Priory House in Central Bedfordshire - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We had our intimate wedding at Priory House in August 2023, and it was incredible. The staff were amazing, and so very helpful. They really pulled off our perfect day - thank you! The grounds itself are absolutely beautiful and made for some amazing photos. The room we had our ceremony in was perfect. Could not recommend Priory House enough for a local intimate wedding!!!

We had our Wedding at Priory House September 2023. It was an amazing day. We had started the planning with the wedding coordinator back in June 2023. Jackie and her team were amazing. Our ceremony took place in the Jacobean room which was perfectly decorated to match our colour theme. While we enjoyed taking photos out in the Priory gardens they turned this lovely little room into a flawless cosy setting to have our afternoon tea. The food was delicious, prepared and served with the utmost care, catering for the dietary needs of some of ours guests. We've given them Five stars, but they deserve a million.

Held our wedding here in October 2023. Jackie was fantastic in sorting out the arrangement prior to the wedding. The day of the wedding, Jackie and her team made every effort to make it special. Both myself and wife would highly recommend holding your wedding here.

We were married here in July in the Jacobean room. Absolutely fantastic. The girls that work here made sure that every detail was perfect. I'm so glad we were married here.

On 8th June we renewed our wedding vows to celebrate our 10th anniversary. The venue was beautifully decorated for our arrival and we were made to feel so special throughout the afternoon. Our guests were well looked after, everything was seamless and the afternoon tea was scrumptious - thank you so much to Jackie and the team for making the day so special for us!

Myself and my partner recently got married here after our original wedding venue cancelled on us only 10 weeks before our big day. From day 1 up until the big day itself they were so helpful especially our wedding coordinator Jackie ..we definitely couldn’t have done it without you so thank you so much. The room we had our ceremony in was beautiful. The afternoon tea they put on for us afterwards was lovely and the food was amazing, catering for all different dietary requirements. They made everyone feel welcome on the day especially helping out my nan in law when she needed it as she’s in a wheelchair. The gardens outside for the photos were beautiful, we will definitely be taking a trip back there soon. Would highly recommend anytime of year . 5* service

Came with friends for a birthday treat Afternoon tea. The staff went above and beyond to be as helpful and attentive without being intrusive.! Dietary requirements so carefully fulfilled, and the food the delicious and so generous. Would highly recommend and we will be back!! Thank you 😊

This was hands down the best afternoon tea EVER non vegan version also good, we bought cakes home as sarnies, savouries and mincemeat scones filled us up.... They can do GLUTEN FREE Amazing staff and the best leaf tea, as much as you can drink, blended to their own recipes and there are many... I defy you to find a better anywhere.... beats certain famous names who charge 2, 3 or even 4 times more by a long long way for quality, price, localally sourced and ambiance and charm....

Excellent evening decorating my Christmas cake, all cooked and iced for me, glass of prosecco on arrival followed by a lovely well organised evening ,everything we needed to decorate the cake was provided by very friendly staff how could not have been more welcoming and encouraging. Thank you. Can't wait to come again.

We booked for 4 people but were able to add a 5th person last minute thanks to Lisa who organised this for us. There was a huge choice of different teas and a few coffee's to choose from as well. You can have as much tea/coffee as you want and you can swap between different types as well. Service was very good and we were not rushed at all. Savories and sandwiches are served first, followed by scones and then cakes. Plenty of food, so much so that we had a some of the cakes boxed up for us to take home.

A very enjoyable afternoon tea with beautiful views over the Priory. Excellent service from Sharon and other staff. We had unlimited choice of different teas and enjoyed a lovely selection of cakes and sandwiches, including home made scones. We were not rushed at all. Thank you!

We had a small wedding here and we were pleasantly surprised by the preparations they ve made for our day. Jackie, the lady responsible for the events is extremely friendly, helpful, attentive to details,a professional. My floral arrangements were made by Fleur de Lis, they looked amazing and Dunstable Cake House delivered a delicios, elegant cake. Thank you all for your amazing service!

