Falling Foss Tea Garden in Scarborough

I'm writing this review so that people understand there is not a cafe or pub tea/beer garden here. It's an open area with a few tables & brollies over and a small covered area for rescue from the elements, & snacks only are served from the stalls. The options are limited, but the food is lovely, though not inexpensive. There's a little kids play area & the waterfall is nearby the house. Public toilets are 2 small wooden shacks with no windows in the gaps, but they are spotless. T.paper, soap, sanitiser is all provided at the little sink in the middle. It's a stunning stunning area at the bottom of a steep bank & there are various forestry walk options nearby. On the day it turned really cold and poured down, so several people were caught out. There are places which wont be easy for those with mobility issues. Keep tight hold of your dogs & children as the walkway is not fenced in & theres a heck of a drop ... its a fab and au naturelle adventure ramble through the woods. Just be prepared more than we were. We thought we could go for a nice walk and then have a nice lunch after, but no that's not the case. Parking is also very limited. It was really busy early on. A few ignoramouses even parked in the passing places, selfish idiots as usual . But in nice weather it would be a proper little sun trap & there is loads of wildlife and birds to spot. the lucky owners of the house there are in a very secluded spot in a beautiful area and have almost become fruitful forest guardians.

This is advertised as a tea room when actually it is a hut, they have no WiFi so you can’t use Apple Pay. The cafe staff are unhelpful and the queues are huge due to Facebook hype - you can’t access the waterfall and the signage was awful. Definitely over hyped.

Open air garden in pretty location. Great place to visit on a warm sunny day. We walked through the woods to get here. The bacon rolls are delicious with very good quality bacon and plenty of it.

Quite possibly the best scones I have ever had!

Great offerings in a beautiful setting - highly recommended!

Superb home made goodies , we had the cheese scone, caramel and pecan brownie , and ice lattes, a perfect end to a lovely walk

Just a stunningly beautiful unspoilt place. The little tea rooms outside was so so nice too.

Falling Foss is Easy to find through Ruswarp, it’s quite a narrow drive off the main road, but easily manageable. Parking was plentiful when we arrived, but was getting busy as we left. It’s a pay and display car park by Ringo, but we didn’t have a phone signal, so paid when we got home. There was a couple of people panicking over paying. The Tea Garden opened at 10.00, so we had chance to have a short look about till it opened. When we got in, we grabbed a table and benches, it was very clean, and slightly sheltered by trees, but wouldn’t be ideal in rain. We went to order our food and drinks, a rather abrupt gentleman was serving. I’m not sure if he didn’t want to be there, or got out the wrong side of the bed, but his attitude was poor, and is reflected in my score. The food was great, and my coffee was lovely (Dairy free latte). The walks around the gardens and woods are well laid out, things to see and explore, it’s definitely for people who are able to walk down steep gravel paths. Pushchairs with care, not sure about a wheelchair. The waterfall didn’t look accessible to go under it, but the views are pretty nice from the fenced area above. A bit of tree twig cutting wouldn’t go amiss, but that’s a job for the forestry commission. We’d go again, but would hope different staff would be serving. There is no need to be that abrupt when we were more than polite. We spent £55, 5 adults and a child that just had bits from our plates.

What a fabulous little gem. Wonderful tea garden. Spectacular location.

The best tea garden..... and location

Great place to visit, the owners were friendly. The food was amazing, reccomend the bacon buns, very tasty. Place is beautiful with plenty of walking routes.

Lovely tea room in forest. Nice walk from May Beck car park. Dog friendly garden. Waterfall nearby.

Long queue but the scones are worth it

A hidden gem with a lovely walk to pair up with it. We enjoyed a lovely circular 2hr walk and treated ourselves to the tearoom at the start. A proper Yorkshire tea with one of the best homebaked scones I've had. Perfect for all the family, recommend getting here early to make the most of your day in the forest

Un lugar tan hermoso para estar, fabulosa, comida fresca, los mejores bollos que he tenido! , gran servicio, personal muy amable gran precio, la mejor ubicación

Unfortunately popularised on Facebook so extremely busy on a weekend, particularly if the sun is out. Expect to queue for half hour minimum. You can’t actually see the waterfall from the cafe and the facilities are basic with limited outdoor seating only. Food is not bad by any means but extremely limited menu and they run out of much of it by midday. The overall area is pleasant with charming walks through the woodland valley but the waterfall is pretty underwhelming.

Lovely tearoom right at the top of falling foss waterfall, couldn't fault the food or the service, love that it was all outdoors, stunning scenery.

A good place to get a drink and a small snack menu options are very limited and expensive but there's plenty of seating avaliable and a nice view of the waterfall, it was quite overcast when we were here imagine this would be a busy place during the summer would recommend bringing a picnic or snacks of your own

Can not wait until the tea rooms reopen at Easter 2025..

Beautiful location and very pretty waterfall. Was a food stand which was not actually severely priced for what you get, especially being so far out. will be back

Lovely little walk with a gorgeous waterfall and best of all Cream Scones !!! From the tea room

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.

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.

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

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

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

Excellent pit stop in a beautiful setting.

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 🙂

Paseamos por el bosque a lo largo del arroyo nuestro springer spaniel estaba teniendo el momento de su vida! Terminamos en el café, lo que fue una sorpresa muy agradable. La comida fue ordenada fue recibida rápidamente, porciones generosas y muy sabroso. Recomendamos el bocadillo de tocino! Espacios encantadores para que los niños jueguen mientras desayunamos. Esto es una necesidad si usted está en la zona.

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

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!

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.

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

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. 😊

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.

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.

Brilliant place. Would recommend!

Consejos: aparcar en Little Beck y caminar la 1. 5 millas para llegar aquí. Un paseo precioso por una reserva natural. El café en sí era brillante. Bollos de primera calidad con mermelada y crema a un precio muy razonable, y una buena taza, aunque en una taza desechable. Es un pequeño gran lugar, justo al lado de la cascada, con una verdadera sensación 'natural' como todos los muebles son de madera, y todo se sirve en cartón. Hice una tarde encantadora.

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.

¿Hizo el paseo para ver las hermosas cascadas y luego apareció para un almuerzo y pastel encantador 🙂 personal muy amable y genial que todo se recicla después de su uso

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 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

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.

Excelentes Rollos de Bacon Deliciosos bollos caseros, un servicio realmente amable, nada demasiado problema Una Pequeña Gema. A los niños les encantó y el árbol se balanceó. 👏👏

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

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.

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

Lovely Place with lovely food and friendly staff.

Great place. Very quiet and secluded.

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

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.

Personalmente pensé que teniendo en cuenta que era un público cautivo los precios eran muy razonables y la comida comestible. Estuve en lugares mucho más caros en días donde los alimentos eran atriciosos. Pensé que era un lugar encantador para sentarse durante media hora más o menos.

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

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.

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!

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 👌

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

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.

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

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.