Christine's Patisserie in Suffolk Coastal

NOW MAEVES TEAROOM. went with friends after being recommended. Coffee nice but very small cups and expensive. I ordered toastie with no coleslaw as I don’t eat dressings. Still came with something resembling coleslaw which my husband ate so I was left with just a toastie. No side salad or crisps or anything. Absolute rip off. SO EXPENSIVE Although tasty it wouldn’t have cost more than 50p to make. Friends then ordered cake (choice was poor so we didn’t have anything) and they both said it wasn’t pleasant. One said it was the worst Bakewell cake he’d ever had!!! We won’t be back!!!

Smallest coffee cup ever! What are you thinking?! You can’t even hold it the handle is tiny - it’s like it’s from a child’s tea set! The food was ok and service very friendly but very overpriced for what we had. I’m all for supporting local businesses but would not return - the coffee is literally 3 mouthfuls and it’s gone - for 3.50? Don’t rip people off

The food here was delicious and the staff were very friendly – especially the girl on the till (I didn't catch her name). The only thing I didn't like was how the manager talked to his staff. He came off as quite snappy and agitated, and I felt quite awkward hearing it. As someone who used to work as a waitress back in the day, I can understand it can get stressful – but being rude to your staff is no good!

Lunch in a lovely sunny courtyard was very enjoyable. Menu is limited and a little pricey for what we had. Choices were limited for vegans.

Went for lunch there after a long walk round Martlesham Wilds. Couldn't be better. Food was delicious and well presented. Fig and mozzarella open sandwich original and tasty. Surroundings lovely and service excellent. Thoroughly recommended.

Spotted this nice little cafe on a recent visit to Woodbridge and decided to stop. We sat out the back in a lovely enclosed courtyard and had cream tea. The tea was loose leaf, which was lovely and the scones fresh and tasty. We'll worth a stop over if passing by.

We would have loved to have tried this cafe, however on entering we were told we couldn't sit at a table in the garden and had to go inside and order. We went inside and waited to order and as we did were getting in the way of staff bringing out and serving food to tables as well as other customers trying to leave so had to keep moving outside. When we eventually got to the counter we were told we couldn't order food as it was too late and they "only had what was left on view". We declined purely because of the poor way we had been treated. We were trying to spend money here and were made to feel so unwelcome. Everything about this experience was negative with too many don'ts, cant's , wont's. Such a shame as the garden area looked lovely. maybe some staff training on customer service might help.

Needed a breakfast venue for our last day on holiday due to early checkout. Cannot recommend this place highly enough. Lovely food, truly excellent tea, reasonable price.

Tucked away off the main shopping street Christine's offer a tranquil place to sit and relax. The service is excellent and the food is 'to die for'! Tables in the lovely courtyard are sheltered by jewel coloured parasols - it's just perfect!

Utterly superb.Popped in quite late on a damp Monday afternoon with a baby and a huge dogStaff were really lovely and friendly to all of us. Hot Food has run out but we had lovely cakes and coffe.Will definitely return lovely small business run by folk who care not machines.PS Covid clean, one way system and how to order is very very clear.Thank you

What a treat to sit against the flowered walls of the courtyard garden. Unfortunately by 12noon there was no red onion quiche and only half a portion of tri-carrot salad. Poor planning. But what we had was amazing.

It’s not often I feel compelled to write a review of a cafe, coffee shop or tea room however I must say Christine’s is up there with the best I have ever visited. I was on my holiday with my father in law who is in a wheelchair and a lady who think might have been the owner very kindly opened up a side gate to allow easy access to the garden area. We were politely shown to our table and directed to the shop area to place our order. The coffee’s, tea and cake were of a very good standard and promptly served to our table by a very polite young lady observing complete respect for COVID prevention. Christine’s is a gem of a refreshment stop in Woodbridge Suffolk and deserves 5 Stars for customer service and product quality. Well done and thank you. We will return.

A delightful cafe, clean and lovely courtyard. The staff were extremely welcoming, it was clean, and all the CoVid rules and precautions were in place, They welcomed our dogs. I had a bagel toasted with avocado and hummus (but didn’t like the pickled radish) with a pot of Green Sencha leaf tea. My friend enjoyed a strong normal builder’s tea with a flatbread full of Coronation chicken. Both had fresh leaves. The toilet was immaculate. There was a good selection of veggie fare and soups and cakes on offer. Very nice. Will definitely return to try something else.