Group of 20 pre-booked. Weren’t ready for us. Waited an hour before getting a glass of fizz which was warm because not enough fridge space, no ice cubes etc. said they weren’t aware we were having Prosecco. Over an hour before a sandwich appeared. Over full tea pots meant they leaked over table. Asked for water 4 times before it came. It’s scandalous. No apology or explanation. Just excuses. Never again.

We had our wedding on the 7th October and it was absolutely amazing. Jackie is absolutely brilliant and she was so calming and helpful throughout the whole process. It was a beautiful service and I loved the day so so much 🥰 would 100% recommend getting married at priory house ❤️ thank you Jackie and the team at priory for making our day so special xx

We had our civil wedding ceremony here end of May All the guys at Priory House were excellent from beginning to end. Thank you guys for a seamless experience...

We chose to have our Wedding at Priory House and I would very much recommend this beautiful venue. We were married in the Grade II listed building, in the Jacobean Room. The staff were fantastic from booking the venue to throughout the ceremony. They made...

We had a lovely day and whoever organised the refreshing rain shower to occur only while we were inside your building and the sun to shine while we did our photos deserves extra thanks!. The registrar and her assistant were so joyful and fun as...

We held our wedding here. Lovely room, nicely decorated. All the staff could not have been more helpful. Limited numbers but well worth it. Beautiful gardens for pictures with the option to hold the ceremony outside. Would recommend

Mike and i had our wedding here and it was absolutely superb.The venue is just beautiful and the team were outstanding.If you want to get married somewhere extra special then look no further.Our wedding was faultless and we loved it. #prioryhouseheritagecentre #wedding #beautiful #love #happycouple...

The Priory tea rooms are just of the High Street immediately South of the main cross roads in the centre of Dunstable. In summer there are seats outside, overlooking the priory church, as well as intenal seating in a number of rooms including a vaulted...

I've visited the shop at Priory House but this was the first time I had tried the afternoon tea. For a very reasonable £18, a 3 course afternoon tea was served in the beautiful medieval undercroft. My only criticism is that on a Sunday the...

Sorry to say I did not have a good experience on this visit to the Priory tea rooms in Dunstable. Very long wait for soup and when i asked when it's likely to be ready, was told by Evelina, "no idea" with no apology. However,...

Went today, my baby was starving so I grabbed a table and asked the waitress if I could order with her. Response was “no table service”. Yes, I appreciate that and I can see you are busy, can I place an order for food and...

My partner and I booked an afternoon tea for ourselves and his brother and partner and his sister and husband. We booked the Easter Afternoon Tea and it was amazing. Great service by Bernie who looked after us totally from making sure my food allergies...

We were looking for a venue to host a small family wedding,20 guests, And kind of stumbled across Priory House, We booked an appointment with Jackie,and she showed us the venue and food options for the day, Jackie was so enthusiastic and reassuring,we knew it...

Good service, great food and pleasant atmosphere. Very helpful staff. Thank you for making my visit memorable.

great service and plenty of food, but rather too many deserts which were mince pie flavored, which became a little monotonous

I came for afternoon tea for my birthday with my husband and sister. There was a short delay because they were not ready for us but they handled it really well. We were really looked after from the start to the finish. The lady serving...

Very relaxing environment and comfy chairs just right for a nice cup of tea and a chat. Friendly staff and good service.

My best friend is getting married and she really wanted to have an afternoon tea instead of a hen do. I booked in advance (a must) for afternoon tea for just my friend and I. We had a lovely and leisurely afternoon. We wasn't rushed...

Lovely scones and coffee. Old school service which is always great. The interior is stunning and a must for a bite to eat.

Our afternoon tea was so yummy! Great value for the quality and quantity of food & drinks available. We booked our tea with Halle who was so friendly, and made sure all our needs were catered to. Our tea was served by Bernie who was...

Julie and Jackie were brilliant with all their help for our wedding held here. It’s a beautiful room and we used some of their decorations alongside ours. They guided us every step of the way and nothing was too much trouble. This was held when...

