Salisbury Cathedral Refectory restaurant in Wiltshire

I found this incredibly disappointing the food is served like school dinners and like school dinners the portions were small and expensive. Staff were rather unfriendly and curt. I wouldn't recommend

We visited for hot chocolates and cost £20 for 4 drinks, two of which were kids. They charge extra for cream and marshmallows making the drinks very expensive. They were also made with just water and powder, not particularly nice.

I was visiting the cathedral and went for lunch prior to my tour. Outstandingly good staff. Two young men and an older lady ( supervisor?) were serving when I visited. All very polite and friendly. A lovely location for the refectory. I had a very tasty bowl of soup and a rather nice glass of red wine.

The baguettes were soggy and of the half baked kind which they remained as they weren't fully baked and were very stingy on filling and at £8.25 are verging on usury!Coffee was good as was the service.

OK coffee and food options at Salisbury Cathedral’s cafeteria. We enjoyed soup, a ham and cheese sandwich, a cheese scone, an espresso and a lemon and ginger tea for £26.95

We were in area on short break . We visited Cathedral and after came into cafe for a lunch . 6 of has sandwiches, teas , coffee and cake . The place is a real little gem . Food Amazing all home made . The young man that serviced us was polite, friendly, welcoming , patient, and informed. A real credit. Food present very well . Loved beautiful tea pots . All service timely. The ambiance was calming and relaxing . Highly recommend.

Lovely cathedral, well worth a visit. We thought we’d support the Cathedral and have lunch at The Refectory. It’s very expensive for what it is, £35 for 3 x sandwiches - nothing fancy, no side salad or any extra’s and 3 x tea’s. Sorry we won’t be back.

WOW what a great little place this is. Following a wonderful visit to the Cathedral we decided to grab a drink and some food as it was 1:00pm and neither of us had eaten anything up to that point of day. The first thing that struck me was the light airy feel with the glass roof and views of the Cathedral but due to the high walls / position / shelter I would imagine that it never gets too hot under this glass; It was 24c outside and very comfortable inside. The cafe is linked to the Cathedral gift shop. There was a large selection of lovely looking cakes all under cover and efficient staff waiting to take orders for soup, sandwiches, paninis or the meals that they offered. I was going to have a soup but ALL the meals (chicken chassuer, vegetarian quiche, Fritattas etc looked gorgeous and the salad and vegetables perfect. So we ordered 2 x Fritatta with salad, tea and coffee, the staff were efficient and very friendly. The quantity of Frittata and salad was also very good. We use soya milk and they used Alpro barista, a shame they charged a 30p premium for the Alpro but it is clearly signed that they do this. Clean tables, comfortable chairs easily available. The food was absolutely superb and I had never eaten Fritatta before but am now a convert it was amazing. The tea and coffee tasted perfect also. The prices may at first appear a little high BUT the food is of excellent quality and it is clear (as with the rest of the Cathedral) that environmental issues are extremely important to them and they do all that they can to mitigate any negative impact with the service that they offer. If I still lived local to Salisbury I would be popping in regularly for lunch and drink.

Lunch was filling and just what we needed after touring Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral. Soup and sandwich combo was excellent

For a restaurant in a cathedral, this was a surprisingly good choice for dining, particularly for the convenience factor when you don’t have time to eat in an external restaurant and see the cathedral or if you just get hungry while visiting the cathedral. We got decent portions of chicken, grilled vegetables and potatoes at a cost of 13.50 pounds. And it was decent quality and well prepared. Our dessert was a cookie that was tasty, but we really lusted for the other options which looked very tasty, but probably had a heck more calories. The ambiance was also much better than I expected. Service was speedy, too. For us, this was the ultimate win situation, except there was so much food, it took a lot longer than we wanted to take and ate up our already limited time in the cathedral to the point where we basically mostly took pictures. Oh well. That’s life. We should have got out of our hotel earlier.

The food and drink is perfectly ok but the service is offhand and rude. Simply staring blankly at people when it's their turn to be served is unprofessional and off putting.

Arrived just after 2pm on a week day when it was busy but plenty of tables available. My large mocha was gorgeous with a pretty milk pattern. Hubby commented on his vanilla latte being a nice coffee. A warm, clean and light place with a high ceiling and a beautiful wooden floor. Access to the gift shop at one end.

