Poppylands in North Norfolk

Wonderful quirky place and lovely drinks and food at good prices well worth the visit

Dad's Army and the BEST Chocolate Cake!

This place is really novel and interesting. We had the full English breakfast, one Veg one standard. Both hot and very tasty with flat whites. Service was very good by a friendly young lady .. didn’t get her name. We arrived around 11:20 Sat morn- thank you!

Have been many times,family run tea room that can get busy in summer so don't expect fast service,they wouldn't have in 1940s.so don't moan, they do their best .five stars

After watching the seals at Horsey Gap we stopped by Poppylads. Sadly the service was so slow that we left before anyone served us. We didn't have time to wait. However, during our wait, we did take a look around the sweet shop.

lovely atmosphere but unfortunately we had the fishcake and it was completely soggy and inedible. They had already taken payment so was not offered any kind of compensation or apology. I would not go back.

Amazing atmosphere. The scones were the best I have EVER had. Great staff and a really great and different idea for the theme. We will be back

A great experience ! So much to look at and our afternoon tea was fab ! Hope to return again soon !

Nice spot, within easy reach from the beach and windpump near by. Price is reasonable, food quality ok.

Good service, friendly staff, great food. Fascinating memorabilia from the war throughout, but particularly upstairs. Dog friendly.

Booked afternoon tea for my dad and myself today at poppylands. The afternoon tea was VE day inspired. The food was absolutely fantastic, presentation was beautiful and everything tasted so fresh and yummy. Big thank you to the staff at poppylands especially the manager who goes above and beyond to deliver some of the best customer service I've ever received. His dedication and passion shows and it truly adds to a fantastic experience. Will definitely be returning for more events at poppylands.

Really cool little cafe and beautiful cakes

Wow! Stepping back in time to this cute little tea room! They couldn't make it look any better, full of authentic 1940s memorabilia! Very cool and quirky (and even better on VE day!!!) Cakes were delicious and tea and coffee was served in a cute and quirky way🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🪖🫖🍰

Fantastic afternoon tea at Poppylands today. Staff were very attentive, polite and welcoming. Great atmosphere, the attention to detail with the decoration and staff attire was superb. We had a set afternoon tea for 5 people, we had a choice of sandwiches and jams so that everyone had stuff they liked. There was so much food we couldn't eat it all, but they gave us boxes to take home our left overs which was great, nothing will go to waste, the food was delicious. There's also a little gift shop that sells gifts, souvenirs, memorabilia, nostalgic toys and old sweets shop sweets. We will definitely be coming back.

Lovely place, very interesting, and delicious food.

This is a quirky 40s themed cafe and shop that undoubtedly appeals to some visitors, though I felt it was rather tasteless and made light of wartime experience. I called in for lunch with a friend. Even though it was quite busy, we were served reasonably quickly, but the food was rather average. My 'panini' was a toasted soft white baguette served with a few crisps. I wouldn't come here again.

Fresh, delicious, well cooked full English breakfast

Must visit place excellent go back in time

Downstairs was busy and so we went upstairs, the 5/6 tables of customers were completely ignored not a single table had been served, even after chasing. A few tables and us walked out. The prices also looked very expensive and the place needed a clean. On the way out the servers were lost trying to take soup to a table. I'm glad we left!

Place could definitely do with a good clean

Great little place. People working in the gift shop were so nice. Gave my daughter a free little easter chocolate.

Busy outside, with limited seats, Upstairs dark

Fantastic, highest quality food.

Had a lovely bap with sausage hashbrown bacon was lovely after seeing the seals 🦭

Such a lovely nostalgic and historic place, so much to see and brilliant service too. Really is a treat of a place. Definitely recommend 5🌟

Went today after a long walk on the beach, not at all disappointed!! Lovely place. Really well priced and very pleasant staff. Great tearoom. Well worth a visit if in the area!

Loved the theme. Will be back with more friends and family. Gorgeous food and friendly staff.

A lovely retro tea room. Plenty on offer.

This is an excellent 1940s themed tea room. The service was excellent and I had soup and a sandwich with a pot of tea. It was very tasty.

Took my 94year old mum here for birthday treat had afternoon tea which I can highly recommend staff all friendly and helpful afternoon tea was amazing thank you for making her day special 🎂

Hot chocolate and cake 🎂 😁 With gluten free options

Amazing place amazing food, we go s much as we can. A real feel good place.

