Dartmouth Castle Tea Rooms in South Hams

We have visited this cafe located at the mouth of the beautiful River Dart many times. It has always served up great drinks and food but after my last visit I felt compelled to write a review. Following a swim in the cove below we had the best ever bacon roll I have ever eaten. Tasty sweet bacon in a delicious warm crusty batch served up with a smile. Truly delicious!

Very lovely helpful staff especially with a child with SEND in our party. Delicious food and great surroundings. Highly recommend

We caught the little ferry from Dartmouth and walked the final part up through a wooded area to this lovely little cafe. Staff are excellent as is the Flatwhite, poured will, two shots as is required and a good blend. We sat outside and enjoyed the views out to sea.

Lovely cosy, relaxed cafe. I had really good coffee and cake. Very friendly staff and dog friendly. Beautiful views over mouth of river and has outside seating with same views. Great to combine visit here with a coast walk.

Lovely little spot to stop after our walk along the coastal path from Dartmouth with the dog. Nice and warm with a beautiful view and a welcome cup of tea and slice of cake.

Fabulous service and top quality food in such a lovely location. Excellent and friendly service. Good value for money.

Stopped there for a bacon roll after reading the reviews and not disappointed. Really lovely fluffy sourdough roll and a decent amount of bacon. Lovely views too.

Best Bacon Roll I’ve had in Dartmouth for a long time. Freshly cooked with tasty bacon and sough dough roll. Good price also. Friendly and welcoming staff

Due to Covid, there was no table service but the food served was still very good. We had cream tea, which was meant to be one of the best in Devon - and it did not disappoint.The views from the outdoors seating area was also exceptional.

Going to the castle for a date and the rude cashier tripped over and spilled coffee on me on my brand new suit I am very upset

Lovely food, but limited savoury options of steak pasties, sausage roll or vegetarian pasties. Our food was delicious, but honestly were disappointed at the limited choice. Tarts and traybakes again were delicious as was the selection of hot drinks, but not ideal as a lunch stop if expecting sandwiches/soups etc. The website doesn't offer any information regarding this and there was limited seating outside on the balcony. There may have been a different menu on offer if sitting here, but this area wasn't apparent until we had already purchased our food. There is also an ordering system of only one household in the cafe at any time - this is only apparent when you step inside and are told. I found the staff very busy and not particularly helpful. My rating is based on these factors. Despite how our food tasted and the beautiful location, I don't think we will return.

We shared an order of the savoury cream tea. I was expecting a Stilton and walnut scone but got a cheddar and seed scone. I was disappointed and took it back only to be told they didn’t have any Stilton and walnut. The scones are served in a disposable tray. I was surprised at this as most places have started using China again. We ate on their balcony and tried to put our rubbish in the council bins outside. They were overflowing. I think the cafe could at least provide a plastic sack to dispose of their own rubbish

We visited these tea rooms on Wednesday and went back on Thursday and Friday. Driving up to Dartmouth Castle presents it's own challenge to visitors who may be put off by the "limited parking" signs, but believe me it is well worth the effort. The sea views are second to none and they are matched by the quality of the food and drink that is available. Proper Devon Cream Teas were our first two experiences and fresh Crab Sandwiches our third.The manager and her team deal with busy periods really well and kept us all Covid safe.

A lovely find coming across this cafe. Stunning views and plenty of outdoor seating. A good stop either before or after a visit to the castle

Stumbled upon this cafe, and was greeted by a smily waitress, who had an excellent set of buns on display. In the end I chose a delicious tart.The staff were kind enough to talk me through the coffees, and the apprentice in the kitchen produced a superb cappuccino. Excellent!

Lovely food and a great cup of tea. Just what you need. Place was nice and clean and staff very friendly!

Great experience at the cafe, visited around Christmas it was very festive and staff very friendly. A warm drink was just what was needed after a chilly walk and a great view to sit and take a load off

After a somewhat hectic morning and visit around the castle, a sit outside the coffee shop overlooking the beautiful Dart river, with an excellebnt coffee, was a great way to relax. Add a dollop of warm sunshine, and it is pretty good. Obviously tight for space, and effective takeaway service, but still enjoyed the stop-off.

