The Blitz Tea Room and Jazz Lounge in Kettering

Rang to book a table for 6 with hours notice, no problem. Also told that they could only take cash that day, so was glad I booked. Service was prompt and friendly. Good portion size. Loved the atmosphere and vintage crockery. Will be back

Visited 3times in as many weeks , twice for lunch and once for breakfast Enjoyed both, very tasty fresh food , service and ambience 100% Will definitely be going again

Fantastic find. Authentic and bespoke. The food was fresh, delicious and generous. Cannot wait to go back and really enjoy the afternoon teas.

After traveling an hour by bus to visit this place for lunch, we found it was closed on Mondays!😩 Their website hours say they are open Monday-Saturday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Upon arrival, we saw their current hours posted on their door: Tuesday-Saturday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Second time we've been and as the first lovely people wonderful service. They let my daughter bring in her mini chihuahua. I had a toasties and was surprised my Daughter was able to oder high tea for one. It was plenty. So much so I had a bit. Highly recommended this cafe. Very interesting items on the walls and ceiling. The toilet is how you'd expect an older family member's, all clean and pretty.

An excellent afternoon! I would highly recommend The Blitz tea room, we have such a lovely lunch celebrating my mums birthday! From arrival to farewells the staff were very friendly and created a lovely atmosphere! We have afternoon tea for two, ordered on the day and it was no problem! Vegetarian options available. Both were delicious, fresh and beautifully presented. Excellent value for money! The tea room itself fully submerges you into the 1940s and it’s just beautiful! You could spend a few hours just looking at all the bits and pieces. But why not have a splendid cake while you are there!! Highly recommend a visit, we will be back! Thank you for a fab time!

We booked the tea rooms for our mum’s 90 th birthday and what a good choice. From start to finish the ladies were friendly and helpful and catered for around 30 of us. The afternoon tea, a mixture of sweet and savoury was perfect, with an endless supply of tea and coffee. The cakes were delicious! A great time was had by all ,making it a very memorable celebration. We will definitely be back soon. A big thank you to all the staff.

Just got home from a lovely visit to this charming little tea shop. The food was delicious, we had two cream teas and a slice of carrot cake each and we were not disappointed. The staff were very friendly and service was very quick and good value for money! Looking forward to returning with my parents one day for afternoon tea!

Visited The Blitz Tea Room and Jazz Lounge and was thoroughly impressed! The 1940s theme is executed brilliantly with authentic decor and music. The Churchill Afternoon Tea was a delight, featuring delicious homemade sandwiches, scones, and cakes. The tea selection was superb, and the staff's friendliness added to the already warm atmosphere. A must-visit for anyone in Kettering looking for a unique and memorable experience!

Well presented tearoom but unfortunately one of our cups had a huge crack. The food is basic but our toasted sandwiches were tasty. The addition of what looked like salad cream on the lettuce spoiled it for us. The waitress was very friendly but too quick to clear the table, despite the tearoom being quiet. My husband is hard of hearing and the piped music above us didn’t help.

Been going to the blitz for the last 11 years and every time we go we get a warm welcome the people are friendly and chatty and they always remember us . great food plenty of it good price

We are grinds of thirty years all spread out across the country and countries - Norfolk Shropshire and Spain . The blitz tea room is a wonderful atmospheric and friendly tea room . Service impeccable and we are always made welcome . The menu is varied - we had the Churchill afternoon tea . Delicious and conjured up memories of youth . Lovely selection of cakes and lashings of tea !

Heard of this restaurant when an acquaintance posted some photos on Facebook one lunchtime. Wife and I decided to head over to Kettering to see for ourselves. It took some time to find it as it is tucked away, off Sheep St but when we went in, the welcome made the 20 mile trip was clearly well worth it. It's like stepping back in time with the place being almost a museum to the WW2 era. Look at the photos to get a feel for the place. Food was excellent with my wife having a ham baguette and myself settling for the chicken panini. Both appeared pretty quickly, were well presented with salad etc. Staff chatty and really made the visit feel as if we were old friends. This is one of these places that you just have to visit. An expert worth repeating.

Discovered driving through Kettering on our travels and stopped for lunch. The owners were super accommodating and set up tables for us outside as the inside was already full at 11:30! Food was fantastic and service was perfect … definitely worth a visit! Amazing decoration and theme.

