Tuckton Tea Gardens Bournemouth in Bournemouth

Good food. Great location. Exemplary service- staff were lovely, especially Liz.

A lovely place to unwind, refresh and catch up. Lovely, reasonably priced food and friendly staff.

A little over priced but the setting by the river is lovely. Staff all friendly but sometimes a bit slow to attend tables for orders.

The best hot, Hot Chocolate I have had so far. Do try with the works

Always looks after my lovely Carol....

Lovely service, I ll be coming back again

Lovely views over River with great service and food

The staff here are lovely, and very helpful. Will make sure you have everything exactly to your liking and always a smile on their face. Stunning views of the river and outside seating in the summer

Lovely home made soup. Super spot looking across to the river

Fantastic service alongside Christchurch Harbour...efficient and friendly staff. Highly recommend.. especially the fish finger sandwiches 😁

Great food and staff, best location 😍

Really tasty gluten free and dairy free beef and horseradish sandwich, the bread was so soft! The staff were kind and helpful too 😊

Had a fantastic eggs Royal breakfast

Very pretty garden. Good quality, tasty food, excellent service. A very pleasant experience.

nice hot chocolate and good view

Nice & relaxed, plenty of outdoor seating with a lovely view

Nice food, very nice atmosphere and welcoming staff who enjoy a bit of banter. Definitely worth visiting. Oh and milkshake was great (a non-little-one writes).

Absolutely amazing! Food was outstanding and reasonably priced. Staff were rushed off their feet when we got there but once our order was placed the services was very quick. Look forward to returning very soon!

Beautiful friendly and relaxing place recommended it to all,dog friendly and after our coffee's we went on a self drive boat which was a fantastic experience and so much fun .love this place 😁

It opens about 9am for breakfast, serves food all day until about 4-5 ( Check their times on website). You can eat inside or out in the lovely gardens, some tables covered by marquees for those who want to keep out of the sun, and look over the river. They sell ice-creams from a kiosk. You can walk for as long as you like as this is a massive park that goes all the way to Mudeford Spit through greenery, no cars, bird-hide, AOONB and Historical park, about 3 miles if you take the short-cut. Or you can take a ferry there instead or hire a small motorboat for an hour ( 30 mins also available) but 4knot speed limit so you can only do about 5 miles for an hour depending on tide - coming on or going out ot slack. Car park down on Wick Lane, cheap for 6 months of the year and free for the rest! There are free spaces on the left down Wick Lane but it's hit or miss. Tesco/Co-op, coffee-shops, brewery bar, all take-aways and Tapas bar in Tuckton village too. And if you want a restaurant and pub then The Riverside pub is next to the bridge. Alternatively, the Athelstan Pub which does food also but less pricey is about 900 metres along Tuckton High St and turn right once you get onto the tree-lined avenue and just up there.

I really enjoy the location and the sandwiches we ordered were great. However the cappuccino and lattes we ordered were TOO hot. I'm sure you'll know how to correct this but just wanted to make you aware.

Nice toasted ham and cheese sandwich and a coffee sat in the garden lovely settling. Good service.

Lovely food surroundings staff very friendly

Lovely gardens for summertime afternoon tea. Great cakes 🎂 🥮

Lovely gluten free carrot cake and a dorset apple cake.

Great place even do gluten free.

I ordered a cream tea for one .... Scone, cream, jam and a pot of tea for one well..... I got my scone etc but no tea. I waited, my scone jam and cream went warm and soggy. I then had to ask staff where my 'pot' of tea was to be looked at like I was dumb. Then to be brought a take away cup of boiling water (can't even call it tea) without them bringing sugars etc with a 'oh sorry ' I had to then go get my sugar leaving my dogs tied up a second time because jobs weren't being done efficiently Ruined completey wasn't enjoyable. Go for the scenery only.

Really fantastic excellent staff & food outstanding. We did a boat trip linked to this place. Very much like the National Trust places we visit. Nice middle class people who have pleasant well behave children

Pleasant position, open all the year round. We had ice creams on a warm day in February. Food ok but not special. It can smell of rancid fat sometimes. 2023 visit. The indoor seating area has been upgraded and it's much pleasanter now. Well behaved dogs are allowed inside. There is a small terrace area, and a marquee on the grass.

Great to see another dog friendly place.

First time visit today whilst on holiday with my partner. Absolutely amazing place. We sat for a couple of hours by the river just watching the endless water craft going by. The weather was warm and sunny plenty of people doing same as us. Had lunch at Tuckton tea gardens cafe and it was superb. Lovely friendly staff that couldn't do enough for us. Recommend that this is a corner of heaven that should be experienced if you want good food, in a clean safe environment and by a beautiful river bristling with all types of water craft ranging from paddle boards to million pound yachts and cruisers.

