price. The onkly suggestion I would give is to remove "jumbo" from the teacake description. Staff were helpful and friendly and it was a very good experience overall 🙂

Absolutely amazing. First visit and certainly won't be the last. Loved the decor, the staff are fantastic and really friendly. The food was gorgeous and very reasonably priced. Highly recommend a visit

We enjoy a visit to the cafe for breakfast and a latte with our doggie who loves the dog sausages, bonus they are a great price too. The surronding woods and area is lovely for wildlife and a great place to walk the paths and enjoy the great outdoors.

Easter Sunday for a walk, cracking breakfast cob with tea - cafe is spot on

Great cafe, we go most Sundays for lunch. The food (recommend the chips) and service are excellent, ideal stop off during a walk round Portland Park.

Very friendly staff, food was quickly brought to our table along with the drinks even though there was a sign telling you there's a 30min wait. Food was very nice, my kids didn't leave a crumb. Definitely recommend it.

Lovely place. Had a Sunday walk and a bite to eat with my friends and the dogs. Nice place

Love going to the Wild Rabbit! Great food and service, dogs always welcome, 🤗

A lovely cafe in the country park. Only given the food a 4 star as we only had a biscuit. We did say the sandwiches and jacket potatoes looked good but didn't try so can't really comment. Dog friendly, clean even though you're allowed in with your walking boots on and friendly. We will definitely go back.

First time we have been here really enjoyed

I always go here when I walk the dogs in the area.love the food and service you and eat inside or out in the summer.

A lovely place to walk your dogs and have a breakfast, staff are polite and friendly, and the food is grate

Went for a bike ride and ended up here. Really friendly staff who even let me take my bike inside a I hadn't got a lock. Can't comment on the food as only had a coffee and a cookie which were both very nice.

Fabulous place to visit after a long walk!! Inviting and welcoming!

It's a hidden gen, with great walks all around. The food is great value for money and tasty. The staff are helpful and friendly.

Came today with my family, haven’t been since I was a child myself and it was amazing. The cafe is an asset and absolutely fantastic. One thing I found that set them apart from other cafes was the selection of toys and books available for children who were in the cafe, this helped my 2 young boys sit really nicely at the table. The food is delicious, proper chips too!! Which gives them a 10/10 straight away. Reasonable prices and a lovely indoor and outdoor seating area.

Lovely little cafe, food was nice, dog friendly and Brilliant staff x

Really nice place to relax and have a drink or something to eat

Had a great breakfast, sat on the terrace in the sunshine. Served by friendly staff. A great find. Dogs are welcomed inside cafe too. All good.

Always love taking my dogs to Portland Park and stopping off at the Wild Rabbit. The coffee is good quality and reasonable compared to many other local cafes. Plenty of seating inside and out.

Great Dog and Hoooman friendly café Good warm place. Would recommend 100%

Great place, loved being able to sit inside with my dogs 🐕 😀 ❤️

Waited over 30 minutes for 2 chip butties. Clearly they forgot our order, but they said they had been busy, after chasing it twice. Funny how the people arriving after us got their orders in a timely fashion. It's best to admit a mistake rather than make up an excuse.

I had a cheese and onion toastie which was tasty, and a flat white. The staff was friendly and efficient, the prices reasonable. I just wish they had better kitchen extractors as the cafe smelled of old chip fat. Not a fan of our clothes smelling of dirty chip fat 😔

Lovely little spot for tea and coffee, lunch and cake.

Always visit here with the grandkids and it's dog friendly too. Food is always good and great value. It's hidden away in the woods so a lovely walk to find it. Highly recommended

Sadly not great. Girl on counter couldn't smile and busy listening to ladies in background and I felt she wasn't listening. White extravaganza cake and lemon meringue both very dry. I had asked if any cream was available at point of ordering but it wasn't. Ordered a tea, two sugars. Asked for a black decaf with two sugars. Got a tea ok but coffee had milk and couldn't taste the sugar. I tried to drink it as it wasn't overly milky, but couldn't. Another young lady came to clear table and asked if there was a problem with coffee, told her order was messed up, she did offer another but we were leaving. A refund wasn't offered or the option to takeaway, she just shrugged. I seriously doubt it was decaf too, guess I'll know later!! While we were sat at least two other people took their drinks back as they weren't right. Girl on till obviously not listening. Shame as could be a good set up given the nice surroundings.

Amazing food and drink and a lovely walk too. Dog friendly with their own dog, Ollie: the friendliest cocker spaniel you will ever meet, and they even sell dog sausages. Not very expensive and everyone there is always lovely. We pop in for a drink weekly when we walk my dog and it's always an enjoyable visit! If you're thinking of walking in Portland Park or are just close by, I would definitely recommend dropping by here! Edit: This place was taken over by some new owners around a month ago. My review still stands (all besides Ollie has left now) and everything is still great.

A great place for a full English good food and nice staff.

Great food and friendly service.

