Cheddar Cheese Cottage Tea Room in Sedgemoor

Small, independent little cafe everything made onsite, excellent cake, coffee delicious. Highly recommend.

Very friendly cook, very rude bloke on the till. Clearly didn’t want to serve customers. Sat on his phone playing videos out loud. Hugely inconvenienced by the presence of customers, questions about the adjoining shop. Perhaps not best suited to customer service. Lovely vegan cheese toastie, mind!

Bearded man serving was extremely rude with us and other customers ..felt sorry for the young man who was also working there ..

Place looks lovely, but probably the worst hygiene and service I've ever experienced! Cap wearing bearded man gave me a bottle of lemonade that was filthy. When I asked him to change it, he wiped it with his hands and put it back in the fridge, before handing me another! The plate my food was served on had clearly not been washed: the underside was caked in someone else's food! When I showed it to the cap wearing bearded man, his reply was to shrug saying " What do you want ME to do about it". I replied that an apology would be a start and his reply as he walked off was "Well I didn't serve it to you". I asked him for his name; he continued to walk away growling "It's none of your business"! The girl at the cafe was very sweet, despite the way he growled at her. From the reviews it would appear that none of this is a one off incident. I would definitely avoid this place!

Sandwiches are thicker sliced than your average sliced loaf. Tuna & sweetcorn was the choice and was a decent filling (no skinny measures). Chose the brown seeded bread; fresh with superb taste. Latte was choice of drunk and that was spot on too. Highly recommended 5⭐️

We called in for a snack. My freshly-prepared sandwich was well-presented, well-filled and very tasty. My wife had a cream tea as there were Gluten Free scones; a rare occurrence. Her meal was also very tasty. The staff were also very friendly and helpful and there's seating inside, in a tastefully decorated room, and outside on the side of the river. Worth dropping into.

Came here August last year and had a beautiful little cheese platter, with a peaceful wholesome atmosphere. Came back last week to be met with a rude cashier. We came in to no greeting or acknowledgement. When my partner said excuse me, the guy said ‘yeah’ without even looking up. We then asked for a menu (which they had last year) and the guy gestured to the chalk boards on the desk and said ‘we don’t have menus, that’s it’. We decided to go elsewhere after this interaction as all four of us felt he wasn’t very nice. A real shame because this place was beautiful last year and we were really looking forward to it. Hopefully it was just an off day, but not really a very respectful way to treat anyone, let alone customers.

We stopped here for a quick bite while visiting Cheddar and enjoyed their tomato and cheese toasted sandwich and scone served with cheddar cheese. They serve all items with a generous helping of cheddar cheese when specified and it is good and crumbly. They have some good dessert items, coffee and cold drinks here too. They offer indoor and outdoor seating. The only downside is that the nearby toilet (outside the restaurant) does not have running water to wash hands but thankfully they have some sanitizer to help with that. They have a small souvenir shop with cheddar cheese and food items that go with cheese and some other knick knacks. The parking nearby is limited so we would almost suggest going to Cheddar early or be prepared to walk a little bit.

Speed for a quick bite while it in Cheddar Definitely more pricey for things in general all over the place. £4.90 for a steak pasty, no salad or anything like that ... Very expensive considering what you're getting

Set towards the bottom of Cheddar Gorge, The Cheese Cottage is worth a stop at. The lady behind the counter was lovely and helpful. We had a nice selection of cakes served on beautiful tableware. Dog friendly. Attached to the tea room is an area selling local produce. Would visit again.

