The Orangery Cafe in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

gorgeous cafe!! probably the most peaceful coffee i’ve ever had, just a lovely atmosphere set in the middle of a lush green park in a magnificent building :) would recommend sitting outside it’s bliss!

20 minutes in the queue to purchase 2 cups of coffee!!! They could do with having someone solely on the coffee machine. Pleasant staff tho once I got served!!

Great place (particularly seating outside when sunny) and tasty food. Very dependable!

Very friendly atmosphere. Staff are most efficient.

Very busy today service a bit slow

Very pleasant outside terrace,good menu at a reasonable price, Situated above the park and connected to on of my favourite art gallery’s

A relaxed location, nicely located in a park. No noise of cars or whatsoever.. very nice food.

Delicious food, friendly staff. Gladly again!

We had lunch here today, delicious sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, lovely fresh cakes and the best scones we have had in Cornwall so far. There is inside and outside seating, although it gets very busy, you choose at your table and then order at the counter. The service was helpful and friendly, and we all cleared our plates! Our favourite cafe in Penzance.

We go there once a week and experience lovely staff, lovely food and service. What more does one want ?.

Always a lovely place to meet and eat. Delicious food

Lovely setting with inside and outside seating. In centre of park with lots of huge plants around plus a very friendly little robin! Very popular and busy. Menus on table and you go up to counter to order - lovely toasted sandwiches, cakes and other yummy dishes.

It's a nice spot with top quality hot chocolate and lovely staff. If I lived here, this would be my go-to cafe

Busy. Was given the Penlee Galleries guide's table by the window overlooking the gardens. Absolutely bucketing down with rain. Fabulous vantage point and food. How refreshing to find a tuna sandwich with beetroot and horseradish slaw...

What a lovely setting. Friendly staff, enjoyable food, very busy. But! So many trays of dirty crockery and cutlery left uncleared on so many tables. I cleared three trays piled high from the only table with space to sit. A shame, as it rather took the edge off of the experience.

Lovely cafe in Penlee House. Very friendly staff and fresh, tasty food. They seem to cater for all your needs, whether you want coffee and cake after a stroll around the park or if you are in need of more sustenance, they will give you what you need... Very welcoming for dogs and a variety of seating inside or out. We will be back! 😁

The cafe does get rather crowded so on some of our visits we have not found a table. Pity they don't have a larger table where you can share as often solo or couples hogging a table for four. Staff are friendly, food is simple but good. Most recently had a spinach and squash soup which was a bit over the top with the pepper. Bread is decent and cakes are good too. Outdoor seating for warmer weather. A dog was eluding its owner on our last visit and scurried under all the tables. I helped to catch it, some people in there not too happy especially when I nearly knocked someone's teatray over. You have to queue at the counter for service which can be a bit of a bind, as it seems to be very slow and it can get a bit congested

Very expensive for very mediocre sandwiches with cheap dry brie. If you do visit the gallery I suggest you eat elsewhere as we all left feeling we had been totally ripped off

Lovely sandwich and toasted sandwich, and local cider. It was busy even in January. It was warm enough to sit outside under the canopy. Friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere.

I love the Orangery! The food is always presented well and tastes lovely the staff are lovely too, very polite and helpful. Keep up the good work guys 👍

Great food and drinks. Lovely staff. All food freshly cooked and very tasty. Hot drinks are good quality. Brilliant place to visit

Quite a range of food made in house at reasonable prices.

We had noticed this cafe on a previous visit, and as we were all hungry decided to stop off for some lunch here. My partner and I had sandwiches and our daughter had a half sandwich. The bread was delicious and so fresh, it was simple but exactly what we wanted. We even took some yummy cake home too. Thank you so much to the friendly staff. We will certainly be back again.

Very pleasant pleasant place to have a morning coffee.

Absolutely amazing food! We had the soup of the day which was butternut squash soup and it was great, well spiced and tasty. It comes with the best garlic bread I ate in my life. The coffee is very good quality too, highly recommended 👍

Gorgeous cake, very friendly service and very nice surroundings

This is a hidden gem for Penzance. I have been to the town many times but only just discovered The Orangery. The food was immaculately presented, deliciously tasty and (with 2023 food prices), a very reasonable price. It's packed with locals, the team are friendly and know many of the regulars which creates a friendly atmosphere.

