Lavenders in Ryedale

We had a lovely coffee each and 1 x date & walnut scone, 1 x cheese scone. Cannot fault the food or drink. But I was disappointed that even though I requested no butter and asked for a small amount of onion chutney instead. I was charged the chutney as an extra. Considering I can buy chutney cheaper than butter I found this rather mean! I then went to their next door shop to buy a ginger loaf cake, the first one I picked up was out of date by 2 months! I gave it to the lady at the counter, not a thank you uttered for pointing it out she just proceeded to put a reduced sticker on it. I don't think I would be buying a cake dated best before the 5th March on the 2nd May!

This is a special little tea rooms and we’ve been here many times. We always find the bread fresh and the cakes so good, we sometimes take extra home. Will be back for more.

You are the best tea rooms in the whole wide world! You are the best so much that I love coming to visit! Signed by Logan 🩷🩷🩷🩷

I really like coming to visit the tea rooms so I’m rating you 5/5! Excellent customer service. Love and signed by Logan Frost

Superb breakfast of scrambled eggs bacon and sausage served with the biggest doorstop of delicious bread I have ever eaten. The gentleman owner was fabulous and provided us with local knowledge. Ideally situated within the pretty village. Great value for money.

Small but pleasant cafe/shop in Thornton. Greeted and offered table in the downstairs area but noted some customers shown upstairs. Cake and coffee perfectly acceptable. Service somewhat slow but we were not in a hurry so no issue for us.

Well it does look like a nice spot to sit and have a cuppa but the staff make the place less pleasant. The staff seemed constantly rushed off their feet when, as far as i could tell there were very few customers. Two staff on that day and the male of the two served us. He got the order wrong but charged us correct price so we didnt bring the error up as we could see from the conversations that went on while we waited for our drink that speed was not their forte so we weren’t about to enter in to discussions about wrong order. Hot chocolate and cake were fine. Staff manners were lacking. Staff turned away customers when there was ample room, all other customers already seated had their order so can’t understand their reasoning. They kept saying we are full and their is only two of us! Crazy way to run a business. I agree with the faulty towers analogy made in another review. This could be a great place if run properly. So i would say go, see if you catch them on a good day but if you are three or more people be prepared to be turned away. A guy with a dog was welcomed at the door and asked to sit outside, understandable, however as he tried to come in to place his order ( which you need to do inside) he was told to leave dog outside. Hows this possible if you are on your own. Bit of common sense from staff needed to enable lone travellers chance to order while they have their dog. A kind bystander offered to stand by the door with his dog. Ridiculous! Less running round like headless chickens, maybe an update on some equipment so it doesnt take forever for orders and stream line menu to items that can be processed quickly. There is at least one other tearoom in Thornton maybe that one is nicer i can’t comment. But Lavenders is in such a nice location with outside seating. Please owner of this place make it the lovely place it could be on a consistent basis.

Consistent at least. After many years of visiting now and then it’s lovely to experience the same terrible service. Rude from the off (even though almost empty) these people have zero manners and love to make you feel unwelcome from the off. I see it’s the same owner offering the same sub standard service. The younger staff are great and always helpful, just the old folk who struggle to smile. Just popped in whilst waiting for something…made me chuckle tbh. Go and experience the lack of warmth and polite service for yourself. I’ll be coming back just to wind them up. P.s For god sake! Don’t ever to take your children there, they hate kids!

We have regularly been for coffee lunch here always good. We arrived this time to a rude gentleman which when asked if we could have a table for 6 (4 adults and 2 children) we also needed a high chair, I was rudely told he could only seat 2 tables of 3 splitting the family up, despite an empty outdoor seating area ! When asked my he muttered something and stormed off. Shame as was rude and clearly has an issue with children.

Visited here Wednesday 19th July 2023 for drinks. Sat outside but have to order inside. An extensive menu and price wise ok. Coffees were very nice. A bit of a wait for a bacon cob which was nice and a toasted teacake. Staff need to get to know table numbers as on each delivery they took to another table. Do have a loo which i found hard going up the stairs. Would go again

Wonderful cafe with very good and friendly service. Dogs catered for. Great tasting coffee and able to buy the same coffee to make at home. Lovely pastries to eat. Great to have gift shop attached. Home made chocolate shop also next door. Wonderfully pretty village to explore.