Had two tips here once getting seated in the garden and once inside. As everywhere Covid 19 making life harder for the staff as they have to sanitise in between customers and you have to wait to be seated therefore. Coffee was good and the cakes were welcome. Covid precautions reasonable given the size of venue and I was pleased to see staff wearing masks properly. More comfortable sitting inside outside as is normal at the moment especially when there is such a pretty garden to chill in.

Pleasant patio garden . Good service. Will return to try the savoury dishes which looked delicious. Very nice cake & coffee.

We visited ths cafe today, hoping for cups of coffee in the garden We were told we could not have a table in the garden( even though there were vacant ones) until we had been in the shop and ordered We went in the shop, waited 15 minutes to order our coffees and were then told that there were no free outside tables Another staff member had let other customers have a table WITHOUT first going in to oder Disgraceful!! We cannot comment on the coffee, we went to Costa instead where they treat customers fairly

Visited this cafe for the first time yesterday. Chai latte was tasty and hot. Cakes were very nice. You order your drinks and food as you enter the cafe and pay. Did not wait long for drinks and cakes to be delivered. Staff were friendly and helpful. Lovely quaint cafe. Find a table before you order just to ensure you can sit.

Worth the trip down to the end of the High Street. Lovely decor, lots of it hand made. Good choice of cakes and eats, friendly service. We sat inside, but there is an outdoors for suitable weather!

Went into a busy Christines this morning for a coffee, and took the last table which was for 2 people. As we were taking our coats off we were told by staff that we would have to leave as a lady had ordered a drink at the tills, but had nowhere to sit !!. Very bad customer awareness, as it was not the right way to handle that issue. We have had several coffees in the past at Christines, but we will never go in there again.

We ate here on a Monday lunchtime and had a lovely salmon and cheese bagel It’s lovely in the summer as you can sit outside. Staff are always friendly and welcoming

My wife & i stopped off for our mid morning coffee & cake in this small & quaint patisserie once more (having been here a few years ago).We received excellent fast polite service & thoroughly enjoyed our fresh cake & coffee.We would recommend this patisserie to anyone for a quiet short break & during warmer months there are tables outside in their small garden.

We went to Christines for the first time yesterday and will definitely be returning. We both had the coronation chicken pitta which was delicious, and I had a slice of their homemade apple and blackberry cake - absolutely yummy! Friendly staff and would recommend a visit.

We had a great lunch here on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The Buddha bowl was really tasty and served with a smile.

Been here s few times now and it’s always been very friendly and dogs also welcome , food is excellent and if you get the weather right then the garden is the place to be

Walking along High Street wanted a coffee so went in and were pleasantly surprised that there were outside seats in a courtyard.Just the place to enjoy a cup of coffee on a lovely sunny afternoon

A friend and I had lunch here today. The layout is very good, with a number of rooms or the garden to choose from. As it was warm and sunny we decided to sit outside in in the walled garden, which is a real sun trap. the menu selection was quite good and there are lots of teas and coffees available. Choose what you want and pay at the counter, then it's table service.The staff are friendly and the food was excellent. The garden is very peaceful as you cannot hear any traffic. The loudest thing was a blackbird singing on a chimney top on the other side of the Thoroughfare. I parked in the car park behind the Co-Op (£3 for four hours), from where it is a short walk.

gorgeous gluten free cake that actually tastes like cake! Rose and Pistachio not my normal taste in cake however once tasted now a new favourite.

Stopped by for a tea and cake. Staff were very friendly and the orange blossom oolong tea was delightful. The salted caramel flapjack was a little too sweet but I enjoyed it anyway. I’m looking forward to returning!

A lovely place to visit for afternoon tea. There are a wide range of tea’s to choose from and an enormous afternoon tea consisting of 3 different types of sandwiches, cream and jam scones and many different cakes. Very nice indeed.

Spicy Pastry roll and salad which was really tasty. I was offered to have the roll warmed, which made it more tasty. Friendly staff, good food and very clean. Always a pleasure to visit here.

