Mrs Knott's Tea-Room in Dover

My husband was doing the Fan Bay Shelter tour so I stayed up by the lighthouse with our dog. I went for a coffee and they were so lovely in the cafe and bought my coffee outside to me. It gets super busy but it’s nice to see a traditional tea rooms.

Really cute tea room but disappointing food. Both the cheese and the fruit scones were dry and tasteless, the chocolate cake over processed and sickly. The tea was good but £4.75 for a hot chocolate made with instant powder and hot water felt like a complete rip off! Pleasant enough staff but not particularly forthcoming, tables left dirty etc. Highly recommend the lighthouse tour but I’d pass on popping in for anything more than a cuppa!

A really lovely setting. After a windy walk it was lovely to reach mrs Knotts. We had to sit outside as we had our dog with us. Which is shame because the inside looked lovely. The staff were friendly and helpful. We had a scone and coffee. Which was lovely. We did want a sandwich too but they are already made, and we had a fussy eater with us. Which was a shame. Would recommend, but would like to see somewhere to sit inside with a dog.

We were almost out off by the latest review but our experience couldn’t have been more different- delicious scone, jam, cream and a pot of freshly made loose-leaf tea in cosy, vintage surroundings with delightful photographs of the ancestors of current volunteers. Clean environment and charming staff - just as it was when we last visited many years ago! We didn’t have sandwiches or soup but both looked lovely.

Staff didn’t seem to care much, wasps everywhere, dirty tables, crumbs all over the display/serving area. The whole place needs a deep clean. Not what we expected.

Lovely setting in traditional tea rooms, a welcome break on our walk along the white cliffs. Good choice of teas and sandwiches.

Pre covid I used to visit often, two lovely big scones and all the trimmings. Went in May and was a little miffed, price increase, but now only one small scone and not of previous quality. Last visit which was queens jubilee I took a picnic didn’t go into cafe at all. I think retailers, restaurants tea rooms etc need to understand that if they can’t reduce quality and quantity as is a downward spiral. Maintain quality and offer a decent sized scone for the money, don’t offer one puny below average size and quality because the people who regularly frequent will soon not bother.

Charming tea rooms at the foot of the lighthouse with a choice of tables inside or out, where there is a fabulous view across the Channel to France. There are picnic tables and a few deck chairs to relax in on a fine day. The music inside is nostalgic, wartime music; the cups and teapots are pretty, old china; and there is a decent selection of sandwiches and cakes. Good pot of tea and a willing top up of hot water. Nice service. Highly recommended.

Stopped here for refreshment on Saturday July 16 around 2 p.m., the 2 young men working at the counter that afternoon were welcoming and friendly. Mrs Knotts Tea-Room has a quaint and charming ambience. The tea room is VERY CLEAN and quiet but they do permit you to take your order out to eat at picnic tables on the grounds if you please. The Earl Grey tea is my go-to tea and despite it being a hot day the tea was delightfully refreshing. The variety of sweets were well rounded and my small party of 3 found just the right combination of beverage and snack and all were delicious!

Vastly over priced snobbery. Sandwichs are bland and stale, drinks are snobby 'can't have normal soft drinks as they are not in keeping, you can get them across the way though' £2.40 for a HOT can of drink from the fridge No ice Drinks warm Food stale Service slow Considering this along a walking path it lacks the basics and accessibility to the 'normal' folk

After a long walk and a comfort break, I stopped here for a sit down and a coffee. I felt welcomed from the moment I walked in (mostly due to Rodney who greeted me). I felt really comfortable sitting here and loved a chance to hear the local historical knowledge Rodney had too!

It’s a welcome relief to see the Lighthouse after walking for so long. We went inside Mrs Knotts Tea Room to ordered Cream Tea. It came to £11 for two people. The scones, jam and the cream were nice. Shame about the tea, It was weak. The people behind the till could have been more friendly, they just plonked the cups and saucers and the cutleries carelessly on the tray. We sat inside in one of their old fashion room. The floor could do with a sweep, crumbs were everywhere.

