The Cloisters Restaurant in East Dorset

Lovely cafe with awesome flapjack and shortbread. My wife was also very impressed with the hot chocolate. Great atmosphere and service made it perfect for a quick stop

This was our first time here but we weren’t disappointed Pleasant staff and service and a good menu My wife and I had omelettes and chips served with a mixed salad and coleslaw We will visit again

Remarkably good service and nice food on a challengingly busy Sunday morning with tables filling up at a rate of knots. They sorted seating for ten of us (three couples, two with small kids), did the teas, coffees & hot chocolates and delivered all the hot food promptly despite the rush. All of a high standard too.

Came along for lunch again during our annual visit to Wimborne! We didn’t think the food and atmosphere could get much better after our visit last year. We were wrong. Food was fantastic, great atmosphere and friendly staff. Very good value for money also! Definitely recommend Cloisters for brekkie and lunch!

Great little cafe with happy helpful staff! Would recommend to anyone in the area to go!

This used to be a regular place for me many years ago and I’m so glad I returned. I had to go for the famous tea cake and it was better than I remembered!!! A lovely welcome by friendly staff - I’ll be back soon!

Great service by friendly, welcoming and polite staff. Food was freshly cooked but still received in a timely manner and more importantly delicious. We will definitely be back!

I love Cloisters, always welcome and as I use a wheelchair they always put out the ramp when I arrive and find me a space in this popular cafe

Popped in today for lunch. Wonderful food and lovely friendly staff. Will most definitely be back again. Thank you!!!.

One of the best gluten free toasties we have had for a very long time. Also the staff were attentive and very courteous.

My family and I have been here many times. Always super welcoming and the food is consistently good. Pretty sure I’ve worked my way through the menu over the years - I’ve never been disappointed:-)

Had a great lunch here. The staff were friendly and welcoming, the food was excellent, portions generous and very reasonably priced.

Always get a great breakfast here. I recommend the scrambled egg on toast 👍

This is where you can get some really delicious breakfast. Their food is lovely and tastes amazing.

One of our favourite local cafes! Can't fault the all day menu and highly recommend the specials. Lovely staff, always friendly! Recommend booking a table in advance though if you can for weekends as can get very busy.

We visited Wimborne for the first time today and were looking for somewhere to eat and stumbled across the Cloister’s restaurant. What a lucky find for us. Food was first class with very helpful staff in a pleasant surroundings.

Quick service. Fair prices. Varied selection of tasty food. Perfect cafe for a drink or something to eat. I can personally recommend the halloumi and chilli jam toasties.

My friend and I regularly have lunch at Cloisters, we’ve been coming for years and usually on a Wednesday. It’s got a great atmosphere and is very busy , we’re always welcomed with a smile. Lovely staff. The food is excellent, so much choice and always something lovely on the Specials Board too. I highly recommend the omelettes , with delicious homemade coleslaw and salad but to be honest I’ve tried most things and everything is great. Everything is homemade and freshly cooked and that’s what makes it special, we never go anywhere else when visiting Wimborne. Keep up the good work and see you soon! Thank you!

Very nice place. Very busy, staff very friendly and good service. Food was amazing too , large portions and cakes looked great but didn't try them.

Great food service great and so friendly.

We were visiting Wimborne and went to cloisters for coffee, tea and my wife had chocolate cake. It is dog friendly which was good as it was raining. The only two issue's were they need to order more pastries (sausages rolls, pasties etc) as we went at lunch time in the week, not the weekend and they said they had sold out, and the toilets are up 2 flights of stairs which ment I could not go to the toilet as I have mobility issues. The coffee was good and my wife enjoyed her chocolate cake.

The cakes are always fresh and I can recommend the jumbo tea cakes, smothered in butter are amazing. We will probably have lunch there soon as it all looks delish! Staff are lovely too.

This place feels like we visited our grandparents with this amazing atmosphere and incredible food but with an absolute professional service.

Always lovely food and table service here. The only place I'll go when in Wimborne!

Excellent place to stop if you are driving on the A31 in this area. Efficient and friendly service and a good range of lunch and brunch options.

We had a Mother’s Day tea at Clositers. The staff were very friendly and catered for our dietary requirements despite short notice. It was perfect as usual !

Good varied menu and a selection of specials off the chalkboard. Tasty toastie sandwiches. Friendly attentive staff with excellent service. Plenty of tables and an upstairs room as well. Thoroughly recommend.

