Old World Tea Gardens in Isle of Wight

The staff were very helpful and friendly. The food there was very nice and worth going back. The scone was homemade and very nice. The tea and coffees were nice. Do not believe all the reviews and visit them.

Lovely little cafe, nothing was too much trouble. Extensive menu, something for everyone. Can’t understand some of the reviews on here as we loved it. Staff were very friendly. We had the sausage and bacon baguette, filled as much as it could be and served with salad and tortilla chips. I struggled with the size of the meal. Ham sandwiches were beautiful, lots of very good ham and served with crisps. Cream tea was more than ample, beautiful home made scone. Ice cream sundaes were HUGE, looked delicious. Dogs are allowed inside too. Can’t find a single fault with this little gem

Gods hill is very busy with coach trips etc so a fair few people milling about, there was one loo available on the day so queuing for a long while, totally & utterly inadequate for the number of customers in the cafe. The menu is extensive however if you don’t mind paying £18 for a cheese salad & £15 for a simple crab sandwich, a simple cake £6 ! Don’t bother go across the road park for free in the Old Smithy great staff great food & realistic pricing, lots of room to move & relax ! I have noticed sadly the decline in the IOW in the last 10 years Sandown, Shanklin have no decent shops or high street lots of empty shops & an air of dereliction.

Stopped for morning coffee. Stayed for lunch. Staff very friendly. Best tea & coffee. Loos very clean and modern. Lots of tables outside.

Although it sounds as though it should be good it isn’t . Dried up piece of cake and weakest milk shake you will ever come across .

Popped in here for afternoon tea, was really friendly and the staff very helpful. The afternoon tea comprised a plain or fruit scone, clotted cream, various flavours of jams. And whatever tea or coffee you wanted. Very good and great value too.

Hi, we absolutely love coming to the Old World Tearooms, the staff are lovely, the food is fabulous, we are Islanders and visit twice a week. Only one criticism, I am disabled after surviving a serious motorbike accident. In your toilets (which are spotless!) the loos are very low. Several times I've had the embarrassment of not being able to get off the seat! There is simply nothing to hold on to. Could you please put either a rail, or at least a handle that disabled folk can hold on to to help them off the loo! Thank you so much, see you all again very soon!

Popped in to look at the menu, and ...what a menu it was! Couldn't help but look at all the food coming out to everybody else & it all looked great. Had lunch with my daughter, who chose a meal from the children's menu...which was tasty & plentiful. We both very much enjoyed our food in a spotlessly clean environment, and were served by a really helpful & polite team of staff. Will definitely come back, next time we are in the area. Can't recommend any more highly.

This is a lovely outdoor tea room with fresh ingredients reasonably price I had fresh crab cream tea This was a fresh homemade scone a lot of fresh crab with no sauce o. Thank goodness a cream cheese ot too the cream cheese tasted fresh also and you got a pot of tea pot of tea under 12.00 pounds But all the other food that was coming out was Amazing too

We 'discovered' this little gem a few years ago, and now it is one of our regular stops on our holidays on the Island. The service is always friendly, cheerful and efficient and the food is delicious – and plentiful! We stopped for what we thought would be a light lunch, but when it came it was more like a banquet. And all well presented and delicious. We visited a total of three times during our week stay on the Island, once specifically for the ice cream sundaes which have to be seen to be believed – and tasted!

I stopped here today as I was in godshill for lunch time I went for the crab ploughman wow was so tasty looked as good as it tasted all made fresh with a can of drink £21 very good value for money service was fantastic very nice setting prices are very good too so if your go to the Isle of Wight check this little gem of a tearoom won’t let you down 100/100 stars love mr cheeky in Kent

We have been a few times to the old world for cream teas in our visit to the iow and each time it doesn’t disappoint. Great choice on the menu and at reasonable prices. Highly recommend

Fantastic food - Wonderful service - gorgeous setting, simply perfect! I would like to say a huge thank you to our lovely waitress Alex, who was so helpful regarding my two nephews who are electric wheelchair users. Alex ensured that we had the right seating and was so kind! Thank you x

This is a place we return to when returning to the Isle of Wight. It's always a very good place to eat. The portions are big and the service is excellent. The menu is big,so there is always something to choose. Well done, keep up the good work.