On a beautiful summer's day this looked like the ideal spot for a light lunch. We had an hour to spare before our car park ticket ran out, thanks to a planned visit to the (closed) motor museum not being possible. We sat outside and ordered toasted panini and some drinks. The drinks arrived promptly and we sat back to enjoy the delightful surroundings. And we sat and sat and sat! After 40 minutes we asked how things were coming along with the food. "Just another five or perhaps 15 minutes" we were told. We said that wasn't good enough, and were refunded our money, (less drinks). We just made it back to the car park in time. It's an undeniably pleasant spot, but just don't order hot food. They only seem interested in serving scones, presumably there's no need to send someone to Italy to fetch those!

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry about my experience at Lavenders. We arrived at opening on Saturday morning looking to have a sandwich and a drink for breakfast. I was greeted by a very welcoming young lady and seated in lovely surroundings. It goes downhill from here. I ordered a sausage sandwich, just the ticket for a lovely Saturday morning, I was told after about 10 minutes or so that they had no sausages. OK, could I have a bacon sandwich? The lovely young lady went to check, no they had no bacon either. How they didn’t have any basic breakfast ingredients on a Saturday morning at opening is beyond me. It gets better (or worse depending on your view point). We finish up as we were hungry at this point and we heard a major disturbance inside, shouting etc, the owner then storms outside and starts to close the tea room turning around the sign, we found this strange. There was much more shouting which was then preceded with all the staff being told to leave! Life has its ups and downs but the shocking service to customers, and the poor staff leaves a lot to be desired. So, a lovely location but avoid if you’re hungry. If you do go, don’t ask for a bacon butty or you may get more than you bargained for!

We called for a snack/light lunch but ended up full. My partner ordered posh cheese on toast which came with coleslaw, chutney & a side salad. It was delicious - thick slices of bread with two kinds of cheese. I ordered a high tea, which was also very good. I chose ham sandwich along with fruit scone & a pot of tea. The ham sandwich had a chutney on and the scone came with jam & proper thick cream. Along with another pot of tea the bill came to £22 which was fine. We also asked for extra hot water which came with a smile.

We stopped by for coffee & a nice pot of tea. Sat outside in glorious sunshine & were waited on by a very sociable & cheerful young lady. What more could you ask? We watched the world go by & met nice people doing exactly the same. Highly recommended.

Not great customer service. The man on table next to us had toast there’s thick and then there’s thick. It was literally a doorstop. My friend was hoping her bacon sandwich was not as thick. It wasn’t BUT the bacon was very fatty and undercooked especially for the time we were waiting for it. Was glad I only had a drink. Would not go back there. A shame for this beautiful village.

The best hot chocolate I have ever had. Fantastic place with brilliant service. Will be back again soon

Visited here for a coffee and had a snack, lovely and clean, service was good, food was very tasty. Beautiful gifts around the shop. Well worth a vist

Quick friendly service. Sat outside at table with our dog. Tasty cheese scones and pork pie with excellent home made coleslaw. Great Latte coffee.

Tasty scones freshly made and good coffee complete with a little chocolate bar on the side. Service was friendly and quick, nice seating outside.

After visiting Thorton-le-dale we were looking for a quick cup of tea and cake, a short rest before setting off on our journey home. We noticed the tea rooms in a loveley location and walked over to sit at one of the empty tables. There were 4 people, 2 couples seated and eating. The closing time was stated 4pm, we arrived at 3.30pm. A short time later after being seated. We were Rudely & Abruptly told from a distance " Excuse me! We are Closed, You have just walked past our closed sign". Neither of us noticed it, we wouldn't have taken offence if we were approached at the table and advised in a more polite tone of voice. Other diners turned to look. The "Lady" the turned and walked away, said no more & went inside. We left and found what we needed directly across the road at a much cheaper price and much better service. We finished our snacks and walked past the tea rooms on our way to car park, there were customers still seated and eating. We could have been easily served and finished before them, but in hindsight pleased I didn't spend money there. It's not what was said but the Rude and Abrupt manner in which it was said. Manners cost nothing and reading reviews from other customers it does appear we are not the only people to experience this unnaceptable behaviour. Avoid this place, it's only the location by the Beck that is attractive. Much better service and Pricing across the road, spend your money with people that are Polite and want your custom.

