Lovely location and good service but the flat white and cappuccino we had were awful. Both lacked coffee and had far too much milk in them. Shame as the setting was perfect.
joaliff
Not the kind of food you would expect from a cafe in a stately home.Clever food with some very interesting ingredients and flavour combinations great quality food.One guy controlling order taking, and boy did he do a good job keeping the gues down.Not only is Waddesden a beautiful opulent house,the cafe did it justice as well.So we'll done guys a lovely day at the doodle and s lovely meal to bootParking: A lot of parking nicely laid out.
hilary d
We came here for tea and cake after our visit to Waddesdon Manor,we needed energy to continue our visit in the gardens!
Tony Parsons
Even though busy great
Julie Vincent
Very disappointed with the Stables Cafe lunchtime today. Only burgers available at the hatch but we were told we could get food from the takeaway and sit in the cafe to eat.In the takeaway the shelves were empty, no sandwiches in the chiller and empty shelves where the hot pasties and sausage rolls should be. We enquired if there were any more and 6 sandwich packs were taken from the fridge and put on the shelves. We were told that more pasties were being cooked but the chef had no idea when they would be cooked.Have never experienced this in a National Trust property before.
Ian Mcconnell
Very disorganised. Had 3 young lads who could not cope with the demand. Ended up getting girders mixed up. Waited 14mins for them to make one coffee and 4 got chocolates. Cooler was not hot . Not great when you have paid close to £20 for 6 drinks.Never again
Sue H
Have eaten in the stables restaurant previously & now they are only offering fish & chips, the takeaway service should have been open for 1pm, but they had limited food on offer & were late in opening. What h.as happened?
Hannah Wild
We came here after doing the light display. There was a nice range of hot and cold food and a good selection of drinks. There's plenty of seating inside and out and the service was fairly quick.
Kate Benton
We had mushroom and Asparagus pie very freshApple crumble pie very hot sweet and nice hit of cinnamonFresh scone with cream and jam.Service was slow and kept messing up orders.
Poppy Douglass
Popped in today for a family lunch. First of all there are two places that do food in the courtyard. One for hot sit down meals and one for takeaway. Sadly the selection of sandwiches in the takeaway was very poor, they only had five left at just after 1pm.In the end we went to the hot sit down cafe. We had a very varied selection including (and not limited to) sausage and mash, rarebit, poached eggs and croquettes, scone and jam and millionaire shortbread.I have to say the service was amazing, the food was absolutely delicious and piping hot!The staff had lots of new starters but nothing lacking that we noticed, they were all smiling and had great attitudes. The hot chocolate was absolutely amazing (that came from a picky 21 year old) so must have been good.We will deffo come back! Thanks Waddeston.
Rey friendly and helpful staff . Good menu, we had a cream tea and have to say one of the nicest scones we have had in a while
Suzyjones13
Glad to see the Stables cafe back in action and adding to the catering choices at Waddesdon Manor Main sit-down meals were prepared to order so expect a short delay. Our choices were both excellent, particularly the inventive vegetarian dish. Real cutlery and plates again after the Covid-related break from their use {for those who get hot & bothered by such things} Till and waiting staff were cheerful & friendly so it was a pleasant experience which we happily paid a small premium for compared to choosing from the ‘Food to Go’ treat & coffee options also available at the Stables Weekday visit so cannot comment on how they deal with higher volumes of visitors.
Wildlife Moto
Please change how this place appears on Google Maps! I hilariously got flagged down by panicked staff after riding down the road towards this cafe, not knowing that its “private”. While it looks like a normal Cafe on Google Maps, it’s turns out you first need to buy a ticket to assess the grounds of Waddeson Manor. Please update your description so people know this.
Middletonlass
Where has the Restaurant at the Stables gone, just a take away with hardly any food on offer. The restaurant was lovely. No issue with the outside seating and when it was there the outside ordering station attached to the restaurant. Please bring it back, the food facilities and seating (with the exception of the Manor Restaurant, although that is apparently just afternoon teas, lovely though they are I would like other options) are abysmal. The current takeaway is poorly stocked and doesn't cater for everyone, it's pot luck if there is anything to eat. No problem with the staff.
nigel s s
A very poor cafe, with half the offerings advertised on the menu not available, and using horrid disposable cups and cutlery. Indoor seating is limited, and all the doors and windows are flung wide open, so that on a cold day you freeze to death. One would expect better at a major National Trust property.
