Nellie Crumb in Purbeck - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Very good quality food - when you can get it. Nice cafe but very disappointing opening hours, which is why I've only given them two stars. They don't open until 10.30am so if you want breakfast, forget it (unless you're a very late riser). And then they close for the day at 3.30pm. If they lose business because of this, even during the tourist season, it's their own fault.

Great tradition cafe, lovely waitress who couldn’t be more helpful. Proper tea pots with plenty of milk. A lovely reasonably priced little cafe and bakers. Thanks for the service and hospitality.

We visited today (may 2024) as a family & served by Alayne who was extremely polite, professional and so helpful. We are into our second week of the holiday and travelled from Sandbacks to Wareham and can honestly say, Nellie Crumb’s have delivered us the best breakfast we’ve had so far. Served with 5* service. Thank you Alayne. Doggy treats were also very welcome. Highly recommend ✔️✔️

My wife and I were travelling down to Weymouth from Leicester and decided to make a bit of a detour to Wareham, as my wife lived and worked in this town many years ago and had not been back since. We drove around looking for anywhere that was familiar, but it was a fruitless search so we gave in and parked up in Church Street, and then walked around to South Street to look for somewhere to have a bite to eat and a drink. We thought that this eatery looked quite inviting, so plumped to have our lunch here. It wasn’t too bad a choice as the place was clean and tidy, and the staff were very welcoming. We each had a pasty and an ice cream float, and it arrived quite quickly and the meal was fine, but the prices were quite a bit dearer than we would expect to pay for the same meal in our home town.

Very disappointed. Service was good but food was lukewarm. No toilet paper in ladies toilet. Made a purchase of Moores biscuits for a gift which I discovered when home was one month out of date. Phoned shop and all I got was ‘I’m sorry’. No offer of refund .

Old building towards the end of the High Street. Exposed beams and a lovely open inglenook fireplace to keep us warm. Food at other tables looked good, and the staff were welcoming and helpful. Overly long menu and horrid modern tables spoiled the nice effect.

This was a lovely cafe that I stumbled across for lunch whilst in Wareham. Although the cafe looks rather old fashioned inside, the food was good quality at a very reasonable price. The menu had a good range of options and alongside that there was a good range of cakes and other sweet treats available (to order in or take away). The service was efficient and polite and I'll return if I'm ever in Wareham again.

A gem of a cafe to eat in, staff always efficient and friendly, food brilliant, good portions, reasonable prices, plenty of comfortable seating.

Called in on the spur of the moment for tea / coffee. Pleasant interior, greeted von entry and ordered drinks, which were with us a very frew minutes later. Both tea and coffee excellent. We would recommend this place, and will call in again when next in Wareham.

5 stars- my son loves it! We have come here a few times over the last couple years and my son absolutely adores the place. It’s chilled, quiet, the staff are so friendly and the food is delicious ❤️ He says ‘mum lets give it 10 stars’ x

This is our “go to” place for breakfast. We’ve been here many times and not once did the breakfast disappoint. Great quality ingredients and top service…the coffee is great too! Thoroughly recommend

Terribly slow service (35mins) for a Full English Breakfast – If we had known how bad it was going to be we wouldn’t have waited! The egg was totally frizzled and burnt around the edge, bacon was as dry as piece of leather – with burnt patches, ditto the sausages. The fried bread looked as though it had once been a nice piece of bread but the chief had soon fixed that! And it wasn’t cheap! The staff were friendly but obviously couldn't keep up.

Zoe served my wife and myself lunch , the food was so fresh and delicious,I'd certainly go back there,fresh wholesome ingredients at a great price

Unfortunately, we left before even ordering. The menu was expensive for very little. To get the breakfast you'd want you've be looking at £17 easy. There was only one lady working, so she had to cover the restaurant, and the shop out the front. We were allowed to sit in the cramped front room, which was a living room from the 40's, requiring serious updates. And I felt like I was sat with the family at the next table, or the garden- where we likely would have been forgotten about for even longer. People arrived after us, and were served before us. The place needs a serious update, and a really good clean, more staff and a better thought out menu. I wouldn't have been happy to spend my money here

Thank you Zoe and staff for really looking after us today, you came highly recommended and we highly recommend you, particularly Zoe.