I highly recommend this as a wedding venue. We had to change dates due to covid and they were very helpful. They really made the effort to make sure our day was stress free. Everyone is so friendly and there was great communication leading up...

I treated my sister to her first cream tea and chose Priory house due to its central location. I have to say that the service and the cream tea itself was lovely, with the lovely added touch of a tea menu. To be honest I...

had a truly wonderful time with delicious sandwiches, scones and cakes, i had coffee with mine and others in our party had tea, there were so many choices of teas and coffees to choose from and we were given a menu with a description of...

Such a wonderful visit, clean, friendly and food was truly amazing. The table service by Bernie super

A wonderful afternoon tea for two, with Prosecco. A birthday gift from a lovely friend. So many different finger sandwiches, pastries, scones and cakes. Far more than we could eat, but we were given a box to take the cakes home. A huge choice of...

We visited today the first time we have been in since the restrictions have been lifted. You need to inform people via the information boards you have scattered around that they need to find a table before they approach the till to place an order....

We thoroughly enjoyed and afternoon tea, food was excellent and service quick, helpful and friendly. Value for money - recommended

It would have made my morning coffee with my friend so much more enjoyable if the lady behind the till was much nicer!! She was rude and abrupt. I wore my mask as requested but she huffed and fitted that she couldn’t hear me, I...

Bernie was lovely and so helpful. The Jacobean Room was stunning as were the views. It was clean and welcoming

Had a delightful afternoon tea atRiory tea room. Delicious sandwiches, cakes and scones served by attentive waitress.

My friend booked this as a special treat. All covid precautions were in place and we shared a large room with one other small group. The views over the gardens were lovely. The food was plentiful and tasty and presented gradually during the course of...

My family and i visited Priory House today for lunch, the food was very nice and our waitress was very attentive and polite ( did not catch her name but she had blonde hair and glasses). After our lunch we passed through the gift shop ( you have to leave this way due to a one way system i presume ). The young lady behind the counter was also very polite, professional and answered a few questions we had about Dunstable's history. Unfortunately, not all members of staff seemed to be so polite. As we made our way from the tea room to the exit we were extremely shocked to hear an older lady with blonde hair talking about another member of staff ( i presume ) in a foul way including some unsociable language at the top of the staircase ( near the entrance door) . This did tarnish our experience slightly, still 4/5 for the fantastic service. Glad to see you still open and doing well.

Stopped for coffees, a panini and a cake here this morning. An orderly queuing system with one-way traffic to the ordering point, where we paid in advance, and our food was brought to an outside table for us to collect. Customer tables outside were very...

Had afternoon tea which was delicious and filling. We were offered doggy bags for any left overs but over the course of the few hrs we were there we demolished everything. The staff were welcoming, friendly and discreet. We were left to enjoy our tea without being rushed nor neglected. There was a wide range of different teas to enjoy (and opportunity to purchase to take home) and the gluten free cakes were outstanding. It's how issues are dealt with that show an organisation's true level of customer care. There was a problem over our online booking so we weren't expected and our table double-booked but the staff and kitchen went over and above to ensure we (both parties) were all looked after and happy with our experience which was very much appreciated. Top marks! We shall definitely return. Thank you

Had afternoon tea here, lovely surroundings and everything very fresh, staff very friendly. Have often had just a coffee and a sandwich here with friends especially in the summer when you can sit outside on the lawn.And the little shop is great for picking up small gifts at reasonable prices.

Spent a lovely afternoon celebrating my 40th Birthday with my mum. We had afternoon tea. It was simply scrumptious!! The staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. My mother had the Gluten free option as she was catered for extremely well. The tea selection was superb as well as all the food!! Freshly made sandwiches, scones with cream and jam and then a delightful selection of cakes. We started with a glass of bubbles!! This made the afternoon really specialWould highly recommend.

Everything was just lovely - the ambience, the seating and especially the food. Also the chef accommodated me with the food as I have an allergy to onions. The staff were efficient and very friendly.

