Lily's Tearoom in North Norfolk

Excellent tearoom in a lovely garden centre. We coming here since years and always good experience. Friendly service tasty cappuccino the scones so delicious and the other food too. Price good too. Can highly recommend

Staying on a nearby caravan park we had checked out the menu on line and decided it looked good especially as my wife has several dietary intolerances. On arrival it was not clear where the tearoom entrance was as there are no proper signs but we found entrance through the garden centre greenhouse. The available menu seemed much reduced to that listed on website and the order for a sausage and red onion baguette was served with white onion without comment. Overall the food was ok but it was a disappointing experience.

Popped in for a couple of Capachino coffees and cake while buying some plants Coffee was 50% froth and in a small cup.! Couple of mouthfuls and it was gone. Cake wasn't fresh..very disappointing.. won't be revisiting anytime soon..

A marvellous breakfast and good coffee and nice atmosphere I enjoy coming to Lillys tearoom for beakfast

A popular cafe within the garden centre, with a relatively small menu. Prices are reasonable though. Strangely they wouldn’t heat my cold sausage roll but did heat my wife’s cheese scone.

My best friend & I visit every Tuesday for lunch. The staff are all friend!y and hard working. The food is very tasty and well cooked. It's lovely sitting outside when the weather is good!

This café is always a delight. My wife and I often have lunch here, and when the weather's fine we particularly enjoy eating in the quiet courtyard. Every meal we've chosen here has been delicious and faultless, served by courteous and welcoming staff. Almost everything on the menu is homemade daily: wonderful soups, fruit and cheese scones, sausage rolls, and a fabulous array of cakes. Jacket potatoes, offered with a selection of fillings, are excellent. We return to Lily's Tearoom over and over again because we know from long experience that quality, reasonable prices, and friendly staff are its hallmarks.

Called in at 3:20 for tea and cake, closing time 3:50 on the board. Told, quite abruptly too late (no sorry), so despite being regulars we left feeling like never wanting to return. If this is how small businesses are run then they don’t deserve to continue. Following quote was taken from one of their replies here: “Yes you are correct at 3.30pm the kitchen has closed and we are only able to offer you a selection of cakes, sausage rolls or scones, all of which are subject to daily availability. Last orders are 3.50pm and we close at 4.00pm.”

I recently moved to the area and had to make a trip to the recycling centre. However, drove past this garden centre with a sign, Lily’s tea room. Well to say I was impressed is an understatement. My partner and I had a chilli (tuna for him) jacket potato and salad and a pot of tea for two. It was fresh, hot and delicious 😋. I will definitely being making a regular weekly visit to Lily’s. The garden centre too was amazing 🤩

My sister and I often pop in here for a cup of tea and a cake. Everything is lovely and it's always fresh and nice. The staff are always happy to see us and the tea is second to none (in my humble opinion.) I would say the only thing that lets it down is when it comes to paying. I don't like carrying around a lot of cash and since the pandemic, I have gotten used to using my card more and more. But it does worry me that they seem to have some problems getting the card machine to work. I thought this may be a problem with my card, but I saw it happen again with another customer, and this time they had to leave where we were to go into another room to get it all to work. It just worries me. Apart from this little hiccup, it's a lovely stop-off.

We called in for tea and a light lunch. Everything was home baked , freshly made and delicious. The service was very good. It is fully accessible for wheelchairs. The garden centre is extensive. We fully recommend.

My friend and I popped here at about 3.30pm as we had missed lunch. The young girl behind the counter quite obviously didn’t like her job, and was very rude and sullen. We were told that the only savoury choices at that time were either a cheese scone or a sausage roll. and just what’s in front of us on the counter. They then refused to warm up a sausage roll, as they are kept in the fridge?! When trying to pay, my friend was told they don’t take Scottish money! ( we knew their card machine was out of order) it’s not so much what was said, it was the way things were said, so bluntly and abrupt. My friend who was visiting from Scotland was made to feel quite humiliated. I then asked for a refund and said we would be going elsewhere. When asked “why”we were leaving, I told her that it was because of the attitude. If she’d said sorry just once, it would have been more acceptable, and maybe a smile rather than looking so miserable. The other people behind the counter just ignored us, and no one apologised for anything. They all definitely need lessons in customer service! We won’t be returning.

