The Tea Cottage at Bolton Abbey in Craven

Sat outside and had tasty, generous and well priced sandwiches served by friendly staff. Also had the carrot cake which was very nice.

At £16.06 for 2 drinks and 2 slices of cake, one of which was extremely small, we left feeling that we had been ripped off and resenting the 'optional' service charge which was clearly not optional as there was no opportunity to decline it. We are not sure how the total charged was arrived at as the actual cost of what was ordered was £14.30. Would not recommend.

The cake is nice and they know how to make a good cup of tea or coffee. The staff are nice and friendly. They have nice carrot cake.

Visited The Tea Cottage whilst out cycling, the owner Amanda has done a beautiful renovation on the building, the service was excellent and great choice of refreshments, we sat out in the gardens over looking Bolton abbey estate which is stunning, will definitely return, keep up the good work

Very disappointed. Slow and miserable service. Very poor sausage sandwich, in fact the worst I have ever been served and relatively expensive. Much better alternatives nearby. A shame because the location is superb.

What a gem of a cafe, arrived on a very wet day with a very wet dog, we were made extremely welcome by all the staff and really appreciated our seat by the open fire. Lovely coffee and homemade mince pie with brandy cream… wonderful thank you

What a fabulous find! Such a lovely cafe with really friendly staff and great service. The food was great and the coffee was awesome. You would be hard pushed to find better!

What a beautiful place this is. Such a wonderful warm welcome from the team at Tea Cottage! The food was excellent, the views were stunning and the staff there have created such a cosy vibe to enjoy it all in!! Thank you so much. Thank you too for bringing Winston (my dog) his own bowl of water!

We had a pleasant surprise on our walk to Bolton Abbey today as we noticed the Tea Cottage has new owners and has had a lovely refurbishment. We had stopped going there over the last six months as we felt the previous owners had let it slip and it had gone downhill. This is definitely not the case now. It is very welcoming, the staff are friendly and enthusiastic, the tempting cakes are, freshly baked. (the scones are to die for) and there is a varied lunch menu. Prices are reasonable and the coffee is good too . Everywhere is clean and fresh and the lovely open fire is an added bonus on a cold , frosty day. Of course the seating outside has the best views on the estate but it was lovely to sit in on a cold day. We will definitely be visiting again soon. I wish the new owners the best of luck in their new venture.

Really friendly little place with a short but perfectly adequate lunch menu, served well. A really pleasant lunch and the view from the garden is awesome

Lovely setting lovely food lovely people! We stopped for lunch on the first day of our dales way walk. Was amazing and what a view of the priory

Lovely lunch and just what we needed after a long way walk. Very friendly and good food. A fire would have made the experience even better.

After a long walk we decided to call in for refreshments. Friendly welcome at the door and as rain was forecast we asked for a table inside. We were shown to delightful table overlooking the river. Lovely cream tea, dog got a couple of treat biscuits and had a lovely chat with the owner. Very highly recommended.

We arrived in The Tea Cottage after parking up in Bolton Abbey car park. We needed something to eat before visitng the grounds. It was a little cold outside and we were welcomed into the warm. The menu was fabulous and nothing was too much trouble. Everyone who entered had the same reception, very friendly and professional. The team deserve to do well and I cannot recommend them enough, thank you.

Went there today for afternoon tea with some work friends, my daughter and the dog. Absolutely stunning little tea room. Perfect location. Food was delicious, great service and good value. Will definitely visit again. Thank you

I have had so many happy days in Bolton Abbey finishing at this lovely little tea room. The staff are very friendly and the food just my thing. It is a beautiful location overlooking the Priory ruins and it is a pleasure to sit out...

Had a brilliant Sunday lunch at this picturesque cottage (with great views over Bolton Abbey from the garden). Wonderfully cooked beef, and layered vegetable pie - and generous helpings! Nice staff too!

It was a nice enough day to sit outside, and most seating gives you a good view of the valley with Bolton Abbey in it. Took us a moment to realise to go in the house itself, and service was OK. Coffee was one of...

We had the most fantastic family celebration, using the upper room, here. From the moment we looked at the venue, throughout all of the booking and planning to the actual event itself, the staff were fantastic. Owing to the numbers, we had a buffet lunch...

