Teapot Island Cafe in Maidstone

Excellent good value full English breakfast

Friendly staff, good food and so many teapots. Lovely weir, a great place for outdoor pursuits, canoeing and paddle boarding.

Breakfast was scrumptious, the place is amazing over 8 thousands teapots in the showcase museum. Don't miss a treat...

Lovely chilled place by the river get a variety of people from families to bikers it my new favourite find

Lovely place to visit in a beautiful setting, the collection of teapots is amazing well worth visiting

I love this place. Traditional, unpretentious and with lots of English dished. Great gluten free scones and v nice for children

Wonderful cafe, lovely setting, great staff at the cafe whoch has a wide selection on the menu to choose from - cooked breakfasts/hot and cold lunches; cream tea, fresh ice cream. The teapot museum right next to the cafe looked amazing. Lorraine, you are the best, mwah, & the whole team were lovely and friendly! We will definitely come again!

Food great, setting great. Guy on till was in too much of a hurry, verging on rude. Other staff were lovely as usual.

Came here today for a bit of lunch but was rudely told by a member of staff didn't catch her name red hair glasses that it was a 2 hour wait for food and apparently it was my fault that I came on a busy day and It's not there fault they were short staffed and had very little food I hope the owners see this as thanks to your stroppy school girl staff member you will never have my custom again

We have been wanting to visit this place for a long time but was very disappointed the service was very slow we waited 45 minutes for our food which none had to be cooked and was ok.

An amazing collection of, yes, teapots. There is also a cafe there with outside & inside tables. We never tried tge food, but the cafe was busy on a summer Friday lunchtime. We arrived, as I said at around lunchtime. There is some street parking, but this is very limited. The car park, well a large field, has a flat £3.50 charge for all day. There were a couple of camper vans, who chose to enjoy the field & the country walks in the area. We however were teapot hunting, a minutes walk from the parking & we were there. Entry to the collection was £3 each. I return there were thousands of teapots, hopefully my pictures help give an idea as to the scale & type of teapots. We were in there for around 35 minutes, had we not had a prior lunch booked, we would have used the cafe after as it was indeed a lovely summers day. Not, dare I say everyone's cup of tea, but a great collection of teapots, for those who love them.

Very warm welcome (family type) and the collection of teapots is INCREDIBLE! I didn't expect to enjoy the experience so much. I recommend!

Pleasant spot by the river on a sunny day visit.

Completely over priced just a monumental rip off. Take a pic nic

What a lovely place, the food was excellent, the staff were very polite and friendly very reasonable prices and where the teapots are was unbelievable, just £3 for adults well worth a visit, parking was £3.50 for all day which for this day and age is very reasonable, you park in a grass field so you can take a picnic, dogs are welcome on a lead, I will definitely be going back

It's got a teapot and it's an island. It's modern British and has been such since the 80s most likely. And that's a good thing. There's a lot of indoors and outdoors to sit in. Many teapots on the walls. Kind a like a summer camp vibe and you feel like a kid again, where life is an adventure of exploration. It's your fault for not getting excited over a 10ft teapot anymore. The sandwich has good bacon, nice and salty. I would recommend the white bread as the brown is hovis extra thin style, it can't hold the weight of the filling.

Overly priced and not nice milkshakes. £4.50 for a milkshake in a plastic cup with a plastic straw. No presentation, powdery in the bottom...

Horrible sarcastic idiot behind the counter. NEVER spending my money here again. Want ruin your day??? Visit teapot island

A cafe with a good range of ice creams too. Located by the river with lovely views. There is a teapot museum and play area for children

A cafe with a good range of ice creams too. Located by the river with lovely views. There is a teapot museum and play area for children

Not what I was expecting at all! Paid £4 to park in a field next to it but apart from a coffee shop there was nothing there! I literally missed the teapot museum as it was so tiny! A wierd place!

Busy cafe. Popular with a wide range of people

Excellent teapot collection and great fires breakfast!

Lovely place to visit for a meal or a cup of tea; right beside the river. Very friendly and helpful young staff.

Okay for families to visit with children, but bring pensioners didn't find it enjoyable.