Make sure you get on the right ferry back here we were told the wrong one and it cost us

Nice place for breakfast. Avocado and eggs were lovely. Good service from friendly staff. Thnx.

Lovely location plus nice inside and outside areas. Staff are friendly, but most are young and inexperienced. Unfortunately the food and drink were disappointing. We ordered a coffee, tea, breakfast bap with extra mushroom and a vegan breakfast. Coffee had to go back as it was wrong, the tea was only just warm. The breakfast bap came without the extra mushrooms and the vegan breakfast was without the toast. Worst of all the vegan breakfast had bits of bacon in the mushrooms. Obviously the kitchen do not cook vegan food separately from meat!! Overall I wanted to like it, but I was somewhat disappointed.

Called in for a drink after hiring a boat with grandaughter, but decided to try the food as well. Very pleased with all our meals, would definitely return again.

First and last time ever going there. Apparently parked in a 'wrong' place, was told to leave to move my car, no other parking spaces. Woman was very rude. Ordered cream tea for my partner and myself. I was of course unable to have any of it, but still charged full price even though we was told to leave. Would not recommend. Staff are very rude. Didn't offer takeaway or anything like that. Just told me to leave and pay full price for something I barely got to even smell, let alone taste!!! Pregnant disabled woman with blue badge, absolutely appalling.

Again, the service and atmosphere are spot on. Food is delicious! A special mention for the coffee - yummy.

Excellent place to have a pit stop

Only called in for an ice cream. We come down to the river many times for a picnic but walked up to the cafe which we hadn’t visited for a while. The girl behind serving, forgot to give us our change and we had to embarrassingly ask her for it. Also what has happened to the gardens. They used to be lovely but now very scruffy. Hardly any benches or chairs (although chairs were chained up to a tree so guess it may have been because of the gales of late). Admittedly haven’t been inside the cafe since it’s refurb. Just sad to see the outside area not looking it’s best.

Disappointed that the only non dairy coffee option is an americano (I’m breastfeeding my baby who has a dairy allergy). Staff didn’t seem overly friendly or welcoming. It is a beautiful location but the atmosphere spoiled it for me. We actually went to the riverside pub for a coffee on the way back rather than stopping again here.

Lovely Lovely little place. Excellent food and service in the most beautiful surroundings. Will definitely go back .

Me and my partner used to come to this place most weekends. The Hedland breakfast was our favourite! Really not impressed that is twice on occasion we have come and the food has been very poor. The eggs were over cooked and grey, the sausages were burnt on one side and pale on the other! Even the bacon was partially cooked! They must have put one of the kids in the kitchen! For a nearly £15 breakfast that’s including a drink I’d expect more! We had to call someone over to take our order while they were stood there staring into space! You can’t charge those prices and not live up to expectation. Would not recommend.

Great place to relax by the water and lovely walks

Took the vintage ferry down the river to Mudeford Sandbank and back then lunch at the tea gardens. Absolutely lovely day.

Lunch snack and coffee walking through to Bournemouth

A great place to eat, drink and chill on the river bank

Lovely place to stop off, relax and have a cuppa. Spacious garden with plenty of seating. Disabled friendly.

Beautiful tea rooms on the river bank looking at boats. Great food, super friendly staff and reasonably priced. Definitely go again!

Eat indoors or outside. Just on the side of the river, just right to watch the world go by.

Maybe they have had a change in staff. But just ok.

nice place to sit and relax with a drink and small eats, even better if it's sunny

Following on from the river boat trip the lunch was exactly what was needed

Jak ktoś nie lubi morza to ma rzekę w Bournemouth a tu park, łódki i spacer

Lovely views, friendly staff, great food and ok coffee 😎👍🏻👌🏻

Scampi & chips very nice aswell as the scenery & service.

Nice food well presented, dog friendly

Delicious fish finger sandwiches. Friendly staff.

Nice friendly staff l, great location, and good food

Visited on a bank holiday, so some allowances made for the extreme busyness on speed of service. The food was nicely presented, not too far from cafe staples but well executed. On a pleasant day, eating outside with a view over the river makes for one of the better eating experiences locally, but the inside could do with a little personalisation to feel a bit more homely.

Delightful staff this Saturday afternoon.

Disappointed as the only dairy free coffee option was an americano with oat milk on the side. coffee wasn't the best tasting either. Sad when there are some amazing coffee roasters locally.

Lovely setting near the river. Quite enjoyable and will probably go again though just lacked something to get excited about?

Nice spot good service and coffee

I have been meeting friends here for years. The staff are always friendly and the food delicious. Sometimes you have to wait a while when it's really busy but what a wonderful view of the river while you wait! Highly recommended. ❤

Scones not freshly baked, no clotted cream and plate it was served in had bits of food stuck on it !! Wont be coming back. Price does not justify the quality.