Enjoyed Saturday lunch at the Tea Cottage, but couldn’t help but feel the waitresses would benefit from guidance. They were all helpful, but when.a customer broke a glass on the path, it wasn’t attended to for 30 minutes. When food was being brought to tables...

We stopped here for food whilst visiting the area. Not only is the food fantastic the owners wer very very helpfull at their busiest time of the day. My children are autistic they did what they could to accommodate food choices, also we sat outside...

We visited this stunning cottage today as a family of 4 for lunch before our walk around the Bolton Abbey estate. We were so pleased that our dog was allowed to dine inside with us and was even given biscuits and fresh water, such a...

Where better to have a celebration afternoon tea! Nat, Julie and the Team made it lovely making sure everything was perfect! Even created an individual gluten free afternoon tea which was much appreciated by the lucky lady! Stunning scenery and walks on the doorstep too!

A fabulous experience definitely 5 Star. We called in for lunch after a lovely walk around the Abbey. We both ordered the Ham and Cheese Toastie, The ham was thick cut and tender the cheese completely complimented the Ham. Although very busy the customer service...

The view from the ‘terrace’ is amazing, right down onto the Priory. A perfect dales vista. We both had bacon and egg sandwiches, which were delicious. Smoked bacon, yum! My wife has visited previously and said the scones and jam are also good. Even though...

It is a nice environment with cool drinks and very well done food. If you want to go for food and drinks this is the best place to go to in Bolton abbey

Slow service, warm drinks (beer, Fanta, prosecco), and dirty glasses. if there was anywhere else to go it would be preferable. shame as the view is beautiful

Visited mid afternoon for tea & cake. Service slow- only a couple of the staff seem to be doing anything. The tea isn’t loose leaf as you might expect, but was nice. The scones are over cooked & heavy, and inexplicably served piping hot (can...

My wife and I, plus another couple, arrived for a bit of lunch after wandering around the Abbey ruins, the splendid adjacent church and the walks across the river. Harmony and bliss all around, which continued at The Tea Cottage with some freshly made sandwiches...

After getting the steam railway from Embsay to Bolton Abbey we embarked on a great walk from the station, past the abbey and up to Strid Woods. It was a lovely few hours and we stopped at Tea Cottage on the way back to the...

Came to Bolton Abbey on a bus trip with family. We picked it out for a quick cup of tea after visiting the bookshop next door. We were quickly seated by friendly staff, ordered tea and a scone for two and a cappuccino. The venue...

Had coffee and cake here and they had a good variety of cakes to choose from Very pleasant staff. Reasonable prices.

Superb hospitality from the moment we got there. Julie and Paul the owners - also their courteous and super efficient team. Julie spotted my elderly mum looked cold (bad call me booking inside on this glorious Easter Day). She offered a blanket or else found...

Stopped here for lunch and were not disappointed. Well priced and very good drinks and snacks. would highly recommend

Nice food and drinks and welcoming staff. Roaring fire when we went which was very welcome. Had soup and the Yorkshire brack cake. Would recommend a visit.

Nice little place, unpretentious and good value but like many small places the ambience is ruined by the smell of either fat or cooked cheese and here it's no exception, you leave with your clothes smelling of it. Ditch the deep fat fryer and if...

My husband and I visited Bolton Abbey last week, a beautiful sunny but cold day, after our walk we visited the Tea Cottage where we were made very welcome. The service was quick and efficient. We ordered the courgette, garlic and spinach soup, and asked...

lovely little tea rooms. the scones were home made and very fresh. Service good as well. Great view from outside over towards the Abbey

Excellent tea and cakes. Strongly recommend the chocolate and orange cake, the flapjack and the brownies. Excellent, polite, friendly service. Dog friendly with water bowl and treats. Really enjoyed our visit.

The food at the tea room was faultless so was the service but we had our dog with us so no fancy tea room with flowers and table cloths for us! We were ushered into a side room, cold and grubby, the bare table wasn’t...

What a stunning cottage with the most amazing food and friendly staff! Literally the most picture perfect location overlooking Bolton Abbey. We visited with 8 family members, all of our food was fresh and delicious, definitely the best cafe style food we have eaten. We...