Cafeteria style restaurant, inside the Cathedral complex. Some items made to order. Most items in a display, under glass, for you to select. Dessert items out on a table for you to select. There was a significant line to check out. Food was ok, nothing special. Watch your time. It looks like they start cutting back service about an hour or so before the Cathedral closes for the day.

My friends & I often meet in Salisbury & this cafe is usually our meeting place as it's easy to find. The coffee & cake are great. Good selection of vegan cake too, which is good to see. I've never eaten a meal here though so can't comment on the food.

The food looked delicious but unfortunately I opted for vegetable soup which was rather tasteless. It was (I guess) made without salt which is commendable but there are alternative ways to make veggie soup tasty. I felt an abstemiousness had been imposed on me!

Three of us meeting for a visit to the cathedral; between us we sampled a meaty main, a vegetarian main and toasted panini. Very good, but slightly bland, but that is cafe style. Prices were reasonable. All were good standard for a cafeteria meal, and we would all go back if we were visiting. Service was friendly. The cafe has chilled tap water as an alternative to the bottled drinks. It is spacious, light and airy

Oh dear. Whilst visiting for the excellent Tower Tour, we thought we would have lunch here. We stood by the sandwich counter and most of the weekend young staff did a great job of walking back and fore without making eye contact. Eventually someone came over and served us but there was no smile or glimmer of customer service. A couple of soft drinks and sandwiches £21. Wow, this must be something special. No! 2 tasteless sandwiches and the cheese and ham toastie was a sloppy mess of wet ham and imitation cheese. I have given an extra star because the tables in the cloister were a nice touch. I’d suggest eating elsewhere or going hungry.

We wanted to see the Salisbury Cathedral, but we also needed lunch and we were traveling from London to Bath with a stop at Stonehenge, so we needed something fast. The Refectory was perfect because we not only got to see the Cathedral from the outside, but we got to peek at some of the areas inside and have a delicious lunch. My favorite view was looking through the skylights at the spire of the Cathedral. Our lunch was great! I appreciated a spot with fresh salads and veggies for my little kids. Everything was delicious even down to the espresso (says my husband!)!

Midweek Hot lunch. Hot cottage pie, cold vegetables, cold plate let down what could have been a reasonable lunch. Nice tea and pastries, muffins, cake etc.

My wife and I regularly visit Salisbury to see family and we often call in here for lunch. Last week we re-visited and I had the delicious mushroom soup with granary bread - good sized helping and reasonably priced at £6.50 - Couldn’t fault it. Mrs Tring had a warmed up tuna melt ciabatta, an unusual but ultimately disappointing choice for her and not one she will be repeating. As I yummied my through my soup which also had cheesy croutons she looked on enviously, almost resentful of my very presence. She finished off with a good quality scone with jam and cream and only allowed me to try a quarter of it. A revenge tactic for me choosing a better lunch than she did. So….the food and location is good. However the visit was spoiled somewhat by our server, we had settled down at a table at the end of the counter and I had started my lunch when he appeared with Mrs T’s tuna thingy. Before handing it over he looked a bit taken aback and asked if we were guides? We had no idea what he meant…he then said we were sitting at a table reserved for Cathedral guides only. I asked him how we were supposed to know that? He then said there is usually a sign on the table but someone had moved it and he would be “tearing them off a strip”. There were loads of other tables so I didn’t think it was a major issue however he ordered us to move! He said he would be in trouble if they came in and couldn’t sit at their usual table. In hindsight we should have politely declined and stayed where we were, there were loads of other empty tables but we passively agreed, I picked up my soup, my drink, my carrier bag, my coat and we shuffled off to a different spot with people looking on wondering what we had done wrong. In my view this was a pretty appalling way to treat paying customers who had already started eating! We will go back because we quite like it there but if the manager reads this please have a word with yourself and reflect if you think you could have handled this a bit better? Thanks.