Lovely cafe for a little bite and cuppa tea... Kids love it!

Amazing food, amazing Staff, couldn't ask for anything more , Amazing 🥰

Cracking place to stop by on a walk for food and drink. The alcoholic drinks are a bit pricey however.

Nice cafe set in park and woodland. Offers all day breakfasts, lunches, cakes and snacks along with selection of hot and cold drinks. We had breakfast cobs and coffees which were very tasty. Staff very polite and helpful. Note access by road is down a mostly single track lane with limited parking next to the cafe, but there is a larger car park nearby that you go past and can be used if needed.

Here most weeks, super friendly staff and lovely food. Not too expensive either. Nice selection of cakes on a daily basis. The bad apple cider is one of my absolute favourites. Dogs are allowed inside.

Nice walk round Portland Park, then called in for breakfast

A little gem, well worth a visit and walk

Great service, they do a very good bacon cob , and of course doggy sausage for my dogs

Fantastic, staff are very friendly and helpful, food is excellent and a lovely location.

Only a part time cafe. Tea coffee and half decent food. No longer a bistro. Ok for a drink after dog walking

First time at the café, had just watched the Peter Rabbit film at home and thought it would be a good place to eat. (Picked for the name of the cafe) The cafe is down a country lane and is a very picturesque drive (done slowly), there's a small but well looked after car park for the cafe itself, as well as disabled ramps to the cafe from the car park. The building is well presented and there's seating in and out. Inside it has a homely feel, with a games table, where games can be used in the cafe and books in one corner to read. The food is well cooked and in my opinion, at a quite high standard for the price of the food. As one of the other reviews mentions, it would have been nice to be able to put my own milk into my drink, but this wasn't a major issue. The staff were very polite and helpful. Everything was clean and tidy and staff were ensuring that tables were clean. It is a little hidden gem and I will certainly be visiting again, maybe even take the dogs (they allow dogs into the cafe)

The staff are so lovely and friendly, sometimes the order gets confused and the breakfast seems to have gone down hill. Solid yolk fried eggs and rubbery barely cooked bacon. But the sausages are delicious and the price is right, maybe it was an off day but I can’t help but think it would be more popular if more care was taken in preparing the food. The tables are very sticky too but other than that the cleanliness looks very good especially in the kitchen which is reassuring. Cakes and sweet treats are all delicious and they have a great range, I’d prefer to add milk and sugar to my own hot drinks though instead of having to send it back to the kitchen for more milk to be added. It has tons of potential but is a bit of a rough diamond at the minute.

A absolute gem of a place, plenty of seating inside and out. I had a lovely cup of tea with a clotted cream scone, service was excellent with a friendly smile.

Enjoy visiting for breakfast & a coffee after a lovely dog walk in the morn, our dog enjoys the the dog sausages on offer

Great place, staff very friendly and helpful . Had a lovely breakfast after walking my dog. We'll definitely be returning.

Lovely place to visit. Staff friendly and helpful

A very friendly café, and a good place to stop while walking, taking dogs out for a walk etc.

Lovely latte this morning while out walking

Visited on bike ride, great bacon roll and coffee. Interesting place to visit when passing through Portland Park.

Dog friendly, lovely hot food and drinks and very pleasant staff

Nice atmosphere for breakfast with the dog, very friendly staff, amazing food. Nice short walk nearby. Especially recommend the brie and bacon cob. We come regularly and always enjoy it!

Popped in today for a bit of breakfast - fella had a sausage cob and I had bacon and mushroom cob...lovely! Tra and latte went down well. Clean and not too busy. Would definitely say its worth a visit.

Very friendly and good choice of snacks at reasonable prices

Nice venue and good buffet for grandaughters 1st Birthday.

Great place, amazing food and good prices. Cannot fault for anything. superb

Lovely quiet place to have food or coffee, friendly staff. I love that they allow pets inside

Very friendly service, helpful and a cookie that could fill you up for lunch! Well worth a visit on a walk through the area

Nice place to have a bite to eat and a drink After walking your dogs

4 visits in 3 weeks says it all

Love spot for a drink and a snack after a walk

A real hidden gem! Lovely indoor and outdoor seating, great food and cakes, good value and lovely friendly staff only 2 mins from Kirkby but surrounded by greenery and great walks. Highly recommended!

Not too bad as weather cloudy for a kid birthday party .some gluten free foods but takes some time to cook .

Set in a lovely nature reserve but unfortunately the breakfast wasn't that great. Bacon cold and the mushrooms had a funny taste to them it would seem that they used the same cheap margarine they use on the toast to cook them. Ordered drinks with food and when the food came I asked about the drinks only to be told ive not ordered any and they've not taken for them even tho the wife heard me ask for them 20ft away. Pity really as it's got potential.

Lovely. We sat out side in the back garden , very peaceful. Dogs welcome. Staff friendly service good .

