Swiss Cottage Tea Room in Isle of Wight

Reasonable prices and a lovely choice of snacks and drinks but better in the fine weather as the majority of seating is outside. The shortbread is to die for!

The menu- on the day we visited- was quite limited, and rather pricey for what was on offer. We grabbed a limited choice of sandwich and a cold drink and then went on our way around Osborne House.

Stunning place to have a little break from the tour and have a nice piece of homemade cake and a nice drink!

A !lovely setting. Friendly staff and nice food. Caters for dietary requirements. The hot chocolate is always a favourite

Coffees were good and reasonable price. But £2 for a doughnut? Plenty of outdoor seating, playground not too far away and toilets.

This is a little hut near the Swiss Cottage in the Osborne House grounds and immediately behind the Museum building. It sells a very limited selection of sandwiches and cakes, plus hot and cold beverages. Prices are high - £4 for a thin cheese and pickle sandwich by way of example. I know this is a captive audience, but I think this offering is the wrong side of exploitation. There are a few tables and chairs. I wouldn’t advise using this unless you’re desperate for refreshments.

Lovely house and Swiss Cottage, however somewhat marred by the bad tempered and officious woman serving. Tea good, didn’t ask for anything else as this woman was quite grumpy with customers in front of us

The food and drinks are very expensive for what they are. We had two small slices of cake which came to £6.50! And they weren’t even that nice.

It was pleasant but my scone was at least a day old. Not too busy as the main season was over. Staff were friendly

A nice area to have a rest and some refreshment whilst visiting this area of Osborn House there are also toilet facilities nearby

Such a selection of cakes and other delightful food to choose from, it’s not very big tea room but don’t miss it

The sandwiches were not on display, but named on a board. For £4.00 each, they were rather basic, plonked on a paper plate, with no attempt to titivate with a little side salad. As it was a nice day, we sat outside on the rather weatherworn furniture. Possibly, this was the let down of the day, that and the fact that the museum was shut.

Sit by the sea and watch the waves whilst eating some home made cake and drinking a refreshing cup of tea. Lovely.

Having visited the house, walked the grounds and checked out the Swiss cottage and museum, we were ready for afternoon tea. It was a nice day so sat outside, The surroundings were very pleasing, although the tables and chairs clearly hadn't seen Mr Muscle for some time, the refreshments were nice enough but a bit pricey, but then they have a captive audience!

The Tea or whatever beverage you wished, were generous, It was the glint of the delicious cakes, behind the armour plated glass panels, that mauled your senses! Victoria Sponge Cake - as you have seen in ancient scripts, alive and before you. Alongside, an array of similar mouth watering beauties. You can be excused for taking 'a cuppa' and sharing that delicious Victoria Sponge Cake. Totall un-expected, but, thoroughly memorable.

We stopped off here for a cuppa tea and ice cream. It’s a lovely spot about half way to the beach from the house.

Visited early in day and between miserable staff and pricey thin coffee we did not leave with the best impression

Absolutely amazing cakes! Slightly higher prices than your average cafe, however entirely worth it! Fresh baked cakes with a great selection. Staff friendly and really seem to care.

Een geweldige tuin om te genieten van je koffie of thee met heerlijke cake. Alles is wel een beetje prijzig. Je kunt vanaf hier alle kanten op wandelen en de natuur is prachtig groen en volgroeid

Having caught the mini bus to Swiss Cottage, and having been round this charming place, with a volunteer who was really knowledgeable we decided it was coffee time. This little cafe was ideal, a coffee and biscuit, time to rest in the tea garden with shade before we caught the bus back to the main house. You don't have to go by bus, you can of cause walk it.

enjoyed a good cup of coffee,and treated myself to some delicious cake.totally recommend.set in beautiful surroundings.

A lovely tea room in the woods and red squirrles playing in the late afternoon. V nice cream tea, jam first!

The Swiss Cottage itself is a must vist.

Very small selection of cakes. Tea and coffee good , but on a hole very average.very small in side and in need of an overhaul. But the Swiss Cottage is worth going to see.

Nice place havin looked around the Swiss Cottage to stop in the garden and have a cup of tea and a cake. Very reasonable price as well.

Nice little refreshment haven after a visit to the Swiss cottage & museum before the stroll back to the house. Little inside seating but plenty of picnic tables and there are toilets.

Waited 40 minutes for an ice cream at the beach cafe. Complicated sundaes on offer that took the one lady serving ages to prepare.