What a little Gem. Called into the Tea Rooms with our friends on Wednesday Lunchtime and we’re lucky enough to get a table. After a little wait we were directed to a table which had been thoroughly cleaned. Our first venture away from home for a few days. We would highly recommend the tea rooms for quality of food and service. It was great to be normal again doing thing we use to enjoy. The whole experience was delightful. Thank you we would definitely come back. An added note the prices were very reasonable.

The food and drinks were great here, cant fault it. But the service from a particular male waiter was appalling. The male was very rude with the way he spoke to customers making it a very uncomfortable atmosphere. Personal opinions from staff regarding Covid regulations should be kept to themselves.

What can I say, Lavenders is the perfect place for tea, coffee, cake or a bite to eat. Picturesque location, super friendly staff with great service. Sandwiches come with a good salad portion, crisps and fruit. Great selection of drinks too. Highly recommended, a must visit!!Thank you.

Visited on a weekday, there were a few people seated at tables and as the sign said, due to the COVID restrictions we waited to be seated. A staff member walked inside but did not acknowledge us nor the couple behind. We waited but no one came to seat us so after a 10-15 min wait we and the other couple walked off. We went across the road, were seen and seated straight away by staff. I noted previous comment and cannot speak about staff shortage or attitude if staff as that would be unfair. However, a simple acknowledgement would have been acceptable.The cafe location is good and they appear to be COVID compliant.

Late lunch at the lavender tea rooms panini for me and a scone for my lovely wife standard 1st check how did the coleslaw taste very good. It’s been a while since we’ve been out and a about and it was very enjoyable. Staff and service was exemplary. All COVID-19 stuff was in place.

Service very slow 15mins waiting to sit at a table. 15 mins to take your order. Staff not got a rush in them. Go across road service 100% better!

As someone who is shielding, it is so lovely to be able to visit a tea shop like Lavenders where they are taking Covid seriously. The staff are all very pleasant and are clearly working hard in these very trying times. Food, prepared individually for each customer is obviously going to take a little longer than it used to but personally I prefer to know that there’s no risk of cross contamination. The actual quality of the food is always top notch and the scones are possibly the nicest you can get. Having been for lunch again today I’m hoping for another rain free day when I can sit outside and enjoy a lovely lunch before winter! Thank you to all concerned for taking their customers health so thoughtfully.

We dined outside where we were made to feel very safe and well looked after. Well spaced tables and chairs were all thoroughly wiped between customers. The very friendly staff took orders and payment at the tables and asked us only to enter the cafe to use the washroom facilities and to wear a mask. Very comprehensive and clear. The lunch we had was excellent, the best gluten free quiche that I've ever had followed by an equally delicious gluten free cake! My partner had the ploughman's lunch which was huge and delicious. Many thanks. You are doing a wonderful job, especially in the current climate.

We always pay a visit here as we know the food and service is always spot on.Our favourite is the posh cheese on toast ,just look at photo,it's delicious and filling.Presentation of food is excellent and staff are pleasant and polite, nothing too much trouble.Seating is limited inside but there is seating outside if you want to watch village life go by.There is plenty of choice for hot and cold drinks with tea served in China cups.Pay a visit you won't be disappointed.

Shocked to read previous reviews that appeared petty and negative we resolved to see for ourselves. Found the owner and his young team to be diligent and hardworking. We enjoyed an excellent meal and found the generous portions in the ploughmans lunch to be excellent value for money. Nothing was too much trouble and our visit was delightful. Delicious scones, friendly and helpful staff and a pleasant atmosphere. Thank you.

We visited Lavenders again to day , we’ve been coming here for years and the service from all all the staff is exceptional, the food is perfect , I highly recommend the bacon and Brie panini and can’t wait until the lasagna appears on the menu again!!!Friendly waitress , I think her name is Sophie superb and attentive ! Not many tea rooms offering great coffee and all homemade cakes in the area ..... Well done!!

Visited both yesterday for a drink and cake and this morning for a scone. We were remembered from the day before which was lovely. Sat outside both times. Excellent service, beautiful food. Sophie (I think) was really attentive. Relaxing environment and excellent enforcement of the ‘covid rules’, nice to see that it is taken seriously here!