Disappointed this place has decided to stay as a takeaway during the pandemic, however, I understand as they are very small. Our trip was still worth it though, the views were made better by a delicious takeaway coffee and they had a large range of flapjacks to go with it. we have the snickerjack, a flapjack with salted caramel, peanuts and dark chocolate, it hit the spot and gave us energy for the walk back to town. I would recommend and will be back when this place is fully open again.

I came here with my partner hoping it would be open. sadly it's only doing takeaway snacks and small things due to covid. We were just happy to still be able to get a coffee after the walk out there! my partner had the snickerjack which he raved about. I settled for a latte, which was really good. Apparently, they use a devon based company, which is nice to see.The only problem that annoyed me was the other customers, they clearly weren't reading the health and safety boards put up and were then rude to staff. one lady sarcastically said "good luck" to the people in front of us as she left when clearly she hadn't followed any instructions given her, it was uncomfortable to watch and reminded me why I dont work in retail anymore.

Lovely staff. Character surroundings and the BEST scone, jam and clotted cream. Just the best! Like a three course meal! Just across from the ferry too, to get back yo the main road. Lovely!

While we were in Dartmouth and the weather wasnt raining for once we had a walk out to castle cove. The beach has some steep steps to get down to it but a nice little platform to stand on. We decided to grab some lunch however the tea rooms didn't have much choice on, apparently some staff are sick! The soup we settled on was a wholesome roasted red pepper and lentil soup but the best bit by far was the fruit scones that came with the cream tea! Lots of cream, with the offer of more if we needed it, plus we could wrap up any we didnt eat and take home!

Nice atmosphere , small inside, seating outside if weather ok. Very tasty bacon bap although service a little slow . Very good price . Coffee good . Only moan really is all the delicious looking cakes on the counter not covered .

One of us had a sausage with mustard and honey glaze bap and the other a blt. Both tasted delicious and great ingredients, you rarely see thick bacon in a blt but here you do. Even the cakes are lovely, worth a stop but can be hard to find a seat indoors if its wet.

Went here for some lunch, we were surprised as as they were taking part of a local thing called Fiver fest all of their jacket potatoes with sides and filling were just £5. This is a great idea, and its nice to see local businesses working together, we had a chat with the manager and she was very helpful, told us about the other places taking part in town. So we wondering back to see if we could find ourselves a bargain!

Had some free time during half term, while out for a walk we came across the cafe by Dartmouth castle. The weather was terrible so was quite. The young waitress was very pleasant, and they had a great selection of flapjacks! We ordered mugs of tea and decided on lunch. We had honey mustard sausage and coleslaw bap and a homemade soup, both were delicious and set us up for the walk back to the car!

Stale scones, rock hard/old clotted cream, very rude staff/ manager. Hate spending good money on such horrible food and service. We had visited in the past and this little place ‘was’ brilliant..... we were extremely disappointed, obviously a change of management. Will not be going back.

A lovely cafe with very friendly hardworking staff, delicious homemade scones and some of the best coffee in town! Enjoyed a tasty savoury cream tea overlooking the sea

Visited on the August bank holiday, and the cafe was very busy, doing a roaring trade. Smiley cafe team :) We enjoyed our visit, Great fresh coffee and simply the best apple flapjack ever! We'll be back :)

Visited here with my partner on a beautiful August morning. Spectacular views of the sea and delicious coffee and apple crumble cake. We’ll be back in the autumn.

Took the little boat from the town to the castle, which is brilliant but cash only. Once we got to the castle, we had a little walk around and decided to stop for some lunch at the little tea rooms. The Cafe is very small and the menu shows it, however, it had something for everyone. The kids had the kids frittata and I had the Vegan Spiced veg and peanut tart. But the best part was definitely the coffee, with both soya and oat options and nice and strong.

A quick walk to the castle was made more interesting* than it needed to be by a very unusual method of payment for ice-cream. Apparently in order to avoid the ice-cream dude handling cash you have to buy tokens inside the cafe that must be redeemed outside for ice-cream. So as a punter you effectively end up queueing twice; once for the tokens and a second time for the ice cream. This second transaction took place with tokens that seemed to have more ice-cream on them than the tub of actual ice-cream. In summary, grubby tokens don't have fewer germs than cash. There is literally nothing to be gained from a hygiene point of view if you're going to insist on making customers use foetid, manky tokens. Next time I'm taking a flask.

