The Washington Tea in The Vale of Glamorgan

Well done Washington Tea. We love the consistently good food, the variety and inventiveness, especially of your vegetarian options. Quick, efficient and friendly service.

Good coffee and selection of cakes. Couple of tables outside for nice days. Tables inside quite well spaced

Lovely breakfast, and seating very spacious staff lovely too...sour dough toast lovely, toilets spotless which is a must for us.

We tried some of the imaginative and unusual drinks and dishes on the menu and thought they were wonderful. I enjoyed the whole ambience and feel of the place as well as the food

New venue since I have been away - bit expensive for me I like tea but not that much - nice cake. did not feel cosy or friendly

Had a lovely lunch here. They cater really well and understand vegan, gluten free & other special diets - a range of choices, even a fantastic gluten & dairy-free pistachio and strawberry cake. Plus wide range of teas & other drinks.

Yum for lunch if you're passing. Service is bit sloppy and inattentive, and the dining area needs a deep clean. Dirty floor, chairs, window sills.. come on management see to it.

Good range of teas - too many to choose from. Good range of vegi and vegan too. Surrounded by older people but we are in Penarth!

I came here after hearing about the numerous vegan options available here and I was not at all disappointed. There was plenty to choose from for both me and my meat-eating friend. We were both very happy with our cakes and mains and would definitely come again!

always a good place to go for good coffee, good friendly service and a good ambience. One of the best coffee shops in Penarth.

I have called in for a tea and cake or lunch many times. The range of teas available is the largest I have ever come across. I prefer green tea and have worked my way down through most of their list, every one is good so far. The lunches; soup, sandwiches and cakes are freshly made on the premises, always a little different and interesting. I would thoroughly recommend this tea shop.

Very disappointing experience. Booked in advance. Voucher for two from family. Poor service, very unexciting sandwich fillings, choice of cakes limited. Out of date by a year apple juice for children replaced with bottled water. Very slow response to this and to request for hot water to top up tepid tea. Staff were apologetic but an altogether disappointing experience compared to past afternoon teas taken at the Penylan Waterloo Gardens "sister" establishment. I certainly could not recommend our experience.

Poor selection of coffee in very small cups, at same price as you would pay for large cup in other coffee shops. Cake selection small.

When the Washington originally opened in Penarth it was quite good but once the management moved on the quality dropped which meant that we stopped going. Last week we tried again and we were disappointed with the service well below standard with the waiter clearly not trained - knives and forks arrived after our food did even though there was no reason for that to happen. Place wasn't busy and we had already received our tea which would have been the logical time to have brought the utensils out. For breakfast we had the poached eggs which used to be our favourite but they were very average and the toast was so hard you had to break it as it couldn't be cut. So all in all a little pretentious and overall expensive for what wasn't a very good experience. Sadly the place will probably do OK as there isn't much choice around especially in terms of something different rather than the usual fry up

Nice setting here with all the right things inside. The cakes and teas can be a little hit and miss, teas are usually fine (Speciality of the house) Coffee and hot chocolate a little more risky! Some of the cakes are very plain and some are very unusual and nice but all are home made. The cost does seem to be a lot more that the normal coffee shops but it remains popular with the in crowd in Penarth. It is only the cost that drives down my rating and one poor cup of coffee.

I asked for a small, strong coffee (as a cappuccino) and was assured that would be ok. However it wasn't. It was just a load of milk! Where was the coffee. I used to like this place, but will stay away until the service gives me what I asked for. I cannot comment on the food.

Popped in here on the off chance with friends earlier this week. Didn't really know what to expect but what a pleasant surprise. Vast range of teas- not my thing but friends loved them. Decided to order lunch as the ambiance was so nice and the food on other people's tables was tempting us! I'm vegetarian so decided on the vegetable linguine. To my surprise, my two omnivore friends went for veggie options too as they looked so fresh and tasty. Nobody was disappointed. The linguine was delicious- vegetables not over cooked, as they so often are, and a lovely flavour throughout. Don't often revisit as we like to try different places, but based on this visit, we will be back. Service was good and unlike some places it felt comfortable and relaxed. Highly recommend.

I visited hw my mother and sisters after hearing many recommendations for the quality of the food and drink. As one of the most expensive hot chocolates in the town, i expected good things. They didn't offer skimmed milk which was disappointing but not essential. We ordered 4 hot chocolates and not one of them was warm, let alone hot. The staff swapped them but did bit seem happy to do so. I noticed a sign stating that you could ask for drinks extra hot which is good to know as I like my coffee red hot, however I don't think even half of the temperature intended for the hot chocolate was reached! Overall an expensive let down, I will not be returning

Myself and 3 friends visited Washington caffee shop on June 6th for a coffee/ tea and cake. There was one table available which was dirty and having told a member of staff it still wasn't cleaned. There were no prices shown on cakes and I can understand why now as the cost might put you off before ordering! Our pots of tea and coffees were warm not hot and my coffee came in a small glass served on a board! When asking for a proper cup of coffee I was told they were out of clean mugs! We were very disappointed having spend a small fortune.

First visit today and we were not disappointed. Great selection of tea. Able to cater for coeliacs with gluten free choices and knowledgeable staff. Will visit again soon

After walking from Cardiff Bay to Penarth, my friend and I were ready for a good breakfast. Very good value at £2.99 for traditional breakfast and 90p for coffee, which could be refilled as much as you wanted. Speedy service

I had the eggs royale and the eggs were cooked to perfection! Great service, and the staff are very friendly and happy to educate you on their award winning Waterloo tea!

Has to be the best in Wales. Cake to die for!! Pinch me! Invested in a home kit and now enjoy the superb products every morning!!

Stopped off for coffee after a very poor meal nearby. Great staff, very professional, Excellent Latte complete with latte art. have visited the Waterloo Tea Room Many times and this was as good. Will return!

We wanted a place to stop for a sandwich and tea in the city centre and so popped in. The quality of food was excellent - freshly made and so tasty. Really enjoyed the tea! Home-made cake so good! Service was of very high standard and the place was spotless. Would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to relax and chill out.

excellent carvery, everything was hot, and service was excellent. Only prob was that the air conditioning was obviously leaking on one wall so they hasd warnings about a wet carpet under one installation

We were treated by our daughters to an afternoon tea in the Washington, Penarth. We have previously visited their Tea House in Roath, Cardiff, The Waterloo Gardens Teahouse. We caught the boat over to Penarth from Cardiff Bay, walked up to the town (steep hill) in time for tea. Having enjoyed the afternoon teas in the Waterloo, we were looking forward to our treat in their new premises, and were not disappointed. The staff were welcoming, very informed about the huge selection of teas on offer, and were not rushed at all in making decisions about which cakes to have from their large selection. It was a lovely warm day, and on arrival we were offered iced water before ordering. The sandwiches were freshly made for us, with delicious bread and various fillings. The scones were still warm from the oven, with loads of jam and cream. A lovely afternoon tea. Penarth has great individual shops, and next time we will come earlier so that we can look around. We walked back to Cardiff Bay across the barrage (about 45 mins)