Had a lovely cream tea today, best selection on the island by far. Sadly due to excessive prices increases this year we will only be having Cream teas from time to time, use to have many meals and chips etc was shocked to see that a portion of chips this year cost £5.00

Had the most delicious Ploughman's Cheese and Ham Lunch. Two very large pieces of cheese, two slices of lovely ham, bread, butter, Coleslaw, beetroot, apple, pickled onions and two varieties of chutney. Highly recommend.

Here visiting for day, but am hoping to get back very soon. I totally enjoyed it here, very beautiful peaceful and very relaxing too. The staff are amazing too, nothing is too much trouble.

Visited on a sunny Sunday and sat in the lovely gardens. The cream tea was delicious - very large scone that was really filling and the coffee was excellent. Very friendly staff also.

After a few hours in Godshill yesterday we stopped off here for a spot of lunch. The menu is pretty basic but what it lacks with that it makes up with the gardens. Jacket potatos with lots of filling was our choices. And its dog friendly.

We came here for lunch in a hot September Saturday and we all came away very happy indeed. What a find this establishment is, the food is excellent, the service was efficient and friendly, and the setting is beautiful. Special mention goes to the excellent quality, presentation and standard of the food.

First I have to say this is a wonderful Tea Room with Outdoor Cafe, plus a Gift Shop which is priced fairly there is Ice Cream Parlour which is out of this world on flavour . We popped in for an Afternoon meal, with light refreshments and the food was amazing. All dishes were hot, fresh and exactly as ordered. Portion Size was generous and prices very good. They accept cash and card payment, with plenty of outdoor and indoor seating. There is also toilet facilities available and the building is accessible. Definitely worth a visit.

Came in here on a wet and windy day and the place was busy. Full marks to the staff, who were very busy, for getting our lovely cream teas out to us quickly. Our grandchildren particularly enjoyed the chocolate scones.

Stopped here after a lovely walk to reboot really lovely cream tea at a reasonable price with clotted cream. Nice coffee and an ice cream for our dog all served by a really lovely young lady called Holly all staff were friendly thank you

Lovely home made scones and more flavours of ice cream than you can imagine ! Very reasonable prices, good quality food and the staff have been super helpful

We visited in the pouring rain and were met with a lovely welcome! The menu is fantastic and very reasonably priced but the quality of the food really was outstanding! Fresh, light, delicious - we had a cream tea, a crab tea (loads of crab) and a specialty milkshake, everything tasted wonderful (and we are quite discerning!!) All superb, well done

We have been here twice in the last week for lunch, a great range of food, helpful friendly service and tasty well presented food. Dog friendly and perfect for families with young children. Good portion sizes - warning - the regular milk shakes are pretty big!

Excellent food. Delicious crab salad and husband has a perfect generous brie and bacon baguette. Good service too. Finished with a dairy ice cream and dogg ice cream. The place exceeded expectations

We ordered a cream tea with strawberries and a vegan cream tea. Both were very good and the service excellent. It was nicely presented on decent china and at a reasonable price. Very enjoyable with efficient staff.

Such a range of foods, even within the genre of cream tea there were about 5! The scone was MASSIVE and the portions of clotted cream, jam and butter all good sizes. The ice cream range is also excellent.

This is another little gem. Fantastic menu, large choice of homemade goodies. I had the crab baguette.... awesome. A must on the Isle.

Amazing service. The staff went above & beyond the call of duty , checking ingredients for me. Lovely tea & teacake 👍

Service is bad. I had to ask many times to clean the table and we had to eat in a used and dirty table because they never collect the dirty plates

Stopped for a cream tea this afternoon. Honestly, absolutely delicious. Fresh scones. Beautiful gardens. That’s it. That’s the review!

Went here on the recommendation of a gluten free Facebook page. This tearoom did not disapoint great care is taken with the gluten free guest and for the non coeliacs the crab sandwiches were fresh and from a local source. Highly recommended and would return...

Excellent food and excellent service. We had crab sandwiches which was lovely and the bread was lovely and fresh. Mum went for gluten free omelette and chips which she loved. Cream tea for afters which they also had gluten free for mum. Very enjoyable experience....

