Primrose Tea Rooms in Teignbridge

Amazing! Wonderful friendly staff. Brilliant food set in a quaint village. Attention to detail is superb. Food quality goes beyond what you'd expect. For instance, adding fruit and asparagus to the salad. You wouldn't notice it was missing if they didn't add these little extras, but in doing so, it elevates the dish to a culinary experience rather than just a lunch giving it that special edge. We shared some of our plate with our children, staff were more than happy to provide sharing plates. It's also dog friendly. Perfect tea room 👍

Five stars? A mistake, surely. Ten for this traditional tea room recommended in the Daily Telegraph "Cream tea on Dartmoor" in the Travel section featuring 50 locations in the UK for traditional British food. A warm greeting and engaging waitress. A proper cream tea with proper strawberry jam containing whole strawberries. Both clotted cream and jam served in individual dishes, not ghastly plastic containers. Set in the picturesque village of Lustleigh which is also blessed with a wonderful pub.🇬🇧🇳🇿

Wonderful as usual on a summer's day. Tea and scones brilliant. But china tea pots and cups no longer allowed outside. Not sure why this is - health and safety? or theft?

Probably the best tea room in the world! We had the full afternoon tea with delicious finger sandwiches, light as a feather scones with masses of cream and a choice of different jams, and slices of yummy homemade cake chosen from an amazing selection. All washed down with real leaf tea served in pretty teapots. And to top it all the staff were really lovely, and gave our dog some treats so she didn’t feel left out! Lustleigh is a very pretty village to explore, even in the pouring rain, and provided an excuse to walk off our self inflicted sugar coma afterwards. Just fabulous!

This tearoom is an absolute delight. The food is delicious The portions are very generous and the service is super friendly. The scones and cakes are perfection and the clotted cream and local Jams are scrumptious. The decor is just delightful. You will not be disappointed.

Fantastic food, can recommend the ploughman's with a cheese scone. Large selection of cakes including glutton free. Lovely atmosphere sitting in the garden.

A fabulous cream tea sat in beautiful sunny gardens on a lazy Sunday - the scones were so soft and fresh and the portion of clotted cream was possibly the most generous I’ve ever had for a cream tea ! Delicious

Amazing big portions of food for a great price and lovely service from people who clearly know what they're talking about and are really enthusiastic and polite. Couldn't recommend enough

Great tea room in lovely village. Sandwiches are great and come with a lovely fresh salad. Cream tea was declared amazing by my son.

Absolutely stunning sandwiches, cakes & cream tea. We were only camping in the area for five days but came back twice as we liked it so much!

Lovely tea rooms great coffee and cake delicious cheese scones

Found this little gem via google maps when looking for a cream tea. Off the beaten track in a quaint little village called Lustleigh. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. It was made clear that if eating outside it was served as a takeaway in cardboard boxes so we elected to sit inside with our two dogs who were welcomed. Given the fragility of the china cups I can understand why they wouldn’t be used outside :-) The cream tea was delicious and I bought an additional cheese scone to takeout with a pot of jam. Will definitely be returning. Thank you.

What a fantastic tea room! Perfect after a long walk in the rain, lovely welcome and fab tea and cakes.

Fantastic place. Great situation, staff & food. If you can't eat it all, you can have a "doggie bag" to take home. Beautiful garden to eat in too. Salad includes fruit - strawberry, cherry, melon, grapes, orange and vegetables - sweetcorn, tomato, cucumber, roasted butternut squash, beetroot, lettuce, radish, mange tout, and a pot of coleslaw 👍

Our first high tea - and look no further for a wonderful English welcome.

We found Primrose Tearooms by chance and thank goodness we did as it was possibly the best lunch we've ever had. The garden is beautifully kept and a lovely place to have lunch. All the food was amazing, including the quiche, sandwiches, scones and cakes, and the salad was the most interesting and varied we've seen. The staff were all very nice and even the toilets are lovely! If you're ever near this place you will not regret trying it.

Our first visit to the Primrose Tea Rooms in this beautiful village, full of thatched cottages. We wandered round the pretty garden first of all, but decided to sample something from the menu, inside. We chose to eat an egg mayonnaise sandwich with bacon, and were amazed when it arrived. The accompanying salad contained at least twelve different items of fruit, veg, and salads. It was delicious. The lady who served our food , and coffee was so friendly, and was willing to chat to us about the cafe, food, and the village in general, and we all enjoyed our visit.

