Tessa's Tea Room in West Somerset

In Dunster for a week and we ate here on four occasions! Breakfast, lunch, tea and cakes were all delicious. Looking forward to eating here again on our next visit

We have been staying in Dulverton for two weeks and had three visits to Tessa's Tea Rooms, in Dunster village. The food is the very best we have tasted for some time. All three visits we had the Bacon, cheese and onion relish panini, with Clasdic loaded Fries...YUM! The fries (Skinny) had melted cheese on, then sour cream and chives, then Bacon and fresh chives. We will be making both of them when we get home. The staff are so nice and very helpful, nothing is too much trouble. We will be back in 2024, for sure.

After walking with my dog, who was also welcome I stopped for a breakfast sandwich which I believe to be the best breakfast sandwich, I’ve ever heard I have since 👌

My husband and I went here for breakfast on the Sunday of our holiday in Dunster. We were welcomed by very pleasant young staff members who invited us to take a table and then order food & drinks from the menu at the serving bar. My husband had the traditional English Breakfast and I had the Egg Bacon & Sausage Sandwich. Our lattes were served very swiftly and the fresh and very plentiful breakfasts followed shortly afterwards. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff who were keen to know that everything was OK with our food and if there was anything else we needed. We went back to repeat our experience on the Thursday which was the last day of our trip only to discover to our huge disappointment that for some reason the cafe was closed that day - but it will be our first breakfast stop the next time we visit the village!

The best cafe for breakfast in Dunster. The cream tea also delicious and so was the chicken,leek and bacon pie.

I went with my partner to Dunster and we stopped here for lunch. We shared a Panini and Ploughman's for lunch and it was delicious. Perfect amount of food and more than pleasant staff. We will be returning.

Lovely, welcoming tea shop/cafe in the heart of Dunster. Accept dogs too. Nice ambiance and friendly staff. Delicious food and a good selection of hot and cold meals.

Excellent food, we had the soup and a Ploughman’s lunch. Quirky decor. Friendly staff too. Would highly recommend stopping off here for lunch before a trip to Dunster Castle which is also excellent.

Sat on the pretty tables on the front of the cafe taking in the delights of Dunster high street. We had the cream teas on offer and they were scrumptious, the scones were fresh and when covered with jam and clotted cream were amazingly good , tea just finished the course in such a delightful place

Stopped off here for food and drink whilst looking around the village. We sat in the pretty back garden of the tea room. Service was very friendly and the food was delicious. Honest and fairly priced food. My daughter loved her fresh banana milkshake and a generous plate of crumpets. We chose fruit scones as the young girl serving said they were freshly made that morning. They were beautifully tasty. Lovely cup of tea and nice coffee. This is actually our second visit here having remembered it from our last holiday in 2022. We decided to return and were not disappointed. Lovely place!

We stayed in the attached B&B and had breakfast here twice. Good breakfast selection cooked to order. We greatly enjoyed the pancakes. Milk is from a local dairy. Options to sit inside, on the street or the garden at the back.

Do not have their pasties unless youve got a cast iron stomach! The pastry is dreadful, wouldn’t want a piece to fall on my foot😱. Cost just under £20 for 2 pasties. Couldn’t even provide a receipt as card reader was not working!

During a visit to the castle (which is superb), it would have been a huge mistake not to detour here for lunch. It was so good, that we came back two days later for an equally delicious breakfast. An independent, family cafe at its best

Great service and lovely food. We had a couple of cream teas and a milkshake. The cream tea were the best we have had and the tea was piping hot. Just the way I like it. Well worth a visit. Thank you

Very friendly and welcoming. Lovely breakfast and best Belgium buns ever. Would definitely recommend if visiting Dunster

Charming courtyard which was capturing the sun and a very good cream tea. Service was friendly and the other food all looked very appetising.

Lovely cream tea in the late afternoon. Relaxed atmosphere. No pressure to push us out when they were wanting to close up.

Was really impressed by the value for money, the quality of the food was the highest out of all the tea rooms in the local area. Super welcoming and super dog friendly inside and out the back which has a lovely garden. Well done George...

We were visiting Devon for the weekend and had originally planned on having cream tea in a little village called Porlock. Unfortunately none of the tea shops were open on a Sunday. As we were in Minehead we found Tessa's tea shop on Google and...