So quirky but real attention to detail and fabulous breakfast..worth visiting

Lovely friendly staff great roast dinner today made mothers day couldn't have asked for more very busy but food was quick and served by luke

Go back in time and feel the owners passion for the 1940s. Great place to stop for some really nice food and drink. love this place!

Atmosphere is very much as if one has walked down Duckets passage and back to the 1940s, however that is until you spot the electric oil heater, and the 'God save the queen' tea towel, which seems at odds with it being King George VI ruling during WW2.

Quaint and good value WWII themed tea room

Just been to poppylands tea rooms what a absolutely gem of a place food and service was also very good lovely what the owners have done there would definitely recommend also the scone and cappuccino was lovely will be going back.

Wonderful food and drink. Live the themed menus and names.

Absolutely beautiful surroundings and delicious food. My only critique is the lack of Orange or Apple juice on the breakfast menu. Apart from that superb, I will definitely be visiting again soon!

Lovely place to go for a bite to eat, love the theme of the tearoom, nice friendly staff and lovely food, well worth a visit.

Great customer service and a decent cuppa. I never got to try the cake but it looked lush

We went to look at the seals and then had cake and tea here. I have been coming here for years and I think it's the best irs been. Great that it has a 40's vibe

A must visit, if you are in the area, all day breakfast available, fantastic Roast Beef or turkey Sunday dinners, wonderful selection of cakes and scones available. The whole cafe is a museum and also has some articles from crashed Halifax aircraft nearby. The owner is a passionate historian with many fascinating tales of activities that took place in the area. There is also a wonderful gift shop selling traditional Jared sweets, toys costume jewellery, and gifts. And Well behaved Dogs are welcome.

1940s themed tea rooms with free parking an onsite shop seating over two floors a menu to suit most tastes reasonably priced well cooked meals

This place is amazing especially if you like memorabilia & really good food. The staff were very friendly too

This is a lovely 1940s styled war time tea room. I had a big slice of delicious coffee and walnut cake and a mocha with a spit fire dusted on the top of it. There is so much memorabilia to look at and enjoy. Fantastic.

Fabulous WW2 themed cafe, great food, friendly staff, loads of memorabilia, good value for money.

Been here several times & as always very nice. Staff very pleasant. Food good.

My second visit, just as charming as the first. It's a lovely stop before getting to the coast. I don't remember it being quite as "Quirky" in the service aspect last time, but front of house team were very pleasant even though they were clearly rushed off their feet, and if "NO SUBSTITUTIONS" is the chef's way of handling a busy cafe, well, fair enough, it's plastered all over the menu so can't say we weren't warned 😁 brilliant that it's so dog friendly and the dog certainly remembered ordering the dog's dinner and was grateful they still do that 💕

Nostalgic WW2 themed restaurant

Great little find, friendly staff, lovely food

Love this place! Fun and tasty. Fabulous atmosphere. They have a #vegan menu also! Warm crackling real fire, very inviting and evocative. Great parking. Outside space for your bikes. Great prices. Do it.

We went two times after watching seals on the beach. I had hash the first day and a full breakfast the second day. I really enjoyed the WWII inspired atmosphere. We’re from America so we didn’t know about Dad’s Army, so before we went home I bought the dvd of the tv show to watch back home. I think this is a fun restaurant with friendly service and good food.

On Friday 21st February we drove 5 hours from Manchester to visit Poppylands and then have a walk down to see the seals. I was so looking forward to visiting after being told about this amazing little place and we planned to have lunch, coffee and cake. We travelled in our camper van as we were booked into a campsite near Bastwick that evening. Upon arriving we realised that we couldn't park in the official council operated car park because we were in a campervan. But we did notice that Poppylands had a sign in their rather large car park that stated you could pay £10 and park there. We drove into Poppylands and we were just getting out of the van when a man stuck his head over the fence to query why we where parked there. We explained that we were going in to have a coffee and speak to the proprietor. I suppose looking back that this should have been a warning sign that visiting customers were not actually welcome in the cafe. We asked the man behind the counter about ordering coffee and the car park. He grunted at us and walked away into the kitchens. A second man came out of the kitchens, approached us at the counter and said "I can't have you in here today You will have to park in Horsey car park" We explained that we couldn't park there because we were in a campervan. We told him we were planning on having coffee and cake in Poppylands before taking a walk to see the seals and we would then return for Lunch. We also told him that we were happy to pay for parking. He explained they had a booking for 15 people and could not accommodate us in their large cafe (2 floors) and large car park. There must have been room for at least 15 people in just the downstairs part of the cafe! He told us he was a village committee member and we could not park in his or the official car park. He then directed us to were we could park. Throughout the exchange he was blunt and rude and we got the impression that he didn't want us in his cafe. Hungry and deflated we left and we will never go back. The staff are rude and their customer service is severely lacking

Went to Poppylands today for the 3rd time for afternoon tea. Absolutely amazing and so very generous with their cakes which tasted amazing. Very friendly and warm place with lovely staff who take their to talk to you. There is a lovely little shop which is a added bonus. The area is lovely with the beach not far away. Such a lovely little gem in Norfolk.

