Scampston Walled Garden Restaurant in Ryedale

This is a lovely place but let down by how chaotic it was . I got two scones and two coffees took the scones to our table and was told the drinks would be brought across, The scones were hard ( certainly not fresh ) I had trouble biting mine I had to cut it up to eat it , it was dry , I also noticed someone took a scone back I heard the girl say it must of got mixed up with the fresh ones , ours must have been last weeks ,It was 15 minutes before we got our drinks I noticed several tables hadn't got theres either , people were going to the counter to complain by this time . Just needs a bit more organising, who wants to eat a scone without a drink !!!..on the other hand we will go again to try the Gardeners lunch which looked delicious

Very pleased we came here only 18 miles from & never been before. The Garden Cafe was lovely. The walled garden very impressed now off for a walk around the lake.

The cream tea was absolutely delicious. The fruit scone was amazing and the staff were so friendly and helpful. A really lovely visit, thank you.

Lovely lunch. We shared a Gardener's Platter with cheese, ham, pork pie, sausage roll, apple and tomato slices, relishes and a sliced ciabatta on the side. All very fresh and tasty.

Unless you have a compelling reason to visit the beautiful gardens of the Scampston Estate, just a mile or two east of Malton off the A64, forget rounding off the experience with lunch or a snack at the Café. The Café itself doesn't disappoint, but the quality of the food offer and value for money are simply out of touch with reality. On this occasion, we were told that there were staff shortages and so a limited menu was in place; they had ample opportunity to put alternative measures in place but still couldn't meet the demands of properly servicing the establishment on the Sunday over the bank holiday, the last in May, and potentially one of the busiest long spring weekends before half-term. The so called 'sandwiches', consisted of a huge uninspiring bread bap with filling, served with a few crisps, a small mixed salad and some coleslaw. My partner played safe and opted instead for quite the smallest square of chocolate brownie I have seen, and whilst tasty, it clocked up £4.25. Overcome by what I can only describe as menu puff beyond words, I decided on the scotch egg, once again served with the obligatory crisps, salad leaves and a spoon of coleslaw. The scotch egg itself was very overly chilled in a 'cold' sense, unfortunately masking the flavour of what was a reasonable product, although falling considerably short of the menu description. The few 'crisp' salad leaves were anything but crisp, limp and virtually tasteless, and with no salad dressing, and none offered. The maker of the coleslaw needs a few short lessons on how to put together a delicious slaw side. The table opposite opted for the 'tiny' pork pie variant with the very same production line accompaniments; let's just say it made the scotch egg look like a positively good choice. All of that could be forgiven of course, if it were not for the fact that the scotch egg and pork pie plates cost an unsuspecting diner a lofty £8.95 per plate. Another diner adjacent to us made a complaint about their sandwich. When challenged about the situation, the assistant said they had known about these shortages for a whole week before. I asked about straight forward value for money, and received a crisp reply that she together with the Café Manager made up the prices, and they had to make a profit. Yes, of course you do, but the Café Manager is clearly getting some of the basics skewed, and surprise surprise, the Manager was nowhere to be seen. Come on Scampston Café, you've a super facility in the grounds of one of the great houses of North Yorkshire, get a grip. If you want to experience great quality, flair and fair value for money, go to Sledmere House Café instead, or one of Castle Howard's eateries.

The gardens are so lovely but the cafe is rubbish if you've got kids and you want more than cake. The kids lunch bag included a babybel, pombears and some raisin which is all OK but the sandwich was ridiculous- a big floury roll with really thick hand cut ham in it. There is absolutely no way my 2 year old would eat that and when I requested sliced bread instead they said they didn't have any. I question how many children would be happy to eat very thick cut ham in a floury bun. Would have been nice to have a piece of fruit in there too. My 'panini' was a very dry toasted ciabatta roll with a lot of cheese, a few whole sundried tomatoes and a few basil leaves - I don't often leave lunch in a cafe as its a lot of money to eat out but I left most of it. I could go on but I won't. Visit for the garden and get a drink and a cake but I'd bring a picnic if I were you

We called in for our morning coffee break before looking around the garden. The scones we had were good, as were the drinks. It was probably the most we'd paid for a coffee break. It is classy, service is good - I suppose that's what you're paying those prices for.

would have liked to have had experience of dinning there but unfortunately not much on offer for gluten free so ended up with a pot of tea and a brownie, standard fair for anyone G.F.

