Tea Room on the Green in South Hams

If only I could give 6 stars ! From its opening day to today , consistently excellent fresh tasty food . All the salads , quiches , cakes and hot chocolates are sumptuous! All staff members seem so happy to work there and the owner always full of smiles and clever recommendations. Streaks ahead any local cafés and restaurants !

Bought scones, jam and cream to do cream tea at home and they were amazing. Good value too

Home styled cooking , artisan bread , local produce , pleasant staff , good service

Amazing, friendly cafe and deli. Loads of home made salads, pastries and cakes. And excellent coffee. Also sells loads of local foods and fresh bread.

Really nice deli and café, with a big range of salads, pastries and pastries. Lots of nice options to sit down and eat and loads of nice fancy food to buy. Would be nice if there were some highchairs

Happy and friendly staff every time. Coffee and breakfast are great. Perfect spot for tradesmen to pop into on the way in or out of the village!

Nice deli, lots of great produce, bit on the pricey side but good quality

Delicious, generous portions, plentiful vegan options and a lovely vibe

Fantastic little cafe, wonderful food (best sausage sandwich ever) and wonderful helpful staff, even a Sunday morning very busy with covered sitting outside 😋. Also had a rambler jack and Chelsea bun, bloody delicious. Lots to offer inside shop also, everything from condiments to alcohol, well worth a visit..

Amazing coffee and cakes and lots of lovely deli items 🤩

Lovely food & atmosphere with 5 star service

Yummy and cosy deli / cafe. Had a mushroom, gruyere and kale quiche with a chickpea salad and a beetroot salad. Plus Voyager coffee. 😍

Great place for breakfast or lunch. Healthy or not so, your choice. Something for everyone.

What a wonderful venue for early coffee and a cake or the lunches are amazing and while you’re there take a look at the items in the Deli and their selection of fresh bread is fantastic

We had a lovely lunch here, the staff were lovely and the choice of food was perfect for us and the quiche was very tasty.

Faultless. Staff service and produce is top notch! Fav place

Lovely little cafe and deli. Will definitely be back

Lovely little shop/deli. Good bread and you can choose which loaf/cakes. Thoroughly recommend

Great place to visit, we could not fault anything. Absolutely perfect 👍

Lovely little coffee and cake stop up the hill after a paddleboard at Noss Mayo.

Fantastic place to be, challenge anyone to go and not buy something

A great find, really lovely food and lovely staff, we will definitely will be back.😊

Lovely healthy snacks and great to see a small business providing such a popular amenity for the community. Well done and best wishes.

Cream tea was perfect thank you.

Great coffee, fantastic sausage and egg sandwich and superb service.

Lovely little cafe with a great vibe - had an amazing breakfast there and the coffee was excellent

Visited while visiting friends, nice local cafe with fresh made bakes. Did have a little wait for food after ordering but we went while it was a tad busy. Friendly and helpful staff and the coffee was nice

Lovely breakfast on a Sunday morning. Great service and food. This will be a regular visit now.

Outstanding food and service. A very popular venue.

Lovely shop with all sorts of tasty treats and they make a delicious cup of tea too! My new regular Tuesday haunt!

We popped in here for a coffee after a visit to Nos Mayo. WOW! We had to order food as it all looked fantastic! We chose homity pie with home made slaw and salad. It was without doubt absolutely delicious! I bought cake to take home too. Fabulous friendly staff, great coffee and chilled ambiance. We would highly recommend The Green. You will not be disappointed!

Lovely place great cake and tea, will be returning

We love The Green! Incredible croissants and coffee for breakfast along with great sandwiches for lunch. Great service from the owner and employees. We are ready to be in Newton Ferrers again to visit one of our favorite places. Highly recommend!

Lovely food and great gluten free options.

Delicious coffees. Small but well stocked deli, good bread and cakes.

The Green is a gorgeous little cafe that serves brilliant coffee and hot chocolate and knows how to make a superb sandwich. We ordered a Reuben and a Ham and Mustard with added cheese both toasted and they have to be the best sandwiches we’ve had in a very long time. The staff are lovely and obviously care very much about their food and service. We will be back.

Best coffee around and awesome pasties! Love the rustic vibe and the staff are very friendly.

Fantastic coffee at under £3. However, the food was a bit bland and seemed a bit overpriced based on the portion size. There are only 2 tables inside, as well, and the outside seating is quite unpleasant - rusted, wobbly and rather uncomfortable iron chairs and tables. Few bits and bobs available to purchase inside. There's a toilet in there too.

Great coffee and an excellent breakfast menu. We'll definitely go again.