It's not all bad - so average. Coffee is good and cakes fine. Meal was a tuna melt panini - it was not warmed enough so the cheese had not melted. The tuna and cheese were wrecked by a lot of raw onion - had to pick it out because it drowned out all the more delicate taste of the tuna. Even then it was mainly onion flavoured and pretty much bland. The other dish was pastrami and cheese sandwich in I think focaccia bread - except it was stale. The bread was supposed to be light and soft with a hard crispy outside. Nothing of the sort - it was stale stodge. A nasty sandwich with nothing to redeem it. We mentioned it to the supervisor behind the counter, only so it could be seen as positive feedback to help with improvement - she downright refused to accept the bread was stale. A strange reaction because stale bread is pretty easy to identify. If she believed it was fresh, then probably it was either a) cheap rubbish bread from a bad supplier or b) they don't know good bread! Ot both of course. So, very average place - only OK for a coffee and sometimes a cake, and we don't mind because it supports the cathedral - however they could, and should, do much better.

nice setting next to the cathedral, had coffee and cakes , all very nice , but the staff seemed miserable! which was a shame

As with many, my partner and I took a break in the Refectory while visiting Salisbury Cathedral. Being afternoon, we decided on scones with cream and jam, and a pot of tea. Up until entering the cafeteria, everyone we'd met in some form of official capacity had been most friendly and helpful - from the official car park through to cathedral guides - so we weren't prepared for the perfunctory manner of the lady who served us. To add insult to injury, the scones were sufficiently hard to be used in any repairs the cathedral building may require. At least the cream and jam helped them down, as did the pot of tea, although even in this respect, an earlier visit to the local Marks & Spencer was rewarded by a better cuppa. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the cathedral and hope to visit it again in the not-too-distant future. However, next time we'll go to M&S for our break.

7 of us booked for lunch at 1pm.. Menu not exceptional, service very poor and the food 1pm was cold. When we mentioned it to staff they just shrugged their shoulders. Would not go there again.

I visited to have a quick lunch and chose to have vegetable curry which was actually a vegetarian casserole as there was no curry powder in at all. Staff were friendly but I think the main meals are expensive for what they are. Also no signs available to indicate what was on the lunch menu.

We visited the cathedral whilst on a day trip to Salisbury had morning coffee here and then revisited for lunch. Really pleasant refectory with glass roof givingview of the spire. Food was very tasty and reasonably priced.

Good place for a tea in the grand setting of the cathedral cloister, accessible whether you want to pay to go into the cathedral itself (we'd been times before). Cream tea recommended

Perfect for a lunch time snack, or a main meal. Only open when the cathedral is open. Place was clean and tidy, we would visit again.

This is a pleasant cafe where you can enjoy tea or something a bit more substantial after touring the cathedral. In nice weather the best seating is outside.

I had a sausage roll and cappuccino, and a blueberry muffin that I ate later. All were very tasty! Certainly stop in if you're at the cathedral or nearby. High quality food, with a nice view of the spire.

This is such a lovely place. Good choice of food and excellent coffees. Very well run and a lovely place to eat. Great decor too! The shop is right next to the cafe with many unusual and interesting items to peruse and buy. All in...

We can only hope that the prices reflect a contribution to the renovation of the cathedral. The quality of the coffee and food did not merit the charge.

Delicious food, very friendly staff, lovely setting but dont forget to look up. The glass roof looks out onto the spires of the Cathedral. Just lovely.

After our visit to Salisbury Cathedral, we stopped in the Refectory for drinks and a snack. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Nice cafe adjacent to the Cathedral. Good selection of food and drink. Tables inside and also outside in the Cloisters themselves.

Really grateful for a high quality tea beautifully served following the memorial service for my mother. Also the Refectory was a great place for people coming to have a light lunch before the service.

Visited on Saturday and had a Steak pie. the food has improved in standard massively since the last time we visited

Contacted out to I believe Compass Catering the whole place does not feel like a church restaurant/cafe. It just is poor in so many ways. Like The Bell Cafe which the cathedral owns they have chosen to contract out and clearly the company has to...

We had high expectations. The vegetarian options were not really good. Also, pastry options were expensive.

Overpriced at £10 for a disappointing main! My friend and I stopped here for a quick bite to eat at lunchtime. Service was quite slow, and when my macaroni cheese finally came out it was sloppy, cold, and extremely bland. The side salad that came...

Popped in after a wander round the Cathedral , its not an inexpensive experience for what is quite ordinary , but suited the purpose at the time

Stopped in just before visiting this fantastically beautiful cathedral. Staff are friendly and service was superb.

