Poor food,small portions,too expensive,crammed space. Like most new business',you soon learn which ones are keepers and which ones crumble over night. This is a crumbler. read more

i saw many cops here... food must be pretty good to stop by hey? service + ambiance! read more

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The staff are rude. My daughter has celiac and can't eat there food but wants to join the family. They insisted they could provide her food and we needed to order her food. This is not helpful and makes her feel more uncomfortable. Yes it is unique inside, however, not worth the price or the unfriendly and rude staff. read more

This is a tourist trap. Food is way overpriced and the rudest, unfriendly staff ever.

Of all the years that I've lived here it's my first time!! Tourists really get a kick out of this place. IntErior totally takes you to another era. Service is excellent despite the very high table turn over. There are even benches out front for people too wait. Food wise I have to try their asparagus chicken cheese bread and their cottage pie!!! Really good!! The jam n scones?? Which is what they're known for.. IMHO not the best bUt give it a go and make up ur own mind. read more

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Rude staff, overcrowded with tables to the point it's extremely uncomfortable, overpriced and poor food, dated tourist trap now worth wasting your time on. Look up other cafes in the area such as proserpina which has great service and ambience. Many poor service and food reviews on trip advisor and google etc, please consider these before you waste your time and money at miss marples. read more

Apparently this place is popular on Lonely Planet (whatever that is) and people line up for hours to eat. Personally I wasn't impressed. Maybe I ordered the wrong dishes but then they shouldn't be offered on the menu if they're not good. I started with the mushroom soup. The consistency was perfect, but the flavor was lacking completely. Even La Madeleine in the states tastes better. I make an even better cream of mushroom soup at home. I also ordered the cottage pie. This was the most sour cottage pie I have ever eaten, and I've had a fair amount in my lifetime. I only took a few bites. Maybe I should've ordered the open faced fingers but I wasn't in the mood for sandwiches and paying $16 for this. I thought I'd get a better value with the cottage pie, but maybe I was wrong. My cousin ordered the fish and chips and said they were alright but nothing spectacular. I think I'll skip this place next time! read more

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I was told by a cousin that Miss Marple's Tearoom (MMT) has the best scones and that I needed to visit while I was near Dandenong. I've never thought that scones were anything special, so I wasn't expecting much. The first thing to note is that MMT is small. Really small. I think I saw about 10 small tables in the ~100 sq. ft dining area (that's ~10 sq. meters for the 192 countries that don't use the Imperial System). It was cramped and I kept bumping elbows with the lady sitting behind me. If you're claustrophobic, try to figure out when they're not busy. You'll probably enjoy yourself a whole lot more. The scones came soon after we ordered them and they did not disappoint. Since I'm an uncultured American, I only knew of the one kind of scone that's available in the States. First off, these scones are pronounced differently than what I'm used to. American scones are pronounced "skown" (rhymes with bone) while the English variant is pronounced "skon" (rhymes with gone). English is weird... Another difference between the two is the texture. Instead of being dry and crumbly, English scones are soft and pillowy. MMT's scones were served with homemade raspberry jam and freshly whipped cream. Those three elements were fused together in one delicious bite of sweet, bready goodness. Eating two scones would probably be able to satisfy most people, but since I was on vacation, we ordered more food. We decided to split an order of Fish and Chips and a Beef Cottage Pie. The Fish and Chips was delicious. The batter was perfectly crisp and the flavor was on point. The Cottage Pie, however, was kind of bland. I don't know if that's just how it's usually made, but it just tasted like a whole lot of potato without any salt. Though I'm not a fan of the layout or the Cottage Pie, MMT won me over with their scones. Seriously, I've been craving them since I got back to the States. Someone send me recipe or something. I'm desperate here. read more

When I first set foot into this place, it cheered me up. The wall-to-wall Christmas decorations greeted you festively and a fireplace dimly lit the dark wooden space. The whole ambiance of this place is truly exceptional. It reminds me of dining in a cozy cottage during the winter months. Feels like I'm having Christmas in July! Per the waitress' suggestions, I had the fish and chips but they were horrible! The fish was soggy and tasteless, so were the fries. The scones, however were quite good, not the best, but spread it with their homemade jam and cream...it became heavenly! We also ordered their ice cream sundae, and it was HUGE, but delicious nonetheless. Service was excellent and this is a great place for relaxing while eating but don't expect anything out of the ordinary taste, just a comforting afternoon tea and snacks while visiting Dandenong. read more

