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Delicious food in beautiful park surroundings.
We look forward to welcoming to our cafe.
Monday - Closed
Tuesday to Saturday 10.00am to 4.00pm (Kitchen Closes 2.30pm)
Sunday 10.00am to 4.00pm (Kitchen Closes 2.45pm)
Free Parking accessible from the Mansfield Road entrance to the park, just next to the white lodge. Use NG5 2BU in google maps.
(Please Note: Tramlink are clamping people in the Park & Ride who do not have a valid tram ticket, a Single ticket only lasts 90mins, please avoid this carpark for cafe use, Please use our parking next to the Pavilion detailed above)
A short stroll up Mansfield Road from the city centre and you will find us in the beautiful old Cricket Pavilion building, in the heart of the Forest Recreation Ground Park.
Serving Locally roasted Coffee, Brunch, Lunch, Cakes & Shakes, we have a great large spacious outdoor terrace with and when the weather is on our side it is a gorgeous sun trap.
Inside we have two large seating areas filled with vintage furniture, cosy sofas, big armchairs and vintage board games in our lounge. Also if its mid-week and you fancy somewhere different to work, our lounge has lots of plug sockets & USB ports, with Free-Wi.
We are a child friendly with booster seats available and next to our terrace is the pirate park adventure playground.
Our cafe is super dog friendly, with a dog friendly seating area in the cafe, water bowls and treats for your four-legged friends.
Homemade at the Pavilion
Forest Recreation Ground Pavilion
Mansfield Road, Nottingham NG5 2BU
0115 9781608
Wheelchair accessible park, playgrounds & cafe
Book a table at our cafe, either indoors or out on our outdoor terrace.
Please note that many tables on our terrace are weather dependent. We will contact you if bad weather is on the horizon.
The little White Lodge in the park is where the cake and picnic magic happens. . . . . . . .
We bake lots of delicious cakes in there for our cafe, online orders from our customers and wholesale orders for other cafes too.
Our Coffee Kiosk at the Lodge is a great pit-stop to grab a Coffee, Cake or Sausage Roll while on your working from home break, or to head out for your park walk.
The Lodge is also the collection point for all web-shop & Cake orders.
TUES - FRI 9.00 - 4.00 SATURDAY 9.30 - 1
SUNDAY & MONDAY - CLOSED
The Classic Ombre.
Mixed Cakebox.
The Spring Edit Afternoon Tea.
Enhance your picnic vibe with one of our fabulous grazing boxes to share with your favourite people. Filled with delicious Homemade goodies, the hardest decision will be which bit to scoff first!
Available to order for collection or local delivery Tues to Sat via the web-shop, just hit the link below.
If you need a bulk of picnic boxes for a special occasion, please give us a call on the cake hotline (0115 9625050) to discuss in more detail.
Homemade Scones.
The Posh Afternoon Tea.
If you love our cakes and would like one for a birthday party, a wedding, a nice gift for a loved one or even to scoff alone then we are here to help. We never cake & tell.
Visit our web-shop to place an order
On there you will find many of our classic cakes, brownies, traybakes and the lockdown sensation the mixed slice boxes!
For more intricate requests for Weddings, please email us at info@homemadecafe.com
NOTE: if you happen to find yourself in a cake emergency less than 72 hours before your special occasion, it is always worth giving us a call on the cake hotline 0115 9625050 and we can see what we have available for you.
If you are a high quality food establishment and want to wow your customers with delicious cake, but don't fancy doing all of the baking, then we are the ones for you.
We work with selected outlets to supply our cakes wholesale. We bake with only the best ingredients, to ensure great taste and work hard to keep our selection exciting and eye catching.
Call the Cake Hotline 0115 9625050 and ask for Jasmin.
Please send over a covering letter telling us about yourself & why you want to join our team with your current CV to our recruitment email
joinourteam@homemadecafe.com
Make sure you let us know the days you are available to work, any pre-booked holidays & when you could start.
We are proud to have both a very multicultural & LGBTQ+ friendly workplace & team.
18 Months to 2 year commitment
Have you finished your studies and want to get started in a career in Hospitality?
We have a new opportunity for a Bakery Apprentice in partnership with Derby College to learn on the job with our bakery team.
We are looking for someone friendly, outgoing, enthusiastic and a strong passion for baked goods to join our baking adventures.
During this apprenticeship you will learn how to make a variety of cakes/doughs, develop skills in volume cake production, skills in icing, learn about the importantce of packaging/allergens, Food Presentation skills, customer service and barista training in our coffee kiosk too.
this apprenticeship suits a good all rounder, someone who isn’t afraid of getting stuck in. To do this job, you must have an interest in bakery work as a career, as working in a bakery at our level is very different to baking cakes at home.
To apply, please send a CV and letter telling us about yourself and why you want a career in baking to Jasmin on joinourteam@homemadecafe.com
Looking for work and love our cafe? Then look no further as we have exciting job opportunities available in our team.
We offer good rates of pay, equal tip share, pensions, subsidised staff meals, free artisan coffee on shift, generous staff discount, free parking and work within a beautiful park with our fab friendly team.
We are looking for an experienced and outgoing person with shift management skills to join the team.
Part-Time Position of approx 16-20hrs - over 2 or 3 shift days, depending on the time of year. Being based in parks we have to follow the daylight patterns!
We open Tues to Sun - Weekends are our busiest time at both cafes, so we need someone happy to get stuck in and help make those shifts run smoothly, all while making fabulous coffee with a smile on your face.
This position will be a mix of shifts in our main cafe in the Pavilion and in our beautiful vintage coffee van at Woodthorpe Park Plant Shop.
We have some pretty busy shifts, so experience of fast paced barista work is preferable.
Experience in running a team led shift in either a cafe, restaurant or retail setting is essential for this job opportunity, as an ability to work efficiently on your own.
Most importantly we are looking for someone community spirited with drive and passions for what we do.
We offer good rates of pay (from 13 ph), equal tip share, staff perks, free coffees, free parking & staff discounts in the both the café and the plant shop. Plus we are a friendly bunch, many of the team have been with us for years and we get to work in beautiful surroundings.
If you like the sound of this, then we want to hear from you.
Please send your up to date CV and a covering letter to Jasmin, telling us about yourself and which days you can work to our recruitment inbox - joinourteam@homemadecafe.com
Feel free to contact us with any requests for private hire, catering, and special orders.
Please note, we do not accept reservations via this form.
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0115 9781608.
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