The Victorian Tea Rooms in Barnsley

Lovely tearoom, whether visiting with friends or on your own there's always service with a smile & you're made to feel very welcome. All food is good + all day breakfasts are really tasty & great value.

Just fantastic afternoon teas Love this place

Love this place I find myself in there most days

Drinks are lovely. However, I had cherry Bakewell cake. It was completely tasteless. Needed far more almond and also butter, not tasteless chemically processed vegetable oil.

Fantastic friendly old fashioned cafe within this cushy arcade in the centre of Barnsley. Food to kill for in an accordingly cosy setting.

Been today had a.lovely cream tea treat for belated mothers day highly recommended it food and service excellent

Wonderful food and friendly, welcoming service. Fabulous homemade cakes, all incredibly tempting - you just look at them and can tell straightaway that they're all home baked. The teacakes looked fab and huge. They serve breakfasts all day, which you can eat in or take out. I had the veggie brekky at a very reasonable £5.75, including toast and butter. Large breakfasts at £7.25. Very reasonably priced menu. Assortment of teas available. Afternoon teas. Gift vouchers available. Loos are upstairs. Some more seating upstairs. My green tea came in a highly unusual and very cute angular teapot. Extra hot water provided without asking. Berry cheesecake and the fresh cream mini Victoria sandwich cakes looked totally yum. Genteel little caff. Highly recommended. Shall revisit when next in Barnsley. Staff were lovely.

Chairs make you neck hurt and the food takes so long

Delicious soup, & sandwiches full of salmon with a substantial side salad. Chocolate orange cake worth every calorie! Lovely china - a proper, old-fashioned tea room. The service was very efficient - we didn't wait long to either order or be served. Pleasant staff.

Me and my work colleague Heather have sat and had a lovely afternoon tea with our work team in the office. The food was absoloutley stunning 10/10 recommend. All homemade and fresh!!

Had a lovely afternoon tea for Christmas with my work colleagues and the food was absolutely 10/10 :)

Victorian Tea Rooms has a lovely atmosphere. Helpful and friendly staff with excellent food every time. Cooked meals with meat and veg etc also available. Deserts also on the menu. Yummy. Great place for people alone as you don't feel an oddbod. More tables upstairs and a lovely clean cloakroom. November 2023 - some good updates to the menu, and CARD PAYMENTS are now accepted. Noted people of the town also frequent this lovely tea room. Says a lot.

Had the small breakfast and pot of tea , nice breakfast choice of scrambled egg or fried beans or tomatoes toast bacon sausage mushrooms all freshly cooked no grease or oil good quality, staff very pleasant will definitely go again good value for money

We enjoyed an afternoon tea for 3 today It was delicious and reasonably priced the staff were so helpful and friendly I have enjoyed an afternoon tea here every year for the last 7 years and it never disappoints

I've been going to these tea rooms for many years. Never had a problem with food, It's always been fresh and tasty. Reasonably priced. All their food is eatable unless you're a consistent complainer! Hot specials are to die for! Staff are great. Decent toilet. Lovely atmosphere. Steps will be a hindrance for some. It's a bijioux place, small and has high chairs.

Lovely little place, very busy nothing was too much trouble, afternoon tea was delicious with sandwiches, scones and a selection of cakes beautifully presented!

I ordered the prawn sandwich which was the worst if ever had. The horrible yellow butter was put on with a trowel and the prawns were rubbery indicating that they were defrosted in the microwave.

Wonderful food, nice staff, lovely olde-worlde building. blast from the past

Excellent sandwiches and service. Can only pay in cash at the moment.

Absolutely amazing.Food delicious.Staff cheerful,helpful ,They just can't do enough for you. Cleanliness outstanding. A great place to visit and if you do you will want to keep returning.

Excellent tearoom friendly staff, great food decent size portions too, big selection of coffees. Cakes are the best too all homemade. Only downside is it's only cash payments.

Went for lunch today had steak pie dinner ,would certainly recommend lovely lean steak and great pastry

Always go for something to eat hear very excellent service and excellent cleanliness.

Went for afternoon tea today with my husband, the food itself was beautiful, and served by friendly staff. I've given 4 stars and not 5 because apart from hand sanitizer on the table and track & trace I couldn't see any other covid precautions in place. I would go back but after the pandemic is over.