The cream tea was delicious, especially the strawberry and rhubarb jam. In all the time we have been having cream teas (45+ years), this was the first time we had cream left.

This is the BEST afternoon tea I’ve ever had. Such a warm welcome. It’s like coming home. The staff are so lovely. It’s a must 🥰💕⭐️

A great location but absolutely amazing food. The quality of food and drinks was exquisite. We had the ploughman's and oh my word it was a gorgeous medley of salad, fruits, pickled onions, warm bread and gorgeous cheese. Lovely friendly service too. We want to go back asap.

The Primrose Tea Room is an excellent place to eat. Great food. Terrific service. Fantastic selection of tea. Can't fault it.

The garden is delightful and food is good, but you are only offered a takeaway menu in the garden with limited choice. It comes in brown cardboard packaging and paper cups. You are given a buzzer and have to fetch it yourself. This experience doesn't match the delightful setting.

Simply the best afternoon tea I have ever had. Beautiful sandwiches, the scone was absolutely perfect and the cake exceptional. Lovely environment, kind and caring staff. Totally faultless. What a way to start my birthday week.

Had such a lovely experience! Friendly and welcoming staff, great food (highly recommend the scones!) and a wonderful garden seating area with private tables.

Without doubt the best tea room I’ve ever come across, fabulous selection of cakes, fresh scones and teas all set in beautiful Lustleigh - fabulous!

Exceptional food and service. We are regular visitors.

Simply the perfect English tea-room! Beautifully located in a beautiful village with delightful staff and completely irresistible fairytale cakes! Only open during the Summer months and only for an extended weekend, do check before you travel. You won't be disappointed though!

Proper tea room, with delicious homemade servings

My wife and I stopped here today (Easter Sunday 2024) and were made very welcome despite having very muddy hiking boots. We sat at a window seat and enjoyed a pot of tea and crumpets with butter. Really nice and friendly staff who looked like they enjoyed what they were doing. Thanks to all staff, we will come in clean boots next time ;-)

what a wonderful experience, thank you kindly for taking such food care of us

We visited Primrose this afternoon for afternoon tea. Upon arrival we felt ignored & when we initiated conversation the lady was extremely rude & not at all welcoming, telling us to wait outside in a rude manner as no tables available inside. We decided to go into the garden area & were further disappointed to not only have to go and get our own order, like some second rate service sector, but to fund everything was in paper cups, boxes & cutlery as apposed to the very beautiful tea services presented inside. It was a very poor experience & while the setting was absolutely gorgeous the staff along with the poor garden experience certainly spoilt the afternoon tea. I would urge the owners to consider the points above so that the outside setting reflects the inside setting which currently is a million miles apart.

Such a beautiful setting, amazing and friendly staff, and gorgeous locally made food. I had the high tea with a darjeeling, mint chocolate cake with rhubarb jam. Everything was fresh and comfy, and my Adam (a chocolate lab) found it comfy and calm for him too.

We frequent traditional English tea rooms and this place tops the charts by far. The only thing to complain about is maybe no room to get in. Take a wander round the village, also a delight.

A great space for a superb cream tea

Amazing place. Excellent value and staff very friendly 👏. Would 100% go back. It's a little jewel you must visit.

Great afternoon tea, delicious sandwiches, scone and out of this world carrot cake - and great value. Will definitely go again

A round of toasted teacakes and tea, all excellent, served in lovely surroundings. The cheese scone is also thoroughly recommended. And the staff were so helpful when we were looking to meet up with someone local to the area. Can't recommend enough.

Standout food, excellent friendly service, really really nice afternoon. Thanks so much for having us.

Such a pretty tea room and garden. A great choice and such tasty food as well. We sat outside to enjoy the weather so food/drinks is still go up to get it when it’s ready/packaged in boxes/paper cups etc. Hopefully this will be updated back soon to traditional tea pots/cups/plates for outside sittings as well. A great place to visit highly recommend thank you 😊

Wonderful venue, been many times. Always a warm friendly welcome. Great service and delicious food, everywhere spotlessly clean.

Wow. What a fabulous, freshly prepared lunch. Highly recommended. Simple, done brilliantly 👏

Amazing tea room, staff very friendly food is to die for definitely recommend a visit and dog friendly what more could you want

Just went for coffee and cake. Both were lovely.