Food and drinks were nice, but the staff were grumpy and curt. They seemed tired and narky. Also clotted cream with the scone was quite solid. Probably won't be going back.

After a lovely walk on the cliffs , what a wonderful place is Mrs Knotts - the China crockery and individual teapots - delightful

Wonderful location and quirky with good food. Have to give it a poor review as coffee horrible and could only serve it with cold milk

We could not go in because of the restrictions. So I hope the cup of warm brown was a one-off due to none regular staff perhaps? Hot water and brown powder do not make a cup of coffee. The cake was a pre-packed wholesale fruitcake,...

Really enjoy coffee and cake at this historic tea room. All the cakes have been made posthumously by Mrs Mott, the lighthouse keepers wife. Very friendly staff and a cozy atmosphere.

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After a good walk along the cliffs to Dover an Back I stopped for a cream tea at the tea rooms which is part of the old South Foreland Lighthouse. It was very nice, a lovely soft scone with jam and cream and a pot...

The English tea is wonderfull, staff are helpful and the cakes and scones taste good. Wasps can come annoying during summertimes when seated in the small courtyard.

For you non-English visitors out there, this is an absolute must-do when visiting England. The beautiful Cliff Walk to the lighthouse, followed by a wonderful tea-room experience when you get there... it doesn't get any better than that!

Unbedingt einen kleinen Stop einlegen, im historischen Ambiente einen Tee "schlürfen" und einen leckeren Scone vernaschen!

After walking the trails, we decided to hike to the Lighthouse. Once there we discovered Mrs. Knott’s Tea Room. We enjoyed our pot of English Tea and Pastries. It was a great place to relax and take a break.

We stopped here prior to a lighthouse tour after walking along the coast path. Clean welcoming environment. Delicious cream tea. The earl grey tea was delicious. Pleasant staff. Reasonable pricing. I would recommend this tea room to everyone.

Posto veramente carino dove sorseggiare un buon the o caffè e dolcetti inglesi. Si prende il vassoio con teiera e...

After a long walk what you need is a pick me up .This is the place for it .Between the 5 of us we had cake, scones, cream, tea and plenty of tea .The staff was very helpful and friendly

A welcome break after the long walk from The White Cliffs of Dover National Trust. Tea and coffee all served in china cups and lovely cakes too. The tea rooms look like rooms from the 1950's, all very authentic! The staff was lovely and offered...

Went back again today for tea,scones and sandwiches - lovely staff so friendly and service is great. Home made scones delicious - love the china cups and saucers and tea pot - they happily re fill with water too. Everything that tea rooms should be...

Was interested in the lighthouse and tearoom and happy to find they were in the same place, so well worth the visit. The scones, cake and tea were all excellent and enjoyed in a pleasant atmosphere with good views of the sea and cliffs from...

Authentiek Engels en National Trust plekje: - verse producten als scones & brownies - thee met room, warme choc &...

Very quaint little tea room, scones and sausage roll were very nice. Shame that the sandwiches are pre packed and not too keen on the self service, but overall nice tea room in a beautiful spot. Could do with umbrellas outside though!

Very very very nice Tea Room at the lighthouse in Dover ! Lovely furnished and welcoming ! After a long walk on the cliffs , a tea and delicacies at that tea room is what you need ! Recommended

Loved this quirky tea room, had a table inside one of the rooms, they had a gramophone in it with other items of that era. Had a pot of tea and sandwich which were lovely, with a cup and saucer (which was cool) . Also coffee and scone which was also enjoyed. Really nice time

An 45 min to an hours walk over the white cliffs from the visitors centre to the lighthouse is amazing, it’s even better when you have this Tea Room at the end of it. Friendly staff with delicious homemade cakes, biscuits, soup and scones. We had a lovely pot of tea and china teacups sat on the grass in front of the lighthouse overlooking the sea. This is dog friendly with plenty of bowls of water around for those thirsty pups.