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I heard a lot of good things from this little place, and yes, ok it's not too bad. Very touristic place, but it's better than I expected, I had a small meal, some kind of welsh (cheddar on toast) which was not bad but not amazing. They offer a lot of cakes, and differents teas, but I had to go for the sundae... which is absolutely ... giant. It's the godzilla of sundaes (and I ate him all, take that godzilla) Ok it's just a sundae, it was good, but not enough for a fourth star. But it's sure is a good little place to have a break after a hike ! read more

Miss Marple's Tearoom - The sundae best - Restaurants Near Me - Sassafras, VIC

Who says you have to travel all the way to England to have Devonshire tea? Escape to the solitude of the hills and indulge in traditional Devonshire tea at Miss Marple's tea room. Try the traditional Devonshire scones - bakes fresh and accompanied with delicious home-made rasberry jam and lashings of freshly whipped cream. It's a must to enjoy a soothing cup of tea with your scones. For those who need something savoury, try the smoked salmon, egg, cheese and caper fingers or the champagne ham, English cheddar and chutney fingers. Other favourites include the quiche lorraine and chicken cottage pie. Just keep in mind that Miss Marples is somewhat of an institution in the area so either go early (try 11am) for morning tea or have a late afternoon tea (3pm) to avoid the crowds. What ever time you choose, you cannot leave without at least trying the light, springy scones at Miss Marples. read more

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I have made this restaurant a tradition for my family. That's because of the lovely food from delicious warm sandwich fingers to amazing desserts that are tall and stand proud, the friendly staff who are lovely to talk too and are very caring. And too top of my little list I might include the lovely English tea room feel it has to it. It is always cosy and in the winter they have a little fire going on in the back. I might ad though that to any disabled people willing to go unfortunately this restaurant is not wheel chair friendly I'm afraid. read more

Open seven days 11am-4.30pm, Miss Marples Tea Room in Sassafras is well known as the place to go in the hills for the best scones and tea. On any given day there will be a number of people crammed into the little room decadently decorated in lace tablecloths, gossamer curtains and little picture frames on the walls. I love going there on cold days however so does everybody else so you will want to secure yourself a table by booking ahead. Prices there are awesome - between $5.50 to $16 per dish. The best deal is by far the Devonshire Scones (the main reason everyone goes there) at around $9. You get to choose out of two plain, two fruit or one of each and these get delivered to your table in a little linen lined basket. The scones themselves are everything their reputation made them out to be and I was pleasantly surprised. They look quite small but they are really filling so don't over-order! I've never had any of their other dishes as I cannot tear myself away from the temptation of the scones but I have seen some pretty nice pies float past on the way to other tables. As a non-tea drinker I can't comment on their tea but my Mum says it's pretty fantastic. (Does that count?) Overall, the atmosphere in Miss Marples Tea Room is just awesome and the food is the type that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Like a little piece of England plonked into the hills, this place is a haven from rainy days and a delightful place to catch up with friends. read more

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Being a great lover of Agatha Christie (sad but true) and afternoon tea, I went here on a Saturday afternoon to check it out. I really liked the atmosphere, although be warned that it is definitely a little on the touristy side. Unfortunately though, I thought that the soup that we had beforehand was actually better than the afternoon tea and scones. I found the scones to be a bit too light and cake-y, rather than the heavier kind that I usually love. The jam and cream were good, but not jaw-droppingly so. So if you go here, go for the novelty of it. Don't go because you are looking for the best scones around (unless you like light, cake-y scones, in which case this is probably just the place for you!). Or just get something else to eat - just because it's a tea house doesn't mean you have to get afternoon tea with scones. The rest of their food looked great, as did their desserts (think decadent ice cream sundaes). Long story short: I would go back, but not for scones. read more