It's been a while since I last visited, but the cafe has not changed. It was, however, a delightful surprise that the prices remain very very reasonable. Most places in Penzance are now charging £9 - £10 for a sandwich. My friend and I both had absolutely delicious prawn sandwiches, absolutely loaded with prawns, for £7.75 each. The setting is delightful, we sat outside in the shade surrounded by trees and enjoyed watching the world go by! A definite gem.

Visited twice this week with friends and just perfect, delicious food, lovely relaxing atmosphere, friendly staff. The vegan chocolate cake is absolutely amazing (would like the recipe 👍🥰 please) !!!

Great place for a casual lunch before visiting the gallery. Very large portions! Quiche was amongst the best I have tasted

Excellent little cafe / restaurant, with a menu of sandwiches, salads and homemade cakes and puddings. Especially good place when the weather is good enough to sit on the patio outside.

Best cheese scone I have ever tasted!! We love visiting The Orangery & always really enjoy our food & drinks. It is such a beautiful location. Highly recommend..

Good options for both breakfast and lunch. Plenty of choice of cakes and scones. Well made flat white. Plenty of seats outside if it's a nice day.

We come here 5 or 6 times a year when on holiday. The gardens are so tranquil and it is the perfect setting for this wonderful cafe. The staff are lovely and the home made food is delicious. You can sit on the veranda and watch the world go by and listen to the Robins, wagtails and blackbirds singing. Absolutely perfect....

We love the Orangery! The food is always excellent, the menu doesn't stay the same and they have a variety of cakes and desserts too. I don't know how they do it! There's outside space for sunnier days too.

We opted for the soup of the day and it was absolutely delicious. We also had a cheese scone each which was one of the best we've ever had. The staff were very friendly and the garden outside is stunning. Will defintely visit again, highly recommend.

A perfect pit stop for a quiet coffee and slice of cake within eden-like surroundings. We sat under a large umbrella in the rain and had lattes and shared a piece of bakewell cake.

Lovely cafe set in the beautiful Penlee Park. Delicious homemade food, the quiche is always a gold choice although it is very popular so does often sell out! Good coffee and friendly service. Only downside is they don't let you book a table and they are usually very busy at peak times.

Food was lovely, and very tasty. Staff were friendly and very helpful

Excellent home made food,try there Soups best ever

Had Light lunch Quiche very nice. Toasted sandwiches and salads soup available but no cooked lunches. Also cake and cream teas, with various other beverages. Very busy but service excellent. Worth a visit.

Good food, plenty of choice, all nice & fresh

We have been staying close to the park for our holiday. It was great to be able to walk through the park and have a delicious breakfast. The staff are friendly and all the food is freshly cooked in their kitchen. Drinks were good too. We can certainly recommend a visit. You won't be dissappointed.

Very attractively situated with a few indoor tables and more on the small terrace outside. The gardens are lovely and it's a pleasant, tranquil spot in the summer sunshine. The snacks/drinks are very nice and of good quality. It's a lovely spot next to the Art Gallery and tennis courts. A v pretty part of Penzance.

Perfect setting for a summer lunch in Newlyn. The outdoor seating is a mixture of shade and sunshine, so take your pick. Drinks are self-service, food is brought to you. A good menu. A bit pricey, but worth it for the setting alone. Food was enjoyable: lived up to the descriptions on the menu boards.

Randomly found this whilst on a 2 day break in the area. Situated adjacent to the gallery in the park. Wanted a quick bite for lunch. Really good cup of coffee, great cake and a demon BLT. Nice staff. Yeah, pop in for a bite

Perfect setting for lunch or afternoon tea. Great coffee and cakes to die for. Then you can stroll in the gardens, talk to the squirrels and chat to the dog owners.

Lovely cream tea on a beautiful Sunny day

Such a nice space outside to have a cuppa and something to eat ☺️

Sat outside in the sunshine with a gorgeous tasting scone and oat milk hot chocolate was the dream come true. The scone was gorgeous and warm. Would highly recommend coming here. The menu had lots of options so we will be returning for lunch at some point.

