Eating at Speke Hall

Enjoy a takeaway treat in our outdoor seating area

Home Farm restaurant is open between Wednesday-Sunday, 10.30am-4.30pm, serving hot food, sandwiches, soups, cakes and bakes, ice cream and hot and cold drinks.

In line with government guidance, you can enjoy outdoor seating in the courtyard. There are safety measures in place including screens at tills, collection points and waymarked routes. Please see below for more information on how we're staying safe.

Your purchases help us to care for Speke Hall for everyone, for ever. Thank you.

Customer entering the front door of Home Farm restaurant, following the one-way system

Customers being served at Home Farm restaurant, Speke Hall

Customers paying at the till with face masks and plastic screens protecting staff

Outdoor seating at Home Farm restaurant, Speke Hall

We have a one-way system in place. You may have to queue for a short while as we serve customers safely. We really appreciate your patience.

We have introduced new safety measures including screens at our till and collections points and waymarked routes. You can pay by card or cash.

In line with government guidance, you're required to wear a face covering in most enclosed spaces. This includes Home Farm restaurant. Please bring one with you.

Outdoor seating is available in the courtyard. Place your order at the till and we’ll bring any hot food orders to you. Once you’re finished, use the card provided to let us know your table needs cleaning.

Please book ahead before visiting Speke Hall. You can drop in to Home Farm restaurant as part of your visit. Check availability and book now

What's on the menu?

Brunch

Visiting us in the morning? Pop by to tuck in to breakfast brioche barms (choose from egg, sausage or bacon), Cornish pasties, vegan curry cauliflower and chicken pasties or sausage rolls. These items are available to purchase until 2.30pm while stocks last. Wash it down with a morning brew or coffee of your choice, or choose from a range of cold drinks.

Lunch

Between 12-2.30pm, treat yourself to lunch. Currently, you can choose from delicious paninis, seasonal soups and jacket potatoes filled with your favourite toppings such as cheese and beans. For families, you can pick up a special kids lunchbox that will please even the pickiest of tastebuds.

A slice of Victoria sponge on a plate with a fork

Cakes and bakes

From a traditional fruit scone to a slice of handmade Victoria sponge, those with a sweet tooth can indulge in some classic favourites. You can also choose from a range of baked goods made by Pullin's Bakery such as flapjacks and brownies.

Children try out an ice cream in the sun

Cheshire Farm Ice Cream Kiosk

At Home Farm, you'll also find our Ice Cream Kiosk where we're serving award-winning Cheshire Farm ice creams in a range of delicious flavours, with new flavours and sorbets coming later this spring. The kiosk is just a few metres from the play area so it's the perfect place to stop for a pre- or post-playtime treat.

Staying safe

In line with the further easing of restrictions, outdoor seating is now available at some of our cafés and food outlets in England. Where outdoor seating is available, we are legally required to participate in the NHS Test & Trace programme by asking those visitors over 16 who ‘eat in’ at our outlets to check in with the NHS COVID-19 app, scan their membership card or leave brief contact details. Details are not required for visitors who purchase items for take-away.

Our cafés and food outlets continue to prioritise the health and safety of staff, volunteers, suppliers and visitors. We continue to maintain social distancing measures, screens at our till and collection points, waymarked routes and will have hand sanitiser available, to ensure that everyone can enjoy their visit as safely as possible. In line with government guidance, you're required to wear a face covering in most enclosed spaces, unless exempt. Please bring one with you. We look forward to welcoming you back and know that you’ll support us to make this a safe experience for everyone.

Take a look at our food and drink FAQs

Allergen information

We do our best to provide a great range of options for all diets. Please click through for more information about allergens in our recipes. If you have any specific queries about dishes at Speke, please contact us by email to spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk or by telephone on 0151 427 7231.

Kitchen Garden produce on sale at Speke Hall

Getting greener

As part of our commitment to becoming more sustainable at Speke Hall, we’re moving towards replacing plastic bottled drinks with recyclable glass options. We’re also using paper straws and all our disposable Vegware drinks cups and lids are completely biodegradable - you can even compost them! Out in the gardens and grounds, we use peat-free compost and produce lots of our own fruit and vegetables in the Kitchen Garden, which is then used in dishes in the restaurant. That's about 100 yards from plot to plate.

A dish of Scouse in the Speke Hall restaurant

Award-winning food

We're committed to serving local, fresh and honest food made using ethical and sustainable ingredients, and that's why we're very proud to be holders of the Bronze Food for Life Served Here award. In 2020, we were also one of only seven restaurants in Merseyside to be awarded a Good Food Award.

Speke Hall's local delicacy, Wet Nelly — Have a go at making our famous Wet Nelly

Traditional Speke Hall recipes to try at home

You can tuck into delicious dishes at Speke Hall all year round but if you want to recreate them at home, here are some of our favourite recipes. From sweet treats like Wet Nelly and Liverpool Tart to warming main meals like Scouse and Pan Haggerty, there's plenty to keep you busy in the kitchen.

" We have been visiting Speke Hall as a family for the past seven years, at least once a week. It is a place for us to relax and we find it very stimulating for our daughter who is severely disabled. We really look forward to caching up with the team on our visits, they consistently go above and beyond for my family, often reserving a table during busy periods to accommodate Alicia’s wheelchair, enabling us to enjoy a stress-free day out. It means the world to us: there are not as many places as you might think that can offer this level of service, understanding and warm welcome."