What a find - wonderful olde worlde tea shop. The Dorset Cream Tea was delicious and also recommend the amazing toasted sandwiches truly gorgeous. Very friendly welcome and everyone visiting Wareham should call in for a bite to eat or sandwich/cake to take away. 😋😋

We were exploring the area and after having visited the Blue Pool, decided to stop in Wareham. We soon got hungry and my wife suggested fish and chips. But it had started to drizzle and we came across Nellie Crumb's. Nowadays, and I don't go anywhere without a quick check on Trip Advisor. So we looked the reviews up and it looked decent, so in we went. A friendly greeting out the front and then we were taken to the dining room and given the choice of where we wanted to do, which is always a nice touch. Menus promptly given and our drinks swiftly arrived. My wife went for the carrot and coriander soup, which had lovely doorstep slices of bread with it (choice of white or brown). She said it was really nice. My youngest son and I, decided to go for the English breakfast. Wow! This was seriously delicious. Everything was top notch and cooked absolutely perfectly. Crispy bacon, well cooked chipolatas, grilled tomato, nicely fried egg, juicy mushrooms and fried bread to die for! Service throughout was friendly and attentive. During our visit we interacted with 4 members of staff, all were lovely. Our main server today was Ellie-May and she was great. So in summary, a little treasure of a tea room that we would highly recommend, both for the service and for the food

We visited Nellie crumb twice on our family holiday staying in Wareham. Really enjoyed both the coffee, fry up and other treats. Zoe was super friendly and accommodating with our food order. We would highly recommend checking it out! We were lucky enough to sit at the window seat which provides you with gorgeous views of the countryside.

Very friendly cafe and shop. And mmmm mmmm to the pasties. The apple cake was a winner too. We enjoyed it so much we had to go back.

Stopped in whilst exploring Wareham Village and enjoyed a cuppa with a delicious cake. The staff were very friendly and welcoming and they have a wonderful selection of cakes to choose from! Beautiful setting too.

This is a wonderful old-style setting, complete with quirky and confusing signage about opening hours and where the entrance is - no worries, it's part of the experience! Staff so helpful and obliging, and a relaxing and restorative environment. So different from another venue I considered, where there was briskness and apathy. Good to find a place which does not necessarily close its doors when tea-time starts to approach! Definitely somewhere I would return to if ever in the area again.

Very enticing window full of cakes. Friendly service and I can’t recommend the ‘melts’ enough. We had one tuna and one Hawaiian and both were delicious and served with a fresh salad…yum!

We have always had good food here, the toasted sandwiches are excellent, as are the omelettes. The Dorset apple cake served with cream is positively Wicked!!!! Well done to you all, and lots of love xxxx :)

I have been visiting occasionally over the past 40+ years. It has changed enormously and for the better, though there was little wrong with it "back in the day". I now use a wheelchair and the staff were amazing in helping me to get in, be seated in a suitable position and even paying a visit to the loo. The food was brilliant, with lots of choice and not expensive. A visit to Dorset would be unthinkable without a visit to Nellie Crumb's Tearoom. Thank you for your friendly help and superb food.

It was lovely on our holiday to find somewhere we could eat along with our dogs. The staff were welcoming and friendly, nothing was too much trouble. The food was delicious and there was a great selection to choose from, portion size was generous and the dogs got spoilt too with treats. We sat in the lovely courtyard which was compact but quaint but we thought it was so nice to have somewhere that we could choose to eat inside with the dogs if we wanted too.

