The Apley Kitchen [café]
The Apley Kitchen (formerly the Creamery Café) is open 7 days/pw for 362 days a year, serving breakfasts & lunches, coffee & cakes, Afternoon Teas, Cream Teas – all handmade, onsite using fresh, local & seasonal ingredients whenever possible, including produce from Apley Walled Garden when available
Our Head Chef & his team serve up delicious dishes made from local ingredients from the Apley Estate & local suppliers. The daily specials are filled with seasonal delights. We also offer delicious pâté, savoury tarts & homemade soup.
We serve tea & coffee specially selected by Lord Hamilton & various other drinks all day. Look out for our seasonal special drinks!
If you have a sweet tooth, our cakes are freshly baked every day in our onsite bakery & are also available to buy in the shop. Cakes & scones are available daily (subject to availability).
Café offers
Loyalty Card Holder Hot drink 10% off offer
10% off Hot Drinks in Creamery & Playbarn
Excludes extra shots, syrups or toppings
The offer is on standard large or small hot drinks
Gift vouchers
We have special Afternoon Tea gift vouchers to spend in our Cafe, as well as vouchers for our Food Hall, Experiences & Playbarn membership. Click HERE to buy yours.
About the Apley Kitchen & its history
The Apley Kitchen (formerly The Creamery Café) is in the old creamery which was used to make Apley Cheese from 1956 until 1965. Milk from the Apley Estate’s pedigree dairy shorthorns was piped in & processed into a Cheshire variety cheese using traditional methods & 50lb presses.
It was highly regarded in the local area & won 2nd prize nationally. We have converted the barn into a beautiful, light & airy space where you can relax & enjoy delicious food & drink.
Cafe Opening times
7 days per week for 362 days a year
Breakfast: 9:30am – 11:15am
Lunch: 12.00am – 2:30pm
Sandwiches: 12.00am – 3pm
Cream Teas: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Afternoon Teas: 3pm (booking essential)
David
Chef
David is one of 3 chefs in our small team, he has been with us for just over 2 years and is now well and truly part of the furniture! He loves walking his dog, when he has some free time.
Roast Sunday lunch
Served 12noon – 2.30pm. Feast on a joint of local meat from the Apley Butcher. Cooked to perfection & served with roast potatoes & a Yorkshire pudding
Booking essential
Afternoon Teas
Available all year round, 7 days pw, from 3-4:30pm, booking is required by 11am the day before. £15.50 per person
Includes a pot of Lord Hamilton’s tea, delicate sandwiches, handmade cakes & scones with local homemade jam & English clotted cream
Menus
Prepared by Ben, the head of our small team
PLUS – Check our Specials board which changes daily
Join Apley’s Loyalty Card Scheme
Great benefits to enjoy
Loyalty Card Holders pay lower prices on certain products & promotions. 1 point per £1 spent; 1 point is worth 1 pence.
How to book
Call us
We’re here to speak to you during our opening hours
Email us
Our emails are checked 7 days pw during our opening hours
Book online
You can request a reservation & we will contact you to confirm
