The Almonry Restaurant & Tea Rooms in East Cambridgeshire

Lovely vaulted ceilings. Efficient and professional but friendly staff. The menu has a good range of options, whether you're after something light or a bit more substantial. The cheese scone was warmed, not cold, so important. The specials sounded amazing, I'm only sorry I ran out of time to go back and try them. Very popular with locals and tourists.

The best gluten free afternoon tea I have ever had, great selection of soft bread sandwiches, sausage rolls, quiche and crisps, unfortunately I forgot to take a photo but I did get a photo of the cakes, plenty of tea and coffee, plus water, the staff were very attentive and lovely, doggy bags also provided 😂

Fresh salad and crispy chips Beautiful environment .

Discriminating against Chinese people, not providing water, throwing utensils around, and treating them differently

Good coffee, great tasting cake.

Great place for a bite to eat, the service was great and the food was tasty.

The session is nice And the tea is delicious

Excellent quality coffee and cake.

Beautiful selection of sandwiches & cakes, one vega person had equally as good a selection. Highly recommend and great value.

A great place for food and tea or coffee after exploring the cathedral. Reasonable prices and good service.

A fantastic place for a lunch and drink. Perfect setting and the staff are friendly and efficient every time. Would highly recommend going if in Ely. In a very fitting picturesque location too.

Good food and a spectacular location. I'd eaten here before some years ago and was pleased to discover it is still as good.

A fantastic place to have lunch or an afternoon cake and coffee, with a brilliant location right by the cathedral

Very busy and often closed for private events.

Arrived in sunshine at 2.30 pm - crammed into the hot and crowded tea room and refused service or to sit in the empty garden area as the weather is too changeable...well still here 40 mins later still sunny...

Excellent staff with lovely views. Afternoon tea was a bargain

The food was even more delicious than we’d hoped. The goat cheese and beet salad featured the best goat cheese I’ve ever had. The BLT sandwich was tasty too. Our Millionaire Bar was super good but maybe a teeny bit too teeny? Altogether, a great lunch duo we’d visit again… oh yes, and there’s a view of the charming Cathedral gardens

Lovely surroundings and nice quality food

Lovely little cafe in the cathedral grounds.

Can I do a shout out to staff. Mags, recognised we were on a rare day trip without daughters and presented the food with a lot of thought. Food was reasonably priced, loos clean and service just brilliant.

Very slow service had to chase waitress to get served!

Pricey, but great tasting food and lovely setting in the Cathedral grounds. Profits help towards the upkeep of the Cathedral.

£4.25 for a glass of coke!!!!! How can you justify this? No booking system. The kitchen wasn't taking orders during lunch time. Seated ourselves. Left out of principle which the staff seemed more than pleased with. They were turning customers away. Place has gone downhill

Great experience, Sophie was lovely.

Great service, and a fantastic view of the cathedral from the outside garden. Recommended

Gorgeous building and superb food!

This was such a beautiful place to have afternoon tea! Staff were amazingly helpful and the food was wonderful!

Enjoyed lunch in the garden with a view of the Cathedral. Food was nice and a good summer menu.

Lovely location, lovely food and service. Well worth a visit.

Relaxing atmosphere with friendly staff and delicious food.

The food was very nicely presented and very tasty, the staff were extremely helpful the atmosphere and views were excellent

Lovely restaurant where the staff are always friendly and the food is great especially the soup which is home made

I went with my family to celebrate my birthday. It was a beautiful experience both the food and the stunning building. Well done to all the team.

Lovely place to have a snack and drink

perfect place, peaceful and quiet, wonderful view on the cathedral . Good food and lovely people.

Sat outside. A hidden treasure of a place.

On a very pleasant day, we sat in the beautiful garden overlooking the cathedral. We were seated quickly and our order was taken efficiently. The service was very good, apart from the staff manager who insisted on barking his orders at the waitresses across the whole garden and often confused them but, that aside, the waiting staff were efficient and polite. The food, unfortunately, was a disappointment. I had quiche which had seemingly only a pastry base and was heavy, damp and floppy as though it had been microwaved. It was all cheese and 2 small mushrooms with a small slice of tomato in the top. For £13 it was a very small portion and quite disappointing. The hand-full of chips was fine and the salad ok. My husband had the sausage roll which was even more disappointing. A small, generic, floppy thing, running with grease which I assume had also been microwaved. Sorry, we won’t be returning for food, despite the setting.

A lucky find and what a good one. Perfect location. Inside and outside tables. Great food. Busy, but service was still quick and the food worth waiting for. Friendly staff.

We went for afternoon tea, it was amazing and great value for money. 😊

Lovely relaxing tearoom, good for lunch, afternoon tea, or just a simple cuppa! Staff are very friendly and efficient. Beautiful garden to sit in - weather permitted!