Before visiting the model village we wanted to eat lunch and were attracted by the large selection of Gluten Free food offered as well as the charming location and gardens. The food was top quality, service good and value for money too. My wife who...

The best cream teas we have ever had! Went here this afternoon after watching the coronation such a great choice of different cream teas to choose from we had the chocolate one which was a lovely chocolate scone and a normal scone with cream and...

Best Cream Teas on the Isle of Wight. Went today after seeing the Coronation cream tea advertised It was a Biscotti cream tea. It was gorgeous, lovely scone, lovely biscotti toffee and clotted cream. Also ordered a Smoked Salmon and Cream cheese cream tea, that...

From the signage we expected a pretty tea room with lace tablecloths. Instead it's a rather basic cafe, albeit with a nice garden should you choose to eat outside. However, the service was good and the food although no-frills was tasty and decent portions. I...

Absolutely beautiful spot to stop and eat, the food was amazing and you can choose from a vast menu. The staff were very helpful and friendly.

Called in here for a late lunch. Sat outside at a table with our dog. There was plenty of room between tables and the gardens were screened from the road by a high hedge. I ordered a cheese ploughman’s. Wow, it was big enough for...

Visited with a family group of 10 including some vegans and vegetarians who were all well catered for. Excellent menu choices, really fresh food cooked to order. Delicious drinks. So good we came back for desserts/afternoon tea after visiting the nearby model village (also worth...

Second visit in a week, thoroughly recommend. Sandwiches are delicious and the cream teas are too die for. Staff are a credit to the owners, friendly, helpful and very efficient

The sun was shining on our visit so sat outside which was very nice, the tea and homemade scones were delicious but the staff let the place down as they all looked so miserable and glum not a smile anywhere, shame as the place itself...

Godshill used to have a plethora of tea shops. Now they have mostly gone. They know it's a tourist trap and price it accordingly. A two scone cream tea is £12. Everywhere else on the Isle of Wight it's around £5.50. The scones were not...

Crab sandwich came out in thin brown bread ( not even fresh so from a sliced loaf) poor amount of filling and did not taste like crab should, very bland Very over priced

What a adorable place! Really special ambiance eating outside at cute umbrella tables in Godshill on the Isle of Wight near lovely historic buildings. Outstanding attentive service. All really friendly young people who brought us what we ordered and things we needed, checked on us,...

We called in here after visiting the model village and we loved it the cream teas were lovely especially the chocolate scone cream tea and the girls loved there ice creams. Lovely set up not bad price and lovely staff.

I was very pleased to find a separate vegan menu giving a number of choices and also a vegan cream tea.

Delicious food, good range of options as well as children, gluten free and vegan menus. The scones are always a winner, service is great and prices are good too. Portion sizes are huge.

Lovely fresh cooked food and delicious cream teas. Didn’t take long to be served although it is worth mentioning, the food runner was very reluctant to clear our plates from our main meals to make room for our desserts.

Wow fantastic staff great service and the food is out of this world so much well worth the money. We have been twice and food and staff the same. Staff so helpful and friendly, and made welcome.

We like to have a wander round Godshill and look in all the little shops. The day we visited this year (2022) was quite warm, and we decided to have an ice cream. The Old World Tea Rooms had a very inviting garden with tables...

A lovely little cafe to visit following a visit to the model village! There is a fantastic outside eating area and plenty of tables. The food was delicious including the Scone and Pot of Tea! A little pricey but I guess that comes with being...

I’d say this was your average cream tea. I was disappointed to see that as a tea room they didn’t offer an afternoon tea. It was more a general cafe which also does a cream tea. The scone was nice but the clotted cream and...

Visited as a group of 4 adults and 1 baby. Lady gave us 20p to use baby changing opposite as she explained they were currently getting theirs refurbished. I had the cream tea the scone was lovely and I was given the choice of creams...

Great place for a cream tea while visiting this pretty village . Very clean- staff wipe everything down well.

Decided to go here for a light lunch as it was my birthday, didn’t want a big lunch as we had dinner booked for later on. So glad we came here, the sandwiches were lovely, I had chicken mayo, the chicken was all breast chunks...

