Hidden popular cafe / pie shop was a great stop for lunch, just off the a46. Not suitable for motorbikes as the drive is a steep single road gravel track off the main road.
Plenty of space indoor and outdoors with great views across the valley with a large kids play area to one side.
Food: the pie was packed with good quality meat and proper gravy on the side, the ploughman's was a massive plate, tasted great although needed another slice of cheese for me, personally.
Worth the price due to the quality/quantity of meat in the pie (£11.50 for pie and chips and peas)
We also took home cakes & sausage rolls for our tea. Which were also good.
Staff: while friendly and polite they all hid behind the counter/ at the back. Menus were tucked away rather than at tables / as you walk in so as a new customer it was unclear how to order food.
They are missing out by not having a drinks fridge in the shop floor.
Me and my baby and a good friend went for lunch and ordered the pie of the day which was either chicken and mushroom or melton steak with cold or hot sides. From start to finish we was made to feel very welcome and when all highchairs were in use a gentleman went over to fetch another so my baby could enjoy lunch with us. Nothing was too much and we had a chat about some new additions that's coming soon for babies/young children. The food was delicious and arrived very quickly, will be visiting again soon I hope.
The afternoon tea is fantastic - generous portions and particularly lovely scones and cakes. I'd recommend ordering one between three, or if only two of you then bringing some tupperware to take some home with you!
The slightly more expensive afternoon teas come on their own little picnic table, which is extra charming. I'd also recommend the chocolate brownie sharing platter -- again, needs sharing between >2 people but extremely tasty and very bad for you I'm sure.
To top it off, the setting is lovely and the animals outside and the small but perfectly formed soft play keeps our little one entertained for hours!
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