Just had a cream tea at Dartmouth Castle Tea Rooms. Although the scones were of average size, the portions of cream and jam were very generous and it was all very tasty. There are two scones to a portion.

We visited the Dartmouth Castle tea rooms on a sunny Saturday in June having caught the train to Kingswear and then the ferry to Dartmouth. We walked to the castle from the North Embankment terminal which is just over a mile and gives some lovely views of Kingswear and the river Dart. Public toilets are available close by the cafe if you need them.

Nothing better than sitting, looking out over the sea with a pot of tea and a fresh crab sandwich. Staff were young but very pleasant and were happy to fill up the pot of tea with hot water when asked. We had some homemade scones to take home, which we very much enjoyed.

Popped in here whilst doing part of the south west coast path walk. Nice little cafe, good coffees and cakes. Pop into the castle and the church next door as well!

I visited this little cafe in June was very pleased with the coffee, never had a better flavour anywhere.

We went for a lovely walk ending up at Dartmouth castle for a well earned drink unfortunately we were very disappointed there was no where to sit when we eventually got served there were seats free but all the tables were full of used crockery

The electric went off as we were getting served. We were ordering cream teas @ £6 each. Understandably we couldn’t have the tea (no one was able to boil a pan???) so we had hot water to make a pot. We were charged full price for 1 scone instead of 2 which were £2.40 each the bottles of water charged separately instead of replacing the tea with water to cover the offer When staff challenged, they couldn’t comprehend what we were saying! Very expensive stop off

Four of us visited Dartmouth Castle on 2nd July and before we went round the castle we thought we'd stop for a bite to eat. It was about 12.30. On entering the tea room there was a notice apologising for there being no hot food as the kitchen was out of order. Fair enough but of the only 2 items on the menu that we could have, the scones, jam and cream were sold out so we had to have a savoury tea which consisted of two cheese scones, butter, a bowl of chutney and a pot of tea. The scones were very nice but £6 for this, I felt, was grossly overpriced. I have been to other establishments where, for the same price or less, I have had cheese, coleslaw, maybe a few salad leaves as well. I find the idea of spreading chutney on a scone with no cheese a very strange concept. We were also given a dirty plate. We were very disappointed and wouldn't visit again.

Enjoyed a very warm welcome by a lovely lady at the tea rooms. We sat outside and had a pot of tea and a fresh homemade scone with jam and clotted cream. Lovely All the staff were very friendly.

Visited with my partner and young son. All enjoyed our visit immensely, and the best brownies in the country! Served by some of the loveliest women 😁 beautiful views, definitely returning as often as possible

Lovely place. Good tea and coffee. Nice kids toys. They let us have china mugs on the hillside whilst we had a picnic. Very friendly. It is very small so assume it gets very busy. Thankssssss

This place is situated in the most stunning spot in Dartmouth- with a fantastic location, views to die for and zero competition but that unfortunately is where the positives end. Visited on a Saturday in season, thinking there would be lots of tasty treats on the menu- nope- just bacon baps, scrambled egg, cheese and pesto panini and veg tart - and other than a few cakes and cream teas that was it! Shocking- no sandwiches/ no choices and nothing for children. Such a shame as this place has sooo much potential and I know when We first started coming here 10 years ago- the menu was packed with baguettes, sandwiches, jackets etc and the place was heaving but today there was barely anyone there! I would love to know what sort of place the management want this to be? But in a major tourist trap with 1000 of visitors every year they really need to up their game to get people queuing at the door like they used to.

Found this coffee shop whilst walking our dog on our recent break to Dartmouth. It was so good we came every morning. Even though it was the end of March/beginning of April we sat outside. If you go around the side of the building that overlooks the castle you are shielded from the wind, the sun warms your face and the views take your breath away. We were even lucky to spot some seals playing in the water. The icing on the cake, no pun intended, was the best latte (hubby’s words) in Dartmouth. Both the coffee and hot chocolate were hot and brought to us by the lovely lady working in the cafe. I would definitely recommend a visit.

