The Pilots Mess

Beautiful layout with a balcony to oversee the planes taking off and practicing. Great food and well presented. Friendly staff and food on time. Good toilet facilities and clean and spacious areas. Great family day out if you like planes and aerodynamics, also a Galones ice cream van is their most of the time....which is a plus! 😊

Great local unique place for Bfst with a view and great value! Stop by for lunch or a cuppa and cake. A real hidden gem. Now with the sun shining terrace open.

Stopped here for breakfast and it’s a fantastic place! The furnishings and fittings are top notch and all aviation themed! The wood panelling was beautiful with a stunning officers mess too!

The biggest problem was that the chef had disappeared and nobody knew where he was!

The couple already seated said he had a phone call then took off and they’d already been waiting 1/2hr.

I tried to find a someone but nobody knew where he would be. A delivery was coming in but he wasn’t there either!

We waited a 1/2hr ourselves because it’s such a lovely place with great views but still nobody came :(

Have saved the location for later so we might call another time if we’re back in the area.

Food was fab, good quality and quantity for a very reasonable price. To sit and watch the flying while eating lunch was perfect

I visited here not too long ago with my classmates. It was a very pleasant afternoon. The interior was welcoming, as were the staff. Whilst the outside housed a fountain, a beautiful stretch of runway and several planes, which I took pictures of around the hangar.

I definitely recommend checking out Sywell Aerodrome and The Pilots Mess, if you ever intend to visit Sywell. (Alongside its Country Park, of course.)

Great location, views and atmosphere but prices are high - even taking the"Package" into account. Pity☹️. To top it all my wife's cream cake was "off". Shame as the "vibe" was great.

Now this has been a favourite meeting place for good food and enjoying an authentic Art Deco interior. Where else can you wine and dine and see a Historic Spitfire take of with guest flights.

A fabulous little place, with a balcony so you can enjoy your lunch whilst watching the planes take off.

The food is decent, the service is usually pretty good, and the location is great. Not so easy for wheelchair users, as the cafe is upstairs.

Next door are rooms for hire, so a good meeting venue too.