Went with my 12 yr old grand daughter Day out The riverside walk is now closed Wasn’t much to do but ok to see Shop/museum full of teapots Teenagers not really interested in

Visited Teapot Island with friends today .My honest opinion is it's a lovely family place, area for children and a teapot museum for all, at a very reasonable cost . We had breakfast of sausage ,eggs ,bacon and mushroom and beans were a very reasonable , and the meat products was of good quality. All in a very well run cafe, with pleasant and courteous staff cafe. Can't wait to take the grandkids there, for a day out. Thank you.

Do not the rate the coffee, its very weak and very little taste. Price wise its fair for what you get.

A lovely place, friendly staff and the teapot exhibition is amazing. Food was great !!

Always a great place to visit on our motorcycles...and made very welcome. Long may it continue !

Lovely setting. Service was straightforward. Food very standard. Had a giant sausage roll.

What an amazing place this is the food was lovely hubby said it was one of the nicest breakfast he’d had in a long time, my BLT banquette was superb all washed down with a lovely pot of tea. And ice cream to follow. The menu was big so lots to choose from including alcohol if you fancied a tipple. The staff were really lovely very friendly and chatty we didn’t go in the museum due to limited time but lots of tea pots in the cafe to admire definitely a place to visit. Make sure you book at the weekend as they told us they are normally queuing out the door.

Update 2024 June. Had two ice creams which were great, but we thought they were expensive. Brilliant ice-cream, great day out on the river.

My family almost drowned and my father lost his phone for good because the flood gates alarm (that are suppose to work) didn’t. That is awful because it says on a poster they should. They are lucky we do not sue.

Lovely cafe in beautiful surroundings

We were there today.five of us on classic motorcycles.we all had Avery nice breakfast.very good service

Nice place Good setting off point to enjoy the river The cakes are lovely

Enue is quite canteen-y and service was fast and efybut not overly welcoming. Inside and al-fresco dining. In niceweather it’s quite nice. Lots ofteapotsto peruse

The Teapot Museum is fun and interesting. The café is very reasonably priced with excellent service and nice food.

Nice place for a family visit. There are plenty of food choices. Fresh baked cakes and scones. High tea available. Daily soup options. Freshly made sandwiches. Plenty choices of cold and hot drinks. Inside and out door sitting areas. Special thank you to the staff, who looked after us today.

What a delightful place 🤗 We noticed the cafe we were a large group in advance Our breakfasts were freshly cooked and very tasty Ice cream to follow as it was a hot day Staff and service were superb 👌

This little Gem is amazing. Surrounded by the river and sluice gate in Yalding, it makes for sitting there and eating breakfast a lovely change to a city or town cafe. The food is amazing with a good choice of meal for both breakfast and lunch. The staff are super friendly and accommodating. It’s our go to everyone we just want a drive out to some peace and quiet. And a fry up!

Situated in pleasant surroundings & with access to riverside walks although there is some work being carried out so not all availale. Plenty of choice in the cafe & reasonably priced. The teapots (being the main event) are unbelievable-so varied & such a talking point but very hard to pick out a favourite as they are all so unique. Just wish the owners the best of luck for the future & hope the collection can stay insitu for everyone to enjoy

A nice place to drop by for food and ice cream. Motorbikes, push bikes, walkers and day trippers have a nice place to access. Good food, friendly atmosphere. All good!!

Great cafe with good quality full English breakfast at a giid price.

Nice breakfast coffee lovely staff relaxing by the river

Stopped for a breakfast/lunch on our way home after a hen do, and was absolutely perfect. One of the best cooked breakfasts I've had for a long time. Brilliant sausages, thick bacon, thick bread, all cooked fresh. Wonderful atmosphere and friendly staff. Will definitely be coming back if in the area!

Nice place for a rideout for breakfast.

It was a really nice place and the play area is perfect for kids who want to have fun. The food and service was extravagante and it was just a really nice place.