We found this place quite by accident, and what a find. A lovely atmosphere, great welcome and excellent service. The biggest problem is which cake to choose. The meals coming out looked lovely and we will definitely return to sample more from the menu.

Called for afternoon tea on 25. 01.@2pm. The tea room was busy. We placed our order. 15mins later the food arrived +pot of tea and two egg custard tarts and two scones to take home. Service food and price excellent. Custard tart to die for. Highly recommend. Pity they don't take any cards. Peter and Jane Calvert. THANKS

Lovley and very big fillings in sandwich fillings and jacket taties I orderd salmon and there was a full tin! X

Excellent service.Good food,always fresh.

Pleasant place with polite staff and fabulous food.

Awesome place. Very friendly and welcoming staff. Fantastic choice of freshly prepared food and the best ever egg custard tart. Yummieeee. R+k

Just had afternoon tea with my granddaughter.As usual a fantastic array of food and such high quality ! The staff are extremely pleasant and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming.We both had a great time - thank you.

An excellent tea room, with very good food.

Very pretty cafe in the Victorian Arcade in Barnsley. Not cheap but lovely food.

For the very best egg custard tart in Barnsley this is the café to visit. Excellent service, wonderful hot tea and a giant slice of home made egg custard, couldn't be better.

A little gem in the independent part of Barnsley . A proper tea shop

Love the Bakewell tart we even took one home. Scones well made too. So tea for two steaming hot and scones with jam. The food is very good. Staff friendly and welcoming and knowledgeable.

Pleasant surroundings with good service. Expensive

Brilliant afternoon would go again

Beautiful little place. Staff really friendly

Popped in for breakfast. Nice bacon sandwiches and coffee. Pleasant efficient service. Better cafe than many in Barnsley

Just been to this lovely tearoom for lunch (again...). I had the plated ham salad, all ingredients freshly prepared and tasty, the roast ham was excellent. My friend had the 'special' which was meat pie with peas and gravy....all delicious. We both managed a pudding, I had bakewell tart with cream, my friend had custard tart, both homemade and very tasty. This lovely tearoom serves delicious coffee in individual cafetière, we both had two pots each! Excellent food, drink and service. We will be back.Just a reminder...they do not take cards, cash only so go prepared.

Just came across this gem of a place today had a quick coffee and cake which was apsolutley beautiful, good service and pleasant atmosphere

First time I've had afternoon tea there but I wasn't disappointed. You had a good choice of sandwiches, there were homemade scones, jam and cream, beautiful cakes, and strawberries and cream. Didn't manage to eat everything so they gave us a takeout box.

Been here for a couple of times recently for lunch. Always busy which is a good sign in itself. Good traditional food, well presented and reasonably priced. Offers a range of traditional snack lunches. The cakes look fantastic and taste fantastic too, Haven't tried the high tea yet but it always looks great when other people are having it. .

A lovely place to eat with a varied menu. Plenty of choice from meals to afternoon tea. A good choice of tea's & coffee plus juices etc.

Found this little gem by accident with my mum....had an afternoon tea...lovely fresh sandwiches...beautiful smooth coffee...soft fresh scone...and a slice of cake which I took home...fantastic value for money. Will deffinatley call again. Thank you.

Lovely afternoon tea, warm and welcoming staff too.

Lovely little tea shop. Enjoyed the afternoon tea. Delicious sandwiches and scrumptious cakes. Couldn't eat it all so packed up in a box for later.

We always call here when we are shopping in Barnsley for a cafetiere of coffee and a large slice of cake! The cake is always so fresh and delicious, it's always a problem deciding which one to have. The staff are very friendly and prices very reasonable.

Lunched at the Victorian tea rooms yesterday with friends. We arrived at about 12.00 and there were plenty of tables but within half an hour it was packed out so locals obviously appreciate this venue. The tea rooms are very clean smart and welcoming (as are the staff)! All staff were dressed in black dresses and white aprons harking back to more gracious times- very effective look. The tables are quite close together because it isn't a large venue, and they are all dressed with linen cloths and flowers, completing the pleasant ambience. There are also three more tables upstairs which seemed to be quieter if you don't mind being next to the kitchen and toilet.