Lovely cafe… we visited as a pit stop after a few hours of kayaking on our holiday to Norfolk. All good freshly prepared and cooked on site, amazing fresh cakes. Great service. Highly Recommend :)

After reading the reviews we thought we’d drop in for tea and cake in the afternoon. The choice of cakes wasn’t great which was a bit disappointing but we can’t complain with what we had.

Last visited here 3 years ago so first morning of our holiday a visit for scones was a must. We weren’t sure with Covid restrictions what it would be like but glad to say first class. It’s set in Hadfields garden centre and hand sanitiser as you go through first and clear arrows and 2meter guidelines so felt completely safe. The staff in tea rooms very welcoming, and the tables are separated by screens, shown to our table after taking tracing details. Limited menu but lovely selection of cakes and scones. You can tell they were freshly made and with a pot of tea and a latte went down very well. I expect we will be visiting again before our holiday ends.

Came here with my family and had some great cake and my mum loved the scones also nice litle garden center wish we lived closer

No plant based milks so not vegan friendly - Semi skimmed cow’s milk or nothing. Didn’t eat there so unsure about the food, although scones looked good.

Had the best cheese scone ever at Lily's tea room. Lovely little tea room, staff were friendly and attentive, quick service. Also had a couple of baguettes, which were also lovely. We will be visiting again before the end of our holiday

I often come to Libbys, their delicious bacon, toast, scrambled egg and coffee. When I went Onto the Libbys website a few bays back I found what days Libbys were open. When I went to Libbys last Friday I found Lillys was closed. When does Libbys open I will look forward to coming to Libbys for breakfast. When the Libbys cafe closed because of Covid I would have thought that on the website there would have been a message saying Libbys is closed till further notice instead of the opening times

This was our first time to Lily’s tearoom and we had soup and a cheese scone. I have to say the cheese scone was absolutely fabulous, so cheesy. The roasted vegetable soup was tasty too. The cafe was lovely and clean. The only thing I would say it didn’t have much atmosphere and was little cold. The staff were very friendly and food was reasonable priced.

I often pop here for a coffee and perhaps a scone, or cake after shopping on a Monday morning.It can get very noisy by 10.30, so if you want a quiet coffee, it is not in here.The scones are quite nice, especially when just out of the oven, but with plenty of butter. Staff happy to give extra butter. Their coffee is ok.Service friendly.There is outside seating, so on a nice day, it is pleasant to sip your coffee here.Am not justified in commenting on the meals as have not eaten them here, may do in the future.

We used to come here when it first opened, the food was great and the staff very friendly, the food is still good but gone has the warm welcome, staff not welcoming any more or helpful, we use the Garden Centre often, but rarely go into the cafe, we tried it again this week, no improvement

I go here all the time and love it. Their sausage rolls and scones are the best and the staff are always helpful and pleasant but the last time I went with a few friends we had a bad experience. One lady is badly disabled and can only walk a few yards with the aid of her walker. To make it possible for her to get to the cafe three of us walked the correct way, through the garden centre and opened the door in the shop so she could get in without going the long way round. We knew there was a notice on the door asking you not to enter that way but we thought they wouldn't mind when they saw the state of our friend (which is bad). A member of their staff spoke to us as though we were naughty children told her very rudely that she'd better not do that again as they don't like people coming in that way. We were all shocked by her attitude. My husband is disabled and also a uses a walker - we have never met such rudeness and discrimination. It was shocking.

