Falling Foss Tea Garden in Scarborough

Hard to find but once your there its an amzing place to visit .

Lovely little place with nice atmosphere, great walks through woodland and by the waterfalls. Disabled parking is next to cafe, not clearly signposted and down a bumpy track.

Pretty location with a short walk from the car park. First time and will be back.

Lovely place by a waterfall with woodland walks in various directions. Tea garden has extensive outdoor seating, most of it under cover. Food and drink are bought from a kiosk and customer carries the tray to the table. We had scones with jam and cream and tea. Portions were generous. The place was very busy when we visited, but service was quick and the whole experience was very nice. Dogs are welcome.

Gorgeous food, friendly service, the most quaint and beautiful surroundings.

Good for walkers alike stop of point to look at the amazing falls to warm up over tea / coffie/ cake.Good service

Excellent pit stop in a beautiful setting.

Just a great spot to enjoy coffee or a light lunch.

Fabulous place to walk both the children and dogs! The descent to the bottom of the waterfall was certainly an experience. Not for the faint hearted or those scared of abseiling down a mud bank! Didn't visit the tearoom as we were visiting more for checking out the walks surrounding the area. Beautiful place with built in tree swing! Spent 6 hours exploring the woods so it was a brilliant day out.

Lovely cream tea, weather a bit dank but the scone was delicious

Beautiful cafe, good honest food... the scones with jam and cream were lovely. Up in my top 10 best scones.. The cafe is set in such lovely surroundings, very much worth the trip down, your sat right next to a waterfall and even the birds come to see you at the end of your table. Very much recommend

Great place. Would recommend the Bailey hot chocolate. ❤

Lovely place even though it was raining 🙂

We wandered through the wood along the stream our springer spaniel was having the time of his life! We ended up at the cafe which was a very pleasant surprise. The food was order was quickly received, generous portions and very tasty. We would recommend the bacon sandwich! Lovely spaces for the kids to play while we were having our breakfast. This is a must if you are in the area.

This was such a fantastic surprise! I’d started early on the coast to coast trail - my final day- had a light breakfast and (yet another morning of) ordinary coffee (us Australians love a coffee!). When I saw the sign for the the tea garden I thought, what the hell, I’ll give it a go. Well, it was THE best coffee (oat milk flat white) and the most delicious fruit scone I think I’ve ever tasted. The service was quick and friendly and the setting lovely. I can’t recommend highly enough!

It is a really relaxing place to spend an hour with a drink and an excellent piece of cake in a beautiful setting.

Limited choice in cafe but very nice setting. REALLY IMPORTANT POINT NOT SUITABLE FOR ANYONE WITH MOBILITY PROBLEMS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

The perfect stop for a cup of tea and lovely food on a walk. Easy to find and well signposted while walking, but you can also drive here and park up. Loads of sheltered outdoor seating, nice menu selection, and situated right next to a beautiful waterfall!

What a location! Right at the top of the foss. Grabbed a coffee and then went for a walk around the woods and along the beck.

Lovely view of the waterfall and found the prices of this cafe reasonable. Stayed at Whitby for a week and went here twice.

Lovely tea garden in a stunning location. Coffee and cake very nice and reasonably priced.

Visited here today whilst on holiday in Whitby. It's an absolutely beautiful place with woodland walks, running streams and, of course, a stunning waterfall. Carparking is free ( just what every Yorkshire lass wants to hear) and the tea room/ outdoor cafe serves the best quality bacon sarnies, cakes and hot drinks for a decent price. The staff were extremely accomodating and friendly, and we loved it so much we came back the next day. 😊

I'm going to start with the vegan cake, absolutely beautiful probably the best I've had. Great efficient service by friendly staff. Good choice of food too. Didn't take pics because it went in my mouth too quick

Brilliant place. Would recommend!

I had read a lot of positive reviews about the tea garden online and I was so pleased it exceeded my expectations. We parked at the Forestry car park at the top and walked down to the garden. The surrounding are stunning and the waterfall is magical. The garden is simple but has everything you need. The staff are very friendly and welcoming to everyone even when they are really busy. You can tell they have taken the time to get to know their regulars. We had a cheese sandwich and Mediterranean tart which were excellent. The coffee was great and there was a great range of cold drinks. We followed it with a scone with jam & cream and the raspberry & white chocolate blondie which were delicious. But best of all just being able to sit in the garden of the house and take in nature and the sound of the waterfall was so refreshing and relaxing. I could have spent the whole afternoon there.

Incredible food and drinks at really reasonable prices. The set up is so well thought out with clean and tasteful toilet facilities, children’s play equipment and adequate, sturdy seating. We had a selection of the ciabatta rolls with ham, cheese, bacon etc. and they were all clearly made with quality ingredients. All the baked goods were equally as tasty and the portion sizes generous. The coffees were to a good barista standard too. 10/10 recommend.