Had a lovely BLT and a Latte, nice surroundings, right on the river Medway, gets very busy in the summer though. Great outdoor spaces if you have kids or a dog, or both. Keep your wits about you or make sure they can both swim 😉

Over priced. Over cooked. Charcoal black pudding. Rude & super unfriendly. Was always my place to go on my motorcycle but last few times staff were rude.

Teapot Island has closed and is up for sale

balding is one of the nicest places in Kent it has the river medway going through the middle where you can kayak and fish there is teapot island which is great for tea coffee and cakes and more if you would like to eat a meal feel free to go to the pub and have a pint and a nice hot meal there as well you just have to go over the bridge and in town can have a nice curry we have been to them all

Nice all day breakfast and great service. Can get very noisy with cycling groups but OK and if weather nice, sit outside. Parking can be problematic on a nice day.

This is all about location. And if you like teapots! It's a "proper cafe", in terms of teas, (non-fancy) coffee and breakfasts. Lovely location overlooking the river and ideal for walkers and cyclists to use as a pitstop.

This is a really friendly place to visit. The food at the café was freshly cooked, even though there was a wide choice. The highlight was the visit to their exhibition of over 8,000 teapots of every shape and design possible. There is a small charge, but it is was very much worth it for the time and entertainment we had. They have a small shop for the dedicated tea pot collector with some very reasonably priced seconds just outside the door, where we picked up a few bargain souvenirs. There is a huge teapot outside positioned for photo opportunities and the setting by the river at Yalding is beautiful. All credit to the dedication of the people who run this venue. Try to spot the teapot car outside

Wonderful place with over 8000 teapots. Good access and reasonably priced meals. Good children's play area. Excellent service. Located on the Medway near a marina

Lovely place to visit with great service and tasty food

Great place for an afternoon out.

Lovely atmosphere delicious food and great selection of tea pots

We arrived here at 2.40 in the afternoon, we were hungry after a long walk. We were looking at a menu, when a scruffy team member with a gnome like appearance came up to us and informed us that we couldn’t eat as the kitchen closes at 3pm. This was obviously in 20 mins from the current time. Quite shocked by the rudeness of the team member we chose just to leave. Since leaving I have found out the cafe is open until 4pm. So there was plenty of time to cook the snack like food they serve and for us to eat it. Needless to say we will not be going back. It’s quite simply in this horrible time we seem to be in where food establishments simply can not be bothered, just don’t bother giving them your money.

Wanted to visit the tea pot museum for ages, definitely worth a visit, over 8000 Tea pots and all so different and colourful, covering all sorts, difficult to describe so definitely worth a visit, you don't have to like teapots, china or tea to enjoy. Also had food there which was very nice, friendly and quick service.

An enormous collection of lovely, weird, funny and extraordenary teapots. Restaurant is good too, I can recommend the soup

We visited here and saw the museum which was large and outstanding, lots of very interesting tea pots. Despite being short staffed they were friendly and we ended up eating there. Nice place, nice atmos. Has a shop which was selling trinkets and teapots which was nice. Also very kind to my son who has too many allergies to eat and they were kind enough to let him eat his food we brought as we were buying the rest of our food there.

Boats and river. What's not to like?

Delightful. Enjoyed cream tea. Teapot exhibition very unusual

Lovely lunch with fantastic customer service. Definitely will be back

Very poor. Restaurant was bad nothing on the menu. Over heard a lady ask for something and the male waiter replied with. Can’t be bothered doing it as he walk out to serve food. The tea pots themselves for fantastic to see. Very run down place. Owner is apparently selling and you can see his heart is no longer in it..

Been coming here for years, always love it

Arrived ready for the big breakfast. No one behind the counter so the owner had to get up and serve. He was rather abrupt and quite frankly could not be less welcoming. I know the place is up for sale, but it really shows that he really does not care. The breakfast was ok, nicely cooked, funny how there is no toast on a cooked breakfast though. Whilst sat down i overhead the owner loudly telling an elderly four to not sit at that table, that was for 6 only, they had to move to a 4! Again loud and abrupt. Nothing special, no real need to go back. Personally I would go to the pub opposite of the pop up cafe just found the corner.

