Brownlow Cafe - Menu

Visited the cafe today , sandwhiches had run out by 12 o’clock one choice of over priced panini ! Childrens boxes were good but over priced ! The wait was huge and end product not worth the money will be taking a picnic next time

Used to drive 25 mile round trip to walk here and use the cafe, it’s been totally ruined, currently run by clueless school children, really slow service, poor choice, what we’re the National Trust thinking? So many unhappy customers.

Friendly staff but very limited food available due to staff shortages therefore no bacon rolls etc. Unfortunately this has happened to us before. On this occasion there were 4 staff members serving so it’s hard to understand why they say they were short. Shame to see the deterioration compared to what was there before. View menu

Cafe is really poor now. It used to be brilliant with fresh food, scones and tray-bakes. Now the choice is poor, the tables aren’t as good and the parasols/shades have gone. This used to be a destination we looked forwards to. Now we are looking for somewhere else. We were there yesterday, really sunny, in the past it would have been full. It was almost empty. So sad.

I can't imagine why the NT should ever have considered closing this popular cafe. One of the problems with it is its popularity there's often a queue! It's basically an outdoor cafe with food and drinks served from an outdoor hatch. However, there is limited indoor seating but you'll be lucky to find a table free. Food is basic but generally OK except for my rather unpleasant meat pasty. Chewy meat and the taste lingered all afternoon! Coffees, etc were fine.

For no logical reason the national trust are forcing this cafe to close on 2nd of January. Visited this afternoon and joined long queue. Usual excellent tea and brownie served by friendly staff. Browning cafe is immensely popular and does excellent trade. Very sad at its closure and very angry with the trust at their action, which has no justification. It would appear they are following some strange agenda which takes no account of the opinion of members or cafe customers. . View menu

In the morning we were told due to heat in the kitchen they can 't serve hot food. I believe there is a popular saying about working in hot kitchens.......(Heat was only 25C actually). The same new NT 'woke crowd also informed me that it really would be dangerous to place a child 's shortbread biscuit in the same package as a Victoria Sponge for me to carry to a table. Management need to get a grip on this, get some adequate kitchen extraction and adequate staff....... .....The former Brownlow 's staff handled any situation with aplomb compared to this.

We’ve always enjoyed a stop at Brownlow cafe for hot drinks or a light meal when out for a walk on Ashridge estate. However since the National Trust closed the privately run cafe earlier this year and brought in its own staff on both occasions it’s been a really disappointing visit. Last time in April we were there and at 1pmish on a Friday even though it wasn’t busy there was a very limited menu. Yesterday we had visitors staying with us and had booked the mobility vehicles during the afternoon to enable my parents to enjoy the meadow walk. We thought we’d have a late lunch and so arrived at

We used to regularly pop into the former Brownlow cafe after a walk around Ashridge for a hot drink or lunch. Was very surprised when the NT opted not to renew the lease on a thriving, popular business, particularly when there was so much opposition to decision. Their promise to open a NT run, comparable cafe has not been delivered. Cafe is poorly managed, with inexperienced young staff and rude management. Recently queued for ages to be told literally no food left. Flustered but polite person on till suggested to his female manager they put up a sign or go down the huge queue to let people know, rather than waste their time. Unfortunately his initiative was met with a curt and rude response... View menu