Willingham Auctions Cafe in South Cambridgeshire

Went here for a coffee and a catch up chat with a friend. The menu is understandable and good value. Initially was only having a coffee but had a cheese scone which I can recommend, looked and tasted delicious.What impressed me was our lady who served us, Rachel. She was happy, friendly, professional but happy to chat. She made us feel welcome and and only came to our table to ask if we wanted to order anything and to do our bill. I will definitely come again as I felt very relaxed and didn’t feel we had to leave as soon as we finished our coffee.We sat inside but there are other parts of the site, which were inside and out, so there were choices as to where to sit.

Fabulous place! We go here often as a cafe but last weekend we’re lucky enough to hold our wedding party here too and it was just fabulous! The staff were so professional and couldn’t do enough to help. Even with the rain, we were able to sort out a way for everyone to have space as they have so many places to be now - especially with the newly refurbished bar area which is stunning! Can’t recommend highly enough.

We came in yesterday for breakfast for the first time. Was impressed at how big the place is with options for indoor and outdoor dining, allowing to bring dogs (even though we didn’t bring ours), great food and drink options and very reasonable prices! The service was outstanding and I can’t wait to come back! Felt very welcomed and definitely a hidden gem in north Cambridge! I had the French toast with bacon - would highly recommend and the Bakewell tart which were great. I also tried the vegan lemon sponge which was really good too. There’s lots of parking and felt very safe to leave our bike and scooter there.

Friendly staff, lovely coffee and gorgeous breakfast followed by super fresh coffee and walnut cake to share! We'll definitely be going back when in the area, thank you!!

Recently visited and had afternoon tea for a friends baby shower, it was lovely. Such a nice atmosphere and loved the fairy lights and flowers around our table area. Nice and chilled vibe. Afternoon tea was delicious and so were the cocktails. Ended up staying for quite a few more into the evening too... Staff were all lovely too!

It all started to go wrong as soon as we walked up to the courtyard expecting someone to show us to our table as per the booking email, after waiting a while we approached a lady and eventually we were shown to a table. My friend asked for some bottled water straight away as she’d been before, it never turned up! We ordered our meals and again asked for a bottle or jug of water, plus a latte, we got two glasses of water and a mug of warm milk! I called the lady over and asked for it to be changed, then the food arrived, id ordered a chicken, mozzarella, sliced tomato and tomato pesto panini, I opened it up to find no mozzarella or sliced tomato. It was returned to have mozzarella added but still no tomato, the coffee was replaced but it was still weak, luke warm, the lady said because of the issues she would knock the coffee of the bill. Overall a very disappointing lunch, my poor friend was gutted as she had invited me out for a farewell lunch.

We have eaten here in the past, and it had been far better than on today’s visit.Service was very slow.When we had almost finished our first course, ordered, cakes and a pot ot tea for second course.Milk never came.Througout the meal, service was very slow.Was staggered t see dogs sitting in peoples laps at tables.

I arrived on time at 12.30 and went through to the courtyard as it said on the sign, but at least 6 waitresses passed me waiting at the booking table and ignored me. To make matters worse, when a group of diners arrived from the car park they were immediately welcomed by a waitress and seated immediately. I then asked another waitress about our booking and then they had a discussion with another member of staff and I was told they had double booked and hence our table was not available. Our party of 3 may have an extra person, so I asked if this would be possible. They offered me to either wait until a table became free or sit in the uncovered part. Since it was a bit cold and windy, then the uncovered part was not that inviting, so decided to leave, since it could have been a long wait for a table.So very disappointed by their double booking of our table and hope this is not a normal occurrence to ensure tables are filled. I understand that it is not good for restaurants when people don’t show up, but overbooking isn’t a good approach. Hopefully this is just a one off mistake on the part of the person who took the booking., rather than a policy.On the experience of being ignored by waitresses while standing at booking table and then larger group arriving given priority, maybe because it was just me and others hadn’t arrived yet, then this needs to be resolved urgently.