We were in Kettering for a funeral and went here for lunch. There is some on street parking but no spaces were available when we arrived but we managed to park not too far away. Very busy for a Monday lunchtime but luckily there was one table available. Good choice of food. I had a Brie bacon and cranberry panini. This was delicious and came with a lovely side salad. The cakes and scones looked very tempting but we resisted as we knew that we’d be eating again at around 5pm. Decor in the tearoom in keeping with the wartime theme. If we are ever in Kettering again we would definitely eat here

What a lovely place to hold my mums 90th birthday,we had a mixture of the Vera lynn and Churchill afternoon tea. The food and service was excellent and the staff went above and beyond,thank you so much

What a lovely place with gorgeous staff and beautifulsurroundings. They were so attentive and friendly. We all had the Vera Lynn Afternoon Tea which was delicious. Would thoroughly recommend.

A delightful surprise, just walked in and was transported back in time. Adorable venue, lovely friendly staff and scrumptious food !

Beautiful 40’s styled cafe set in the grounds of the local library, the staff are very welcoming, the cafe is spotless and staff very efficient. We had two toasted paninis and my husband had a fruit scone with jam and clotted cream, 2 coffees and a pot of tea, that was a bit on the expensive side costing £30. But comparable in price to other local cafes. Lovely atmosphere with nice music, we will definitely visit again and I have recommended this place to my friends.

Genuinely disappointed in The Blitz, haven't been here since before Covid. 4 of us attended for afternoon tea, paid for 2 "sharing" afternoon tea's. The quality is still there, but the quantity is not. You used to leave the blitz feeling stuffed on sandwiches and...

I visited with 3 friends on Monday 19th December for a fabulously fresh festive afternoon tea and a wonderful time. We were warmly greeted into the tea lounge, which was packed to the rafters with a large party and many other tables were taken too....

We had afternoon tea here and all I can say is that its lovely. The venue has so many interesting things to look at, full of memorabilia from the war - its amazing. The service was great and this is 100% down to the two...

Me and my wife came for lunch and yet again it was top notch 👌 my wife had a ham&egg salad and a cream tea and I had the ploughman's lunch and carrot cake for afters 😁 I would recommend this place to anyone friendly...

We came in for our four year anniversary and we’re not disappointed, lovely food abs extremely affordable. The tearoom is owned by two sisters who were lovely and so friendly. We will definitely be back and highly recommend to anyone! The scones were delicious!

Lovely setting, friendly staff, tasty afternoon tea. Very atmospheric! A little gem! A fantastic end to a nostalgia trip for 3 school friends celebrating their 70th birthdays this year!

Lovely tea room with great atmosphere only matched by the friendly efficient staff and excellent food. If your in the area I really recommend you drop in and give it a try!

What a lovely place to visit, the decor, the music, the food & the service were all first rate, will definitely be visiting again.

I've been before, but we recently took my mum to the Blitz Tearoom. The owner lady was lovely on the phone, very polite and kind in person, plus the service was spot on. Fabulous surroundings and really lovely afternoon teas. I especially loved the corned...

We visited for breakfast and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the delicious food and delightful service. The WW2 themed restaurant has authentic decorations combined with hand painted ceilings depicting a war time sky. If you’re in Kettering or even passing on the A14,...

Absolutely amazing tea room / cafe. Visited for breakfast with my boyfriend as we have wanted to go for ages! We were not disappointed, the decor is incredible and the food was lovely, service is exceptional and it is very reasonably priced too. We will...

The staff were absolutely lovely and catered for my DF and GF needs (I don’t like being so awkward due to my dietary restrictions) but they were on top of looking after me and my husband with providing excellent food. They were keeping as covid...

Loved this place, welcoming and great service. The food was excellent and the whole ambience is lovely. We had pavings and a hot pudding with custard and it was fab.

Afternoon tea to celebrate as two 90th birthdays occurred during lockdown. Lovely atmosphere and surroundings, helpful staff and gorgeous sandwiches and fayre. Would highly recommend. Thank you will come again.

We had a lovely lunch at reasonable price with excellent friendly service. What more can I say. We are going again next week!

We had come to Kettering to meet up with our son and pass over his new car. During a stroll up from the station we came across this lovely tea room. Very friendly. Great service and lots of memorabilia to glance over whilst chatting. The...