Kurze Absteher zum Scanpston Haus für eine Kaffee - Selbstgemachte Scones mit einer „Cup of British Tea“ super freundlicher und zuvorkommender Service für volle Punkte

The orange & passionfruit cake was possibly the best I have ever had, my friend & I have coffee & cake every week, we both agree that this is the best we’ve had Aside from the food the staff were lovely, and the nappy change/disabled loo was a joy! Emergency supplies of nappies to Tena pads so……. Considerate

The place is just lovely! The space is bright, airy and clean. The food is cooked/made fresh and tastes fantastic. There is a good range available too. The coffee and drink range is brilliant too. But what made our visit so good was the wonderful, friendly staff. Nothing was too much for any of them (we had a large group so kept them very busy). They were helpful and just made our visit extra special. We will definitely be back. I highly recommend to everyone to visit.

Visited for a family reunion meal and was really impressed by everything. Friendly, professional staff. Exceptionally clean toilet facilities. Ordered a prawn sandwich and a beer. Was informed that the beer is locally brewed and was great value for money at only £4.95. The sandwich was served on a soft granary roll and was amazing. The price was £8.95, which was great value for such a large portion size. Shame it is not closer to home or I would be definitely become a regular. Beautiful setting and a lovely relaxing afternoon.

Fantastic fresh food with a very warm welcome. Arriving at the cafe it was very busy but that didn’t affect the service, we were welcome by a lovely lady who told us to pick a table and go to the till to order with table number. There were very tempting cakes on display at the tills. After ordering the food arrived in a speedy manner and was delicious. I had a salad bowl which was a plate full of colourful fresh salad and coronation chicken. My husband had a yummy bacon and Brie panini, my daughter was truly spoilt with a kids bag that has a number of yummy snacks and a sandwich. She also loved the colouring sheet of the gardens. My little dog was given some water which was a nice touch. I will also the mention the toilets as I normally judge somewhere based on them. There is no stone unturned here. What a amazing immaculately clean and well done to whom is organising the cafe. There was everything you could need displayed in a basket for mums, babies and people who need personal items.

Can’t praise this place enough. Sandwich superb, great tea. But the customer service made it special. They even brought out a bowl of iced water for my dog and a towel for her to lie on. It was an unusually hot day and every one was being offered iced water. A lovely touch. Will definitely go again.

Visited the gardens recently and decided to have some lunch. We chose the special which was a meat roll (can’t remember what it was called), kind of like a sausage roll. It came with salad, coleslaw and chutney, and was absolutely delicious. Everything was fresh and homemade, and very tasty, we couldn’t fault it. The staff were lovely, polite and friendly. We enjoyed it so much we went back later in the day for ice cream which was also absolutely gorgeous. Would definitely recommend, and will be visiting again.

The food here is and always has been good! But now quantities are very much reduced and the prices are sky high! They want £6 for a shall beer and mildew sandwiches are just under a tenner! Saw several people look at the menu and walk away! Probably to the equally lovely cafe in the village!

We went the day of the plant fair so it was always going to be a busy one. We queued for 20 minutes just to place our order. When we got to the front the staff were charming and very professional. The food arrived quickly...

We just had tea and ice cream. Both were excellent, as was the service - highly recommended - we will return.

The cafe is in Scampston Walled Garden and during our visit to the garden we had lunch. The food is standard cafe fare but very well cooked and presented by friendly staff. We had soup, jacket potato and can particularly recommend the awesome sausage roll!...

What a fabulous cafe! Beautifully fresh home cooked food at good prices ! The sausage roll was epic fresh meaty and superb pastry . Coffee great two flat whites top drawer . Very peasant hardworking staff .

Wow what a superb find. Stunning array of cakes, biscuits & savouries. Delicious coffee & custard cannelloni. Returned to the shop to buy 2 more quiches to take away which were delicious too. Toilet probably the cleanest & tidiest with nicest soap I’ve seen. Goats...

We visited the gardens and had lunch from the cafe. The service was friendly and speedy and the food was really good especially the Yorkshire pasty and we would love the recipe as it was much tastier than a cornish one

Today we had a lovely ride out to Scampston Walled Garden Cafe. We have visited this cafe many times and chose it today as we were taking some friends out as a treat for their birthday. They were very impressed and we all enjoyed a...

We visited wi th our four dogs. Before going into the grounds, the two of us had lunch. Parking was easy and we even had some shade for the dogs. There was a good menu with lots of choice, my friend is vegetarian and was...

After a visit to the walled garden we were tempted by the lunch offerings in the Cafe. We chose the homemade quiche with salad, the price was very reasonable and the meal was very tasty and obviously freshly prepared to order. We thought the price...

