The Tea Room in South Oxfordshire

We had not been to the Tea Room for over three years and were delighted to find it is homely as ever, with good tea and delicious cakes, all provided at bargain prices. This is a real gem.

Chose to end a long run with friends here, and we were not disappointed. Warm welcome and excellent home made cake. We say in the shady outside garden and were very pleased for stopping here. Recommended.

We've been visiting Dorchester Abbey tearoom ( aka Lettice's) for about 30 years now and we still love it. In the old days you sat inside with anyone who happened to be there at a big round table and helped yourself to whichever cakes you fancied and totted up your own bill on a slate at the end. We loved that! It felt so trusting! Nowadays it's more like an ordinary tearoom and you order and pay before you eat but the homemade cakes are just as good as they always were and so is the tea. The volunteers are helpful and friendly and there is plenty of room to sit outside (and a decent toilet). I recommend walking from Wittenham Clumps across the fields and over the river to look at the Abbey at have tea at Lettice's...

We stopped off here by chance after seeing a sign in front of Dorchester Abbey. The place was just about to close at 5pm but we managed to quickly get a slice of the lemon icing cake and some hot chocolates. We were not disappointed. The slices well slabs of cake were very generous indeed and so lovely and fresh too. Well worth a visit if you like to try lovely home made cake

What a treat! Fantastic Cake Made with true care and attention to flavours! W a great find in this beautiful Village.

We've visited four or five times now, usually a pleasant experience if very busy of a weekend afternoon, with everything laid out communally and with pretty china and decadent cakes. There isn't always gluten free provision, and our last visit put us off rather after the guy serving us made several jokes about how we could just have vegan cakes if we were that "fussy". I couldn't stomach staying for tea after that, but hope to pluck up the courage to try again next year. Generally the volunteers are able and friendly, but the last experience was pretty offputting.

There was a fantastic selection of cake. Drinks great. Service great. Prices reasonable for a great place. Great setting. That’s great then huh?

Still a nice place and setting but the quality of cakes was not the best ! Tea was great and the rooms fantastic but the cakes were dry at the edges as they have been left out too long! Still great value,dogs only allowed outside.

We visit often and the cakes are amazing! Always a friendly welcome and run by helpful volunteers. Delicious and great selection of home made goodies. We will be back!

We have been visiting the tea rooms since 2001 when we moved into the area and always loved going there. However, things have really gone downhill and we will not be returning. I was there today and ordered a piece of lemon drizzle cake and all was well until it turned up at the counter. I could hardly believe my eyes, the portion provided was so thin you could see the plate though the holes in it. I complained about this and got no reaction which annoyed me. The lady behind the counter disappeared and was replaced by another so I raised the same complaint. Their reaction was to sell me another equally thin place thus doubling the price. This was followed by another lady appearing at the counter that started telling me off for complaining about the portion sizes on the grounds that they were running a charity. Couldn't help noticing the tables were virtually empty, perhaps other people have avoided confrontation and just voted with their feet. Charity or not, their attitude to a paying customer and portion sizes for what they were charging was outrageous.

We saw this lovely Tea room on a visit to the Abbey, unfortunately it was closed on Sunday morning. We looked through the window and it looks very quaint inside, the tables laid with traditional crockery. Hopefully will return and sample when they are open.

I visited on a Saturday afternoon, for afternoon tea. Warmly welcomed to this oasis of home baking and lovely atmosphere. Tables are shared and many cakes, scones and a fruit pie or two are displayed. Prices are very reasonable, the food is all baked by, and the café is staffed by, volunteers. My cream tea was delightful, cold clotted cream and jam served along with the scone. Friendly service and the staff were attentive and helpful as I asked for a few glasses of cold water on such a hot day. My thanks and appreciation

To my knowledge the tea rooms are only open on a Sunday 2.30 5.00 pm. It is the best afternoon tea and cakes I have experienced. Once again my wife and I took some friends to the tea room, and once again a great experience. All fresh cakes baked by members of the community, and the people working there are completely volentery. You have the option of inside where there are 2 large tables, which you share so great experience meeting like minded people, or outside in the abbey garden on wooden bench, where you are served through a hatch. Prices are minimal, and all proceeds to local charity. It really is old England, and feels like time stopped in a magical village in the heart of Oxfordshire. if you are Visiting from another country, you will be mesmorised.

Went for tea with two friends to these tearooms. Fortunately for me, my friend has recently moved to Dorchester and had made a gluten free cake, knowing I was visiting. The tables were full of lovely cakes and scones, all very reasonably priced. Now my friend is there, my fellow coeliacs will definitely be catered for. Well done one and all.

Very “ Middle England” . Fabulous ladies serving tea and cake. Toilets available. In the grounds of the Abbey. Took a 1 yr old and they made a lovely fuss.

The Midsomer Murders coach tour from London stopped here to glance at the town and see Dorchester Abbey, and they allowed time for us to have tea and cake in the Dorchester Abbey Tea Room. What a treat! Two tables seating eight were groaning with...

best tea room!! check out the abby and stop for a cup of tea after.. what more could you possibly want in the world

We make an excuse to visit Dorchester a few times over the summer months just so we can have tea here! A lovely old fashioned tea room set in a beatifically Abbey courtyard and a very old outbuilding, plus the free Dorchester museum is next...

Visited today, 5.8.17, inbetween summer showers after walk along Thames Path. Delightful tea room. fab home made cakes - Lemon Drizzle, Summer fruits strudel, carrot, chocolate, scones, lime, lemon curd cake, apple cake, coffee cake all very cheap about £1.80 per slice. Home made jam....