Tasty food in a stunning location served by friendly staff- all you need after walking round the Bolton Abbey.

Excellent food, service and views . Naomi, Amy & Kathryn looked after everyone with great friendly service. Would 100%recommend. Beautiful views from terrace cafe overlooking the Priory& the river.

Lovely visit, friendly, helpful staff,.... even got personal 'service' from the boss...good service, lovely food.... will visit again & recommend....

Sat in garden at the front as sadly no space overlooking the Abbey but nice space and food, service was good too. Pork pie and mushy pies were ace.

We ate here at the end of August after a visit to the Abbey (which was also very interesting) and were impressed by the range of food and also the reasonable prices. The service was also friendly and the views over the valley spectacular (we...

While visiting Bolton Abbey we stopped for lunch at the cottage tea rooms from the menu we chose sandwiches one vegetarian and two ham and cheese. There was plenty of choice of tables and the staff were friendly and quick to clean tables after they...

Sat for twenty minutes waiting for a menu after being seated. Total of 25min in there to then be told it was a forty minute wait. Poor communication and poorly dealt with. Improve service. Train the staff.

What a find! The food was freshly prepared and tasty, the service quick and friendly , dog friendly and a view to die for, what more could you ask for. Oh, and very reasonably priced too, especially for a tourist hotspot!

Went with dog but escorted into quite a bleak room and then felt like ignored a little. Food / snacks nice though.

We visited here after a long walk along the paths starting at the abbey. We had a warm welcome and sat in the garden overlooking the river. The menu is great and very reasonably priced. We had fruit cake with Wensleydale cheese! Delicious. Definitely worth...

We just had a drink but there is a reasonable menu. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. It was a good day so we sat outside. The views are stunning.

Shame about the rip off car park charges: if you meet friends its £25.00 before you even sit down for tea: whose bright idea was this rip off: so beware

Can't leave a review of the food or drinks as we left after waiting for over 10 minutes with no-one taking our order, shame it looked a nice place with great views, we were told there would be a 25 minute wait for food, we...

Had lunch at the Tea Cottage when visiting Bolton Abbey, the views are great and the outside area is lovely especially since it was a sunny afternoon. We had panini sandwiches with beer and G&T’s, the menu was simple but sufficient for what we needed...

This little venue saved the day after along walk . Great service -with a stunning view down towards the priory. Thank you

Lovely tea rooms with a fantastic view towards Bolton Abbey . Tasty food and helpful and friendly staff . Love it .

Great breakfast, service and reasonable prices. The kids loved the loaded hot chocolates. Will be back tomorrow for breakfast again!

Fantastic breakfast outdoors due to current COVID restrictions. Full breakfast... poached eggs cooked to perfection, great sausage with crispy bacon. Latte was how they should be.... Stunning view overlooking Bolton Abbey..... the best view ever from this cafe, without doubt... Overall a really memorable experience...

We had a very disappointing lunch here. We both had egg and cress sandwiches which tasted like they had just scraped some cheap pre-made egg mayonnaise out of a container. It didn't taste like egg at all, just the bitter seasoning that was in the...

Visited with friends during a day at Bolton Abbey and was delighted to be served some simply stunning food, from a varied and eclectic menu - I never expected to see croque monsieur on the list, which was enjoyed by two in my party. Overall,...

Sat outside to have a coffee. View was pretty. Unfortunately the service was extremely slow and we had to ask to be served and ask for the bill once we had finished.

Very friendly staff in an atmospheric little cafe with great views. There were not many tables inside but there are more outside. We cam from lunch and my wife had some of their Gluten Free cake whilst I dad a very tastey soup a coconut...

We stopped for hot chocolate and cake whilst visiting the area last week. The views from The Tea Cottage are simply stunning. The lemon and blueberry cake is sensational. And the hot chocolates warmed us up after a morning of exploring. Super friendly staff. Thank...

Friendly, welcoming place, great food and drink. Such pleasant staff. After our horrid visit to the Falcon Inn in Arncliffe today, what a relief to find lovely friendly people!