What was once a cafe that supplemented a busy auction house is now a sizeable cafe and well worth a visit in it’s own right. It is now spread over several locations within this complex of old barns, includes a large outdoor and an under-cover area with heaters. All is nicely presented and the staff as pleasant as it gets. I’m not sure what the white mats on the back of some chairs are about but the overall effect is very rural and very relaxing. The lunchtime menu includes quiche, plenty of salads, panini, sarnies, etc and all complemented with a range of beverages. Soya milk is available on request, which always shows whether an establishment values it’s customers.

I visited this cafe on a Sunday with my family for a breakfast meet up. The staff appeared to be abiding by the covid regs. Booking is necessary. Great atmosphere and busy. We were a group of 6 and all selected different options on the menu. All arrived together and promptly. My breakfast wrap was very impressive and at a fair price. I will be returning.

Friendly, family run cafe with great food and service . We visit here often and have never been let down by the food or service. Great choice of sitting inside or out. Prices are reasonable. It is a great place for couples of all ages or for groups of friends or family.

Firstly, what a lovely setting! I’d never been here before but Willingham Auctions Cafe is a delight, very cosy and the staff are extremely hospitable and courteous. There is a menu offering a variety of lunches, vegetarian options, a separate cake and sweet treats menu and hot drinks galore. I ordered a thick wedge of flapjack which was delicious. All in all, highly recommended!

Visited on a very busy Saturday lunchtime but service was reasonably swift.Ordered a filled white roll for someone with an allergy, seeded bun turned up, other orders had items missing, no coleslaw. One pot of tea took 2 reminders to the server to get.Food was acceptable, good quality. Attention to detail is need.

It’s a cafe, staff excellent. All food is made on site. Great for a well made snack lunch. Salads are different, and their quiches are wonderful. Very tasty

We often go for a coffee and snack. Excellent food. Coffee good and service too. Plus a Loyalty card. This is an interesting place to stop for lunch. You can eat a lovely meal then browse the antiques going into the next sale. Sometimes you can purchase things not sold from the previous sale. We love popping in with friends and enjoying a meal together. I recommend it.

Nice breakfast menu in a warm, relaxed atmosphere. Very nice coffee. Cakes look very inviting. Recommended for a relaxed bite to eat.

Had a lovely sandwich with my little kids one day, the food was well presented and delicious. We could even take home some homemade lasagne that was made fresh that day. It made a perfect evening meal

The Autions are good & the gardens & outside seating are delightful. Best of all is the lovely fresh home cooked food locally grown the quiche is a must absolutely delicious!

From start to finish, Sarah and all of the team were a joy to deal with. On the day the venue looked stunning, the spread of food looked amazing, and tasted even better ! Thank you all for making a special day such a wonderful experience.

This has become my dad's favourite place to visit so we bring him here regularly-he told us about this place when talking about when he used to meet his workmates here many years ago on a Friday afternoon to avoid getting home too early! Always a bit of a lottery if you want to get one of the speciality sausage rolls as they're always in demand but they have a fabulous range of quiches, cakes and other options on the menu and food has always been fresh, tasty and plentiful. Large range of drinks and bought to your table so if busy it can take a few mins but the place is very welcoming and the staff have always been very helpful and cheery when i've been in and patient whilst my dad chooses his food..i have only found a toilet at the main Auction rooms entrance which you have to leave the cafe to get to and walk a short distance but otherwise just a really nice place to sit and eat good food!

This a great cafe with lots of trinkets around to catch your eye. We ordered a couple of meals to share - the portions were big and reasonably priced. There is a great choice of food. Would definitely eat here again.

Our quiches were excellent and the atmosphere lovely. I was told that the sausage rolls and scotch eggs were good too. Friendly service.

We had our daughters baby shower at this venue. Absolutely amazing staff they went above and beyond for us. The food was fabulous and lots and los of it. We had a gluten free person who had a whole afternoon tea of sandwiches, scones and cakes. Very attentive staff who was always checking to see if we needed anything. The day was perfect and I would like to thank all of you making our daughters day just perfect.

My husband took me for a coffee break and we ordered 2 capachinos and a piece of almond cake to share.We took the cake to a table and waited for the drinks to be brought to us.This took rather a long time but ok places do get busy BUT the coffees were not what we expected i.e frothy on top rather more like lattes, very hot and milky not at all to my taste.Also the waitress spilt some of mine in the saucer and wiped a bit of it up with her apron leaving me to put a napkin under the cup to mop up the excess!!!!!The cake was very dry (and expensive compared to other local cafes)and we left half the coffees.Will not be going back.

