Whelk Coppers in North Norfolk

Haven't been here for a couple of years but staying locally so tried again. Popular and lovely setting. Some big improvements. Light and airy with great sea views inside and out. Lovely breakfast with wide choices. Efficient and really friendly staff. And some cakes taken away for later. Highly recommend.

First visit here and wasn’t disappointed! Very dog friendly Beautiful food Clean Friendly staff Recommend the French toast it is beautiful.

Enjoyed a cream tea and as the scones were large shared it with my husband with an extra coffee - plenty for 2. Came with good portions of cream and jam and I had 2.5 cups of tea out of the pot. we sat inside as it was a miserable day but seating outside overlooking the sea. Friendly and helpful staff. Will definitely visit again.

Very blowy day in Sheringham! This lovely tearoom is tucked along the promenade by the lifeboat station. Very welcoming friendly servers and lovely poached eggs on sourdough plus a great cuppa which was perfect after running around on the beach. The cakes looked amazing too! Super dog friendly. We liked that they were twinned with a toilet scheme in Tanzania too. Make sure you check out the art on the garden walls and the quirky gates. Highly recommended.

Accidentally stumbled across this place following our beach walk and I'm so glad we did!! What a gem! Cosy, warm, dog friendly and they serve great food and coffee plus the scones were gorgeous.

Amazing service and great gluten free food! Would highly recommend coming here - especially for the pancakes! They accommodated us with a pram which was much appreciated

Lovely spot for a tasty brunch overlooking the sea. Bustling and busy inside, outside with a great view of the sea. Recommended

The second time me and my partner have visited this establishment, I thought on the first occasion it was perfect in every way , great service, excellent food and a lovely ambiance. Visited again on a chilly February day , sat outside and had lovely Yorkshire tea and sausage rolls and toasted tea cakes , delicious, and they provide blankets to keep the chill off you , a lovely touch, in my opinion the best little cafe in Norfolk.

Fire on inside. Beautiful view. Friendly staff. Outside seating but a bit nippy today. Hot pot of tea and a lovely locally sourced salmon and dill pate and ham sandwich.

A few of us had a nice business breakfast here with great views of the sea. The only problem came when we came to pay and asked for the VAT no. The server said he 'wasn't qualified' to give it out, despite knowing that the business was VAT registered. I have had to waste time emailing the owner to find this out (yet to be responded to). I did suggest to the server that he might want to find it out and then stick it to the counter or till so people didn't keep having to ask, however he told me he was 'only paid to serve coffee'! LOL.

Friendly staff, lovely sea views, outside tables for summer, good selection of food (I ate the delicious crab pate today).

Nice welcome lovely bubbly lady serving us !! Also there was only one soup available but soon made up an alternative. Nice presentation and cosy place full of nice people. Have been here many times but deserve a thumbs up . 👍

I think I can go as far as saying that this is the best cafe I’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting. The food and coffee were delicious and the service and views were top notch.

Went for a lovely breakfast here with my partner, mum, and dad. It was absolutely lovely. The food was brilliant and came out in good time. The service was fantastic. You can tell they all cared about their customers' experience. I will definitely come back in the summer.

Always visit whenever we’re in Sheringham. Asked for poached eggs for ‘The Skinny’ breakfast. Everything was nice except the eggs as they were over cooked so I didn’t eat them. No one checked how our meal was and when going to pay, they cheekily asked for a tip. I think they need to change their perspective on how they should ask/receive tips. If I was to visit again, I wouldn’t get a breakfast with eggs as this wasn’t the first occasion they overcooked them.

Enjoyable breakfast with friends. Food and service excellent.

Excellent view over the sea, great food as well

2 years after the last review and it's as good as ever, top notch scones and coffee 😀 Mushrooms and stilton on toast is amazing and the sausage rolls top notch 🙂

Great service, great atmosphere, delicious food and perfect location! I was staying near Aylsham and travelled here (around 30 mins) which was worth it for a brunch! Plenty to choose from, lovely town to explore and really dog friendly.