Very busy on Bank holidays. Had to wait a bit for the food but we were informed by staff of this. Excellent food and service considering it was the busiest time around lunch. Such a popular place and I can see why!

After a long coach journey we had a super time at Teapot Island. Beautiful area and staff were brilliant as was food 😊

Cafe looks "tired", Waiting staff excellent but mature chap taking the orders was very grumpy & unhelpful - no offer to carry my tea tray even though i'm a walking aid user. Food quite good but neither omlettes or crepes available, although on menu - " as they are too busy" Outside seating area very pleasant, overlooking the river & water race.

Smashing day really enjoyed my visit hope this remains open and full of teapots x

Friendly Staff and a unique experience. Extensive and very imaginative Museum of Tea Pots that will delight most.Enjoyed the Cafeteria to. Once you've been there it should leave lasting and very pleasant memories.

Unfortunately they were short staffed and we were a bit late in the day going there But a very interesting place

Very rude service did not stay to eat

Banging good full English ❤️ can’t beat that for sure 👍

Lovely afternoon spent at Teapot island. The high tea we had was lovely, a great selection of sandwiches and yummy scones! The service for our coach load was excellent with everyone very friendly and welcoming. The Teapot collection was amazing!!! Never have I seen so many and such a variety!!! Fantastic! 😃 Well worth a visit. 🤗

Stopped for breakfast in the lovely cafe, very busy, but the food and portions were good. We then went into the museum over 8000 teapots 🫖 in all shapes and sizes, very interesting, we managed to park on the road outside.

Lovely location. Male staff was a bit grumpy, but waitress pleasant enough. Full breakfast came reasonably quickly and tasted good. Price bordering on high. Nice place for families lunch but not sure he liked Motorcyclists.

Bit of lunch here after a morning paddleboarding and canoeing on the Medway. Okay, so 2 lots of ham, egg and chips at £12.95 each, and 2 lots of jacket potato with Chili at £8.95 each. The food was alright, but we thought it was overpriced. The ham appeared to be pre-sliced supermarket produce, and the chili was in a pot on the side, quite small and fairly bland. With drinks, the bill was nearly £60.

We went for a long walk along the River

Unusual....must visit spot. Tea great people friendly..

Lovely place, stayed there ages sat in the Garden in the sun Bless.

Amazing tea pot collection. It's up for sale. Cream tea recommended

Amazing collection of teapots. Fascinating!

A little gem in Kent! Beautiful place! Unfortunately it’s on the market now for the owner personal reason! I really recommend to go before it’s too late! There are thousands of beautiful teapots from all around the world!

It is always a pleasure to sit by the river at Teapot Island to have lunch,nice food, etc

A nice place to stop for a coffee and a walk

Go here often, always have a really lovely time. Shame it is up for sale. Really hope it doesn't change too much as owners and staff are always really friendly and helpful

We trekked to yalding and came across Teapot island. We only purchased a quick drink and used the bathroom facilities but what a cute little place. We were a little confused at the entrance as it stated an entrance price however this is for the little teapot museum. I can't say much more as we didn't stay but definitely well worth a visit by the looks of things.

Took 1 hour to put out food that was mediocre at best for far too much money.

I had to wait 30mins for sausage sandwich and cheesy chips nit good enough.doesnt take that long

I had a lovely time with my Parents The service was great. Food was lovely

Lovely spot on the river. Good service, great food and lots of teapots!

Have had 3 recent visits. Two of them for coffee and cake which was fine and one for breakfast. Breakfast visit took nearly an hour for food as they were busy but no indication given how long when i ordered which was a bit naughty. watched several people who arived shortly before me ask when their food would be ready.

We only stopped for an ice cream which was lovely.

This is the kind of place that everyone goes to in every part of the UK when on hols (usually by the seaside) as such, its incredibly familiar and comfortable as a venue. It's not fancy but it's not meant to be. It's on the river and has a garden to sit in. Loved it

I go to teapot island regularly,it’s a great little place to chill excellent food polite attentive staff , it can get busy buts that’s because it’s popular some people you give um Buckingham Palace and they’ll still moan would definitely recommend.