Periwinkle Tea-room - West Somerset

My daughter tried the Cream Tea and said it had the best scones she ever tasted. The other cakes and biscuits were displayed in glass jars on a separate shelf, and all sandwiches had a gluten-free alternative. The waitress was really lovely and the views were beautiful. This restaurant is definitely worth a visit.

I live in the area and these scones are my favorite! The staff is always very helpful and I have never had any negative reactions.

The staff were amazing and the chef is gluten-free, so I felt completely safe. They serve scones, toasted sandwiches, and cakes. Delicious!

I 've had very good food and service here before autumn 2022 so was surprised and disappointed after returning with a friend yesterday. The mozzarella and basil toasted sandwich sounded inviting, but the reality was underwhelming. Hardly any mozzarella, dry, no basil whatsoever, a thin slice of tomato who knows, perhaps I was mistakenly served a child 's portion. It was on such a small plate that the accompanying undressed salad leaves and few crisps fell off as soon as you tried to cut into the sandwich. Oh yes, and I wasn 't given a knife, just a fork, so when I went up to the counter about it I was told abruptly they don 't give out knives ! Though my friend, who 'd ordered a scone, had been given a knife! What 's that about? Friend said her cheese scone tasted sweet and left half of it. She said that last year she 'd had accompanying chutney, but not this time. When she mentioned the sweetness of the scone the reply was 'We 'll keep an eye on it. ' Whatever that means. The coffee I had was about half the size of what I had last year. It wasn 't at all busy when we were there, but the 3 people serving were mainly wandering around doing who knows what, totally not interested in engaging with us and did not even come up to the table to ask if everything was OK. Perhaps because they knew in advance it wasn 't . Very lazy attitude. They have no competition up there so perhaps they feel they don 't have to try anymore. Well, they 've now lost two local customers and I shan 't be going back with a group of friends as previously planned. The only positive is that the display of cakes looked the same as before, but I didn 't see what the portion sizes were, so cannot comment on that. If you 're feeling hungry I suggest you eat something before you go there.

Visited on a beautiful sunny day making the magical setting even extra special. The Periwinkle Tea Rooms provide relaxing space both indoors and in the grounds….good customer service and great cakes…recommend the coffee and walnut one. Such a quint place and worth the drive on the narrow lane.