I am a regular visitor to these tearooms, and the surroundings, food and staff are excellent. I have, I believe I have just about had everything on the menu and never had any reason to complain. The home cooked food is a breath of fresh air, compared to the mass produced selection, in your every day coffee shops. It is a little corner of "uniqueness".

Went to the tea rooms on Saturday 8th Aptil 2017, had to wait 45 minutes for food, the bread on the sandwiches was hard,staff were miserable they were all complaining about the music down the arcade, will not be returning.

Visited many times. Food and service very good. Milky coffee is delicious and love the home made scones and cakes.

Visited with my daughter and grandson for lunch. We had the prawn and rose marie sauce sandwich and chips and jacket potato. Good service and lovely food.

Little bit overpriced but that keeps out the riff raff

The Victorian Arcade in Barnsley is a little gem. There are many small businesses and the Victorian Tea Room is one of them.

Stopped by for a cuppa and lunch, had jacket potatoe and salad which was very very nice salad really fresh and jacket with tuna and cheese tasty, mum had prawn sandwich and we shared chips which were delish! Reasonably priced too so will go back.

I attempted to visit the tearoom today to meet with my Mum who was already eating there. As a mum to a young baby I had my son in his pram and by the time I got to the tearoom he was ready for a feed. After wrestling a crying baby and a pram up the step to the tearoom, finding my mum and trying to organise myself to breastfeed my baby I was informed in a quite unsympathetic manner that I was in the way. The tearoom have rammed so many tables into the small space that apparently there was no room for me to be in there with my pram. Barnsley isn't a place to leave your valuables outside so I had no choice but to leave with my hungry baby to try to find somewhere else to sit and feed him. Very upsetting for my poor hungry bany and quite humiliating. It looks like such a lovely place but clearly more concerned about the quantity of customers than the quality of customer service and experience. I will never visit again and will be sure to share my experience with all the other mums I know so they don't have the same awful experience.

I'm a regular visitor here with my friends here for a number of years as the prices are spot on and the service is always friendly. If you're looking for an affordable cup of tea, coffee, breakfast sandwich or salad, you'll have no complaints coming here. I also defy you to find anywhere else that offers christmas pudding flavoured milk in the middle of summer...

Called in today and had an afternoon tea which was lovely. £10.95 gets you either a pot of tea or a coffee, a choice of sandwich (4 triangles), a scone with lots of jam and cream plus 2 other cakes. I was too full to eat everything but this wasn't a problem as the friendly staff boxed up what was left for me to take home. This is the first time I have visited but will definitely be going again. The sandwiches and jacket potatoes also looked very nice as did the selection of home made cakes

Had a lovely, homemade afternoon tea here. Deep filled, freshly cut sandwiches, lovely cake selection, and we took home what we couldn't eat! Good value for money and great service. Will certainly go again.

Visit on a regular basis, food is excellent and the cakes/pastries to die for. Don't go if you are on a diet!!!!

Visited the tearooms for the first time yesterday. The atmosphere is warm and inviting and the tearoom was very busy. I had a jacket potato with prawns which was delicious and my partner had a hot beef baguette. He tells me he was a little disappointed with the baguette as it was not crispy and didn't come with onion gravy as advertised but he still thought it was good. The tea was lovely and lunch and a pot of tea each came to £16 which I thought was reasonable.

it like going back in time with real bone china cups and saucers its the sort of place you would take your mum of grandmother. they have a good selection of cake so favour any sweet tooth

Visit this tea room regularly whilst doing my weekly shop in Barnsley town centre. Homemade meat & potato pie, homemade steak pie with mushy peas, great homemade cakes, tried them all and never had a bad meal yet. They also do great sandwiches, which I have had in the past. Coffee is a good quality coffee and not bitter or nasty as in some other places. Also had their hot chocolate with cream and not been disappointed. The tea room itself is decorated in Victorian style and is very clean. The staff are very pleasant and helpful. I would rate the Victorian tea room as the best in Barnsley town centre.

