The Old Mill Cafe and Beach Shop in South Hams - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We visited after a long walk along the beautiful coastal route. The location is lovely and rather quirky (outdoor seats and tables are stone). We were told we were too late for paninis, so settled for drinks only. Sadly, the coffee was average and the banana milkshake totally disgusting (tasted like Nesquik, topped with squirty cream and hundreds and thousands - not what was expected, at all!). When asked if there was a water bowl for our dogs, the older lady employee was abrupt and rude, making us feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. Some staff training in customer service is required, perhaps? It costs nothing to be polite and pleasant.

Stopped for tea and coffee, which were very good. Staff very friendly, and a great position on the beach.

The best ice cream and coffee was great

Best veggie pastie I've ever had!

Delicious cheese scones, fabulous staff, very lovely venue, just perfect!

The Old Mill Cafe is in the most idyllic setting, sitting on the rocks overlooking the Great Mewstone, which is out of reach for most.

This is a perfect pit-stop if walking the coastal path, or if just out for a bit of fresh air. Beautiful re-purposed Mill House. Friendly warm staff, serving Soup, Paninis, Breakfast rolls and Cream Teas. Also a stamping point for anyone collecting stamps for the SWCP passport.

Bought a slice of cake to take away. Very thin slice, not fresh that day (somewhat dry) and charged £3.50!!

Lovely Rocky road and hot chocolates! Not too expensive as well. Friendly staff and lots of alternatives for vegans .Hopefully coming back soon.

Really poor quality sausage rolls and coffee. Friendly staff.

Really good service, nice food, great ice-cream. Lovely to sit outside with the view of the bay Cheese and ham panini, steak pasty, both good Ice cream cones came with clotted cream as an extra if you wished!

Beautiful historic stone building, perfect for a snack, ice-cream, drink or scone. Lovely view outside and great quality food. Excellent location just on the beach.

Lovely cream tea, excellent view of the beach, friendly staff and yummy Cornish pasties. My new favourite beach cafe. We'll worth the visit.

Beautiful location right on the beach. Fantastic mix of old and new seating. We had hot drinks. One was served luke warm but quickly replaced. Great service.

After a walk along the coastal path we called in at the Old Mill. Cafe. Staff were friendly and helpful answering questions about a couple of items on the menu. We both had fruit scones which were lovely and fresh. Mine was a one scone cream tea which came with a generous portion of clotted cream and a very tasty strawberry jam. We will definitely be going back.

Love the beach Cafe fine for pasties and coffee tasty but not too many staff Cafe looking a bit shabby The ice cream shop up the top is good for an array of ice cream but only one staff Need to clean the fridge where the ice cream is ...very dirty looking

Sat outside for a coffee and sandwich, felt very uncomfortable because of the litter and it needed a good sweep. Hygiene seems to be last thing on those who work there. You get served and they just walk over the litter once to you and then back. A tip to all food outlets keep your place clean you will get more people visiting your place and that means more money. If they cannot be bothered outside then you wonder what the inside is like.?

We visited this beachside cafe this afternoon and as expected it was busy so we had to queue to be served but it was definitely worth the wait. We were easily able to get seats inside and had an excellent cream tea with the most delicious scones. Highly recommended!

Price of their cakes, chocolate is rediculous and terrible for families £1 for 1 Kit Kat !!!! Yes £1

No complaints about food or drinks, Just the staff, do not seem to want to be there. only opens when it suits, run out of food early in the day, any weather conditions is an excuse not to be open. If we want to guarantee a good cafe we go to a National Trust, Not this one! We take picnics now, as we do not know whether it will be open or have the food we require. ALSO why is it not open 9 - 5.30 like all other cafe's, This cafe has amazing potential.

Lovely friendly café right next to the beach .

Amazing old building right on Wembury beach. Loads of history. Fab food. I had a pasty which was delicious and hot. Good selection of food and drinks etc. has indoor and outdoor seating or just sit on beach etc.

Stopped for refreshments and it was delicious, a lovely spot right on the beach. Very clean and staff were nice and friendly, even had dog treats

We were there from opening time last weekend (half an hour later than their Facebook page said) although the pasties and coffees were great, the length of time to get served was atrocious, there were 3 staff on, a few people in the queue and we deliberately chose food they had to take straight out the cabinet and still it took a full 30 minutes to get served, understandably people were just walking away after queuing for 15 minutes, the sausage rolls aren’t too good (funny texture, almost like veggie ones) and you would have to have a lot of time on your hands if you wanted to try something cooked fresh like a bacon bap. Three stars because the staff are really polite and friendly, the pasties are lovely and the location is great. I would suggest that due to the erratic opening times (if at all some days) which may differ significantly from their Facebook page and excruciatingly long queuing times that you take your own food and drink down when visiting Wembury beach and view this place as a back up.