This is the 4th and final time my wife and I have visited this tea room over the last 5 years or so. We have always found it very overpriced, slow service, and very unfriendly. Apart from a young man who served us, the rest of the interaction with the staff was not very pleasant; they do not convey the spirit of the usual friendliness of most Yorkshire folk. The mature chap who showed us in told us we had to wear masks as we went in. This is totally ridiculous and unnecessary, because it is neither practicable or a legal requirement to wear a face covering when eating inside, and certainly when not eating outside; so why on Earth do they insist on you wearing a mask whilst entering the tea room, when you take it off as soon as you get inside. This is being over zealous to an absolutely ridiculous degree. We only visit Thornton-Le-Dale to go to Mathewsons, so next time we will take a packed lunch. We thought this time that perhaps it was just previous staff that were so unfriendly, and we would give give the tea room ‘another go’; sadly the experience was not any more pleasant that previously.

really shocked to read some of these reviews. Visited today and found staff very polite and helpful even when really busy. It was very reassuring to see how well they cleaned tables etc. ready for us to be seated and we were not asked to wear a mask in the outside seating area although they do ask that you wear a mask to enter the shop where the indoor seating is. The food was may be a £ or so more than elsewhere but definitely worth it. We nearly didn't go after reading some of the reviews but I would definitely recommend

Myself and my husband visited yesterday to enjoy a tea break in the sun, I now wish we had taken our business to one of the other lovely places in the village. After walking inside to purchase some biscuits I picked up a box in order to read the ingredients list on the back (a requirement for whom I was gifting them to). This provoked an extremely rude reaction from the member of staff who pointed to a very small, poorly positioned sign and told me that I would now have to buy them as I had touched them. I would’ve quite happily bought the biscuits as I understand the rules and regulations due to covid-19, however, to be told in such a manner was quite frankly rude and abrupt. Later in the day I went into a different shop and explained that I would not touch anything to be met with the lovely response ‘oh don’t worry we can just sanitise it after’, something which could’ve easily been done at the lavender tea rooms. I understand that the present situation has plunged many businesses into a panic of new rules and risk assessments, however, politeness and the ability to not ruin someone’s day with your tone is not difficult. Your reply to your previous complaint is that you are ‘working hard to ensure a safe and enjoyable visit to lavenders’, well I believe you need to work harder and think about just how your tone may affect somebody’s day. The contact I had with a box of your biscuits did not compromise safety but it did ensure that we will not visit again nor be recommending you to anyone. A real shame.

Stood in queue for table service. Totally ignored. Eventually young chap said he would be a few moments. Later older man came out refused me a table, because my husband was parking car. Gave table to people behind. Also his customer service was diabolical . Always had coffee here but no longer. Nor will I be recommending it.

This tea room looks lovely from the outside and was busy which is a good sign. But we were humiliated by a rude waiter - admittedly from his perspective he was probably perplexed as to why we were waiting to sit at a reserved table but were only doing so because we had been told to by the other waiter! Plenty of other little places to eat and drink in the village - this one has prime position but do seek out the others where you may receive a more friendly welcome.

We had a great time hear and the Lavenders Tea Rooms was amazing the staff very friendly and helpful and polite they made you welcome its worth the visit we recommend to come along

Lovely lunch for my family in the upstairs area! Great value and the service was superb! I had the Posh Cheese on Toast, which was really tasty!

Popped In to see if could bring in my lovely whippet but alas I was offered a seat outside in the rain. Cakes looked lovey too

We visited here for lunch and what a plateful you get. The service was excellent as were the staff. There is a good choice of food on the menu and good value for money. I would have scored 5 had it not been for the upstairs toilet. It is not very disabled friendly - we had my 89 year old mother who struggled to get upstairs and the toilet was very low also. This would probably put us off going again if we had her with us. Otherwise it was excellent.

Really friendly cafe,with plenty of choice of cakes,scones and flapjacks.Recommend to visitors to Thornton le Dale

We sat outside because of our dog, the service was fairly quick and the coffee was acceptable. A pleasant place to sit and admire the many people strolling by.