Used to come here as a kid, so was so excited to visit only to find you were closed! Update your Google until your open again, your wasting people’s time!

What a fabulous little tea room! Wartime ambience, warm cosy atmosphere, with log burner and gentle vintage music. The food was fantastic, we had cheese toasties and an all day breakfast. The quality and portions were great. The sausages and bacon delicious!! Well cooked, great quality food and a pot of tea with china teacups . Lovely friendly staff to top it off. Thank you, x

We were a group of four adults and two teens and were greeted and sat at a table with no trouble. What a quirky place, such fun to sit in. One adult had a meal and the two boys did too. The food was hot, plentiful, delicious and arrived in good time. The rest of us opted for toasted tea cakes and delicious warm fat scones. The lattes were not over sweet, the froth was decorated with war planes and just right after a long walk on the beach. We will definitely go back.

Really, really lovely cafe. Serving hot meals and light snacks. Good hearty food, really delicious and reasonably priced. Very friendly waiter and lovely ambiance! Well worth a visit and probably with booking in advance!

Nice and interesting place. We enjoyed the atmosphere of this place but the food isn't the best.

Lovely lunch had by us all today.

Such a fun spot. Themed, but in a really tasteful way. Amazing cuppa and lovely cakes. Adorable. Loved it.

Just had mixed grill and my partner had all day breakfast absolutely perfect I had a London pride and kayla had a coke ,the service was very good as well would recommend too book a table as it's very busy the interior is very good all 1940s and the shop brilliant

Lovely little cafe, food and service was excellent, will be back 😀. We went up to horsey gap to see the seals and then finished are afternoon off here.

Historic tea rooms full of 40's memorabilia.

Just had our first visit to the amazing Poppylands following a review we saw pby ‘Gary’s Eats’…….absolutely amazing quality breakfasts, l had the evacuee and a side order of bubble and squeak…..faultless, staff friendly, value for money, quality ingredients, 1940’s setting and memorabilia brilliant, dog friendly…..what an absolute gem of a place…..will certainly be back, Frank, Lisa & Ted

great tea room full of history, great service and worth a trip hot chocolate was piping hot and very nice

Lovely for tea and cake/scones; other food was disappointing. Extremely busy and service is brusque/slow (and lots of very surly other customers, have no idea why when it's in such a beautiful area!). Nice enough place for a pitstop. The wartime vibe isn't particularly my bag but I appreciated the historical attention to detail

Not the greatest hard scones and small portions of food at expensive price. I know things go up but that should take the quality away from the food. I feel there going on past reputation which is such a shame. I would avoid as poor and so much more to explore further a field shame really as use too be really good even shop gone down hill. Sadly I won’t be back as over priced for what you get

What a pleasure to meet with the guys here fantastic food, fantastic people and a must see 👀 😀 place to have a fun time, so good to see people with a passion for remembering the 1940s and of course Dad's Army 😀 10 out of 10 great place to visit for all ages 💜 😊

Fantastic Sunday lunch. Very busy,but great friendly staff.

Great place to stop and have lunch and a browse

Really sorry for this review as we haven't eaten with you, Drove for an hour to visit today, really looking forward to eating with you. When we arrived both gates were open but signs said Closed, website said open 10- 3 only 2 cars parked by the building but not in car park, lights were on but seemed like no one at home. Several other customers were faced with the same uncertainty and like us drove away. Drove past later and one barrier was shut, were you open or not, very unclear message

We sat at our table and was told, "we are busy, so we might have to wait for order." That was fine, then it started. First of all, half of our orders turned up. 10 mins later, the drinks turned up without the milk for a cup of tea,still no scone. 5 mins later, Scone turns up, still no milk,we had to ask again by this time I was a bit annoyed by this, and my tea was getting cold. The staff keep saying we are busy, that's not great. Over all 🥺it was an ok. The food was OK 👍 7/10

Poppylands is a very unique tearoom, with features relating to WW2 including the names of items on the menu. The food is very good, although it can be popular on certain days and times, so you may have to wait a bit longer for your food. Worth a visit for somewhere that is very different, quite qwirky, but very enjoyable.