We had two pasties, a jacket potato and one piece of cake - and the bill came to slightly over £35. The food was fine, but two blueberries in the salad garnish doesn't justify £9.50 for a potato, in my view. There was no children's...

What a lovely tea room. We had a superb lunch. I was a little perturbed by the price of an egg mayo sandwich for £8.50, what I wasn't expecting was a huge salad of couscous, leaves and coleslaw and crisps as well. The sandwich was...

Came for lunch , we each had a sandwich and a pot of tea . Everything was generous and of top quality . The sandwiches ( I had Stilton and ham ) were well filled and accompanied by salad and great quality crisps . The...

I am so glad that we discovered this lovely tea room. The garden seating area is beautiful and relaxing. The coronation chicken sandwich was one of the best I’ve had, and my partner enjoyed the goat cheese salad - it was all absolutely delicious. There...

Visited here last week and ordered 2 latte’s, 2 coke cola & 4 sandwiches - no speciality meats or bread which came to £47.35 which is a disgusting price and a 100% mark up on a plain basic sandwich. Staff we’re rude and unfriendly. Would...

Popped in here for a cuppa and cake after a few hours wandering around the castle nearby. Had a lovely cup of tea with the best iced bun pastry I think I have ever had. Delicious cakes to choose from. Lovely!

We visited today and ordered cheese scones and the cream tea, and also tried the carrot cake. All the scones - savoury and sweet were dry and tasteless. Lots of cream but not enough jam. Carrot cake dry and tasteless also. Tea and coffee was...

Well what a completely gorgeous find this place was. We had some friends for the weekend and took them around Dunster which is a beautiful place in itself. Stopped for coffee and a spot of lunch and it was fabulous. We sat outside even though...

Lovely tea room, amazing magical sun trap garden at rear, tea very enjoyable, cream tea very very enjoyable. Freshly watered plants all round create a convivial natural feel. I could spend hours happily reading a book here

We had a great lunch, including the ploughmans and Exmoor cream tea with cider of the day. We sat in the tea garden and despite being busy every staff member friendly and efficient. A lovely precursor to seeing the castle. Thank you!

Lovely tea room with a gorgeous courtyard. Friendly service with vegan/veggie choices on the menu. Excellent food - tasty, fresh and good quality. Highly recommend!

Popped in here for a latte and a coke with a nice piece of cake and a chocolate brownie. The place is a lovely little tea room in a historic little village I would recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a place...

We had two lovely lunches sat in delightful secret garden. Really delicious vegetarian options (there are non vegetarian options) at this very friendly tea shop.

Lovely bright tea room with friendly welcoming staff. I chose the goats cheese salad. It was amazing. Beautifully presented and so tasty. Highly recommend.

This is a great place with superb food and ingredients , lovely atmosphere and lovely, friendly staff. Thanks guys!

Today after walking in from Dunster beach into Dunster we called into Tessa’s for lunch. My tomato/butter bean pesto soup with grained soda bread was rich and tasty. My partner enjoyed the cheese scones with cheese and pickle and they were obviously homemade and still...

We enjoyed toasted tea cake, toasted hot cross bun and tea on a chilly April morning here. Really friendly service, lovely to be able to have the dog inside with us, and lovely food and brew. There were plenty of people sitting outside, and the...

The staff couldn't have been more friendly and helpful when our group of 12 rocked up for lunch on a busy Saturday lunchtime. Service was quick, no fuss, nothing was too much trouble. The food is good quality, especially the vegetarian options, a special shout...

Called in on a very busy day for savoury and cream tea. Staff were lovely, working their socks off and food was excellent. Loved the message on the door re staffing - we can all learn from it. Great scones. Thanks

Great little place for lunch. Service quick and good choice of food. Plenty of seating out the back or inside. Overall worth a visit.

I came here twice in my 3 day visit to Dunster. The staff are so genuine and friendly, the food was lovely both times and the outdoor garden at the back was so magical and cute. Would definitely recommend for a coffee time cake or...

We decided to visit Dunster as we had been there many years ago. My partner and I are vegetarian so I googled the cafes and narrowed it down to tessas in the high street. We went in and I saw the food served on wooden...