Waiter was rude and seemed like he’d rather be anywhere else than serve us. Didn’t talk to us at all. Asked if they were serving food and was met with a ‘are you serious look’ and no real answer. So I ordered two toasties. He finally spoke and muttered ‘drinks?’ I said 2 teas and a coke and he said ‘hang on. Ham and cheese- white or brown?’. Finally got through taking our order and told us to take a seat (1 of only 6 tables) and it would be bought over to us. He then stood at the till texting for 10 minutes before serving another guy who also ordered tea- this obviously reminded him of our order because half way through making his tea, he started making ours. Bought it over without a word and dumped it on the table (with only 1 plate for 2 mugs) Not to mention we had to clear our own table because there was a tray of cups on it from the previous customers. There are only 6 tables inside and all are visible by the 2 staff stood chatting behind the till. Had to hand it to them to which I was met with no ‘thank you’ or ‘sorry’ just an eye roll and he wandered off with it. When the food came, one toastie was really nice with a lot of filling; the other (ham and cheese) looked very sad with a few grey pieces of ham inside. The ham was so grey I thought they got it wrong and put beef in there instead. Toasties were served with a very small salad and a few salted tortillas. No real menu in sight, just a load of small chalk boards cluttering the till space. Young girl serving seemed nice and smiled at everyone but the other guy hardly spoke, looked like he didn’t want to be there and the only time he smiled was when he sat at the table behind us and was texting. No one checked in on us while eating. And we left immediately after finishing our meal. Guy watched us go so we said ‘thank you’ to which he didn’t respond and just went back to standing behind the till. After being recommended this place from a local cake store, we expected more. Won’t be coming back. Put a dampener on the rest of our visit for sure.

Stopped for an impromptu lunch. Guy taking orders clearly couldn’t give much of a damn but the Food was good and served by a nice lady. Drinks were forgotten and we had to remind them of our order. No toilets. Rather unceremoniously directed to public loos which were dirty, didn’t have locking doors and had no working handwash facilities. Wouldn’t go again unless they get their own, clean, facilities. Rather naively I thought food establishments had to provide toilet facilities for customers. Seems not in Somerset…. Shame really as the ploughman’s really was rather good.

A few outside tables to watch the world go by. Coffee of good quality.

Nice coffee but…staff hygiene is awful! Bearded, cap wearing member of staff visited the loo, went out for a smoke, picked his nose and then served customers without washing hands. Not acceptable! Happy to have been served by a different member of staff 😊

Having done the caves, we wanted some tea and cake. The man behind the counter was friendly and his mother made the cakes. It was all very tasty.

Cream tea was great! Had a lovely warm scone (which I'd eaten before I could take a picture)! Would definitely come here again!

We chose to sit outside in the calming cheddar rain just underneath some shelter outside of the cheese cottage. To the waiters shock that we were sitting in the rain excited to taste the toasty , we were offered a table inside with our dogs but insisted on staying outside for the full cheddar gorge toasty experience. 😀

Lovely little café. Cheese scone with pickle nice. Also serve cakes.

Food was nice, waiter was rude and acted like it was an inconvenience when just reminding him we ordered a coffee also. I noticed there have been a few other reviews saying about the rudeness aswell, so obviously not the first time.

Visit here twice a year or so whilst away, got too say this place is amazing! Staff are always very polite and helpful with a smile, amazing hot food and drinks. (Best hot chocolate i have ever had). I would recommend this place to everybody! 🙂

A nice tearooms just off the main thoroughfare. They were a bit busy when we arrived and had to wait a while for our food and drinks to arrive. That’s understandable given the staff had to deal with a number of orders at once. Great pot of tea and lovely coffee. Toasted tea cakes with plenty of butter. All served with nice matching bone china. Staff very friendly and nice atmosphere in cafe. Also, a lovely deli attached to the cafe selling a range of cheese, biscuits and ciders.

Independently owned and family operated treasure in Cheddar Gorge, very close to Jacob's Ladder. Lovely fresh bread and great quality cheeses. Stop by, treat yourselves and support locally owned independent family businesses (so important).

Lovely ploughman's lunch. Fairly good prices.

Absolutely horrendous service forgot half the order and then rude when had to bring it over useless!!!!

We had a lovely afternoon tea, the scones were delicious. It was quite busy when we went but the girl said just go and sit and it will be brought over to you.

