Penningtons in South Holland

This place is absolutely fabulous I can’t fault it at all the service is 2nd to none I will go again definitely I dined in

Such a beautiful little coffee shop. The staff always provide great service at penningtons. The ciabattas are delicious and they make a great cuppa.☕️ This is the perfect place to come for a hot drink and cake, especially this time of year🍂 I definitely recommend to people of all ages and we will be coming back very soon xx

Decided to take my sister for a treat here last minute today. Through messenger and over the phone, despite the café asking for 24 hour notice with afternoon tea bookings usually, they were able to fit me in 2 hours later!! This is not a usual occurrence might I add but the lady on the phone was ever so lovely and so accommodating for us. Overall, the sandwiches and cakes were lovely and was a perfect amount of two people - we were full so we took some home! The ladies at the counter made sure to keep checking we were okay and my tea pot was topped up. Lovely location and very friendly and cosy inside. Would definitely recommend and definitely coming back!

It is a very unique cafe. Eclectic. Great coffee and delicious cakes. A must visit if you're in the area

Great coffee, really nice cakes including gluten free for my wife! Will be visiting on a regular basis.

Homemade yummies. Never disappoints. Today I had the homemade soup with cheese scone and an iced coffee. All delicious, as always.

Delicious lunch. Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Ploughman's was exceptional. Dog friendly and open on Mondays. Highly recommended.

I was visiting this welcoming restaurant in May. I really enjoy the evening. The food was delicious and and served brilliant. The costumer service was over excellent. I would advise anyone who visit Spalding have lunch in this restaurant.

very cute cafe, the staff were fabulous. I had a cheese and bacon jacket potato and it’s was lovely. I would definitely recommend this place! 😊

I visited recently for tea and cake. There was a good selection of cakes to choose from and the ones we chose were delicious. I can also highly recommend the afternoon tea. It is very good value and comes with a good mix of sandwich fillings, mini savouries, small cakes and a very good scone with jam and cream. The cafe is divided into smaller spaces which feel cosy and welcoming and also has a lovely courtyard seating area. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the service is excellent.

Had a bacon sandwich with wholemeal sour dough really tasty great homemade scones.

Excellent place. Marvelous cakes. Lovely service, staff very friendly. Made to feel welcome. Gift shop. Café has more seating outside on the pavement. Would revisit and can definitely recommend.

I love this place. Food is delicious and very well presented. Staff kind and nice.

Unusually poor service yesterday here. We suffered a long wait for food and the food was not what was ordered. Not what we expected.

Fabulous afternoon tea served. We booked in advance and were not disappointed.

Great staff, great coffee, great food.

My friend and I called in today for tea and tea cakes and I must say the level of service we received today was exemplary. We asked for the waitress’s name (Debbie) as she was so good. Food was very nice too

Lovely coffee shop, service was great and food fantastic! Will definitely be coming back for Christmas afternoon tea. Love this place ❤

Warm and friendly atmosphere, nice service, tasty cakes and coffee. A charming place for a tasty meal, a quick coffee or a long chat with friends. nice place and lovely decorations.

Very yummy lunch! I had a very tasty prawn and Marie rose open sandwich and they do great smoothies and milkshakes. The cafe is very pretty and there are lots of lovely things to buy. I didn’t give 5 stars as I didn’t see a children’s menu.

Great coffee at a great price. Staff are all lovely and the atmosphere is great.

This was our second visit and great service, coffee and great food. Even the dog got lots of fuss. Will be back for more of the same. Thank you.

Always a lovely place to go, for a coffee , tea, a snack or cake. Lovely atmosphere 👏

tasted terrible, far from impressed I left crying and the staff did nothing but laugh in my face and call me a big fat looser!

Food was good but sandwiches were literally just cut in half with crusts still on. Not what you’d expect in an afternoon tea. I didn’t get pig in blanket which I should have, but could see they were just shop bought ones. The mince pies were shop bought, so too was the stollen. There are other places in the area which offer afternoon tea and the food is all homemade. This was edible but disappointed with quality. We were constantly asked if we wanted a box and in the end they just put the boxes on the table; they could have just told us they wanted us to leave after a certain time rather than rushing us.

