March 2025 by Vanessa Fawcett
We've had several drives out to discover what's going on at Blake House Craft Centre and had to abandon our adventure due to closed roads, floods and off putting road works. Today was a success.
We went straight to the Grain Store cafe where we were met by friendly staff and were seated within moments.
A bright clean welcoming space with plenty of room and very clear menus for drinks, breakfasts, sandwiches, puds and cakes.
Good coffee served in hot cups was very welcome. The chicken wrap with green leaves and coleslaw promised much and was the last portion available so I had to choose an alternative. I had a ham and cheddar toastie with slaw.
The wrap was too hard and dry to chew so was left. Coleslaw, with red cabbage and carrot with a bit of dark green leaf, seeds and some dressing was bland, without seasoning so tasteless and the seeds gave an unpleasant texture.
The Toastie on sourdough was so hard and crispy I feared for my teeth! Ham was bland the cheese ok. I had an aftertaste with the unpleasantness of margarine or some such.
Staff were lovely.
The Cafe has only just been taken over so there are a few tweaks to sort out on the light bites front!
Oh and I would say take your own sugar and salt supplies if they are your thing. There is definitely dearth of these two additions and my other half decided he was being rationed on the sugar front and the salt a free sample!
The bill was £28 for our brunch for two including coffee.
We will visit again as we did not venture into any of the little shops. I felt cold in the barnyard with the howling wind although I really took a liking to the Norton in the window, my sort of vehicle and would be brilliant for the summer.
I think the whole centre probably comes alive at weekends and in the warmer weather when eating outside and the shops are all open and looking vibrant...
March 2025 by John Metheringham
Beautiful place
March 2025 by Belinda Dalziel
Excellent breakfast, good service
February 2025 by LJ Culham
Lovely shopping experience with an array of shops from pet products to motorbikes!
Great customer service every shop
And Amy feeds the resident peacocks giving the doggo's free entertainment!
February 2025 by Sue Trueman
Lovely little place
February 2025 by Steve
Definitely worth a visit we go at least once a month when your there must visit the secret hippy pagan shop nice chilled shop always come out refreshed
February 2025 by Dunks818
Lovely panina 100
January 2025 by Nick Lee (Papalee)
Sonder tattoos...amazing work Good people.
January 2025 by Elaine Oates
Some lovely bespoke shops .shame that sew and sew are closing. Hopefully something new will take its place.
December 2024 by Annette
Quaint and quirky independent shops.
December 2024 by Darren Cope
Went in for a drink and to buy some eggs, unfortunately the shop has closed, we still had a drink and a cake which wasn't too bad
September 2024 by Janine Duckworth
Great little place with an assortment of local businesses. Worth a visit
September 2024 by Jay
Blake House has some lovely little shops, and a lovely little restaurant. Plenty of parking
September 2024 by Neola Peacock
Lovely place to visit .. wonderful craft shop for knitting crochet an embroidery with a restaurant in the shop .. An gift shops plenty of parking
September 2024 by Laura Verdejo
We love the small businesses here and visit often