I recently attended an afternoon tea here as part of my friends Hen Do. It was delicious and the staff were incredibly welcoming & accommodating with any dietary requirements (they even did gluten free scones and a 3 very delicious gluten free cakes much to the pleasant surprise of the member of our party it involved). We had preordered - with a choice of sweet (£19.95) or savoury (£21.95 due to certain meat products being more expensive). As it turned out we all had chosen sweet which included unlimited hot drinks (plus Prosecco for a reasonable extra price), a lovely selection of mini sandwiches, two fruit scones (with cream, butter and jam) and a selection of four cakes plus some lovely summer berries (presumably for decoration).

Was bought a voucher for my birthday for afternoon tea .

Great place for families for brunch especially now they are also open on Sundays! Great service, amazing choice of cakes, breakfast and lunch- too many yummy things to choose from. Kids are welcome and the staff are really friendly. Such a great place and can also look around the auction room after.. which again has too many nice things to choose from!

The food in the cafe was excellent quality and very fresh. Highly recommend the cafe after a stroll around the shop.

We had lunch here with friends and I was very impressed with the staff, food and surroundings. There was plenty of parking which was a good start. We ordered our food and it was served quite quickly and was well presented. I had a quiche and salad which was delicious. The salad was plentiful and consisited of a variety of chopped salad items plus coleslaw & potato salad. We also had cakes afterwards which were freshly made and huge. Will definitely be returning!

Today I met a friend for lunch and here was the perfect place to meet!

Had a very enjoyable coffee stop at this cafe yesterday. Really delicious freshly baked, wholemeal fruit scone accompanied by a mug of coffee (yes a MUG! Perfect!). Simple pleasures. I’ll definitely return.

Went here for afteroon tea with a group of 10 of us was good selection of cakes and sandwiches did enjoy the only downfall was they didn't have any cream to go with the scones as they had run out staff were friendly

I have visited Willingham Auction Cafe a few time recently at lunchtime. The service is friendly and the food of excellent variety and quality. There are plenty of tables inside and out but the cafe is very popular and the queue, and subsequent wait for food, can be long at peak times (I’d anticipated this yesterday and went armed with a magazine). There is plenty of parking on site but movement around the areas would be difficult for someone of limited mobility. The cloakroom facilities are away from the cafe, outside across a gravel drive. The Auction Rooms have recently added a new barn for displaying top quality outdoor patio furniture so there is plenty of interest across the site.

Visitamos hoy para el té de la tarde y tuvimos un tiempo fabuloso. La mitad de nosotros tenía la opción sabrosa y la mitad del dulce. Personalmente, tuve el sabroso y la comida era encantadora. Había una variedad de delicias gourmet, sándwiches, salchichas, bollos, huevos escoceses y quiche. Teníamos un montón de té y café. Tuvimos una tarde encantadora, me fui a casa muy lleno con una bolsa para perros para más tarde. Definitivamente lo recomendaría.

Fuimos a almorzar y realmente disfrutamos de la comida. El personal era muy alegre y servicial. La cafetería está decorada con una variedad de arte y objetos interesantes. Las salas de subastas y venta cercanas también merecen una visita. Sin duda volveremos para el almuerzo.

He estado aquí varias veces antes para el desayuno inglés y fue genial. Hoy fue un poco tarde para llegar aquí, ya que se detuvieron recuperando trozos de invernadero esparcidos por los fuertes vientos.

This little cafe sits right net to an auction house, so it's not easy to spot or find, but oh boy when you do you will not be disappointed. I have eaten there many time now and it never lets down - it reminds me of a small version of the Espresso Cafe in Cambridge - the staff are very friendly, the food is gorgeous and the coffee is pretty damn good too. I would recommend hunting this one as a stopover on your way to or from Cambridge, it's perfect! Trust me, you will not be disappointed!

I visited this cafe with my Mum for some lunch with my Grandma who lives in the village after being told by several people how good it was, including her.

We visit the cafe here around 4 times per year when in Cambridge. We usually have lunch here one of the days. The lunches are delicious , especially the quiches. Once again we left with full tummies full of tasty food !