Stopped for lunch, homemade soup, cheese sandwich and lemon & blueberry cake. All superb.! Most certainly will be coming again

Tucked away, it’s easy to miss this lovely little cafe. Friendly staff, great service & delicious food. Highly recommend

WE like to top or tail our walk to or from the Devonshire Arms/Bolton Abbey with a break at this friendly and efficient café - preferably sitting outside with it wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. it's adapted well to the Covid restrictions with a...

A really nice clean friendly cafe, with quality food and drinks, do not hesitate to visit, if you are in the area, you will not be disappointed Sit inside or out, covid friendly and clean toilet facilities.

Lovely afternoon light lunch enjoyed by all 4 of us despite a wet September afternoon. Our wonderful companions - could they have a links to Brownlees associated to this challenge ??? Added bonus is 'The Tea Cottage' is one of 15 Cafes for Open Challenge...

What a great find! The Tea Cottage is close to the Bolton Abbey Village car park and so very handy for this. We had great views from the upstairs but downstairs and outside looked lovely too. Very quaint surroundings. The food was amazing. My children...

We stumbled across this little gem after being turned away from a pub down the road and it was the best thing that could have happened on the first day of our holiday. We went every day after that! The views from the garden out...

We visited the Tea Cottage late Saturday afternoon and were pleasantly surprised at how quiet it was, compared to the rest of Bolton Abbey so it was a lovely getaway from the crowds. Staff were quick to serve and very pleasant, drinks and cakes were...

Enjoyed afternoon tea in the garden overlooking the abbey. Everything was delicious, so we decided to book for breakfast the following morning. This also did not disappoint, and was fresh and tasty. Would return again if we were in the area.

Absolutely stunning location! Good attentive customer service, small issue dealt with politely and quickly. Fabulous food. The location is stunning, looking over Bolton Abbey. We had afternoon tea and a couple of orders from the menu. All fantastic! In fact the afternoon tea could have...

A superb walk was finished off with excellent food at the Tea Cottage. We will be visiting again soon!!!!!

Good place for a light lunch in a very nice setting. Goes well with a visit to the priory. Scones were good!

Me and the missus come here whenever were out in the abbey grounds for a walk. Last time we came was on the bank holiday weekend and both had the burgers. Very rich and full of flavour. Will always recomend

Just popped in here for a quick cuppa and were really impressed. The tea room has kept a lot of its original charm and was decorated in keeping with its age. The staff were rushed of their feet but were really lovely. We had a delicious (large) cream scone and a pot of green tea. Do call in here when you visit the Abbey.

A really lovely location with beautiful views of the Abbey. Staff are very friendly and helpful and there are biscuits for the dogs (dogs allowed in the gardens). The pot of tea was wonderful and the service excellent. Only downside was that our cakes were dry and tasteless definitely not baked today. Otherwise everything to be recommended and well worth a visit.

Would like to have visited but it shuts at 3 o'clock in the afternoon in high season!! How can it be a tea cottage?

I was renovating my cottage in early 2015 when I first came across Abbey Tea Rooms. Located less than two miles away from what was to eventually become my home and place of work it was a wonderful place to discover as the staff are friendly and the food is alway delicious. The renovation and conversion of Oakfield Cottage took so long that Abbey Tea rooms effectively became my home away from home when it cam to eating freshly cooked food, hot sandwiches and delicious Coffee Lattes. Having eaten there many times both on my own and with family and friends when the time came to organise a Christmas dinner for our small company we all voted to go to Abbey Tearooms, and they didn't disappoint us. We had booked a table for 1pm, and we arrived promptly and our table was already set, and all the food that had been freshly prepared, was piping hot and waiting for us as arranged. There were 8 of us in total, and we had booked a full three course Dinner which was a starter of soup and fresh baked bread rolls, followed by the main course of Turkey with stuffing vegetables roast potatoes, gravy sauces and much more. Finally we had our deserts, and mine was a piping hot serving of xmas pudding with white sauce. Our waitress could not have been more friendly or obliging, all our food was served perfectly and we all had a wonderful dinner. For anyone driving there a nice car park behind the restaurant and thats very convenient. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Abbey Tearoom and if there were six stars I'd have given 6 stars for the food, service and atmosphere.