These past two days with my second and third visits to TESSAs tearooms and I certainly will return! The quality of the food and service today were absolutely outstanding ! The Ploughman‘s lunch that I ate l, and the cranberry and brie sandwich that my...

Incredible food, such a cute little outside space. We were so impressed with the quality of the food here and the value! Wish we could have visited more than once!

We weren't hoping to find many vegan options in Dunster but what a find this was! Many vegan options, delicious food, friendly staff and lovely cosy garden. A must visit!

Had coffee, tea, cakes and lunches here when on a short break in Dunster, so good didn’t look anywhere else to eat. Service very fast, staff pleasant, friendly and efficient, vegan and vegetarians catered for. Would strongly recommend.

Having made an extensive study of afternoon cakes (and tea), we can honestly say that this is the best tea room we have ever been to. All the cakes I have ever heard of where present and several I hadn't heard of. We enjoyed it...

Stopped here for a cream tea in the lovely rear garden. Scones were excellent, as was the service and we really enjoyed the lovely enclosed rear garden. Highly recommend a visit

We stopped here for lunch whilst visiting Dunster. The interior was beautifully done and the food was amazing! I had the pulled jackfruit burger which came with a really tasty salad! It was lovely! Overall, the food was so nice and came quickly. Would definitely...

Dropped in for coffee - in the intimate rear garden, protected from the rain by ample umbrellas. Decided to try toasties, three different fillings for our group of three. Fillings were delicious and very imaginative, accompanied by a delicious, varied and substantial fresh side salad....

Popped in for some lunch after a visit to Dunster Castle, charming little village and Tessa’s looked lovely with its blue colour scheme and bunting. We sat in the rear garden, plenty of socially distanced space, very pretty. Nice varied lunch menu including cream teas,...

We visited here twice on our visit to the area. The food was fresh and delicious. The service was excellent all very clean. We had Scrambled eggs on Soda Bread, Brie & Cranberry Toastie and Chicken & Wild Mushroom pie it was yummy. The today...

Two large scones, jam, cream and a pot of tea for £6.00 - what's not to love! Little outdoor area at the back with a mixture of sun and shade depending on what you wanted.

Really good selection of lunch options with good vegan selection including delicious cakes! Obvious care and attention to detail - from garnish on savoury dishes to extra hot water with tea. Garden seating area behind shop was very pleasant.

Lovely little tea rooms .sat in the lovely gardens great food.awesome ploughman's .in the lovely village of Dunster.think you can stay here too

Four of us had lunch here recently - delicious sandwiches and baked potatoes. Very relaxing to sit on the main street watching the world go by. The attention to detail was second to none. Beautifully-presented salad garnish on all dishes, pretty as a picture and...

Great selection of very fresh food, generous portions and evident care in the preparation / presentation. (Lovely to have a pot of hot water with our “tea for two” without asking, for example - so many places these days just don’t bother.) Highly recommend a...

I've been gluten free for years and can't remember the last time i had a pasty. I was delighted to see a gluten free one available on the menu. I wasn't disappointed, it was so lovely. The side salad was colourful with red berries too....

During a recent day out we decided to try this place for lunch. We noticed that they offered a good range of food for vegan and vegetarians as well as gluten-free meals. The soup was under-seasoned and rather bland and my partners savoury tart had...

We had a cream tea in this beautiful village and it was gorgeous. The staff are very welcoming and helpful. The quality of the food and drink is excellent. We received a huge pot of piping hot tea with lots of milk and a jug...

The reviews look amazing and the photos great! But that's not what we saw. Only outside seating which is fine, so we sat in the garden, very nice and peaceful. Decent menu and in hind sight, I think cakes and desserts are what this place...

We decided to stop here for cream tea whilst visiting dunster. Very nice cream tea, pancakes, waffle and toastie. Tea came cold but was rectified as soon as mentioned. We took advantage of the government eat out scheme so it was very good value for money. We didn’t expect 2 scones each for the cream teas! We sat outside in the small back garden.

We had a craving for a Ploughman’s and Tessa’s didn’t disappoint. There was no meat on the board, but three huge chucks of cheese, tasty bread and pickles and a lovely salad. They were friendly and quick. I recommend them.