This is a great little cafe, perfect for a light lunch or afternoon cake. Reasonably priced and the recent extention has made it more spacious inside. Amazing homemade cakes!

Encontré este lugar yendo en Trip Advisor. Realmente me alegro de haberlo hecho, ya que tuvimos un excelente almuerzo. Teníamos el pastel de queso y patatas, que era increíble ya un precio muy razonable. Otras quiches caseras parecían deliciosas. Se tuvieron que hacer elecciones difíciles. ¡Los pasteles son deliciosos! Recomiendo la tarta de queso si tienen algo cuando vayas. ¡Tan sabroso! En general, este fue el hallazgo de nuestras vacaciones. ¡Brillante!

Hemos estado aquí para almorzar o simplemente para tomar cuppa y pastel algunas veces, a veces sentados dentro o algunas veces sentados afuera; ambos son escenarios muy agradables.

Almorzamos aquí recientemente y estaba, como siempre, muy impresionado por la calidad de la comida, la variedad de oferta y la rapidez y amabilidad del personal. Tuvimos quiche y ensalada, seguido por una porción compartida de la más deliciosa tarta de polenta naranja. Muy recomendado.

Se detuvo mientras paseaba con un amigo y probé la tarta de polenta de limón y un café helado, me hubiera encantado ir por una de las ensaladas ya que se veían increíbles. No soy local, pero lo visitaré solo para ir a este café, fantástico.

Words can't justify the excellence of this fantastic cafe. Eaten here loads of times & always go back for more! The menu is great with the quiche/salad being the star performer. Very very tasty. Their homemade cakes are to die for & always served in large portions. Every time I eat here it's always busy with people queuing out the door at times. The staff are excellent as is the service.

Have visited a few times for lunch. Very friendly staff, nicely cooked food and gluten free cake options. Well priced and with the recent extension, easy to find a table indoors. Outdoor seating as well for when the weather is a bit warmer.

Absolutely lovely place. Good fun browsing the sale rooms but the cafe is the highlight. Superb food with excellent service. Staff all delightful.

Visited a couple of times now and it's a great cafe. Nicely cooked food, great breakfast, lots of scones, cake etc on display for a coffee visit too. Clean, very good quality and friendly service.

Along with their excellent lunch menu options they are now doing evening events. Look out for them on Facebook and Instagram. Amazing Tapas and French nights in Sept and Oct and cant wait for the next event at the end of November .

Lovely lunch - not cheap but a nice experience. Lovely surroundings - nice to wander around the auction rooms.

Very good place to eat, quick service and a good selection of things to eat. Handy place to eat mid day.

Part of the WILLINGHAM Auction Rooms so lots to see before the next sale and also some items available to buy there and then. Relaxed surroundings and plenty of seating. Clean & uncrowded. The vegetarian quiche was beautifully cooked. Pastry was good & the filling was fresh, hot and generous. The green bean salad we chose to accompany it was crisp, colourful & very tasty too. None of it, I felt, needed the Balsamic dressing that was drizzled over the plate... happier if that wasn't there BUT a really pleasant & also healthy meal with welcoming family run team.

Me reuní con amigos para el almuerzo. El personal es muy amable. Comida sabrosa y nos volveremos a presentar. Uno puede elegir desde la pantalla. Incluso el Auctioneer que sentarse en la parte trasera con la ventana abierta de partición/eran amables. Después de almuerzo, nos hubiéramos fuimos a las distintas salas de subasta. Se pone muy concurrido almuerzo, así que intenta llegar antes! Recomiendo una visita a este lugar algo especial. . . . Kathy Horack

We have been coming to Willingham for years and have watched with pleasure the expansion of the business and the evolution of the café into the best in the area. Similarly, we know the auctioneer SD can be rather curt, to say the least. However on this occasion we took our pal who had just lost her mum and wanted to auction various items that had been left to her and he was dreadful. Like most people, I cannot stand it when someone who is supposed to be dealing with me, breaks off to chat to someone else and look at their items while we stand there like lemons. So rude. He was simply not prepared to give us any time to go through the bits and pieces we had brought and made various derogatory remarks about some of the items. O.K., we knew that not everything would be suitable for auction but his handling of our friend was downright brutal. He gave us a quickly scrawled docket with no details or description of the lots we submitted so we just hope that they don't go astray and are, indeed allocated to the correct seller. We then went into the café and had a lovely lunch but, sadly, the damage had been done and I think it unlikely that we will repeat the experience.

