Granite's Coffee Shop - Charnwood

I regularly visit with my son for a coffee or ice cream (which incidentally is the best we've ever had! . There's always a very warm and genuine welcome with a lovely atmosphere. The cakes are gorgeous and beautifully presented. We would most certainly recommend a visit, a lovely place to meet for a cuppa or lunch with friends. We'll certainly be back soon.

As we had the grandchildren we had a coffee and cakes. Always enjoy coming as the grandchildren are always treated nicely

Horrendous experience. I have never been served by such rude and obnoxious staff, especially the older lady with the tied back brown hair and glasses. She clearly has absolutely no idea about the hospitality industry and how to welcome and treat your customers. The food was of extremely average quality and is hugely overpriced (supposedly due to it being a heritage site). Despite this, they still want to charge a £2 entrance fee for an extremely mediocre experience my children were totally bored and not surprisingly so because what they fail to mention is that in the week none of their attractions are lit up nor is the little train running. So, as well as the overpriced food we had paid for, we also had to pay for a very short walk (about a mile) around the site. We left feeling disappointed and annoyed by the experience. We would have felt somewhat better about it, had we been given even a slightly warm welcome instead of the frosty and unfriendly one we recieved. Steve, the manager, was no better.

Lovely cafe with wonderful heritage centre, museum, gardens, nature trail and much more. Especially good for families.

Had another fabulous afternoon tea out at Granites. The chocolate brownie is a favourite of my son, and my lemon cake was delicious. Everything was presented beautifully. In particular, I love the pottery tea cups and teapots. I would highly recommend. We'll be back soon!