Southill Tea Room

Challenged with upping the 'coffee and cake game ' I took my friend to Southill Vintage Tea rooms which met the challenge! A quaint tea room set in a quiet village, we had gorgeous cake and coffee served in vintage style china cups by lovely staff. The inside space is small but we sat outside under a marquee in the lovely garden which is ideal, whatever the weather. Will definately go back!

After an abortive attempt at breakfast at Southill Tea Rooms last week, aborted due to roads closed and diversions, another attempt was made today, 11th November 2022. Despite looking at the website to ensure opening times imagine my disappointment to find a blackboard telling us the place was shut ‘Due to staff Shortages’. It would appear we are not the first to have arrived to be greeted by a ‘Closed’ sign. I won’t bother trying a third time.

Could I respectfully ask that you update your online opening hours information please cycled over today to find you closed with a sign about Mother’s Day. Nothing to suggest this on your online presence, which I checked beforehand, most of which is very clear that you are open. Your tea rooms are great but this is very frustrating.

What a little gem in the lovely village of Southill. So pretty. Luckily today been a lovely sunny spring day, we sat outside among the flowers. Lovely China floral vintage cups. Lovely coffee. A joy. Lovely cake selection, which we would have tried, but we were having lunch and would have been too full. Will return.

As a family we had a table for 4, for the afternoon tea. We paid 50% of the price as a deposit. Our table was ready upon arrival and service was prompt and friendly. The afternoon tea provided could have been better. The sandwiches were nice, but very small there were no other savoury options, other than cheese scones. Then there were plain scones and fruit scones and two other cakes provided. The scones were a little dry and crumbly and there were just too many of them! A pleasant visit, but not tempted to go back based on this visit. There are better afternoon teas elsewhere.