Original Tea Hut in Epping Forest

A welcome stop in the heart of the forest to help refuel the tired walker, cyclist or motorbike rider in need of a break A nice selection of sandwiches / Baguettes / Rolls, plus chocolate, cake, crisps and drinks. However, make sure you have cash, as cards are not accepted (I guess there's no signal for a card machine in the forest)

Be mindful it is still a cash only establishment. Best of luck going against what is a cashless society and some businesses are card only now. Yet the owner accepts reviews and has a Google presence it would be ideal if it was made clear so when one making searches where not to go.

Popular for the motorcycle group especially sunday's. Dog walkers anytime. Well your dog will as they sell you a sausage and your dog will bring you back. Staff is friendly and regular enough to remember your drink of choice. CASH ONLY

As always an excellent place to visit, and great value for money food. Well done ☺️👍

Expensive!!!! 2 sandwiches 2 coffees £19

A classic tea & food stop off for bikers ,

Surrounded by nature, blessed with rare British sunshine, great hot dog (cash only) and lots of bikes!

One if tgw longest huts still around , great service and atmosphere well worth the ride

Very friendly excellent food great atmosphere highly recommended

Cool little place for tea/coffee/bite in great location. Bikers favourite.

Great Bikers meeting place one of my favourite s

Bikers cyclists Loyal green wooded surroundings Slow down and take tea

Great little place, beautiful surroundings but, be warned, it's cash only...

Nice tea bar in epping forest. Lots of bikers and some classic car owners use it regularly. Good food.

Very rude owner. When his grandad was still running the place it was great. Now little Napoleon has ruined the place. Rude, obnoxious and terrible tea and food. I can remember during covid he was shouting at people to move thru a megaphone. He was very lucky some of the bikers didnt give him a wallop.

Eye beisiklee didn't ectually go there but benchs look yummy and cumfy

Lovely place and great to have a pit stop in the middle of the forest. When I have been before I’ve loved my experience, however today I was very alarmed by one of the women making sandwiches coughing into the back of her hand just before she cut up and handed me my sandwich 😑

You can't beat a steaming hot tea, and perhaps a snack, after walking in the forest any time of the year.

No place serving the public especially on public grounds should ‘accept cash only’

Outside seating, Cash Only. Beaut Salt Beef Sandwiches and good cup of tea. About £8-10 per person for sandwich and drink 👍 Car park next to it, pay online with RingGo app £2 for an hour. Very bumpy car park.

Nice 👌🏼 Place to Relax ☺️ Chill 😎 Free Parking 🅿️ For Me As I Have Disabled Blue Badge Holder & Definitely 💯 Recommend it. Thanks ☺️ Guys. Keep Up The Good Work. Lovely 🥰 Place This. Amazing 🤩

Great spot for a bacon and egg roll with a cuppa. Take cash. They do much more too and you can go off on your walk into the forrest with contentment on yer face!

Bradley is a legend in his own right ! As featured in the royal academy 2 years ago! Other than that good tea and coffee. Nice place to look at motorbikes in the summer.

Cash only, so couldn't get anything!

A great place to see older and unusual vehicles. It used to be older bikes, but more exotic modes of transport sneak in occasionally . If you're bored, take a chance and pop over. You could be surprised Hot chocolate is always excellent

It’s a Tea Hut, in the middle of Epping Forest, so has all the atmosphere you can imagine. Seating is outdoors, a little limited, so open to the elements but with a few large umbrellas. Sandwiches, rolls with lots of optional fillings (fully loaded salt beef is good) and hot sausage, bacon and egg. Very popular.

Good food, but cash only and no toilets. Paul

Lovely people and a good place to stop on a forest walk

Great place for a cuppa and something to eat

Good place for a drink and food whilst dog walking .. Also good to visit on the motorcycle ..

Friendly, welcoming place to grab bite to eat and drink and sit or takeaway.

Cash only… quite selfish. Such a nice location and very focused on their quick cash flow.