Limited gluten free options, had to contend with the standard pre-packed flapjack. Tea and coffee were ok though

Pricey - about £10.80 for two slices of cake and two drinks from this tea shed. Seating is all outdoors and there isn't enough of it - you have to glare at people that look like they've finished until the get up and leave the table.

When we called in at the swiss cottage tea room for a refreshing cup of tea and coffee, all we got was the back of the lady running the tea room, she never turned round to face us, if that wasn't obnoxious enough, when we made our request we recived a big tut and a gruff huff. I was so infuriated I told her not too worry. Obviously serving customers at 16.30 was all too much of an effort.

Didn't try any but wow the cakes looked delicious!!

There is lots of choice of drinks and food here but you sit outside in the open air. This can be an expense added on to your entrance fee if you visit with the family. Buy a hot or cold drink here but bring your own food.

It was a useful stopping point for a break to refuel and hydrate. Hot and cold drinks available, snacks, cakes...

Wasn't expecting to find a tea hut in this part of the grounds so was a welcome surprise. Great spot to sit and have a cuppa while the kids amused themselves in the playground

very handy only problem if its raining you have to sit outside and it did rain while we where there so sat under tree but sandwich was fine and we didn't mind

This was good food, service . The location is great. Child play area nearby and clean toilets available

There is plenty of seating outside here but it seems at first not to be - just look around to the other side of the hedge.Very good choice of soft drinks.

Located close to Swiss cottage, the tea room is well stocked and well run. Located close to the royal children's play area with a little imagination you can feel the history.

Tiny café next to the little Swiss Cottage museum of Victoria artefacts. Lovely sylvan setting and wonderful homemade cakes - the Victoria sponge was mouthwatering.

A nice place to sit and have a tea or coffee near the children's playhouse. Could get very busy in the high tourist season.

We stopped here during our tour of Osborne House gardens. They serve home-made cakes and pastries, but they are rather pricey. Coffee etc is served in paper cups. The lady who was serving was not particularly welcoming or customer friendly, but maybe she was having an "off" day. All seating is outdoors, so this is a weather-dependent café.

This is really a booth that does ice creams, teas and coffees, chocolate bars etcWe shared a salted caramel ice cream which came in a nice waffle cone

More of a Tea Shed then a room, with outdoor seating only. You can get your teas and coffees here with a small,selection of cakes and cookies, all on the expensive side. The outdoor seating is near the children's play park and loos, so convenient enough.

The cakes here are yummy and there is a lovely outside area to sit and let the kids play. Prices are reasonable. A nice break after the Swiss cottage and walks.

A small tea room offering teas/coffees and small range of cakes / sweets. Very good venue for a quick coffee/tea break, whilst wandering around Osborne House, Swiss Cottage + surrounding grounds. However, as there is a limited range of goods available, then you wouldn't stop for a mail meal (i.e. lunch/dinner) as such. Ample seating outside - offering an ideal spot on a sunny day!

We found this place by accident after touring the swiss cottage. The scones and shortbread are incredible and the tea nice and hot! Sitting outside in the mass of trees and flowers makes for a prefect setting!

While visiting Osborne House we also went around The Swiss Cottage. A lovely little place mainly built for Albert and Victoria's 9 children to see what normal life would be like, even down to a small kitchen over in a Swiss Cottage environment.

Lovely sandwiches, scones etc on offer, as well as hot and cold drinks. Perfect to grab and have picnic on the lovely grounds and surroundings.

While visiting Osborne house we stopped here for a lovely cuppa and a cake. It's in a really nice spot and we enjoyed seeing the red squirrels as well.

Lovely friendly tea room good selection of homemade cakes and beverages and very friendly staff good stop off in your walk of the grounds

Nice place but a coffee/tea with nice cakes (had the oak cake which was lovely). Staff member friendly. More tablets and chairs required

Excellent cup of tea,wonderful home made cakes rather pricey but I'd pay more just to have the wildlife encounter with the red squirrels. Sit still and they will come right up to your feet in search of crumbs!!

We had another Coffee here, sat outside in the shade, a lot of people have children eating cakes here, but we are keeping to our diet, although Cream Tea's would taste lovely, nice refreshment point.

Small cafe with outside seating. Lovely cakes and good tea. Not much seating though. Near small play area.

a lovely experience, not cheap but then again you don't get to picnic with wildlife everyday! The capuccino was good but Victoria sponge cake was among the best I have tried. Sit in the wooden picnic tables area, I was joined by a robin and a red squirrel!