I visited Victorian tea rooms recently with my friend, our little treat! We had hot chocolate and "an enormous, beautiful" homemade cake. It's such a pity it's tucked out of the way, if you don't know it's there you probably wouldn't stumble upon it by chance due to its location. It is such a pleasant and traditional little cafe set out with tradional furnishings and being served by very lovely ladies wearing little aprons...it's delightful, well worth a visit.

this was my first visit here, I have shied away from entering because it is quite expensive but today was time for a little treat. It started well with the tea served in china cups and got better when the panini arrived. It was huge with a lovely salad garnish. I was quite full but decided to go the whole hog and have a cake. There was almost too much choice and I settled for the scone, good choice!

Nice decor with tables nicely positioned , not close together. Tea Cake nicely toasted and Carrot Cake very nice.

visited the tea rooms last Saturday lunchtime. It was a very busy time and some customers who entered had to leave as no tables free. However, the tables are quite closely situated together and would not have catered for more. The amount to customers who visited the tea rooms suggests that this venue has a good reputation. We ordered a salmon and broccoli home-made quiche which was lovely and a good portion size and a Panini which was packed with tasty filling and quite huge. The food was of excellent quality and tasted wonderful. The menu provides a good variety of food catering for various tastes and the list of various teas and coffees was impressive. The service was good and the only small 'niggle' was that we had to ask for milk for the tea as this was not brought to the table - the waitresses were new recruits and so this is a very minor issue. All staff were friendly and helpful when advising about the food on offer. We would certainly recommend this venue to our friends and will be returning again

Hi came here 1st time the tea and and sandwich was good staff was friendly and I would recommend it to people and I would go again

This is a local favourite. Lovely setting with quality food and atmosphere. Staff are great and should not be missed. Close to the Bus and Train Station. You will not be disappointed.

The tea room looked so inviting that we couldn't go by without calling in! Decor and atmosphere lovely. Waitresses very smart, professional and friendly! The tea room is spotless. Seating downstairs and upstairs. We had morning coffee - black filter coffee and 2 medium lattes cost around £6.00. We didn't have anything to eat but I am sure the food would be amazing! The cakes looked absolutely delicious and you can have a midi portion of cake if you fancy a treat but don't want to over do it.............great idea! Lots of choice on the menu for lunch, will definitely return.

First time always wunderd what it was all about not my cup of tea it was early afternoon had a coffee and cake theres better cafes in barnsley than this just like I said average

I have visited this tea room several times and am never disappointed. It is well situated in a quiet arcade in the centre of Barnsley. The food is excellent and the cakes (mostly home made) are a must. I can recommend the jacket potato with prawns - a real feast - lots of prawns and very well presented. The tea room is very clean and quintessentially English - for those of us who like to keep to a real traditional café this is the place to go. The staff are very pleasant and nothing is too much trouble. Great to meet up with friends for a chat (the ambience of the place is excellent - very suitable for morning coffee, a peaceful lunch or afternoon tea, in lovely surroundings).

My wife and I visited this cafe a few days ago and were disappointed by the very average food (frozen baguette squashed and toasted doesn't really cut it as a panini, massed of roughly chopped lettuce and badly cleaned crockery, we expected China cups etc but alas we only got a cheap pottery version.

A lovely decorated cafe and tea room in a quiet arcade close to Barnsley town centre. The staff are attentive and foodstuffs and drinks all freshly prepared and presented nicely.

visited the Victorian tea room again and as usual staff very friendly food good quality,clean and pleasant surroundings and good value.try it you will not be disappointed.all the home made food is excellent.

Called in here this week, the lady working in Nationwide told us about it. Had two coffees, one Ham Sandwich, one bowl of soup.

When shopping in Barnsley we visit the tearooms for a light lunch, the food is always very tasty well presented and of a good quality. All the staff are very welcoming and friendly.

I must recommend the scrambled egg on toast! It is the best I've had! It's always a pleasure to visit this café as the staff are pleasant and the food excellent. Whoever does the baking, top marks!

I visit the tea rooms every saturday. The presentation of the food is lovely and tastes good too. It is nice and clean. the staff are very friendly. Tea is served in china, everything matching. Its nice to have somewhere tasteful to go for lunch.