Good choice of food including paninis, sandwiches, cakes and a hot menu. All reasonably priced and friendly staff. You can either sit outside or inside.

Visited as part of an organised group on a pre booked tour including lunch. We arrived at the pre set time and where shown to our table where we were completely ignored for 35 minutes. After asking several times drinks finally arrived but still no...

I met a colleague here while working in the area. Great Ham & Mustard mayo sandwich, fresh salad, crisps & excellent flat white. Cafe is clean, bright and airy. Plenty of outdoor seating if the weather suits as well as indoors. Free parking just across...

We were booked for a house tour at 1.00 p.m., needing to be there for 12.50 p.m., so thought that we should have something to eat first. You need to find a table and then go and place your order. How does this work if...

I don't know whether we chose a bad day to visit the cafe but we waited for 55 minutes for our soup and salads to be delivered. Certainly seemed understaffed or in need of reorganisation. The staff were very pleasant and doing their best but...

Went for lunch staff coped very well with a lot of people queuing and staff all very polite and helpful and cafe v v clean . I ordered veggie quiche of the board £7some thing when it came very small slice of quiche few Crisps...

Lovely setting but waited ages to be served even though the menu was limited. Sausage sandwich ok but cheese scone very dry. Scones need to be baked & eaten on same day. Will give it another try on a less busy day as the place is lovely.

We called in after visiting the Pickering Country Fair.We sat outside with our dog, what a lovely place, we will come back to visit the gardens one day.We had a tea , a coffee a most beautiful tasty cheese scone & a piece of Victoria sponge cake,all were excellent.The staff were very nice & friendly.

Wed 10th Oct a lovely sunny day, called in for afternoon tea to celebrate our joint birthdays, the staff were brilliant and couldn't be more accomodating.The sandwiches,scones,and cakes were delicious along with the pot of tea.Many thanks to the two ladies involved, highly recommend this lovely setting for a relaxing bite to eat.

I asked the restaurant if they could accommodate two vegans for a special birthday lunch. The response was so positive, I was just delighted. I was sent a menu with several things to choose from and when we arrived, the staff couldn't have been more helpful. They had even set the table for us. Thank you!

Called here for a light lunch at approximately 11.15am last Tuesday. Was hoping to have a sandwich or the homemade soup. No warm food was served until 12 o’clock which actually included the cold sandwiches. Asked but was refused.

We visited in late October. The café is big, welcoming and clean. the menu choices are great, however we went with one week remaining in the season, so some of the choices were no longer offered. We had a shared platter and no-one was bothered about our daughter making a noise or a mess. there was also a clean baby changing facility.

A good café in a great garden. Coffee and cake is good, but the choice of cake reduces late in the day. You can sit out on the patio if it is sunny. The meals menu looked interesting, but we didn't try anything.

We stumbled on this lovely place by sheer accident looking for somewhere for a light lunch. Absolutely lovely and so glad we did. Unfortunately it was pouring with rain otherwise we would have had a look round the grounds etc. The food was gorgeous, I opted for a jacket potato with tuna which was piled high with tuna mayo and the side salad tasted lovely with a delicious dressing on it. My husband picked the egg mayo sandwich and it was absolutely bursting with egg mayo and again with the lovely side salad. We were too full for an ice cream or dessert! A lovely place which we shall be visiting again

Excellent food, delightful surroundings and extremely helpful staff. The Cafe is set at the start of the walled garden with the wider landscape that was designed and managed by Capability Brown. It is well worth a visit, that will bombard your senses with delight

Spent a pleasant morning wandering around the garden - to be honest gardens are not my thing, but this one is nicer than many.

Las instalaciones de café son muy buenos. Te puedes sentar en un lado o sentarse en asientos limpios. El personal de la cafetería agradable y amable. Los bocadillos eran preciosas, el jack de la trampilla era perfecto pero el té helado fue excepcional. Un enorme bollo de frutas y real cuajada. Preciosa y muy bien de precio.

Después de caminar todo el sendero de nuestros perros finca estábamos más que listos para tomar café y comer un bocado y este lugar se ajustaba perfectamente. No estaba demasiado ocupado, así que nuestra experiencia fue relajado y agradable y no importa que nuestro café se emborracharon antes de la comida llegó. El menú es pequeño, pero la mayoría de opciones son atendidos - sopa, quiche, panini, sándwich, tortas, etc. Wifi gratis disponible!

The crayfish salad was exceptional but the options for GF food was very limited. The ordering process seems to be unnecessarily tortuous and the subsequent service is on the slow side. However, the cafe and its location are very enjoyable.