Great little tea room and shop. Friendly staff and great food. Plenty of gluten free options too!

Yummy food. Dog friendly. Lovely staff. Call in for a rest. R x

We loved The Cheese Cottage! Run by Coral (who bakes the most amazing scones!) and her family, it’s the perfect tea room. We so enjoyed our ‘elevenses’ that we skipped lunch anywhere else and returned for the most scrumptious high tea. All beautifully presented on classic blue and white china, and at prices that are more than fair! Thank you Cheese Cottage, we’ll be back!

Stopped here after wandering around cheddars local shops for some lunch. We all got toasties and one ploughmans lunch, it was average i thought for the money. Nothing wrong with it but nothing great. Shame theres no toilets available either. Service was good though.

Lovely service and the best Brie, cranberry and bacon baguette I’ve ever had!

Fantastic. Cannot recommend highly enough! We visit half a dozen times a year and never been let down or disappointed. Bacon sandwiches a must!

Fantastic place to eat and drink , everything reasonably priced and friendly service , best cafe in cheddar !

Visited Cheddar in November, so some of the cafe’s were shut as midweek & out if season. Spotted this Dog Friendly Cafe & were welcomed by a friendly gentleman serving at the counter. Ordered drinks, hot pasty, scone & a slice of Victoria sponge cake. All nice & sensibly priced. Quite quirky decor inside & leads through to a shop selling local food products & a few souvenirs. Main downside was no restrooms.

Great service. Wonderful food. Lovely decor. Toasted sandwiches and baguette were excellent.

After a walk up and down Jacob's Ladder we came here for a delicious lunch. It was £12 for a sandwich, scone, crops and a hot drink which was exactly what I was looking for. The sandwich had cheddar in it and the scone was fresh and still warm so I was very happy. The staff were also friendly and we had a nice seat by the window which suited our two young kids perfectly. I would recommend this as a reward after a walk around the gorge.

Nettes kleines Café. Wir sind hier zum Frühstück eingekehrt. Nette und freundliche Bedienung und angemessene Preise.

Been here twice now and they have to the best sandwich I have every had Ham cheese salad on granary bread. The staff are very helpful and the cost of food is very reasonable. The display of cakes look lovely too. We truly recommend eating there. We have eaten in and taken away and the quality has been the same

Lovely atmosphere, lovely people and the best food ever. It was the biggest and best cream tea I’ve ever had and I’ve had a few! Plenty of home made sandwiches, quiche, scones, and cakes - had to take some home. Thank you - I would definitely recommend a visit if you are in cheddar.

Great tasting and presented food. Hot drinks were hot and very nice 👌 recommended.

We stopped at Chedder on the way home from Butlins, and my son and daughter wanted to buy a pasty. The man who served us had zero idea how to say please or thank you, and just barked the price at us. When my eldest daughter bought some cheese he just said '£5!' He picked his teeth as he served her before rolling a cigarette on the counter. As he walked out of the shop he pushed into my daughter without so much as a sorry. My daughter, who is disabled as she dislocates her joints was lucky to stay upright. She said "excuse me!" Quite loudly and he didn't even respond! As for the two steak pasties, my son had 3 small pieces of meat in his, and my daughter swears there was none at all in hers! The lady behind the counter actually looked embarrassed. The setting looks lovely, but customer service doesn't exist, and I would never go in there again

A table outside by the path and the stream that has forged the gorge allows time to savour the food and strike up conversations. We met a lovely local lady at the next table who took our photo, advised on restaurants and plced. A couple passing by from Bath stopped to chat and the guy who served us told us his inspiring recovery story after an accident. A tea and coffee shop as a place to meet people - the pandemic might be diminishing in its impact at last! The warm, fresh from the oven, scones were divine - we had clotted cream and strawberry jam with a pot of tea and a mug of coffee. All excellent. Afterwards we bought cheese and cider in the shop - great place to combine retailing, talking and eating. All at leisure watching the world go by. You can't miss this cafe it's the mustard coloured frontage with the wooden sign.