Él y yo vamos a Willingham Subasta Cafe mucho. La comida es excelente, y todo casero. Hay algo para todo el mundo, todo servido con una sonrisa de un personal amable y servicial. El Café está situado en Cambridge como WILLINGHAM no definidos anteriormente. En los días de subasta suele ser extra ocupados. Para la navegación: 25 High Street, Willingham CB 23 5 ES

Me decepcionó hoy cuando visité la casa de subastas café con mi bebé a encontrar allí no era una silla alta para mi pequeño. Cuando le pregunté a la señora que ella simplemente dijo que no tenían ningún tronas, no niños, no volveré. Es una pena, ya que normalmente nos encanta visitar la casa de subastas, pero este me ha disuadido de volver.

Este es un sorprendente amenidad realmente pequeño café. El casero tartas y quiches y son fantásticas!

Siempre visitar este café si tenemos que ir a la subasta para recoger las cosas. Nunca he tenido nada de que quejarse y nunca tienes la sensación de prisa. La comida es casera y principalmente todo lo que he comprado ha sido de excelente calidad. Uno de nuestros favoritos, subastas y remató con comida de la mejor calidad y servicio.

We popped here for lunch.I had a very tasty quiche served with salad and coleslaw and new potatoes .Husband had a cheese panini , salad and coleslaw .Both were lovely.We sat outside in the courtyard as it was a lovely day.

Came here as it was recommended. So glad I did. Wonderful homemade food of excellent quality, then spent the afternoon wandering around the auction room. The staff in the tea rooms were very friendly, as was the beautiful spaniel! We were lucky as it was a lovely hot day, the grounds made me feel like I was in the South of France. Will be returning soon!

Lovely home made cakes available along with lunch sandwiches and scones etc. Good selection of drinks and even wine is available. Great pit stop after browsing the auctions

A lovely little popular cafe with an auction room attached. Food is mainly home made and is to a high standard. Cheese Scones superb here. I had more than enough food on my plate, service was good and prices are mid-range, slightly overpriced. Lots of choice on menu. Plenty of seating outdoors and indoors.

Lovely quiet cafe, serving selection of sandwiches and lunches, seating area inside and outside in an enclosed courtyard when weather is favourable. Recommend the quiche and salad or lasagne and salad very good portions and well priced. The cakes are also very tasty and well presented.

Conveniently situated on main road and a welcome break when viewing at the auction, but a little basic and tired.

Visited for preview of auction,,popped to cafe for snack and refreshments ...Friendly staff. Lovely food...as too cold to sit outside we sat inside the cafe,,seems a little small and short of smaller tables but the food is great.

Visiting here is such a treat as not many auction houses offer such great refreshments. Having eaten here on quite a few occasions the food never disappoints. All food is freshly prepared in the small but bustling kitchen.This place isn't exclusive to the auction house and is enjoyed by many locals too.

Bought our staff here for a quick lunch, but you can pop in on your own and still feel welcome. the food is delicious, well cooked and of good portion size, there's excellent variety even for the fussy eater. Staff are lovely. only down side is that it does get busy the week of an auction!

I visited here a couple of months ago with family, we were a party of 8. I didn’t leave a review before as I didn’t know the café was on TripAdvisor. The place has plenty of parking and although there isn’t much space inside, its ample and for warmer months theres is a load of gorgeous outdoor seating. The café itself is a lovely old barn. On the day that we visited it was a lovely sunny day, it was mid-week but it was absolutely heaving. It was around 1pm and they had run out of a few things and service was quite muddled. I've only been here once so i'm not sure if its usually that busy or if that was down to the lovely weather but we waited a long time for our food. Once it arrived it was very nice although the chilli had been microwaved within an inch of its life. Everyone enjoyed their meals though and some also opted for some cake, which apparently was lovely.

