Edlesborough Ford has a special place in my grey haired heart (as Dylan Thomas would say). Never mind scrumping apples we discovered that upstream of the Ford itself and within sight of the old Windmill there roamed delicious rainbow trout who would succumb to a knob of bread paste on a 10lb breaking strain line and a size 10 hook ! How delightful it was to sit down again for lovely cakes and tea coffee. Steve Creed, Bruce Lange, Wilf Hately; and 'chew the fat ' about our naughty pre teenage poachery at 'The Hirloom '. I no longer have the split cane rod that I swapped with Bruce, But if 'The Heirloom Cafe ' want 's a 'wall hanger ' I can gift something similar (or swap it for a cup of tea a...
Ordered a box of brownies for local delivery for friends who are new parents. The staff were so friendly helping me place the order over the phone. Super quick service with same day order and delivery. They even included my special request with a small card and message. You really helped me help make my friends day- so thank you very much! And of course the brownies are delicious!
As well as selling great savoury sweet pastries and cakes, Heirloom can also bake cakes for special occasions so I ordered a fabulous 8 lemon and orange drizzle cake for a birthday celebration and visited to collect it. It had a fantastic flavour and the cake was moist with a great texture. I also had a very good flat white when I collected it. Strongly recommended!
We came here for Saturday brunch and the place is obviously very popular with the locals! They have a great selection of cakes and bread etc although the brunch menu is more lunch-ish than breakfast/lunch. Lots of good vegetarian and vegan options and good outdoor seating. It was a bit pricey for what it was but the staff were friendly and the service pretty good.
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We absolutely love Heirloom. There is a huge selection of delicious baked goodies, including vegan options, my favourite is the birthday cake blondie (yum! We’ve also had several cakes made here too, including my daughters 1st birthday cake, which was absolutely amazing. I love it here so much I sometimes drive over from Leighton Buzzard just for a coffee!
Food has always been exceptional (we always eat vegan and vegetarian), the atmosphere is brilliant and the passion of the owners shines through every time. Have eaten here as a couple and with our two children (young and not so young) always a pleasure. Oh, and the coffee is brilliant too.
Great in the early years, but staff and food/drink quality have just nose-dived. If you are into public humiliation dare to try and mention that things aren't quite right and you can have the pleasure of being derided and discussed with another regular customers. Go in at your own peril.
Since moving to the village the team at heirloom have been nothing but fantastic... Great coffee and sandwiches always! Due to Covid Like many independent places they have had to make many changes just to survive... Pls pls pls keep using this place
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The best cakes I’ve ever tasted! Especially the carrot cake, bread pudding and red velvet brownie. Yum! Only downside is the bread pudding always is sold out by the time I get there a good thing for my waistline though.
Used to have fantastic cakes but last couple of occasions the cakes have not been fresh. Maybe having them now in the shop window is the cause. Very disappointing