We came here when we visited Osborne house as its in the grounds, it was a nice day and we enjoyed sitting outside and seeing the red squirrels. It was a bit pricey but then it is English heritage, we enjoyed the grounds mainly.

The tea and coffee is from a machine and don't expect china cups as this is an outdoor tea room and very close to a childrens play area .The tea and coffee is however very good.The play area looks extensive and imaginiative seemed to be enjoyed by lots of children.There is a bus from the main house which stops at Swiss Cottage and then carries on to the beach area.

Excellent spot to stop for a cuppa and rest. Best jammy dodger ever. Can be a bit of a queue. Good coffee and tea.

had a choice of teas and coffees with hom made cakes and biscuits, Enjoyed the entertainment from 'Cyril the Squirrel'

Lovely tea and coffee in the gardens by Swiss Cottage. Swiss Cottage is lovely. Great choice of delicious cakes and biscuits - bit prices but no more than other places. Lovely al fresco seating.

This is lovely but reasonably expensive but you are frankly paying for the location and things to do but the better value is the beach cafe and Mingella's Ice cream.Terence Willey

This is a dinky little cafe with outside seating. Cakes and hot and cold drinks were on offer. We sat and looked at the toy fort that the Royal Children once played in. Very nice.

Lovely little tea room but expensive and nowhere really to eat apart from outside which was fine as it was a lovely day.

Well run little café with a small but adequate selection of beverages and excellent cakes, enough to satisfy the palate.

Pleasant little snack bar in the grounds of Osborne House, next toQueen Victoria's Swiss Cottage and close to the beach. The girl behind the counter was very cheerful and helpful and the food was good.

Worth the walk - and there is a bus to take you back up if you need it. Lovely seascape across to the mainland and plenty of outdoor seating to enjoy it.

The food was lovely here, the sandwiches were nicely made and full of whatever filling you had, the cakes were freshly made and kept covered up as well. The only downfall was the price of them, but you pay for what you get.

Lovely fresh sandwiches and Victoria sponge.Reasonable value for money, sandwiches are £3.95, expected higher to be honest. Very small cafe, had to queue for 15 minutes to get served

The tea and cake were very nice but the queue to get them was long and very slow moving. We also felt that it was rather expensive. It's such an opportunity, with so many visitors, that we felt that a slicker serving system with more reasonably priced food would make for a much more enjoyable experience. The tables were in a good position and sitting out in the grounds was very pleasant.

Nice little tea room tucked away which was much needed after walking from the house to the Swiss Chalet although there is a shuttle bus available

went here and had a drink sandwich and a piece of there homemade Victoria sandwich which was very nice. It is only a small place and u have to eat outside as not big enough for any tables, but luckily the rain had stopped and it was fine.

Overpriced because its between the main house and the beach café so you've not got much option if you're hungry. Can't say more than that!

Very handy where it is situated as you are ready for a brew when you are there. So pricey though, almost £4 per cake for a slice of cake!

Not much choice but lovely little stop off after swiss cottage and before going to beach lovely seating area outside and amazing to think it was once used vor the royal animals

We had tea and cakes...it was limited to anything else but it it was later in the day. It was a damp day and there was nowhere to sit out of the rain.

A little shed at the back of the Swiss Cottage. Small inside, so not so easy when there's lots of people around. Nice, polite young girl serving. 1 coffee, 1 hot chocolate, 1 flap jack and a large (over sized) biscuit came to just over £11. Nice though, to sit in the gardens whilst enjoying the break.

Stopped here at the end of our day at Osbourne House. A small shed serving sandwiches, cakes and drinks. Coffee and hot chocolates were lovely although the paper/card cups were a little flimsy. The 4 of us had Victoria sponge - it seemed rather fitting! - and it was delightful. We were able to sit outside on comfortable chairs and enjoy whilst spying the red squirrels. Yes it is a bit pricey, but what English Heritage or National Trust property isn't? There is a children's adventure playground just around the corner which can afford you a few minutes of peace.

Think the food at Osbourne house is so over priced.The cakes was nice but pricy. We had gone in house tearoom for lunch a chicken roll was £5, a scone was not homemade and not very nice also the Victoria sponge cake was to sweet and sickly. I would say take your own food if visiting. We do not mind paying to much if the quality is good but it was not.