The home made sausage rolls and scones were delicious. The staff seemed to confuse 'brisk' with 'brusque' and barely engaged with customers. Perhaps she was having a bad day!

We have just moved into the area and thought we would would pay a brief lunch visit after reading previous reviews. The staff are cheerful, helpful and polite and the food fresh and tasty. This will definitely be on my list of places to lunch. I also enjoyed a little browse around the sale rooms, very interesting and thinking of going to the next auction. All well worth a visit

All cakes, quiches etc all homemade and are all fabulous, I cannot praise them enough, staff very pleasant and helpful a lovely environment. And when you have finished your meal, have a look around the antiques etc.

We are really lucky to have places like this in a village. Food is always very good, freshly cooked and staff adapt food for dietary requirements. Decent sized platefuls of home cooked food at fair prices.

The restaurant has developed from a place to get a bacon butty when visiting the auction to a place that is now a restaurant that is a draw to people from surrounding areas.

i was very dissappointed with my recent and last trip to the cafe, I was with my family and girlfriend and after visiting the auction I stopped in at the cafe for something to eat, I knew the food was very overpriced from previous experience but we were all hungry. We all ordered our food except my girlfriend who is vegetarian and could not find anything from the menu that didn't include meat, we politely asked if we could have just a fried egg sandwich as there was no other option.....the look on the faces of the satff was as if I had just asked for a three course meal to be made from scratch, all we wanted was an egg in a bun! But no, this was not allowed and they don't make exceptions....although we could order anything that had an egg in a have all the other items removed...leaving an egg! But at 3 times the price, I was absolutely dismayed by their response and horrendous customer service, the women who served us was so rude I actually couldnt believe what I was hearing. The ironary of it all was when I sat down and read the document on my table it stated 'staff will go the extra mile to please' except of course if you ask them for anything! I will never be stepping foot in the cafe again.

Freshly made food, cooked to order, including great breakfasts. Friendly, attentive service. Indoor and outdoor seating. Great addition to strolling around the auction and sale rooms.

Enjoyed a nice lunch here. Chose the blackboard hot meal of chilli con carne served with crusty bread ... generous portion with delicious taste.

Well worth a visit if you go to have a look round the auction rooms. Good quality coffee (in a good size mug) and the quiche and salad was tasty and well priced. Managed to not have cake but they looked yummy. Met a friend here, and we chatted for some time - no feeling of being under pressure to go. Staff were helpful and friendly.

Very friendly and helpful staff serving great value, home-cooked food. Probably gets very busy on auction days (Saturdays, roughly every 2 - 3 weeks).

I'm a regular (weekly) visitor to the auction cafe and can't praise it enough.The food is excellent, homemade and the price reflects the quality of the ingredients. The staff are always friendly, it's my first choice for client lunch meetings as my clients love it.I fully appreciate having such a wonderful place to meet, eat and exchange business right on my doorstep. It's not easy in current times to find somewhere that doesn't serve 'thrown together, processed food' I'm quite shocked that anyone would feel it's overpriced. Perhaps they are comparing good homecooked food to the likes of McDonalds?Huge well done to the entire team down there - keep doing what you're doing.

We were very disappointed by how we were received at this cafe. Having a cup of tea while we mulled over the overpriced menu was not an option; we had to pay immediately for anything ordered which for the setting was very unreasonable. When we were joined by a friend with a well behaved small child we asked if we could please have a high chair. We were told "no". No apology, no niceties, just no! We will not be going back.

A nice cafe with a good atmosphere, but very expensive.Had a panini and it was tiny! More suitable for a child.Would go again, but only for a drink.

A superb little cafe, food is simply lovely and nothing is too much trouble for the staff. Most food is homemade and is prepared onsite and can be seen being prepared whilst you wait. Good range of food and special diets catered for, will also prepare food of your choosing to meet your needs.Big tables, plenty of room and you can stay as long as you like with no one trying to hurry you up. Prices for food a little high, but you get what you pay for and more.Myself and my cousin ordered tea for two and the teapot held enough for four people and more. Generous portions of food. Good service and friendly helpful staff. Only minus was sugar dispenser needed filling. Overall a must visit location with the added benefit of a lovely set of auction rooms and barns to look around and maybe bid on that must have item.