Charming little rea rooms/cafe on a winters day it was snug and cosy inside there is also seating outside with great views over the sea for those better day The service was great on a busy day and the food was first class I just had coffee and cakes but looking and smelling what other diners were having I was tempted to go back for lunch Also dog and kid friendly but owing to the coziness of the place its better to leave pushchairs outside

Warm welcome from staff and superb quality service! Perfect breakfast, beautifully cooked and top local quality! Highly recommended!!! We can’t wait to return!

Very enjoyable English breakfast (and vege option) dog and kids friendly, drinks arrived quickly and food arrived soon after and was delicious, quality over quantity was the welcome decision here (very nice poached egg). Very pleasing surroundings; wood panelling, sea view, nicely glazed cups.

The staff offer that personal service and their Christmas hamper was amazing. Coffee and pancakes are the best in our opinion.

Always an excellent experience with super food and service. We often visit the Whelk when in Sheringham and look forward to being treated well

Found this gem by accident whilst walking the dog on a cold dull day. Staff very welcoming when we entered and was shown to a table. We both chose the Stilton and mushrooms on sourdough toast. It was delicious and so were the two lattes. Really wanted to sample the scones but unfortunately was to full. Will have to re visit on my next holiday.

Lovely breakfast , excellent service well worth a visit, both had a full English breakfast , lovely lad suffered us who couldn’t have been more helpful or friendly

Fabulous tasty food, amazing coffee and the staff are so friendly and quick👏👏

Lovely little spot - especially on a November day - nice and warm in temperature and atmosphere. Had the best Belgian dark hot chocolate and a homemade sausage roll. Will definitely add to our coffee stop list and can definitely recommend.

Have only given breakfast a 4 star as the toast was a little on the hard side and the hash brown bit strange. The rest was very enjoyable.

We visited when staying locally, after a lovely stroll along the seafront, we came across this delightful cafe. A popular choice as we had to wait about 10 minutes for a table to be free, but the staff were lovely, friendly and welcoming..apologising for the wait (for which they didn't need to as it wasn't a long time and we enjoyed the view while we waited) An extensive menu with savoury and sweet choices including home made cakes awaited us, along with teas, coffees, hot chocolate and cold drinks. Bakewell tart and Toffee Pecan Blondie caught our eye, and had soon arrived with our hot drinks. The cakes were as delicious as they looked. The menu also has interesting information on how the cafe got its name! We would definitely come back when next in the area, and will be going to try their sister cafe (The Wandering Whelk in Holt)

Nice place to visit nice food but seems expensive to other places in the area. Also they had ran out of London Pride my favourite but the alternative was ok.

What a great place! So welcoming plus delicious food. Really busy on a grey November day, I'm not surprised

Everyone was so friendly and kind toward us making us feel really welcome. The cafe is very comfortable (if a tiny bit cramped when busy) and has a nice range of feel good food. Perfect place to stop when it’s a bit blustery or rainy

This fabulous cafe was just around the corner from us on our holiday, how lucky for us! We had breakfast there twice. We were warmly welcomed and the service was great. Both times the food was delicious my husband had a meaty breakfast and I had poached eggs, avocado and smoked salmon on toast. No problem swapping sourdough for granary or himself swapping eggs for beans. It is dog friendly and the view is beautiful. My husband also highly recommends the sausage roll with piccalilli. One of the best cafes I've been to for ages.

This fabulous cafe was just around the corner from us on our holiday, how lucky for us! We had breakfast there twice. We were warmly welcomed and the service was great. Both times the food was delicious my husband had a meaty breakfast and I had poached eggs, avocado and smoked salmon on toast. No problem swapping sourdough for granary or himself swapping eggs for beans. It is dog friendly and the view is beautiful. My husband also highly recommends the sausage roll with piccalilli. One of the best cafes I've been to for ages.

Great food, great service and great staff.