Haven't been here foryears. Under different owners and so impressed. Lovely food and service. Parking in Lustleigh always a bit tricky but worth it.

We travelled specifically to this village for their cream tea. We knew we were in for a good lunch when most of the tea room was full. Honestly the best cream tea we have ever had!!! DELICIOUS! It also comes on lovely bone china. We also got a cheese sandwhich which was lovely and the salad on the side was fantastic. The portion sizes are generous and prices fair. I couldnt recommend this place more 😁 see the pics if you dont believe me!

Fabulous cafe. Very friendly staff. Flat white was excellent and shared a coronation chicken sandwich which was amazing! Well worth going out of your way to find this gem. Also dog friendly.

Superb food, lovely gardens and atmosphere. Friendly staff. Lots of food on offer. Gem of a place. Enjoyed my Father’s Day visit 👍🥸

Excellent tea rooms. The food was excellent, the staff were friendly & helpful, the atmosphere was bright & airy. Would I go again? ... Very much a big YES 👍

Went here 20 years ago as often as possible. Went today with my family. Absolutely fantastic. Will be coming back as often as possible. Super friendly staff, fantastic food and enjoyed every minute with a nice time in the park afterwards

A friend and I cycled from Newton Abbot to Lustleigh where we happened across this little gem. Was very busy but the staff were very accommodating. Ordered a takeaway drink and sandwich, was given a pager that buzzed when food was ready. I had the coronation chicken sandwich and it was THE most delicious sandwich I think I've ever had in my life. If I'm passing by again I will be going in here again. Thank you.

A great find at the end of a walk. Although they were about to close they got our drinks and cakes for a take away and we were able to sit in their garden. Which was great. Really good selection of cakes with gluten free options. Well worth a visit, guess they will be busy as not many options in Lustleigh for cafe.

Wonderful garden to sit in... Dog friendly

Would have got 5 stars if drink in refreshments had been served in crockery and not cardboard. Beautiful garden

Great place, friendly and helpful staff. We enjoyed lunch and will return soon.

Fantastic little find Service food and staff wonderful

Continues to be my favourite tea room in Devon - always makes for an enjoyable afternoon. Could not recommend more highly.

How many ingredients were in my super salad? I lost count at 15. Stunning food in a typical English tea room setting. Closes "for the season" mid-September.

Perfect hot drinks and cakes. Like heaven!

Oh my gosh... Never ate such a delicious scone, carrot cake or clotted cream. The Cappuccino and the Hot chocolate tasted like pure heaven. An absolutely must visit in the Dartmoor Region.

Absolute gem of a tearoom that we stumbled across in a very small village. Beautiful little cottage which is immaculate throughout. Food was amazing and reasonably priced for what you got. Staff very friendly and attentive too.

A gem of a little place that I'm reluctant to share as I want to keep it to myself so it won't get spoiled 😉

Stopped off on a dog walk. Had a late lunch in the garden area although dogs allowed in the tea room. Good selection of food and the cakes all looked delicious. We went for the cream tea with home made scones.

Awesome cheese scone! 🧀 😜really really tasty...Good tea, too. Top notch. 👌🏽

This is a lovely place. Friendly staff, good food, and a very nice garden/terras with lots of beautiful flowers and plants. It's located in the middle of the village, which is super cute. The cakes and pies looked amazing, but we didn't try them. You can order everything for to go as well.

The best cream teas and the best service in fantastic surroundings.

Amazing cakes lovely staff well worth a visit 👍

Lovely location and great food. I recommend the salads here. The cream teas and cakes are also gorgeous! Dog friendly with some outdoor seating in the garden, and a takeaway service is available.

This is a beautiful place with lovely staff, so thank you girls. The food is lovely, really enjoy it, we will return x

Excellent cakes cheese scones and hot/cold drinks. They also do cream tea and other lunches, eat in or takeaway.

Vanessa and the team make this the most wonderful place to be. Fresh, traditional and truly romantic. We love it.

We had a very enjoyable lunch. The staff were pleasant and food was amazing. This definitely deserves a second visit.

I would have rated this higher because it's situation is fabulous, garden lovely and good coffee. However, if you choose to sit in these lovely surroundings the full menu is not served and your food n drinks are presented in takeaway cups and cardboard boxes with wooden knives and forks. I'm afraid I'm a fan of crockery and cutlery. I would say though, the location means I would go back for coffee.