Top advice: park in Little Beck and walk the 1.5 miles to get here. Such a beautiful walk through a nature reserve. The cafe itself was brilliant. Top quality scones with jam and cream for a very reasonable price, and a good cuppa, albeit in a disposable cup. It is a great little spot, right by the waterfall, with a real 'natural' feel as all the furniture is wooden, and everything is served in cardboard. Made a lovely afternoon out.

Loverly place to visit ..food was excellent and not very expensive 👌

Loved this place . Beautiful setting plenty of seating and not a rip off. Lovely vegan pastry. Lovely walks and if you are fit and healthy you can go off the path down to the beautiful waterfall

Fabulous outdoor cafe, great service, Chelsea bun and drinks, most welcome after a lovely walk down the hill and gave us the strength to walk back up to the caravan club site nearby. Very pretty location and waterfall with river running past. Highly recommended!! Trainers or walking boots required as it is quite a steep walk from the top of the hill. Not so bad if you are driving down to the carpark though.

Beautiful tea garden deep in the woods with phenomenal food and coffee. Parked at May Beck and enjoyed the 3/4 mile walk following the stream. One of the highlights of our Yorkshire holiday.

Did the walk to see the beautiful waterfalls then popped in for a lovely lunch and cake 🙂 very friendly staff and great that everything gets recycled after use

Beautiful waterfall. Easy 10 min drive from Robin Hoods Bay. Free parking. 7-10 min walk to the first upper level sighting of the falls. 5-10 min walk to the play area where lunch/snacks can be obtained. Very green area. Not very accessible for mobility challenged person - hills and sloped gravel paths. Clean toilet area.

Fantastic tearoom fairly priced. Big cheesy was nice for £5.50. Shame that on the pathway I had the worst vertigo attack of my life as I'm scared of heights. Several areas without railings with vertical drops spun my vertigo loopy. But don't let this put you off, fantastic waterfall, great tea room fantastic location and a filling day for the family.

Fantastic food. Turned out quickly by a great and professional team. The garden is fab. The fast turnaround on food meant tables were readily available even though we visited at a peak time. Definitely recommend

Excellent Bacon Rolls Delicious Homemade scones, really friendly service, nothing too much trouble A Little Gem. The kids loved it to and the tree swing. 👏👏

Food is out of this world. Lovely location. Fantastic walk on a summer day to a little cafe where kids can play. This is relaxation. Also top marks to staff who are all friendly and working hard.

Friendly staff, but quite a wait as it was busy. Reasonably priced, basic facilities. Beautiful area with great walks.

This is a little slice of heaven. The walks are lovely, the foss is gorgeous. The tea room staff were absolutely lovely and the prices were fab. I came with 4 children, mixed race, and we were welcomed openly. I will 100 percent be coming back and have recommended this place to many friends and family

The most beautiful and tranquil setting! Will definitely be back for the lovely atmosphere and a spot of lunch!

Great place. Very quiet and secluded.

Lovely Place with lovely food and friendly staff.

Can't fault it....well apart from the hill back to car but that's my fault for being unfit

The walk was beautiful, we decided to do the walk from maybeck car park in reverse as we didn't want to get to the tea garden too soon. I wouldn't recommend this route for anyone with mobility problems as it's rough terrain,slippery and a lot of uphill sections, plus one of the paths was covered up where they had cut a whole section of trees down. The Hermitage and falling foss falls are beautiful. The tea garden is lovely, plenty of tables and the food is nice. Has a selection of panini's, salads,cake and drinks. The walk back to the car park is about 20mins and just enough to let food settle.

Nice little cafe set above the waterfall. There is a small car park up the hill from the cafe and waterfall (best to go early to beat the crowds). Lovely walks through the woods, and possible to get down to the waterfall for the more adventurous.

Lovely place to visit and nice service from the little coffee place.

Personally i thought considering you were a captive audience the prices were very reasonable and the food edible. Been to much more expensive places on days out where the foods been atricious. Thought it was a lovely place to sit for half an hour or so.

Stopped here for a rest while on a walk. There's no inside space but lots of outside seating so lovely on a hot day. I had a really good latte, lovely taste and perfectly hot. Also had the Mediterranean vegetable tart (fresh and warm out of the oven) which was amazing. Lovely pastry (not too thick and not too thin!) and plenty of filling and a really god taste. We also got a scone with jam and cream which was really good. Perfectly cooked, didn't crumble while preparing it and very nice taste. Highly recommend this place and we will be back!

Nice ciabatta sandwiches. Steep bank so not so easy access for elderly. The waterfall looked nice. Several over-excited dogs in the tea-garden when we visited, so quite noisy with all the barking and yelping going on.

Great food, drink, and lovely walks.

Just the best bacon butty on artisan bread to die for which is appropriate as the sponge cake with icing is soooo heavenly

Great day out for all ages! Beautiful waterfall and scenic walk. Must try is the scones with jam and cream from the little food hut 👌

We visited Falling Foss Tea Garden- beautiful scenery, friendly staff & great cream scones! Well worth a visit!

It's a really nice place. Just if the carpark is full it a little bit of steep walk down the hill. The scones are worth it.