Three vegan choices on the day we visited. We went for the curry, which was georgous! We also had the lentil pie and carrot cake to take away.. Also delicious 😋

Busy day in Dunster due to the sunny weather so was worried about finding somewhere suitable for lunch with a 1 and 3 year old in tow. Was happy to easily get a table here (although filled up later). Great range of food, and all beautifully presented. Loved the vegan options - #veganuary!Will definitely be back again next time we visit Dunster.

Highly recommend this lovely tea shoppe, great menu, using as much locally sourced food as possible. We all had different choices, and had a sample of each others. Some Aga baked bread was delicious. Lovely atmosphere we will be back

Stopped for a light snack Loved both ambiance and atmosphere, had a lovely salad, plenty of flavour. Tea was tasty and refreshing, worth a visit.

We went to this lovely Tea room about a couple of years ago,and it was so good we just had to go back and have their lovely lovely sandwiches The last time we were there we sat out in the pretty courtyard but due to time of year we sat inside,highly recommend this Lovely Tea room ,you won't be Dissapointed

After a great day a Dunster castle, popped in for some tea and maybe a cake , we were not disappointed with our choice, great range of cakes and sandwiches, banoffie pie is heartily recommended 😋

We visited dunster for a cream tea. I had two scones and cream and jam and a lot of tea. We were also given a lot of hot water. Lovely refreshing tea and nice scones. Beautifully presented. My boyfriend had double chocolate cake with cream and rasberries he was expressing how yummy it was from the first mouthful. Interesting vegan menu which i would have liked even tho I am not vegan and had already had lunch. It sounded delicious and three courses for under ten Pounds a bargain. Very interesting selection of cakes. Tables to sit outside interesting range of goods and books. Dunster a bit of a nightmare for parking one selfish person parked in a disabled bay without any blue badge.

Called in for refreshments on a rainy day after visiting Dunster Castle. We had tea, coffee and a HUGE delicious sandwich which came with a lovely big salad.

This is one Tea shops in Dunster I like to take friends and family to when they come to visit. The girls behind the counter are very friendly and the food is always good.My mother in law and I usually have the soup which is always healthy and a great taste and a cake as a treat.I went Monday 26th August, we ordered, the food came out apart from the pancake stack with was ordered for my husband.I had one mouthful of soup it stuck to the top of my mouth and scalded the roof of my mouth, I was in agony, my husband told them and asked for ice, it was so painful tears were rolling down my cheeks which was made me very self conscious.The ice helped a bit but it was an awful experience of course I didn’t eat the soup.The manager/Owner knew and didn’t even come over to see if I was ok?At the end of the meal, I said the soup was actually served boiling, and dangerous for customers, he just said well it goes in the microwave the same time, I told him that it was boiling again to reiterate. He didn’t even asked if I was ok, then said do you want your money back? Yes, he gave me the money back for the soup.I asked if he would do an incident report, which he was surprised at, so with that confirmed I was sad that he didn’t give a hoot.Will not go there again to spend my well earned cash.AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE IF YOU SCALD YOURSELF FROM SCALDING HOT SOUP, DON’T EXPECT ANY SYMPATHY OR ANY KIND OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.

Had a lovely light lunch at Tessa’s, expecting small run of the mill sandwiches. Pleasant surprise with well stacked delicious sandwiches and quality side salad. Cream teas were tasty too. Worth a visit.

2 of us ordered a cream tea, my sister being in the catering business herself. The tea was good and the clotted cream delicious and plentiful. However, the fruit scones (which need to be made that day to be at their best) were stale even after being warmed up. We managed to eat one of the 2 each that we were given and when we were paying mentioned the problem. Although we received an apology, we were told we should have mentioned it earlier and then they would have given us fresh scones from another batch. No money off was forthcoming, because we'd eaten a scone each, even though we'd left two.

As a party of four we had 2 cream Teas and two toasted tea cakes, along with Tea, and the price was very good, the food great and the service could not be faulted. We sat outside on the pavements tables but they have a great tea garden in the back.

Stopped off on dunster on way to Exmoor.Great little lunch spot with some tables out back if the weather is good. All fresh made and very tasty

Coffee & cake at tessa’s tea shop after looking around Dunster castle. Homemade cake & good coffee. Service excellent

Dropped in for lunch and from their varied menu and specials board we had the homemade soup and cheese ploughman’s. Both were very tasty and came with homemade soda bread. Prices at the top end for a cafe including £9.80 for a jacket potato. Couldn’t fault what we had and would have no hesitation in recommending to others.