Limited in space but worth getting in if you can. A limited choice on the menu but we loved the sausage rolls!

Dopo una bella passeggiata nel verde ad ammirare le scogliere si arriva al faro e vi aspetta all'interno questo piccolo localino, thè di tutti i tipi e poi ti porti le tazze e la teiera fuori, tempo permettendo, è Ti bevi il thè guardando il mare

Nice choices to be made of cakes and all. Great staff and a lovely step-back-in-time with appropriate music as well. Great spot for views and a lovely stop while walking the cliffs.

What a view. Enjoy tea and cake in an amazing setting. Lay back and enjoy the view. Worth the walk! Service can be slow but the quality is good.

Friendly staff, only light bites, like scones, sausage rolls, soup and cakes, but tasted home made. I had a cheese scone which was delicious, and hubby had egg mayo sandwich which he loved. Nice treat after a walk along the cliffs

After taking an hr to walk to this tea rooms we were told they had no sandwiches or cakes left and we were looking forward to a cream tea and this is not the first time, the place stinks of poo where the toilets need a clean, rank will never visit again

Great tea, great cake, great aesthetic and lovely people. Like a 40’s/50’s time capsule this was a joy to visit on mother’s day. Also I love the fact that they gave a choice of jam to have with your scone- I can’t have strawberry so this was a nice change! The small nuances like historic photos of the teams family and vinyl playing as well as the gorgeous plates, cups and teapots all made this a very special trip!

This is such a quaint little tea room. The tea is served in lovely little China teacups. The service is superb with very cheerful and knowledgeable staff. It is always a real pleasure to share a cuppa and delicious cake there.

Stopped in here while I was visiting the South Foreland Lighthouse. I don't drink tea so enjoyed a Cream coffee. Service was fast and good and the food and drink was very nice. I sat in the outside courtyard enjoy this beautiful place.

A family tradition of ours is to walk to the Foreland Lighthouse and have tea/hot chocolate at Mrs Knott's on new years day.

Not what we expected after the hour walk along the cliffs. Limited selection, prepackaged sandwiches, very limited indoor seating (on a windy and cold day!), lack of bins outside meant people’s rubbish was flying away. Outdoor toilets only. Whole lighthouse covered in scaffolding when we arrived, which can’t be helped but we wouldn’t have made the walk if we’d known. Scones and tea were nice, but the rest of the experience detracted from that. Take in the views at the other end of the cliffs, then get lunch someplace else. This is a clear tourist trap.

We visited the tearoom this week while completing the National trust walk.

The soup was great and the service excellent. In the pricey side but that is what happens when you have such a niche thing so far from most areas!

Tea and cake or cream teas are good, but nothing special and very expensive. Staff were not overly friendly and you were made to feel that you were putting them out by going in there!

A beautiful walk along the White Cliffs with stunning views on a most glorious day in September. Who could ask for more, we could have been on the Med.

Great stop of while visiting the lighthouse, a bit of a hike but well worth the visit. Great tea and scones.

Stopped here on Saturday for tea and scones while walking the dog. This is a lovely spot to stop when the weather is good, there are plenty of picnic tables and deck chairs to sit at with great views of the channel and France on a clear day. We had a pot of tea for two and a cheese scone each, which came to £8, tea and scones were very good. This place is really popular with foreign tourists as it is very close to the port. We sat outside, the inside which was very busy is decorated in classic old English tea Room style. The tea room is on the site of the South Foreland Lighthouse which you can also pay to go inside, the light house is usually a great photo opportunity, but cuttingly (29/09/18) is covered in scaffolding. Well worth visiting.

Great value for tea/coffee and a scone with Jam and cream. Their cakes are good too. Very welcomed after a long walk along the cliffs.

This was a fabulous place for tea on a warm summer's day.

A very pleasant walk along the top of the cliffs with the views across to France and the ferries,shipping.The tea rooms do get busy but the staff are geared up for this and the queue soon goes down.It is well worth the wait.The home made cake is very good just what you need after the walk.