This little hidden gem keep ringing me back all the time for best homemade cakes and scones, pies and cupcakes. Won't be possible to stay away from delicious yummy chocolate cake and cuppa! Highly recommended!

Great reward after having done a nice dog walk or climbed the clumps in-between the fences. Lots of nice cakes to choose from and friendly ladies who happily serve you

Lovely little tearoom with mismatched bone china tea service and chintzy decor. Lovely lemon polenta cake and pear & almond flan - and the lemon meringue looked very tasty too!

Very small room but a lovely little garden and the cakes and scones are home made and delicous. Well worth a visit after visiting the Abbey.

Mmm...mmmm...mmm I would give a review but my mouth is too full of delicious cake to say anything. Mmm..mmm...mmm...

Probably not your standard review of the Tea Rooms, as this was a special opening to support a National Gardens Scheme opening for a local garden. However, tea/coffee and a large slice of homemade cake for £2.50 was fantastic - I could have gone back...

This is such a great place to go for afternoon tea. It's run by volunteers from the village and all the cakes and scones are home made and what a choice, wow, at least 15 different cakes. You order tea or coffee from a waiting...

I have travelled round the world with my family and this is one of the best places I have ever been. The prices are ridiculously low. 1st cup of tea 70p, next 60p, next 50p!!! Beautiful home made cakes, wonderful service. The room has two...

This is run by volunteers and cakes are all homemade. Idyllic setting and all proceeds go towards a variety of good causes. Cakes are placed on the tables and you serve yourself! Recipe cards for cakes are on display for 50p. Tables are sharing tables...

Great pitstop on a warm day with a nice garden and a good variety of cakes. Next to the Abbey museum, there is also a small room indoors if it is raining. Very popular

If you like home-made cake and delightful ambiance then this is the place to go! Cakes are made by volunteers and the choice seems endless.....the abbey and its grounds are so pretty and well kept....just the perfect place to spend an afternoon.

We had a cream tea and couldn't fault it, absolutely delicious! There were some locals in there, which is always a good sign and there was a good selection of delicious looking cakes!

What a wonderful place to simply sit and enjoy a cup of tea. After a nice long walk on the beautiful paths around Dorchester on Thames, this is the perfect place to stop and have a relaxing break with tea and cake.

Se puede sentar fuera en su propio pero es más divertido para sentarse en el interior alrededor de una mesa grande y charlar con un grupo ecléctico de folk mientras que elegir su pastel que es siempre delicioso. Generalmente será servido por viejas señoras con una gran riqueza de conocimiento sobre la Abadía. Lo único, el horario de apertura, así no te decepcionará.

lovely ladies donating their time and cakes. it's a must. we had a ball trying the different cakes on our table

beautiful sunny day made even better with fantastic Lemon Meringue pie. Had a very tasty sandwich but having a huge sweet tooth my heart was already promised to another. Best lemon meringue pie i have had since i don't know, Maybe best ever

Pequeño gran salón de té ... te sientes como si su ha retrocedido en el tiempo ...Los pasteles son tan delicioso especialmente la " Sandra " pequeños ...para ver si los calabacines tarta o ella tres niveles Strawberry tarta! Una visita obligada!

The meals are delicious and wholesome. So much so we went back the next dat to have their famous afternoon tea. The ladies work for free and are most polite. The service is good. The cakes taste like homemade.

This is one of my favourite eating places - on Earth!

Dos de nosotros fuimos a probar tés de la tarde que eran preciosas, mucha variedad y sandwiches eran muy frescos y sabores tradicionales ingleses. El pianista fue genial y la selección de canciones era simplemente perfecto. Si quieres una experiencia típica inglesa y hacen especial, es sin duda un lugar correcto!tés Interminables con los distintos sabores, ambiente agradable y atento personal.

El salón de té está al lado de la Abadía. es esencialmente inglés. Hay sólo dos mesas comunitarias para permitir a los huéspedes a reunirse a charlar. En el centro de la mesa es una magnífica selección de tartas caseras y pasteles donde uno simplemente ayuda a sí mismo. Las mujeres de voluntarios que sirven té son encantadores. Los ingresos de las habitaciones ir hacia mantenimiento de la abadía, que en sí mismo es un maravilloso edificio rebosa de historia. Hay un pequeño museo interesante al lado de la sala de té.

Dos de nosotros buscando un té por la tarde mientras en Dorchester - en -Thames, encontramos esta sala de té. al principio pensamos que habíamos gatecrashed un té de familia. multitud de gente sentada arounbd una mesa redonda y amplia cubierta de pasteles visualmente fabulosas. "Venga, bienvenidos". Una experiencia única. idea fabulosa. Todo proporcionado por voluntarios. los pasteles. precioso para ir a hablar con extraños perfectos. Disfrutamos muchísimo.

Wonderful, happy experience and gorgeous cake. I have honestly never been to a better tearoom. Long may it continue, run as it is by volunteers only.

No te pierdas la oportunidad de visitar este salón de té en los jardines de la abadía, Dorchester-on-Thames. El Telegraph lo describió una vez como el mejor salón de té en Inglaterra, y estamos de acuerdo. Te sientas en una mesa común y disfrute de la más deliciosa selección de tartas caseras y luego confesar a las mujeres cómo muchos pasteles que comimos. En el momento de escribir tartas eran sólo 1,70 libras a ayudar, té sólo 60 p por taza. Las Ganancias se van a la abadía.