Low Sizergh Barn Farm Shop & Café Reviews Summary

Farm Shop and Cafe

Pros:

• "An amazing farm shop with plenty on offer including fresh cheeses, baked goods, cakes clothing and gifts just to name a few."
• "Built on a working farm, watch the cows being milked, buy raw milk or simply enjoy the excellent menu."
• "Very nice staff and a good choice of food in the cafe."
• "The atmosphere, old world charm, friendly staff and excellent food were a great finale to our busy week and the Barn was a wonderful find."
• "Staff are friendly and helpful and there is ample car parking."
• "A great farm shop and cafe."
• "Considering the quality of the locally sourced ingredients it was also great value for money."

Cons:

• "Extortionate prices for a dry, brown cheese barm."
• "We ate outside which in itself was chaotic, not enough staff taking orders."
• "The cakes where brownie, shortbread, carrot cake and scone. All apart from the scone where, dry, stale and lacking in any flavor or texture."
• "Spoilt by children wandering around even those old enough to wear a face mask were not."
• "Would recommend avoiding sitting there if you can."
• "The produce for sale was lovely but expensive."
• "Disappointing for the price."

Quality and Variety of Food

Pros:

• "Great variety of fresh produce as you would expect from a big farm."
• "The shop is always stocked with good quality (and tasty) food stuffs."
• "Our plates were full and the food freshly prepared."
• "Had lunch at the cafe, it was delicious, specially with their own custom made pickle and coleslaw!"
• "The best cooked breakfast we've had in a very longtime. Produce all super quality and tasty."
• "The food is always good, and touches like tea made with tea leaves makes for a more enjoyable experience."
• "The most delicious pies, sausage rolls and great local cheeses to be found in the farm shop along with fabulous slabs of tiffin and currant slice."

Cons:

• "Super expensive!!! We found the same products at other markets for at least 30% cheaper."
• "Slightly disappointed most of the cheese was national rather than local and take away coffee was BAD!"
• "Not only was it a very small portion but the side salad and coleslaw was tired and unappetising."
• "Lots of nice food in the shop but is a little too pricey for me."
• "Not cheap by any stretch of the imagination."
• "An attractive shop with a wide range of interesting products but very expensive!"
• "The shop was a little over priced for us, but then some people are happy to pay it!"

Customer Service

Pros:

• "The lady who took the order was also super accommodating & helpful."
• "Service very good and the breakfast we had was very good quality, served by polite and friendly staff."
• "Recently stayed here in our caravan for a few days, very friendly owner who is on hand if you need anything."
• "The staff were all very friendly and welcoming."
• "The café was very busy but they were efficient with bringing us our drinks and the cakes we ordered."
• "The staff and service is great and most welcoming."
• "Staff were fantastic."

Cons:

• "We felt unsafe and uncomfortable with their standard of covid security."
• "Service was fast but very stressed and grumpy staff!"
• "The sandwich buns were delicious and fresh, but service was poor. Waited ages for our drinks, then the milkshakes were wrong."
• "Our drinks where practically thrown at us."
• "Overall the service was extremely poor as the staff were clearly talking about us from behind the counter."
• "The waitresses never come over to ask if your meal is ok, had to go to the counter to ask for cutlery and water."
• "I found the service was okay however just before leaving I heard one of the waitresses being very rude to the table behind me."

Ambiance and Setting

Pros:

• "A lovely set up with a fantastic woodland area to sit in."
• "You could also watch the cows get milked which is lovely to see when most situations take you away from the source of your food."
• "The outside area was lovely with amazing views."
• "Far end of café is a glass wall overlooking the milking parlour which I thought was a great idea."
• "A delightful little farm close to the river Kent."
• "Lovely, well situated cafe and farm shop."
• "A little gem of a farm shop, cafe and more at Sizergh, close to Kendal and the lakes."

Cons:

• "However traffic noise from the adjacent A591 with vehicles passing at 70mph is intrusive."
• "Somebody was using an angle grinder right by the tables - really annoying!"
• "Disappointed to see battery-farmed cows as we were leaving the venue."
• "Seats were a bit uncomfortable after an hour for those of us who talk too much."
• "Unfortunately the viewing area was very small. A group of people had obviously decided they had priority viewing and had no intention of letting anyone else get a look in."
• "It's a very cute farm shop, expected it to be bigger, it's got some local items, but most of it has been made elsewhere."
• "Otherwise there are a lot nicer farms."