We ordered soup, one of us had potato and leek, while the other had carrot and coriander. Both came with a nice chunky piece of bread. The soup, while tasty, would have been nicer had it not been so liquidised.The homemade lemonade was very bitter, and the plain scone we had for afters was sent back due to its bland flavour. This was replaced with a lovely piece of lemon drizzle cake without any fuss.The breakfast tea was very nice.All in all, average food, nice location.

Visited at 12.45 on a Sunday.Paid 5.55 for a very large hot homemade carrot and coriander soup with large roll and butter which was thoroughly enjoyed.Staff were active and helpful.Prices are not cheap but are good value bearing mind this is a top tourist destination.Would certainly visit again.

Stopped off for a coffee here with family whilst doing a very quick tour of the City. A nice shop and pleasant staff, excellent location of course right next to the Cathedral. Can sit outside in the cloisters which was lovely even in Feb. Would be amazing on a spring/summer day. Coffee though expensive for what you get - £13 for 3 lattes and a Hot Choc. A bit steep as were in glasses of course and not that warm. Not a "Costa" measure. Turned into a quick pit stop only, no cakes!

Very pleasant upmarket ambiance with very appealing quality food and drink offering. Pricing is extortionate though about 30% more than you would pay elsewhere for same quality I thought.Theres plenty of alternatives very close in the town but I guess they just don't have the wow location factor!

Nach dem Besuch der beeindruckenden Kathedrale, besuchten wir dieses Restaurant. Die Auswahl an Snacks war sehr ansprechend, der Tee köstlich. Der Service war freundlich und hilfsbereit.

Excellent food served by very quick and efficient staff. The lunch time specials tend to sell out early – due to their excellence – so arrive soon after noon if you want the best choice. The setting of the refectory is noteworthy, being bolted onto the exterior wall of the cathedral. This is a meeting place for the cathedral’s well to do middle class clientele, with prices to match, but certainly you can’t fault the quality of the food or the setting.

excellent and comfortable space in this refectory.food is first class with good selection of choices.staff are friendly ,cheerful and helpful..

Decidimos comer en el refectorio después de asistir a la Eucaristía dominical en la catedral de Salisbury, ¡y fue una gran experiencia de almuerzo! ! Ofrecieron un verdadero festín con el Sunday Roast, con enormes trozos de carne de cerdo tallada, aderezo, varias verduras, papas y salsa. Mi esposa y yo compartimos un plato y estábamos bastante llenos con algo sobrante. También probamos su merengue increíblemente delicioso, y también tomamos un té con crema, y fue un almuerzo que recordaremos durante mucho tiempo. El entorno también es impresionante. El refectorio tiene un techo de cristal para que pueda mirar y ver las paredes y torres de la catedral, creando un entorno único. Nos encantó, y queremos volver cuando podamos.

Delicious vegetarian lunch. We ate here during our visit today and it was tasty. The mushroom stroganoff with salads and the carrot and coriander soup were good. We loved the CD decor and the lack of single use plastic items too. A complimentary tap water stand was good to see too. It’s a lovely cafe.

This is a super cafe/restaurant inside Salisbury Cathedral. Possibly the most beautiful and interesting cathedral int he world. The food is fresh and delicious, highly recommend.

A busy cafe, self service and usually very busy. The staff are at times stressed and tables do not get wiped in between customers, litter on the floor.

An excellent pot of proper leaf tea and a cup of filter coffee served by very friendly helpful staff

Visiting Salisbury Cathedral this is an excellent place for having lunch or a light meal. Modern, very clean, with friendly staff and tasty food.

Stopped for coffee and a spot of lunch. We had a panini and toastie plus a cream tea for just over £20. There was no salad garnish, this was extra. I don't have any hearing difficulties, but we could not hear what the assistant was saying, so the menu made very little sense. Rather than get the assistant to repeat himself, as he seemed impatient, we played safe and had a simple panini and sandwich. Nice atmosphere and a very nice setting, but how can you go wrong in this venue. Where the experience let itself down was in customer care. They could have made this an exceptional experience easily by just being a little more patient, taking more care and being a little more friendly and adjusting their tone of voice - it is a big space with echoes and a lot of ambient noise including chatter and scrapping chairs so a mumble isn't going to make over the hot buffet counter.