Only place I visited in North Norfolk that I think justifies it's impressive overall rating - very good food. Only dived in, during heavy rain, to warm up having not planned to eat. But then we after rounds of: crab sandwiches, cooked breakfasts, coffees, brownies, cherry bakewells we were all warm and satisfied - all food was fantastic. Service not only superb but very friendly. Excellent value and only eaterie in N-Norfolk id return to. ------ Only downside was: we got unlucky to find ourselves seated next to a table of highly neurotic townies determined to pass on their histrionic phobia of dogs to their young children. In fairness to them, they were equally unlucky to have us wet and be-dogged plonked next to them. So, it meant I had to eat whilst keeping my harmless dog on tight leash so as not to give neighbouring table mass panic attack..... But - as said - in fairness to these needlessly alarmed, dogophobic co-diners, there is nothing worse than having to eat next to people with potentially unruly and bitey dogs/kids, so walking home I saw their point of view. If you find yourself sat next to them with a dog, go easy on them and apologize from me too. Great place to grab lunch.

We returned after a couple of years to be disappointed. The food was under average and the staff seem to spend all their time moaning about their customers as if we are all deaf. Won't be returning again.

A nice friendly place to have tea & cake.

Really glad we stopped in here for lunch. The town was busy and we had a fairly large group, with a couple of vegans too... so finding somewhere to eat isn't always straightforward! First thing to note here was that the service was outstanding - welcoming, friendly, and really efficient. All things that can't be taken for granted. The menu was different to what you get from most cafes/restaurants - I went for the Mushrooms & Stilton, which was really quite delicious. All the other orders in our group - breakfasts, sandwiches etc, all looked great too.

Three of us had coffee/tea with scone and teacake at reasonable prices. All excellent with lovely ambience and friendly service. Highly recommended.

Looked amazing when we happened upon it by chance at lunchtime, but was a bit disappointed. Our group is vegan and non vegan and it was great they catered for this, and dog friendly too. We had our three young children with us and the dog. It was a little chilly but no seats inside so we happily sat outside and they had blankets in the foyer which was a nice touch. They gave us menus so we picked what we wanted and ordered, there was no icecream on the childrens menu but my little girl really fancied some as we were at the seaside, so asked if they could do a childrens portion and were told no! Seemed a bit weird to me as only wanted one less scoop in the bowl so as not to waste it. As it was, the dog ended up with some but trying to avoid unnecessary food waste this seemed a bit silly. We ordered a selection of sausage rolls, vegan sausage rolls and vegetable samosas which on the menu said served with picallily and something else which I can’t remember now. Anyway, it turned up and was just sausage roll on a plate. Queried this when we went to pay the bill as didn’t want to pay for an incomplete meal but told that the other bits were chargeable extras. Didn’t make this clear on the menu and the waiter who took the order didn’t mention this. When they brought the order out he asked if we wanted any sauces, we asked for tomato sauce and brown sauce but it never turned up. No babychange drop down table in the one loo either, so a missed opportunity there, especially as they have a kids menu you would think they would have a babychange table. £4 for a reheated sausage roll with no sauce or side salad or pickle felt a little disappointing. That said, it is a great setting with a nice ambiance and friendly staff.

Fabulous food, service and spectacular view! 👌

We only stumbled upon this fantastic eatery as the Submarine cafe was closed for the season. Very prompt service , seating inside and out too. Hada great pot of tea for two with Teapigs tea (fantastic). I had the Vege breakfast my wife had the sausage sandwich both with the choice of white,granary, or sourdough bread. One of the best breakfasts Ive ever had - each item loving cooked for individual flavours. A small but important (for me) point, served on HOT plates. Great especially if you sit outside. This is our goto place from now on and best of all its open all year.

Have been to tearooms before. Lovely to sit on terrace overlooking the sea. Stopped off today on our way home from a long weekend break. The weather was lovely so sat outside and had coffee and warm scones with jam. Staff always friendly and you are served quickly. Will return when we visit Sheringham again.