Eine kleine Reise in die Vergangenheit beginnt, wenn man die Teestube betritt. Das Teeservice erinnert an eine andere Zeit, wie auch die Einrichtung und die Deko sowie die Musik. Der Tee ist sehr lecker, die Scones ebenfalls. Der Preis ist unschlagbar. Allerdings kann es durchaus sein, dass man schon um 14 Uhr unter der Woche keine Scones mehr bekommt. Das ist uns in unserem Urlaub passiert. Wir waren sehr traurig. Aber so ist es. Es ist eigentlich immer voll. Draußen kann man auch sehr schön sitzen mit Blick auf die franz. Küste. Wir kommen wieder.

Ci siamo fermati qui dopo la camminata sulle scogliere e perché infreddoliti dal forte vento...ed è stato come entrare in un mondo a parte! Nulla è lasciato al caso: la musica di sottofondo, gli arredi, tazze e teiere decorate. Davvero suggestivo!

Vista stupenda, location storica, personale gentilissimo e accogliente, buon rapporto qualità prezzo. Se si affronta il cammino fino al faro, vale una tappa certamente

Wanted cake and coffee but saw that all cakes were on a counter between the customers and the serving staff so we didn't stay as this is unhygienic - the man infront of us sneezed! Yuk. Come on NT - cover your cakes. You should no better!!!

If you have walked here from the main NT Visitor Centre then it is worth stopping off at the tea room before climbing the lighthouse tower to sample their lovely Cream Tea (or Coffee) service, so that you can start burning off the calories on the way up.

It was suggested to walk the Cliff path all the way to the Lighthouse where we could have some cream tea. I am so glad we did! We were fortunate to have a very sunny day. We had tea and flapjacks-which were out of this world delicious. It was served on china on a tray which we carried out to a picnic table outside. From there, we sat and enjoyed our lovely afternoon tea while soaking in the stunning views of the sea. It was a perfect day!!!

My husband and I stopped here for something sweet after our hike along the White Cliffs. We shared a slice of Victoria sandwich, which was delicious! The staff is very nice and welcoming :) Would definitely recommend!

My daughter and I were walking along the White Cliffs on a lovely summer day, and had packed food and drink, but when we got to the lighthouse at the tip of the cliffs we were both hungry and thirsty. We went in to the tea room and got ourselves a cream tea each with the most enormous scones you've ever seen! Given their monopoly position I thought that the prices were actually quite reasonable. You can choose to eat outside or you can, like we did, go in to one of the old fashioned rooms to get out of the sun. The whole atmosphere is a very genteel throwback to the days gone by when the male clientele would have been wearing trilbies rather than baseball caps. There is 1940s music on in the background, unobtrusively so for those people who don't like that style of music. If this tea shop were in Dover itself I wouldn't have given it another glance, but as a reward at the halfway point of the cliff walk it really can't be beaten.

Great stopping off point whilst out walking. It was too hot to eat inside but from what I could see it looked inviting and interesting. Outside outstanding views. Limited choice of food, sandwiches ok but a tad tasteless. 10/10 for coffee & tea though.

We had a nice walk up to the lighthouse. A lovely cream tea we had in a nice surrounding. Nice cake!

Erst wandern entlang der herrlichen Klippen und dann zur Belohnung hinein in Mrs. Knott's Tearoom. Es gibt Sandwiches, sehr leckere Suppen und natürlich den unverzichtbaren Cream Tea. Wir hatten alles. Und wir haben jetzt schon Sehnsucht!!

Home backed cakes, sausage rools and other snacks. Mouth wateringly good. The tearooms are quainty with olde worlde furniture and are located in what was the lighthouse family quarters. This is a "must" during a cliff top walk between Dover and St. Margarets Bay

Lovely experience, the setting is lovely and the décor is very original. There is not a lot of choice re cakes and sandwiches but what they do have is really nice. It is small so can feel crowded and warm, especially on a warm day!

sítio lindo com comida deliciosa é incrível poder lanchar com a vista sobre os white cliffs de dover

After the long walk from the White Cliffs Experience Car Park by Dover Castle a tea room is just what you need and this is one of the best. The interior has been decorated as a lighthouse keeper's cottage, which it was, and the staff are very cheerful and friendly. They serve excellent home-made cakes and a good pot of tea too!