Lovely - nice place to be - Spitfire aircraft taking off now and then ! - Historic spot, especially in 1940 !! . . . Friendly service

Unable to comment on food etc. Just met others there before moving on to other places. A lot of motorcyclists meet and have food there, so must be good.

It’s ok. Great place for bikers but service is slow and not really polite. No card payments either like it’s 2010

Great double sausage roll salt and pepper

For nearly 30 years this place has been serving the best bacon rolls and cups of tea. I can explain how good it is or how special it is. Just try it and tell me I'm right!

They are always open and serve a wonderful selection of all types of roll, sandwiches, toasted sandwiches and good tea and coffee 🤤

No real vegetarian food available

Lovely cuppa and sausage sandwich

Nice friendly atmosphere, beautiful surroundings, and amazing motorcycles of all ages brands and models.

Great little place to ride to. Good bunch of bikers always there. Good food n drink and friendly staff. Annoyed it doesn't take a card in these days where cash is on the decline...

Nice spot but cash only I know everyone likes to minimise their tax bill but who even carries cash these days? A shame since it’s a lovely location and I’d rather have given them my money than the pub I went to nearby instead. Five stars if you happen to have legacy money in your pocket though.

Lovely little place, well visited too and the staff serving were helpful and cheery. The cups of tea are more like small buckets too! Only knocked a star off due to the short bald chap that turned up, who I assume has something to do with the business and seemed to have some sort of issue that I had stood off to one side of the hut and had a bicycle rested against the wall of the container. I didn't quite get to the bottom of what his issue was as he marched off when I queried but did take the shine off to be quite honest. Otherwise though, great range of food and drink, great location!

Great service with a smile.. food aways amazing 😍

An old fashioned caf. Very nice.

Great place to stop when you've been walking in the forest. Good food and pleasant staff.

It looks like an old shipping container repurposed as a tea hut and sandwich place. Simple, inexpensive food, reasonable prices, convenient location next to a car park. Good spot for pre/post walk cuppa and a bacon/sausage sandwich.

Cash only in 2024 doesn’t work. I see in other reviews their owner claim it is because there is no phone reception here. I am standing at the Original Tea Hut posting this review now so we will see if they are telling the truth. Seems like fast internet here to me.

We have been going here for a while now and we have experienced nothing but lovely friendly staff and the food they make is great, all ways massive portions and great hotchocolates! 😁

Really tasty chicken mayo sandwich! Cash only!

At the edge of Epping Forest it's just an open air café no frills - like a greasy-spoon transport cafe. Very popular with bikers - minimal cover if it rains and can be muddy/messy underfoot. Cash only no cards.

Well what can I say first time here nice stop off in the sun. But had a sausages in a roll the French stick was stale and sausages wasn't that nice.. so 5.50 straight in the bin and the owner wasn't very nice either had a shouting match with my mate because he removed the what we thought was broken parasole so we could see each other across the table. So spoilt the whole day really won't be going back there I've felt ill all day.

Nice little spot on your way through the forest and good prices. Motorbike friendly too which is great.

Good outside area for a decent cuppa and a really great bacon roll. They don't skimp on the quality or quantity. If you're into motorbikes .....even better.

Great tea or lunch destination in Epping Forest. Lots of bench seating. Staff is friendly. Food is ok. I recommend the tea! Wonderful atmosphere on a sunny day. Motorcyclists tend to congregate here and it's easy to see why.

Super Fast service. Generous portion Friendly service Great atmosphere.

Always great scoff...Great company great bikes 👍

I've been coming to the bikers tea hut for years with my dogs. It is incredibly welcoming and dog friendly. You can't beat a beautiful walk through the forest and then getting a sausage butty and a cuppa at the tea hut; definitely an Epping Forest institution. Don't forget to bring cash. If you have a nervous or anxious dog, be aware that there are plenty of loud motorbikes.

Popped here to have a coffee. The cafe is nestled in Epping forest. The menu looked good and was reasonably busy when I arrived. The thing that stopped me having anything was it's cash only.