Went for lunch there with family today place looked lovely and the scones had been recommended altho really fancied the chicken Caesar salad. Altho the food was ok we waited nearly an hour for it and at the time was not busy. What really ruined the lunch for me was deciding that as the scones looked so good I thought I would take 2 away with me. At the counter I was told no they have to be eaten in the cafe and I asked what the difference was why I can't I take them away she said sorry u can't. Absolutely ridiculous service .money is money and was refused a purchase. So the best hour wait for the ok food and then told i can't buy scones unless I eat them in the cafe I can honestly say wontbbe returning

We like to go out most days for a coffee and scone, and Lilys is definitely our favourite place to go! The place is always lovely and clean, nice outdoor seating area and their scones are the best ever. The staff are always welcoming and friendly and this is why we would always recommend Lily's to our friends.

Usual fare for a cafe, Panini, Sarnis, Jackets, Cakerage, that sort of caper. Service ok, not particularly smily or friendly. This cafe is nothing to get excited about.

Wander around the garden centre pick up a few plants for garden, then pop in the cafe for lunch or afternoon tea lovely friendly staff all cake are home made, very relaxed

The service in this place is useless...when you have finished your food and are waiting to order more drinks you have to wait like half an hour. It’s not even like they don’t see that you are finished, they are constantly walking past just ignoring you...typical women!

Quick service, lovely food, left feeling full and the price was very reasonable, we both enjoyed what we ordered.

We are regulars to the Garden Centre and often have a break with a cake and a drink and until the heatwave, a baked potato. Thoroughly recommended.

We were told that Lily’s had the best cheese scones and yes they definitely were. We also had a lovely pot of tea. Also had to have a slice of cake which was amazing. Good customer service. Highly recommended and will definitely be returning.

This used to be my favourite place for coffee, lunch or tea but since it is now counter service I have changed my mind. When they are busy customers have to find a seat and place an item on the table to save it and then get up again and go to the counter to order. Many of the customers are elderly people who like to sit down and be served and not have to get up again to order their food and drink. My visits to Lily's are not so many in number as they used to be!

You can browse around the garden centre and then go into lily's Tea Room. They have an inside and outside seating area. They do tea, coffee, light meals and the obvious things like scones/cakes etc etc. The only negative is they don't cope too well when very busy. Saw several couples walk out after they hadn't been spotted by the waitress/waiter. Nobody noticed them enter and nobody noticed them leave. This is shoddy and poor. You also expect to wait a long time if you order something. The good thing is they can cope perfectly well if not crowded out.......so a hot weekend at lunchtime is probably best avoided. Otherwise choose what time you go and when and you won't be disappointed. They do a lovely Caesar r salad. The tearoom atmosphere is nice inside and outside.

I had some afternoon tea and it tasted very good it was the best afternoon tea I have ever had in my life the service was fantastic and the staff where very nice and polite I strongly recommend this tearoom

Out with my friend shopping and both of us being disabled

Had heard a lot about this place, never figured its location then discovered it when looking for local tea stop. Impressed with service and food was great value where two of us had snacks of beans on toast and drinks for under £9.............staff friendly and attentive, oh, and garden centre is good too

Absolutely delicious! Sandwiches were moist with lovely fillings, fab sausage rolls, superb scones, great cakes, what more can I say! Friendly service too.

Had lunch here with a girlfriend earlier in the week. We both had a baguette, mine filled with prawns and my friend's with bacon, Brie and cranberries. A small side salad and coleslaw made for a hearty lunch. Coffee also tasted delicious. Waitress service inside, but you order at the counter is sitting outside. Friendly service and some delicious looking cakes which we could not manage, but my friend took a piece of coffee and walnut sponge away to give to her mum, large portion.

I will preface this by saying in all fairness that myself, my husband, several family members and friends have visited the tearooms and had a lovely meal, which makes it all the more of a shame that one incident has meant we will not be returning.

