Oakes Farm Shop
Oakes Farm Shop, located in Balsall Common, Coventry, is a cherished destination for those seeking fresh, locally sourced produce alongside a variety of other food offerings. The shop is segmented into various departments, each dedicated to providing a unique shopping experience.
Fruit and Vegetable Section
The fruit and vegetable section is a vibrant display of fresh produce. Sourced from local suppliers like Drinkwaters in Chipping Campden, the freshness and quality of the fruits and vegetables are undeniable. This section is a testimony to Oakes Farm Shop’s commitment to supporting local businesses and providing fresh, nutritious options to the community.
Bakery
Freshly baked bread, delivered daily from Andrew Davies, Kenilworth, welcomes visitors with a warm, comforting aroma. The bakery section also boasts a variety of homemade cakes and traybakes, crafted in-house by their skilled baker, Dee. Whether you’re in the mood for a hearty loaf of bread or a sweet treat, the bakery has something to delight your taste buds.
Butchery
The butchery at Oakes Farm Shop is known for its high-quality meats. The variety of cuts and types of meat available offers a comprehensive selection for all your culinary needs. This section reflects the farm shop’s dedication to providing quality, locally sourced meats to its customers.
Café
The café is a cosy spot within the farm shop, offering a menu rich in British cuisine. With a reputation as one of the top coffeehouses and cafes in Balsall Common and Coventry, it’s the perfect place to enjoy a warm meal. The menu features tasty lamb, comforting soup, delightful egg sandwiches, and for dessert, scones, meringues, and brownies are a must-try.
Free-Range Eggs
A special mention goes to the free-range eggs, a product Oakes Farm Shop takes pride in. These eggs are a reflection of the farm shop’s dedication to providing fresh, high-quality products to its customers.
Oakes Farm Shop Reviews
Margaret Taylor
22:28 20 Feb 25
Great menu. Plenty of choice and very reasonably priced. Staff are efficient and helpful. Butcher is high quality. Somewhere I go regularly.
Philip Spiller
12:21 15 Jan 25
Brilliant! Good coffee, very attractive cakesand traybakes. Great choice of breakfasts and other goodies... Served quickly...thank you.
Seb Tud
11:36 27 Dec 24
Great and high-quality products. There's quite a noticeable difference in both taste and appearance of products such as eggs.
Angie Sawyer
17:54 26 Dec 24
Staff always helpful and friendly.A lovely atmosphere when you're eating or shopping.
Di Potter
14:21 25 Dec 24
Excellent, my Christmas turkey crown was absolutely lovely. Really pleased with it and the dog enjoyed the leftovers on my plate. Never had a disappointing order.
Sue Canavan
09:21 06 Nov 24
Lovely place to go small shop. eggs are really nice meat and veg and other things expensive but all fresh produce
Dave Hurr
18:07 26 Oct 24
Oaks Farm ShopBalsall CommonCV7 7AQVisit Date: 26th October 2024Wow! Wow, what a find. A neighbour told us about this place and we were not disappointed. The vegetables are so fresh. The selection of meat looked fabulous. There was a tasting by Nivana Brewery; yummy non-alcoholic beers. There is a café with lovely coffee and cakes.Staff are friendly and helpful.Loos are spotless, and there's lots of car parking.Altogether, it was a worthwhile visit, although we spent more than we planned lolYou will be glad you visited.9.12.2024 Back again for a fabulous Christmas dinner. Great food, great drink and as laways great service thank you, Sian.