We went out to Woodbridge for a day out whilst on holiday and came across this place. The staff were welcoming, they loved the dog and the food was excellent.

We tried something new like Pimms cake! There were teas and coffees to choose from as well, but personally I would expect to have more pastries to choose from, or maybe we came too late and they sold out everything.

We were on our way to Aldeburgh and decided to stop in Woodbridge for mooch around and some lunch. We saw this place and thought it looked nice. We had various sandwiches and coffee and teas. Everything was very nice and the staff were very cheerful, the place itself is well kept and has a lovely outdoor seating area. Nice place for a spot of lunch.

Lovely cafe serving a range of snacks and cakes. The cheese and ham toasty was particularly good as well as the chocolate brownie. The cafe is dog friendly with water bowls available. There is seating inside and out and the outside is very pleasant on a sunny day with parasols, tables and chairs. The staff were friendly and polite and the cafe is clean and fresh. Worth a visit.

Our third visit to this coffee shop in the centre of Woodbridge. Three separate interconnecting rooms and a lovely outside courtyard garden. Coffee and tea both good but this time I had a toasted tea cake, the best one I had ever had, full of fruit and served with butter and jam. When I asked where they got the teacakes, I was told they were made by themselves along with all the other cakes. Staff very friendly and helpful. A great little coffee shop.

Popped in with a friend, quick friendly staff, food was fantastic. We have the coronation chicken pitta, and the egg mayo sandwich. Both were spot on! Thank you. Will come again soon..

My new go to coffee shop in Woodbridge

I was staying an hour away and purposely travelled to New Bridge to come here! Amazing coffee and superb cakes, I had a lovely Lemon and Elderflower cake.

It was a beautiful day and Woodbridge was busy. We've visited regularly and were surprised to find the cafe inside and out almost completely empty mid-afternoon on a Saturday. The cafe's walled garden should have been standing room only.

Das Christine's ist einfach ein wunderschönes Café mit guten Kuchen und Kaffee und tollen Tees. Da es sich in der Einkaufsstraße von Woodbridge befindet, ist es sehr zentral gelegen, strömt aber eine Ruhe aus, wie ein Café auf dem Land. Die Räume sind in weiß, rosa und hellen Pastellfarben gehalten, ohne dabei kitschig zu wirken, und man sitzt an Vollholztischen, die dem Vintage Look nachempfunden sind. Die große Glasvitrine im ersten Raum zeigt einige der Leckereien, die man sich bestellen kann. Die Bedienungen sind relativ flink. Besonders schön ist der Freisitz neben dem Café.

Pistachcio and Rose cake was nice. So was the fruit scone. Would have been even better served with good quality jam. Friend staff. Would come again.

We thought we would try this cafe as it had a garden area, and looked inviting but were very disappointed, the coffee was very small to other shops in the street, more expensive and the coffee was very bitter, we had two of her home made cakes not to bad.

Only had time for a coffee today, but having seen the cakes on offer you can be sure I'll return! Clean and bright with plenty of space, this is a lovely tea rooms.

My first visit to Christine's Patisserie, which is a lovely tearoom with nice décor and a cosy feel, was in December 2017 and was very positive. I first visited with my parents and we enjoyed coffee and cake. I returned with my husband the following week and on both occasions the drinks and cakes were consistently very good. The lemon and poppy seed cake and the chocolate coconut brownies were delicious, and the gluten free options were also great. I don't want to sound harsh, however upon visiting Christine's Patisserie in February 2018 I was surprised and disappointed with the customer service.

fantastic place to visit with acceptance of dogs, how wonderful when it is raining and you can get out of the rain. Food is excellent and also drinks. Very clean and all staff extremely friendly and helpful.

My wife and I have been here a few times for tea/coffee and eats.

Christine's was for me one of the best places to pop in for tea and cake.Just recently though the usual lovely lady hasn't been there and the service has got extremely bad. I know other locals who had said exactly the same. Please sort it out.

Thought I’d found a gem but having visited a couple of times later on a Saturday afternoon, I was speechless this week to be told at 4.05pm that we couldn’t have a brownie as they had just been packed away...for the second time I witnessed said cakes being packed away by an ungloved, untonged hand, which concerns me. This place should be amazing but customer service and a few niggles let it down...I really want to like it here.....

