The Kings House Cafe - Wiltshire

Freezing cold for most of the time because a member of staff was holding open a door to the stairwell of the museum allowing ice cold air to flood into the cafe. Served tepid soup that had to be returned to the kitchen for some more minutes in the microwave. Best avoided

Nothing at all gluten free despite there being gf cake on the menu. £11 for a coffee, cold drink and slice of cake. Very disappointing. There are better cafes within a short walk.

After visiting the cathedral and before heading to the Salisbury museum, we decided to have lunch at this restaurant. We ordered the risotto and salad, the mushroom lasagna, and the ploughman's lunch. The portions were very generous, especially for a lunch meal, and everything was delicious. We sat at an outdoor table under a nice umbrella for shade. The process involved sitting down, ordering and paying inside, and then having the food brought to our table. There is also a large indoor dining area. We didn't experience much of a wait. The dining area was surrounded by beautiful gardens.

They are lots of seating in the garden. Quick service and a good selection of sandwiches and salads. Located across from the Cathedral, it is in a perfect position. Afterwards you can go to the Museum, or simple amble around Salisbury

We have visited this cafe in the past when travelling down to the coast and it was always a much better experience than we had this time. We had been travelling for 4.5hours it was very hot and after spending a short time in the shops decided to walk around the cathedral close, we decided to stop for a much needed cup of tea so went inside as all tables outside in too much sun and all taken anyway. I initially went to counter to be told it was table service, so after sitting down we waited, there was one waitress taking orders and probably got to us after 10minutes when we said we just wanted tea for two her comment was “oh that will make my life easier “. And then we waited, there were two men, one who appeared to be cooking and another who was doing we’re not sure what (did hear him complain about how long it took to make a milkshake so we presumed he was in charge of drinks). We waited approximately another 20 minutes and still no tea so due to time constraints with rest of our trip we left. I cancelled order as I passed waitress who did apologise. We walked over to cathedral and in to the cafe there and within minutes were sitting with some much need water and our tea. This was not a lunchtime rush (mid afternoon) and although all outside tables taken there was probably only 12 people sitting down outside so I really couldn’t fathom what the problem was. And to be honest how long does it take to put two teabags in pots and fill with water etc.