The food is lovely and prices fine but the service is extremely slow. If you order drinks and cakes, the drinks arrive after you have waited to eat, finally given up, and finished your food. This happened this Easter break and there was only 2 dog walkers in others than us, so not busy.

A great way to start your day, a brisk walk to the Castle Tea Rooms, a cup of tea and a bacon sandwich. Sit inside or outside and watch the boats go by. Good food, good service and an ever changing view.

The tea rooms are never crowded, service is so friendly. It's dog friendly and has a car park beside it. Indoor and outdoor tables just as lovely in winter as summer.

Great tea for two steaming hot and scones. Staff are friendly and welcoming and knowledgeable. To think 600 years ago guards would have a break here.

We went out to walk the jubilee walk and stopped off at the Castle Tea Rooms for a cream tea along the way.

We found this cafe to be be very welcoming with helpful staff serving excellent food and coffee,highly recommended.

We were looking for a place to try cream tea. It was very good. And the coffee was very good as well. Lovely place with a stunning view...

Had the nicest cream tea here while staying in Devon (And we had quite a few!). Friendly service and a lovely setting overlooking the castle & River Dart. We were very lucky with the weather for October so was nice to sit out in the sun with a nice view.

This is a gem of a cafe serving good coffee to drink in or take away with great tasting cakes as well. It's dog friendly which is always a winner for us! Wonderful location next the The Castle overlooking the mouth of the River Dart to watch the river traffic go past.

Turned up at closing time and demanded cofffee and scones and they happily delivered - great views, nice staff and tasty.

Lovely spot next to castle. Tucked nicely between church and castle itself. Lovely views and serene atmosphere. The staff are good with a good selection of nibbles and drinks. Prices not to bad. Recommended

Today had a lovely boat ride from Dartmouth to Dartmouth castle with tea rooms lovely views enjoyed the boat ride there! Had a walk round the castle and then a lovely full English Breaksfast with coffee at a reasonable price alittle slow in waiting for the coffee and breaksfast but cooked very nice and fresh and that what matters will go there again as im still on holiday in Dartmouth at this time! Well done keep up the good work will see you soon 10 out of 10

Recommend taking the ferry ride from the centre of Dartmouth to the castle. The castle cafe is rustic and small, but has a charm about the place. Our party ordered cream teas which were delicious. Plenty of cream, but could have done with more jam. Would recommend visiting on a clear day.

We only sampled their very good ice cream but we intend to go back as it seemed well run, clean and cared for.

We've been here many times. The coffee is nice and the cream tea is delicious, beautiful home made scones.

Stopped here at the start of our walk good coffee and delicious cake flapjack and bakewell slice. Beautiful view

If you are in Dartmouth and you want to visit the tea rooms then spend the £2.50 of £1.50 on the boat ride you can take from the harbour. It’s money well spent as you get a really nice trip up the dart.

Walked from Dartmouth on coast parathion. Walked and climbed around the Sugary Bay coves past the Castle . Returned to the cafe for drinks and a cream tea. Found a table for 4 overlooking the water. Busy but our order soon came . Polite efficient and good food . Would recommend.

I was served by a woman who after questioning some staff, turned out to be Alice “the manager” at this establishment. The attitude of Alice was DISGUSTING to say the least! She has no customer service, no people skills, spoke to me like a piece of sh*t, was EXTREMELY rude, has such a bad attitude, didn’t give her seat up for customers, spoke to her staff very degrading infront of customers, has no leadership or management skills, had NO clue about anything that was going! I did get chatting, however, to a lovely girl by the name of Katie (I think it was) who was sooo approachable, warm and lovely & actually seemed to know sooo much more about the establishment and seemed to be genuine, polite alongside organised and as much as she was AMAZING, I have to say my experience was still a bad one. Katie 5 stars whole heartedly. Alice, you don’t deserve to be a manager, maybe you should step down and let Katie do your job, coz I guarantee you she would do it better!

Walked up from the centre of Dartmouth, having skipped lunch after a full English breakfast in our hotel, opted for a traditional cream tea. Fruit scones served warm, delicious strawberry jam with lots of real fruit, generous helping of clotted cream, plenty of tea served with extra hot water and god amount of milk. Thoroughly recommend it. Excellent quality a good value.