Wonderful little find. With a dietery restriction it is great to find somewhere with a clear and helpful menu. It was easy to select a gluten free lunch followed by the best chocolate torte I've tasted (also vegan)

Fantastic restaurant, had steak pie with an amazing salad. Beautiful things to look at and buy around the place and just wished I had left room for the cream teas I saw others eating. Next time.

what can I say about tessas tea room other than I wish it was near where I live, we had the cheese sandwiches and the mixed salad and fruit that came with it was top of the class,absolutely delicious, the mark of a top tea room, will deffo go back

We ordered the bean chilli and the creamy cauliflower curry. Both were delicious with generous servings and reasonably priced.. £19 for two 💚

On a quick visit to Dunster we stopped in Tessa’s tearooms and were more than pleasantly surprised. Excellent carrot cake, and decent teas.

Lots to choose from if you are gluten free or vegan too. Good food and pleasant service. Excellent coffee.

This is such a picturesque area in the shadow of Dunster Castle. Very pretty inside with quaint decorations. The staff were pleasant and helpful.

Fantastic selection of GF and vegan food and lots for standard dietary requirements. Really busy, though service was prompt enough. Vegan Penang curry was awesome. Crammed down a light and fluffy scone, which came with loads of cream and jam.

A much enjoyed cream tea - fresh scones, abundant jam and cream, more than enough tea in the pot to wash it down - in a very pleasant atmosphere. (Might have preferred no background music but in truth it wasn't loud or obtrusive.)

Pleased with the gluten free options and the food on the whole was very good if a tad overpriced. Service not really up to the mark for a busy Sunday.

How do you choose in Dunster? There are plenty of tea rooms, coffee houses and pubs and some superb restaurants in old coaching inns. This one looked attractive, had an outside area and served a decent pot of tea with cakes and scones aplenty to choose from. It was reasonable, clean, cosy and it did its job well.

We visited dunster today and decided on a cuppa with a nice home made cake. We ordered tea and cake although the cake was stale and she asked about the cake we were met with thea rude answer about being his favourite cake.no apologies ot whether we wanted to change the cake.

We visited here for lunch on a very rainy day in Dunster. Warm, cosy and welcoming, well worth a visit.

Popped in for a quick afternoon bite after visiting the castle. Had a Brie & cranberry toastie which was lovely - packed full and the hedgerow salad was also a nice fresh touch with mixed berries.

Busy little cafe, good selection on menu, freshly prepared, good quality food at reasonable price. Children menu available too.

Waited over 30 mins for two sandwiches. When we asked the young lad how long the food would be he just shrugged his shoulders. The cheese and onion toasted sandwich was very full of onions and little cheese. The ham salad sandwich had cheap horrible tasting spread almost like margarine. As for the salad it had strawberrys raspberry blackberry and apple. If I wanted a fruit salad I would have asked for one. I certainly do not want it with a ham sandwich.Total waste of money along with bad service.

Visiting the area, we dropped into Tessa’s Tea Room and can highly recommend the food, ambiance and service.

Picked Tessa's tea room out of the many in Dunster, and very pleased that we did. We sat in the Court Yard Garden out the back. We had to pop inside to order, but the afternoon tea was brilliant, the scones were warm and plenty of Jam and Cream.

After a long walk we sat outside and had a coffee and a sandwich each lovely tasting and a good sized portion which is unusual these days the staff were friendly and happy lovely place to sit outside and watch the world go buy.

Had Cheese scone tea, Brie and caramelised onion sandwiches. Great portion size, fantastic value and superb service. Highly recommended. Hope to come back one day.

Wij zijn hier geweest met onze dochter van 16 en hebben een geweldige lunch gehad, heel redelijke prijs en verrassend goed en verse eten. Heel leuk zaakje.

We had cream tea there and it was very good indeed. Sitting outside in the nice weather was lovely as we people watched. Dunster is a lovely little town.

Having been subjected to offensively bad food yesterday at Butlins, this lovely lunch with a beautiful salad was just right. Beautiful presentation and lovely vinaigrettes. A big round of applause 👏🏽 for this place