Tree Tops Cafe in Central Bedfordshire

Closes earlier than expected and declared

Moody staff, slightly measly portions of low quality food for lots of money. Great view!

A thriving, bustling cafe with a wildlife observation platform with incredible views. As an added bonus they also serve wine, which made me very happy. I didn't eat but the food looks good and it had good wifi and is dog friendly.

Came to the treetops cafe after a walk and to my surprise paid almost £19 for two underwhelming panini’s with one leaf of lettuce. Waitress came to deliver our food and stated the cutlery was based on the other side of the platform and we had to go get it ourselves when it’s right by the exit for the kitchen. Shocking - will not be returning

We often come here as the view is just a-mazing! They do really great coffee and lovely cakes too. You can sit on the balcony, look out onto the tree tops and spot the herons. A great place to visit and eat lunch too.

Slow, slow service. I think they forgot! Measly baguette for £8! Like going to an old British rail cafe - ridiculous portions - why!!!! It only cost them 50p to properly load a sandwich.

Visited with a friend after doing local parkrun and was pleasantly surprized - great location, plenty of choice good staff and reasonable priced

We spent most of the day exploring around the park and was looking forward to some heron watching while resting our weary feet on the deck of the Tree Tops Cafe. The view was great (helped by good weather), but the coffee was rather sad - too hot and somewhat more watery than it needed to be.

Very over priced and underwhelming. £45 for 4 paninis and 4 drinks. Managed to drop one of the paninis on the way to the table and made the wrong order for another one so we sat for 20 extra minutes waiting for more to be made. Coffee was pretty poor and bitter.

I’d really love to visit this cafe more often! I’ve had an annual pass for the Rushmere car park for the last 2 years as I walk my dog in Rushmere most days but I find it frustrating that dogs aren’t allowed inside the cafe, only on the outside decking where there’s no table service or other means of ordering food or drink like a QR code. When I’ve tried to order with my dog in the past I’ve been asked to leave my dog unattended outside which for me feels too irresponsible for me to do for many obvious reasons. This means that although I visit Rushmere most days, it’s only when I bring company that I can order from the cafe and even then, this is only to sit outside. I imagine outside of school holidays and weekends Rushmere’s main clientele are dog walkers so this seems such a shame as, as I said at the top, I’d love to visit with my pooch more often!

My wife and I sat on the veranda / deck and asked a waitress if we could have bacon rolls. The waitress told us that breakfasts were finished and that they don't serve bacon rolls at the Tree Tops Cafe. That we would have to go to the wooden cabin in front of Tree Tops to order bacon rolls. So we went to the cabin and ordered the bacon rolls. The person serving us then picked up the phone and ordered the bacon rolls from the Tree Tops kitchen, and they were walked over to us. How does this make sense? We questioned the waitress who brought the bacon rolls from the Tree Tops Cafe why we couldn't have them sitting down on the Tree Tops deck. The reply was that that was their system. Ridiculous.

Place is really adorable however the customer service is really horrible. We've been here several times and there's always a mess with the orders and the waiters are unkind

Would not serve hot drinks in cups, told to go to the hut outside despite people in front getting some, very poor customer service, staff with attitude. Quite pricey as well.

Ridiculous waiting times… Maybe more staff would be a good idea.

Very poor service..young female staff too busy chatting about last night..waited a long time to be served

£3.95 for breakfast toast and marmalade…. For this price I would expect some nice bread and a reasonable sized portion of marmalade what transpired was 2 slices of an average sliced loaf 2 small pats of butter and one small packet containing a teaspoon full of marmalade suffice to say butter and marmalade was spread VERY thin. I don’t mind paying the price for quality food but this is a rip off.

Cafe was closed all morning/day. No warning on website (I checked opening times before leaving) and if it wasn’t for the Cafe the other end, this would have been a wasted brunch journey

Wonderful location and setting, just a shame about the awful, overpriced food. Staff stood around chatting and an old, white haired lady front of house particularly rude and unhelpful. Ridiculous rules that don't allow food purchased inside the cafe to be consumed outdoors on the seating area. Therefore creating a decision for parents as to whether they feed their kids or supervise them in the play area. I should have realised when it was nearly empty at lunch that frequent visitors are full aware and avoid the place

Excellent setting, lovely views from the decking. The staff are very nice and attentive, the breakfast was very tasty. The cakes look amazing too. Great place to visit and relax.