Fantastic position to watch the boats go by right next to the castle. Good selection of drinks. Food looked fine but didn’t actually eat. Toilet nearby.

We visited Dartmouth today and chose to have lunch in the castle tea rooms .we can highly recommend the cream tea ,the scones were warm,light and cream and jam just completed the taste sensation .the staff were very friendly and helpful.well worth a visit guys .

Excellent food in an absolutely stunning location , we had a gorgeous ploughmans lunch with a beautiful backdrop of the castle , highly recommend 5*****

Beautiful walk out to the tea rooms at the castle in Dartmouth, there cream teas are lovely got the ferry back to the boat float.

Excellent range of food from pasties to vegan salads. The cakes are delicious. There are two outside seating areas go for the one away from the car park if you can. Service very friendly.

This is a stopping off point for walkers and visitors to the castle. There is a small indoor seating area and a few tables outside which unfortunately border onto the car park which means that vehicles are manoeuvring by the tables on a frequent basis. The drinks and cakes were fine and the service friendly.

Great place to get a snack or refreshments after a visit to Dartmouth Castle. Perfect location just outside th castle. Entrance.

Fantastic food, all local and home made , in a great location with top class service The scones are the best!

We had veggie tart and Mediterranean salad absolutely fabulous and I am not a vegetarian!! Lovely service and best view in Dartmouth highly recommended

We were heading for the castle ,so parking right opposite this lovely small cafe was a bonus (Ltd parking ) The cream tea was perfect and staff very friendly ,a lovely way to end our visit to the castle

Stopped here for a quick coffee at the end of our walk from Dartmouth. Some nice looking cakes and flapjacks are also on offer if youre feeling peckish. Icecreams are also available. We sat outside and enjoyed the sunshine. Very pleasant. If you dont fancy the walk back to town, you can catch the small ferry back.

The food was amazing, great taste and very good quality. The cafe is located right by the castle on top of the cliff which makes this place even more attractive! Only issue is that the cafe unfortunately doesn’t have a very wide menu, there is a slim amount of choices.

Whilst visiting the castle, dropped in for a couple of coffees and flapjack. Very nice staff and efficient service. The coffee was just to our taste so well pleased. Sat outside with a lovely view over the estuary and Dartmouth. Amal, and must be very busy in the high season, but would still recommend and visit again.

we travelled over from kingsweir and had a stroll to the castle. we decided to have lunch at the tea rooms. great choice of food, the panini was lovely freshly done and served with a lovely fresh salad and crisps. friendly staff and glorious views....

Für einen kleinen Zwischen Stopp zum Aufwärmen ist es ok. Englisch Tee und selbst gebackener Kuchen. Harte Stühle und wenig...

It was November, it was chilly and we walked all the way to the castle to find it was only open on weekends so we stopped at the tea rooms. The inside is small with around five tables with a similar amount outside. With only...

A couple of days' ago we walked along to the Castle. It was my husband's birthday but I was not expecting anything too much from the cafe there following a couple of poor Tripadvisor reviews. What a brilliant place to sit and take in the...

Cosy cafe where we enjoyed a lovely hot coffee. Flapjack was so delicious we had to try all the different flavours.

Lovely little cafe. Great views, really friendly staff, excellent quirky ambience. Food is basic and space limited, but they make the most of the resources they have. Can't fault it.

We enjoyed the tea and cake here (gluten free cake for me) sat out in the October sunshine after visiting the nearby castle.

A great location for a simple lunch, the menu isn't big but the food is great a lovely ham sandwich and cheese ploughman all well prepared will definitely make this a regular stop when walking in the area

On Monday 25th September 2017 we stopped for breakfast at the Castle Tea Room and both had scrambled egg on toast. The food was lovely, served punctually and all the staff were lovely and friendly. Well done to Leah the owner and her staff.

