Camellias Tea Rooms in Shropshire

Lovely setting and pleasant staff. Priced reasonable. We chose a double afternoon tea. The sandwich were really delicious and fresh. Lots of filling. The scone was hard, but I asked to change and got a delicious warm soft scone as a replacement. Lots of tea and moist light cake. Sensible afternoon tea, not too much cake.

Visited on a quiet afternoon and disturbed the staff chatting.... they did continue at a volume where we heard everything! (Even though we sat in the window the furthest distance from counter). Our main gripe was the horrible cakes. Looked lovely and promised so much. My husband had coffee and walnut and which he ate but he didn't know why! Mine was Victoria sandwich, dry and the cream was so bad, not real cream or buttercream. If you are of a certain age is was like synthetic cream that was used in cakes 50 years ago. Not asked if all ok even though it was left. Hope that the waitress father's step daughter got her cards back!!!! Please, please have a smaller choice but home made rather than bought in frozen cakes. You must be missing out on repeat custom.

The cakes were a let down. A flavourless chocolate cake and a stale brownie. Butter cream tasted like it wasn’t made with real butter and the tea was average. A disappointment. Not awful but disappointing.

Arrived 1.30pm on New Years Eve, rare I leave anyone negative feedback on here and this gives me no pleasure other than to tell the management to wake up, this was a pointless visit I won’t ignore because it should be a great place. We were seated and left with the menu for a good ten minutes upon ordering I asked for a jacket potato to be told they’d run out. So it was a choice of bread, bread, bread or errrrr bread so I just opted for a cup of tea and a bottle of water. My husband who had also been disappointed on the spud option asked for toasted crumpets which arrived 20 minutes later as what can only be described as crunchy. It was then that we observed there was no adult working that we could see, these lovely polite girls were doing their best but when you get a look into the kitchen and see what looks like a 17 year old lady running a kitchen alone with about 70 covers it’s no wonder a crumpet goes wrong and diners aren’t warned prior what is not available on the menu. The menu is very limited so it requires little skill, sandwiches and panini etc but at least staff it sufficiently, it’s too much responsibility on such a young team. Had I been forewarned what foods were not available i would have gone elsewhere but by the time we had ordered my husband was borderline “hangry”. This hunger was the only reason he didn’t send the crumpets back, we aren’t shy to raise a complaint but there was point having this dialogue with such a young girl who was trying her best and we didn’t wish to wait for replacement food. Nice premises but just not worth the disappointment. Nice loo though.

Great value afternoon tea. Good selection of 'goodies' in a very pleasant atmosphere and just the right attentive service.

We have been to Shrewsbury a few times and are not sure how we missed Camellia's before. Lovely old fashioned tea room, good tea and coffee and friendly service. This will be a regular stop now.

We managed to get in on a Saturday lunch time. My daughter had a panini, it had a bit too much pesto, but otherwise nice. I had a scone. Food was fine service good. Large disabled toilet facilities and ramp so we will return.

Nice location and nice exterior. Shame about the packet bought scones and the tea bags in the pot of tea? Surely scones should be homemade and the tea should be fresh as it states on the menu??

To taste the classic tea. Very good sandwiches, cake...They should improve the bread, very industrial, and the pastries.

We found this tea room at the top of the hill and it was worth it. We had a lovely cup of tea and a cake, and the staff were really nice and helpful.

Went to camellias tea room for afternoon tea with my wife.Wonderful inside,staff were super and could not do enough for us.The food was great well presented and service was quick.One of the hidden gems of shrewsbury.

Well situated in the heart of Shrewsbury. Good service and great for a drop in coffee/ tea and cake . Has all usual facilities

walked past a few times but never been in until today, so glad we did the food was delicious and the service was excellent. This will be on my list of places to lunch and will also recommend,

My first visit here. Will definitely be back. We ordered 2 afternoon teas. One would be enough between two. Between us we had ham, egg mayo, cream cheese and cucumber and smoked salmon sandwiches. The ham melted in your mouth. There was a scone each with jam and clotted cream and two huge slices of coffee and walnut cake. Large pot of tea. Absolutely delicious. Lovely place and the staff were polite and friendly. Would recommend to anyone.