Disgusting overpriced coffee, zero customer service, would not come back and would not recommend, the worst experience I had in the UK coffee shop since 2014.

Went to go for some sandwiches and cake. We were given menus and were having a look at the menus, the waitress came over to us and asked what we were having. When we told her we’d just like some tea and cake, we were very rudely told to go to the other cafe, as we weren’t allowed to sit in and eat cake in the main cafe. We got to the other little cafe and ended up getting some cakes and a sandwich, food was very overpriced and not the best quality for the price.

Have been going here for some time, always good food and service .But not any longer . Increase in prices is one thing, and understandable . But the menu change as well, where you do not get anything like it was. Kids breakfast no mushrooms toms or hash brown , extra for each item as well as the increase in price . Poached egg/avocado - now guacamole -awful, will not be returning . Always had breakfast Sat and Sunday for 4 of us , so spent a lot of money .

Had lunch twice here recently. We were extremely satisfied with the food. The lady who served us was efficient, polite and friendly. We will return for food and the amazing view!

Lovely relaxing atmosphere with friendly staff. Well presented drinks. I only had a snack here, so quite hard to rate the food.

Friendly staff, nice location and views. Also has vegan hot drink options as well as cake.

Just popped in for a cup of tea, but was told to wait outside where someone would take my order.Despite there being very few other patrons, the service was non-existent. So after waiting 20 minutes or so I went back inside to ask if any of the three waitresses on their phones were going to ever take my order. Cup of tea was ok when it eventually arrived

Lovely Coffee ☕️, Beautiful Cake. Staff excellent as usual.

We popped in just for a quick bite before walking around the park. We felt very unwelcome and with no menu on the table had to ask what was available. The waitress reminded us of 'Mrs O' as she had to check several times. The electronic ordering system seemed very confusing and slow. Despite it being very quiet the sandwich took a long time to come and had to be chased up. It was nice but very expensive for what it was.

What a joke the cafe closes at 4pm. Only in the uk a coffee place would close at this time most other countries coffee shops open at this time. It’s summer time people don’t finish work until 4pm and that’s when they all go out for a walk in the forest with their families. UK MOST BORING DEAD COUNTRY IN EUROPE WHERE SOCIAL LIVE IS DEAD. Keep the bloody cafe open until 8pm at least in summer time

I loved the view! The food was quite nice and the homemade cakes were also good

Was served by a nice girl called Bonnie, she was lovely and much more enthusiastic and seemed a lot happier than all the other staff. Good food , good drinks , a solid 10/10

Nice coffee and lovely views which was totally ruined by the managers awful customer service very rude lady called Dee.

I ordered the Treetops breakfast and was extremely disappointed. The sausages looked like they had been boiled and the bacon was actually burnt black and not fit for consumption. Apart from that the service was great but I would not recommend eating here because the price doesn't reflect the quality of the food . This is the worst breakfast I've ever had and I've had a lot of breakfasts.

Poor service, waiting for a long time for food after repeatedly asking, some food arrived and long time between other food coming out for our table and then parts of food missing on plates. Food quality not great. Staff need training better, also 1 staff member more interested in her mobile phone than serving. We asked for more drinks and never came back to us so left in the end! Needs improvement!

Had food is an understatement....

Appalling service and food was very below average. The wait to order took a good 20 mins, followed by very poor communication between staff and kitchen which took another 30+ mins to still not get any food. When a refund was requested this then again took a really long time due to the majority of the staff having no real idea what is going on. Senior management seriously need to get a better grip of the cafe/hatch and provide better services.

Rather bad experience for 2 visits. 40 min waiting and very average food. If you order the child burger you will only get meat and bread without any single piece of veggies inside.

After a lovely walk round the beautiful forest this is a great place to replenish the soul with delicious coffee and the best breakfast bap I’ve had in years, the fried egg was literally oozing out of the bun - yummy!!

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Visited the country park . Lovely big park wood land walks hilly in places . Pleasant visit . Bench area quite busy small cafe open selling drinks tea coffee boxed cakes and sandwiches no outside seating at cafe seemed very like only limited services due to covid

Running from a hatch in covid times you can get tead coffee cakes and ice creams. Plenty of benches to sit on in the country park

Small beautiful place , lots of crisp , god coffe and tea , and a vas variaty of sandwiches.