The tearoom itself it more a kiosk than an actual tearoom, most of the seating is outside, we were at the front sat on a slope leaving us feeling we were at the mat hatters tea part without the fun. The food however did look amazing, we saw some delicious looking packed ham sandwiches and a bacon roll that were packed out ( too right and all for the price) so when we saw “Proper Cornish” steak pasty on the menu we both ordered one even though they were the better part of £7 a head. We also decided to share a cream tea because we thought these pasties were going to be something else. Oddly the cream tea came out first so using our napkins we covered over the cream and jam to stop them getting too warm which was just as well as it took 40 minutes to get served what looked like two small shop bought pasties with a load of leaves and a smattering of crisps to jazz up and cover empty parts of the plate. I was not amused but still thought the pasty is bound to be very nice..... it was not a steak pasty, it was a potato and flour pasty with about 2 flakes of carrot and a nod at what should of been steak very lightly sprinkled throughout. We have has a higher meat content in a certain value supermarket version, oh and the handle was dry and hard. So we paid £14 for two joke pasties that were an insult to the words Proper, Steak, and Cornish. I had higher hopes for the scones. In fairness the two scones were nice but despite our attempts to protect the cream it was warm which just tasted a tad weird, the jam was a good quality conserve. We both wished we had opted for a sandwich and felt ripped off for what we had. We also felt that staff should have used a bit of common sense and brought out the scones and cream either with the pasties or after, instead in the 40 minute waiting time they kept trying to clear away our uneaten cream tea as we repeatedly explained no we are waiting for our pasties first. We did notice they did this in other tables so when a group ordered separate items they all ate at separate times with those having hot food being served last whilst those that had eaten looked on. Whilst the staff were friendly and polite they seemed a bit what-less and were very slow. It is the only cafe there so I would recommend eating before you arrive or if you get caught out order something that does not require cooking or heating through or you risk becoming part of the castles relics!

The staff were pleasant but slow producing simple snacks.

I was really looking forward to enjoying a cream tea by the sea with the views of the castle, however unfortunately I left feeling slightly deflated.

It is just a kiosk with very limited inside seating - mainly outside seating. It doesn't sell Ice Cream - due to vandalism apparently? It just seels hot drinks and basics. Staff were friendly enough.

Nice place to stop on a visit to the Castle. Sit on a sunny day and see the harbour entrance Go into Dartmouth town centre on the small ferry and just enjoy the day without the hassle of parking restrictions

The walk from Dartmouth Quayside to the castle tearoom is well worth the effort.The views of the estuary and opposing river bank across to Kingswear is stunning.The afternoon tea unfortunately did not live up to the same level, whilst the pot of tea was refreshing, the jam and cream very tasteful, the scones (2 per person) were a little dry.

Lovely location and the changes since last visit have certainly improved service and atmosphere, improvement in menu , but still great for cream tea overlooking the mouth of the dart.

Having walked along g the coastal path from Little Dartmouth, it was lovely to sit-down and have a cream tea. Lovely pot often too. Nice to sit and watch the boats in and out of the estuary. Very relaxing.

Lovely little cafe, not much seating inside but plenty outside, so aim for a nice day to visit! Enjoyed a Pot of tea for one and an apricot flapjack, which came to £4.45 which is good for Dartmouth! The cakes all looked amazing and the apricot flapjack was delicious, I will be heading back to try their toffee and apple flapjack next time!

Lovely selection of cakes ! Coffee was amazing and the service with a smile made everything even better. Helpful staff and good views, will be back next summer....

We were looking for some light refreshment after walking out from Dartmouth Town Centre along the coast road that leads to the Castle and the Church at the mouth of the River Dart. It is a pleasant walk although it has its ups and downs and takes about 20 minutes at a reasonable pace. The Café is always busy as it is a nice location and obvious way to pass the time by walking there [although many still cannot be without their vehicles on a route that was not designed for them nor needs them squeezing along the narrow roadway] and it was no different on this visit. We shared two slices of cake between three with tea to wash it down and saw little change from £15. But by having it as a take away we could enjoy the views form the many benches located thereabouts and look across the river and out to sea. Public toilets with their normal opening times are located in a small block probably dating from the 1960s close by which is helpful and necessary after taking tea!

Came here one afternoon with my friends for a cream tea after reading all the good reviews and was not disappointed. Cream tea was lovely as we had some gorgeous views to accompany it. 10/10 would come again.

Lovey place to visit fun for all the family, are 5th time at the castle hotel, great breakfast and clean rooms