Very smart and good value. Impeccable service.

Had a lovely lunch, we had my granddaughter in her pram with us and the staff were great and showed us to a table that had room to put her pram. The place was very clean, spacious and bright and the staff extremely polite and helpful.

Lovely caffitiere of coffee and a brownie with very good service.

Considering it was a Saturday, its really difficult to find a coffee shop open beyond 4pm. Then we came across this place. In the style of a tea room; large, open, airy and comfortable. Great selection of tea, really nice cakes and very friendly service. Can't fault really. Situated outside the church, the premises offers great views of the medieval streets of Shrewsbury

Not knowing Shrewsbury that well we came across Camellias by chance. Inside we were met and offered a choice of tables. There was a good choice of food available on the menu. The food was fresh and tasty and plenty of it. A large pot of tea kept my partner happy. Prices were what I would expect in a tea room like this. The only down side was that the waiter handed me my glass of coke by the rim which is not an hygienic way to serve drinks. Overall our experience was good.

We had a very enjoyable early afternoon tea with cake (and coffee) in an excellent centre town location. There was an excellent choice of very tempting cakes and gateaux on the counter. The staff were quite charming but took a little while to serve our order. Otherwise excellent

In a lovely position near St Alkmunds, and The Prince Rupert Hotel. We had excellent cafetiere coffee & cream and delicious Bakewell tart. The other cakes looked great too, as did the sandwiches etc that we saw others enjoying. Nice light oak interior.

Went for a nice coffee on Saturday afternoon. A polite young girl showed me to a table which was filthy, food on the seat and all over the floor. When I mentioned this it seemed to throw her completely and I was directed to another table which was just the same. The place was not even busy. I left and ended up at another far cleaner independent coffee shop which was also better value. This is not the first time we have been disappointed here, but since the web site has no contact dtails for feedback we have posted here instead. With all the excellent independent eateries in Shrewsbury, this place is going to need to up its game.

Best cream tea I've had in years. Homemade scones are delicious.

Typical old english tea room, well worth a visit

A reasonable coffee here in pristine tea rooms. It was very quiet at 10am in the morning.

Lovely setting in the old part of town. Friendly staff and it is rare that you see children in there

Nice relaxing atmosphere. Great to sit, eat and chat... Good selection of teas and cake.

We visited today as a party of 7 for a bday celebration, we all had afternoon tea and it was delicious. The location is lovely, the tea room was nice and clean and the staff were really friendly and helpful. We will definatly be visiting again.

Popped in today when we were visiting Shrewsbury .

Lovely place to eat and drink.And lovely staff.

Visited this tea room whilst shopping in Shrewsbury. It was quite empty at lunchtime but the weather was bad so we didn’t think too much of it. We were shown to our table by a young male who advised us we couldn’t sit at our preferred choice of table as it was for 4 and there were 2 of us. As we were choosing from the menu another couple entered and were sat at the table we asked for - no-one joined them......and they were served and received their food long before us. Whe; our food eventually arrived it was poorly presented and bland. The cafe is in a lovely location and has so much potential but it has an air of not thinking it has to try too hard as it is linked to a hotel.

Delightful and wonderful service

Distinctly average... Shame really as it could have been really nice. Food, service and drinks were ok at best.

Very nice clean reasonable prices no rush to get you out.

No visit to Shrewsbury is complete without afternoon tea at "Camilla's" - we've always called it that and discovered most people do. Great locality, comfortable ambience, friendly, well-trained staff. The afternoon tea is ample and delicious. Neat sandwiches, rich cake and infallible scones with lashings of jam and clotted cream - heaven!

Not knowing Shrewsbury, we stumbled into here for a light lunch. The decor/woodwork is very high quality. The panini's and tea were equally good, with a nice view to match. Would return when next in Shrewsbury.

I visited these tea-rooms as part of a friend's 50th Birthday, in a pre-booked party of 12 people. The experience left a bad taste in the mouth, that lasted even longer than the dry scones.

These tea-rooms are a joy to visit. The menu, the staff, the service, even the loos, are all excellent. The tables are well spaced so eating and talking are totally enjoyable, and the presentation of the food, and the portion size are impressive.