Really nice little coffee shop, staff were good, coffee was nice and I got a shock when I paid the bill because it was so reasonable. Will definitely go again next time I'm in Wimborne. No score for the food as I didn't eat (but the cakes looked nice)

Dropped in for lunch after a walk round Wimborne town. The menu had plenty of variety and the restaurant was busy which is always a good sign. A table for 5 was found and we were offered menus. Plenty of choice from a brunch menu, jackets, toasted sandwiches, cold sandwiches, burgers. You name it and it was probably available. 1 pot of tea, cappuccino and flat white and a raspberry lemonade. For food, eggs Benedict & hash brown , eggs royale, chicken burger, Coronation chicken, curly fries, fish finger ciabatta. We waited a short while and the food all arrived. Well presented and kept us quiet whilst we ate. 5 empty plates indicates good choices were made. My one plea, fix the latch in the entrance door. It was a chilly day and every time a customer came in or out the door didn’t close properly. Would happily visit again as there was a varied menu available, and we would definitely recommend.

A fantastic place for breakfast: friendly people, great food and more than generous servings

Booked an afternoon tea for 4 at short notice for today and it did not disappoint. Very welcoming atmosphere, cosy seating and dog friendly. Most importantly though, the selection of sandwiches and cakes were outstanding. The viennese whirls were particularly good and we loved being able to choose any drinks we liked since not all of us are tea drinkers. Very generous portions so great value and we went home with full bellies AND a couple of large doggy bags!

Had a lovely lunch, food and drinks arrived very quickly. Highly recommend.

Great cafe, staff all friendly, really good food

Cloister cafe always go above and beyond, the quality of food, exceptional service, clean and tidy environment. Relax but prompt service, love the exciting food and drinks choices to try on the special boards every time I go in. Highly recommend and will be my go to place to go in Wimborne!

My friend and I took a visit to one of our local towns and cloisters was recommended by my family. It was a really lovely cafe, not too small not too big either. The food was lovely and very delicious but there was a bit of a delay on the curly fries that we ordered. But after we asked that came soon enough. The staff were lovely and overall a great lunch x

Delicious food, friendly staff. Good value for money.

It was my Nans birthday today and my mum took her out for lunch at Cloisters! They said the food was amazing but what impressed them more was the lads working who gave exceptional service and made her day even more special. She really appreciated the complimentary slice of cake she was given for her birthday and was chuffed! Thank you so much to those boys who should deffo be rewarded for their customer service skills !!

I've been here a few times for breakfast and coffee. I enjoy the porridge or granola with fruit and I like the relaxed vibe. Service is friendly and prices reasonable.

Went for breakfast Christmas Eve. Fabulous food and servicr

Excellent food service and decent value

Fabulous Mushrooms on sourdough toast with hollandaise sauce...

The staff could not have been more accommodating and friendly.

Came with the family for Christmas Eve brunch. We all had a lovely brunch, the food was hot, good quality and lovely coffee. Staff were great, we had a few changes to the menu but everything came as we requested.

Lovely place for breakfast, on your own, with friends or with family. Great food and a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Good value for money and quality food. Booking is recommended. Dog friendly.

A quaint cute cafe right near the town square so near basically everything in Wimborne....... Staff were so friendly and courteous and the food was so delicious especially for the portion sizes and prices very good value for money not one single complaint on the service and food.. Even their coffee is lovely!!

Cloisters is always a treat. Amazing food, and the service staff are always friendly and efficient. Never had a bad experience, and I go regularly. The only downside is it's pretty small, so get there early if you want a table for lunch.

Full English. 👍👍👍, ample amount of food, very good friendly service. Very clean. Will be returning.

Lovely home cooked food. Great place to meet up for lunch. Will definitely go back.

Really lovely place. A hidden gem! I have lived locally for years and shamefully have never been here. My friend took me here for lunch and it was lovely. I had the celeriac & apple soup which was really delicious. They make a fantastic pumpkin spiced latte too! I'll definitely be coming back!

We call in here often for coffee, breakfast or lunch and have never been disappointed. Staff are friendly, very good and welcoming. Just a lovely place to have close by. Thank you all.

Love this quirky cafe when in Wimborne for a Coffee. Nice vibe and staff. Very dog friendly.

Lovely tea cake and great hot chocolate and great service

Good menu with lots of variety.