Plenty of choice on the cream tea front. Teas were good and reasonably priced for what you got always a busy place as Godshill is popular with tourists and coach trips alike.

A nice place to stop off for afternoon tea and cream scones with jam all scones freshly made. it was quite warm so we sat out side with nice views up and down the road.

Had a lovely cream tea here with fresh strawberry’s. Beautiful place with friendly staff. The scones were homemade and delicious.

Cream tea here was reasonable although tea in a disposable cup for me is just a no no. Apart from that it was fresh, service was very good, polite staff and a welcome stop after walking around Godshill. Plenty of outside seating and spaced apart from each other, it’s dog friendly and caters for all.

Different types of cream tea are available including chocolate and gluten free mean you must eat here. The garden is quiet and tables far enough away from each other so your not crowded and can’t hear each other’s conversations.

God forsaken, Godshill.Having been royally spoilt earlier in the day - fabulous crab sandwiches on the beach in Colwell - m'Sahib and I were on the lookout for lunch. Looking back, it would have been better to go hungry.The menu is atrocious - even the dog turned his nose up. Sticky tables, litter on the floor and this is the best that Godshill could offer?The trays are sprayed up and stacked (see photo) ready to be used again. What a delight. At least the carpark was free.Having rejected most of the 4oz crap-in-a-bap, sorry 'burgers', and the rest of the overpriced tat, I ended up with a battered fish finger in half a baguette. Really? Is that the best you can do? Pre packed salad comes in a plastic box, the chips are truly minging (all 8!) and a packet of ready salted crisps thrown on top for garnish. Shouldn't complain, at least they were in date.Seriously, I haven't had (and paid for) food that was this bad since I last opened up a ration pack. Mind you, those Spangles were left over from the Suez crisis but at least they were still edible...Shoddy everything. If I could point at one business that should fail, it would be this.I implore you, stay away from God forsaken Godshill. What a dump.

Terrible . Seems to be the sole employer of IOW surly youths (IOWSY) . Really unwelcoming place with COVID orders everywhere ,no manners and absolutely no need to “serve” ( aka virtually dropped onto the table by IOWSY) food in the disposable containers they are using -tea in a paper cup with sachets of UHT (this is a tea room!!) and a boring sandwich with plastic wet cheap ham ,served in a plastic box with another plastic container with the pre prepared soggy salad garnish with a bag of Walkers crisps on top -disgusting ,like the kind of packed lunch you’d be embarrassed to send your child to school with. Place was busy ,maybe trading on past glories , we went on a recommendation from someone who came a few years ago but Im guessing they just don’t care anymore -seems a cynical money grab exercise ,and looking at the reviews on here (which they can’t be bothered to reply to) they definitely are giving the IOW a bad name and you should avoid .

Good value food, we had a table in the garden which was spotless. Adults ha scones which were loverly and grandchildren had chicken nuggets which in their words were amazing.

Usually our favourite place to eat but unfortunately not this time our baguettes were in cardboard boxes and salad in another box a packet of crisp put on the top all just put on a tray with wooden knives and forks ( you can't cut baguettes with a wooden knife) so we had to pull it apart the waiter stood at least a foot away from the table and threw the tray onto the table there was no customer service didn't say a word . Such a shame as we really usually enjoy our meals there and go back 3 or 4 times but not this year.

The gluten free and vegan cream teas brought us here. The vegan cream tea was served with a sachet of cows milk but the scone and vegan cream was good. The gluten free scone was delicious! Tasted just like a wheat based one. Later discovered that it almost certainly was a wheat based one. ( symptoms, I won’t give you details). Note to proprietor: surly teens are cheap but don’t make the best staff. Nice shaded gardens for a sit down though

Looked like a quaint tea room from the road. Very busy too so we stopped for lunch. Not impressed at all. Over-priced sandwiches served on cardboard trays. Hot drinks in takeaway cups. Wooden stirrers rather than teaspoons. Not even fresh milk - UHT instead. A real shame.

