Old Kitchen Tea Room in North Devon

We loved the grounds and museums, but the tea room was really not at all good. Apart from being a very uninspiring space with not much atmosphere, I waited in a queue for over half an hour while three people behind the counter deliberated over one transaction, as I waited I watched as very quickly most of the menu was struck off, so it was down to sandwiches or a bowl of chilli con carne. I managed to get the last two! There seems to be a complete dumbing down of all the NT restaurants, just serving mediocre food. Come on NT you can and should be doing better!!

The menu is simple (Cornish pasties, soup, chowder, sandwiches etc) but is just right. We were a party of 6 and each found something we liked. The staff are absolutely wonderful and it is clear they really care. My German visitors were really impressed and the staff left them with a great impression of our country. Thank you so much.

This is quite a bog standard NT self-service tearoom - with so many venues moaning about staff shortages, presume it wouldn't be possible to serve people at the table these days. Sitting outside was very pleasant as there were quite a few birds to watch.

Great day out , The house is really interesting, the grounds are beautiful and there are dog friendly places to eat indoors and out, the bird life around the café is beautiful and the food delicious.

We enjoyed a coffee here before walking around the estate. The main tea room was busy, but we found a table next door ok.

If you sit outside on the picnic tables, there will be plenty of chaffinches and robins popping by to pick up the crumbs! Jacket potatoes are generous in both size and fillings - and the home-made coleslaw doesn't have any onion in it, hooray!!

Having toured the grounds and before we went to the carriage museum, we popped in here for lunch. Although simple, the fare looked appetising and at prices you expect for NT restaurants. The carrot and coriander soup was unfortunately very bland, and I noticed several fellow diners were adding liberal doses of salt to theirs. However the cheese and ham panini was delicious so more than compensated for the disappointing starter.

Good choice of food and snacks and drinks. All reasonably priced. Good service. Staff went out of their way to be helpful.

Lunch is advertised as available but I would not call a jacket potato lunch .In reality snacks are available

We enjoyed lattes and flapjack on arrival, the staff were cheerful even though there was a sudden rush of customers. We went back and had soup for lunch which was good with lovely fresh bread - there was seating outside as well as indoors.

Always look for NT property when holidaying in the UK. Not a huge place but enough to pass an afternoon. All calls for tea/coffee and cake and cake was delicious. Lovely sitting in the grounds watching the birds.

From our base in Ilfracombe we decided to visit Arlington, being NT members. Lovely welcome, usual map to guide us round. Enjoyed our walks around both the parkland & the gardens. Never been here before, so very pleased we made the trip, a nice place.

Hot pot or soup to warm you up after a wonderful walk exploring the woods. Choices of cake to tempt you, and all served with a smile, despite the chill outside.

took my mum for coffee and cake here while wating to pick my daughter up we sat outside although it was a chilly day it was a relaxed clean atmosphere with friendly staff the coffee and cake was very nice.

Sit outside and watch the Robins and Chaffinches. my one criticism is that they dont have croissants for breakfast! Lovely scones, though!

You have the choice of indoor or outdoor seating. The range of food on offer is good, and quality is very good. You may have to wait a while for the food to be brought at busy times, but it's worth the wait. The chaffinches will keep you entertained.

We had a good cup of coffee here, and cake (gluten free for me). It is pleasant sat outside here watching the robins and chaffinches hopping about.

A basket of delicious looking scones removed any ideas we might have had about what we would eat! They did not dissapoint!

We only had coffee and delicious cakes.but we both commented how reasonable the prices were here.the food served to other customers looked really good.

Lovely lunch of freshly made sandwiches and the cream teas were delicious, best scones ever!

We called into these tea rooms for coffee and cake during a visit to Adlington Court. Good coffee, lovely cake (coffee and walnut) and pleasant, helpful staff. Good choice of indoor and outside seating - we chose to sit outside where there were plenty of wild birds in the nearby trees. Lovely place.

Well worth stopping for refreshment. The Orange and Ginger cake is nice, as are the cream tea. Go for the fruit scones..

We had a lovely visit then tried to buy lunch lucky the day was dry as we had to eat outdoors but the food was good if a little pricey and overall i think they try to provide a median menu with no surprises

Hot brie panini and a pot of tea very welcome on a chilly day. Plenty of choice and friendly service.

The usual NT Cafe, with the usual foods and cakes, probably home made.

Visited on a busy day in the Easter holidays. There is additional seating indoors in a separate area so we used that, it was a bit quieter in there too. Very nice fruit scone and kids enjoyed macaroni cheese.

Even on a beautiful day Arlington Court and grounds not too busy so restaurant refreshingly quick to navigate. Good range of drinks and cake and three different "mains". Only a few seats indoors so on a wet/cold/busier day there may be a crush for seats.