Ayscoughfee Hall Cafe: Coffee, Afternoon Teas, Lunches

  The cafe is in the grounds of Ayscoughfee Hall. We had soup and a sandwich. You can take dogs in there too. It's only a small cafe but there is... read more a good choice of food and we enjoyed what we had. Would recommend.

  Popped in for a cuppa during a visit to Ayscoughee Hall and noticed the new menu & mini makeover - this lovely little oasis in the middle of a park... read more is open until 5 on a Sunday! You don’t have to be visiting the Hall (which is free btw) to come to the cafe. The staff & atmosphere were lovely, they’ve got a coffee machine & do a cracking cup of tea, but the food was the star here. They use local suppliers as much as possible & their handcut chips using their own potatoes were seriously some of the best I’ve had. The gluten free chocolate roulade was light & delicious, and we came back later to try the baked Camembert with rosemary & homemade red onion marmalade, and the goats cheese & caramelised onion tart which were really good. Prices were very reasonable for what you were getting and the menu said you could have any dish at half price for a child’s portion. With an aviary and kids playground as well as the beautiful gardens just outside, you can make a very reasonable day out based around this location.

  We heard that this café was under new management and decided to try it.
Wow!
The menu is inspiring and inventive, the food is wonderful and beautifully served and presented... read more on wooden platters and the setting in the gorgeous Ayscoughfee Hall gardens behind the house is just so lovely.
We had my brother staying for a while and we went back here for lunch 3 times in a week!
Each time he had bacon, brie and cranberry tasker - which is a delicious soft Italian bread - and each time it was wonderful.
I had different sandwiches each time and every one was delicious - deep fillings with lovely fresh salad on the side and a piquant mustard dressing.
The chips are crunchy and hot and yummy.
This is a great example of how a café should be run - with style and flair and
enthusiasm.
The 2 young ladies now running this place tell me that it is open all year round so it will be very interesting to see how they deal with cold weather as much of the appeal is with the open air seating - I saw lots of people with dogs for instance.
Heaters and blankets with mugs of hot chocolate? Sounds good to me.
This is a lovely place with lovely staff and lovely, lovely food.
Try it, you won't be disappointed.
My brother is coming back to stay for a few days next week - guess where we will be going for lunch?!!

  Visited here for the first time with a group of friends after receiving a strong recommendation.
Wow what a find. Such an amazing setting in lovely grounds and the food... read more was superb. Probably one of the best Light lunches I’ve ever had.
I chose the steak sandwich that was so succulent and the chips, well 5* is just not enough.
Will I go back? Absolutely yes!

  Fabulous menu making choices hard! I finally decided to have the wild mushrooms on toast and it was gorgeous. Cafe is set in the beautiful gardens at Ayscoughfee Hall. Friendly... read more service. Excellent value too.

  Enjoyed a lovely ice cream hete this afternoon overlooking the ornamental lake and pretty gardens. Friendly service and the freshly prepared lunches looked delicious.....we will be back! A great little... read more cafe and well worth the short walk from the centre of town.

  My partner and I took the day off and went for drive for lunch we fancied some home made food, in this day & age it’s a rare find, however... read more we found this little place tucked away and we though this can’t be it and trust me never judge a book by its cover.

In this tiny looking pavilion is a hub of homemade loveliness, cakes baked fresh on site, handmade burgers to their own recipes, hand cut fresh chips and amazing salads & other specials.

The Coffee was perfect and the whole meal was beautiful I couldn’t believe this little gem was tucked away.

Honestly if you like fresh homemade food and can appreciate that this isn’t McDonald’s pricing or poor quality then your in for a real treat. Your paying for quality and lovely service in my view this place is still such good value for money I think you too will love this place.

Thank you lovely’s next time we are over we are trying breakfast.

  Suggested to a friend to meet here for lunch as read in the paper it had had a re-vamp. We were both a little disappointed with the simple menu, which... read more included sandwiches with Brie or marmalade jam. However, the quality and presentation of the food was excellent. The chips were to die for. A great setting to have lunch on a sunny afternoon.

  Stumbled upon this place unexpectedly and found ourself a gorgeous lunch here! The food was reasonably priced and delicious - really lovely coffee too! Thanks!