Daniel Manley
19:14 24 Oct 24
Really disappointed. Whole of cafe booked out so no room for walk ins and meat purchased was incredibly chewy. Overall wouldn't return
Dave Cutts
12:49 21 Aug 24
Well worth a visit, food and service was spot on plus you can do a little shopping whilst there
margaret payne
13:59 19 Aug 24
Perfect coffee shop/restaurantExcellent quality in the farm shop and butchers
Mark Harpur
22:30 03 Aug 24
Love the meat from here, especially the burgers, and the Red Velvet cookies from the cafe keep me coming back 😋
Emma Dotcom
13:17 03 Aug 24
Great cream tea. Great atmosphere.Great service & the shop had a great choice of everything 🤣
Liz M
10:54 03 Aug 24
A lovely experience, lots of choice. My only gripe would be that everything is rather expensive, so watch out, don't fill your basket too full on your first visit. Deli counter, lots of baked goods, fresh vegetables, frozen foods, and fridges full of meat items such as bacon and sausages. Small giftwrap range, too, allows a bit of an emergency shop if needs be . At the back of Oakes is a small cafe which you can have breakfast or lunch. There is also the option to eat outside, too. Outside, there is also an enclosed separate doggie area with picnic benches so you can chill with food and drinks whilst your pooch links on a doggie ice cream sold there!
Steve Webb
07:27 30 Jul 24
Nice place for lunch. Have eaten there several times and the food is always good and with nice views out of the window.
Colin Brink
12:33 02 Jul 24
Lovely farm shop and deli, the food is pretty good as well.Good selection of local produce
Kayessie
23:01 06 Jun 24
Came here a few months ago for breakfast. I ordered the Mighty Oak Breakfast and a cappuccino and they were great! It was a good size and priced reasonably. Though the cafe was busy we did not need to wait and was seated right away. The ambience was ok and the shop was generally clean and tidy. The only comment at the time of our visit is that one of the ladies that serves the breakfast seemed to have woken up on the wrong side of the bed. They also have a farm shop but it’s a bit pricey.
Thomas McGinley
13:26 06 Jun 24
Another lovely lunch within the cafe before a spot of shopping for goodies. The meals are delicious and good value for money.Yes it can be busy sometimes, but that has to be down to word of mouth because of the quality within the cafe and shop which has made it so popular.
CamRider Warwick
11:27 18 May 24
We were treated like naughty children! Cakes were under a clear dome and the handling tongs on top. Saw a plate and went about moving a slice from the display to the plate.No sign saying it was not self service.Then moved to order the coffees and 5 five! Staff proceeded to ignore us.Having been there on and off for many years pre Covid and during Covid restrictions. It was a total shame that this Cafe Manager choose to treat older customers as we three in such a rude and unpleasant manner.The same manager seemed to hover near us the whole time we were drinking/eating the cakes. No hint of an apology, total disrespect of the same customers who pay their wages each week.Might give it a miss next time we fancy a coffee in the area.
Simon Marshall
20:46 17 May 24
great farm shop and cafe. excellent quality food and lovely friendly efficient staff.
Jo K
08:48 16 May 24
Their shop has such a great selection of good quality produce. The cafe is also great, with lovely menu for both breakfast and lunch. It’s especially lovely on sunny days when it’s possible to eat outside.
Steven Mcclelland
13:33 04 May 24
Really nice place with great produce. It's a little on the pricey side but local produce including fruit and veg is always worth it. We love this place but haven't been for a while. If I may mention it's 5 min drive from gate farm caravan site. If the bbq is on then make your way here for your bbq Meats section. Over all really nice well kept place and great produce. It's a winner for us. Oh don't forget there 8s a resturant here and it smells wonderful. Inside and outside seating available.
Ross Anderson
19:10 27 Apr 24
Great breakfast all locally sourced. Farm shopping also excellent not cheap but you pay for quality
karen wood
18:48 23 Apr 24
Had afternoon tea and it was lovely,Staff were brilliant, food was amazing and great value for money.
Arron Nicholson
15:19 21 Apr 24
Lived in the area for over 20 years but never knew this pace existed. Fantastic cakes in the cafe, fab butchers with local packington meat, lovely fresh fruit and veg and some nice deli stuff too. You've also got some nice views from the outdoor seating area where you can enjoy one of those cakes!