Beautiful little place with beautiful food and friendly staff

Lovely little café with some great produce - very friendly and helpful staff!

Great place. Nice coffee, great food and produce. Lovely service. Delighted to have this Deli in the village.

Really good selection of chutneys and spices. Food was great, very friendly staff and helpful. Fresh bread is yummy.

Lovely little cafe nice coffee and cakes. Well worth a visit! The French toast with banana caramel and pecans is amazing. Four of us ate lunch here all had completely different things and we were all really pleased.

Lovely place to sit and eat my picnic

Wonderful shop .. Best coffee I've had in a long while made with almond milk .. breakfast rolls were superb.. Will be back soon

Lovely little deli and coffee shop. Pop in on your way in or home if you've been out for the day in Noss Mayo.

Excellent coffee - I had a decaf latte which is always a bit hit-and-miss but they nailed it. Very nice taste despite being pre-ground coffee from a tin, excellent strength (double shot, not too much milk), perfect milk texture (not too thick or thin), pretty good temperature, if a couple of degrees too hot. Lemon drizzle was tasty, lovely crunchy sugar coating, very slightly dry but not overly. Cute little shop, lots of nice deli food etc to buy, not masses of seating but more outside. Would definitely return/recommend.

Lovely cycling coffee stop. Seats inside and out.Good coffee and cake, and bought supplies for lunch which was very tasty too. Cheers to the very friendly staff.

Wish it was possible to give 6 stars !! I am a bit of a perfectionist and give reviews like this pretty rarely....but I have to say that everything we had from here, both to take away and the 3 times we visited, was exceptional; especially the sandwiches (we had gorgeous ham, smoked salmon and "breakfast" versions), quiches, home-baked croissants and cakes. They did us a fabulous picnic lunch to take away and we had breakfast outside in the sun with great coffee from Voyager. The deli goods, cheese and charcuterie selections are also highly recommended and the decor/vibe both outside and in was spot on. It was a pleasure dealing with Sam and she was really on the ball handling our lengthy takeaway and eat in orders. I hope you get more of the recognition that you richly deserve !!

Very friendly service, excellent coffee, cakes and salads. The ginger cake was amazing!

Had a gorgeous valentine eve breakfast in this beautifully decorated cafe on a wet and windy Sunday.. Very happy morning. Thank you.

The staff were really friendly and welcoming, decor is basic but that should not put you off as the choice and quality of the cakes was amazing and the earl grey was loose tea and they even stocked lady grey tea (which is very hard to find) had bakewell tart and coffee and walnut cake both of which were scrumptious - definitely recommend

Went with friends who live in the village. Lovely place, fresh food nicely presented, nothing too much trouble. Wished we had visited twice rather than going into Dartmouth. The owners deserve to do well, really pleasant atmosphere.

Excellent breakfast. Hosted so well very friendly, lovely atmosphere. Wonderful cream tea, scones & jam really delicious.

Amazing little find in the Newton Ferriers/Noss Mayo Ends. This place was hopping when we arrived, so much so we had to snaggle a reserved table for our band of intrepid travellers. OMG the Scones where to die for, and where huge. Its such a cool quaint place to eat. I went for the classic Cream Tea and I was not disappointed. OM NOM NOM. Cakes and scones are homemade. The full englishes are massive and I was a happy full bunny. I totally recommend a visit here if your in this neck of the woods. Amazing :)

We have been here multiple times now, and have enjoyed it every time. The owners are really friendly! We have taken our dog with us on each occasion and he enjoyed it too and was made very welcome. This morning I had the best full English I have ever had! I recommend visiting The Tea Room on the Green to anyone visiting the area, excellent service and lovely owners. Thanks Jack aged 10 .. ps my dad loved their range of Green Teas !

The Tearoom on the Green is a very good small cafe in the upper part of Newton Ferrers. They do good food and coffee, and there is inside and outside seating. The owners were friendly and helpful.

Wanted a cooked breakfast and found the tea room on a google search. Only 5 minutes from where I was staying, popped in with my sister, had the small breakfast & a pot of tea... was a good breakfast, everything cooked fresh, Tea in a china cup, great service and very reasonable prices. will definitely be back when I return to the area i a couple of months...

Lovely homemade Devon cream tea and very friendly lady who runs the tearoom, highly recommend.

Changed management and the quality of both food and service has declined. What a great shame.

Excellent service and helpful staff, great choice of meals and drinks.