Lovely place for coffee. I had a fruit scone. Very big but unfortunately it had a bland flavour. Friendly staff.

Good food . Great views of the Cathedral.

Beautiful location with plenty of seats. They have a wide choice of food and drinks. We all enjoyed our snacks although one of the toasted tea cakes was frozen when it arrived. The staff apologised and remade this quickly.

Really, really good BLT eaten in nice surroundings. Coffee was fine.

Nice little Cafe next to Ely cathedral. Set in pretty grounds. Friendly efficient staff. Nicely made hot drinks. Reasonable selection of nicely made cakes and snacks plus well made simple hot food. Clean and tidy. Reasonable value. Outside and inside seating. Would definatrly return if in the area.

Scones were lovely.Nice coffee too

Very good cream tea. Staff efficient even though it was very busy

We had a late lunch here. The food was fabulous, wonderful setting and amazing staff! Thank you, we really enjoyed our meal :)

Really nice place, great setting. Good food and friendly staff

Lovely little place to spend your afternoons in. Amazing food too. ❤️

Had a nice lunch here, good staff too. Will come again.

Great choice and quality of food. Service prompt.

Lovely location and excellent lunch Updated April 2024 A wonderful view of the cathedral too.

Very accommodating. They let us bring our small dog inside. Lovely tea and sandwiches

We wanted a hit drink, waited in a queue for 10 minutes, they told us that they were only doing nd drinks and cakes, it was about 3pm and that was fine for us as we only wanted a cup of tea. I checked to make sure that they could serve us quickly as we had to get back on the coach at 3.45, I was assured there would be no problem, but after being shown to a table we waited a considerable time and had to chase someone to take our order we finally walked out without being served in time to get back on the coach for a long journey back to London without having had a drink. Very dissapointing, it looked a lovely place.

We had a lovely afternoon tea here yesterday, a tasty selection of sweet/savoury treats and sandwiches! Beautiful location to Ely cathedral too

Lovely tea and cake in a historic and charitable tea room. Priced a little high for the offer to be honest and the server got several elements of the order wrong. Service was slow.

A little understaffed on the Saturday we went, but excellent food was excellent and the setting is stunning.

Great location, near the cathedral. Friendly waitress service. Very tasty cheese scone and good cappuccino. We walked around the well tendered gardens after and onto the imposing Cathedral.

We went for afternoon tea and it was delicious and looked amazing (we had to book in advance and pay a deposit). The staff was really nice and they kept refilling our tea, super fast service. The only thing I didn't like was how noisy it was, we were a table of 5 and could barely hear each other.

I went here a couple of weeks ago, food was nice, my drink was nice. I ordered a salmon bagel, I asked for no pickled cucumber and rocket, I was asked if it was a preference or allergy, I said preference. When my bagel came out, it had pickled cucumber and rocket in, the menu also said each sandwich would come with crisps and salad, I did get salad, but neither my partner or I got crisps with our lunch, staff seemed friendly enough

3 of us came on Saturday afternoon for afternoon tea as a birthday treat. Despite there being a lot of other customers the staff were really attentive and the food was delicious. We doubted we would finish it but there was barely a crumb at the end! All of the food was freshly prepared and good quality and we felt it was very good value for money as well as feeling special ✨

Tasty food in relaxing surroundings. It is very convenient for the town centre.

It was November 30th - our 38th anniversary - and we decided to have breakfast at The Almory. We don't regret it. As it was winter, the tables were concentrated in a small, but cozy, indoor space. We expected to find a full breakfast, but those who served us were extremely kind when making suggestions for our special day. We really enjoyed it and tried the famous English bread - Scone - washed down with good coffee and hot chocolate. The restaurant area for meal service is large and very elegant.

Pleasant surroundings, food okay but nothing to get too excited about

We've tried to come here three times. Once they turned us away because of a function, once we were waiting by the "wait here to be seated" sign for about ten minutes and nobody came, and once they said we could come in but they were only doing cakes. Presumably they get enough business that they can be this ambivalent towards potential customers but I would say if you are looking for lunch in Ely it's probably not worth your time trying to get seated here. The appealing seating area with the vaulted ceiling seems to close before the plainer area sometimes and is more likely to be closed for a function so if you're coming for the grand surroundings bear that in mind.

Lovely cafe, good food, pleasant atmosphere and friendly staff.

Lovely fresh food ,can get busy but they always try to fit you in well worth a visit

We love this place for afternoon tea or lunch - really lovely setting particularly in summer when you can sit outside. Food is tasty and fresh as are scones. Service a little hit or miss.

Cool space. But the service felt a bit like it was everyone’s first day on the job. Slow and we had to wait a long time to be seated, even though we had a reservation.

