Stableyard Tea Room, Castle Ward in Down

Brilliant day out.. beautiful place and the cafe and it’s staff are 💯 every cafe should be like this. 👐 💫 thanking Toby hospitality first class

A hostelry in an historic setting with great staff and the best fresh scones in Ireland straight from the oven.10/10

We visited the tea shop after a long walk. We ordered take out scones and drinks. At £2.85 for a scone it was very expensive! It was only when I got home and checked the menu I discovered that I had been charged 80 pence for a tiny amount of jam. A menu on display outside the door would be helpful and would have avoided me feeling ripped off.

We arrived for a cup of coffee after walking the trails on the Castle Ward Estate. The Tea Room is in the Stable Yard and has many original features with open beams, stone walls and old furniture including sofas and armchairs. The coffee was an excellent top quality latte. There was a good assortment of unusual and delicious-looking cakes and traybakes, but we were on a diet. Must come back to sample them another time. The sofa was comfortable and the heating was good. A CD of assorted chamber music and easy listening provided a good relaxing background. They also do a small range of cooked food and freshly prepared sandwiches for lunches, and cream teas in the afternoon.