Lovely time spent here with my Mum for her 80th birthday. Had a coffee lunch and coffee. Service was friendly and quick.

Great place to rest up with your kids/dogs and grab a cuppa n cake! Meals are available but fairly limited. Breakfast options like bacon sandwiches are really nice!

Absolutely delightful tea room. The only thing to let it down is the toilets, complete opposite of the tea room. It was not cared for at all.

Lovely place right on River Stour. Food was cooked well and service good

Took disabled husband in for a treat early in morning asked if we could sit in window & was told no as tables were for 4 As the place was nearly empty only one table at window had anyone sitting I think it was very unkind

Lovely place to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee and a snack

Nice food but the 20 minute boat ride to it was 10 minutes with a stop half way inboth directions. What a rip-off.

Not a place i would go. The area beautiful bit not the tea room looked very unclean and tables had plates and food not tsken it. The dress code for waitresses mot appropriate

Great location for a relaxing sit down with a cup of tea xx

I went in for a snack; very nice bacon sandwich. I used to use this café often before the pandemic, but this was the first time I have used it since. It has been completely rebuilt and upgraded. The only thing is it used to be dog-friendly; it isn't any more.

Lovely waterside cafe ,nice affordable food and drinks , assorted flavoured traditional ice creams , with a laid back feel.

Loved the setting, been coming here for some years. However, since the refurbishment, the place has gone up market, and no longer feels like somewhere you feel happy to pop in for a casual cup of tea. The menu says Pot of Tea £2.50 each, which is bad enough, but it seems because we sat outside we were only given tea in a cardboard takeaway cup, but we're still charged £2.50. What is more, the tea, I suspect, came out of a vending machine. It certainly tasted like it., OK but not worth £2.50 Will probably come again, but mainly because there isn't anywhere else in the locality. I'd better start saving up!

Do not like the changes. I liked the old style and the putting green has gone

Nice setting for a coffee and walk along the river

We did the BBQ Boat Cruise as our staff summer party and it was simply superb! Thank you to the guys for being accommodating and helping us have a great evening.

Nice spot by the river. Good lunches or snacks and coffee. We had lovely local ice cream.

Coffee was bitter. Cake was synthetic and insubstantial. Tea was OK.

Tuckton hosted us for our work do and they were fantastic. So accommodating and lovely hosts. We had a beaut time!

Great food and service. Friendly staff great location. Clean and tidy. Recommend for a place to stay and relax.

Such a lovely place to go, to meet friends or family. It's been one of my go-to places for many years, but it just keeps getting better and better. So many other attractions right there too, with the river bank there are boats to hire, ferries to take and duck's to feed! It doesn't stop either as there is a lovely walk as far as Hengistbury Head, and a children's play park as well as crazy golf. You will get a taste of heaven at Tuckton Tea Gardens.

Just for coffee. Lovely setting.

Great surroundings food good service great.Boat trip to Mudeford and back,great afternoon

Really like the boat hire, nice food as well.

Not bad for wetting the whistle, not the cheapest around but in a nice location.

A lovely visit to tuckton tea gardens as is every time! Lovely outside area, great icecreams and milkshakes and friendly staff!

Beautiful evening at Tuckton Tea Gardens for an event. Great food, excellent river cruise. Staff were so accommodating.

Has always been a very pleasant place to lunch but non smiling staff and although food was tasty looked as if it had just been thrown onto a too small plate.

Not sure this plase has got it's act together, lots to get better

Busy lunchtime today 2 adults lunch and 1 childs ,fast friendly, and kindly brought a highchair outside for my 18month old grandson ...very impressed

Firstly, we were told once we ordered that there was no chips on the menu but the waitress had no other option so we were expected to pay full price for the children’s food which was essentially a sausage and beans. Toast was substituted in the end but the butter arrived dripping out of the foil wrapper so I think it had been heated. My salad was delayed after the rest of the family was served their food so the chef could “prep” it. The toilets were run down with dangerous metal items stored at the entrance which my 3 year old grabbed not realising. A real shame as it’s a gorgeous location and I’ve had some superb staff parties here. It was our wedding anniversary and we’d just been paddleboarding on the river with the children and had booked lunch to celebrate. Prob good if you’re grabbing a coffee or ice cream as the grounds are fab.

Been here a couple of times now, the staff are very friendly and the food we've tried so far was nice too. Great little find and perfect place for a quick tea or coffee before jumping on the ferry to Christchurch!

Disappointing. Not able to get jug of water for our table of 8. Had it in small plastic beakers. No trays either.

Nice shady place by the river for food and drinks

Really nice decor, lovely upgrade to the cafe, friendly staff, well recommended

This is such an enjoyable spot, always with great service if one uses the cafe. A very lovely place to be on a hot day and next to the river.