Yup, it's touristy, and yup, it's super busy on a weekend.. Especially a long weekend which is when the hubby, in laws and I found ourselves here waiting for a table. The good news is, you don't need to wait at the tea room for your table, the server will take your party number and name and give you a time that you need to be back at the tea room for your table (just don't be late! You will wait for them, but they most definitely will not wait for you!) at 1:30 on a long weekend Saturday we were informed that the wait would only be 30 minutes and so we hot footed it to the tea shop next door (separate review coming!) for some browsing and buying and returned, shopping bags in tow promptly at 2pm to wait patiently for our table. We were seated in 5 minutes. Service is fast and not super attentive, we ordered a caramel shake, a couple of pots of tea, the soup of the day which was pumpkin (which ironically is the soup on the menu so I don't know how it was also the soup of the day??), a Welsh rarebit and a Devonshire tea. The pots of tea had big ol' tea bags hidden inside of them (boo) and were kinda ho hum (you'd expect good tea at a tea room right next door to a store promoting itself as having the largest tea selection in Melbourne!!) The pumpkin soup was delicious, pieces of bacon, cheese, spring onion and sour cream garnishing the bowl and complimenting the roasted pumpkin flavor. The scones were served with two large and almost overflowing bowls of raspberry jam and whipped cream however they were not traditional looking scones (which was a little disappointing to this Australian American transplant who really wanted REAL scones and cream!) but rather looked like large pieces of tea cake and unfortunately although they had the traditional scone taste they were a little dry.... The standout however was the raspberry jam they served with them and I almost wanted to eat that stuff up by the spoonful! Upon finishing we got the distinct feeling they wanted us out of there as soon as possible and were disappointed that they refused to split the check between the two couples... Even more disappointed by the rude way in which the server told us 'we don't split bills, you need to figure out whose paying and bring the card to the counter' and then walked away... Ok.... Would I stop again? No... I'd find somewhere that is a little more authentic, a little more off the beaten tourist track and a lot more friendly. read more

One of the top things to do while in Sassafras in the lovely Dandenong Ranges. Put our name down on the list as they take no bookings and waited for about an hour as the lady with the waitlist estimated correctly. Have benches outside as well as indoor front foyer area with seating in their souvenir shop. Cool menu with awesome headings in line with Agatha Christie's sleuthing Miss Marple; such as The First Chapter...to whet your appetite!, The Second Chapter...something to really get your teeth into!, Additional Clues and The Final Chapter...your just desserts! I got the renowned Devonshire Scones with one of each: plain and fruit scone. They were huge and more like two tall pieces of cake with a generous amount of sifted powdered sugar over the top. Very filling. Came in a lovely basket with a white tea towel and 'Miss Marple's Own' home-made raspberry jam and fresh whipped cream in two small glass cups. Also got the lime soft drink spider- same as one of our friends (reliving our childhood days) from the Inspector Craddock's Whistle Wetters section of the menu. Friends all got the cottage pie in chicken or beef which they thoroughly enjoyed. Was a decent serving of a potato topped pie with Miss Marple's Own sauce. Very cool themed tea room with so much Miss Marple memorabilia around- on the walls and shelves. Overall a very neat, quaint atmosphere like we were sent back in time to a previous era. Got a corner table with a lovely country flower print table cloth, right by the window. Would love to come back and take Agatha Christie fans for the novelty as well as to try Miss Marple's Famous Fingers. read more

Amazing scones I've ever tasted (the softest one ever). The cream and jam are chilled, complements the scones so well. Huge portions, remember not to over order. read more

My local friend drove me here. As I dunno how to drive it would be quite hard for me to get here from the city centre. There is long queue during weekend and it took us like an hour to get in. This little hut is warmed with bonfire and soon it get quite hot if sitting close to the fireplace. As we have lunch already, we are quite stuffed to try the giant sundae. Instead we ordered 2 sets of scones, tea and fries. The scone is quite different from the usual ones, it looks like bread and is much softer, but still very rich and buttery (yummy!) The best is instead the raspberry jam, I put thick layer of it and cream to go with the scone which is indulging! Bought a big bottle back to Hong Kong too~ read more

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Possibly one of the most famous tea houses around. But I must admit I'm not a fan of the scones here. Instead of being a traditional scones which are round in shape, and have a dense yet fluffy consistency, these are more like rectangular sponge cake fingers. Yep, they're actually cut into rectangles. How bizarre. Putting aside the shape, the texture is actually too soft and light. Scones are naturally a little heavier than most cakes, and I don't think Miss Marples' is dense enough. I have to say I much prefer Churinga café nearby. read more