Took my walking group there for lunch.Sat outside in brilliant sunshine. Excellent food, service and staff. It was early lunch time and not too busy, but service was really quick and friendly! Will be back!

My third visit.....just great as usual. I love the elderflower chilled drink to start with! Lovely selection of food and all delicious. Thanks again to the staff.

Era un ambiente agradable. Llegamos justo a tiempo como mesas llenas rápidamente. La comida era buena. Volvería.

A menudo aquí después de vagar alrededor del vivero. Bollos son deliciosos pero prepárate para puerta si quieres un tocino butty! La única crítica realmente es que puede ser muy ruidoso en la parte de la cocina.

Después de escribir una cafetería en la zona decidí llevar mi niños para el almuerzo. Llegamos alrededor de las 2:30 de la tarde. El café no cierra a las 3:50. Entré en la cafetería y metimos a mi bebé en una silla para niños y empezamos a leer el menú. Una mujer andando y preguntó qué queríamos" puedo tener un sándwich por favor" le pregunté. "No, no sándwiches después de las 2:30 de la cocina está cerrada" errrr. . . Se puede ver que la gente en la cocina y encontré este confuso. Además, no estaba seguro de sándwiches de cocina. necesitaba Entonces fui a pedir lo que en realidad la orden y la mujer respondió con lo que había en el mostrador, algunas muy tristes y una tartas rancio rollo de salchichas. A este punto mi bebé está bastante molesto porque ella así lo decida el hambre para pedir un rollo de salchichas y yo nada. "Puede que calentar por favor" - camarera "es en contra de nuestra política". Me reí en ese punto y reunidos mis cosas.

Nos pasar tiempo en el sitio dos molinos camping y encontramos este café en un paseo. Personal amable y una cafetería muy limpia, con una buena variedad de comida a precios razonables. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente.

Regularmente por la mañana, almuerzo Lily's Café o té de la tarde.

Four of us enjoyed a pleasant lunch here. Arriving between 1130 and 1200 was no a good idea, as lunch is only served after 12. Fortunately, we found an unbooked table - otherwise the only free seating would have been outside, for which the weather was rather cold. The food was basic, but well-presented, though nothing special.

I was out on my cycle recently and decided to visit Lily's Tea Room. I was pleasantly surprised to find I could push my cycle through the entrance (automatic doors) and around to the Tea Room where there is a wonderful outside seating area, which turned out to be a very nice sun trap. With my cycle right where I could see it I sat down and waited for the waitress. Within minutes a smiling and very polite waitress appeared and took my order for a cheese scone with strawberry jam and a latte (extra hot). My cheese scone with jam and my latte with complimentary biscuit were all excellent. The waitress popped outside again to make sure everything was okay. Once I was ready to go I went into the Tea Room to pay. I have visited many a Tea Room on my cycle travels and Lily's is now right up there as one of the cleanest and friendliest places I have visited. I can highly recommend it and for those of you who want to drop in with your cycle it's ideal. But there is probably not room for multiple cycles.I left by pushing my cycle through the shop. Another lady who was working in the shop was also very friendly and had a chat with me as I left.

This is the first garden centre tea room that i have visited to have waitress service. The food is always fresh and is of excellent quality. I would strongly recommend you all try it, it has a good menu.

We took a dear friend to the garden centre today for a look around. After finding some gloriously healthy plants, we decided to go for tea and cake in Lily's. One of our favourite tea rooms. It was packed full of happy customers, which was great to see. As it was a lovely day, we decided to take a table outside. My partner ordered the food and came outside for a chat. Within minutes, the smiling ladies came out with a tray each, laden with cups and saucers, tea pots and fabulous home baked cakes and scones. Yummy. Well done all the staff. We will definitely take more friends who visit along for a treat.

Birthday today plus delightful afternoon tea-delicious and so elegant to look at! Well done to the cafe yet again.