Tea room on sea front at Sheringham in Norfolk Lovely food and good service Can sit in or outside

Second visit, a lovely peaceful setting beautiful sea views, pleasant staff, soup (mushroom) delicious, pork pie (with red onion) also delicious. Probably will be back again!! Many thanks 🙂

We thought this was going to be a nice cafe, when we saw it. But the service is non existent, we waited outside as instructed for what felt longer than it should have to be seated and then when we were seated the staff ignored us for that long we were on the verge of leaving, we probably should have, in fact a couple who came in after us were waited on and served before us. The food seemed overrated, the fruit was clearly frozen and only just defrosted and not worth the money. The building whilst nice, just felt stuffy and we couldn't wait to get out into the fresh air.

A perfect setting with a great breakfast menu to suit our needs. Staff were really friendly and the view and the music just added to the experience. Food was of really good quality. Overall great morning.

This was our first visit after seeing people on fb saying it was nice. We had a lovely lunch and staff were very polite. Service was very quick too.

A really nice spot, to be ignored by the staff. Multiple tables arrived after us and their orders taken. We moved on to somewhere that wanted the business.

Always a good welcome for us and our dog. Delicious choice of food. Beautiful position overlooking the sea

Popped in for breakfast on a Saturday morning around 9:15. Sunny outside with a slightly chill wind but not enough to stop us from sitting outside to enjoy the views (although it is absolutely gorgeous inside!) We ordered tea for two, one full English with gluten free toast and poached eggs on sourdough. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the drinks came very quickly. The poached eggs arrived looking delicious but, unfortunately, a couple sat down at the next table and lit up cigarettes so we were soon wreathed in a cloud of stinky second hand smoke - not how we wanted to enjoy our meal. Fortunately, there was an empty table upwind so we were able to decamp. Unfortunately, there was a long wait for the other meal to arrive so mine was a bit cold by then. It's a shame the food wasn't bought at the same time as we obviously wanted to eat breakfast together and it would have been nice to both have hot meals. We also thought the amount of food with the full English was a bit disappointing - only one sausage, bacon and egg, about three to four small mushrooms, three cherry tomatoes and the tiniest piece of toast I've ever seen! The plate was mainly taken up by a dish of baked beans. (To be fair, the menu does say it's only one of everything but it really was a very small breakfast - I think I had more food than he did!) All the food was delicious, though. The menu has a lovely selection and it's great that there are so many gluten free, dairy free, vegan etc options, the staff were very friendly and the location and decor are great. It's a shame but our experience really was spoiled by other people's smoke and the meals not being served at the same time so it left us feeling a bit disappointed. (It never even crossed our minds that someone would be blowing cigarette smoke over our food - thought that was a thing of the past but the staff provided them with an ashtray so it's obviously just normal - lesson learned!) Hopefully this will be helpful information so that future customers who don't like eating in a smoking environment can choose to sit inside. Not an altogether enjoyable experience, unfortunately 😕

This is the 'crab sandwich with salad' that arrived for Over NINE POUNDS. The quantity of salad and the type of bread seems to bear no relation to the salad and bread shown in the online menu crab pate photos.

Nice place to sit outside and enjoy their excellent English breakfast,friendly and attentive staff highly recommend

Great service and choices. Lovely day for a visit, sat outside. Delicious cake and iced coffee ( plus a veggie samosa for me and crab sandwich for the husband -he would have preferred a more rustic loaf rather than a pre-sliced granary available )

A cream tea in the garden, over-looking the sea

Overpriced. Crab sandwich, a bit of crab between 2 slices of standard bread and a bit of token lettuce with one cherry tomato cut up for £9.25. Not even some crisps or anything else.

Initially we were a bit disappointed as we'd been told they did savoury pancakes, but the all day breakfast was delicious and the service was great, so couldn't ask for better. Definitely worth a visit. By the way the sweet pancakes were fantastic too. On a wet and windy Saturday it was just what we needed, thank you.

Nice food, good service. Very friendly allows well behaved dogs inside and out.

the best ,environment friendly, no plastic cups , great home cooked cake , at the right price , and history of the building is worth reading about. do not be fooled by the coble stone wall like me. i am going there every time i down that way.