A nice place to go for a cup of tea or a coffee and a meal

Great menu, lovely freshly prepared food. Beautiful park setting.

We visit every time we visit the area as the scones are amazing! Staff are friendly, place is always busy but you never have to wait too long for a table

Had a quick lunch in the sun after visiting the museum. Not bad and good value. Nice range of cold drinks for summer

We were looking at the wonderful gardens at Penlee when it became lunchtime . We had a simple meal and tea for two , observing the in place safety measures , and it was enjoyable looking out over the gardens .

Excellent home cooked food with friendly service in a lovely location at Penlee House museum/gallery. Sat outside on the terrace (luckily most of the tables are covered in case of rain!). Enjoyed a light lunch of soup with sourdough, followed by a perfect cream tea with homemade scone, Cornish-made jam and cream.

Reserve a table in advance and then choose from all the light lunches on the menu board. Only 3 customers in the queue remember. Great soup, sandwiches, cakes all freshly prepared.

Lovely coffee and hot chocolate

It's a lovely place for coffee and food. Just wish people would stick to the rules.

Enjoyed very good coffee and cake here with a friend this morning. As it's very popular we got here early so as to get a table.

Nice place and staff and menu. Well cleaned during covid. Good outside eating area.

Always gorgeous food! Gorgeous soups, full sandwiches and the deserts and cakes amazing. Lovely atmosphere especially eating on the terrace. Lovely staff. Best place to eat in Penzance....can't wait to go back there again.. Thanks all involved!

I ate a delicious brie, bacon and cranberry sandwich on the attractive terrace. My friend ordered the quiche which was sadly neither hot or cold. However,both coffees were excellent and the cheese scones were out of this world. Will definitely return.

We had lovely food, with a nice wine and a beer for my husband. this was a very clean place, we would recommend

Food is nice. Setting is nice but miserable staff who do not make you feel remotely welcome. They need to attend a customer service class and learn to smile!!

I have eaten here several times. An attraction is the outdoor terrace which even in winter can be a lovely green place to enjoy a coffee. The food is very good, cakes and savoury, with lots of choice and worth a visit even in the rain. It often gets full at lunch times.

This place is very nice, the food is delicious and after eating there are the books, calendars and pictures to browse through

Came for coffee and stayed for lunch! Lovely atmosphere . Enjoyed the fish chowder for lunch - very filling with sour dough bread.

There is a lot to recommend about this cafe but if you arrive for lunch, we suggest that you arrive in good time. The cafe is small and cramped and we arrived at 12.15 in time to claim the last available table (mind you it was half-term!). Aspiring diners after this were having to wait for a table to come free. It was pouring with rain as well so no opportunity to eat outside. The food offering is high quality and a bit more adventurous than the average cafe. Cakes are excellent. If you like builders tea great, otherwise ask for extra hot water. The milk jugs are too small so we had to return to the counter to request extra milk when it ran out.Service was pleasant and, given the number of customers, was relatively fast. Overall the experience was good and with the added bonus of visiting the art exhibition in the adjacent gallery.

This cafe is excellent. We had lunch the other day, and this was the best crab sandwich I have had in a long time. Everything is made on site, and I only wish I had had the time to eat more!!!

I had completed the Lands End 100 in the morning and after a shower and short but interesting walk through the park we came across the Orangery and were surprised to find a little treasure! Yes friendly staff but the Mushroom and Tarragon Soup was just sensational! thank you. f&s.

We stopped here around 4 in the afternoon for a cream tea after walking around Penzance. We had been looking for a place that was a little less crowded than what you may find in Market or Chapel street and this was a nice little shady bit spot; though still crowded from the visitors to the museum. Service was all counter, and it was a bit of a job to secure a table as people came and went; but once we were situated, it was good to relax in the house grounds and feel the sun on our faces.