Fantastic customer service lovely place for a walk a bite to eat. Sausage cob and coffee worked a treat. Thank you X

Good service, good food. Can't wait until they are fully operational

Love this place . Nice snacks and drinks.

Nice place slightly on the more expensive side and weird opening times.

Nice place, good people and dogs are well catered for.

Worth discovering how to get there and taking time for a stroll around the nature reserve too.

This is a lovely place for a breakfast or lunch. We often come for breakfast then have a walk around the park. Well worth a visit great if you have a dog.

Lovely place to visit nice walkwith the dog, friendly staff lovely cuppa and scone in the wild rabbit cafe

Lovely place clean with nice food

Brilliant place surroundings fantastic

Far too noisy for the nearby woods where people like to walk. The music could be heard over a mile away on our estate.

Nice food and beer in the woods!

Had breakfast here after a dog walk. Good menu at good prices. Food was nice as was my coffee would return.

Admittedly a special, but a rare find that somewhere serves vegan food that isn’t pretending to be meat. I had a pulled jackfruit which was made by one of the owners I was told and absolutely delicious. Surroundings peaceful and my raspberry gin and lemonade refreshing. Recommended.

Really great atmosphere and selection of food and drinks and very welcoming and professional staff

Visit here most weekends with family and dog. I like to try new foods so after speaking to the very helpful staff to find out what it actually was thought I’d give it ago. Thoroughly enjoyed it very tasty and shows that vegan food doesn’t need to try and be a meat replacement.

There is a lovely little walk through the woods from Kirkby centre back round to Victoria Road and this is the half way refreshment stop. I believe the place has changed ownership a few times and the quality of food and service has been mixed during those times. However my visit last week was my first under the current owners. The service was friendly and they had about 5 or 6 staff on which seemed a lot but i'm not complaining if they can afford it because it makes for a quicker and hopefully better service. We only had drinks on this occasion but they were served efficiently and all tasted as they should. There were a few people in having breakfasts which looked good but i'm not sure on the quality of products given I didn't eat any. If they are using good quality local meats then they should promote the fact because I wouldn't fancy eating value sausages for instance. I'll certainly be back and hope that the current owners can keep up high standards of service and quality food.

Such a lovely place and such a nice environment too. Food and prices were great value too

Called to the cafe after our social run. Was served straight away and our orders arrived within ten minutes, thought that was very good to say there was 10 of us. Everyone happy with their food, the cafe is very clean inc the kitchens as they are open. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Will definitely visit again.

Went here today for an open Mic - so we could sing some songs. Location was beautiful, out in the middle of no where. Down a windy road and there it was. It needs bigger signposts though as only the locals seem to know where it was - maybe they want it this way. We had baked potato and chip cob. All I can say it was hot and tasty. The staff were very chatty and made you feel at ease. There is pinic tables outside should you wish to eat your own and enjoy the scenery but the cafe has a lovely choice of panninis, coffee and cakes = not to be missed

Best place for a Sunday pint with your dog

Thoughly enjoyable . Very friendly staff , and customers . Good food . Highly recommend you visit , and see for yourself . Draw your own conclusions . I know you will not be disappointed . Alan James .

Food really great, very filling and tasty, nice pint as well, good selection. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable with my dietary requirements. Venue is dog friendly, clean and cosy with vast outdoor areas. Look forward to visiting again.

Can’t fault this dog friendly restaurant. A good walk with the pup then a stonking breakfast. Do it. You know you want to

A very clean, comfortable venue. The staff are polite, engaging and enjoy their task of serving good, tasty food from a breakfasts and lunch menu. Well worth a visit.

Great in the summer after them long walks. Fantastic service and food. Highly recommended didn't know we had this little gem until a few years ago, great place.

Lovely dog friendly cafe in a beautiful spot in Portland Park, they even sell doggy sausages! New owners have very recently taken over and they're looking to make some changes and improvements to the menu. Had a coffee on first visit, (coffee could definitely be improved on) and a cold drink and a clotted cream scone with jam on the second the following day, which was pretty good. Very good value, lovely staff and situation overlooking the park, well worth a visit.

We came down for the Friday night special, which was a curry night, myself, my wife, our 8 year old, and with another family, and their dog, we was made to feel so welcome, the curry was amazing, and before you knew it we had been there 4 hours! Will definitely come here more often for a cuppa and cake on the daily dog walk too!

Lovely quiet venue, perfect for a tea and cake before or after my dog walk.

Love this place They always cater well to vegetarians

Lovely place, lovely staff, lovely gin and amazing food! Genuinely love it there and couldn't rate it higher!

What a little gem. Lovely staff. Food is very good with nice size portions. Dog friendly too.

On a recent visit the place seems to have gone downhill no beers on, staff dont seem interested such a shame.

Dog friendly, lovely location. Great home style food.

I visit this place on a regular basis. It's great having somewhere in a lovely bit of woodland where I can get breakfast and a coffee in the morning, or go for a nice cider in the evening after work.