I've been looking for great pancakes and sweet breakfast for ages and finally found a place that nails them! I've tried the pancakes and french toast, both absolutely delicious and well priced! My partner had the english breakfast which he said was the best one he had yet as well. The sandwiches he wouldn't recommend as they're not really anything special. Lovely place and the cakes look great as well!

Very tasty sandwiches, lovely coffee and great service

Loved this little gem of a coffee shop right on the shore front. I'd researched beforehand so knew they did GF options for my Coeliac daughter. But the menu options were even better than we thought! She had GF pancakes with a Berry Compote and Créme Fresh which looked amazing. I had a vegan Date & Ginger cake that I will be trying to develop myself as it was DELICIOUS. the coffee was lovely and the rest of the family enjoyed their muggle pancakes and freshly made sausage rolls. 6 happy customers. Plus the staff were so lovely despite bring rushed off their feet. Food came put nice and quick and my daughter was thrilled when her Gingerbread Latte came out with a little gingerbread man art work in the froth!!! It's the little features 🥰

Lovely staff, dog-friendly, cosy and comfortable place to sit, great view overlooking the sea and open till later than most cafes also. The cakes and scones are delicious. Home made moist cakes and a selection of gooey brownies and blondies. Light and super fresh scones. The pork pie is delicious also. Would definitely recommend.

A nice reasonable coffee shop,seats inside and out.

What a great little find today. My wife wanted to go to sheringham for her birthday. When we got there went for a little walk and came across Coppers Tea Room. Service was fantastic food was fantastic and lovely to sit outside and have a sea view. I would highly recommend this place. Also dog friendly which is fantastic as well. Well done to all.

Food was good when it arrived. Coffee was almost cold. Nice place to rest as long as you arrive early enough. It is a very busy restaurant at lunchtime.

Perfect tea room and restaurant with fabulous staff and sea view!

Been here for years .I usually have the full English but thought I would have the French toast with berries ,creme fresh and maple syrup.i was worried as I have never tried it and I didnt know what I was getting but wow it was amazing ! You must try this it will change your view of breakfast .I don't think I would have it often as it's very rich but to think I was missing out on this all these years by eating the usual bacon and egg leaves me bewildered. Super stuff 👍.

Lovely Cheese Scones. And also nice pot of Yorkshire Tea

Always a delight. Great menu, friendly warm welcome and service from the team, and very dog friendly inside and out. Can recommend the pancakes with summer fruits and cappuccino

Excellent coffee - best in Sheringham?

Found these guys yesterday and what a find. the food was fantastic and the service was amazing. The only downside i can think of is i wish the portions were slightly bigger and able to serve hot food later in the day

Had a great French Toast breakfast here. Views of the sea and helpful staff.

We had breakfast on table 23 and the food and coffee were excellent. Excellent service and friendly staff. Highly recommend if your in Sheringham.

The most delicious scones EVER and my Mum who is 87 should know! First class friendly service. Thank you so much. Stunning sea view too.

A lovely cafe and brunch spot right on the seafront. Staff are incredibly helpful and friendly. The French Toast and coffee is great, we will be returning for more.

Had a lovely English breakfast here. Wife's French toast was huge and smothered in berries and mascarpone. Would have been even better if crispy (all the syrup probably made soggy). We came back for tea and cake following day. Scones were perfect - light and fluffy on inside and crunchy on outside. Can sit outside and enjoy the view overlooking beach. They welcome dogs inside and out

Good range of gluten free and dairy-free options. I had a delicious homemade scone, but the cream that I had with it was rather runny. Food service was OK (there was a sign apologising for being short-staffed). However, what really impressed me was that when I accidentally left my hat behind at the table, one of the servers made a supreme effort to return it to me- following me right along the sea front. Thank you ever so much for getting my hat back to me!