Have to say, this was perfectly situated, after a day of walking around. We could let the kids go and play, and rest our legs. The coffee was lovely, the outdoor furniture was very comfy and solid. The only downside was the pricing of the cakes and biscuits, a little over priced. But all in all, a delightful little place to relax

We stopped here for a cup of tea and a cake after visiting the Swiss Cottage and museum at Osborne House. I agree with a previous reviewer who said that the paper cups were a disappointment. However, the delicious cakes more than made up for them. The tea room really is just a shed and they don't have a huge selection of cakes but they are all very, very nice....I know because we tried them all between us. (The staff are lovely too!)

A welcome stopping point for tea and a top quality cake during our tour of Osborne House after visiting the Swiss Cottage and before the stroll down to the beach!

Now called the Gazelle House Tea Room this is a hut serving hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and cakes in the shadow of the Swiss Cottage and the royal children's museum. All seating is outside but is rather limited, though it is secluded with high hedges and is quite well shaded on a hot sunny day - as was the case when we visited it. It made a nice refreshing break before tackling the walk down to the beach. And the cakes are delicious!

Limited selection and paper cups from what is actually just a shed in the garden make this disappointing. And the only seating is outside in the garden. We should have gone to the Terrace restaurant instead.

Enjoyed a quiet drink and fabulous cakes in a beautiful/ tranquil setting. Cant wait until our next visit

The tea room sits in the shadow of Swiss Cottage, and does not look like much from the outside. Inside, it is plainly decorated, but has a lot of cakes and sweet treats on display, with sandwiches, teas and coffees also on offer. The small lawn area is well protected from foot traffic, and the tea room makes a wonderful rest stop whilst you visit Osborne House.

Its a decent place for a coffee/tea and is surrounded by garden and children play area, just behind the swiss cottage.

A lovely little tea room, basic tea, coffee and cakes set in a quite part of the grounds.A bit of a wait to be served when busy as the tearooms are very small and all seating is outside.

If you have taken the 1.5km walk from Osborne House to see the Swiss Cottage you'll be please to see that at the end of your walk there is a tidy tea room (actually it's more of a tea hut with outdoor seating). The tea and coffee is good and the prices sensible.You may also be pleased that there are toilets here too.

Lovely tea coffee and cakes at a reasonable price and also very nice surroundings to sit out in!! It was a welcome break during the middle of the visit.

A good selection of very good cakes served by very helpful staff. Outside seating by Swiss Cottage was a nice setting to relax and take a short rest before continuing our walk to the beach.

Tasty homemade cakes, with a good variety on offer. Very friendly & happy staff who are willing to help. Prices are a bit high, but this is to be expected at a Heritage site. Perfect picnic area if not willing to spend such money on tea and cake. I would advise having a slice of Victoria Sponge & a tea in the garden, a real feel of how the queen would of lived.

Visited here whilst at Osborne House - not really a tea room, more of a shed serving expensive cakes, sandwiches, tea and coffee etc. Lovely outside seating area and tea was OK for the sort of teas served in paper cups.

Lovely tea & cake in the Swiss cottage setting of Osborne House.Surrounded by the beautiful gardens.

Great view and friendly. Like a wooden shack on the beach,it is a refreshing change from the standard cafe's

My husband ordered a sandwich, only 2 choices, 2 small slices of shortbread and a plastic cup of tea. That came to the sum of £10.80. We would normally accept things and vow never to return. But when my husband commented on the price the assistant replied "I do not decide on the prices" with a take or leave it attitude. So we left it.

Exactly as the title suggests, the Swiss Cottage Tea Room is ideally situated when you feel ready for a break. Keen prices, good selection of snacks and beverages. In short, nothing to write home about, does the job.

Adequate place to stop & have a sandwich & a drink in the grounds of Osborne House whilst visiting the Swiss Cottage. Pop over and check out the miniature battlefield Prince Albert created for his children.

Incompetent summer staff who can't even get an already prepared sandwich order. Slow, tried to be friendly but poor training just meant that they were clueless. Only 2 types of sandwiches left at 1330 hrs. Over-salad creamed grated cheddar and onion sandwich. still leaving a disgusting taste in my mouth. What kind of choice is that for a sandwich anyway. Yuck.

A very lovely young lady at the Swiss cottage, fab cake and coffee. Found a quite spot to enjoy a little bit of what Queen Vic may have had.

The two young girls serving made me laugh a lot, one of the girls made a little wooden dolly to put next to the tipping box, when dolly was finished she looked like she had been given a black eye, you had to be there. Nice new place for a cup of tea and cake