Beautiful place with lovely staff! Food was cute & delicious! Thank you to all the hard working staff here and I hope it continues for you x

Came to The Blitz today for a belated birthday treat for my husband. The staff went the extra mile and put up a banner and balloons, and the food was gorgeous. Will definitely visit again.

What an amazing little cafe , me and my fiancée visit regularly and the food and teas are fantastic !, the staff are very friendly and polite and the service is top notch, very pleasant atmosphere and I highly recommend anyone who hasn’t been before to visit, you won’t be disappointed.

We found this tea room almost by accident and were very glad that we did. The setting in the tea room is lovely, with lots of memorabilia and Glenn Miller and vera Lynn playing in the back ground. We had the Vera Lynn afternoon tea...

Lovely place with friendly, helpful staff, good food and drinks and a wonderful WW2 theme. Lots of Covid19 safety going on/ thoroughly recommend!

Went as a group to celebrate a special wedding anniversary. Had a lovely time , we were well looked after and enjoyed the unusual ambience. Had fun dressing up in the old war time gear.

I had a lovely visit to The Blitz Tea Room with a couple of friends. The owner was very welcoming and friendly. Our lunch was freshly prepared and very tasty, the ambiance was good and we really enjoyed our visit. Nice place to have lunch...

Took my daughter for a catch up it was excellent for brunch and will definitely be going again. My daughter and her partner went for afternoon tea which was excellent

We called in as a big group giving an hour or so's notice that we'd like teas and cake. They looked after us so well and with great patience and friendly service. It was lovely to be served pots of leaf tea and the home...

Came to the Blitz tea room for afternoon tea to celebrate a family members birthday. Service was second to none, as was the food! I will definitely be coming back! Cannot recommend this place enough!

Booked a baby shower for my daughter and some family. Amazing afternoon, wonderful food, top service and the owners are just lovely. They make the whole experience feel as though you are in your granny's front room! All the guests enjoyed it and I would...

We only popped in for breakfast on the off chance, but really glad we did. It was nice and relaxed food was good ( coffee wasn’t for me but I am a bit of a coffee snob) plenty of different Teas to choose from. All...

I have never been a big one for ‘themed’ places but for this place, I will make an exception, perhaps it’s something to do with age but I found it very nostalgic. They have tried to carry the wartime theme through with some of the...

Lovely afternoon tea with a choice of two options. Also salads and sandwiches plus cake etc...Go back in time to the 1940’s and sit in the Blitz’s front room!!

What a gem of a restaurant. Vintage place the decor was beautiful, the food fantastic the staff were lovely if your heading through kettering we would highly recommend

This was our second visit to The Blitz Tea Room and Jazz Lounge after a recommendation from a friend. It didn't fail to please us. What a great place this cafe is. The food was great, we arrived for lunch. My wife and I had...

I haven’t visited the Blitz tea rooms for about three years but a friend arranged to meet me there for a cream tea catch up. The place was inviting and very clean, the staff were lovely and my fruit scone was huge and light as a feather, well worth another visit very soon!

We had an Afternoon Tea at the Blitz.

We had a lovely breakfast here and really enjoy the setting. Staff are very friendly and attentive and look forward to going back for the afternoon tea as my partner was already eyeing up the cakes!

I love this little tea shop. A good selection of different teas and other food and drink. The "open" bombed ceiling and memorabilia and music from the 1940s all create a memorable atmosphere. Couple that with the warm welcome and reasonable prices and you have a winning formula.

Great little cafe tucked away by the church, very welcoming, great food, great staff and a great atmosphere. Also great for an evening visit with live music!

Visited this lovely atmospheric café again this week and what a treat. Proper tea leaves and a lovely cuppa, cake was moist and fresh, thank you, will be visiting again.

Wonderful atmosphere and food; nice ambiance. Excellent staff made us feel very welcome and enjoyed the surroundings. Well worth the effort to discover the venue - an oasis in the middle of Kettering!!!

Wonderful place, properly run with a great atmosphere. Couldn't fault it in anyway .The staff could not be more friendly. We all loved the old style teapots and the old fashioned way of making the tea. Just perfect

At £3, the tea was certainly not worth it. Although meant to be drinking tea the ‘proper’ way with loose tea leaf, there was insufficient amount to make a nice brew. Also the lid cannot be closed because the receptacle containing the leaves got in the way. Most certainly not the price of a cuppa during the blitz.