Maybe call and check they are open before coming, winter hours are weather dependant, even though it will say 'open now' on google

Be warned! My husband and I really looked forward to a cream tea here after a long walk. In fact, we walked two hours specifically for the tea at the end. I checked online that they would be open. They said they shut at 4. We arrived before 3.30 and it was all locked up. Tired, hungry, thirsty and disappointed, with a long walk back to a cup of tea at home.

We had some lovely Cornish pasties in Devon.

Fantastic Take Away Cream Tea in brown paper bags, the best we've had for some time. Not able to sit inside, as they are keeping to Covid restrictions, so sat outside in the courtyard.

Stopped off at end of a coastal walk and greeted by this lovely little sheltered cafe which serves excellent pastie & cream tea so much that we had to order 2nds. One of the better cream teas we had in Devon on a 10 day holiday. Nice coffee was a bonus with the lovely views of the beach behind.

Had such a yummy raspberry blondie with an iced oat latte this week. Recommend 😋

If I was basing this review on food alone I would give it 5 - couldn’t fault the pasties, panini or cakes. However, the service seemed chaotic and unprepared for busy periods. They were clearly over stretched and struggling to cope with demand. Maybe they need more staff or (like a lot of hospitality venues) are maybe struggling to recruit at the moment . Either way, it devalued the experience for us. Also, the young girl serving us came across as rude - no smiles, didn’t speak and didn’t say thanks or smile when we helped her when she was struggling with the card machine. I appreciate she appeared young and inexperienced but if you are putting someone ‘front of house’ they need to show a bit of warmth to customers. I think they were just all stressed with the heavy workloads. There was a strange smell outside the venue too which didn’t add to the experience when you had to wait for your food and stand amongst it. This place has potential - it’s a good menu, ideally located, right beside the beach and the food was good. Service and system let it down. Also the beach isn’t great so don’t rush if that’s your sole reason for coming.

Why is there a surcharge of 40p for decaff? I have never seen this anywhere. Pricing needs reviewing. Carrot cake was delicious.

Stopped by during our coastal walk. To be honest we weren't expecting much and ordered some pasties as sustenance. Was pleasantly surprised. They were gorgeous much better than any traditional shop bought version. Pleasant service too My husband already wants to go back!

Very nice coffee with lovely views over the beach to the Mewstone well organised with COVID safe payment and collection

Our first holiday since lockdown to Wembury. NT cafe opened for takeaway at Noon, had 2 delicious pasties enjoyed on a picnic bench looking out to sea. Toilet facilities open, weather was kind to us.

The service was pleasant, the wait was considerable (considering it was for three sandwiches), but it was tasty on a cold damp day. We were a bit disappointed with the size of the drinks given the eventual cost, though it's a really convenient cafe that must struggle during this awkward Covid dominated time. I'm sure we'll be back and I'm sure it'll be better when it can serve food properly again - the cakes looked very promising!

Amazing cream tea! Worth driving down and finding after a bracing walk along the coastal path. Great attention to cleaning in current times and their takeaway cream tea was perfect - good size pots of cream and jam and nice warm scones.

Amazing cake, lovely ice cream too, amazing to just sit and enjoy the view of wembury beach.

Coffee was brilliant and smooth

Nice little cafe in general but scones just about average. Try elsewhere to get the real experience.

Called in for a light lunch whilst visiting the marine centre. A small café in a lovely 150 year plus building in a beautiful position by the rocky shore. High vaulted ceiling with exposed timber rafters. Very tasty pasties and sausage rolls with side salad. Soup of the day (sold out), sandwiches etc. Weak coffee.

Friendly service and tasty take away coffee

Had an afternoon tea and a bacon sandwich which was delish with thick bacon. Being American but having a partner who is British, I have certainly become a lover of the cream tea! We will be back soon!

Fantasic cakes and lovely atmosphere.

Really nice toasted panini with great sea views

Firstly the staff were amazing. They are genuinely lovely and really take care of customers, even a few annoying ones who ordered something then said it wasn’t what they ordered (overheard the convos). But they all acted professionally apart from one worker who I assumed was the manager? Was very rude to a few customers and it very obviously made the rest of the staff feel uncomfortable. I’ve read the one star reviews and it’s quite obviously the same person. It’s a real shame but I hope the management changes or sees this review and realises how it can effect custom.Overall good but it’s sad to see the staff demoralised by their management. One staff member actually apologised to us.

A lovely cafe on the coastal path. Great sandwiches

Very nice cup of tea and coffee with a wonderful view will be back .

