The Refectory

Had a BLT on granary bread and my aunty had tuna, it was so fresh and delicious. Lovely welcoming, clean and a great menu. Cherry crumble full of flavour. Love it.

Really good food and very quick service, a great find for a quick lunch.

We called in for a drink and a snack after going to the minster . Really clean , friendly staff and polite .
The food and drink quality were very good , and I think it’s value for money in this day and age .
Recommend , and we ll be back 👏

I am giving this 2 stars only purely because price of cakes is excessive.

I appreciate prices are rising for businesses, but the prices here for cakes are over the top.

I have been to refrectory many times in the past. Staff are always friendly and food is of good quality. I think they need to adjust their prices.

A lovely cafe for breakfasts and lunch mushrooms and spinach on toast are amazing here! Good ice creams too in a lovely setting in the grounds of the Minster

Friendly staff good food and beverages, needs some attention to front of house management as they were turning people away that could have been seated on tables already reserved for later reservations ,and one lady sat on a table for 4 people left and staff walked past numerous times and left the table with the used cup and plates on ,where they could have seated people not turn them away

Premium priced cost coffee and snacks yet they feel it necessary to lock male and female toilets despite 15 customers remaining with others arriving.
Single disabled toilet left unlocked but already in use already and 3 people waiting to use it.
30 minutes before close so very short sighted making everyone wait like donuts.

This was my very 1st visit to this establishment, set in the grounds of Southwell Minster which is a very popular location with the locals(the older generatiions are very noisy with it aswel )With outdoor seating for when the weather permits & plenty of tables inside which are all on ground level and it also incorporates the Cathedral gift shop to the rear.On this occasion it was very busy & 10 mins ish wait was needed till a table came free,cleared then cleaned (very pleasing to see)by the busy staff .There's a quite a varied drink & menu choices which includes some strange variety meals on the special board on the wall ! .With table service provided, my party of three decided on tea for two,a Cappuccino coffee & 2portions of 2slices of Sourdough toast with marmalade & jam, after an initial enquiry as this wasn't on the menu but looked nice when bring served elsewhere in the room .There was a nice large tea pot for the shared drinks but along with the Cappuccino coffee which came pretty quickly but really far too early as there was along wait for the toast as it was very busy with orders, resulting in the coffee being half left & cold due to the wait.The Sourdough toast was very tasty but the crust was like concrete & slightly burnt on my 2 slices which I left as I didn't fancy a visit to the dentist.The place is dog friendly for those with animals which I'm not fond of having inside a foody place.The toilets facilities were nice & clean,the gents hand drier takes 4 or 5 go's as it doesn't stay on long enough to dry your hands ! .Payment is made by card at the counter unpon leaving.