The service was poor. Afternoon tea without the clotted cream is very disappointing. They had run out and didn't seem to be bothered.

Quiet, unhurried ambiance with good food

Very peaceful and relaxing environment.

Always good Massive portion s and great tea

We were looking for somewhere for a decent cup of tea and something to eat mid afternoon and came across Camellias near the church. It was clean and spacious with a number of tables occupied. Afternoon tea looked like a good option and we weren’t disappointed with the choice of sandwiches all of which were tasty and a good size. The scone, jam and cream were tasty too, so why the 3 stars? The Victoria sandwich and chocolate cakes had a very sickly, false tasting buttercream type filling. This was a real disappointment as the sponges were light and tasty.

Modern decor but all the quality service you’d expect from a traditional tea room. A rival to Betty’s any day. Coffee was excellent - an insulated carafe to keep your second cup hot, served with pouring cream. Lovely. Recommended!

Stopped here for lunch, alarm bells should have rung when we saw it was just about empty while most of the other places were heaving. I ordered a cheese and tomato toasted sandwich, my partner had a BLT. My sandwich was the worst I've ever had, it was three slices of toast with the smallest amount of cheese I've ever seen in it, the tomato was cut into chunks not sliced. The side salad was limp assorted lettuces leaves, minus the supposed dressing that it was supposed to come with. The BLT was slightly better, I mean only slightly. The bread for both sandwiches seemed to be of the cheapest kind, the butter was just about none existent on the BLT, again the tomato was hacked into chunks, the only postive point was the bacon. We both left a substantial amount of these sandwiches. I did complaint to the waitress when she cleared the plates away. To be fair we were not charged for the toasted sandwich. We would never visit this establishment again, the excuse I got was that the girl was new that had made the sandwiches. They should try and put some filling in their sandwiches and stop using poor quality produce. The price is outrageous for what you are served.

We were looking for a nice place for a light lunch and found this place behind the church in the town centre. It looked very nice and clean and fairly new. We couldn't find a menu on display on the outside which we thought was unusual, because it's good to know in advance if the type of food is what you want before going in.

Just perfect after a long tourist stroll around. Quick and courteous.

A really lovely location and very tastefully kitted out cafe. Staff were friendly and very helpful. Very clean and tidy with a good selection of drinks and light refreshments. Certainly worth a visit.

Very poor service. I left after 20 minutes without even an acknowledgement that I was there perhaps a single customer not worth the trouble. Disappointing as lovely decor.

Good quality food and drinks. Highly recommended

Nicely furnished, pleasant staff, good coffee and cakes

Service was extremely slow, careless and cold. Our order wasn't complicated, and we were shocked thta not one but two customers at other tables, who came in after us got served before us - but when challenged, simply got asked " what was it you ordered?". Eventually the food came and we didn't even receive an apology. There's plenty of good cafes in Shrewsbury. This is not one of them and we'll be giving it a wide berth in future...

after many visits to Camellias tea room I took a friend there to day ,what a disappointment we both wanted baked potato but we were informed they only had one left this was at 12:30! so my friend requested a cheese and onion toastie it was disgusting very sloppy filling dripping out of it so much so she sent it back .I had the very small baked potato which came with 1 lettuce leaf and small dish of coleslaw .I hope this was a one off as I have enjoyed many a really good lunch there in the past.

Excellent gluten-free options for meals and sweet treats

Visited Camellias tea room for afternoon tea.

Lovely tearoom serving delicious sandwiches and cakes in generous portions

Quaint. not overstated lovely service and lovely location at top of town

Quite nice - tea and cakes at reasonable prices

A decent sized tea room with fairly young but hard working staff. The usual tea room offerings of sandwiches, baked potatoes, cakes etc. Service at times can be slow but food is not bad and average prices. If you want a pit stop for a rest then this is a good option

After a long wait to be served the afternoon tea looked like a child had made it, sandwiches had little filling, bread was a cheap and tasteless. Their cake was soggy and very heavy, as for the scone, was served cold and way too big.