We popped into this cafe with our two little grandsons for afternoon tea. The scones & tea were very good, beautiful setting, very attractive inside as well. The big flat step into cafe is the grind-stone from the mill. The history of the place is around the walls. Very pretty decoration.

We ordered 2 takeaway teas. The staff were pleasant and we were asked if we wanted milk. After we left and had taken the lid off, we realised we had a cup of hot water and loads of milk. There was no colour or taste. As they had left the tea bag in the cup eventually by the last mouthful there was an almost acceptable cup of tea. Management must make sure their staff know how to make a cup of tea. Until that happens stick to ready made drinks.

Nice setting, on a hot summer day, disapointing range of food and was expected to clear own table and nowhere to put rubish.

Fabulous food very reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend.

We stopped off at The Old Mill cafe in the afternoon of the last day in May, which had turned unexpectedly sunny. There is a limited amount of seating inside and outside and as the day had turned sunny by that point we had to wait a few minutes for a table to become free. Once we finally got a table we made our choices and I went up to order. Again, there was a little bit of a wait to place the order; I'm not sure if they were understaffed due to not expecting the sunshine to bring people out (although there seemed to be several staff serving and clearing tables) or not but eventually I was able to order the I've creams for the kids and the cream teas for the grown-ups. While I was given the drinks straight away, the was a bit of a wait once again for the scones but when they arrived they were still steaming, fresh from the oven. Thankfully the wait was more than made up for by the quality of the scones.

Historic former Mill right on the beach - unusual! I had both lunch and Cream Tea here as I had a enforced delay as the Ferry from nearby Warren point was closed for 3 hours.I had a Pasty and Cream tea (see photos), both cost £3.50 each which is chesp for the area. Both were good quslity with friendly service.I was a happy punter!

Could be cheaper. Good quality though.

Very nice spot and very pleasant staff

A tidy little cafe in a beautiful location on the beach, lovely for a cream tea after a lazy day, or a nice brisk walk, stunning scenery, free parking if you are a member of the national trust.

Excellent service and helpful staff

Lovely cafe on the beach nice coffee great bacon sarnie. Sells drinks hot snacks and soup.

Obligatory stop in a national trust cafe after a nice walk. Yummy pasties, coffee and hot chocolate.

Always stop in this cafe when visiting. The food is lovely and is a great setting overlooking the beach.

Great location! Friendly staff and good coffee and hot chocolate .

Gluten free bread is available which opens up the menu to coeliacs and those with gluten intolerances. Quite rare to find in small beach cafes like this. Great coffee too!

Blustery day, chilly outside and high tide on the beach, we thought we would retreat to the cafe which is currently only open at weekends as its off season. However, the cafe was only fractionally warmer than outside. They had only just opened but there was no sign of the log burner being lit. Visitors who haven't been before could expect the usual standard of cafe that is normally on offer at national trust locations but this really isn't what you get. Staff are kind, friendly although it would be nice to be greeted in walking through the door. The food is mediocre but welcome of course in a chilly winters day.

Cant beet having this place right on the beach. Lovely cake and other food but I'm a cake and coffee person and its grate.

The cafe provides a lovely heart to the beautiful Wembury beach.

We always stop at the cafe when we visit the beach. Their pasties, sandwiches and cakes are excellent. There is a good range of hot and cold drinks, ice cream and crisps as well. The staff are friendly. Plenty of room both inside or in the yard outside.

Good variety of delicious food in cafe, ample parking, steps down to cafe so no wheelchair access and no disabled toilets. Walking is fairly even round to Plymouth sound with a good variety of wildlife .. sand lizards and insects. Footpath no good for wheelchairs.

A very good light lunch break on the Coastal Path walk - especially liked the savoury cream tea! It was busy but friendly and efficient

Food very poor & bland, side salad needed a dressing, , also ordered a local Cider,(Devon?) and was presented with a can of Thatcher's gold (Somerset) (overpriced) which they obviously picked up in the local shop, and a plastic cup!

Delicious slices, best bacon sandwich I have ever had and good coffee all with relaxed pleasant service. It's a little small inside so on a blustery day you may need to wait for a table.

We visited the cafe two or three times whilst staying in Wembury and every time we went in we enjoyed our visit.

Hubby and I found this lovely little cafe whilst driving round the coast line.. had coffee and cream teas.. all very tasty. Other food being brought out for customers looked very tasty, especially the egg and bacon sandwich!!!

Nice food great coffee reasonable prices and the food is freshly made. It’s the first time I have sat on the beach with a lovely fresh bacon sandwich and freshly brewed coffee for a very reasonable price.