Used to be really friendly and good value cafe with a 1940's theme. Definitely gone downhill since it changed hands.

Visiting Kettering for the first time just for the day, We heard from a local person about The Blitz Restaurant, Bit difficult to Find as not many posters to help locate it. Found it by the Church , in Market Place.

Great, 1940s themed tea room, full of memorabilia & playing 40s music with a couple of Winston Churchill speeches - good themed food, no burgers & do a fab eggs benedict!!

I just wanted to say a big thank you to the staff at the Blitz who ran the private function last weekend for our sons Baptism.

What a wonderful tea room has been created here. The staff were very friendly and the tea was a modern day treat in 1939 style. Cheese and ham sandwiches with scones with clotted cream and ginger, lemon drizzle and a fairy cake to finish. All presented on lovely china plates whilst war time music played.

A tearoom with a wartime theme, extremely well done, although not that big in size. Situated just off the Market Square in Kettering, it’s accessed through an archway from the church or up by the library, parking is available nearest, in the main carpark near the church. (Pay and display - free after 6pm )

My second visit, got a friendly welcome and prompt service. Tea was served with hot water in a pot, with loose leaves in a container. When you put the tea in the pot you invert the triple 'egg-timer' device which times the brewing (weak, medium or strong). Milk comes in a cute little glass bottle. I had a fruit scone with jam & clotted cream, it was slightly warm & very nice :-) The decor is quirky & fun - all themed to the period. The ceiling is painted to make it look like the roof has been blown off & planes are flying overhead :-) I shall certainly go again!

Visit this tearoom if you go to the gallery or museum-it's just next door. Its unusual theme and decor is an excellent backdrop to a delicious teatime treat. Watch out for the Jazz evenings.

I visited for tea with the family, all enjoyed their fayre. A great little place tucked away from the hustle and bustle of town centre.

Lovely little cafe,what an absolute gem .. friendly and great quality the scones are the best I've had.

We stumbled across The Blitz Tearoom as we were on the hunt for somewhere that did cake in Kettering but not a chain like Costa.

I visited here a little while ago with my parents. The loved the atmosphere and all the old war memorabilia there. I booked in advance as I needed a gluten free afternoon tea and I wasn't disappointed. Plenty of sandwiches and cakes to enjoy and I didn't feel like the odd one out which makes a nice change. The tea room isn't very big so I would book in advance when possible. There is a choice of which type of afternoon tea you would like so there is something to please everyone. Well worth a visit.

I was excited to receive a voucher for Afternoon Tea at The Blitz Tearoom. The cafe is tucked away by the church in the centre of Kettering and is a pleasant surprise. All decked out with wartime memorabilia, wartime music and the serving staff also in 40s clothes completed the scene. The afternoon tea was also clearly based on a 40s menu of the time, which meant unfortunately for a very bland treat. Plain cheese or ham sandwiches, scones with cream and jam and some rather dry cakes.Such a pity as it could have been so much better.The quality did not match the actual cost of the tea. I recommend a visit for the ambiance, but not the food.

it is a very english type of place, lovely and plenty of war memories,articles and not only.the food and service were very good

The location of Blitz is in the town center near the lovely park and magneficient church building. The cafe has a great decoration, friendly staff, awesome food and tea selections. The music, food and environnement is soothing and cosy. We tried many selections. Loved all of them.

What a lovely little cafe. Very clean, lots of WWII memorabilia and friendly service. I had the Vera Lynn tea which was beautifully presented- sandwiches, 3 types of cake and a warm scone with cream and jam. The tea was an experience in itself with a special timer for weak, medium or strong brew. Definitely coming back and would recommend to all.

This place is so interesting with lovely old 40's music playing, along with all the decor of the era. Normally when we have a drink somewhere, particularly hot chocolate, it is not very hot and you have drunk it in minutes. Not here - huge cup with a really hot drink in it that you can sit down with and enjoy for ages whilst having a natter. The service was excellent as well. Really impressed.

situated next to the library, old manor house museum and beautiful church with towering steeple.

Located between the museum and the art gallery and near a large public car park this was an unexpected find. Decorated in a 1940 style the tea and cake were excellent as were the staff. Normal prices and reasonable choice. Plenty to look at and listen to. Afternoon tea looks good but yet to try.