We visit Lily's on a regular basis, the food is always delicious. The soup is consistently excellent and always tastes fresh and homemade, which isn't the case in many establishments! The staff are friendly and patient with the people with learning difficulties that usually accompany us.Lily's is a lovely and relaxing place to sit and enjoy good homemade food. Well done Lily's, keep up the good work!

Just had afternoon tea with some girlfriends and what a lovely tea it was! I had booked and they only start serving from 2.30, but when we got there the plastic table cloth was covered with white linen, and pretty side plates and cups were on the table. Two cake stands were brought out for the four of us, with sandwiches of salmon, prawn, egg mayo, cream cheese, and ham. Also sausage roll! The next layer had fruit scones and chocolate cake, (butter, jam and clotted cream came separate! Top layer, meringues filled with cream and raspberry's and lemon posset! We were served sparkling drink, perhaps it was elderflower, and of course a nice big pot of tea!The sandwiches were soft, fresh and well filled and full of flavour, the cakes all fresh too! All for £10.95 per person! The staff were friendly and although it's a garden centre cafe the food was lovely! We did feel slightly that we outstayed our welcome when at 4pm they turned off the radio and started shutting the blinds!I would definatley recommend the afternoon tea as excellent value for money

Fabulous! All the food was delicious and everything beautifully presented. Staff were great and attentive...try it and see! Excellent.

We lunch here regularly and would highly recommend. Lily's has delightful surroundings and a warm and welcoming atmosphere and is suitable for all. The food is consistently excellent and service efficient, polite and friendly. So glad we found this tearoom!

Visited here to meet a friend for lunch. We both had filled baguettes which were very full, and came with coleslaw and side salad. Delicious. 2 large mugs of delicious filter coffee. Waitress service.

We went here today after pre booking an afternoon tea for my partners nan for her christmas present an we absolutley loved it the sandwich selction was lovely an fresh the cakes an fruit scones were lovely an fresh the elderflower drink was delicious the whole experiance was fab we would definatley go back my partners 89 year old nan was amazed by the freshness an was all she could talk about an the sausage rolls too thanks again hope to be back again soon

We have been visiting Lily's for coffee and scones for some while now. Unfortunately on two occasions, we have been refused permission to buy scones to take away!! Now being a fairly regular customer, we found that really strange. So indeed today I asked the question, WHY??To be told that "if you buy the scones we will not have any left for later" To which I replied, what if I stayed here to eat them then? They would still not have any left! But apparently they would lose money, because it costs less to take them away than to stay in and eat the scones. Since the day they opened, we go at least once or twice a month and to actually be refused permission to buy scones to take away has left me speechless!!!! Also, Hadfields are getting a bit fed up with Lily's customers going in their garden center and complaining!! So whatever you do, don't ask to buy scones to take home!!!!

Through the lanes you'll find the tearoom at the back of a garden centre, just be careful not to miss it as without any navigation device did drive past it. Visited with family and partners, as a group of 8 we got a good selection of sandwiches and sausage rolls, enough choice to cater for everyone's needs including a vegetarian.We're all very tasty and then there were cakes and scones for everyone which again were delicious. All topped up with a nice supply of tea and coffee.As the occasion was doubled as birthday treat they also provided an excellent home made cake for a very small fee.Overall the cost came to £12 per person which is great value for money.

Was looking for somewhere to stop for lunch. Having read the reviews on here, decided to try here. Had the cheese scone with spiced carrot chutney-wonderful. And sausage roll with side salad-very nice. Lovely setting, clean and tidy.Definitely return if I was in the area again.

Spectacular Cheese scones with parsnip and chili marmalade. Simply decicious! .... Best cheese scone i've had since moving to UK seventeen years ago

Thank you to all the staff who made our wedding reception at Lily's Tearooms a very special occasion. The food was divine, everyone said how good and perfect it was.

I visited on a Saturday morning for a pot of tea and scone. Once again the food was excellent and the cafe very clean. But, once again the staff were not very welcoming or attentive. It's not that they are unpleasant rather that they just don't pay attention to the customers. Such a shame because it does spoil the ambience, it can feel a little uncomfortable, almost as if you are somehow causing inconvenience.