Lovely atmosphere, thank you for accommodating gluten free breakfast lovely sausages and great breakfast

Great place to stop for lunch. Friendly staff and plenty of choices. Food also great.

Nice place. We had a warm welcome. The staff were friendly and game for a laugh. Food was really nice.

Quick polite service food excellent

Had our lunch here today coronation chicken sandwich for my wife and the biggest toasted teacake I've ever seen loaded with lashings of butter, absolutely delicious. 😋

Excellent service and great food, Jack and Lily were lovely. Great place for a tasty, relaxing breakfast ☕️

hi i am a regular customer at cloisters i visited today today the ignorance of a certain male member knocked me sideways i was with my wife daughter and two grandchildren when we arrived three of the four five and six seater tables were occupied by two customers we were asked to wait for 20 mins which went on for 40 mins the shambles being not at any one time were the two x three tables occupied by two customers were any of them asked to move to a table for two utter rudeness if i was the owner i think i would of lost alot of money this lunch time 4/10 2023 one of my granchildren is dissabled and cant stand on is own so my point being how rude and abrupt the male member was and so arrogant in answering my complaint also the rudeness of the customers occupying the the tables but eh ho thats the way there brought up i watched one of the tables and in one hour twenty one cup of tea and a juice not my buisness but not the way to run it ?

The people running this place have the perfect approach.

Went back again and as hoped, the food was great - the homemade quiche is delicious. There are tables outside, inside and upstairs. Toilets are upstairs, so perhaps not easy for all to access. Very nice cafe with lovely food - we had pancakes and sandwiches. Plenty of standard lunch options, breakfast is served all day! and there is a variety of cakes. Will definitely return.

Pleasant but very busy. Dog friendly and the huge tea cake is great

Great atmosphere, warm and friendly staff and amazing food. I would give 10 stars if I could.

Poor quality food at premium prices. Should have gone to piazzo lounge in the square for equalivent cost. Eggs fried and poached came out way too hard so had to return them. Took ages for breakfast to be returned, felt we were not prioritised. The new breakfast the fried egg was good but eggs benedict poached were still too hard although slightly softer. My wife commented on par with wetherspoons and couldnt be bothered return again to ear separately. We looked across watching another customer eating the same with hard poached eggs. The poached eggs are done in a brevel poaching machine or similar and come out round like the macdonalds egg shape. Why can't they be done in a pan with water? They always used to. Upon paying the waitress who did not ask if everything was OK so I'm giving the feedback now. If they had of asked I would have said in the café. There is so much good competition in wimborne this was simply not good enough. Avoid try something else.

Stopped off for breakfast to kill some time before an appointment. Parking across the road is very handy but only allowed to stop for 30 minutes. Longer parking available nearby if needed but the service was so quick that 30 minutes sufficed. Wimbourne appears to have more breakfast places than you can shake a chipolata at but I chose the Cloisters based on previous reviews. I can affirm all the good things that have been said already. Staff are friendly and efficient, food is excellent and portions are good. I had scrambled eggs on toast with bacon and a side order of hash browns (out of curiosity since someone on here had said they were very good). Everything was freshly cooked and the hash browns were indeed excellent! The coffee is good too. If ever I am in Wimbourne again I will definitely eat here.

Nice clean place for breakfast and lunchtime, wheelchair accessible

Brilliant restaurant..try 👏 very Large delicious well buttered TEACAKES... Cappucino also very good👍

It was okay - we’ve been highly anticipating visiting due to their famous tea cakes but had sold out. We grabbed lunch instead. My partner had a halloumi toastie and was a little sad to see it was 2 very thin slices of halloumi on each side with nothing else inside (no chilli jam, seasons etc), so very bland and plain for £6.50. I had a Caesar salad which was tasty but disappointing supermarket packet style chicken rather than cooked whole breast, this was £10.50 I think. So yeah wouldn’t rush back. But super friendly staff & clean.

Fab lunch stop at Cloisters. Buttermilk chicken burger was delicious , and Chicken Caesar salad was just perfect too!! Friendly cystine’s service can’t wait to come back 😎

Went for lunch with my wife, great food and coffees and a good selection of cakes. Friendly staff and a good central location in one of the prettiest towns in Dorset. Well worth a visit.

Fabulous fabulous fabulous . Tea cakes are to die for You must visit when you are in the area… it would be a sin not to 😁😁😁😁😁😁

Lovely cafe, very friendly staff and great food and coffee what more could you ask for! Will definitely be back and can highly recommend.