Absolutely beautiful,the food was amazing and really fresh also the staff were very friendly and polite.I would certainly recommend it.

First class service, food was very good. Really enjoyed our lunchtime here.

Lovely cafe in picturesque old building, very British atmosphere. Nice staff. Very cosy feeling. Only 1 thing - I havent seen gluten free options on the menu.

First time here, (just passing through Spalding) but an absolutely lovely place, food was excellent, salad was fresh all very good for food lovers like us. Clean table, establishment and toilet. Five stars for the food, you could think about table service for taking orders, I walked round the shop looking for the till to order then there's no one on the till, staff could be a little more attentive, three staff chatting while we waited to place an order, nevertheless, still not enough to worry a lovely place. Five stars.

A delightful find. We will definitely visit again.

Excellent coffee, hot sandwiches and sausage rolls, sadly they'd run out of scones but a lovely place to while away an afternoon eating and browsing.

We had afternoon tea booked in and I have to say it was surprisingly beautiful and the staff were very friendly 😀

This used to be the best coffee shop in Spalding. The food was out of a packet and bland, their afternoon tea was poor and the staff didn't really care. Still nice for all the bric a brac and worth a wonder but would steer clear if you wanted food. The hot drinks were ok though. Sorry Pennington's but what has happened??

Friendly and welcoming . Excellent service .

A very nice old fashioned & quaint Tea rooms, with a great variety menu of hot/cold food & drinks. Clean & tidy, covid safe & child friendly.

Ordered a latte and a flat white, both looked exactly the same and could hardly taste coffee in either, most disappointing.

We call in almost every time we are in town. It's good coffee in comfortable surroundings. We haven't eaten often but what we've had has been good.

Quirky, warm and welcoming cafe - also with main meals and licensed - tucked down a pretty side street next to antiques shop. Surprisingly spacious inside with several different areas to sit. Friendly, and very happy to have me as a solo diner. Thank you, I'll be returning ☺️

Unfortunately the afternoon tea served at this tea room was very disappointing. Apart from the fruit scones and sandwiches, everything else was mediocre. The Victoria sponge looked very unappetising and tasted even worse. The cupcake tasted like something made in a factory. The staff were nice and the service was good but the food was a complete disaster. A real shame because the space is nice and the location of the shop is perfect. We might go there again but only for tea and scones.

Nice staff, the food was lovely 😍

Very poor coffee, ordered Americano and got what was essentially weak black filter coffee. Disappointed and unlikely to return.

Best coffee and luxury baked beans on toast in Spalding

Lovely light lunch menu and delicious home made cakes.

I often visited this beautiful little coffee/gift shop before lockdown and would ofter order their delicious warm cheese scone with butter and cream cheese, called in a couple of day's ago as I was in the area and ordered the same only to find that the scone was now cold and the cheese was a small lump of cheese in a plastic packet with a knife that wasn't sharp enough to slice it! Scones are definitely better served warm as it takes the dryness out of them!! Coffee was lovely, I had a flat white but this time it didn't come with the delightful little piece of shortbread which I loved but a biscotti biscuit which is nice but not quite the same. Staff did not interact with any customers while I was in there not even to ask if everything was OK? Gift shop is lovely and so is the florists that I entered through where I was greeted very pleasantly. I know covid has changed the way restaurants etc have to work but I'm sure a little pot of cream cheese and a piece of homemade shordbread isn't that much to ask!! Please keep this coffee shop the great little place I remembered it to be.

Lovely surroundings, good coffee, great cakes and food. Friendly staff.

Excellent little cafe and shop. Very friendly service and nice food.

Warm, friendly atmosphere. Food great to.

Really nice place, love their fruit teas and plenty of seating

Delicious afternoon tea, lovely friendly staff.