We were looking for wooden stakes and came across hadfields nursery at north walsham.Norfolk. After purchasing our goods we came across lily's tearoom and ordered scrambled egg on toast,fruit scone, and teas. Order was taken by a very pleasant member of staff and was soon served by another very pleasant member of staff. The food was excellent and cooked to our taste. The restaurant was clean ,decor was rest full and comfortable.and plenty of outside seating. The menu was varied with a good choice for everyone.I will be visiting this establishment again and reccomend to friends and family.

Very well set table with white linen table cloth and bone china crockery lovely array of sandwiches, scones and cakes, plenty of cream and jam more than one can eat. The food was arranged on 3 tier cake stands will certainly visit again. Staff very friendly give you 10 0ut 0f 10 thank you.

Discovered whilst renovating house in North Walsham. Now, any excuse for a visit there. Savoury lunch - cheese scone, cream cheese and chutney, can't be beaten.

Very nice food, love the prawn sandwich, very pleasant staff what more do you want !! Then a nice walk round the garden centre

Lovely food, reasonable prices and very friendly staff but at peak times, like lunchtime, you really need to book.

Had a very nice ham sandwich today, with my friends and guide dog. Why not visit here when shopping for plants or accessories at the adjoining garden centre hadfields. I am always popping in here with my friends.

One of the best bacon sandwiches we have had and lovely hot coffee, friendly service and a reasonable price.

The decor is plain, sunny and clean, nothing terribly outstanding about the look of Lily's, but my word, the scones are to die for! To be honest I've never really got past the scones, but other food leaving the kitchen looks great too. Homely staff - not fast food but all very pleasant. It's also amid one of the most helpful garden centres I've ever been to, the staff really know their stuff and the prices are good. My favourite pitstop round North Walsham.

Great tearoom. Yummy cakes and food. The service a bit slow but friendly. Like this cafe and its in a very good gardencentre with huge choice of plants and fruit trees. Not too expensive either. Can recommend

We attended this establishment, as local people, lunchtime wed. 16 March. We ordered. Soup of the day with cheese scone and water, and fruit scone, with tea. The establishment was reasonably busy, but not full, and people came in after we arrived. Some by ten minutes.The fruit scone and tea arrived. It was duly consumed by my wife - who after some fifteen minutes enquired as to the soup etc, to be told it was 'on its way'! It wasn't! In the meantime, people who had entered ten minutes after ourselves, and had ordered (sandwiches etc) were served with their food. Some twenty minutes after we arrived, and my wife having consumed her snack, with no sign of the soup etc, we decided to leave - as we did so the soup emanated from the kitchen! We informed the (waitress) that we had waited long enough, we had seen her serve another table to persons who had arrived AFTER us, which we, in fact, thought wasn't good enough, and in fact we liked to eat together! Now I was always under the impression that 'soup of the day' would be readily available. The scones were on display, so we knew they were! How wrong we were! And throughout, no apology, no waiter attended the table to say there was a delay, nothing, no reason given at all. Really disappointing when the establishment was recommended. Would I recommend to you, definitely not, in fact I would cook your soup at home, it's much quicker than this place!

I can't give this higher than 3 stars as I haven't experienced it fully. Chocolate cake I had was lovely. We will be back in the near future to experience more of Lily's

I'll start with the only negative thing I can think of, and that Lily's has a slightly limited menu, but in my mind that is really the only downside to this place. On the plus side I've been there maybe 25 times and never had a bad meal! We usually go for lunch but sometimes just coffee and cake, whatever you go for I'm positive you'll enjoy the food. I highly recommend any of the home made soups, they're always piping hot and very tasty! Great coffee as well. lastly but not least is the service, always polite and efficient.I should also mention that Lily's is in a garden nursery and a good one as well, great plants and cheap prices, I get all my tomato and chilli plants from them plus some lovely bedding plants.