Fantastic and brilliant and fabourlous and beautiful place To eat the staff are friendly

Taking advantage of a lovely sunny day we ate outside. Toasted sandwiches were great but did take a while to arrive. I was very disappointed to find the crab sandwiches were sold out! 1 week in Cornwall and I’ve failed to get my hands on one anywhere!We saw the rogue seagull in action but he did only pounce after we had got up to leave!Overall a bit on the pricey side for the sandwiches....had I had the crab sandwich it would have cost me £13.00.Attentive and pleasant staff so recommended

Firstly we had a wheelchair and this premise is accessible. The menu is lovely.. No chips so it's healthy as well, it's not cheap but the food is lovely and tasty. I can highly recommend this cafe but it does get busy

Delicious meals and cakes. Not the cheapest place but you can get reasonable items if you observe menu. There's limited space indoors but on a sunny dry day you can sit outside.

Friendly staff, clean tables and good food - not cheap but you do get all the trimmings such as a large helping of salad with your sandwiches/quiche. Everything on offer looked very tempting.

We were keen to find a lovely cafe in the sun and found the Orangery to be exactly what we were looking for.We sat outside in the sun after ordering and enjoyed the warmth.To our dismay one of the staff came out and put an awning over the outside area. Our warm day turned into a cold lunch.We asked why and was told it was due to a rogue seagull. Having lived in Penzance all my life I don’t feel a single naughty bird should result in a large number of customers being put in the cold shade. If the grumbles and moans were listened to then I’m sure the seagull would have seemed less of a problem compared to being cold.Please seek another solution to the seagull such as ropes with bunting that other places use.I will probably be back as the food was lovely but only if I know that I’m not going to be pushed into the shade again

The Orangery. As usual, it's perfect. Good coffee and cheese scones to die for and big enough to share one between two. We sat on the shady side of the sunny terrace surrounded by spring growth and bird song. Heaven.

Food very good and prices reasonable .New staff seem to bummble about, but they will soon learn the ropes.

Inside Penlee House, the ideal stop either before or after visiting the exhibition(s). We sat outside in the February sunshine and enjoyed a mid morning coffee and cake - delightful.

Curried vegetable soup and crusty white bread - fantastic on a blustery wet day in Penzance. Pleasent place, with accommodating staff. Will be returning in the new year for sure.

My son in law’s mum has a place in Penzance and my wife and I met up with son and daughter for lunch.It was a lovely sunny day and we ordered tuna baked potatoes and prawn sandwiches.The food was excellent the staff very friendly, the coffee excellent.All in all a lovely way to spend a couple of hours.

Been here on my own and with friends often for lunch and a coffee (or Wine!) and always friendly service and lovely fresh, home made food. Great choice. Good prices. Sit inside or on the terrace. Both nice. Strongly recommended for tourists and regulars. They change the menu regularly and always have a special menu. Lovely here. Always busy but you usually manage to get a seat. Give it a go. You won’t be disappointed.

This little cafe is popular, so popular that it is usually full of customers who are not visiting the gallery. We have used it on several occasions, when viewing exhibitions, and it offers a good range of simple light lunches. On this occasion however, things went wrong and my gluten free toasted sandwich looked as though it was made from the same bread as my husband's wheat filled one. Fortunately I checked, and yes, it had to be replaced, but this caused a further delay. On the plus side, the staff are very pleasant and I did have an apology for the error.

I always stop here when I’m in Penzance! The food and drink never disappoints and the staff are always smiley and attentive. It is a lovely place to visit, even for just a coffee if you are passing, it is a hidden gem!

My girlfriend and I had a very nice light lunch after visiting the exhibition at Penlee. We had the soup of the day with homemade cheese scones - very tasty. Nicely made coffees too, and the service was quick and friendly. As it was a nice sunny day we enjoyed sitting out in the surroundings of the garden.

We were lucky. Visited mid February and were able to sit outside in the sun and not feel cold, even took my coat off!You had to queue to order food and given a thing with your number on it. Very good service. The food was excellent and seems to be cooked on the premises, not mass catering which is microwaved. This means that items can run out. generous helpings and that is a gannet speaking! Acceptable wines and bottled beers available. We went back for a pudding which was a freshly baked crumble just out of the oven - it was not there when we ordered our main course. Also ordered a pot of tea at the same time. This was all delivered within minutes.The service was efficient and cheerful.We will certainly be back. i imagine that it could get busy being so good and reasonable as there is not much else in Penzance to compare.There was a table nearby with two very young children and unfortunately one of them dropped a glass. No fuss, straight out with dustpan and brush and cleared all away quickly with a smile. So children very welcome!