Excellent service, friendly staff and great food.

Nice place to visit for a cuppa and cake. Excellent location and atmosphere remind you of a nice village cafe cafe but in a cathedral. Some people might find service a bit slow, but you don't go there to rush. It's also worth paying a bit more for the visit.

Reasonable price. Warm welcome despite being very busy

Staff are too busy, the food...

Lovely restaurant,staff are friendly and helpful. The food was excellent.

Afternoon Tea enjoyed & staff helpful & friendly.

Selection of tasty and different lunch plates

My children ordered pulled pork and they couldn't eat it because it was cooked in a sauce that wasn't mentioned on the menu. When I paid for the meal, I asked what was in the pulled pork and the answer was "I don't know" she couldn't be bothered to ask a colleague.

The prawn and smoke salmon salad is amazing!

Lack of staff and a dirty cup, but a really nice, relaxing atmosphere and quiet (it was a rainy day). A wide variety of tea and cake options. Lots of seating further inside down a few steps, and the area with large windows seems suitable for wheelchair access. For such a central location it's a shame there's not enough staff for someone to wash up well and greet us at the door, but the staff seemed attentive and there were no delays.

Good food without breaking the bank.

Very busy on the day that we visited, but got an outside table for 6 of us. A few wasps around but not the fault of the restaurant. Food and drink was good. Staff were pleasant and helpful, moving us to a larger table when one became available. Vegie and Vegan options. Recommend.

At 16.15pm table dirty not being cleaned up even if we asked the waiter. Staff should be trained with proper customer service skills. Shame.!!!

A little on the expensive side surrounding good

The Almonry is the official café and restaurant attached to Ely Cathedral, and is located within the cathedral's grounds (behind the building). It's small, picturesque café that you can relax at after a visit to this magnificent church. Seating out- and inside is limited, so during peak times you'll probably have to queue for a while to get in. It seems easier to find a table outside, if you're willing to deal with the wasps in the garden, of which there are many. There's a board that warns you of that at the entrance to the café. I found this to be no issue at all, but if you're allergic, avoid the garden. The food menu is mainly confined to various cold and warm sandwiches, which aren't exactly cheap, but good. I had the "Pulled Pork Brioche Burger", which was nice, and it came with a side salad and a dollop of sour apple jam, which greatly added to the flavour of the burger (It's served separately). Yo can also pick from a variety of desserts. Generally good and very friendly service. If you're a beer lover, you're out of luck though: Only a bottle of the dreaded Sharpe's Doom Bar is on the menu.

Noisiest place I've eaten in for many years. The dining room at the primary school where I work is quieter! Couldn't cancel my order so hastily ate and left. Not recommended😬

A very nice place to have your afternoon tea! Do not ignore the sign about the wasps, they can be pretty hungry for your jam! 😁😁✌️ Lovely view on the cathedral.

Lovely setting for coffee on Ely

Happy service from all team members on a very busy day.

Interesting cafe/restaurant around the back of Ely Cathedral. Some of it is down some steps in a vaulted room. Food is good, staff are great, it can get busy. Toilets there also. The gardens are lovely. Recommended

Wonderful view of the cathedral whilst you eat your cream tea

Restaurante y café localizado dentro del recinto de la catedral de Ely, en Cambridgeshire. Data del siglo III, y en el comedor mantiene la esencia original de los techos abovedados y los ventanales de antaño. Ideal para tomar el té acompañado de scones caseros, otras opciones dulces o saladas. Disponen también de Sunday roast. Precios más que adecuados para el servicio y la localización. Área de terraza en la parte delantera.

Thus is a great place for afternoon tea and cakes. Friendly staff, very kind to my elderly mum and me. Delicious food. Beautiful gardens and the cathedral in plain view too.

Beautiful stone building, part of the Cathedral. Tucked around the back with the most beautiful gardens. Sandwiches were very portioned and a great variety of cakes.

Beautiful surroundings excellent customer service. Right next to Ely Cathedral in the City centre

Good food but overpriced . £3.95 for a small bottle of Coca Cola …🤷‍♂️ Nice views of the cathedral nearby . Wasps made outside a bit challenging . Staff do their best to cope with all of us tourists . Worth a visit

Beautiful atmosphere and views 😍

Lovely atmosphere Shame we couldnt sit in the gardens as they were short staffed and they'd been so busy they'd run out of scones 😞 But the Carrot cake and Date & Walnut cake were lovely

Had to wait over 1 hour for 2 soups. Supposed to be homemade tomato and roast pepper soup. It looked and tasted like a tin of chopped tomatoes. No roast pepper in appearance or taste. After enquiring about delay, the soups appeared and we were giving a free tea and coffee for waiting so long.

Good food at a good price in lovely surroundings.... Well worth a visit.