Loretta Pashley
10:34 09 Apr 24
Really love this place, lovely great quality food, staff are very helpful and friendly too. I would highly recommend to everyone.
john hadley
13:08 25 Mar 24
Just been to Oakes Farm, this revue is for the cafe only, had Sausages egg and Chips,the Sausages were beautiful eggs excellent BUT ONLY HAD 7 CHIPS an absolute joke, so beware everyone, the rest of the place is very expensive but a lovely place
Cackles Files
11:34 25 Mar 24
I liked this farm shop a lot, mainly because I’ve never been here before so everything was new to me, but a little disappointed to read other reviews saying it wasn’t dog friendly. It’s usually something I would notice straight away as my dog is always with me, on this occasion she was tired from her earlier walk so didn’t get out of the car. I will return as there were many interesting and different food items to purchase including dog treats. The caffe area was very busy and there seemed a lot of staff around.
Jon Wilkinson
15:17 24 Mar 24
I go to farm shops with my mum, and oakes is near her house but I went there today with my new dog and found out that no dogs are allowed either inside or in the outdoor seating, dogs are welcome in alot of farm shops but I did check online and on here but their is no mention of dogs.
Michael O'Reirdan
19:17 18 Mar 24
There are times when you feel that Google ought to let you break the five-star barrier and breakfast here today is one of those. This should at least be six stars. I come to the West Midlands to visit my grandkids and go to a motorcycle shop that is the global centre of all things Royal Enfield. After I left the bike shop, I was getting petrol and asked if there was somewhere good to get breakfast. A very kind lady directed me here. She was absolutely right, a breakfast place that needs reservations should be a hint.The food was brilliant, the staff lovely and if only I could take sausages back to the US with me. However the dogs that sniff out things that you should not be bringing in would just get food that they would like but not truly appreciate.As I drove in, a bloke was getting onto an ATV, two sheep in a trailer behind him with a collie sitting on the front. I only wish I had got a picture. Lambs all over the place, sheep in nice green fields, it feels so right. I will be back the next time, but maybe for lunch since the menu looks so good.Breakfast here set me up for the day and a day well set up generally improves as did mine. Thank you and as Arnie said(imagine an Austrian accent) “I’ll be back”.
Noel Gilmour
16:57 08 Mar 24
Been here a few times. Eclectic deli and fresh meats,cheeses and other foods. A very good cafe/restaurant, with a great menu and good food.
Ian Bowron
17:03 16 Feb 24
Very friendly staff. Had a lovely breakfast. The farm shop has some fantastic products.
Andy Clasper
07:52 10 Feb 24
Great place. Farm shop is pricey but range and quality top notch. Cafe is cheery - gets busy but lovely view, good service and a nice vibe overall.
Ian Bugg
09:58 04 Feb 24
Lovely farm shop, good choice of produce and quality butchers. Cafe was busy, but we found a table, no trouble. The food was tasty and not too expensive. Staff were friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend.
hamkers 96
12:59 31 Jan 24
Had breakfast and coffee and thoroughly enjoyed it. Good sized portion, piping hot and tasted great. Had a short wait for a free table but the staff took our name and came and found us in the shop when it was ready.
Ron Henshaw (Mucker)
13:03 27 Jan 24
More than happy with our experience of cafe/coffee shop. No tables immediately available as just before lunch on a sunny Friday morning but name taken and by time taken for a quick look round shop were seated. Happy with prices and very lovely cakes. Staff were kind and attentive in both cafe and shop. Worth a return visit.
Stephanie Price
16:17 21 Jan 24
Went for a Breakfast, it was really fresh and really good. Hash browns were perfect.
Barrie Baker
10:21 16 Jan 24
a great farm shop and cafe. Food here is always good and the service is excellent, i have my coffee black and the taste is very good not bitter. Scones and cakes are also excellent. in the farm shop the butchers counter has a great selection of meat and a butcher to serve you rather than selecting from pre packed products. Bread is by Andrew Davies of Kenilworth so is local.