A lovely tearoom with a beautiful terraced garden! We tried the salmon sandwich and the ham sandwich - both were very tasty and it was great that we could choose the type of bread. We also had chocolate brownies with caramel sauce - one of the best brownies we have ever had. Staff was friendly and helpful. We will visit again when we are back in the area.

Beautiful graden room with peonies, delicious homemade cakes and tasty coffee. An unusual and clever approach to takeaway while also being able to eat-in in the gorgeous garden. Will definitely be back 🎂

Best tea room I've been to in ages. Sat in such a pretty garden, dogs were made very welcome. Sandwiches were fantastic, delicious bread stuffed full of fillings. Cake was divine. Will definitely be back.

Returning 'home' from a Dartmoor tour, we were looking for a place for tea. Off the main road in Lustleigh we found Primrose Tea Rooms. It was like finding a little bit of heaven! Everything about this place is gorgeous. The ambiance, the food (they do lunch as well), the service and value for money, everything about Primrose was faultless. Beware, they are open from Thursday to Sunday only. Enjoy it as much as we did.

Excellent tea rooms. Lovely garden.

We had a really lovely time here on Sunday. Top notch friendly service, in a bright airy colourful space, the garden is lovely too although we sat inside. Absolutely amazing portion sizes and good value for money, lovely fresh homemade food, great vegan options and the best ever traditional cream tea, plus the most beautiful salad I’ve seen in a long time! Such a stunning location too in a lovey village with gorgeous walks near by, definitely worth the trip. A new firm family favourite, we will be back again soon!

Had a really nice afternoon tea here. The portions were very generous and food was tasty and very good quality. Would recommend to anyone visiting the area.

Beautiful tea room with delicious scone! Must visit if you are around.

Such a lovely place with helpful, friendly attentive staff. Parking can be a little bit challenging here. So pleased we came here for afternoon tea. Food was just gorgeous. I wish I could have eaten more but alas, stomach didn't want to cooperate in my attempt to be greedy. We had sandwiches, scones and shortbread along with tea and coffee. The fresh produce that made up the side salad was a visual delight and really marvelous for the palette. My first ever experience of the traditional Cream Tea, and I can say that I will definitely cherish the memory. Highly recommended, definitely worth a visit.

Leuk ingericht tea room, met heerlijke scones.

Wonderful "super salad" with poached salmon. By far & away the best salad I've ever eaten, must've been about 100 different salad crops, fruits & summer veggies & nuts together with a large pile of salmon. Will definitely return. Lovely cafe in one of my favourite villages.

Lovely tea room in a delightful setting.

Not just a tea and cake room…they knock up lovely meals and a particularly notable salad.

Best in Devon! Everything freshly made and generous helpings of jam and clotted cream

Great coffee but let down by excessive packaging which really is a bit depressing when you’re in a relatively unspoiled place. More rubbish, landfill and litter? No thanks. The gardens are good though!

Lovely garden with beautiful views. Not open Monday and Tuesday in the summer and limited hours other times of year.

Excellent scones. £5 for two. Beautiful gardens full of summer flowers.

Excellent cakes and soup; good selection of teas and coffees. Staff very nice and friendly. Well worth a visit!

This was a lovely place to pause our cycle ride and enjoy Devonshire Cream Tea! Delicious scones and the most amazing chocolate cake!. Wonderful and welcoming service.

Wonderful cream tea excellent value

One of the best cream teas I've had, a beautiful place, friendly staff. Would definitely recommend 😁

Brilliant cream tea, with very friendly service Highly recommend stopping here on a tour of dartmoor The ploughman's salad was excellent too, though a bit healthy for more of my group!

absolutely delicious. best cakes I've eaten in a long time

Visited here last week and had tea and scones. Absolutely delicious scones with perfect jam and clotted cream. Generous portion sizes and felt totally sumptuous to eat. Take away only service if sitting outside but the tables, chairs and umbrella shades are set in a beautiful little garden with gorgeous flowers (wish I'd take photos of those) - a perfect setting for an afternoon tea break!

Great place to meet. Had coffee outside in a very relaxing situation.

Very pleasant friendly staff. Lots of lovely cakes to choose from

Lovely environment, really beautiful gardens. Very friendly service and great value, delicious food. Loved it.

Best ploughmans in a box my partner has had: I had a great GF salmon sandwich and a great cup of tea