Had a very nice cream tea , the scones were delicious.

Great place for a refreshment after our walk. Recommend a cold Peroni 😝

Absolutely beautiful place to explore the food available was also fantastic and a great price, we loved our time here and hope to explore more soon.

I love this place with my whole heart been there many times in my life and what an experience it was couldn’t get any better the food and the staff were delightful and the tall man called George spoke to us very nicely I highly recommend going here 5 stars from me

Pretty tea rooms next to a stunning waterfall. Lovely family ran place

Such a wonderful place to eat after such a beautiful walk. The food coffee and cakes are delicious.

What a cracking place to visit food is amazing and very reasonable prices. beautiful surroundings and lovely host will definitely be back this week

Great food in a beautiful location. Ideal for dogs too.

Beautiful garden by a waterfall with a lovely play area. There’s some good walking to be had and a brilliant campsite nearby.

Pleasant service. Very good facilities. Excellent scones with a generous amount of cream and jam. Very good decaffeinated coffee with oats milk. Beautiful area. We will definitely go back again.

Such a wonderful find, free parking, beautiful walks, and food prepared fresh on order, plus very tasty and not expensive.

Wonderful tea rooms. Gluten free bread and cakes available. Good coffee, variety of herbal teas. I had a hot bacon roll, coffee and cake. Wifey had a humous salad with gf bread and a herbal tea; under £20. Contactless payment available. Great use of recyclable serving plates etc too. Covered seating if it rains

Beautiful place well worth a walk and visit

Fantastic place for a pre or post walk cream tea. Absolutely fantastic fruit scones 😁

This is a lovely place to visit. Excellent food and wonderful, helpful staff. The bacon bap is fantastic. The toilet facilities are more than adequate.

What a lovely little place for lunch! Not a huge menu but to be fair they are limited on cooking space. Went for the ham salad, slice of cake and a drink. Lovely food freshly prepared by attentive staff.

Inaccessible as I have mobility issues, no provision and tea garden and falls down steep rough path from CP.

Went for a coffee the man behind the counter was very rudely spoken I asked what cakes thay had and he said well what you see here then said well you haveing anything and tuted snatched the money and slammed the coffee down he was the older man should have more respect for customers never again angry customers

Wonderful area and brilliant facilities

Smashing ‘tea room’ next to one of North Yorkshire’s most scenic waterfalls. Drinks and cakes were delicious, bacon butties being served smelled amazing. A must visit place if you are on the North Yorkshire Moors.

Lovely outdoor tea garden next to the falls, serving a good range of food and drinks.

Reasonably quiet when we visited, but lovely service and tasty sweet offerings and lovely coffee

Great day out places to work alongside the river and see the falls

Always love this place, such an amazing idea in a beautiful location. Coffee and a cake, who doesn’t love that whilst listening to the waterfall. Must visit!!!

Great selection of amazing cakes, hot drinks and lovely waterfall. Great little find.

Possibly the best ginger cake I’ve eaten.

Nice little find. The food was freshly prepared and nice

Beautiful setting, delicious food at a reasonable price considering where it is located. Environmentally friendly cafe, super friendly staff and very nice fresh coffee.

A good place to grab lunch after a walk around the beautiful woodland area! On a weekend there may be a long queue to order but service and food prep was quite quick. There's a tiny play area for small children to get them busy and tired whilst waiting for food.

Beautiful place, fantastic food and friendly people. Amazing waterfall

Beautiful place with a fantastic coffee shop

Great place for walking or with dogs an food great we as family love it

Lovely little selection of food and cakes

Beautiful natural area. Cafe is well run with great coffee and amazing bacon and cheese rolls.

Great little place by the river

What a wonderful place to walk ,eat and sit .there is a slope from carpark to cafe but we'll worth it

Lovely location, good food, dog friendly too, good value.

Brilliant little tea room ,and quality food

Such a beautiful spot, the waterfall is much more impressive than we had expected and the cafe did a great sandwich and coffee.

Visited on bank holiday Sunday, was quite busy and had to queue to be served but was worth the wait. I really enjoyed the setting. The caramel pecan brownie was delicious and a lovely cuppa. Was able to get a seat in the shade at the top of the waterfall. Well worth a visit when doing the circular walk or coast to coast path. Also serves alcohol. There's also a little play area for the kids. Service was great despite them being so busy so would definitely return.

Lovely place to stop after a good walk. Great food - loved few cheesy bacon nap 👌

We stopped here for refreshments during a decent length walk, lovely set up but unfortunately it's smoker friendly and for those of us that don't like cigarette smoke whilst eating there is no escape from it, not a single no smoking sign to be seen.

Can't share about the food as only stayed for a brew. Beautiful location and you can tell from the friendly atmosphere that the owners are passionate about what they do.

Lovely walk to a beautiful location. ❤️

Lovely outdoor tea rooms right next to the waterfall

Nice coffee stop tucked away in the woods near a waterfall. Very tranquil!