This is a National Trust building with a cafe run by another concern. A table numbering system would be good to avoid staff trying to find the owners of orders when they come out and mistakes happening. The food was ok. Coffee was not great quality and the cup was quite small. Nice to have this available at the end of a coast path walk and right on the beach.

Been three times on our walks from nearby Heybrook Bay along the coastal path.

Visited this café with my family as a treat on a lovely hot day. Sat outside as umbrellas were available in this heat, always a bonus! Staff provided me with water for the dog bowl. My daughter is gluten free but managed to have a gluten free cream tea! Me and my wife shared a savoury cream tea which was the best cream tea I’ve had in Devon! Staff brought our teas out for us and were very friendly even whilst it was busy. 100% will be going back for another cream tea! Had ice cream after too which pleased the kids and kept them happy. Looking forward to our next trip here. :)

Great homemade pasties - both meat and veggie options. One of the highlights of our holidays! Oh - and the snorkelling off the beach is pretty amazing too.

With a beautifully secluded garden by the beach, great food and outstanding service, the Old Mill is well worth a visit. The staff couldn’t been more accommodating. Thanks for your help.

Lovely old mill coffee shop, good coffee and cake. Sat outside in a small court yard on stone steps with stone seats mostly, which just added to the experience.

Great egg and bacon sandwiches on doorstep thick extra soft bread. My latte was great.

Cafe has limited range but ideal for people on the beach and passing coastal path walkers. Limited seating inside and out. So pasties, bacon butties, etc. Coffee good.

Do milk alternatives, nice sandwiches stuffed full, cakes, biscuits, chocolates and buckets n spades

My son, his girlfriend and myself. Went 20/05/2018 to have a nice rest after a walk, they only had one Roasted Vegetable pasty left and we wanted three, so we had the last one, along with soup and traditional pasty and a lovely cup of tea. Food was tasty and i had a cake and that was nice too. Friendly staff, refund on a extra pasty rectified swiftly. Highly recommend.

It was a lovely sunny day so we thought we'd try the Old Mill Café for some tea and cake. Checked the website to find that they closed at 4.30pm so we headed on down at 3.45pm only to find a sign on the door stating closed from 15.30 - one hour early! So that was a waste of time and petrol. I could have understood it if the weather was bad, but on a day like today, with plenty of people about, it's not good practice to shut customers out.

A warm day when we visited and water was happily brought out for our dog. Lovely coffee and snacks and a good situation almost on the beach itself.

This is a lush spot for a brew and a bit of cake. The choice is not vast yet it is a small place and all they do is very nice. Staff are very nice.

Small but perfect for grabbing a coffee, had the loveliest pasties on a cold Feb afternoon. Definitely worth a visit.

A lovely place and superb watering hole if you are walking the coast path or on the beach. The breakfast bacon and sausage sandwiches are the best we have found in South Hams. The cakes are great to

Great little place with a lot of interesting history. Food is a little expensive but worth the extra as great.

Fabulous homemade soups, and fruit & yoghurt flapjacks to die for! Open every day till about 4pm. Weekends only after September.

Ho potuto gustare una buona tazza di tea con amiche in questa piccola caffetteria sulla spiaggia in un bel pomeriggio di sole con aria fresca, peccato che chiudesse alle 4..

The last 2 days we have walked our dog Shelby on the Wembury to Heybrooke Bay coastal path. Both days we have, on return to Wembury, had lunch at The Old Mill Cafe. Their bacon/egg/sausage sandwiches are lovely. We also tried their cream and savour teas which are also very nice. The plain scones are huge and very light, gorgeous as is the savour scones made with cheese and spring onion, tasty. All the cakes look fresh and yummy. We had the caramel shortbread and yogurt covered fruit flapjack slice which where gorgeous too. Would highly recommend a visit.

Stopped off here on our way back from a long walk along the coast. A beautiful setting on the beach,...

Quaint little place that serves a good range of simple food and cakes. Perfect for lunch or afternoon teas.

Excellent place to get a bacon, bacon and egg of bacon, egg and sausage sandwich....chunky granary or white bread...local fillings...

Right on the beach, seats outside and in. Typical menu is baked potatoes or soup. Plus pasties and sausage rolls....

Visted on a Sunday, cafe seems very sweet. We spent a fair amount of money on coffees and cakes for six people and asked for some boiled water to make up some baby food. I had to ask three times (including when I initially ordered our things).

The food is great at the old mill cafe, breakfast sandwiches and cream teas...delicious!We were in Wembury for a week and ate lunch at the cafe 4 times.

Very Small beach cafe and typically National Trust. Pasties snack and very good cakes in a tiny cafe with limited outdoor seating as well.