This is a very attractive light-filled cafe adjacent to Penlee Museum and Gallery with a sunny terrace and delicious home-made food. We went for a very late breakfast and only had room for some excellent coffee and truly delicious cheese scones -just out of the oven. I was very tempted by what I saw coming out of that kitchen for lunch and will be back: generous helpings of home-made soup and salads, nothing special on the surface but they looked really fresh and gorgeous. The cafe overlooks a beautiful garden and the museum and gallery are very well worth a visit, as is its little bookshop. Friendly, helpful staff and a very sunny experience on a day when the rain and cold had let up for s bit.

Excellent food and very helpful staff. Having visited a number of galleries in the area the Orangery cafe is a great place to have a Tasty snack in comfortable surroundings.

Great lunch today , fantastic chowder and very tasty cheese scone. Always great food and reasonable priced.

A delicious lunch with piping hot soup which ticked all the boxes on a wet, cold day. The bread couldn't have been fresher and was a doorstep slice with plenty of buttet pats. Just how I like it! The sandwich and jacket potato fillings sounded interesting and all with a bit of a twist on the mundane typical fillings that a lot of cafes serve. A great place to meet up with friends in an unhurried atmosphere.

We decided to have lunch here after visiting the Penlee Museum. It was busy but did not have to wait long to be served. We had soup which was very tasty. This was our first visit but would certainly go there again when we go to Penzance again. Would recommend.

Service was great, coffees good, and treacle tart is better than we've tasted somewhere else. We had a good stroll around the garden after the visit to the gallery. Parking is cheap too.

The Orangery is located as part of the Penlee Museum and is a very popular place for lunch. If you sit outside, be wary of the gulls as they have made snatching food into an art form. Very bright and open, we enjoyed soups and sandwiches.

Found this place during our walk in the park-garden. It seemed to be like a oasis. Good selection of cakes and ice-cream. I was not sure if I should order a cake so the staff gave me a bit to taste. I did not like it as it was too sweet for me. I ordered another one and it was delicious. It is such a quiet place. We sit outside on a wooden bench and little birds and squirrels around us made amazing atmosphere. Would go there often I lived in Penzance.

A fantastic find hidden in plain sight in the centre of Penzance.Fully wheelchair accessible if a little tight for space for wheelchairs. Fully accessible loo.It was really great to eat and drink in the fresh air under the sun awning without having someone light up a cigarette. A no smoking policy applies to the whole of the premises, something that customers, when we were there, really appreciated.Go there when you have time on your hands and enjoy the peace and quiet. Wide range of food, particularly cakes and scones.

Ate here with a party of 8, everyone enjoyed everything! The garlic mushroom jacket potato was amazing, as was the asparagus soup. Really good menu with lots of choices.

We visited for lunch, having previously done so a year or two ago. Comparing the two occasions, the food now on offer is far superior - for example, the crab sandwich (with salad, etc) was stuffed full of delicious white crabmeat, and others of us were pleased with their choices - overall, very good. On this occasion, we sat out in the (briefly appearing) bright sunshine and really enjoyed the experience. The Penlee gallery, of which the cafe is a part, is well worth a visit, especially if you're keen on - or even curious about - the Newlyn School of artists. Newlyn itself is about a mile down the road, and also sports a very good gallery! The Morrab Gardens, close to Penlee but inadequately sign-posted, is well-planted and maintained - mostly with shrubs and trees - worth an after-lunch stroll, even without much sun.

If you can find a table outside in the sunshine then it is one of the nicest venues in Penzance for a light lunch. They offer a good selection of sandwiches on various types of bread, salads, great cakes and ice creams as well as afternoon tea. The restaurant is licensed so you can get a glass of wine to go with your meal. Friendly informal service.