Top spot for motorcyclists, just off the Robin Hood roundabout in Epping Forest. Good hot and cold food and drink served by friendly staff. Tables, chairs, and handy large umbrellas are available for customers. Parking is paid

Is lovely friendly people with delicious fresh food. Remember to bring cash

Love going there it has a good vibe about it

Very friendly cafe serving good hot food , pretty quick service too

We love stopping here on our bike rides, usually just for a cold drink. But the service from the man today was rude/abrupt, verging on hostile.

I had a delicious salt beef sandwich and a coffee and it reminded me of my youth when me and my brother used to visit high beech.

Always find someone to chat too! Food and drinks are really good value. It is cash only and no toilets. But all in all a great place for a pitstop

The tea is rubbish the worst I’ve ever had but the food is good and coffee is better

Perfect start / end point for a forest stroll. Excellent bacon sarnies, salt beef bagels and proper tea. Friendly biker crowd always happy to show off their wheels

Nice place :) really friendly people! Fresh tea and food after diving in the epping! 🙏🏼

I bring my dog here on a good day

A quirky blast from the past and perfect staging post for your walk through Epping Forest

Still doesn't take cards, in 2023

one of my favourite places . exceptional customer service

Nice spot to relax, have a chat and enjoy a good cup of tea and sandwich. If you want to know anything about nothing Bradley, the man in charge, will have the answer.

Been going here since it was a tiny shack. Great service and atmosphere as always.

Great place for refreshments after a walk in Epping Forest. Cash only.

I absolutely love their double sausage and bacon roll I'm a bit of a bore and have it every time I gp here great sausages and decent bacon don't knock it till you have tried it. 😎😎

Historic iconic cafe in Epping Forest. Cyclists, motorcyclists and walkers come from miles to eat and drink here. Older people have started to bring their own chairs as it gets very busy at peak times.

Doesn't take card. The sort of thing that I do not understand how is still allowed. Also the sort of thing that is very inconvenient while out for a walk, thirsty and in need of water. Not cool at all.

It could do with a card facility to pay for, but otherwise it's always a great atmosphere and a great meetup point.

Would be nice for them to accept card payment I can't even remember when I last had cash on me

Very professional organization. Food and service are exceptional. Friendly staff and management actually care about their customers. All this in a forest environment plus some top of the range motorcycles visiting. What more could you want?

Brilliant location in Epping forest. Good coffee / really good value for money

Nice cup of tea in the middle of the forest.

Didn't have food on this occasion but would certainly on another occasion. Varied options

Fantastic place. Historic motorcycle meeting place all year round. If you are lucky you might get some classic machines turn up. Definitely worth a visit even for just a brew. They only take cash no cards . There are no toilets, so if need be, you have to go and water the trees.

Great place to chill with bike friends

Original tea is a fantastic place for motorbikers and cyclists. Friendly atmosphere with lots to see. Nice surroundings with plenty to eat and drink.

A must-visit biking destination. And while there, the hot salt beef bagel is a must eat.

Beautiful location, biker friendly, good breakfast bap, terrible instant coffee .

This place is great for meeting other bikers and the food is nice, but there are only half a dozen tables with a sun/rain shade, no facilities and it's cash only. It's still a hut in a gravel car park.

My 1st ride out to epping forest there's staff there amazing great customer service food was on point 100% l will be back on Sunday would recommend it to family and friends

Great place to visit, especially if you're a biker!!!

Great place for a salt beef bagel and a coffee after a nice ride in the countryside..👍🤟🤪

This is a great place for a sausage sandwich and cup of tea when I'm walking my dogs in Epping forest. Great service and nice food. Very popular with bikers.

Good place for coffee and bacon roll

Great place and very friendly staff. I was disappointed because of they don’t take card payment. Don’t forget to take some cash with you

Cash only! If you ride, this place is a classic, must visit in London. If you don't, and you're not walking by, it's a pretty good shack in the woods without toilets... So don't make a special trip of it. Cheap prices, basic food - as it should be!

Good meeting area .Great food and drinks .Nice and friendly staff .Good area for bringing your dogs and Nice chat .