Came here with the family today had a really lovely Somerset ham and real ale chutney torpedo absolutely beautiful, very friendly staff and relaxing atmosphere

A lovely friendly family run cafe amazing home made cakes lots of delicious sandwiches baguettes and toasted sarnies The cheese board is just to dry for absolutely delicious Thank you Coral Jakob and Jane we will definitely be back

We were passing through Cheddar very off-season and wanted a quick snack at lunchtime. This place was just the ticket: service was quick and the toasted sandwiches well filled and tasty. Pleasant and friendly staff. This establishment deserves to thrive all year round, not only in the tourist season.

What a lovely find. A shop with all things cheddar apple and more with a welcoming cafe with indoor and outdoor seating beside the river.

Great food, just what I needed after a walk round the gorge, prices where very reasonable too.

Lovely food. Nice staff and atmosphere.

Bit of a burning ambition to have cheddar cheese in Cheddar, so I spent a bit of time choosing this cafe. It looked cheddar cheese coloured from the outside, fresh and cosy on the inside. There's a delicatessen type shop attached to the cafe, although I only came in for lunch. Lots of cake options to tempt you and I ordered the Coconut & Raspberry slice to go with a Cheese Toasty and Latte. On the day, it was pretty busy and cafe seems to be understaffed, so it did take about 15 minutes for everything to come out. The toasty was the main thing I wanted and it was pretty good. The cheese wasn't fully melted like I prefer, but that's just me. Other than that, it was was nice. The staff were pleasant and friendly.

Lovely coffee and cake as usual.

Popped in here initially to buy their cheddar cheese, but then tempted by the cakes and a pot of tea. Very nice cafe in a thriving village

Excellent shop and café in Cheddar gorge. Tasty food and brilliant service !

Busy spot. Had to sit inside due to the massive number of wasps bothering people outside. Had ploughmans lunches. Lovely fresh cut ham on mine. Bit disappointed that they used half a white oven baked baguette as the bread, which was a bit boring. Otherwise good service for a busy day and we were sustained for walking up the steps afterwards.

Lovely little cafe and shop. Staff are friendly and is in a picture perfect location

I popped in here after a walk around the gorge, looking for some cake to bring up our energy levels. We arrived fairly late in the day so the cake selection was a bit limited. We had carrot cake and chocolate orange cake and weren't disappointed. They have an outside seating area, though it is in front of the café and has very high levels of pedestrian traffic coming close. Nice views of the gorge though. Reasonably priced for the area.

Went to the area for the first time yesterday and visited here for a snack..beautiful well presented food and delicious coffee..very nice staff and the cheese on the toastie was so tasty I ended up asking if they sold it in the shop..as luck would have it they did and I purchased some for home

After an extensive wonder around the gorge and the town of cheddar a chilled sitdown eat and drink was needed we walked up and down the main road to find a decent looking place to relax but a lot of eateries were full, my youngest...

Come here. Service was great and friendly, tea, coffee, pasties and chocolate brownie were all fantastic! We will make sure to visit here every time we come to Cheddar in the future!

Delicious food, and really lovely staff. Ended up coming back a few times while we stayed nearby -plenty of other places, sure they are lovely, but this one hit the spot! Coffee is delicous - locally roasted Monkey Rock, even bought a bag to take home :) highly recommend

Beautiful food and excellent service. Best of all they serve proper tea from a teapot with cups and saucers. A shame I can’t give 6 stars!

Very friendly cafe with excellent sandwiches and coffee

Ended up going here twice while in the area. Food was fresh, tasty, well presented and great value for money. We also had some cakes to takeaway which were amazing! Has a little shop attached with various items perfect for souvenir/gifts Staff were friendly and helpful, I'd definitely go back if I visit Cheddar again!