Booked an Afternoon Tea in order to have a catch up with friends and it was simply delightful. Lots of speciality Teas and Coffees to select from, which are included in the price. Freshly made sandwiches with a variety of traditional fillings. Then Scones with cream and Jam and a selection of cakes to finish with. The food was delicious and plentiful and the ladies serving were extremely attentive. Would highly recommend!

Just spent a lovely afternoon celebrating my mother’s Birthday. Staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Enjoyed the unlimited variety of tea and perfect assortment of sandwiches and cakes. Couldn’t eat it all, so took some cakes home. Without a doubt will be returning

Called in for a coffee. Lovely old building with a great vaulted ceiling from the thirteenth century. Good coffee

Great afternoon tea, tasty food and drink, great variety of teas. Beautiful building and grounds and the staff are friendly and efficient.

Amazing service from booking until event. Staff were ever so friendly and accommodating for any changes we needed to make. All of the food was exactly how we wanted it for the afternoon tea. Staff were at hand to top up tea/coffee pots and serve. Exceptional service throughout. Will definitely be visiting again.

We called on here after reading other reviews and were not disappointed the friendly staff the hood service and food make this a not to be missed place. We will be back

Love the veg quiche of the day please do more :) Cheese and chutney sandwhich is delicious, lovely ladies working there also

This is our first visit to this lovely place. We arrived with our elderly mother who is wheelchair bound. The staff were amazing and nothing was too much trouble. Excellent choice of food which was delicious. Superb service and look forward to our next visit

Being a local I am annoyed that I did not discover this amazing location. We recently had afternoon Tea for two. Tracie who served us was just the perfect host and told us what we would expect and all the choices we would have.

An excellent choice of teas and sandwiches. A very enjoyable afternoon tea. The only criticism was that the savouries were so small that it might have been better to have more sandwiches instead.

A bonus the lady who served us was lovely and friendly going to book again for another afternoon tea 😁

really nice the food was fresh the staff were lovely and the tearoom was clean and fresh the surroundings of the old priory church make this a worthwhile to Dunstable

I had been given this as a gift so invited my sister in law to join me. We had a excellent friendly service, tasty, well presented food, loved the selection of teas although not normally a tea drinker.. Usually we have our family and children with us so this was a real treat to be spoilt and not at all rushed. I am very familiar with Priory House but my sister in law does not live in Dunstable. She found the historical setting relaxing and the history of the building interesting. We did a tour first of the other rooms including the wall paintings and of course the shop. Both agreed we must do it again.

Came for lunch with a friend. Have been before but a pleasure to return. The food was tasty, well presented and served with a smile. A positive, and pleasant experience.

We visited here and enjoyed it immensely. Very friendly. Excellent Cream Tea. We will defiantly visit again and have no hesitation in recommending it

We had a nice afternoon as environment is lovely. All the teas were not available and the staff although very pleasant were very busy so we had to wait about 10 mins to be recognised as afternoon tea customers and seated. Once we had sat down though the lady who served us was very nice.

The afternoon tea was delicious, lovely server, who made us feel special So many read to choose from and in a lovely setting

Visited here for lunch at the beginning of April and was very impressed by the building, service, quality of the food and the very reasonably priced gift shop. Wanted to try the afternoon tea, so booked an afternoon in half term. Warning, Saturdays are very popular. Be prepared for a detailed, phone conversation when you book, they want you to enjoy yourself. Their phone line is a bit dodgy so you may have to repeat yourself, but staff are so apologetic and charming that it really isn't a bother. They do require a deposit. On to tea; there is a huge selection for you to sample, the peppermint is to be recommended. There are also coffees. We elected to have a glass of Prosecco, while we browsed the tea menu. The savouries were lovely. My friend is vegetarian so hot cheese and tomato tart for her, chicken pie for this carnivore. A generous portion of different sandwiches for us both followed by hot, fruit scones with lashings of clotted cream and jam. Three cakes each which we thought we could manage. We were wrong and the excess were boxed up for us. How good is this place? Well this morning I got up to book a birthday treat for another friend. I had to wait for them to open. Highly recommended

I wanted to treat my best friend for her birthday as she had a tough time last year. When we arrived we were offered a choice of seating in a very cosy area. The staff were friendly, and the choice of food and teas good. We had a lovely time in a unique setting!