Nice little restaurant in the heart of leighton buzzard polite and good service food was great

It is the most relaxing time sitting on the cafe's deck where the view that overlooks the the lake where the herons land and take off for the trees is magnificent.

Great views of the herons nesting good cafe

Really good hot chocolate and brownie. Lovely views of the trees.

The food was okay but overpriced. The staff were friendly but overwhelmed with the number of customers. Results were not enough chairs and there was food on the floor. We decided that next time we visit the park, we'll take a picnic and get a cup of tea.

What a lovely place... New fav x

Lovely setting after a walk. Nice cake 😊

This is a fantastic facility with friendly helpful staff, the food is of an average standard. The only reason it’s 3 stars is because there isn’t a 1/2 option and the one thing that really drags my rating down is as an area that will have lots of dog walkers and more than likely exclusively dog walkers on dreary rainy days the cafe facilities are essentially outside or two tables in the reception as they don’t permit dogs in the cafe. I think this probably loses them a significant trade.

Lovely cafe in stockgrove park. Great selection of hot snacks, homemade cakes and drinks. Proper tea in a proper mug. Would recommend

View and coffee was lovely....shame about the terrible smell of poo that seemed to perminate through the whole cafe!!! Otherwise .....beautiful location.

over priced bad tasting weak coffee in the world.Cake also expensive for the portion size you get. overall not a place to go again unless you take a flask.

Chocolate and orange cake is the best cake in the county 🐽😜

I had a coffee and a flapjack after running the 5k parkrun on Saturday. The staff were friendly, the coffee nice and the flapjack yummy. Thanks.

Reasonable menu. Food ok but nothing special. Food wait time was 30 minutes, but not warned before I ordered and it didn't look very busy. Would have expected to be told before ordering. Nice toddler okay park right next to one of the outside seating areas and great view of trees from another.

Great place for the family and tasty food

Stopped here after a long trek down the M6 from Shropshire, wanting to avoid the crowded and over priced service station hell. We ordered two drinks, a chicken, brie and cranberry sandwich and a large brownie which came to about £14. My sandwich was absolutely delicious, bursting with flavour and with some nice side salad as a bonus. My daughter said her brownie was tasty too. Service was cheerful from the young lads although the food took a bit longer than expected to reach me. The views at the cafe are stunning from the terrace but we ate inside due to the pesky wasps that were harrassing visitors! Wheelchair and pushchair access was really good, all level and plenty of space around tables. Toilets were very close by as well.

Loads of staff doing nothing and a really slow service. The food was nice though.

Biggest flapjacks this side of the Pecos.

Many years ago I used to cycle to the Stockgrove Park entrance of Rushmere CP where the cafe was, and still is, pretty basic. What a delight to find the Tree Top Cafe at the top of the Linslade Road entrance. A great location and pleasant surroundings to eat in. Good coffee washed down my gluten-free and dairy-free chocolate cake (served warm, as recommended). Helpful staff on reception where I enquired about the mountain bike trail.

Great place for a walk, either adults or with the kids. Trees to climb and dens to make. Great cafe, food lovely.

Nice refreshing bite to eat after walking, staff nice and pleasant too ...

Dog friendly and great food and view

Unfortunately not much one can say about treetops cafe, we arrived at about 3:05 couldn't get any sandwich or anything hot , except coffee and cake, bearing in mind they don't shut until 4 p.m. so why stay open.

Food was great, put off by rude lady who was working, not sure if manager but she should not be talking to her staff the way she was, made me feel uncomfortable

Lovely tea & cake in peaceful surroundings with good views of herons on nest.

Good food but quite expensive, child meals are enormous so a lot was wasted. Delicious ice cream and ice lollies. Plenty of seating even though it was quite busy.

Great location in Rushmere park overlooking the valley and you can use the binoculars and spot herons. The coffee at the cafe is pretty average and the service is ok. The kids play area next to it is really entertaining for my son though.

Lovely little cafe and a lovely place for a walk and picnic👍

Good food and drink available plenty of parking ample room for little ones to explore and watch the herons on their nests

Great service friendly staff and good food

The food was tasty but a bit limited. Also £2.50 for a rice crispy cake is a bit extreme but it did taste nice. All the staff are lovely and helpful.

£7 for a sandwich is too much! This isn't Sherwood Forest, where they take from the rich.