We were bought an afternoon tea voucher for our engagement. The food was lovely with lots of different sandwiches and cake. Tea and coffee. Such a lovely little reminder of times gone by.

Simple , top notch wartime themed afternoon tea .... definitely recommend . The welcome and food were 1st class .

My sisters and I took my mum here for a special 80th birthday cuppa last week, she was very impressed in what she had, inside has been decorated very well and the theme suits this little place and adds to the vintage war time feeling era! Great couple of hours with mum who enjoyed it!

I heard about this place from a family member and decided to take my Mum for lunch.

Visited here for afternoon tea with family for an 80 th birthday

Lovely afternoon tea, with a friend, as a birthday gift. Friendly staff, lovely atmosphere and authentic decor.

dropped in here for breakfast last week, had a great full English and coffee, good food, good service nice place

Very friendly staff. Excellent food great tea and coffee. Decor very authentic WW2 lots to look and remember!!

Had afternoon tea here fast & friendly service lovely cakes & sandwiches in a lovely setting loved the look it’s like being back in someone’s living room from war time

Really lovely cafe with excellent food and personal friendly service. Best place for breakfast or an afternoon cream tea.

Always love the atmosphere you get here and you won’t find that anywhere else in Northamptonshire. This hidden gem (yet central!) transports you to another time with their smooth jazz, quirky decor, traditional cocktails and personable staff. A must visit for either lunch or evening entertainment and drinks!

The big band music set the stage. My daughter had made a booking which was just as well as the place was filling up as we arrived. The tea service is excellent, complete with trolly. We were a bit tight on time but the staff ably accommodated us. The panini were delicious as were the scones.

This is a little hidden gem of a tearoom. It's not cheap but the afternoon tea is amazing. We had The vegetarian Vera Lynn which is very filling, the scones are first class. You don't have to have tea, (my daughters choose vanilla milkshake and hot chocolate.) Brewing the tea by the sand timer adds to the experience though.Service is fab and all the pictures,ornaments and nicnacs transport you straight to the 1940s. Park in the swimming pool car park, walk past the beautiful church and pop into the museum next door if you have time. Love this place.

we found this lovely little cafe by accident. Once inside you are transported back to the forties (not that i’m old enough to remember them!). The decor, the music. The porcelain cups, loose leaf tea, cakes, scones, sandwiches. I had the Betty Grable cream tea and my husband had the Lana Turner Latte. Lovely cup of tea with and egg timer to make sure it’s the perfect strength. Genius! The staff are lovely. If I ever go back to Kettering, I would definitely make it my business to drop into this marvellouslesly run little gem.

My mum was visiting from London so thought I would treat her to afternoon tea and we wasn’t disappointed!

This place has great ambiance and the staff are friendly enough but it misses a trick. We had the Vera Lynn afternoon tea - the sandwiches were plain cheese or cream cheese and cucumber - they were far more exciting on the menu! Didn’t offer a choice of scone and the cakes were small and rather boring. They even charged for a second pot of tea! Never had that happen before! It’s better value to have two scones and a piece of cake.

Got stared at like I was hated by staff behind the counter, walked out after five minutes Never again

A fantastic experience visiting this beautifully themed tea room. Had our American cousin over to England for a holiday and she had read about in a magazine. We all loved the blitz decor and all had the Vera Lynn tea which was delicious, the staff were very professional and welcoming. It was a great place to bring our American cousin.

Saw a listing for this Tea room in my Tea Time magazine in the U.S. Found out it was close to my family in England, so made a point of visiting today. What a wonderful tea. We all had the Vera Lynn Tea. Lovely fresh sandwiches, amazingly tender scones, and wonderful sweets. The lemon drizzle and ginger cakes were especially good. China was so pretty. So much attention to the decor. Posters and decorations from WWII. All of the staff were friendly and took care of all requests. Greeted us warmly on arrival and thanked us as we left. I will definitely make it a stop when I next visit England.

Visited with hubby and disappointing. Only cakes available despite being 12:30 pm Good theme and nice place but sadly to only have been offered cake loses our vote

I have been to the Blitz a couple of times previously and had a lovely lunch, one visit we had the Churchill afternoon tea which was delicious.