Not only is the food good at The Refectory, but also the glass ceiling gives one a wonderful view of the cathedral spire while one is dining.

Needed lunch when visiting the cathedral so made for the refectory. Wanted hot so made for the hot food counter. Roast pork in baguette, roast chicken, quiche...all ok so I ordered to pork in a baguette. Was served, asked for chicken....then the trouble started. 'Oh no, that's separate. You nave to have that as another meal'. 'OK' said I 'that's fine'.I was hungry and late for my lunch.

We often pop in for a really nice latte or a large bowl of delicious homemade soup - also available with salad if required. Good value and very tasty You can sit in the café itself with great views of the tower and flying buttresses and piers. The café is built between the walls of the cathedral and the walls of the cloisters, so you are surrounded by marvellous building and history. You can also sit at tables in the cloisters if you want to be outside. The staff are always polite and helpful - well worth a visit. The ventilation is automatically controlled so it stays at a comfortable temperature all year round.

Smart tidy eatery, Glass roof which displayed the rain very well. Jam and cream scones and a pot of tea. Tables could have been positioned better.

Fue justo lo que necesitaba al terminar la visita de la Catedral pues puede comer (correcto) en un lugar donde además pude disfrutar de unas vistas inigualables de la aguja que corona el edificio.

Just popped in for quick tea & cake. The excellent loose leaf tea and gorgeous "home made" cake were both way above what we / I've come to expect from mass catering cafes at tourist attractions. Staff were cheery and friendly too.

Called in after visiting the cathedral. Crean tea, coffee and hot chocolate are all good. Plenty of seatings and some wih a view of the Spire.

Lovely setting within the Cathedral grounds, light, airey and clean with a very good selection of food on offer. But sadly I thought it was slightly over-priced.

I had a small lunch when I visited so do not know what choices were available although several were enjoying cream teas. Very busy and staff, helpful and polite

A very decent stop during our tour of the campus there, had a decent selection of souvenirs and a solid enough selection of snacks we didn't feel the need to go off property looking for a nibble and a drink . Good service.

Almorzamos alrededor de las 2 pm los domingos. Los dos fuimos a un asado los domingos, y básicamente solo quedaban recortes, las verduras estaban frías y empapadas. La carne era bastante insípida.

No era lujoso, pero era una buena parada para tomar el té de la tarde en un paseo por la ciudad. Es bueno admirar el Spire mientras teníamos una taza de té. Personal agradable y servicio de sonido (nos dieron Earl Grey en lugar de té de desayuno inglés, pero lo cambiamos alegremente tan pronto como lo mencionamos).

Han sido un par de veces, la comida siempre se ve increíble pero el café es bastante impactante.

This place was a great place to have a coffee and nibbles after you had visited the cathedral and seen the Magna Carta. There was a reasonable selection of food available and the staff were lovely.

Good coffee, and a pot of tea, shared with friends after visiting the cathedral, some of us also enjoyed delicious cake or cookies. Scones, sandwiches and very interesting salads were also on offer.

An interesting restaurant in the Cathedral. The food is good but not special. I have never been in a church restaurant.

ソールズベリー大聖堂内にあるカフェで教会の入り口の横にあるお土産物屋の奥にあります。店内にカフェスペースもありますが、回廊にもテーブルがあるので、そちらでゆっくりするのがおすすめです。

A wonderful place to have a light meal or snack after a tour of the Cathedral. A glazed root allows you to admire the spire.

Bright, airy clean. Good choice for coffee plus. Service quick and staff helpful. Tables quickly cleared after customers have left.

Great view on the cathedral, great atmosphere, great scones ! I enjoyed this little break, and prices are correct.

The refectory is in part of the cloister of the cathedral and being so handy it gets very busy. Substantial snacks are also served and they looked very good

Was served by a lovely young girl called Hannah that was always smiling and happy to see us, she was polite and had the manners of an angel. She was always checking back on us and asking us if we needed anything else. Highly recommend!!!

Turned up for lunch to find 2 veggie dishes and a beef sandwich for lunch. Boring!