When we first discovered Christines it was great. Very tranquil , excellent service, and excellent coffee. Just what we wanted. However recently it seems to be wavering. The musac is often too loud and pop stuff, which is not what the clientel want. There seem to be kids serving you who are more interested in their musac than welcoming their customers. The coffee is very variable depending upon who makes it. Sometimes it falls well below the mark. Need better training me thinks. In a town full of oldies like Woodbridge we want good coffee, pleasant service, and no pop music. Gentle relaxing background and quiet preferably classical music would be ideal. If I hear that horrible boom boom noise I am off like a shot. Come on Christines you are missing a trick!

Average is what I have scored and that about summed it up for me, food and drinks were good, service was ok and yes its dog friendly but like its décor its best described as bland

Nice bright eastery. The butternut and ginger soup was smooth and delicious, and the nutty granary bread, homemade, full of flavour. Relaxing with the daily papers. Thank you.

With an awful lot of places to have lunch in Woodbridge we thought we'd try Christine's as it looked very nice indeed.

Dropped by on the off chance as it looked really nice, it was even nicer once inside. Fantastic cakes, scones and light lunches all served in the most beautiful way, I really enjoyed the quiche I had for lunch and my friends scones look fantastic, just wish it was closer to where we live!

Christine's is a true independent cafe, the owner works hard and takes pride in everything she does. From the home made chilli jam, to the scones and beautiful decor.

Christine's only looks small from the outside, but once inside, is like a tardis, with little separate rooms to hide away in. There's also an outside seating area, if the weather is nice to sit and relax in.

Another good visit here. Always a gluten free cake choice, which is great. Nice to support an independent coffee house over Costa and Nero

Christine's Tearoom is definitely my favourite place to go in Woodbridge, and there's lots of competition.

Absolutely delicious! Ordered sun dried tomato quiche, available hot or cold, and the mozarella and pesto ciabatta. We like to share, so tried both dishes! Beautifully appointed deli/restaurant. Sat outside as the weather was lovely, the tables had colourful parasols, in a walled garden. Seating available indoors looked stylish and reasonably spaced. Had to wait for about 10 minutes for our food, but was fresh and very tasty. Would not hesitate to go again.

Visited with my teenage daughter for lunch.

We stopped here for lunch last Friday and it was really nice. We both had toasted sandwiches on sourdough which were delicious, the avocado, cheese & pancetta was amazing! Service was a little slow but we were sat in the lovely garden so didn't mind too much. My hubby had normal tea but I had the Gin and Tonic tea which was so nice I'm going to buy some online! Only reason not 5 star was the wait.

Must recommend this tea/coffee shop. Wide range of teas and pastries , very clean .Staff very welcoming and extremely friendly.

Fantastic food and very welcoming staff. We bring our husky and sit in the garden with him. There's a good selection of savoury food and cakes. The brownies are amazing! The service is a little slow with bringing out food but it's well worth the wait.

Why do places that use on the wall only blackboard menus fail to remove items that are sold out? Oh, and why do places that use blackboard menus not realise that the last few items written are not visible to short people if the board is behind the counter cabinet? That said our lunchtime call here whilst visiting Woodbridge was pleasant enough. Friendly greeting and service, light good looking seating areas and (on a hot day as it was) the outside walled garden area with brightly coloured and effective sun parasols was a pleasure. Downside was the food - the Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil quiche was perhaps a bit short on all three of those so the egg dominated but it was a pleasant enough, well served and fairly priced lunch.

Absolutely loved visiting here last month. Welcomed by a friendly waitress who helped me choose which drinks to have (I'm always so indecisive). Sat in the lovely garden watching the dogs sat in the shade (always bonus points when dogs are welcomed). Had a lovely drink and reasonable prices too! So much better than sitting in a large coffee chain

Came across this lovely Patisserie/Tea Room whilst holidaying with my husband, elderly parents and two Scottie dogs.

Hot day, needed shade and drink, we got both here in the lovely garden. The tea selection was lovely as were the teapots, but nowhere to put the teastrainer as i dislike strong tea. Was offerred milk but not lemon when i declined. The gluten free strawberry layer cake was very moist but far too sweet, and I have a sweet tooth. 2 choices of gluten free. Ambience spoiled somewhat by smells of burnt toast and cheese! 2 drinks 1 cake were pretty expensive

I enjoyed the good quality tea served at Christine's, but the cake was far too sweet and tasted mostly of sugar. Quite pricey for what you get. Service friendly but slow.