Fab pasties serviced with a smile....perfect

We sat outside on a slopping table, pouring over the tasty treats on the menu; typical café fayre but with an obvious cheddar bias. I went for a Brie and bacon toastie, which arrived in short order, nice and hot. The bacon was well done...

Extremely rude staff. Parked in staff space by accident. A woman came over really passive aggressive told me ‘some of us have businesses to run’ got back in my car went somewhere else. Little tip, if you’re so worried about your business running, you might want to pay attention to how you speak to your customers instead of parking. Don’t go here.

Beautiful tearoom and wonderful staff (served by Coral and Jake) 😊 if I could give more stars, I would.

Very welcoming and a great hot chocolate.

Came here today for a cream tea and the place was lovely. However, the younger lad (I can only assume was the older couples son) was very rude, not only to me, but to other customers as well. One customer came back up and asked for some milk because he received his coffee black, and the young man replied back ‘yeah but you asked for it black’. No need for that sarcastic comment. He was rude when I accidentally came though the one way, even when I was apologetic. Then basically threw the menu on our table along with a pen, then stormed off huffing. Very weird. Mustn’t want to be part of the family business

So many eateries in Cheddar but I finally opted for this delightful little café in its lovely setting behind a fast flowing stream. It was a good choice. It really does have the feel of a cosy cottage inside, with rustic wooden furniture. The lady who served me was so friendly and welcoming. Menu choices limited because of covid restrictions but there was still a tempting selection of sandwiches, toasties, ploughman's lunch and cakes. Ordered a Cheddar cheese, salad and chutney sandwich and a pot of tea. Service was quick and the tea came with a traditional china tea set. The sandwich was generously filled and very satisfying. There's also a little shop selling local cider and ale, fudge, honey, preserves, cheeses and some nice original gifts. Would certainly recommend this café for an enjoyable lunch!

Lovely little café, really delicious coffee and homemade cakes. Decor is really well thought out, you can also buy cheese, fudge and a variety of gifts at very reasonable prices

This tea room is easily spotted in the lower part of the gorge as it is bright yellow. It is situated just up from the La Rocca Italian restaurant and the White Hart pub. It has lovely decor and inside and outside seating. The staff...

Lovely place with very friendly and helpful staff. Will definitely come back.

We've visited the tearooms several times and always have a wonderful experience. The decor is lovely and there is always a great atmosphere. The food is delicious (I love the bacon, brie and cranberry toastie!) and the homemade cakes are amazing. We will definitely be going back!

Great food and atmosphere, as well as very friendly staff.

Another lovely walk up the Gorge today ending up at The Cheese Cottage Cafe. As always, a wonderful welcome, delicious cake with my latte and time to admire the retro decor. A great addition to Cheddar Gorge.

We have visited The Cheese Cottage twice and can heartily recommend it. Delicious food and drink, amazing decor and friendly service - what’s not to like! We will be back.

This lovely little tearoom is clearly a 'labour of love' for the family who run it. So much thought and hard work has gone into creating a light, quirky and beautiful space. Add to that the range of quality local food on the menu and in the shop together with the location right in the heart of Cheddar Gorge and you have a cafe that all visitors should make a beeline for. Come away with a bag of fudge for later too - it is absolutely delicious!

Lovely food and not ridiculously overpriced like some places can be in tourist spots. Décor is lovely and was a lovely place to spend an hour.

We popped in to buy some cheese and a bottle of beer. We decided to stay for lunch. Jake served us. He was very rude sarcastic unhelpful and "forgot" to order my partners sandwich. We ended up leaving. Jake needs some extra customer service training or maybe just let him clear the tables for now. If I could give you a zero star I would. Horrible experience.

Went here today , tables were left dirty while we sat there, very slow service and had cutlery thrown at us by a very surly man and had to keep reminding them about our drink order Will never set foot there again

Best toasted cheese sandwich I’ve come across and I didn’t get a look in at the sausage rolls as the kids devoured them in seconds. Fantastic little shop attached and very friendly staff. Highly recommended.