Updated on 16/4/08

Food and Drink

Cheshire Food | Farmer's Arms | Labella's | Okells Farm and CoffeeShop | Summertrees Tea Room
The Boot Inn | The Oak | Willington Farm Shop | Willington Hall Hotel

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Cheshire Food

Cheshire Food is a one-stop-shop for all things food in Cheshire! The Cheshire Food website has sections on Farm Shops, Farmers Markets, Recipes, Dining Out, What's On, Seasonal Food Calendar, etc, plus a monthly feature. You can also subscribe to a newsletter.

Mark Barlow, Chester Road, Kelsall

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'Farmers Arms'© by Gordon Wilkinson
'Farmers Arms'© by Gordon Wilkinson

Farmers Arms

A friendly local pub providing good company and a country atmosphere. Choice of cask and keg beers. Good wine selection. Open 12:00 noon to 2:30pm for lunches, and from 5:30pm to 11:30pm for evening meals. An extensive menu of home cooked Classic Chinese Cuisine or Traditional English Food can be eaten on the premises or taken away.

More information can be found on the Farmers Arms website.

Farmers Arms, Chester Road, Kelsall, Cheshire CW6 0SJ (01829-751784)

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Labella's Ristorante Pizzeria

Friendly Italian restaurant. Blackboard specials available. Locally sourced ingredients.

Air Conditioned High Chairs Event Catering
Licensed Wheelchair Access Take-Away

Open every evening from 5:30 to 9:30pm, and now open during the week from 9:30am to 2:30pm. Early Bird Specials, comprising any Pizza or Pasta from the menu for £5.50 (excluding specials), are available between 5:30pm and 6:30pm. Click here for the 'Labella's in the Day' menu and here for a typical evening menu.
A location map can be found here.

Labella's, 4 Church Street, Kelsall, Cheshire CW6 0QG (01829-759222)

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Okells Farm Shop and Coffee Shop

Okells Farm Shop is stocked with fresh local produce, organic whole foods, selected speciality foods, fresh bread, homemade cakes & pies, frozen meals & desserts, Cheshire Farm Ice Cream, and many more goodies. Gift hampers are also provided, either ready made or customised to your taste. Okells was awarded the Silver Award for 'Local Produce Shop of the Year' at the Chester Food & Drink Festival 2007.
Okells spacious, comfortable Coffee Shop offers sandwiches, paninis, soup of the day, and a selection of home made cakes and cookies. Maybe it's lunch with friends, a business brunch, mums and babies, or afternoon tea for the ladies. Open 7 days a week 9:30am to 4:30pm.
Click here for more information on Okells Garden Centre, Farm Shop and Coffee Shop.

Okells Coffee Shop, Duddon Heath (on the A51), Nr Tarporley (01829-741512)

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Summertrees Tea Room

Summertrees Tea Room, situated on the Sandstone Trail on the edge of Primrose Hill Wood, provides a wide selection of freshly prepared hot and cold snacks, including sandwiches, baked potatoes and home-made soup. It is also renowned for its delicious home-made cakes and scones. It is an ideal place to come and relax with its friendly atmosphere and beautiful countryside views. Private parties are welcome. All cakes can be made to order, and celebration cakes can be produced to mark special events.

Open 11:00 to 17:00 on Tuesdays to Thursdays, 10:30 to 17:00 Saturdays and Sundays.
Closed Mondays and Fridays, except bank holidays.

Summertrees Tea Room, Tirley Lane, Kelsall, Tarporley, Cheshire CW6 0PF (01829-751145)

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The Boot Inn Willington

The Boot Inn is made up of a charming row of red brick and sandstone cottages built in 1815, in the small village of Willington near Kelsall, with a picture postcard setting and views of oaks, fruit fields and the hillsides of 'Little Switzerland' in Boothsdale. Inside is as charming and welcoming as the outside. The well-kept cask ales and excellent food make this a popular little pub with its big log fire. Mike and his son Jon have run this traditional pub since 1994 and have added a bright garden-room to the restaurant.
Now open from 11am all day EVERY DAY. Meals from 11:00 - 14:30 and from 18:00 - 21:30 and also in the afternoons on Friday to Sunday, light snacks are available from 14:30 - 18:00. More information can be found on The Boot Inn's website.


The Boot Inn, Willington, Tarporley, Cheshire CW6 0NH (01829-751375)

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'The Oak'©
by Gordon Wilkinson

The Oak

This 100 year old former coaching inn, originally known as the Royal Oak, was renamed 'The Oak', following an extensive half million pound make-over. Step past the fine old timbered exterior into elegant bar lounges, then into an impressive glass-covered courtyard permitting all year al fresco dining. Sample diverse dishes from an innovative menu. Private parties catered for in a well-appointed function room.

The Oak won the Best Newcomer Award in the Chester Food and Drink Festival 2006. More information, including menus, can be found on The Oak's website.

The Oak, Chester Road, Kelsall, Cheshire CW6 0RR (01829-751208)

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Willington Farm Shop

Open every day for home pressed apple juice (£2 per 75cl bottle, £ 22.80 per carton of 12), Cheshire winter veg + a wide range of fresh fruit & veg, local honey, Cheshire Farm ice cream, free range eggs, preserves, prepack cheeses, Welsh yogurt, Cheshire yoghurt.

More information can be found on Willington Farm Shop's website.


Willington Farm Shop, Hillside Farm, Chapel Lane, Willington, Tarporley CW60PH (0182-751216)

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Willington Hall Hotel

Willington Hall Hotel

This 200 year old former Cheshire country seat of the Tomkinson family has had an extensive half million pound rejuvenation by Diana and Stuart Begbie, the new owners since 1999. Most pleasant on sunny days, you can enjoy sitting out on the south-facing re-stoned patio, with beautiful views down to the lake, admiring the gardens, the arboretum of great lime and oak trees set in the 17-acre estate. Lunches and dinners are served daily. There is a wide selection of dishes on our bar menu with daily specials. The restaurant serves an A La Carte menu and a Table D'hote menu. Our ten delightful bedrooms are individually furnished all with their own new bathrooms. Our four function rooms seat from 20 to 130 guests for dinners, banquets and we are licensed for weddings. Our Website is www.willingtonhall.co.uk for lots more information or please do contact us.

Willington Hall Hotel, Willington, Tarporley, Cheshire CW6 0NB (01829-752321)

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