This is a lovely setting, the room and the cutlery and crockery would grace any Michelin Star rated place. Cute extras like doilies and cosies on the teapots are nice.Service was quick , even with a slight kerfuffle with the order, but no worries, we’re all human. The tea, coffee and cake we ordered were all really good and prices are fair and square, so far so good. However, food-wise there are a few issues.The two leak and potato soups were unseasoned to the point of being bland, also very small amount of spud, I actually had the devil of a job finding one at all. I ordered my soup as part of a deal which included a sandwich. Because of this deal my soup didn’t get bread awarded. I ordered an Egg mayonnaise sandwich with my soup. I received what I would describe as a medium sized bread cake , the type you get in supermarkets as a pack of 6. The Egg Mayo itself was the from a catering tub, runny as could be , pretty awful really. This was served on its own, uncut, without any garnish, salad or crisps. It was a rather forlorn looking thing that looked like a Truck drivers pack up. The total bill was £21.90 I think, I left still ravenous and topped up with a sandwich and a sausage roll from across the road. My wife ordered quiche that was quite nice but also tiny, with a little bit of coleslaw. Stop for a drink it’s nice, however consider your eating options, especially if you belly is rumbling or your watching the shillings.

We sat in this cafe that looks very nice for a lunch. my boyfriend ordered two sandwiches asking for a tunamayo and a ham and cheese (on the menu it was presented as a yorkshire ham,cheese and tomato but he simply asked for a cheese and ham). when the sandwiches arrived in his there was simply cheese and tomato, so my boyfriend stopped the waitress to point out that the ham was missing. I worked as a waitress for years and I know it would have been enough to apologize and put some ham in the sandwich (since we wouldn't have wanted a new one anyway because we had to take the bus 45 minutes later). instead the waitress first claimed that in that sandwich it was necessary to choose between ham and cheese and then when my boyfriend showed her what was written on the menu she told him to go to the cashier to see how to solve. at the cash desk she pretended to say that my boyfriend had ordered cheese and tomato and when he replied that it really wasn't like that, she went off puffing. after that my boyfriend said to, what I think was the owner, he had not liked the girl's attitude and that after all this he didn't really want the sandwich anymore and wanted a refund (word that the owner made him repeat 3 times! we are not English and maybe the pronunciation was not perfect but we live and we have been working in England for two years, and this is a tourist town that should therefore be used to tourists and different accents or slightly wrong judgments and honestly this seemed a slightly racist attitude.) the owner replied that he should stay calm and that it was he who didn't like his attitude. he gave him the money and said bye in a really rude way.it is the first time that such a situation occurs to us and, precisely because we have done these jobs, it is really rare that we complain and ask for money back, but it was really an unpleasant experience.

We visited on August Bank Holiday Monday. Good choice, delightfully presented, and despite a busy time we did not have to wait longer than a few minutes to be seated and served. Will definitely visit again.

A very nice tea room that serves very good food but at a price, you get what you pay for.Tea pot has a little cosy on and sugar bowl covered with lace shows attention to detail.Service is polite and quick, saw the posh cheese toasties will try that next time.

£20 got us three fatty bacon sandwiches and 3 drinks.

attended the tea rooms on wednesday after visiting the thornton le dale show set against a background of a serene babbling brook and terraced walls of lavender this is a quintessential britsh setting i orderd the garden lunch along with my sister the food was delicious fresh prime locally sourced food ,somethings in life are worth revisiting this is one of them.

Lovely being able to sit outside. The light snacks we had were nice but took far too long. Need more staff in kitchen!

On returning to this favourite tea room, it was disappointing to find a few changes, which on the surface appear to be cost cutting measures but now detract from its charm. Gone is the waitress service if sitting outside and a lower quality of food overall whilst prices are on the high side.

we visited on a lovely sunday morning so enjoyed sitting outside. On arrival we were greeted by a young man, friendly and welcoming. After ordering our food and drinks came quickly. we all enjoyed our choice of food, the drinks were hot, the tea plentiful. It was nice to observe the 2 young peoples efficient work greeting people , clearing up etc. we thorougly enjoyed our visit and would have come again later in the week but sadly they were closed. we will visit again next time we are in the area.

My friend and I visited Lavenders Tea Rooms on our way to Whitby on a day bus trip. It was the first Tea Room we saw coming though a park over a small bridge. It looked busy but lovely even from the outside. However we wanted to sit inside as we felt a little cold but were told they were full. We decided to look elsewhere but people kept coming out so my friend we back and tried again and managed to get a table. We were very lucky and pleased with the young man serving and helping us. We were quickly served with tea and coffee. Both of which was hot and my friend said was the best latte she’d ever had. Nothing was a problem even asking for a sprinkling of chocolate on a latte no less! Then we ordered a bacon roll delivered hot with butter - delicious!