We ate here during a visit to the Cathedral, we were recommended by a local guide. It's an attractive airy bright place adjacent to the gift shop with plenty of seating. There's a good selection of food and drinks with Vegetarians catered for [I'm not sure about Vegans]. The portions are generous, but it's not cheap, perhaps it's on par with other tourist sites. In fairness when we were there there were locals eating there as well as visitors so obviously it's judged to be fair value for the food and drink. A nice touch that there's bottles of water available so you don't have to buy the rather expensive soft drinks. On balance I'd say give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

We were a bit disappointed with the Refectory. The food was OK but the salads lacked flavour and the ciabatta was quite dry. our lunch was very expensive for what we had and if we visited again, we would opt for the simple soup and bread. Tables are quite close together which makes it a bit difficult to move around. The staff were not very welcoming or friendly which was a pity.

I love The Refectory. It's a great place to stop in for a quick brew after touring the cathedral or having been to a service. Lots to choose from, great food.

Aunque el refectorio está dentro de los claustros de las catedrales, no tiene que pagar su tarifa de entrada para usarlo.

We stopped here for a coffee and tea whilst viewing the Cathedral. They do hot and cold food quite friendly staff. plenty of seating enough on the menu if you are hungry. We just had a coffee and tea.

広い大聖堂で歩き疲れたので、大聖堂内のオシャレなカフェを発見して入ってみた。セルフでチョイスできるスイーツ・コーナーでパウンド・ケーキを1つ。　カフェラテとカプチーノをカウンターで注文して、コーヒー・ブレイク♪

Estaba muy feliz de haber parado para almorzar en la Catedral. El techo de cristal ofrece una vista fantástica de la aguja de la catedral y hace que todo el lugar se sienta luminoso y aireado. Tomé la sopa del día y un bollo del tamaño de mi puño, los cuales eran extremadamente encantadores de comer (la crema y la mermelada también eran fabulosas). Recomiendo encarecidamente comer aquí.

Have eaten in her an many occasions and the food is always good plus the views of the cathedral are great.

A good selection of cakes to be found here or there was when we called in. Food and drinks were also a reasonable price.

Although the cafe was busy at lunchtime people were being served efficiently. We just had a toastie each and a drink and it was very good. A very smooth operation.

We were pretty tired when we got to the Cathedral, so before engaging, we had a very relaxing lunch in the adjacent Refectory. There is an interesting assortment of food (sandwiches, salads), baked goods, and drinks. I was happy to see large jars of water you could get for your table. The shop attached has a wide array of locally inspired gifts and a good collection of books.

Our visit to Salisbury Cathedral last Sunday afternoon was unexpectedly cut short when we discovered that it wasn't possible to visit the interior of the cathedral due to a special service being held, but we were very pleased with our visit to the Refectory where we could sit in a welcoming, airy space and admire the famous spire while we had tea, lemonade, shortbread and a scone. The last three items were all home-made, and very good.

Lovely place to stop and rest after a bell tower tour Food was well presented as are the staff. Lovely jam and cream scones available and the quiche and mix of salads was also lovely. Took advantage of the free cups of tea from out all day parking ticket within the grounds. Was very busy during lunch period but people seems to order eat and move on plus there is additional seating outside the restaurant cafe.

A welcome place to sit and rest within the Cathedral and to have a refeshment. Sitting in the cloister with a cup of tea and cake admiring the architecture is heavenly.

All the food was excellent as was the service. Not a cheap meal but as it helps to support the cathedral we were happy to pay the prices

My husband and I came for lunch. I asked about gluten-free options. There was nothing in the main section apart from pork which I don’t eat. The choice of salads was just one for me as the other of the two was pasta. I settled for a gluten-free sandwich. I also had a rather dried out chocolate brownie which was gluten-free. Not good at all in this day and age. The sandwich was nice and the service was friendly and helpful.

A good choice of food and drink, well prepared and well presented. A littlle expensive but if very good quality

As advertised on the very informative Salisbury Cathedral Website. At 4 Pounds 75 Pence I guess each must decide on value, but as it included a generous pot of Loose Leaf Tea I thought it was pretty good value.

It was very busy when I visied but the staff were pleasant and unruffled, the scone was fresh and the tea was refreshing. The views of the cathedral spire through the glass roof were fab.

After climbing the tower at the cathedral, we needed some lunch!

Not bad for a casual lunch, Reasonable prices and adequate food. They serve traditional Sunday roast for lunch on Sundays.