Excellent value soft play. Daily toddler group excellent value, we had playtime, a drink, toast and a supervised activity- we baked and decorated a cupcake. Friendly qualified staff.

A quaint little tea room... But a little disappointing in the standards ... I have been to better. Service was a bit slow. The staff were friendly but just seemed a little inexperienced and kept bringing the wrong food to the wrong table. We had tea and scones all round .... Sorry the tea was very weak ... And the scones were a bit substandard in taste.... And complaints from those that had the clotted cream - that the portion size was small. So overall a very disappointing afternoon tea when all our expectations were very high.Tip: do sit outside - because if your food does not achieve the standard you expect the view more than makes up for it....

If you are visiting Yorkshire you must make a trip to Bolton Abbey. A stunning village in the Yorkshire countryside . Here you will find the beautiful picturesque tea shop called "The tea Cottage " I visited yesterday with my Mum and was very warmly welcomed by the new proprietors . We had a deliciously warming and tasty "Tea Cottage Pie" followed by the most yummy lemon drizzle cake ( for me) and coffee cake (for Mum) . A visit to this delightfully quaint tea shop is a must after a walk in these beautiful rolling hills. We are very much looking forward to making a return visit to this delightful little place tucked away in this beautiful countryside.

Chouette cadre et spécialités de la région. Somme toute un peu cher, mais cela fait vivre la région... Les tartes y sont très bonnes !

We live not far form here and it is an excellent place for day out. The tea room is on the bank overlooking the abbey and valley, and is a lovely location for afternoon tea after a hard walk over the moors.In the past we have wonderful sandwiches here, although the service can be a bit slow.However, be aware that if they get a bit busy, then they close and refuse to serve even a cup of tea!We arrived around 3pm and were greeted with "we are closed for at least 40 minutes because the kitchen needs to catch up". Not even a pot of tea we asked, and got a very brisk retort - NOTHING.So we left and will not be going back.

We are regulars of this fine little gem that has never failed us, the staff and food out do what they are trying to achieve! The guy below needs to grow up and understand the business, retracting a previous review to add one that is false and just ridiculous, love what you are doing guys!

Recently visited Bolton Priory and called into The Cottage Tea Rooms for lunch. It is a quaint place with indoor and outdoor seating, overlooking the Priory and River. We ordered soup and a roll and were presented with the most delicious home made courgette and potato soup, served by a young and very pleasant staff who were extremely helpful and attentive. We had a hot chocolate drink to die for and the prices were very reasonable. In fact the soup was so good, we asked if they did a take-away, and although they usually do not, were happy to oblige, providing us with 2 cartons of the soup. A good choice of food and drinks on offer and well worth a visit.

The Bolton abbey is an amazing landmark in its own right but the pleasant surprise was the Tea rooms. It's a leisurely stroll up from the Abbey and Priory at the top of a gentle hill. The tea rooms overlook one of the most magnificent views of the Abbey and grounds. The staff serving were sensational, very help, polite and accommodating. The food is exceptional. We ate the Cumbrian sausage with velvet smooth potato purée and excellent onion sauce. Others had a traditional mushroom croque Monsieur, lemon drizzle cake and soups. All tasted fantastic!!!Exceptional coffee and tea and very good value. Don't miss the view.......

We visited during a visit to the Abbey. We were shown to a table and given menus. The menu was mainly hot/cold drinks, light bites and cakes. Our order was taken fairly promptly and we waited around 10 minutes to get our food. We ordered three teas, 2 fruit scones with jam and clotted cream and a fruit scone with butter and jam. I can honestly say they were the best scones that I have ever eaten. Clearly homemade, served with excellent quality jams etc. The tea was plentiful and tasted great. This was a super treat and I thoroughly recommend it.

Situated in the village of Bolton Abbey this very pleasant Tea/Coffee shop has both outdoor and indoor seating and serves lovely cakes and coffees.Particularly stunning is the view of the Abbey

Terrible service by young staff. Waited over twenty minutes for two coffees whist people who arrived after were treated like lords. Rubbish.