Not particularly impressed, supposed “sanitised” tables were being wiped over by two teenage boys, going from table to table with the same very grubby looking cloth - yuk! Pretty average scones

I will not ever go back here. The food was served on takeaway trays and paper cups. Not what you would expect from an English tea garden. Why are they doing this? Been to pubs and restaurants all over the island and everyone else is using crockery. Maybe they cannot cleans the dishes correctly.

Totally overpriced for what we received. Ordered crab sandwich with salad and crisps (should have been chips but had technical difficulties). Sandwich was two limp slices of brown sliced (plastic) bread, a small salad in a plastic takeaway container (COVID .. ok I get that), snd a packet of Walkers crisps. Paid £8.95. No worth it

One of our usual lunchtime spots on our annual holiday to IOW, this year was a disappointment. The food was bland, mushroom omelette inedible, scampi was straight from freezer, cheese sandwich was literally cheese and cheap bread, with a packet of crisps, petrol station sandwiches have more flavour. It has gone down hill unfortunately. Too much wastage with takeaway containers too. It’s gone down hill in the last couple of years. Table bench was also sticky. Toilets were clean though.

I had Ventnor Veggie Burger and my husband had Cheesy Cowes Burger, wait acceptable considering they were v busy . Very reasonable prices and we had a beautiful fresh side salad each - we were only expecting the usual token garnish Burgers were tasty and food hotBeautiful setting tooLot of staff which made you feel valued as a customer and attentive Every table disinfected after use and clear COVID guidelines

They were only doing cream teas so that’s what we had and they were ok. But if you are only serving cream teas I would expect it to be really good at least. Mass produced slightly dry but ok scones, jam butter and cream all bog standard nothing special. Could do so much better especially for what they are charging!!

No hot food being served, no high chairs, very tired and uninviting. Staff were friendly and ended up getting a cream tea as it’s all they were serving and the scones were nice despite being served with disposable cutlery etc

Very overpriced, everything in disposable containers that we not being recycled. Don’t waste you money go elsewhere.

Would thoroughly recommend this place. Stopped by for a late lunch and wasnt disappointed. The place was spotlessly clean and tidy, great and easy covid set up, order was taken efficiently, drinks came almost immediately and food was soon after, this was despite it being full. Food was very reasonably priced and the staff were very helpful.

Called for a coffee and ended up having afternoon tea. Lovely scones with all the trimmings in a shaded part of the garden.

Godhill is a beautiful place and always one we love to visit when we are on the Isle of Wight, unfortunately with Covid restrictions. many of the smaller establishments are simply unable to open at the moment due to lack of space for social distance. We were therefore extremely happy to see that this restaurant with lovely outside grounds was open. They seem to have everything safe and well organised and the cream tea for two is both good value at £9.50 and absolutely delicious. So much so that we made a return visit as a treat on our last day and again were delighted with the food and the service.

Had a variety of baguettes,sandwiches & cream tea here. We sat outside & enjoyed our food & drinks. The staff are friendly & polite & are quick to resolve any issues. Reasonably priced & a nice little spot to stop off at.

I’ve driven past this place several times and have wanted to take the family there, partly because it looks really nice from the outside but also the large advertising board outside states gluten free options. We only visited for afternoon tea and had hoped to get something fab for our ceoliac 7 year old daughter. Now to be fair, most of the main menu is either gluten free or can be made gluten free which is great. But after studying the menu there wasn’t that many options for gluten free cakes. She chose choc fudge cake and after queueing up for about 10 mins to order, we were gutted to be told they’d sold out. So she had ice cream instead. This might sound a little unfair, but we just felt a bit underwhelmed. We had cream tea, which was nice but not the best scones I’ve had.

2 cream teas, sausage bap and ice cream for £10 bargain, thanks to the Government help out scheme! We chose to eat here as it was the only one open in Godshill and there were tables outside in the sun and had a lovely lunch. As previous reviews state the Covid measures are clearly in place here making it feel safe to dine and even without the 50% discount would have been 5 stars

Stopped here for a quick bite to eat, space to sit outside, table cleaned and we watched as it was sanitised. 1/4lb burger served with chips & salad & a huge ham & cheese ploughman's. Very quick service, served in disposable boxes. Toilet was also very clean.