Had a lemon sponge cake which was a bit dry. That was swiftly remedied and I thoroughly enjoyed it . I followed this with a lovely iced coffee. Staff are friendly and helpful

A quick stop on our road trip along the South Coast led us to this tearoom and its courtyard and delicious coffee and cakes. The choice of cakes was overwhelming as there was so many to choose from that I liked so we will have...

I was attracted by the prospect of sitting in the courtyard, away from the road, on a hot sunny day. Admittedly somewhat unusually - I decided I'd offset a cappuccino with an ice cream. What I ended up with was a cup of froth -...

We visited your cafe on 2nd July for brunch and had an excellent freshly cooked full English breakfast. The service was excellent, warm and friendly so we returned again on 4th July as we were returning home to Hampshire and everything was as expected. Thank...

Stumbled upon the cafe, looking for tea and cake. Nellie Crumb delivered what we were looking for. Hard to choose from the selection of homemade cakes,even got some for the road. Recommend the Dorset cake, slightly warmed!

As we only popped in on the off chance and did not know what to expect Was welcomed and seated at a table. Was served by Alayne and given a menu. lots to choose from. She was very polite and always had a smile on...

We stumbled on Nellie Crumb whilst in Wareham for the supermarket. The pubs were very busy and we just wanted a light lunch. A friendly welcome and we were offered outside seating which on a sunny day we were glad to accept. We both had...

Nothing amazing or to be noted. The service almost didn't know what to suggest. The menu choices were limited. Slow in serving, food presentation and preparation disappointing. Shall I add more?

Taking part in the 3 day Tour of Wessex Cycle ride stumbled on Nellie Crumb for lunch. Fantastic service, even opened up secure storage for our bikes. Gave us a perfect quick snack with great coffee even filled our bottles! Thank you so much, this...

Good service and polite staff. Allowed dogs which was also helpful. Food - not great. One of us were unable to have a egg sandwich because they had run out. The other sandwiches had small amounts of fillings so I would not recommend these. The...

Stopped off here for a cream tea on our way home from week in Dorset. Food absolutely delicious, the scones were to die for, and cream from local dairy in Osmington, proper old fashioned clotted cream like I remember it! They were even able to...

We stopped by here for lunch whilst waiting for our boat trip on the river, had a bit of time to kill. This place was actually recommended to us by a lady also waiting for the boat trip. It's a quaint old fashioned tea room...

We didn't have a meal here, but we had drinks and snacks. We are people who delight in regular coffee stops and enjoy trying out the cakes and pastries, especially when they are home made. This place fitted the bill very nicely. Pleasant staff and...

Went for a coffee ,lovely old place old fashioned tea and small meal place ordered for two cappuccino's,small cups,arrived on table two cups of froth,went to pay 5,90,which is a bit pricey for a place like that .Won't be going there again

I was visiting Wareham for the weekend and went to Nellie Crumb for breakfast. Very happy with both the full English and Vegetarian full English breakfasts. Lovely fireplace and friendly staff, who were very accommodating with our menu requests!

We found this place by chance, with the small frontage opening up to a larger restaurant at the back. Situated here was a lovely warming fire, cosy seating and a large choice of home cooked delicious food on the menu. Zoe was the lady looking...

We regularly walk in the Isle of Purbeck and often find ourselves back in Wareham. Today we tried this great little cafe. Open fire, friendly service, what a find. Nice full toasties, hot crispy chips and a pot of tea, we shall be back again....

Lovely spot in the centre of Wareham. We had a cosy table by the fire. Delicious home made soup and Stilton sandwich. Super friendly service. We’ll be back!

we came here on new year day and the service and food was excellent would definitely visit again thank you to all your team

Whilst on holiday last week, we called into this amazing cafe. The staff were really attentive and friendly. I had the most amazing prawn sandwich with a beautiful glass of red wine. The bread was incredible, and even better still I was able to purchase...