We have been here tens of times over many years and recommended to some friends as they do the best bacon and tomato sandwiches ever. My friends travelled over an hour to meet us there. We ordered our usual, explained to the waitress that although it was not on the menu we had had it many times before. We told her exactly what we usually have. What arrived was their BLT which is totally different to a hot bacon and tomato sandwich in white bread. We made the best of it not wanting to spoil the day but when confronted with the bill we again explained. Basically the young man on the till called us liars and said he was there all the time and had never seen us before. "Chef" also came out and said that he had never made any bacon sandwiches for anybody. I don't like being called a liar. For information purposes for this young man we were there a few weeks ago (about ten days before this incident). It was mid week and we were sat outside on the table next to the gentleman from "the house" who was with three other gentleman. I can provide further details of what they were wearing, eating etc. if required. We ate hot bacon and tomato sandwiches in white bread for which we paid £3.95 each. Approximately two weeks prior to that we were sat outside again, at the same table with my parents. We had hot bacon and tomato sandwiches for which we paid £3.95 each. As it so happens I have a photograph on my phone which I took on this day which could also be provided for further proof! The staff embarrassed us in front of our friends and the other customers and they were either mistaken at best or lying at worst. Whichever it was, their behaviour was unprofessional and unacceptable. We will never return to what was one of our regular haunts and despite having recommended to a number of people over the years we will never advise anybody to visit somewhere with staff that behave in this manner.

Went for an early tea break on way to priory and stepping stones. Loved the place, great building, reasonably priced and amazing views of priory river and scenery. Only thing I could say is wish they had breakfast menu as would have loved a bacon sarnie with my coffee here :)

We (4 adults, 3 kids) stopped here for an early bite before going onto the priory. The food and service was excellent, thank you.

We escaped from the rain and had lunch yesterday. Lovely jacket potato, reasonably priced lunch meal.

We were recommended this by our friends as they had been there about ten times previously the last time only two weeks ago. We arranged to meet them there, they said the bacon and tomato sandwiches were really good three of us ordered this and one ordered the ham salad with mustard mayonnaise. The waitress taking the order said that it wasn't on the menu, our friends said we know but every time we come that's what we have and its has never been a problem, she said she would ask, it was obviousthat she wasn't really interested. When the sandwiches arrived they brought BLT, one friend refused it and said it was not what was ordered, the other said she would eat it. The sandwich came back and was on a white teacake instead of bread, but he is diabetic and had done his insulin injection so he eat it. My other friend said her bacon was so hard she couldn't chew it. The waitress came, it was reiterated that the order had been wrong, she didn't really care. Our friends wanted to sit outside so we went to pay and my friend complained again and especially when they tried to charge £6.95 for a bacon and tomato sandwich, the lad on the checkout said what you ordered isn't on the menu so you got what you asked for, my friend explained that they came quite frequent and that's what they had, the lad then said that he had never seen any of us before. This was an insult to my friend and he said I don't appreciate being called a liar, I came 2 weeks ago and had that, he said I never saw you, I commented that his attitude was deplorable as was his customer service skills, a man whom I don't know who he was came out of the kitchen in a chefs outfit and said "what" the complaint was reiterated we received a reluctant sorry. Will NEVER go back again and will NOT recommend to anyone. Rude staff and obviously not bothered about customer service.

We had planned our day out to Bolton Abbey and I must say the Abbey and surrounding grounds are simply stunning, worth a look. But stopped at the Cottage on the way back for lunch. Loving looking old style cottage, but looks can certainly be deceiving, it wasn't busy so we were given a table straight away and I ordered tea and sausage and mash. I was rather disappointed with my meal, the mash was very bland and my sausage was far too over done, it was a real shame. I also found it very expensive for what it was. Shame really. Wouldn't return.

Visited Bolton Abbey for the first time in many years and chose this venue for lunch based on plentiful seating outside as we were accompanied by Oscar the Bedlington Terrier. Choices included soup, sandwiches and approx. 6 main meals to chose from. We chose the Cumberland sausage meal with mash and spinach whilst my mother chose chicken, potatoes and veg.The food quality was excellent and whilst the tea for one was £1.75 with the additional pot of hot water it made at least 3 cups of tea and milk was plentiful. Service was prompt and courteous and I would definitely return on my next visit to Bolton Abbey.