Lovely 1940's experience & great food they even serve lovely food for dogs

We love it at Poppylands. Saw the seals on the beach at Horsey and then to Poppylands for lunch. A nice atmosphere and a good menu. Was very busy today and we were lucky to get a table. Would recommend coming here for lunch.

Where to begin. The service was truly appaling, party of 6 ordered toasties jacket potato and 2 soups and drinks .3 coke 3 teas The soups were served to table without soup spoons. We had to ask for some.by tge time they'd arrived we'd eaten tg6e toasties that came with The drinks were delivered well after the meal had been eaten. No milk with the tea. We asked for some, but we had to go get it. It was all so slow....we ordered dessert after main big mistake in all we were there nearly 3 hrs ...really poor experience. However, the setting is good, which saved a star. I would avoid this place it's just chaotic .

After a few visits for afternoon tea, it wasn't up to its usual standard today. Not freshly baked and not worth the more than £65 for 3. Only one pot of tea for 3. We left after more than half an hour wait for a new pot.

Nostalgia just oozes from this place, all wartime themed, even the menu. Delicious cheese and Spam toastie.

Great food, friendly staff, prompt service and nicely themed.

A great place with good food and interesting decor

Had a fantastic experience at this restaurant today . The decorations are themed around the 1940’s England with a menu to match ! Great service and don’t forget to go upstairs even if you eat downstairs . Opposite this cafe is the best place to view seals . There were 3000 seal pups there today and you can walk from the car park by the sea to winterton ( 3 mile walk ) and back

Very rustic and authentic. Great coffee and tasty food

Easily the best tearoom I've ever been to. Truly has captured the 1940s vibe! Loads of throwbacks to those days, highly recommend getting the table next to the radio, feels like Fallout! Cake was beautiful and the coffee washed it down well. Perfect place to visit after you go see the seals at Horsey. 1000% will be popping in again!

Very good and friendly we will go back soon

Visited today after viewing the seals. Very busy but we were accomadated well (7 people, 1 dog). The staff and service was great and I had the best All Day Breakfast I've ever had. Lovely place

Good food service could be better.

Ok so we visited on a dark horrible day but was absloutey blown away on how nice this place was, we had two breakfasts and they really was fantastic, no grease and the sausages were incredible. My only issue it could have been warmer inside but honestly didn't ruin the experience, we also had cake and the tea was served in tea pots with lovley tea cozies, would I return ? 100%, service was brilliant and it was so clean and honestly hand on heart breakfast was one of the best I have ever had. Even felt like the 1940s incredible experience thank you poppylands see you again before Christmas

Really well worth a visit. Good range of imaginatively named menu items, including daily specials most invocation of 1940s food. Have enjoyed their bubble and squeak on previous visits. Tea is always served in teapots with hand made themed cosies. Sweet and gift shop contains many childhood memory items. Only suggestion is that the cornish pastie should be served with crisp pastry and not 'limp', ( microwave?). Good trip for explaining 40s life to grandchildren.

Run by a WW2 history enthusiast, this was a great place to stop for a coffee and cake. The Second World War memorabilia is extensive and there is no doubt about the enthusiasm and dedication by the owner to imparting a feel for those momentous times.

Visited today awesome place and great food will be bringing other to here

Very suggestive family managed WWII themed cafe and restaurant. Exploring Darren's collection after lunch has been a unique experience, and the food was very good.

Fantastic experience. The amount of effort they have put into this vintage, adorable cafe is a real credit to the dedication of the staff. The portions are huge and the cakes are all homemade. They have so much memorabilia and models, it is an incredible cafe. And the gift shop is lovely with a great guy behind the till who is very friendly and experienced.

We stumbled upon this lovely 1940 tea rooms and shop. It was a such a nice place we went back for a second time the next day. It's so full of memorabilia. The staff were friendly and the food was delicious. The man in the shop was so friendly and informative. Well worth a visit if you are in Norfolk.

Had a wonderful breakfast sandwich! Loved the desserts, tea, and latte.

Great Tea room. Plenty to choose from a large menu.

Well worth the visit. Highly recommend a geoorge Formby (it will make sense when visiting)

Delightful museum like qualities. Hosts were impeccable and the food delicious. Thank you