Three of us had a lunch of fought over macaroni cheese (delicious) , a blue vinny and toasted hazelnut salad, and ham and eggs. Excellent portions and lovely service, friendly and welcoming. Zoe was great, taking the teasing over that last macaroni portion. Well done

This is a proper oldy worldy tearoom. You actually think you're sitting in someones living room! We sat in the window looking onto the street. The sandwich I had was really nice. It said it was in a roll but I actually got a baguette....

Looked a lovely little place and we had bought some lovely crusty rolls here so thought we will have a coffee here. What a disaster. No organisation the two girls just kept walking past. Ur not actually doing much we ordered 4 drinks, hot chocolate...

My wife and I visited with our dog on Thursday and found surroundings, staff and food excellent. Thank you. We will be back.

This place was scruffy. Visited 2:30 pm and coffee eventually arrived. We ordered and waited 40 mins for food. This never arrived and we decided to leave as we were hungry. I asked for the manager and the wautress told me it was her. I...

Sat at a table for about 10 minutes. Two people serving continuously walking past, and not even an acknowledgement, or a “sorry, won’t keep you a moment”. Gave up after about 10 minutes of sitting there being ignored, and went elsewhere. Hospitality level zero.

After a long drive down to Dorset we had a late lunch here before checking in to our B & B. Very busy there but staff are very helpful and friendly. Cakes are wonderful!

After walking around Wareham looking for somewhere to eat, and was dog friendly, we came across Nellie Crumb. We found an good choice of food, with lots of options. We ordered omelettes which were very tasty to eat and were an example of great home...

Had a lovely afternoon tea this afternoon. The staff were so friendly and attentive. The scones were warm and melted in your mouth. Great to know that we could take the dog on future visits.

Visited this afternoon with my mother, had a lovely Dorset cream tea between two of us with an extra cup of tea - scones were deliciously soft and warm and the tea stayed really hot for ages! All staff were lovely and welcoming, think it...

Visited during a family holiday, brilliant choice on the menu. Good selection of Gluten free mains, although GF bread is not available, they are happy to make up a sandwich if you take in your own bread. Lovely selection of cakes. Staff are super friendly...

This is a bakery shop on the left & a cafe on the right. I only popped into the bakery to buy a Chocolate Viennese. The staff are friendly & on the ball and the cake was delicious. It sounds like the cafe is excellent...

Beautiful English breakfast and lovely friendly staff! Was a bit of a wait as extremely busy and all food is cooked to order but the lovely Carole had warned us before we ordered so not a problem. The chipolatas and bacon from the local butchers...

Popped in for an impromptu visit en route to Kimmeridge Bay with a baby in a buggy, a fussy child and three hungry adults and this didn't disappoint in the slightest! Plenty of room inside with ample seating, cosy decor and quirky interior. LOVELY staff...

What a wonderful place to stop for a tea break with our family and our dog. We were welcomed in and had a complete area to ourselves which accommodated 4 adults, 2 small children (1 in a pram) and our dog. The lady that served...

What an amazing find... We thoroughly enjoyed our home made lunch. The kids loved the macaroni cheese, it's the best they have tasted! The fish and chips was very nice as was the tea! 👏🏼❤️👏🏼❤️

We enjoyed excellent tea, coffee and cakes at Nellie Crumb, it really rounded off our afternoon. Thanks to Erin and her colleagues on the team.

This is an old tired cafe, not at all clean. Coffee dreadful and food not much better. Scones were springy and an interesting consistency. We were not asked how our food was, felt like they didn’t care. Very expensive for what it was.Would never visit...

Service was very friendly and efficient. They weren’t fazed by our family party of 12 suddenly descending on them, The food was well cooked and there was enough choice to suit everyone aged from 3 to 66.

How wonderful it is to find a restaurant with home made scones and even better, at the very end of today (Sunday) they were still fresh and tasty. Nellie Crumb was due to close but the staff were extremely pleasant and willing and nothing was...