We went there as a family, the weather was lovely, we ate outside under the parasols. The service was excellent, the food very enjoyable, the gardens were packed but very socially distance comfortable. Would definitely go again, an experience.

During these times I can understand the pressures COVID-19 is having on businesses but my planned family visit here today was unsatisfactory. Even though they had extensive spacious outdoor seating we were turned away because we had a dog??? Heh ho your loss. We at at the Old Smithy (a very short walk away) instead and it was Fantastic!

We got a table outside in the tearooms fairly easy . All social distancing was being adhered to . All food & drinks were supplied in takeaway packaging - to aid throw away rather than touching used cutlery etc. Food was great as usual and unexpectedly they were participating in the governments Eat out to help out scheme 50%off . That was an added bonus . Since our last visit couple of years ago, all seats are wooden benches , excellent with the threat of covid . Staff clean tables between usage and had sanitiser readily available . Food amazing as always .

This was a nice tearoom, with plenty of outdoor space, with parasols provided. Service was polite and helpful, and there was a good range of cream teas available - large fruit/plain scone options, chocolate cream tea, prosecco cream tea etc. With Eat Out to Help Out, this was a complete bargain. We ordered a cream tea for 2, some milkshakes and an ice-cream sundae for my little boy (which was plentiful!). A lovely time had.

One our favourite places to visit whilst in the island! EspeciAlly for their freshly made scones!!! Was absolutely pouring down this year when we visited & despite everything going on at the moment, they made us very welcome & food was spot on as always. Would 100% recommend!

Went for chocolate cream teas one way in one way out limited.menu but still good everything is served in disposable stuff.including tea cups which isnt the same but needs must cream tea.lovely as usual staff friendly defo go again

Clear guidance on how to enter outside area with hand sanitiser available on arrival. At our table very clear instructions on how to order food/drinks. Very helpful and polite staff. To top it off the cream tea was delicious. Well done all

Stopped off for a drink whilst wandering around Godshill. Returned a couple of days later for lunch. Plenty of GF choice for my wife. Very friendly & helpful. Food was great even to the extant of salad & crisps with all baguette/sandwich meals

Lovely trip to The Old World Tearooms today. Really clear information regarding the steps implemented due to Covid 19 restrictions. Cream teas and sundaes all great, and friendly and professional service from the team.

Family Cream Tea - situated in Godshill clean tidy and staff very friendly and welcoming. Great value for money and would highly recommend.

Godshill has a plethora of such tearooms, but the Old World Tearooms stands out from the crowd. It has a lovely garden with well spaced out tables, complete with sun umbrellas and an extensive menu of treats and favourites.We were tempted in by the draw of a chocolate cream tea - an indulgent chocolate chip scone, clotted cream and a flake - and the wide choice of ice cream milkshakes and sundaes, which are beautifully presented (if not slightly embarrassing when delivered to the table, all cocktail umbrellas and sparklers!) The flavours and quality of ingredients here are great, it is certainly not style over substance as is often the case with cafes aimed at tourists. My only slight criticism is that my milkshake was served in a disposable plastic cup, even though it wasn't a takeaway order.

Great service staff are always happy and some been serving for a number of years. Wife likes the chocolate scone options I am more traditional with fruit.

we were on a trip today with Shearings and visit Godshill and tryed this cafe old world time, we sat outside because it was warm and the sun was out at the time. I got the steak and ale pie it was delicious homemade pie I would recommend anyone visiting the Isle of Wight to go to this cafe the staff are very friendly, welcoming. The service was great got served great gave ya time to have a look at the menu. lovely staff and lovely place the Godshill.

Had the crab salad which was massive and very tasty.Being out of season service was prompt although I had to call the waitress over when we wanted coffee. Only problem was the damp seats as, with a dog, we sat outside!See my other reviews on model village and the church

We stopped here on our way back to our car after spotting that they did vegan scones. For someone who recently found out they can't eat dairy this was amazing as I am badly missing the sweet stuff. It was fresh, warm and definitely homemade and I could not tell a difference from a normal scone. Also a lovely outdoor area to enjoy. Will definitely be back to enjoy again.

The cutest little tea room! We had the two for cream tea deal and it was delicious. The staff were very friendly and polite and the tearoom was very clean and spacious.