Love this dog friendly cafe. They have some awesome Vegan and Gluten free options on the menu. I've been coming here for ages and really enjoy the atmosphere. The staff are awesome too. 👌

This is the hidden gem, an oasis of yummy food and delicious coffees blended with ace customer service:)

Food was really good quality and well presented. Amazing tea room and glad we went in for breakfast with our dog. Staff were great and it was such a lovely place to stop. I couldn't fault it and will definitely be going back

Period sea front tea room with outdoor seating too. Dog friendly. Excellent cooked food and a good selection of lovely cakes, coffee is really good along with friendly helpful staff makes this a wonderful place to stop off for some refreshment. Gets very busy during holiday season.

Excellent meal and very friendly staff, dog friendly

Didn't eat just had cups of tea but good service and friendly

Lovely little cafe. Have a great range of food and can cater for different allergies. All of our food was great with excellent service too!

Superb hidden gem of a place - delicious food, friendly staff (even on busy Easter Saturday) and fabulous dog treats - all with a sea view!

Great place. Sea front. As I'm DF they have a selection of cakes and other foods to cater all food allergies and v and ve.

Wonderful little tea room and cafe. Reasonable prices and good service, the perfect place to stop for breakfast, lunch, tea, coffee, lunch or a bite to eat. Good for children with plenty of colouring books and a great children's menu. Dog friendly too.

Such an amazing jewel of a cafe, super friendly staff, super food and wonderful and cozy shelter from the elements. We shall keep visiting.

Not been for a while but still fab food and service. Mushroom soup was gorgeous

Wonderful...Attentive staff...Good size portions,made on the premises...Perfectly good coffee..Made to feel very welcome..

Always pop in here for cheese scone and tea . Great choice of food Fabulous location

Beautiful little tea room serving very large portions of cake including vegan ones and freshly made scones and jam. The place displays the history of the building, it's where welks were boiled in copper pots, one is used as a plant pot in the back garden, before being shipped to London. Very reasonable prices. Friendly helpful staff. Sell clocks and bits and pieces. Beautiful roaring fire and lovely view over the sea. Clean, busy and they allow dogs, inside and out, with bowls of water outside.

Please wait to be seated. We quite like that sign as you know that staff know that you have arrived and will pay attention to you soon. The latter was the case here but the reception was cold and unfriendly, to say it politely. There was a window seat for two people free - bar type - but we (a couple) were directed to a table in the middle of the cafe. We made clear that we wanted to sit at the window. You're in Scheringham to see the sea so why didn't they offer that seat to us. We were pretty annoyed from the start. The cappuccino and the chocolate were the weakest we have had in years, literally. The victoria cake was average and the pancakes looked nice but were not pleasant to eat. What is sent out of this kitchen needs to be checked and reassessed. There are too many cafes in Scheringham that serve excellent food and drinks. The only staff were could see we 6 or 7 young girls, some of whom had no clue how to deal with clients or behave themselves. We were close to the front door and saw the attitude problems several times. This is not the fault of the girls. They need a good manager.

Just had coffee outside and were looked atter very well. Coffee and hot chocs went down well. Dog friendly

Whelk Coopers Tea Rooms are situated on the seafront in Sheringham it's got seating outside for the summer weather and ample seating inside with a good variety of food and pastries etc along with the coffee and tea menu the staff are very friendly and helpful so definitely worth a visit after a lovely walk along the seafront

I might be speaking out of place as all staff were dressed in black so I acknowledge they could have been grieving, but the atmosphere between staff was painful to see. They were so busy being awkward with each other that they weren't noticing customers. Sadly a soggy microwaved sausage roll and dry slice of cake was a disappointment too when I'd read the great google reviews before visiting. Maybe we caught them at a bad time as other reviews seem amazing. Very beautiful 1600s restored flint building though with lovely sea view. Stunning flint work, no doubt pillaged from local churches centuries ago!

Always try and stop here for a coffee and snack whenever we go to Sheringham. It has a lovely atmosphere with the fire going. There was a queue, but it moved quickly, and the service was speedy considering how busy they were.