The food is very good, a limited range as a tea room should have. This is not a fast food joint nor a cafe. The atmosphere is relaxed and laid back as it would have been in the Victorian age. Proper crockery and proper top quality tea and coffee, if you like cakes you will like it here. If you want to grab a quick drink and a sandwich this is not the place for you. Rather a place to relax and enjoy a chat and the food etc.

This remains a traditional tea room despite the modern music backdrop! ( It would be much more in keeping, in my view, to have music such as Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to give it the proper atmosphere.) That apart, the coffee is very nice and there several varieties to choose from and the cakes are delicious and there are a very good selection. Full marks to the in-house baking staff! All the staff are excellent on Mondays and Thursdays when I tend to visit, friendly, welcoming and professional and I always thoroughly enjoy my visits. Highly recommended.

I visited Barnsley on Wednesday of last week. I went into The Victorian Tea Rooms after been advised by a friend that it was welcoming and nice. The scones and tea were lovely. After speaking to the blonde mid 40's lady, I found that she and her mother make all the food themselves. I was very impressed and when we are in Yorkshire next month I will try the Guinness cake but unfortunately I couldn't have both.

There food is lovely there staff is lovely even abit of eye candy will definetly return mabye even bang one of the waitresses in the toilet by j.p.armstrong

My wife and I pop in for a traditional tea and cake, what we experienced was sour faced staff who would not be out of place in a TV soap. They looked like they did not want to serve us and looked totally uninterested.

Tea is tea! But it is served in nice china cups and the cake selection is lush! I had a panini and it was lovely.

I visited the tearoom with my daughter. We received nice but slow service. My daughter loved her coffee cake and the decaf coffee was good, but a little small in portion, but very nicely presented. It was a little out of keeping with the style and feel of the cafe that on the table, under the glass covering were adverts for swimming lessons and menu items. The food and service was really good, but it felt more like a cafe than a tearoom

I have been visiting the cafe for many years and have never been disappointed. The atmosphere/food and staff are amazing. I ordered a sandwich and latte, the coffee here is excellent and the sandwich very tasty and presented really well. I tried not to order a piece of cake, but failed miserably. The cakes are to die for and impossible to resist. Ignore any previous negative feedback, as they don't know what they are talking about. If you want value for money and a tasty treat, good old fashioned customer service, this is the place to visit.

First class service, excellent food and exceptional cakes, spotlessly clean. One small problem is that prices are creeping up and some items are now expensive compared to other very good eating places within a five minute walk.

All the food there is fantastic! And the drinks are brilliant especially their Special Hot Chocolate. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff! And I also can't believe the bad reviews, it's as though they are in a different tearoom! I have been many times and I thoroughly enjoy going, I certainly recommend it!

Myself and my partner ordered sandwichs and a bowl of chips to share. The sandwichs where like something i would make for my two young children. We asked for the bread to be wholemeal, which came on white bread. When putting vinegar on our chips there was a dead fly in there. Which put us off entirely. They did offer a discount, but we have never been back.

Excellent tea rooms offering lots of choice.called here several times and always had good service and great food. Very clean and pleasant surroundings. Do not always believe what you read.

After reading the reviews I thought this place would be lovely, sadly we were very disappointed. The tea was weak and served in a chipped tea pot. Limited choice of cakes and very ordinary sandwiches. Overall, expensive prices for very average food.

The food & service are excellent. The desserts are home made. You'll find traditional food at good prices.

Called in for a coffee and toasted t-cake with my mum, lovely atmosphere, very friendly - highly recommended

It is very clean, a good menu, quick service and a good meeting place for friends to have a meal or a coffee.

Me and my grandma have been going to this cafe since i was about 6 i am now 20 and i still love it! Margret and dianne have done a wonderfull job running and maintaining the cafe and ensuring it has the same friendly atmosphere at all times! Ths fresh cakes are gorgeous too! Highly recomended :-)

That's generally what I say when I leave. Could not believe that this little gem was not on trip advisor. It's a smallish place, but always busy. That's the key for me that it's good. Lovely food, lots of different teas, great portions, tea for one usually gets 3 cups. The best thing is the cakes, all home made and massive. You can get a half slice that's usually more than a full slice everywhere else.