Have had many lovely coffees,lunches,cakes etc,all very good. Friendly waitresses, yummy food in relaxed unhurried atmosphere.

Went as a group for coffee and stayed on for lunch. The service was good, lunch was enjoyable and reasonably priced. You are recommended to book for afternoon tea. I would imagine that during the summer it gets very busy. Car parking is o.k. but in the winter the grass area is soft..

Have been a few times now and very satisfied each time. Clean, pleasant indoor and outdoor terrace eating. Very nice lunch menu but the cakes are to die for fresh home made and delicious !!

What a great afternoon tea we had. I would recommend it, at £10.95 it's incredible value. You have to book ahead, and the teas start at 14.30 so that the table can be laid up ready with a white cloth tablecloth with such pretty china crockery. They serve elderflower cordial as a champagne alternative which is a lovely touch. The selection of eats is very good, as it was near Christmas they'd included Christmas cake and a mince pie each, all very yummy. All in all a great experience. We have been many times for other eats and I'd recommend it, together with the excellent little privately owned garden centre. You will not be disappointed with the standard of food at Lilys

I have been to Lily's a few times, it seems to be popular tea room, bright and cheerful with friendly staff. There is a nice selection of delicious light lunches and cakes.

Nice food shame about miserable lady serving. Garden centre worth a visit but give cafe a miss if dark curly haired lady serving.

A very nice place for a spot of lunch and very welcoming environment. As such it can get quite busy. This is why I come here regularly with my guide dog

very nice pleasant café with staff courteous good selection of cakes and food although some things we found over priced but still worth a visit

We stayed in Knapton and stopped off at Lily's for some tea and cake. All the family had some cake and there was plenty of choice to cater for us all. The menu looked good and the food being served looked delicious. Next time we are near we will be sure to stop by. We might even look around the garden centre next time!

Arranged Afternoon Tea for 6 as a Baby Shower for my sister. Table was laid up beautifully. When the food was bought over to the table is looked amazing! But when it was enjoyed by all it was even better. My sister evenhad her own section of sandwiches as she couldn't eat some of the standard selection. There was then sausage rolls, scones with clotted cream and jam, chocolate cake, meringues... I mean we couldn't have asked for more. A glass of fizz and unlimited tea or coffee. Absolutely fab afternoon, friendly staff and served with a smile, Thankyou

My friend and I met here for lunch. We ate toasted sandwiches which were excellent, freshly sliced bread with lots of filling and plenty of side salad. There was plenty of choice on the lunch menu. The tearoom is bright and airy with plenty of seating, including outdoor seating. There was a lovely selection of cakes available but we were too full to try any. i shall return for afternoon tea. The only thing that stopped me from giving this 'excellent' was the staff who didn't seem very friendly, they seemed rather abrupt but perhaps we just went on a bad day.

Lily's has always been a favourite of ours (My wife and myself). The coffee is excellent and the staff serve you with a smile. Last Saturday we were having a light lunch and the cafe was packed. We had to wait a little while, but that's what you expect when all the food is freshly prepared for you and delicious. We would rather wait (only 15 minutes), than have something that is has been in the fridge for days.After Coffee you can select your plants from a wonderful selectionTo sum up. - Plenty of Parking, Lovely Cafe, Fantastic Plants, Great Staff. A credit to North Walsham

We stopped here for lunch and had to wait 30 minutes before someone even came and took our order. An hour after arriving at the tearoom our food arrived! The food was good, basic café food. We decided to order coffee and cake for dessert and went to the counter to order as it had taken so long for the waiter to take our lunch order. We placed our cake order and after another 30 minutes wait went and asked how much longer only to be told by the waitress that had taken our order that she had forgotten! All told we were there for over 2 1/2 hours so if you are hungry or in a hurry definitely avoid. Such a shame as with better management it could be fabulous.