Very friendly staff. Giant tea cakes are truly giant, tasty food, nice environment, and welcoming. Highly recommended.

A lovely dog friendly spot with friendly service. Food portions are very generous and would definitely recommend the fish finger ciabbata.

Very good service and friendly staff

I came here for breakfast on 10/8/2023 after reading a few reviews and it was superb. Located not far from Wimborne Minster (Church) this cafe is well staffed and has plenty of seating including an upstairs which I didn't get to see. I got the full English breakfast with a side of avocados and my wife got toast with fried eggs. We both had coffee (flat white and Chai Latte) which is not included in the breakfast and it was all superb. The staff are friendly and perhaps equally important : there's enough of them to go round. I can't overstate how pleasant it was to eat there. The bill came to just over 25 notes which seemed reasonable for what we had. It's definitely worth a visit and if you have a dog, you can bring it with you.

Lovely restaurant/café. Friendly staff and seriously delicious food! Highly recommend

Great place, had a lovely fish finger ciabatta. Place was really clean. Staff very good

great place for a nice coffee and lots of good food choices very good service

Amazing breakfast and lunch. We’ve been to cloisters multiple times and the food and drinks have not disappointed. The coffee is one of the best I’ve tasted. It is definitely a restaurant that you must visit and we will definitely be going back! Not only are the food and drinks incredible but the staff are so friendly and welcoming.

This place is the one. It was so busy, service was quick, pleasant and food was incredibly good. Honestly think this was the most perfectly cooked full English I have ever had - topped with some lush Halloumi!! My wife had the avo on toast. All the ingredients seemed of the highest quality l. Well done team, genuinely cannot fault it

Drop in early we had a breakfast. It was great. Service was excellent. Highly recommended.

Lovely little coffee shop! Best pancakes I’ve had and friendly and attentive service from Emmerson, Jordan and Matilda :). All such lovely people!

Myself and my boyfriend came for brunch last month when holidaying in sandbanks! The food was lovely, big portions and lots of variety. Great for couples, families and friends!

Visited this unique cafe with my family this week. What a lovely, inviting environment. food, service and coffee is unmatched. My children enjoyed their scrambled eggs on toast and us adults loved our smoked salmon on toast! If your wondering if this cafe is worth a visit it most definitely is!

AMAZING Brunch! Have never visited Wimborne before so decided to try brekkie here. Amazing full English, Pancakes were insane. Lots of toppings and clearly very fresh food. Service was fab too. Would 100% recommend

Visited for father's day breakfast, booking advisable. Had the halloumi avocado mushroom ciabatta lovely! Had to wait a while for my latte or it would have been 5⭐️ Pleasant atmosphere. Would definitely go again and try the giant teacakes which looked amazing!!

I booked a table very last minute for Fathers Day. The table was perfect, food was delicious and staff were super friendly and accommodating. Thoroughly recommend 😃

Popped into this quirky little cafe whilst in the town for some lunch. Friendly and attentive staff, we were promptly served. I had the Buttermilk chicken burger from the specials board whilst my wife opted for the omelette and chips, Food was well presented and tasty. We will be back.

The last time I came here a few months ago the brunch was amazing, this time not so much. Cutlery was dirty, eggs served with the Eggs Benedict were barely cooked, I thought they were very wobbly when they arrived and when you cut into...

Lovely place to eat. Delicious coffee and food. Staff are happy and friendly

Lovely food, very accommodating and a warm welcome. Highly recommended 👌

The staff at Cloisters couldn't have been welcoming to us as a group of 8 Mums with buggies needing a place to gather on the spur of the moment. Plus the coffee was delicious. Thank you!

Perfect breakfast so busy worth the wait. Giant tea cakes you need to share lovely staff and brilliant cakes. Lovely fluffy omelettes Still do the teacakes with loads of butter you have to share perfect for 2 people

When they say giant teacake they mean giant! Excellent place, highly recommended.

Lovely afternoon tea at cloisters wimborne! Great sandwiches, cakes and scones -more than enough for us both! Lovely service too! Thank you!

Friendly staff quick service and tasty food

Great place, more than a café. Busy, popular, friendly. Food is excellent. Dogs allowed. Would recommend 👌

Busy so had to wait a bit but staff apologised and kept smiling. Food worth waiting for!