Lovely location and good service but the flat white and cappuccino we had were awful. Both lacked coffee and had far too much milk in them. Shame as the setting was perfect.
Not the kind of food you would expect from a cafe in a stately home.Clever food with some very interesting ingredients and flavour combinations great quality food.One guy controlling order taking, and boy did he do a good job keeping the gues down.Not only is Waddesden a beautiful opulent house,the cafe did it justice as well.So we'll done guys a lovely day at the doodle and s lovely meal to bootParking: A lot of parking nicely laid out.
We came here for tea and cake after our visit to Waddesdon Manor,we needed energy to continue our visit in the gardens!
Even though busy great
Very disappointed with the Stables Cafe lunchtime today. Only burgers available at the hatch but we were told we could get food from the takeaway and sit in the cafe to eat.In the takeaway the shelves were empty, no sandwiches in the chiller and empty shelves where the hot pasties and sausage rolls should be. We enquired if there were any more and 6 sandwich packs were taken from the fridge and put on the shelves. We were told that more pasties were being cooked but the chef had no idea when they would be cooked.Have never experienced this in a National Trust property before.
Very disorganised. Had 3 young lads who could not cope with the demand. Ended up getting girders mixed up. Waited 14mins for them to make one coffee and 4 got chocolates. Cooler was not hot . Not great when you have paid close to £20 for 6 drinks.Never again
Have eaten in the stables restaurant previously & now they are only offering fish & chips, the takeaway service should have been open for 1pm, but they had limited food on offer & were late in opening. What h.as happened?
We came here after doing the light display. There was a nice range of hot and cold food and a good selection of drinks. There's plenty of seating inside and out and the service was fairly quick.
We had mushroom and Asparagus pie very freshApple crumble pie very hot sweet and nice hit of cinnamonFresh scone with cream and jam.Service was slow and kept messing up orders.
Popped in today for a family lunch. First of all there are two places that do food in the courtyard. One for hot sit down meals and one for takeaway. Sadly the selection of sandwiches in the takeaway was very poor, they only had five left at just after 1pm.In the end we went to the hot sit down cafe. We had a very varied selection including (and not limited to) sausage and mash, rarebit, poached eggs and croquettes, scone and jam and millionaire shortbread.I have to say the service was amazing, the food was absolutely delicious and piping hot!The staff had lots of new starters but nothing lacking that we noticed, they were all smiling and had great attitudes. The hot chocolate was absolutely amazing (that came from a picky 21 year old) so must have been good.We will deffo come back! Thanks Waddeston.
Restaurantji Recommends
Rey friendly and helpful staff . Good menu, we had a cream tea and have to say one of the nicest scones we have had in a while
Glad to see the Stables cafe back in action and adding to the catering choices at Waddesdon Manor Main sit-down meals were prepared to order so expect a short delay. Our choices were both excellent, particularly the inventive vegetarian dish. Real cutlery and plates again after the Covid-related break from their use {for those who get hot & bothered by such things} Till and waiting staff were cheerful & friendly so it was a pleasant experience which we happily paid a small premium for compared to choosing from the ‘Food to Go’ treat & coffee options also available at the Stables Weekday visit so cannot comment on how they deal with higher volumes of visitors.
Please change how this place appears on Google Maps! I hilariously got flagged down by panicked staff after riding down the road towards this cafe, not knowing that its “private”. While it looks like a normal Cafe on Google Maps, it’s turns out you first need to buy a ticket to assess the grounds of Waddeson Manor. Please update your description so people know this.
Where has the Restaurant at the Stables gone, just a take away with hardly any food on offer. The restaurant was lovely. No issue with the outside seating and when it was there the outside ordering station attached to the restaurant. Please bring it back, the food facilities and seating (with the exception of the Manor Restaurant, although that is apparently just afternoon teas, lovely though they are I would like other options) are abysmal. The current takeaway is poorly stocked and doesn't cater for everyone, it's pot luck if there is anything to eat. No problem with the staff.
A very poor cafe, with half the offerings advertised on the menu not available, and using horrid disposable cups and cutlery. Indoor seating is limited, and all the doors and windows are flung wide open, so that on a cold day you freeze to death. One would expect better at a major National Trust property.