I met my friend in Christine's for tea today. 11am and it was nicely busy but still plenty of room - it's like a tardis! Much more room than appears on the outside. There's a number of small spaces, a garden room and a good sized courtyard garden.

Brought my parents here for a slice of cake and a drink, and will definitely be returning to try some more!

Popped in by chance on our way home to Surrey. Great cakes all home made and something a little different. The lemon and poppy seed cake and my colleagues cashew and carrot cake were both outstanding! Super clean looks , a lovely garden area and the lady on the next tables toast ie looked divine!! So nice to find somewhere this good, plenty of tea shops to choose from but choose this one!!

What a treat to experience this lovely place, which is on The Thoroughfare in the centre of town. Suzanne and her staff bake all their own bread and cakes, and their lunches are delicious - from soup of the day to quiches, sandwiches and specials of the day. Great quality and freshness and served with the kind of pleasantries and care that you would expect from such a well-run and family-friendly eatery. Free wi-fi. They go the extra mile to ensure that your experience is the best. We popped in for morning hot chocolate and were so impressed that we returned for lunch later the same day.

We discovered this lovely cafe recently and will definitely be back! Lots of choice - delicious cakes, scones and even hand-made cholcolates! It looks tiny from the front but goes back a long way with plenty of places to sit, including the garden (Still a bit too chilly!) The decor is clean and fresh so it's a very pleasant place to meet friends and have a chat.

We enjoyed coffee and cake to celebrate Valentine's Day. Home made cakes were great, service was prompt and pleasant. Tea is a bit pricey but coffee is good value.

Yummy 'home-made' cakes and delicious soups. Pleasant decor and very friendly helpful staff. Lovely garden.

We came here as a result of lack of service at The Georgian coffee house & were so glad that we did.

We discovered Christine's by chance, what a delight. Fantastic coffee and scones. Great decor and service. Always a delight and has become our firm favourite for coffee in Woodbridge. Only hope everyone else does not realise this too.

We have been here a couple of times and it is a very pretty place with good coffee and cakes. It is not unfriendly but could be friendlier.

Thought I would treat myself to a rare spot of breakfast on my own. I was the first and only customer in. Ordered scrambled egg on toast with salmon. Lady was friendly. Order came. Not good. Water pool on plate I poured off onto side plate. Extremely soggy bread..and no salmon. Pointed this out to the lady. She then brought out a separate tiny piece of salmon on a plate for me to add to my breakfast. Wish I hadn't bothered. Waste of my money. Ate swiftly, left alot of the bland scrambled egg and left. Won't go back.

If you are in Woodbridge, take the time to visit Christine's Patisserie. As you walk through the Turban Centre, instead of turning left past Boots, turn right past Browsers, and Christine's is a little further up on the same side. This tea shop is a real gem, in the warmer months there is a wonderful walled court yard garden to sit in, in the cooler months, take your pick of the three seating areas inside. The cake is homemade, try the Pistachio and Rose (which is gluten free) and totally gorgeous. Hot drinks comes in pretty pastel coloured cups and saucers, staff are always friendly. I am amazed that there have been a few bad reviews, as living in Woodbridge, I go here at least once a week and I have never been disappointed.

Lovely moist passion fruit cake - perfect scrambled eggs - gingerbread that kicks- this coffee shop sits way above its competitors. Brilliant food in very pleasant surroundings!

This is a good place to meet friends, its much bigger than it looks and also has outside space. The food looks genuinely home made and tastes really good. I love the cheese scones, just properly warm and definitely not blasted in a microwave as so many places insist on doing.

It has obviously been a while since I ventured this far up The Thoroughfare, as I didn't know this place existed until today. I would certainly be happy to return. The place had a nice feel about it. I went mid-afternoon on a Monday, and it was nice and quiet. There are several rooms of seating, so even if it was busier it would probably still feel quiet.

This is my second visit last came in the summer & won't be the last. I personally come to Woodbridge to come here to try all the yummy food, the Hot Choc is to die for & the food is yummy esp the home made carrot & cashew cake .