Six of us went to the tea rooms for a special mother's day afternoon tea. It was served in a room upstairs which was beautifully decorated. The food served was delicious and the waitresses very friendly. Would definitely recommend.

A real gem and so picturesque went with with friends, and had lunch at the cafe outside, the gardens are superb and so lovely to walk and admire the shrubs and trees, the car display was great so much to see and people to chat to. Plea to find amenities and toilets, the lunch was excellent a wide choice of hot and cold food, light bites or a main meal, and all day breakfasts, helpful staff, no seating problems outside or inside, great afternoon tea with all the trimmings, a real gem in Dunstable

I took my mum here for Mothers day and was so impressed. The staff were absolutely amazing. Even before booking, they were very accommodating towards my dietary needs. I cannot fault the service, the food or the staff. Little gem of a place and definitely comparable quality wise to some of the much more expensive places that i have been to.

Relax in a period atmosphere, with first class staff and a chance to eat in the old undercroft. A delightful place to eat and sample their extensive range of loose leaf teas.

Great place to have a lovely meal and great service also you can have a quiet chat with a friend, great place also just to go for a coffee

We really enjoyed our afternoon tea, which was given to us as a present. There was a great selection of teas and food and the waitress was very friendly.

Very good indeed. The service was excellent. We were very well looked after by a lady called Teresa.

Afternoon tea was a gift from my daughter for my birthday and we went together. The service was excellent, attentive but not intrusive. Food was good and there is a great range of teas and coffee. We shall make a habit of going. Thank you!!

Great service, friendly staff, amazing teas and scrummy sandwiches, scones and cakes. Would definitely recommend.

A beautiful venue friendly greeting lovely atmosphere, our waitress went through what we would be having limitless tea and coffee lots choice, delicious sandwiches, then scones with butter jam and cream, then selection of delicious cakes we were very well looked after will definitely go there again

I love the Priory Tea House. Their cream tea is amazing; It’s delicious and filling. The Service is to a high standard and the tea choice is extensive. You can have as many refills of tea as you like, so I tried quite a few different teas. Coffee available too.The child’s cream tea was disappointing due to no mini hot dog included in Bonfire cream tea and only a few finger sandwiches. He was 5 and very hungry so I ended up buying him an extra proper sandwich. They managed to sort him out with a mini hotdog which we appreciated as he had been expecting one. Except for above, we’ve always had a brill time and love going back there.

Visited twice recently for lunch. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Great choices on the menu and lots of speciality teas and coffees to choose from. Will deffo go back again .

I booked Priory House tea rooms for my Baby Gender reveal lunch with my family. I couldn't fault the customer service i received beforehand the the service we received on the day. The food was lovely also and extremely well priced. Thank you for making my family lunch a wonderful experience.

After a successful visit to the dentist decided to treat ourselves to an afternoon tea at Priory House . Three other tables occupied so not busy but we ended up sitting for 15 minutes seemingly invisible to the waiting staff who seemed to actively look away as they passed . Decided enough was enough and had a look around upstairs at the WW1 exhibition and headed out to a nearby shop to buy a very good cream cake instead !

Pretty historical spot with a tea museum upstairs and craft shop. If you like tea they have loads of blends and varieties. Food is nicely presented and its a nice present place to eat and chat of you're visiting the town or Priory Church next door.

Were impressed with the speedy friendly service. Tea and cakes, scones and sandwiches, even a glass of wine is possible here. They open until 4pm on Saturday. Although it is small, there is room for over 40 people in various cosy sofa areas and tables near the till. Food and drink is brought to you, which is very efficiently managed.There were over 40 of us who met up to remember our former tutor at college at a special service at the Priory and we were well looked after.