Think person who reviewed the fact this place was shut needs to get a life ! Today ( 6/7/2019) (shut Sunday(sometimes)Monday and Tuesday ). Maybe just put it down of one of life’s experiences that not available when you chose to visit , this is Devon , places close occasionally plus short notice closing notices could occur for many reasons 😎😎😎😊😊 and not everybody in the world keeps google up to speed 😉.We visited twice this weekend, fabulous time we had.Lovely couple looking after us and best crumpets and coffee I have ever had . Many thanks. We’ll be back .

Friendly, with excellent cakes and leaf tea, yummy

We randomly visited this tea shop. The staff and service was excellent:) Our two year old loved it:) Great pot of tea with leaves and good tea cakes and sandwiches:)

We were staying in Noss Mayo and decided on a Sunday that it would nice to have a traditional Devon Cream Tea. On Google it said these tearooms were open, so we trekked all the way round to the tearooms up and down the hills (as the tide was in) and when we got there, there was a handwritten sign saying it was closed due to holidays. We were worn out and disappointed by then. We ask that you please remember to keep your opening times updated on Google, so you dont send potential customers on a wasted trip.

Friendly and helpful staff. Good coffee served and lovely cakes.

Great place to get some food and drink.

Nice little place run by a lovely friendly couple, would recommend the breakfast as one of the best ones I have had in a long time

I visit regularly with groups, and the food and drinks are always excellent.

The owners are friendly, funny, and provide good service. Straightforward, unpretentious, food as described and dependably tasty. Dog friendly, with outside and inside seating in a pleasant atmosphere. I've eaten lunch here with a pre-booked group and dropped in with a friend - plan to return regularly. They are happy to adjust meals to specific tastes/needs although it's a small cafe.

Excellent food, very friendly atmosphere.

Great service in a cosy tearoom. Lovely pot of tea, scones with jam and cream, mm! Dogs welcome. Thanks for a superb experience.

A little gem of a tearoom. We had breakfast before hitting the road home at the end of our holiday. The full breakfast was huge and delicious. The owners are extremely welcoming and made a great fuss of our dog. Cakes looked amazing too! Try to pop in if you’re in the area - you won’t regret it.

A great tea room with lovely cakes. staff were great and helpful would go again. Jam or cream first.

Very friendly place clean intimate and great breakfast

Excellent local tea room. Plenty of delicious food, served on authentic china. Great friendly service

Top notch sandwiches and coffee. Had some cake too as it looked so good. Tasted as good as it looked.

As avid dog walkers we sample tea rooms, cafes and pubs very regularly. This little place is simply outstanding. Beautiful home made cakes, great coffee and a wide selection of other food choices all served with a smile. What more could we ask? For those with a healthy appetite the full breakfast is a must! One definitely not to be missed.

Such a find, owners are lovely and the food is proper home made food. We visited 3/4 times in the week we were in the area. everything we ate, without exception was great - soup, rolls, cakes etc. They have such a great choice for gf food as well, including gf cream teas & are really switched on about cross contamination etc. Fabulous tea shop!

This was a great little find very good coffee and the food was Wonderful food well presented and served. I chose the Antipasto which was a real treat, My wife had the Salmon and watercress quiche that was just as good. This is one of those places that is worth the drive just for this little gem of a tea room.

Glad to see the tea shop is back how it used to be after a break in ownership. Lovely home made cake with clotted cream and pot of tea, served with pretty mismatched china. Owners are very friendly, and seemed to know every one of their customers by name. A real original tea shop.

Fantastic cafe with exceptionally good food and delightful owners.

Nach einer Wanderung kehrten in dieses Café hungrig ein. Kuchen und Tee hat allen geschmeckt besonders gut war mein belegtes Toast. Etwas schönere Speisekarten würden den Aufenthalt aufwerten .

We are so happy to see that Alison and Peter have returned to Tea on The Green...once again we treated ourselves to a wonderful lunch and tea with one of Alison's yummy homemade deserts. Tea on The Green is an absolute treasure and we will come back again and again.

25 WI Ladies out to lunch to commemorate International Women's Day. A marvellous effort by Alison & Peter and 25 WI members shared a wonderful meal.

Happy to see that it has largely reverted to the old format. Best I think mid afternoon and as a couple or small group.

Proper China cups and saucers plus homemade cakes and scones They also have specials for lunch. Well worth making a visit.

What a lovely tea shop. Very friendly and warm welcome. Lovely scones and tea served in beautiful china. Honest good home cooking and not expensive. Ideal for families and worth a walk up the hill from the village.

Called for a cream tea as a treat whilst on holiday. Very friendly welcome, tea was leaf tea with strainers provided, scones home made and plenty of clotted cream and jam. Not expensive, parking outside (just avoid school end of day as it is opposite local primary school) and a good atmosphere.