Coffee was nice. Staff were not very welcoming and they were surly. Never had that experience before!

We've often walked past this cafe but have never been inside. Well, we were very pleasantly surprised when we did go in. The place itself has been very nicely decorated with quirky signage and tasteful "shabby chic" furnishings. It has different areas, (like small rooms), and felt comfortable. The service was friendly. The menu looks good and we'll go back for lunch another day but on this occasion, we just had coffee and cake. The coffee was delicious and hot and our cakes were tasty and well presented. We'll certainly return.

Slimmed down menu at the moment but nice to get out and have a great cup of coffee in the courtyard.

Excellent take away coffee , hot chocolate and food. Recommend it as a lock down treat.

Kindly extended a Birthday 'Afternoon tea for 2'. Nice food served and plenty of it. The only negative thing I say was that it was a little cold in there, due to having the doors open (I realise that this was a neccessary thing due to Covid). Would definitely go back.

lovely place, friendly staff. wheelchair accessible.

The food and service was great.

Not the best lunch experience.Grumpy women served us and wrong drink brought to table and no apology.Wont be rushing back there!

Enjoyed a very good cappuccino and delicious slice of carrot cake! Spacious and well organised, with plenty of seating inside and in a courtyard and a nice decorative atmosphere!

I have been to this Eatery several times over recent years, usually as a treat. I took my good friend for her birthday for afternoon tea, reassured by previous experience. However, the staff were unfriendly and the "scones" were virtually burnt, not very appetising. The sandwiches were dry and poorly presented. I was upset and when I went to pay, I expected an apology when I complained. A very quick/stroppy "I'm sorry" was issued, nothing more. Not sure if I will go back. I think we will try elsewhere.

Polite staff, nice atmosphere and decor and reasonable prices. Nice change from the various chain coffee shops. Also has some interesting bits and pieces for purchase around the cafe.

A pleasant well decorated and clean cafe with good food and pleasant service. I thought it was on the expensive side, but worth it for the quality of the food.

Always a pleasure to go to Pennington's x

Lovely place to meet for a coffee and catch up. We had homemade cake and super-large coffee both yummy 😋

Nice friendly atmosphere with tasty cake to accompany good quality coffee

Lovely visit and great light lunch.

Lovely afternoon tea , well recommended .

Go there regularly and it's always excellent. Highly recommended.

Good service and a lovely place to spend some time having a coffee or afternoon tea

With my wife, we called in on 2/9. Good friendly service and one of the best ploughman's we've ever had. Not forgetting good value for money,

a busy establishment. lovely friendly staff who was very nice and helpful. great food served fresh to order. food bought to the table. sat outside in a small garden. definitely worth a visit

Fabulous food and wonderful place to sit and chill

Excellen food and beverage. Helpfull staff.

Lovely food fresh and tasty the home made scones are wonderful and food was hot service was good 👍

Called in early one weekday for breakfast and had a delightful meal with a smile and efficient service. They make a real effort to make the place welcoming and it is very pleasant. A treat and then a wander through the gift shop part out through the florists, a great way to start a trip to the town.

Lovely fresh food and friendly service. Teas beautifully presented in china teacups and saucers. Good value for money too.

Very nice cafe, prices slightly higher than expected. In the few times I've been here the waitresses are either totally attentive or non existent! Food good, drinks very good.

We visited Penningtons as my daughter had purposefully googled eateries in Spalding offering gluten free options. Sadly when we visited at 12.30 on a Saturday, not an unreasonable time for lunch, they had run out off gluten free rolls and her only choice was a jacket potato which quite honestly we could have got at any other eatery in town. To be fair they did take a little off the price. I myself ordered an egg & cress sandwich, which arrived minus the cress and so small I thought they had sold me the children's menu! The salad garnish was one slice of cucumber, one slice of tomato and a little grated carrot on top, for £6 I was very disappointed to say the least. I have to say that there are many other places to eat in Spalding that are better value for money and that I would choose first. Having said all that they get top marks for their chocolate milkshake

Lovely lunch. Nothing is too much trouble & the children really enjoy the ' make your own' wraps. Highly recommend Penningtons.