After a long hike to the cliffs, this Tea Room seems like a gift from above! Not only was the inside and outdoor area picture perfect, but the snacks and tea are to die for! The staff was so incredibly friendly and sweet! I had a sponge cake as well as scones and they hit the spot! I highly recommend visiting Mrs Knott's Tea-Room, and I cannot wait to return!

This is a great way to spend a whole afternoon, see the lighthouse, get a guided tour with a passionate tour guide, then step back in time into this classic tea room. Friendly staff and delicious cake. Highly recommended!

We only had sandwiches there but they were lovely and the drinks are served in quaint china crockery. Great value for money and great service.

After a brilliant walk along the cliffs from Dover this is a welcome stopping point for tea and cakes.

There is more detail on my Lighthouse review (as I didn't realise there was a separate "attraction" page for the Tea Room).

We walked along the cliff tops in dismal weather and found this delightful refuge. We had a very friendly welcome and no problems with muddy shoes-"Come in and make yourselves at home!". Enjoyed a superb clotted cream tea in a delightful room furnished with interesting artefacts. Poured "real" tea from a pot into china cups using a tea strainer no less. Whilst waiting to use the immaculate rest room listened to pleasant music drifting out of a radiogram...what more could one possibly want?

The staff in this tea room were very friendly and welcoming and the cream tea was just right. As the weather was nice we sat outside to eat ours

The cakes and tea look lovely, but if you want anything gluten free or dairy free forget it! Very traditional in every sense of the word.

We arrived at about 12 on a weekday and there was a large queue and they were selling out fast. We got the last 3 scones which seemed crazy as they had only been open for one hour. The tea was extremely weak and the scones hard - just heating them up would make such a difference. The carrot cake was moist but bland, a hint of ginger but no spices. Overall not as good as we'd hoped but still a nice place to break up the long walk.

Tradicional y típico salón de té, un ambiente acogedor y una curiosa colección de teteras, ofrece un agradable final al paseo por los acantilados. Precios razonables.

Arrived here after a glorious 2 mile walk along the white cliffs from the National Trust Car Park. Had a pot of tea and a sandwich and was pleasantly surprised to see that the tea came in a china pot with a china cup and saucer and best of all with a tea strainer as proper loose leaf tea was used. The pot of tea for one supplied me with four cups in all, for the very reasonable price of £2.10p. There were a variety of yummy looking cakes on offer as well as a cream tea including scones with clotted cream and jam but I just opted for a freshly made sandwich.

Nice tea with vintage tea cups and pots. Cakes were nice as well. We walked up there, didn't go in the lighthouse but nice for a cuppa stop. Lots of grass and outdoor sitting to enjoy the view.

We stopped here on a walk from St Margaret's. It was very busy, but the staff were attentive and well organised. Plenty of seating outside, including deck chairs ! Lovely sandwiches and cake. Recommended.

We walked from the national trust car park to the lighthouse and were rewarded with a lovely tea shop ...approx an hour and a half.It was a beautiful day so a perfect place to stop .Lovely fresh scone with cream and Jam tasty chocolate cake fab fruit cake and and coffee cake so a good selection.We sat indoors as the outside tables were full. There were a few deck chairs on the lawn where the views here lovely..

Dopo la lunga passeggiata sulle scogliere di Dover, io e la mia ragazza arriviamo in questo bellissimo faro troppo tardi per poter prendere uno snack o una bibita (causa orario di chiusura)... Vedendoci assetati chiediamo allo staff del bar due bicchieri d'acqua dopo l'orario di chiusura e tutto il personale gentilissimo ce li fornisce sorridendo. Grazie mille non è da tutti.