Stopped here enroute through Suffolk. The selection of food was very tempting and there was a lot of choice. Very friendly service and busy with locals so they are doing something well.

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Quirky seating, which works well in this establishment. Beautiful outside seating area. Extensive range of herbal and fruit teas to choose from. Beautiful home made cakes, biscuits and scones. Light lunches available. Scrummy Afternoon tea available.

I visited with my mother in law to be for a coffee and chat. Staff are very welcoming and friendly. The coffee is delicious and there's a very nice atmosphere to the place. I will be going back soon.

Found this by chance as prefer less commercialised coffee places. Excellent service, food and drinks and reasonable priced. Lovely large garden to sit in on pleasant days.

Having not ventured up the thoroughfare past Boots the Chemist for a few years my wife and I pleasantly stumbled across Christine’s Patisserie & Tearoom. Woodbridge has a couple of larger chain coffee houses and so it’s great that there are a number of smaller independent tearooms and coffee shops like Christine’s that have a lovely local and friendly feel. Christine’s is a high end tearoom and offers a quiet and nicely furnished place to unwind or catch up with friends. We had a snack lunch and found the menu had a good range of homemade dishes to choose from, there is an excitingly long list of fresh teas to mull over and a lovely selection of cakes to tempt you.

Really sorry to say that this was a disappointing first visit. The bagels we ordered were dry and on the verge of stale. My husbands coffee cup was served barely just over half full. The salad was fine and the choice of teas are very good however. The criticism would not be on line if, when we had pointed out the problem with the bagels, there had been the tiniest hint of an apology. However we were just told there had been three other complaints on the quality of the bagels so they would look into changing their supplier! Surely they have some quantity controls that would have kicked in before the fourth complaint. No return here, mainly due to the lack of an apology. To be fair the cakes looked reasonably good.

After having a bad experience at another café in Woodbridge what a very welcome change, friendly staff very clean, will certainly return

Went with my girlfriend for a pre lunch. I had a lovely hot chocolate, and we shared a delightful panini with cheese, ham and pesto in.

This place has been highly recommended so we decided to give it a try one morning.I ordered an espresso but they seemed baffled and what I got was an ordinary cup of black coffee. Cakes elaborate and expensive.

Visited beginning of August. Friendly staff and excellent tea. Coffee cake and chocolate brownie were great but sadly the scones had sold out. We sat in the garden which is a bit of a suntrap. It was untidy though and a little bare. I think they may have started work on improving it but it definitely needs more flowers!

We stumbled upon this little place and sat in the garden. Now I'm not a salad person but it was a hot day and went for something a little different. I'm so glad I did. I had their homemade quiche with a pomegranate, rocket and quinoa salad (usually say to quinoa) and wow - it was out of this world. I spoke to the serving lady and she said that they had taken on a new chef who was trying different things and this lunch was just stunning.

Popped in here on a Saturday afternoon. Not a full selection of cakes as it was towards the end of the afternoon. All the food on display looked delicious and homemade. Had a coronation chicken pitta bread. Also a generous slice of coffee and walnut cake, lemon and poppy seed cake. All lovely. Tea rooms beautifully decorated. Very pastel. Tea came in individual pots with timers.

I had to try this place as its my namesake! The choice of cakes was great and a good menu of sandwiches etc. I was tempted by a Victoria sponge and my usual coffee. Both excellent. Inside leads through to a lovely outside area. Staff friendly and prices not over the top. I will certainly be back.

Lovely tearoom with plenty of room, a great range of teas (the Vietnamese Imperial is delicious) and excellent service. The best tearoom in Woodbridge!

We went here for my mums birthday for tea and cake with the family,sadly we were told we couldn't make a reservation so we had to stand outside for 20 minutes until a big enough table came.They were quick with ordering and service and seemed to bake the scones fresh and often as they are sill warm,the only issue we had was that they didn't have enough of one cake which was popular and the lady serving said she couldn't cut the new one which was in a tray as she wasn't qualified and the correct person wasn't there so we had to change some orders.

We popped in here to buy cake to take away. The cakes were home made gluten free and delicious. Well worth breaking the diet for. The portions were generous and value for money. The staff were very friendly , polite and very customer focused