Our second brunch club meeting was at Oast Farm in Buxted, the same place we did the apple pressing recently, in their newly re-vamped cafe. Since they regained control of the cafe (which I believe was leased out previously), the Oast Farm family have done an amazing job at re-branding it from the rather ramshackle Strawberry Fayre to something more in keeping with the Oast Farm Shop. The prices are reasonable for cakes and meals which are all homemade using good quality local ingredients (all of which can also be purchased in the shop). I can also vouch for the tastiness having sampled quite a few things now, I seem to be becoming a bit of a regular and it's lovely when they recognise us and say hello or come over for a chat.
The coffee is lovely but they only have cafetiere coffee for now so you can't get cappuccinos or lattes. I just have mine with a jug of hot milk as they don't have a coffee machine.
Again, I had an awesome time with my lovely friends and their gorgeous children, and since we were the only ones in the cafe, it was nice and relaxed as we weren't worried about the kids disturbing other customers! Luckily the ladies who run the cafe are all utterly lovely and apparently like our kids so they didn't mind one bit when we took over the place and the kids got a little rowdy towards the end - licking windows and rolling on the floor!! (It also meant I could take plenty more photos this time and capture all of the above madness!)
As for the food, the same as at our last brunch club, I ordered a bacon sandwich for myself (with added mushrooms this time) and a full English for the kids. One of the ladies offered to split it onto two plates for them and when she brought it over said they'd done two eggs so they had one each. Of course, I tasted everything they had and the potatoes were gorgeous, really garlicky and crispy! Priya was loving the black pudding and I was pleased at the lack of baked beans. My sandwich on Flint Owl Sourdough bread was lovely too.
It's also pretty awesome when your kids love your friends, as demonstrated by Priya putting her arms up for Holly to lift her as soon as she walked in the door and then sitting next to/on Kate for the majority of our time in the cafe!
K on the other hand, only had eyes for M, chasing her round the cafe for tickles until he discovered the reflections in the windows.
It wasn't long before there was some full on window licking!
But also some beautiful wistful gazing out at the trees.
We also found a great way to get the kids to co-operate for a group photo - stand some of them on tree stumps! They did pretty well standing still although getting them all to look in one direction/smile/face the same way was still tricky, they did look pretty funny as the mummies danced around behind me though! I really love this gang of ours!
We love The Cafe at Oast Farm and highly recommend it for a coffee and cake or a lovely warming lunch or breakfast, or in this case, brunch! The staff are delightful and I particularly like their apple cake, served warm with yoghurt and their own honey. Yum!
They are currently open Wednesday - Sunday and you can find their opening times and more information on the Oast Farm Facebook page.
The coffee is lovely but they only have cafetiere coffee for now so you can't get cappuccinos or lattes. I just have mine with a jug of hot milk as they don't have a coffee machine.
Again, I had an awesome time with my lovely friends and their gorgeous children, and since we were the only ones in the cafe, it was nice and relaxed as we weren't worried about the kids disturbing other customers! Luckily the ladies who run the cafe are all utterly lovely and apparently like our kids so they didn't mind one bit when we took over the place and the kids got a little rowdy towards the end - licking windows and rolling on the floor!! (It also meant I could take plenty more photos this time and capture all of the above madness!)
Curly haired M is not only a beautiful model (see further down for one of my most favourite photos ever) but also great with the twins, she was so sweet with Priya, stroking her hair and giving her cuddles, chatting away despite being largely ignored by my daughter! She also coped well when they both descended on her for tickles after brunch! (Although, she did teach them this herself at the last brunch club!)
It's also pretty awesome when your kids love your friends, as demonstrated by Priya putting her arms up for Holly to lift her as soon as she walked in the door and then sitting next to/on Kate for the majority of our time in the cafe!
K on the other hand, only had eyes for M, chasing her round the cafe for tickles until he discovered the reflections in the windows.
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| Tickle, tickle, tickle |
It wasn't long before there was some full on window licking!
But also some beautiful wistful gazing out at the trees.
We also found a great way to get the kids to co-operate for a group photo - stand some of them on tree stumps! They did pretty well standing still although getting them all to look in one direction/smile/face the same way was still tricky, they did look pretty funny as the mummies danced around behind me though! I really love this gang of ours!
We love The Cafe at Oast Farm and highly recommend it for a coffee and cake or a lovely warming lunch or breakfast, or in this case, brunch! The staff are delightful and I particularly like their apple cake, served warm with yoghurt and their own honey. Yum!
They are currently open Wednesday - Sunday and you can find their opening times and more information on the Oast Farm Facebook page.
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