This tearoom is hidden away a bit, situated at the south foreland lighthous. It is a quintessentially English tea room, with old furniture and wallpaper and even a working record player from the 1950's. They have some great cakes and sandwiches, plus homemade soup too. The National Trust run this establishment and the adjoining lighthouse too, which is also well worth a visit. This venue is a great replacement for the Bluebirds tearooms that sadly closed a couple of years ago.

Fantastico panorama per una sosta con un dolce, the o caffè davanti al mare. Locale molto caratteristico. All'esterno tsvolime panche per ammirare il paesaggio.

Delicious soup. Great cheese scones. Brilliant cakes. Proper tea in proper pots. Plus fantastic views over the sea. Worth walking to what ever the weather.

We were at Mrs Knott's tea room after a long walk over the Cliffs starting from Dover.

Je bent op weg naar huis, en je bent vroeg vertrokken vanwege de mogelijke files op de M25. Als die files zich niet manifesteren en je dus te vroeg in Dover arriveert, overweeg dan een bezoek aan mrs. Knott's tearoom te st. Margaret 's at clyffe, in de witte vuurtoren die je als het laatste van Engeland ziet wanneer de boot wegvaart, en dompel je nog even onder in die puur Engelse sfeer van bloemetjesbehang en cream teas.

We stopped here for a cold drink after a walk along the cliffs on a lovely warm day. The drink was lovely, a bottled 'real' lemonade! The views are stunning, plenty of seating outside too. Only problem, the serving area is very small, so a queue soon builds up, so be prepared to wait if it is busy, waited 15 mins, and not that busy really!

On my visit the café far outstripped the lighthouse in business, but there is no charge to call in after a walk along the cliff tops from Dover. Various north Europeans were signing the visitors book and handling trays heavily laden with pots of tea and cakes, I settled for an affordable flakey sausage roll, cheese scone with butter and an apple juice. There is soup and sandwiches are listed although not observed. Less upmarket Sprite and coke is obtainable from the reception hut. Customers can sit outside, and this visit was just as full week opening begins in the school holidays for the lighthouse. The tea room has a life of its own and the nicest toilets. You cannot drive right up to this site and the walk from St Margaret's bus stop is 25 minutes. There is a café there too (Shellys) to revive those who miss the hourly bus. Your mobile may roam to France but I understand the EU have evened out the charges, as tradesmen suddenly found their bills soared! It may be that this café is where many from abroad first here Vera Lynn singing.

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Fresh home made cakes and pastries and a superb cup of proper leaf tea with a tea strainer. It really is worth the walk to the lighthouse for a lunch here and if you sit outside the view is simply spectacular.

What a little gem - but be prepared for the walk along the cliffs to enjoy its delights. A truly old-fashioned tea rooms, with leaf tea in china teapots, china cups and homemade cakes. The cafe is furnished with memorabilia. The staff were really friendly and helpful. No problem getting hot water to top up the pot or extra milk. A haven for real tea drinkers.

We stopped in the tea rooms after the trek to there from the car park and along the cliffs. Great value and superb banter with the staff, thanks very much indeed for our short but enjoyable stay.

We visited Mrs Knott's Tea Room for tea & cakes. Tea was served in a bone china teapot, vintage bone china cups & saucers and loose leaf tea...just as it should be! It was excellent and there was a good selection of delicious cakes too...perfect.

Nach der umwerfenden Wanderung entlang den Klippen von Dover ist der Ort ideal zum Erholen und Genießen. Das Ambiente erinnert wirklich an die Stube von Oma aus dem letzten Jahrhundert und ist mit sehr viel Liebe zum Detail eingerichtet. Die Musik passt absolut dazu und die Speisenauswahl entspricht einer Teestube. Empfehlenswert!

After walking along the cliffs to visit the lighthouse this was a very welcome break.

Tiny and quaint inside but with loads of seating outside.

We love this tea room. It serves a super range of cakes and scones and tea/coffee/soft