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The desserts were perfect although traditional. Felt like being in a literal English children's picture book. My favorite were the Sticky Toffee Pudding with pouring cream. All the dishes we tried were tasty but not overly/sickeningly sweet (bonus points for that!) Everything on the menu is quite pricey though. Wanted to buy some tea but it cost $5 per person, so ended up not. It goes with unlimited refills though. I recommend going there as a group and sharing dishes so you get to taste a bit of everything. Totally worth the trip. We wanted them to bring the dishes one after each other and not all at once so we could rest our taste buds between each dish. They did it with the first dish, but forgot about that after a while and we ended up with our two last dishes at the same time though. read more

Nom nom nom. Go there and get the scones and famous tea! Such a wonderful use of your time and money read more

Miss Marple's Tearoom - The Devonshire scones and Miss Marples favourite tea! - Restaurants Near Me - Sassafras, VIC

Lovely little place, and the toasters are to dive for! It's no wonder people queue up outside here, it's a great experience read more

OMG, I have been here dozens of times, and still will be going back. This place is always busy due to its popularity, so they don't take bookings and just take your name down at the door and give you an ETA to be seated. Staff are super friendly, always checking in on us even though they were busy and appeared legitimately nice. The coffee came out the right temperature, nice and smooth and not too bitter, and the scones here are too die for (worth the wait, and why they are so busy). Little hint: if you have never been here, this place is themed after the Agatha Christie crime fiction novels Miss Marple read more

This place seems to be on the radar for the out-of-towners: it's packed. The Agatha Christie theme has its appeal if you're a real fan I suppose. The food was ok, the place quaint, but if you're watching your carbs like I have to then huge fluffy delicious scones, dripping with conserve and whipped cream may not be what gets you out and about on the weekend either. Been there. Done that. To me the real mystery is why it's so popular. read more

Over rated. Service is terrible. Tea dripping off the tea pot when served. Scoon is ok, not sure worth the pain. Perfect example of trying to borrow other people's culture, but only put half of the effort. One thing they are good at is to put the bill on your table before you even finished the food. Not my cup of tea! Do not recommend at all. read more

Lovely venue. Average service. Savoury dishes looked great but we had the scones and ice cream sundae. The scones were dry and the jam tasted like the stuff i buy in Coles. The ice cream was just a lot of ice cream. It clearly appeals to tourists and not to locals who have had awesome scones elsewhere. Won't go back again. read more

The food is overpriced for the quality - the fish and chips taste like a supermarket frozen meal, very bland and a bit cold. The beef pie had no flavour and was small compared to the other meals. The scones are strange, not traditional at all, they are more like a sponge cake, a bit heavy and sickening. We didn't finish them. The front of house service was horrible, a very rude and sarcastic woman who sighed loudly at the end of everything she said. She even rolled her eyes and raised her voice at a group of patient, quiet Japanese tourists near us. It was very rude. It is also a bit claustrophobic, too many tables and chairs squashed in to a small space, and the front of house woman herds people in like cattle. Not a nice atmosphere. The only reason to go here would be for the kitsch, gimmicky value. Overall a poor experience. read more

Really heaven. It is. Foods were so awesome with warm spring afternoon-like atmosphere. Also they treat their customers with nice attitude. Must visit place at Sassafras. It is. read more

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Watch out for your bill, they charged us extra even when I showed proof of not ordering another dish. This is worst experience I have ever had in a tea house. The customer service was really dodgy and rude. Food was also very average. read more

Firstly, I would not rate this place at all. There was a ridiculous amount of people herded into the tea room obviously with the most important aspect being money, money, money NOT the food or service. We were placed on a table near the toilet and were continually knocked into every time someone went to the toilet as there was no room between the tables, this was extremely annoying to say the least.The food was poor, tasteless and over priced. We were spoken to like children by one of the staff members who appeared to be in charge. (She was the oldest and shortest of all the waitresses and spent most of her time hovering around and over the cash register $$$$). When we did ask to move we were told it wasn't possible which was just a ridiculous answer and when we complained at the end we were told that she (rude waitress) could not do anything as she 'just works there'! This place could be so much better, but obviously the owners aren't interested in this due to the continual large number of dissatisfied reviews I've read on a number of web sites. Perhaps the next case Miss Marple solves is the case of the missing tearoom. read more