This was our first visit to Lavenders but it certainly won’t be the last. We arrived quite late in the day but there was still a good selection of cakes available. I had a large Americano coffee which is, LARGE. A really good size coffee. My other half had a pot of tea which have her two and a half cups. As for cake, you get a nice big slice too. I had walnut cake ( delicious ) and my partner had the Victoria Sponge which she loved. Nice little touches too like chocolate with coffee and biscuit with the tea add too a very good experience.

Visited Sunday for scone and tea. Tried to order cream tea only to be told there is no jam and cream so ordered cheese scone and butter. While waiting outside other waitress fetched other customers cream teas. When asked we were told to speak to the manager. Our order arrived and we were given spreadable butter, the chef didn't know the difference. Very disappointing. The scones are on the front counter for any kid to touch. Unhygienic.

Called in twice on holiday and were very happy with everything at Lavenders Tea Rooms. It was very clean, and the staff were friendly and helpful.

Quaint little tea room. Situated on a little stream in the lovely village of Thornton le dale. Lovely food and dring. Had a rea and a latte and the tea comes with a tea cosy the bus are delicious and some are gluten free.

We were on our way to Dalby Forest and stopped for a bite to eat. Lovely cafe with friendly staff. Great menu options and range for vegetarians. We got 2 jacket potatoes with beans and cheese, a cheese and onion toastie and a beef and horseradish sandwich plus 4 diet cokes and a tea for £40. Great price. Food was really good and the cakes inside looked amazing. Would have loved a side order of chips but unfortunately they don’t sell them. Would be a great upsell for lavender tea rooms. Will be back soon!

We came here last year for lunch on a day trip to Thornton Dale and I said we would come back and we did! Great food, great service, lovely little place. We were served very quickly on a busy bank holiday. Very clean place, plenty of choice of snacks, sandwiches, and meals, including a dedicated children's menu. This will be our regular stop after long drives around the area. Recommended!

Would recommend this lovely place for food. We had teacakes and tea, these were enjoyed outside in the lovely sunshine on comfortable seating. Delicious toasted teacakes with butter and a good brew. Service was efficient and friendly. We will be back.

It is a lovely café in the centre of Thornton Dale, the food is nice but is over priced in my opinion also as well the elderly gentlemen who served me he was very rude, he didn't seem to have any people skills considering it seemed like he owned the café and you would of thought you would want people to come back but clearly he didn't care about that and as long as you were putting money into the till he didn't care. Instead of going here I would highly recommend going to Baldersons across the road...

Great tearoom. Nice upstairs plenty of room between tables.

We had a wonderful afternoon tea at Lavenders as a birthday treat for our mum. We had a pre-booked table waiting for us (party of 8), and the service was prompt and efficient. The afternoon tea was a selection of sandwiches, scones and cakes, tea or coffee. All the food was delicious, ranking highly as one of the best I have had. The owner, Howard greeted us on arrival, and his staff were very pleasant. The presentation was classically "English", befitting of the beautiful village of Thornton-Le-Dale. We wouldn't hesitate in returning to Lavenders again.

Love this place. Great staff and service and fantastic afternoon teas - choice of sweet or savoury. If you like cheese then go for the savoury, very tasty.

Short visit, we sat outside on a beautiful day with the dog. Just had coffee and juice and a couple of sweet things. The cream egg brownie was delicious and the chocolate chip scone was fabulous with clotted cream and Nutella, what a clever take on the scone for chocoholics like me!! We will be back to try some savoury items!

Food was very nice, wide variety of food choices for such a little place,. Very impressed with the waitress who was really lovely to us. It was a very calm and friendly place. There was no sense of being rushed unlike other places we`ve been.

