Address: Datchet Rd, Old Windsor, Windsor SL4 2RQ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441753623800
Rating: 4.4
based on 206 reviews.
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Very friendly and knowledgeable."
"Wonderful staff and a lovely cafe."
"Staff are very friendly, as expected for a tourist hotspot."
"The guys working there very knowledgeable and helpful."
"Staff have always been friendly and helpful."
"The staff are friendly and helpful."
"Efficient, friendly and hard working staff. Excellent."
Cons:
"Second time after refurbishment and dissatisfied! Could not have jacket potatoes and today even forgotten to be served!"
"Disappointed with the service in the cafe today it was busy but one of the staff was obviously in a bad mood so came across unhelpful & rude."
"Very badly organised staff slow and resentful."
"The gentleman who was standing waiting to bring our tea was so miserable. Not even a smile or eye contact."
"Had to ask a woman behind the cash till if she would mind cleaning some tables so we could sit down. She didn't look very interested."
"Cafe staff at Windsor Farm Shop were very rude."
"The staff we felt were not very accommodating or friendly at all with our elderly residents."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The coffee shop is very expensive but the produce is top quality."
"If you’re looking for a cafe with a bit of a view and pretty decent food, you can’t go wrong here."
"Wonderful cakes and an incredible amount of jam and spread selection, all in nice branded packaging."
"The wild boar and apple burgers are some of the best I have ever had!"
"The quality is always outstanding."
"The meat is superb quality and the staff very helpful."
"The fruit and vegetables always fresh and a lot are produced by the Royal Estates."
Cons:
"The scones tasted like doughy bread that was not cooked thoroughly."
"Instead what we were served was so sad and overpriced."
"Went to the cafe today for the first time.had large breakfast it was tasteless you could not cut the sausages."
"Good options were limited and the cake display looked sad with minimal options - unfortunately cake slices were dry too."
"Some almost-raw bacon and pre-packaged butter for the uninspired, pale toast as part of the £9.95 English breakfast."
"The hot food served was expensive and the quality did not meet the standards I had heard of."
"Undercooked, fatty bacon."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Value for money is evident, just under £10 for a full English."
"Not quite back to normal but a large selection of lovely goodies in the Christmas shop at reasonable prices."
"Next to the farm shop is a cafe that serves great cakes and other snacks at very reasonable prices."
"Visited to buy one of their great steak and Stilton pies. Absolutely worth the price as plenty of meat, and wonderful taste."
"The pie section is also worth a special mention and the selection is truly remarkable and prices very reasonable."
"Absolute top quality meat and veg at very decent prices."
"First visit. Definitely impressed at the very reasonable prices. The very high quality and the butchers - divine!!"
Cons:
"That said.. wow, it's pricey. Slabs crisps for 2 pound 15(they are awesome btw)."
"It's expensive and busy. I'd not go unless you like paying more than you should."
"Most items are ridiculously overpriced, and not really superior enough to warrant it."
"Like a rabbit is 6 quid -- that's the price I pay in Wales!"
"Other things especially those aimed at tourists were Very Expensive which is a shame."
"£12.14 for 2 sandwiches!!!"
"6 pounds for a pot tea 3x tea bags and water a bit pricey."
Ambiance and Cleanliness
Pros:
"Beautiful setting. Even the entrance is inviting."
"We enjoy visiting Windsor Farm Shop as it has a very happy atmosphere."
"Lovely little place, a wonderful idea from the late Duke of Edinburgh, and good for both locals and tourists."
"The setting was lovely and I did like it."
"Set behind the farm shop the cafe has a great view of Windsor park."
"The restaurant is well worth a visit, pleasant surroundings and outside space."
"A breakfast created using produce from the Windsor estate. All sounds pretty lovely, and in truth it is."
Cons:
"Drinks were served in paper cups."
"Our table could have done with a wipe."
"Floor was disgustingly covered in bits of cake, crumbs and food."
"Yet the floor looked like it hadn't been swept for at least a few days."
"The tracks on which the lighting sat, which was right over our table, was resplendent with a thick layer of cobwebs and in parts held together with tape."
"Old cups, plates and drinks stacked up behind the counters making it feel like the place was closing down."
"Very dirty floors/tables."
Shop and Cafe Experience
Pros:
"Great shop and café, highly recommended."
"The shop carries relatively little local produce."
"The farm shop is very big with lots to offer."
"Fantastic farm shop, wonderful selection of fresh vegetables and the butcher's shop is amazing full of great joints sausages and pies to die for."
"Both shop and cafe sell quality produce, much of their meat coming from their own farm."
"The shop offers an interesting selection of locally sourced produce and posh confectionery."
"This is a lovely farm shop with separate cafe on the Windsor/Old Windsor/Datchet borders."
Cons:
"The coffee shop is good with some great looking cakes and a wide range of coffees and tea."
"It's really bizarre how you can have a farm shop and a café as one enterprise, yet they bear no relationship with one another."
"However the coffee shop is very overpriced, and the staff often look disinterested in what they are doing."
"We waited 20 minutes for the table to be cleared. This did not happen."
"Not the place to shop if you want to feed a family of four for a tenner."
"Veg and fruits on the peak growing season are disappointing."
"Under grilled tomato, pot of beans was all sauce no bean, no black pudding on offer."