A wonderful find in the South Hams - a tea shop with a personal touch. A friendly welcome, in a clean and charming tea shop. The service was polite, friendly, efficient and prompt. The food was wonderful. We have been twice during our fortnight's holiday - both times the food was faultless. The cream teas are some of the best we have ever had. The scones had been freshly baked that day and were very moorish. The tea, was served as fresh leaf and in fine china cups - an utter delight.

Simple but exquisite food, served with that extra touch that makes you feel special. Wonderful hospitality from people who care about their customers. Great to have this tea room back to how it was 4 years ago - we missed you when you were away.

I have written a couple of reviews of this place before, but here is another one as it appears to be under new management. We haven't been here for a couple of years but the cream teas were just as delicious as before but I seem to remembering a choice of teas previously which wasn't on offer this time. We sat outside as it was a lovely day and the service was prompt and friendly. So all in all it probably is still our favourite tea room in Devon.

While visiting Newton Ferreis with friends from Canada we came across this lovely tea room Called Tea room on the green . I'd definitely recommend a visit to this lovely place . They do wonderful cream teas ,beautiful cakes all home made . The owners made us feel very welcome . The cakes are very generous in size and you have two scones and lots of cream when you order it . They also do savoury food as well breakfast until 1pm sandwiches,soups etc. On a beautiful sunny day like today there was also seating outside . This pretty place overlooks a lovely church which your able to visit. Newton Ferris is a lovely place to visit and you can do some lovely walks there and when the tides out you can walk across to a place Called Noss Mayo .

Used to come here once or twice a year. Liked the old fashioned homely quirkiness of the Tea Room. Knew it had changed hands and that there were some disappointed comments. No point rehearsing why we loved the old furnishings, accessories and style, because anyone who came in those days knew the formula and it's unique appeal. All I can say is that the new version, in an effort to freshen and modernise seems to have made it mundane and dull. The wall hangings, the flat cushions and the plain light walls, together with the routine predictable cakes and the ubiquitous panini etc just make the place very very ordinary. We live in Plymouth. We come to the village and the river because of good friends and because we do some day boat racing. There is insufficient reason to come back to the new version of the Tea Room. Like another reviewer I think the name should be changed because it is a different business and experience. They could call it the Yealm Cafe or Bisro.

Came in about a month ago with local friends. We were preoccupied and didn't take too much notice of what was going on. Seemed OK as before. Back this week and am now quite worried that the old tea rooms are being irrevocably changed without sufficient regard for what made decades of happy enthusiastic customers come back and back. It is now clear that there are new owners with a very different approach. Most of the food and laid back, eccentric but very traditional country tea room feel has gone completely. I was tempted to score it poor or terrible but realise that my own dismay and memories are not necessarily relevant to people using Tripadvisor to find new places for them. I accept that people retire, move on and that fresh blood comes with new ideas and approaches,and that times change, styles and trends evolve or jolt forward. Almost everything I liked about the Tea Room on the Green seems to have gone. It is being turned into A N Other tea and cake place with extra meals tagged on and delusions of grandeur in the evenings. If the new management wanted to introduce a restaurant to the Newton side of the estuary they should have started afresh maybe with a new name and or new premises. All very disappointing. But let's not carry this a stage too far too quickly. My cousin who lives along the road has promised to give it a regular try and report back. Meanwhile do not rely on the long run of historical enthusiastic Tripadvisor reviews which very definitely refer to the old rather than the new business.

Has changed hands but business continues a bit like before. It used to be very laid back and slightly eccentric but ticked all the boxes for a more traditional tea room in a world where tea and cake shops have been popping up all over but without a feel for now they ought to be. This place still feels like the preferred trad style place but we are a bit concerned that it is changing its ambience in an unnecessarily starchy way. We came to one of the early evening sessions only to be confronted by a slightly snooty bunch of other customers, suits, blazers, ties etc. if that's the direction of travel then we will be giving the place a miss.

Has a lovely breakfast in Newton Ferrers today - Tea on the Green is not all they do. Just by the way the toilet is worth a visit...

I endorse all the previous comments. This place is unrivalled. The atmosphere is just right. Relaxed, unpretentious and yet capturing all the essential features of a proper tea room. It is friendly, tasty, homely, good value and has that gentle subtle and uncontrived wittiness and gentility laced with conviviality that modern life so often needs to leaven the stress. I have no criticism other than that it is a fair drive from home.

Was tempted to mark this place down because it is not in the city and takes a long while to get to even by car. I think that Tripadvisor should correct the address to make it plain that it is in Newton Ferrers. I have put another review under the NF listing.