Highcliffe Castle Tea Rooms

It was lovely to sit outside in the sunshine but the coffee was undrinkable. Please get a decent coffee machine and decent coffee. You’re a cafe.

Have been here many times before and during COVID restrictions. Very disappointed this time with the quality of the food. Obviously packet frozen fish with thin batter. The chips were thin french fries which were lukewarm. Used to be beautiful triple cooked extra thick chips. Slice of bread with the Fish chips arrived with no butter and it wasn’t offered. Salad that accompanied the fish chips was non existent. Knives and forks slapped down on the table with no serviettes. No condiments offered.

My husband and I cant thank castle kitchens enough for all they did to make our wedding day so perfect. From our first email they made us feel happy and excited for our day again and our guests have not stopped talking about the incredible food and beautiful styling. Intimate, romantic and incredibly tasty! We will be coming back every year for an anniversary afternoon tea I’m sure! We have been singing your praises to everyone. If you want a personal, delicious and beautiful afternoon tea then look no further. Visualizza piatti

We visited for lunch as my daughter was visiting from London and we were talking her Grandmother out for her 88th birthday. Their website showed they served her favourite Bacon Brie panini but when we got there panini's were not an option. Their menu board also gave a list of alcoholic beverages but we were told they weren't serving alcohol so no white wine spritzer for Grandma. The sandwiches were doorstep size bread slices and whilst adequate they were nothing exciting. The setting is lovely and the sun shone but we were very disappointed with the food.

This was an amazing little find! We decided to visit the castle grounds and use this as a base for exploring more of the beach in Christchurch (there’s a lovely little walk through some forest or down the zig zag slope) just next to the car park. Just so you know, in the winter the car parking Is only 70p! Bargain! Before starting, we ate at the tea rooms. There was not loads of choice but we had the homemade rarebit and beef nachos. Oh my word- they were delicious! We would highly recommend the cooked food! We were surprised by the quality and the quantity for the price we paid. Definitely worth a visit!

40 members of Castle Wheelers arranged a meal here 15/12/21 spectacular, an event to live in minds for years! Sally, David and their staff bent over backwards to give us fabulous food and even better service! A meal is just a meal..this was an event! This was our third Christmas lunch at the CK, it gets better every time, David (Chef) comes up with different twists on the standard Turkey Lunch every time, Sally manages to add new additions, mulled wine/crackers/party poppers...you name it! Well done to all of you, we will be with you weekly on rides and back same time, same place in 2023!! We wish you a very Merry Christmas!! Visualizza piatti

As locals we have visited the castle tea rooms a few times in the last year and each time has been more disappointing, to the point where today will probably be our last visit. An order with 3 different coffees was too much for them to cope with..... Neither of the cappuccinos had any foam what little there was had disappeared within minutes. The decaf and caffeinated got mixed up and the person making the coffees really didn't seem to care. The speed of service has been poor since they re opened and today was no exception. My advice would be don't bother. Walk along the beach to the beach hut cafe for a much better experience.

I’ve been here a few times for lunch over the years and remembered the lovely home made cakes (specifically Dorset apple cake). On a recent mid-week visit I had the bacon and Brie panini and a slab of lemon drizzle cake (no Dorset apple unfortunately) with a coffee. The food is top notch, really fresh and tasty with good quality ingredients. The cake was a bit more of a Victoria sponge than a drizzle with a lemon curd and buttercream filling, but was absolutely gorgeous. There’s plenty of seating and the view/location is just such a nice spot to relax. The covid measures in place felt adequate and the tables inside were still fairly spaced out with good ventilation. The coffee was quite stro...

Lovely setting and looked forward to some Cream Tea and Scones on the beautiful lawns with my family Had a mix of Teas and Coffees which I can only describe as just okay for the price charged No sugars offered or supplied and one very small milk container that just about serviced one of us The Scones were Rock Hard and were replaced with an Iced cake which in fairness was quite nice? What I find really disappointing is that we can all accept that things can go wrong but it's how you deal with them that I look for? I felt so sorry for the young trainee staff on the front line as when ourselves and other customers were complaining the older and more mature (Managers) kept their heads bowed and... Visualizza piatti