Kirstie
21:12 12 Jan 24
Lovely breakfast which was fresh and farm shop has lots of choice. Staff are friendly and produce is local.
Brummie Storm
21:33 02 Jan 24
Dropped in with my wife and grandson for a late lunch. Wasn't too busy and managed to get straight to a table which was clean and well laid out.Ordered food from the counter, a baked potato for my wife, panini for myself and sausage for my grandson.All of the food was delivered pretty quickly, everything was fresh, hot and well presented, with the server warning of hot plates due to my young grandson being at the table.Everything was very flavourful and I would have to give a special mention to the wedges which were exceptional as a side.The surroundings are lovely to look out on, even on a rainy day and it was a nice treat for my grandson to see the sheep up close.There is also a great country style shop and butchers offering fresh & frozen food as well as artisanal condiments, oils and gifts.All in all, a lovely setting, lovely food and although a little more money than some other places, it's not expensive, given 3 meals and three drinks coming in at about £30.
Ahmad Kamil Mohd Yusop
19:24 31 Dec 23
Great farm cafe, ample parking, clean, pleasant farm view. Food served is great too and coffee quantity is generous but overly bitter. Scone is dense and weighty, great with clotted cream and jam.
Debbie Rumsby
22:06 30 Dec 23
A lovely farm shop and restaurant serving home farmed produce and delicious cakes, light bites, breakfasts and main meals. Great value, choice and nice surroundings with helpful and polite staff.Today I had a delicious afternoon tea with friends. We had a lovely choice of sandwiches, quiche and sausage roll; then a fruit scone with jam and clotted cream and some beautiful cakes, including Victoria sponge, ginger cake, Bakewell tart, brownie and flap jack. It was amazing value and absolutely delicious. 10/10 😋😊
Phil Thompson
16:31 26 Dec 23
A brilliant farm shop and cafe, that serves superb home made food, which is truly delicious.The shop sells everything from fresh meat , fresh vegetables, bread, milk, eggs, cakes, wine and spirits, as well as frozen food. There is also a large car park adjacent to the shop. If you are in the Balsall Common area, pop in and see for yourself, I am sure you will not be disappointed.
katherine dragieva
11:53 03 Dec 23
We arrived at the cafe at about 15:40. We knew it was working until 17pm, so decided to have quick late lunch and head out. Food was really tasteless, cappuccino was with water instead of milk and it was way pricey for the quality of the food we received. By 16:30 they were already cleaning up the tables and felt we were being pushed out. Honestly expected more from the food and staff.
Dean Billington
15:02 29 Nov 23
This place has potential, but their manager is rude, abrasive and impertinent. This lady thinks that because she's the daughter-in-law of the owner, she can speak to paying customers in any fashion she chooses. Twice I've had issues with her, the first time I politely asked if they had WiFi, only to be shot down because they want a fast turnover of tables, they don't want people actually staying in their cafe, get the money put of you and get you out of the door in as fast a time as possible. Today, my 14yr old daughter bought some sweets from the farm shop, attached to the cafe, and this 'manager' thought she could challenge her directly bypassing me, her Dad, telling her she couldn't eat sweets that weren't bought in the cafe!! This woman needs a lesson in people skills.
Abi Marks
18:21 01 Nov 23
Great cafe, lovely food & good coffee. Shop has a wonderful selection of fresh & dry goods & we very much enjoyed some of their local honey & also lamb meatballs in tomato & herb sauce, we will be back to buy more.It also has an outside area & lovely view & good parking.So glad to have found this little local gem. 👌
Marc Farmer
13:53 18 Mar 23
This is like a small supermarket rather than just a shop. There is a surprising amount of stock and range here. The quality looks to be very good and as such you can expect to pay a bit more. The meat, cheese and delicatesantThe coffee shop has a nice se
