I don't live nearby, so the fact that I visit (usually with my grandchildren) speaks for itself! The food is tasty, varied and delish! Only complaint is that I can never decide what to order! It's buzzy and very child-friendly - but there's also a quiet room for those who prefer a little less buzz! A great place to go - with or without children- and the setting is beautiful.

I struggle to reconcile some of the comments I've read here with my experience of the cafe. My favourite dish is the beef burger and chips: where else can you expect to pay £8 for free range burger and piping hot chips? The smoked mackerel burger is also great - hardly your boring bog standard cafe fare! The teas are made with Tea Pigs bags (my favourites!) and the cakes always taste great according to my wife, who regards herself as something of a world expert in these things! The cafe is very child friendly and on the odd occasion we have come without the children and wanted peace and quiet, the cafe's second (child free) room has offered exactly that. Is there an occasional five minute queue on a sunny weekend afternoon? Yes. But never enough to stop us and the children wanting to come back again and again. Oh and finally, I can only speak for my experience of the staff, which is very positive.

The Cafe in The Park at Rickmansworth Aquadrome is in a lovely setting, by a lake with lots of birds. Walks of various lentgths are close by. Wheelchair accessible.
The philosophy is of using high quality ingredients, as much as possible locally resourced. There are a range of products of varying cost. The staff are helpful and friendly; at peak times waiting times can be longer. It is amazing what is achieved in a very small working space!
It would be good for indoor seating to become available - bring wet weather gear and/or blankets in wet/cold weather!