Wet Saturday morning, camping, and needed some comfort food. Nellie Crumb looked appealing from the outside. We were very happy with our choice of a full English breakfast, Quality bacon, succulent chipolatas and door stop fried bread, in fact, everything was excellent. The staff were...

Delicious lunch to welcome us to Wareham after a long and tiring drive. Could not have been made more welcome and shown to delightful hidden courtyard garden basked in sunshine. Delicious sausage sandwich served on proper chunky, fluffy wholemeal. Friendly staff, tasty food and very...

Went in simply for coffee and cake with my wife. Asked for a latte, americano, teacake and a slice of dorset apple cake. The Dorset Apple Cake was advertised as £2 something, the lady then asked if we wanted clotted cream with it and for...

Great little tea rooms and restaurant. Very welcoming Friendly staff, delicious, fresh food good size portions. Will visit again soon.

Place very dated and didn't seem at all clean. Outside area tatty and table was not clean eithèr but sticky with sediment I actualy cleaned table with wipes I hsd in my bog. I was worried about cross infection in these pandemic times. 2 youngster...

We popped in for a coffee and cake and were sorely disappointed. The decor is really old-fashioned and tired, the outside seating area was dirty and over-grown. The selection of cakes was small and not very tasty. Sorry but could do much better.

We come back to Dorset about once a year and like to come to the Nellie crumb for a tea and cake . But was disappointed today.,staff friendly and service good but portion size was not good..I like a slice of cake to be a...

We had done a walk around the very warm Arne RSPB reserve and were looking for a cup of tea. Wareham being a 'cute' little country market town, we thought there would be no problem. We parked in a nearby car-park (70p for 1 hour),...

popped in for hot drinks and cake after a brisk walk at Kimmeridge, it's a beautiful white and bare timber building with decor to match. I ordered coffee and hot brownie with icecream; the coffee was spot on and the brownie had a thick layer...

Lovely lunch, friendly staff, also bought cakes to take home which were yummy, thank you Grace and team, see you again!

The staff were super friendly & helpful. We shared a couple of sandwiches & two cream teas. All was made with freshly baked bread & locally sourced ingredients. Well worth a stop for lunch or afternoon tea if you are passing.

Whilst on holiday here we stumbled across this lovely little cafe. The staff seemed very accomadating. The cafe didn't seem very busy.so was perfect for us as a family. Food service was very poor. An hour wait for paninnis. Staff we very apologetic. When we...

I had the Dorset blue and warm hazelnut salad plus coffee and sausage roll for the dog. Delicious. Really rare the salad combination

Superb and so pleased we crossed the road and went in! Charming and old restaurant with fabulous staff who were efficient and particularly tolerant of our dog who decided he just wanted to bark at everyone and everything! Probably the best macaroni cheese ever made...

My girlfriend and I visited for lunch whilst doing some local sightseeing. I only knew about the place because I used to live in the area about 14 years ago and if you don't know where to look, it can be easily missed. It was...

This is a cute, cosy cafe with very friendly staff. We called in for coffee and teacakes. Coffee was excellent and the teacakes, hot and very nice with plenty of butter. Staff all pleasant. Will go again when in Wareham.

The staff were great, particularly Zoe, who was really efficient and attentive. The Covid precautions were spot on, with menus sanitised and appropriate measures in place. Food was really tasty, the fish & chips special was excellent, although the cakes were good, if not amazing....

Very friendly service, we sat in a cute little courtyard, great coffee and a very tasty Tune Melt for lunch, Staff couldn't do enough, would definitely visit again 😊

Fantastic food, very friendly service, would not hesitate to recommend to anyone, will certainly return next time in town.

Served the best flat white coffee by Jesse. This cafe is fantastic food is delicious & service excellent. Staff can’t do enough for you. The coffee was so nice I wanted to take some back home.