For a special treat, we booked afternoon tea well in advance and it was something we’d been looking forward to and were not disappointed. It is very true that you need to allow a full two hours for the afternoon tea experience. It’s nice having such a wide choice of teas to try out, you can have an unlimited supply of different teas, often served with different crockery each time. A really good time to try something a little different. We had a nice selection of dainty sandwiches which went down very well. Part of the deal included scones, nibbles and some other little cakes which were all nice. All of the staff were lovely and very helpful. For the actual serving of tea, we were attended to by the same waitress which was a nice touch. If there was one area for improvement, the option of having another round of sandwiches included would have been nice but that is being a little picky perhaps. Surroundings are lovely, for Dunstable. Overall a very pleasant time, we thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon tea and would happily return for another special occasion. Excellent, thank you.

We pre-booked the afternoon tea which had several courses of little savouries, sandwiches, cakes, scones and tea, served at an unrushed pace over our two hour visit. Everything was delicious. We sat in the croft area, overlooking the High Street. If the booking process had been less clunky or could have been done online I would have given it 5 stars.

Lovely afternoon tea, very friendly and helpful staff. Lots of everything & very yummy. Choice of hot or cold scone. Only downside was that we booked for 3pm as this was the latest time we could book so was a bit rushed as they close at 4.30 so we took our cakes home with us (that was an option for everything if there was too much to manage) & there were loads of sandwiches but we managed to eat all of them! So we actually didn't mind taking the cakes home although we did feel a bit rushed

Whilst we enjoyed our Afternoon Tea and the staff were attentive but not over the top, I would consider it average.

I have eaten here before and it has always been fine. However, today we tried the Cream Tea. Only one scone!!! Not clotted cream!!! We waited for about ten minutes at the till to place our order, then served by a lady who appeared very confused by our order of two cream teas. The tea was brought to our table about fifteen minutes before the food arrived which seemed to defeat the idea of a Cream Tea.

Upstairs there is always a historic theme where you can freely go up to have a look

My husband treated me to lunch, having booked a table in advance, as we were passing through Dunstable. On arrival at around 2:00 there were quite a few tables vacant, which was just as well because no-one had any knowledge of our booking.

Had a lovely afternoon tea for a friend who was off on a journey i life to Florida

Charming teahouse at the city center. Lovely atmosphere, good prices. A peaceful place to stop the time for a couple of hours.

Lovely afternoon tea with friends in beautiful tea rooms. Everything was perfect, ample food and plentiful tea served by a lovely lady.

Birthday treat for myself and friends. Good selection of sandwiches cakes etc.Also super selection of loose teas. Will certainly go again.

Great place to meet friends etc. Excellent choice of tea plus a great menu board. Choices of hot food to club sandwiches, cakes and cream teas. No booking required but for the cream tea and groups booking is advisable. This place is in Dunstable and is just inside The Priory Gardens. Priory church is situated in the gardens and is well worth a visit to.

We had an afternoon tea with prosecco, what a lovely treat. The sandwiches were freshly made and varied,the scones with jam and cream were a delight and the cakes to finish were the best. Lots of choices for tea varying in strength and taste and even a good selection of coffees (although we did not try them). The 2 ladies that looked after us,Sharon and Teresa were very helpful and charming and made you feel comfortable without rushing you.

We had a lovely afternoon in this establishment. there were 3 of us for afternoon tea, I had purchased it as a gift for my friend at Christmas. The tea itself was perfect and we were offered many different blends, I chose the Queen Elizabeth which I really enjoyed. The sandwiches and cakes were a good assortment. I would like to thank Hazel Carey for helping us to book our afternoon tea, she was most helpful when we were trying to organise the date, we all appreciated the help she gave us. A helpful and valued employee

A wonderful place to go, after finishing the local parkrun last saturday,it was a fantastic peaceful setting, inside or outside in the sunshine.