This cafe has everything you might need after a few hours exploring the country park. Hot and cold drinks, hot food and snacks and room to chill out. Don’t expect an extensive menu or for quality or be of the highest level, but neither is it a greasy spoon. It’s fair to say the food and drink on offer hits a good balance and prices are reasonable. The staff do an excellent job of keeping the place clean considering the number of muddy boots and sticky kids the pass through the door on a daily basis. Well done to them all!

Cappuccino was not cheap - £2.80. When it arrived it was scalding hot. Tried it after 10 mins when it was cool enough to drink. It was basically a very milky coffee with a horrid bitter taste that lingered. Do not waste your money here!

Only used the outside section a few times, good coffee, just not the cheapest

Met by a lovely older gentleman. The food and drinks were great. However the younger teenage staff were ALL incredibly rude. It was 3.50pm when we arrived, the advertised coffee shop close time was 5pm. We were welcomed in by a very friendly man. While we were eating the staff started to go around the coffee shop banging the chairs loudly on top of tables while they tidied, setting a really delightful atmosphere 😬 then as we packed up our things to go and were still at the table another member of the teen squad came over and started to put the chairs on the table with us still there. To say it was really unwelcoming is an understatement. It's such a shame because Rushmere is beautiful but the service is so unpleasant it's embarrassing. I work with young people and am always very pro them but this was a real let down.

Great views for dog owners and bird enthusiasts

A beautiful place to visit. A lovely view from Tree top cafe

This is our 5th time visit to the park & we always come to this cafe after our walk in the park. Friendly staff! Food quality is extremely poor, we bought tuna sandwich for our dog, he did not go near it for a dog that eats everything if we allowed him to! The fish cake was disgraceful and tasteless mash of something I have no idea what was in it! No fish in it! Such a waste of food and money. Extremely disappointed...

It's a little expensive but great location and on a nice day it has great views.

Really nice spot, clean with friendly staff. Food is pretty basic but fine.

Good menu and good food.... gets a thumbs up from me!

I used to visit Stockgrove a lot when I lived in the area many years ago now! This was a pleasant surprise to visit and see Rushmere/Stockgrove from an amazing view across the Tree Tops. I have fond memories of Stockgrove and was very pleased to visit the area again and see it all from a different angle!We stopped for some lunch before we had a quick wander as time was a tad limited but very pleased to say the lunch we had was very yummy, Tuna Baguette and good chips and other peeps had very yummy Quiche too. It was a lovely surprise to be fed good food efficiently and with friendly staff and so much better than visiting a chain pub for lunch which was the plan originally! Would definitely recommend visiting when hiking/walking/wandering in the area. Loved what they have done in the surrounding areas with the walkways with wooden sculptures/children play areas etc. Good Luck with all of this to promote this area and to promote the great outdoors and to be aware of the all important wildlife for ongoing generations. Thank you!

In the warm weather, it’s a perfect spot to sit on the veranda with a drink and look out over the treetops of Rushmere Country Park. Light and airy cafe, pleasant staff.

Poor service , very bad food. Over priced. Miserable service , very poor food quality at high price. Woman disappeared before we could discuss. Won't be going back.

Much improved, well worth a visit!

Great place for a quick eat in lovely setting. You can watch the birds from your table. Good choice of quick eats-god value-well cooked and presented

Canteen type facilities at attractions like Rushmere can be somewhat utilitarian and I do not usually expect anything much from them.

A lovely cafe with great coffee and lovely ice cream

Dog friendly cafe with a decent breakfast bap. Lovely clean facilities. Great half way stop off when walking from stockgrove.

This is in Rushmere park. New cafe a bit limited in produce but a great place to go after walking around the huge park. You can watch the heron chicks in the nest (binoculars and close circuit television available). Good park to take the family as there are many different wood structures for the children to play on in.

Location is perfect but experience let down by high prices (captive market!), poor service and below average food.

Dissapointed that they weren't serving food after going to the park for the day

Beautiful, relaxing area when it's not busy I suppose, a bit pricey though.

Wonderful views, a must see visit is in order for anyone who hasn't been here.

A nice selection of ice, hot and cold drinks and various snacks. Quite expensive so probably best to take your own.

Good location, but food was overpriced and rubbish. They are fitting out a new kitchen so hopefully quality will improve.

Lovely location and excellent facilities but a little over priced and the choice is limited.