Not five green blobs good, but what they do provide is faultless! Lacking a little character in deference to class but such a haven on busy days! Staff are friendly in that "this is a temporary job" kinda way...

Love going here for a coffee while in Shrewsbury

Visited on 28th December 2017 for a warming cuppa on a cold winters day. There were 6 of us and they soon found us a table. Unfortunately the sun was bright and low (as is the norm in the winter) and with no curtains/blinds the sun streaming in meant we couldn’t see anything so we asked to move and they duly obliged. Staff were pleasant and helpful, especially as they all appeared to be quite young but it was the food that let it down (plus the price and poor VFM). Bread seemed to be fairly cheap sliced loaf rather than something a little more ‘upmarket’. My son ordered a brown baguette but got white instead. Fillings were ok but accompanied by a limp looking salad. I had a cream tea and to be fair it tasted ok but was a little expensive for the size of scone/ amount of cream and jam I received. Overall not an awful experience but we won’t be rushing back as we felt that the £40+ bill we received at the end wasn’t reflected in the quality of food and drink we were served with.

Excellent selection of cakes & pastries. The sandwiches & lunch time snacks looked delicious. Excellent service by the staff and the location is secluded and quiet.

Quintessential England.Shrewsbury is a delight.Lots of places to choose from and this didn't disappoint.Immaculate staff and a spotless establishment.Alex took our order without writing it down but knew it and the food was well presented.Not asked if we needed any sauces but otherwise top notch.

This is an excellent place for afternoon tea. Great range of tea too.

Found this cafe as we were strolling round Shrewsbury today and it was well worth the stop. Excellent cream tea and the pot of tea was the best I’ve had in quite a while.

Its a lovely setting. Pity the service wasnt upto their usual standard. Waitress didn't seem to know the menu and as we were there for afternoon tea we felt it was hard work...we had to ask for everything even which type of tea they had and what exactly which sandwiches we could have.

A very modern clean tea room with good menu reasonable prices and friendly staff

Afternoon tea was spot on. Massive slab of cake was a bonus.

This tea room is set in a lovely part of Shrewsbury and offers a pleasant meal in a quality setting.

Another lovely afternoon at Camelia's. The staff are always accommodating and professional, and the afternoon tea is always fresh, filling and delicious. A job well done.

Stopped for a mid-morning coffee, which was excellent. We had walked by the previous day and found it very busy at lunchtime, clear very good.

Had a lovely lunch here was greater straight away and seated , the place was extremely clean , service was very quick the food is really good on price and portion size is just right , they do suki tea which was nice as I love it!

Lovely place for a traditional meal and a good cup of tea!

A perfect cup of tea. Cream scone is off the scale - warm scone with loads of fruit, pot of Jam and more than enough clotted cream. Good friendly service too. This tea room is a gem. Highly recommended!

Enjoyed a fantastic lunch with my two young children and mother. The food is superb and the staff are so friendly and welcoming, would choose to return here over anywhere else in Shrewsbury for lunch.

Only one word necessary - PERFECT !!!!!!!!

Well recommended excellent food also afternoon Tea was fabulous staff are very friendly nothing to much trouble will go again

Lovely place to have a nibble, very friendly staff,great views

Very nice and cosy, a change the Starbucks of this world. The only thing I would ask for is a better selection of cakes in the glass display, but otherwise lovely. Cream tea is also nice.

A traditional tearoom with price to match. Visited with a companion, tea for two, and two slices of cake, over ten quid.

We stopped for coffee and cakes, all very yummy. Staff served us well, the ambiance very tasteful, airy and spacious.Lovely outloook over the green.

Got sat down on a quiet Friday lunchtime. Put in an order to be told they'd run out of ham! Then asked to warm a bottle for our baby and the manageress flatly refused. Wouldnt give us any hot water or microwave it. Addition. Then I asked for the baby change facilities and the waitress said they don't have one, but I could change my baby on the floor of the toilet!!! And finally, to add insult to injury, they attempted to over charge us! Charging us for the ham toastie that they couldn't provide! Absolutely appalled.

