We tried café at the UK's top farm shop where there's always a queue

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Harley Café, on the Welbeck Estate, near Worksop, Nottinghamshire, is next to the Welbeck Farm Shop which was recently voted the best in the country

Is there ever a time when the Harley Cafe is not busy? If there is please let me know as every time I go there is always a queue. There's not many other Nottinghamshire cafes I can think of where people will stand in line and wait.

The main purpose of our visit is for an interview about the award-winning farm shop. After completing the job in hand, it gets round to lunchtime so it would be foolish to go anywhere else for lunch but the courtyard cafe opposite. The queue isn't as long as the last time I visited in August and it only took around ten or so minutes to get a table.

Chefs don't have far to go for their supplies - the meat, fruit, vegetables, bread, eggs and other ingredients come from the farm shop. "'Locally sourced ingredients" often appears on the menus of the best eateries but it doesn't get more local than this. A good proportion is sourced from the estate. Anything else is from the best suppliers possible.

My favourite is the dressed burrata . It's so smooth, so rich, and so creamy. Toasted coriander seeds on the top add an ever so delicate nutty flavoury, and here's the plot-twist - instead of the usual tomato accompaniment there's rhubarb. It's not sugary sweet, nor does it have that kind of tartness that makes you grimace. It's a lovely match.

Chilli cherry tomato jam adds a touch of sweet heat, while the garlic raita balances it with a refreshing coolness. A bed of parsley bulgur and the lightest of flatbreads complete the dish. "Phenomenal" is the word he uses to describe it. "It's one of the best cheeses I've ever had. The chilli jam adds a nice warmth. How can they make a sandwich so full of flavour using three ingredients? It tastes very indulgent."

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