Might be a bit pricey for some but totally worth it. Everything is freshly made and delicious

Enjoyed a nice lunch with with tea in lovely teapots with great cups and saucers. Only disappointment was that we didn't leave room to try any of the fabulous looking cakes! That's something we will definitely have to rectify with another visit.

We have visited Spalding twice now and both times we have visited Pennigtons. It is adjoining a florist and gift shop and us a quirky place. Lots of bits and bobs around to look at. We enjoyed the Cream Tea on both occasions. Lovely warm scones with a choice of different jams, clotted cream and butter. Definitely not to be missed.

Nice place for coffee/tea and cake etc.

Fabulous place to catch up. Lovely staff.

For a special occasion, treat or just for the hell of it! A great place to go for a delicious and indulgent afternoon tea. I have been several times as a guest/using a gift card. Each time, the atmosphere is great, we are surrounded by beautiful gifts, vintage tea accessories, flowers and plants. The food is perfect, the service excellent

We popped in today for a quick lunch after a trip into Spalding. It was our first visit to this little gem, and we were delighted. The decor is whimsical with teacups and tiny colourful birds hanging from the ceiling. The food was good and the service prompt. We had a panini and a jacket potato, both of which we tasty and filling. All in all a lovely interlude, and we will definitely visit again, next time to sample the gorgeous looking cakes!

We enjoyed our coffee this morning in this beautiful shop. After having our lattes we had a leisurely wander around the adjoining florist and gift shop...beautiful Easter decorations in at the moment along with many cards and gifts. In the actual coffee shop there is an extensive menu of sweet and savoury snacks and lunches plus a wide range of teas coffees and delicious smoothies. Can't wait to visit again.

We did an afternoon tea and it was great. Freshly baked scones, cake, sausage rolls and delicious sandwiches. The staff was friendly.

Nice place friendly staff quick service cold in there tho

If you enjoy a nice breakfast go somewhere else. Fried to death rubber egg. Strange consistency sausage bacon all swimming in a stew of beans and grease. I normally love toast but not burnt biscuits. The strange thing is this establishment does not do scrambled eggs.

Popped here the other day to meet a friend. Lovely little tea room set in a beautiful florist and gift shop. Nice to have a pot of tea served with a proper china teacup! My cheese scone was very tasty too. Will definitely be popping back!

Lovely friendly place with great cakes and nice menu for lunch

Enjoyed the meal, friendly staff.

Decided to support a local business rather than a chain and wasn't at all disappointed. Lovely festive drinks (winter spiced latte gingerbread latte etc) and a great selection of sweet and savoury treats. Choice of seating in the lovely conservatory or the main part of the tea room.... both clean, warm and cosy (think farmhouse kitchen shabby chic blended with higher end seasonal decorations). Service was prompt, polite and friendly. Will definitely be back!

Visitting with a friend we had a lovely coffee and cake - gluten free too. Lovely surroundings and very friendly staff. And the bonus of a wander round the attached shop for unusual cards and presents.

We had a lovely breakfast served by lovely staff. Would highly recommend.

Always have lovely lunch and coffee here

Seating all through with a covered conservatory area as well. Not a lot of space to move around if in a wheelchair or with pushchairs.

Met with a friend for cuppa and cake. Great selection of cakes all home made the Victoria sponge was excellent. Nice surroundings and great service. I was surprised to see some negative comments hope Pennington take note.

Friendly staff.lovely to be able to sit outside when weather warm. We only had a coffee, but it came with a nice biscuit 👍

Normally come to Penningtons for lunch when visiting Spalding. Partner had baked potatoe, I had spicey chicken wrap. When the wrap was presented to me, I was somewhat taken aback as it was very small, and served on a small plate. They are either economising and charging top wack -£5.00, or, someone thought I was a child and deserved a childs portion despite being grey and 6ft 2 tall!