Fabulous gardens and plant sale & enjoyed tea & scones & flapjack scone was ok But the seeded flapjack was the best ever ! Stunning

Tomamos un almuerzo ligero mientras visitaba el Hall. Luz, ventilado; moderno y, aunque el menú no es enorme ofrece espacio para una comida ligera o un té de la tarde. Amable, alegre, personal servicial. La comida era buena

Apparently, our bikes were a fire hazard, and rather than try and find some way of accommodating us and allowing us to leave our bikes near the cafe, the rather officious staff member told us to use the bike racks in the carpark which is some distance from the restaurant.Not impressed, so we chose to leave. And I'm glad we did!!! Just down the road the is the Farmhouse Bakery & Coffee Shop. They make pies & pastries to die for!We won't be coming back to the Walled Gardens.

A delightful ploughman's lunch with lots of extras to make it interesting including a lovely chutney and caramelised onion relish plus garden beetroot .Nicely presented food and friendly waitress.The scones were freshly made and very good served with homemade raspberry jam. The gardens were beautiful. The path down from the ticket office into the walled garden was very slippy though ( it was wet ) The rest of the garden was flat so easy for older people to walk around and though quite expensive to look around I very much enjoyed it . A lot of thought has gone into the planting schemes, both with texture and colour.

After walking around the beautiful walled garden, surrounding grounds and lake, the Walled Garden Restaurant provided the perfect end to our visit. The restaurant is pleasant, clean, and provides excellent food and good service. My "Scampston Gardener's Salad" was probably one of the best "ploughman's lunch" type of meal I've ever had, consisting of a generous concoction of lettuce & other mixed leaves, beetroot, pickle, chutney, pork pie, Yorkshire Ham, Cheddar & Brie cheeses, salad dressing, & accompanied by a warm crusty roll & butter, a glass of red wine and a glass of iced water. My wife had what appeared to be a "bottomless" dish of Prawn & Crayfish salad, warm crusty roll & butter, glass of wine and glass of iced water. We finished off with almond tarts containing raspberries & strawberries. We sat outside on the terrace under a sunshade consuming this mini-feast which came to a modest £16 per head. First Class!

I enjoyed my meal here. I felt there was interesting food on offer and certainly what I ate was tasty. A lemon sorbet with raspberries which I sampled from my mother was exceptional whilst the chocolate fridge cake (I don't think they called it that!) which was my pudding was just what I hoped for. It is a lovely bright room and has interesting local artist paintings hanging to give colour. As an overseas visitor, the chances of me ever visiting Scampston again are pretty slim but I would happily return given the opportunity!

The one downside to this place, which seems to be the case with every single Estate cafe in the country, is that it will take an age to actually get served. To be fair, this is often as much to do with the unbelievable dithering the customers do, but remains a blight on days out.That aside, it is very reasonably priced and the fare is good. Most importantly of all, the cakes actually taste of cake! One of the last places it seems that has not thrown itself at the altar of the finicky food fad crowd, so if you have some 'condition', you may find your choice limited here. However, as lots of other places are sacrificing the majority for the sake of a whiny, vocal minority who have decided they can't eat sugar this week, frankly, I don't care if your choice is limited. As least you have a choice - in the havens of the food wimp, those of us who can actually eat like a human have to suffer the bland, tasteless excuses for cake that get served.Family of three, tea for two, juice for the boy and a cake each came to <£14.

a well designed, light and modern restaurant with ample seating both inside and out (on the terrace). The offering extends from teas & coffees + cake to light meals - not a huge variety but an appetising selection. We enjoyed tea, coffee + cake twice during our visit to the Walled Gardens & Parklands. The first was taken indoors cos it was a bit chilly but the second in the warmth of autumn sunshine on the terrace. The staff were pleasant and helpful - both here in the restaurant and in the grounds.

This is the third time we have visited the gardens and have enjoyed the food from the restaurant. Very tasty chicken with sweet chilli and my wife had a jacket potato which she said was good too. And amazingly you get a free refill of your mug of coffee. Well recommended

Took our disabled Son for a catch up and a light bite on Saturday morning about 11.30. Sat down outside with him and went in to order some coffee, sandwich and soup of the day. Told we could not have soup of the day as not 12.00 noon nor would they prepare a sandwich for same reason . Asked about a toasted tea cake but no go on that one either because they had run out ..at 11.30 am ! Now my wife knows the spot and there was a chef on duty , two or three waitresses etc . No doubt the soup was already made and a sandwich is not a big ask either . But absolutely no go. We could had a cake though. So we left and went to the bread shop/cafe in the village which was superb .Go there , it is better, a lot friendlier and cheaper . Then have a look round the garden at Scampson it is worth a look .

