Primrose Tea Rooms in Teignbridge

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

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.

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 😊

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Perfect hot drinks and cakes. Like heaven!

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.

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

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.

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.

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 🎂

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.

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

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

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

Primrose tea rooms....our first visit Sunday....wow !!!! Cant wait to return. Fabulous little gem. Staff are really friendly and helpful. Food was absolutely fantastic...we had soup...home made, it was delicious. Hot and big bowl. Best cream tea I've ever had. Highly recommend this gorgeous tea room. Various menu options Thank you 😋

We have very long memories (60+ years) of lovely Lustleigh so unusually for us we didn't consult Trip Advisor for where to lunch. We were going to the pub but saw the tea room.What a surprise we had fantastic (the best ever) sandwiches of Salmon and Chicken.

One of my favourite places, brilliant food!

Looks very nice but never went in but I must say it's a very pretty place.

Superb ploughman's and cream tea. Best I have ever had.

Great to find somewhere that just chills the day away with fab fare to eat and a friendly service ! Weather wasn’t great but table umbrellas do keep the rain away as well as the sun THANK YOU

Great tea and cakes ( all home made) in a lovely garden, in a beautiful Old Devon village. We even sat and watched the thatcher at work. Idyllic.

We weren't disappointed -we sat in the garden so I can't comment on what it is like inside but the garden is delightful. The cakes were fresh and home cooked and the service was very good. We will certainly be back next time we are in Devon

Nice friendly staff and lovely garden to sit in.....excellent! !

Just wanted to give a recommendation for the Primrose Cafe in Lustleigh. My friend and I just walked there and back from Parke in Bovey Tracey. We had a marvellous lunch. We started with a cup of Loose leaf Cornish tea, then my friend had quiche and salad. I had a ‘small’ (see photo) poached salmon and super salad. It was indeed super, as well as the usual salad items it also contained nuts, seeds, orange, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, figs, melon and peppers. The salmon was cooked perfectly and it was all very delicious. I couldn’t manage a slice of the wonderful selection of cakes they had, so bought a slice each for me and hubby to have this evening. The staff are friendly and efficient and the toilets are what you would expect in an expensive restaurant. They are open Saturdays and Sundays only throughout October and close for the winter on 1st November.

This was a delightful place to find. The staff were very friendly and accommodating after a long walk. The cream tea was incredible, with large scones and a selection of jams to choose from. The tea served had an incredible taste. Well worth a visit.!

We were planning on eating elsewhere after completing a circular walk, however on passing the tea rooms they were busy and 2 lots of people stopped to speak to us and were very complimentary about the food. So we decided to wait for a table outside in the garden. The garden setting is lovely. The food we had was ‘amazing’. So fresh and tasty and the homemade cheese scones were to die for!Both our meals came with an incredible salad which also included fruit, something which we had not had before. The portions were plentiful. We will definitely be heading back to try the amazing looking cakes!

This is a little slice of heaven, a well tended garden with beautiful scenery, an adorable tea room with an incredible array of cakes. The food is absolutely worth every penny and more. It's very popular with locals and tourists with a large amount of returning customers making it the place to go. If you're in the area, don't miss it, we've enjoyed this place so much even with the covid measures.

Drove here initially to start the walk from Lustleigh but parking is extremely difficult so went on to Bovey Tracey and walked from there and was well worth the walk. Delightful afternoon tea selection from people who know how to spoil you, with proper tea from the south west and home made scones and cakes.

We walked here from Parke and treated ourselves to a cream tea at the Primrose Tea rooms. What a treat! This is one of the best in Devon (and we have eaten a few). On entering it is clean, bright and tastefully decorated. A selection of gorgeous cakes on display under glass domes caught my eye. Lovely friendly staff here. Our cream tea arrived on bone china plates with a huge pot of loose leaf tea and a tea strainer. The toilets (both gents & ladies) are like you would find in a 5 star hotel with Molten Brown hand wash and lotion provided. This visit was a real pleasure and we will be back! Keep up the good work and thank you

The best tea room in Devon for sure. I've been really disappointed when ordering cream tea recently but Primrose tea room restored my faith in an amazing cream tea. Massive pot of tea, beautiful fresh warm scones with lots of cream and a selection of jams to choose from. Lovely staff and a wonderful setting in the garden, felt really private and a perfect place to catch up with my friend. Can't recommend enough.

Lovely garden cream tea, excellent and friendly service

We finished a lovely walk in Lustleigh with a trip to the tearoom and, as someone else said previously, it is probably the best tea room that I have ever been to.We were quite late arriving but the lovely, kind waitress let us order food and it was, as my partner put it, 'unbelievable', the salmon salad he ordered was beautiful with fresh ripe fruit, nuts, blueberries, melon, strawberries to name a few, I wish I had taken a photo, it was so stunning. I had a chicken and pancetta sandwich which was also beautifully presented and delicious. We sat in the tea garden and enjoyed a perfect end to a perfect day.The staff were amazing, the food divine, we can't wait to go back.

Good old fashioned Tea Room in a lovely quaint village. Definitely worth a visit.

That was the most amazing salad I've ever had. And my gluten free daughter was so happy - probably the first decent gf sandwich she's had out. The staff were really friendly and helpful, if you sit outside, the setting is amazing with very private feeling tables in individual sections of the garden. I'd give the Primrose Tea Rooms more stars of I could. Will definitely be back next time I'm in Devon!

The best cream tea in Devon! Highly recommend!

Omg, so gorgeous, the gardens, staff couldn't be more helpful, food, excellent tea! Very pretty, very accommodating. Go visit!

Beautiful place, great food and a really friendly atmosphere. I remember coming here as a kid and loved it then; 35 years later and its still as good!

Beautiful high tea in the Garden if I could give 6 stars I would

I have absolutely no negative comments to make about this adorable tea rooms. Staff were very attentive, friendly and obliging. Great selection of home made cakes. We had egg mayonnaise roll and salmon roll both were bursting with delicious filling. Fruit scones were still warm, a huge selection of different jams. Just loved it.