We come here most weekends for a scone or sandwich and have never been disapointed. The menu isn't huge but the choices are what youd expect and the home made cakes are second only to the scones.

On a recent visit to Hadfields, we thought we would try Lily's Tearoom. What a pleasant surprise. Nice people, nice food , pleasant service. Will go again.

found linda a loverly lady always smiling very helpful but found the big lady with glasses with a clip in her hair a bit nasty and missreable we asked for something very snappy cant have that yet its not time asked for something else will have to have a look iff not what else would you want a friend came in and found the same attitude don't know weather to come again or not might try once more somtime and see iff it has changed iff not then we wont. food brill so will see what happens

We went yesterday first time and were very surprised how lovely this hidden tearoom is. Lovely coffee/tea. Yummy cakes/lunches. Highly recommended. Service friendly and very clean place. Looking forward to come here often in future

Never thought of going to a garden centre for anything but garden stuff until my friend took me here for coffee. I'm so glad she did. The scones are enormous and really good. I'm not a big lover of sausage rolls but the ones here are delish. I have been back several times and will be definitely be going back again.

Lily's is close to where we live and is a hidden treasure in north Norfolk and indeed north Walsham. Beautiful home cooked soup and cakes, scones, light lunches. Reasonably priced and friendly staff. Brunch on Sunday is a must too as is there afternoon teas. Thank you as always x

Having read the previous reviews we decided to call . The scones were delicious and although we did not sample the cakes they also looked very inviting.

Took my friend for afternoon tea for her birthday. Wow how lovely, so well presented and tasted delicious. Will certainly be going back for further birthday treats and morning coffee visits. Lovely clean tea rooms, wish I owned the place myself.

Had this tearoom recommend several times so thought would give it a try.What a lovely supprise what a tearoom should be! Pleasant surrounds food prepared fresh service excellent and very reasonable prices.homemade scones recommended by husband give it a try

We love Lily's Tearoom and have been many times in the last year or so, usually for a baguette/sandwich and coffee, or a cream tea. The service is always excellent - very friendly and accommodating staff, even when busy and one has to wait a little longer than usual; the food is tasty and well presented, and the portion sizes are just enough to sate ones appetite; we always find it very good value for money, too. Today, we went for afternoon tea for a special occasion. We'd never had the reservation-only tea before and weren't disappointed with what we received: We sat at a reserved table laid with lovely china and were presented with sparkling elderflower cordial on arrival. This was followed by tea & coffee, three-tiered servings of sandwiches & sausage rolls, cakes and lemon syllabub, with an additional plate of raspberry cream meringues. We also had our tea and coffee topped-up by the attentive staff. Almost everything was home-made as usual, and it filled us up nicely, Certainly no need for an evening meal now!At £9.95 per person, this was exceptionally good value and we are already looking forward to our next visit.

We visited here several times, including twice on the same day! Scones are excellent (best I've had for several years!) as were the soup, the scrambled eggs, and sandwiches. Many home-made cakes - all looked great. Service not perfect but very friendly.Beware that the garden centre and the tea room are quite difficult to find. On the old Yarmouth Road coming out of N Walsham, but the Garen Centre is not well publicised outside as you approach and there seemed little publicity for the tea room, even when you park, and even when you enter the centre itself! But well worth a visit. Highly recommended.

Four of us visited for a light lunch..nicely decorated environment..Found the choice limited..the specials board the same as it was on my previous visit over 3 months ago. Service a little slow..sat at the table for at least ten minutes before it was cleared of dirty plates. The lady who served us was friendly and accommodating. The food presentation was average and the portion size we all felt very small the price..for eg about £7 for a prawn jacket with not much filling..about 10 small prawns. We only had one light lunch course and a soft drink each and our bill came to near enough £40..which is alot for a quick lunch hour meet up with colleagues ...we plan to find somewhere that is better value for money...