We visited the walled garden for the first time two weeks ago. Lovely things to see in the garden and in the grounds. On a whim we stayed for a bite of lunch. As it was a sunny day we sat outside at one of the garden tables. This was one of the best lunches of the summer: a very large bowl of Greek salad washed down with a bottle of local beer. All this for a very reasonable price and served by delightful young staff.

After a lovely walk around the gardens we all went for lunch at the restrarant i had the scampston garden lunch Ploughman's. ...We worth a try . Lovely Also a must try the cream scones ...

Lovely decor and nice ambience.Ordered a panini and two venison burgers.Panini excellent, venison burger was ok, not overwhelmed with the usual venison flavour and the bun was twice the size of the burger but other than that we had a nice lunch.If you're in the area I'd recommend you give it a try!

I have travelled from Suffolk to see relatives in the area. And i visited this restaurant, The older lady behind the counter was so plesant and polite. She had refreshed my husband by sir which i thought was very refreshing. This lady was very professional.

Popped into the walled garden restaurant for lunch today before heading to the game fair. My boyfriend had a fantastic venison burger sourced locally from the estate and I had asked for a sandwich to be made that was not on the menu which the chef was happy to make! All the staff were lovely and very efficient, highly recommended!!!!

Really nice setting, lovely cake and coffee. A lot of things are very over priced, but well worth a visit. Will be back for more amazing cake.

Had a quick drink and piece of millionaires shortbread in this pleasant restaurant before visiting the walled garden. Plenty of space, comfortable chairs and table arrangements. Very clean with polite ladies serving. Interesting pictures on the walls. The food was a little on the pricey side but no dearer than any similar establishment., eg the millionaires shortbread and a pot of tea for one (we always share as I do not eat/drink much) was £4. Good for a one off and added to the walled garden experience.

You know how it is, you order what looks like lovely moist piece of chocolate cake, but when you try it, it's a big disappointment? Well, not this time baby! Gorgeous moist cake with a thin layer of caramel and other filling, and a Rolo on top (maybe its Rolo cake?), anyway top marks. Scampstom Mess was great too, and the coffee just fine. We'll be back for more, especially as you can call without need to pay to see the house & gardens (closed Monday).

Attractive tearoom in the grounds of Scampston Hall. Usual light snacks with a few more substantial specials. Self-service works efficiently and staff are very friendly. Nice outside seating area with views over the gardens. Elderflower cordial to die for!

Easy access. Light ,airy and modern with friendly staff. The menu was rather limited but everything was very good quality especially the Gardeners Lunch! Well worth a visit.

We had lunch here today. Beautifully modern cafe/tearoom in the grounds of Scampston Gardens. Lovely staff. Good choice of locally sourced food and drink. I had a locally made little pork pie with piccalilli and salad. It was the tastiest, most moist pie I have ever eaten. I enjoyed the piccalilli although I usually avoid it, but this was fresh and clean tasting and the salad tasted as if the leaves were just out of the ground. My husband had the Gardeners Lunch which comprised ham, pie, cheese and salad. He really enjoyed it too. We had a 750ml carafe of elderflower cordial to accompany our meal which was lovely.All in all a smashing lunch, and I would thoroughly recommend that you pop in as it is just off the A64 between Scarborough and Malton. And the gardens are nice too!

This tearoom is one of the best you will find. The staff are extremely friendly, the place is spotless and it is set in the grounds of a lovely house and walled garden. The food is very good indeed (try the cakes!) and they even had soya milk as an alternative to milk.

The food here is really good, the staff are very attentive, you have to place your order at a counter, but after that, you're in their very capable hands. The venison burger was a hit, as well as the amazing foot high (OK, not quite...) Victoria sponge.

Went to a wedding reception here and it was lovely. Amazing creative canapes, very tasty main course and totally thrilling desserts. Attentive staff and beautiful view only added to a very lovely afternoon.

I pass the signs for Scampston Gardens often on my travels to and from the east coast and had always wondered what it was like- visited one Sunday- the lady on the entrance gate was really friendly and helpful and gave one of the kidsan adventure pack complete with binoculars and magnifying glass we wondered round the gardens( not massive ) and then walked around the lake- the whole thing was very pleasant and you could certainly see how it would be much nicer in Summer. The food in the cafe was tasty and very reasonably priced though I do feel you would struggle to spend a whole day here! Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area but not necessarily worth a special visit