Having been visiting for many year and being able to reminisce over a scone jam and cream about my late grandfather I was left very disappointed when I took the family here in the summer. We were a party of 7 adults, a 8 yr old and well behaved toddler. We sat outside over two tables waiting to be served only to be approached by the same rude and obnoxious man that served me the year before. His customer service skills had not improved. His issue was that we were a group who sat upstairs. Seemed odd last time and I put it down to a bad day but to have the same issue a year later it’s clear this is his approach to running a business. Last time I gave you the benefit of the doubt that maybe you had a bad day but I was left embarrassed as shocked at his behaviour which he proceeded to conduct in front of my parents. Thank you for ruining my favourite memory with my grandfather. We promptly got up and went and spent our money where it was welcomed. I’m sure this attitude isn’t condoned by the other staff members because as we all got up to leave a lady came out to ask us why we were leaving. I explained and although she apologies why on earth would we want to spend money here. We will do our annual visit again this year and hopefully this rude elderly man has left or has a change of attitude. You should be accepting off any paying customer in the village as over the 30 years of visiting there is little reason for people to stop by now days. The passing trade is dwindling rapidly and shops shutting at a rate of knots.

I have been coming to this cafe for a number of years and generally had few reasons to complain. The staff have always been lovely. One one occasion, however, I was spoken to sharply by a lady I believed to be one of the owners for reasons which escape but didn’t seem to be appropriate at the time.

Lavenders is situated in the centre of Thornton-Le-Dale and serves excellent cakes and coffee. I chose the coffee and walnut cake and received a huge slice of moist, extremely tasty cake. The service was prompt and friendly.

We called in here on our way home from Whitby and tried their lavender scones, they were delicious with both tea and coffee. The service was pleasant and friendly. The spot is amazing and we enjoyed the sunshine while sat in the gardens eating our delicious lavender scones. We can highly recommend that you call in here and try the special scones -you'll not regret it.

We were desperate for a cup of tea. As it was after 4pm we were wondering if anywhere would still be open.

Having visited this cafe on a number of occasions my last visit was tainted by a very rude lady in the kitchen. I walked into what used to be the shop to buy some food to take away. The shop had turned in to the new kitchen only a week earlier, there were no signs up to show this. I apologised once I realised I had walked into the kitchen but the woman in the kitchen just said firmly 'This is the kitchen, can you get out'. I was really shocked and upset by this as there was no need to speak to any customer in this way. If you want to maintain local customers who support your business through the quiet months then consider employing staff with basic people skills..

Called in on Sunday for a light lunch, it’s situated on the Main Street in the village & next door to a chocolate shop.

Called in for a light bite, the cheese scone was nice but my wife’s fruit cake was a very thin slice yet tasty and served with wensleydale cheese. Tea and cappuccino’s were ok. Tables a bit sticky!

What a lovely find on our way home from a seaside visit to Filey where we got caught in a storm. We ordered tea and a scone each and my son had a lemonade and a slice of cheesecake. Unfortunately they had run out of lavender scones but it was 4.15pm so I had a fruit one instead. I loved the fact the tea was served in china teacups and the scone was warm and delicious with lovely jam. All served quickly with friendly staff. Lovely location in such a pretty village. Great place.

Not easy to get parking unless you walk from the municipal but it’s a lovely sheltered spot to watch the world go by. Prices a little higher than villages around but Thornton Le Dale is lovely. Good coffee and toasted tea cakes but cakes much smaller than some other places like say, the Station House at Cloughton. Decent service and top location, definitely worth a stop especially if you can park in the square.

Arrived after a dog walk with 20 mins before closing. Offered 2 types of Earl Grey and very nice too.

A nice little place to stop and have a drink with comfy outdoor seating and better still lovely coffee

Lovely clean quaint café in a nice setting. We had salads and a pot of tea for brunch in the sunshine, and the food was quite nice. However, the crusts on our bread were mouldy and some of the salad was slimy. In fairness, the waitress must have noticed I'd picked the mould off the bread and brought us some fresh - I left the slimy salad on the side of my plate. We'd ordered the first lunches after they'd stopped serving breakfast, so sadly I deduced that it was yesterday's bread and yesterday's salad. It wasn't bad enough for me to complain, it wasn't enough to put me off, and, what we had was tasty. Service was good. I did notice (maybe the owner) getting shirty with a customer because he tried to sit down outside which was a bit alarming - I gathered he wasn't eating, he wanted a drink and he was ushered inside for some reason?! I think I caught that the tables outside were reserved for eating? I find that strange? Nothing better than enjoying the Yorkshire sunshine and a pot of tea! Now that type of attitude puts me off from returning and if I'd have been the chappie, I'd have gone across the road ...