Yesterday we enjoyed the best scones we've had in years. Perfectly baked, served warm with thick clotted cream and jam. Plus delightful service from Jesse and her colleagues. Thank you :) Highly recommend.

A quick stop in the village for a cup of tea, we decided to share a sandwich too - just as well because these weren't doorstops but the whole door the way the slices of this deliciously fresh bread were cut!Lovely staff, all set up for social distancing, a back courtyard area and much bigger than it looks from outside.

Stopped off here for lunch whilst in wareham. Lovely freshly cooked macaroni cheese. Soft drinks were expensive which bumped the final bill up. Staff very polite and good service.

Stumbled upon this place after trying to find somewhere to eat. The food was lovely and the staff were extremely professional and polite. Slightly on the pricey side but understandable and happy to pay.

Another visit to this lovely bakery and cafe/restaurant. Lovely coffee, great food options from snacks to full meals, indoor and outdoor spaces - and free wifi too. A must for us when we pass through Wareham.

This place might be small but their food is great. We stumbled across Nellie Crumb whilst on a day trip to Wareham, we popped in for a light lunch. Freshly baked crusty bread for sandwiches which are made to order. We came back for a cream tea, all home made and really YUMMY. The staff were friendly and attentive - they really care about our four legged friends too.Their COVID procedures were also well thought out and everything clearly sign posted to ensure social distancing.

Having stumbled upon Nellies Crumb almost by accident two weeks previously, we decided to revisit the cafe when holidaying in the area. We were 7 strong , of which there were two children. It was pouring with rain so we were soaking wet and loaded with a buggy. Alayne could not have been a better host, accommodating us in a window seat. The 4 full breakfasts and other meals were brilliant. Very tasty sausage, bacon, eggs etc. Also happened to be the " eat out" deal. Even without this deal it would still have been great value for money. Couldn't fault it, superb. Many thanks and would not hesitate to visit again!!

We have often visited Nellie Crumb and once again had a good lunch. Erin was friendly and helpful. The food is always good quality and there is a friendly and relaxing atmosphere there.

Visited for an early tea and it didn’t disappoint. Lovely restaurant area through the shop with a small courtyard. Comprehensive menu to cater for all tastes. Had a venison burger and a ham and cheese omelet both great meals. Would definitely recommend a visit

We went as a family of 4 and was charged £40 for a cheese and ham toastie panini sausage roll and breakfast. The only thing good about the restaurant was the waitress other than that it’s just rip of central for rubbish food! Tables were sticky wouldn’t think we was in the middle of a pandemic, I’ve had better sausage rolls at greggs that haven’t cost £8!! It’s the tourists keeping your business open shouldn’t be ripping them off

We were able to take the dog in. Outside seating if you want to sit outside. Polite staff and food was very fresh. Service a little slow but that suited us.

We have visited this lovely tearoom many times, the food is delicious and the staff are very friendly and make you very welcome, zoe is always cheerful and helpful. Thoroughly recommend, whether you are looking for drinks and delicious cakes, or a light lunch, the cheese and bacon melts are very tasty, a lovely relaxing atmosphere to chill out in

Visited Lulworth nearby and stopped here for afternoon tea. Friendly staff, outside courtyard was nice and sheltered. Food freshly cooked.

Having been staying extremely close by we decided to have breakfast cooked for us as a last day treat. We were certainly not disappointed and would definitely recommend Nellie Crumb.Between the 5 of us, we had 3 full cooked breakfasts, scrambled eggs on toast and a portion of toast. They were all very generous portions, cooked beautifully and well presented. The lovely bread was a real treat .The staff were friendly and the social distancing and hygiene standards were super with the current situation.If you are in Wareham and want a freshly cooked breakfast, you will not go wrong by visiting Nellie Crumb.

Cute little tearoom with inside and outside seating.Hand sanitiser and social distancing.Staff wearing masks.Friendly and helpful.Cream tea good and Cornish pasty also good.Nice little find,would come again.Thankyou