We were looking for a nice place for a cuppa and came across here. Staff are efficient and friendly and the food amazing. We had the afternoon tea and it was amazing. Building and staff very well presented and it was a real pleasure. Will be a regular visit when we go to Shrewsbury 5 star

We came here for some lunch and coffee after a bit of shopping. The atmosphere is lovely, calm & peaceful with just the sounds of the piano playing in the background. The views of the Shrewsbury back streets out the window. We had a choice of where we wanted to sit which was nice! The waitresses were nothing but lovely and attentive. Quick & efficient service - food was lovely & the coffee was amazing! Highly recommended and mother and I will definitely be visiting again!

Lovely venue and setting - soya coffee good but disappointed to find they could not offer me a dairy free cake. I had a toasted TCake but they didn't have dairy free spread so had to eat it dry as I didn't want jam. Also ordered a second coffee and they lost our order.

Stumbled across Camellias for tea and cake on a recent trip to Shrewsbury. I had the ginger loaf - I am a huge fan of anything ginger flavoured so couldn't resist! It was absolutely beautiful, the best I've ever had. My brother tried the caramel shortcake, which he said was the best he's ever had too!

I hardly ever write reviews unless they are good, I believe in praise where it's due. However, I feel that I have to write one for Camellias Tea Room.

Lovely Afternoon tea & great service. Would recommend

We had tea, jacket potatoes and tap water. The spoon in the sugar bowl was covered in dried milk froth. The water was cloudy - this was explained by dried milk in the bottom of the glass. The tea cups had not been properly cleaned and a hair was located in the saucer. The food was very average but not at an average price - one to be avoided!

I think the previous review of style over substance sums here up perfectly.

A very pleasant tearoom in the heart of Shrewsbury. Serving a good range of tea, coffee and other drinks along with excellent snacks, with comfortable seating, friendly staff and excellent views of St. Alkmund’s Church right in the centre of Shrewsbury this is an excellent meeting place.

I visited this tearoom a couple of days ago and ordered a pot of tea for two, along with one toasted teacake. A pretty simple enough order you would think, especially as there seemed to be quite a few staff around. The tea was delivered but the teacake never arrived so when I went to pay I mentioned this to the lad behind the till. He giggled, said he had seen a teacake in the kitchens and thought I'd had mine ( I was sat opposite the till) . He did say a quick "sorry " but that was it. Hardly the service you expect when you pay £5.20 for a pot of tea for two!

On a busy Friday at lunchtime we were trying to find somewhere with plenty of room for our party of eight and children aged from six months to four years. Camellias met our needs perfectly, there was adequate room to sit without us disturbing other customers. We were a little wary reading after reading reviews on Trip Advisor, but we were impressed.

We had a light lunch here a few days ago. The staff were pleasant if a little standoffish. The food was good, but could have been a bit hotter.

Stopped here for lunch on a day out. The sandwiches were delicious, plenty of filling and triple deckers! The other food we saw being served all looked equally delicious. Busy but very welcoming, excellent loos!! Altogether an excellent choice for lunch or afternoon tea.

Despite having walked by Camellias Tea Rooms on several occasions previously I had never really taken much notice. However, while wandering around Shrewsbury without the kids we were attracted by the potential comfort of a sofa visible through a window. Once inside, a very pleasant lady welcomed us and we sat down. The menu had a good selection of sandwiches, paninis, jacket potatoes and cakes. I ordered a cafetière (£2.80 I think) which stretched to four cups of coffee (all for me!). The cherry bakewell was unnecessary but tasted great. This is not a criticism but I felt my wife and reduced the average age of the customers present by about 15 years. This may have been due to the time of our visit (early lunch) but they had a good kids menu so we will go back with the kids. I would advise people to call in, particularly those have walked by thinking it looked too expensive, you will be very pleased once inside. Highly recommended.

Enjoyed our coffee breaks and light lunches here on a two day visit to Shrewsbury. Quality fittings and furnishings and welcoming staff. Food excellent. Grand piano in a corner playing soothing background music. So relaxing.

If you fancy an afternoon tea on a budget this is the place. £11.95 per person. We had sandwiches and baguettes though, kids meals are big. Nice place, good service, lovely loos. But a bit canteen like.