A pleasant enough place to stop for lunch. Classic tea room fayre; cakes were very good but the savoury dishes left a little to be desired. A huge portion of nice pate served with two very small slices of toast; had to pay £1.80 for two more slices to enable pate to be eaten.

Sat outside the tea rooms in the village centre of overlooking the green, lavender, little stream and flowers. Lovely staff, lovely company, place packed inside and outside. Excellent tea, well served in knitted tea cosies by friendly staff! No complains what so ever. Love and best wishes to the staff and this tea rooms - extra tea bag betty Whitby.

Called in here whilst out walking around the lovely village. Great choice of cakes and pastries, sitting outside in the sunshine and watching the world go by

The village is more impressive than the tea shop. Service was OK. The tea pots came in knitted cosy, and the tea was nothing special. Pleasant enough to sit outside, but no great views or vistas. All very average really.

It was busy when we arrived but they reserved us an outdoor table for 4 of us for 30 minutes later. The menu was a decent size with plenty of options and I had the goats cheese salad with honey dressing. I think this was maybe the best salad I have ever had; it was absolutely delicious! It was a decent portion with 2 massive pieces of cheese and I ate every speck of it! My partner had a jacket potato with cheese and pineapple and said it was also great. The staff were very pleasant and friendly and the prices very reasonable. What topped it all off was the setting; what a delightful little gem we found!

Having ordered [and paid for "up front"] a simple filter coffee i was very surprised to find that it DID NOT TASTE OF COFFEE - thinking that this was just a mistake i took it back to Mr Duckworth.

Stopped for a coffee and cake while sitting outside in the sun.

Visited a couple of times, and witnessed that staff are not at all efficient. First day they mixed up our order, as well as forgot to deliver part of it! When chasing up the forgotten item (after about 10 min wait), I was almost drawn into a debate/argument to prove what we had ordered. This argumentative attitude has been mentioned in another review here.

Only stopped by for a drink and flapjacks and millionaire shortbreads. Prices we’re reasonable and service efficient and friendly. The traybakes were all of a decent size, reasonably priced and tasted good. Loved the individual knitted tea cozies. Seating is inside or outside right by the beck.

Lavender tea rooms is excellent, we sat outside just watching the world go by on a beautiful sunny day with our cream scone and pot of tea would definitely recommend this place to anyone visiting Thornton le dale

Visited the village on a lovely sunny day. This tea room is in a great location, especially whilst nature is flying by. As for the food and drinks, they are very enjoyable. Would easily re-visit.

We were lucky enough to visit over a few beautiful spring days. Sitting outside by the river you can watch birds fly past and people about their business in a relaxed atmosphere with a coffee and chocolate to hand.

Visited this cafe twice this week whilst holidaying in the area. Lovely cakes and scones with plenty of choice. Great location. It is small and recommend booking if large groups.

If you can, get a table outside. There are tables inside however if you prefer. Tea and cake, light snacks or something a little more substantial, it caters for all; and really tasty food.

Even though we only popped in for a pit of tea we were impressed with the range of cakes and the prices very pleasant staff

We had tea and a cake was lovely. Sat out in the sunshine you wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Lovely little village.

We stopped for a cup of tea on the way from Pickering to Scarborough. Nice snacks and meals at reasonable prices. We had Sausage Roll with Red Onion chutney. Very tasty, tea was great and the staff were friendly and efficient, serving us and others quickly. Will come again.

We sat at an outside table with our 2 kids and within 2 mins, the waiter approached our table which was cluttered from previous customers. He cleared a small number of items and informed us he would be back shortly as it was table service. Well over 10 mins later and still sat at a dirty and cluttered table, with no sign of any staff I went inside to try and order at the till. It was cold, my kids were getting impatient and My wife and I were getting frustrated.

Visited here with my husband and 2 children, the Yorkshire ham salad was absolutely AMAZING!!! huge sliced of delicious ham! Thank you for a lovely lunch x

This is a lovely place for a pot of tea and a nice sandwich in a quaint Yorkshire village, staff so kind and friendly and food excellent, it's like a step back in time with chince everywhere, lovely dinner tables and small set up, toilet is upstairs which is difficult if you are a bit dodgy on your pins, I think there are public toilets in the village, prices are ok and I always call in when near the village.