Quaint little tea shop with an excellent selection of food and drinks. We were there for breakfast…read moreand had the waffle with banana and bacon. Absolutely amazing! Servers were very accommodating and efficient. Locals were friendly

Arabica is a small coffee shop located in the centre of Thirsk. It is decorated in a modern way…read morewith clean lines and has tables for two and four seats, a window bay and two high tables for two with high stools. A highchair is available but I haven't found it over child friendly, particularly when you have a pushchair with you as its just too narrow and as well as sit-in customers there are regularly people coming and going as they offer takeaway food and drinks also. That said the staff are welcoming and accommodating and the huge range of hot and cold drinks and foods (paninis, cakes, salads etc) is amazing, high quality and reasonably priced. Its an ideal place to come for a quiet coffee to read your morning paper or to meet a colleague but is too small to talk privately. Parking is available in the town centre and the town operates a 2hr hour free parking scheme which is disk operated (watch out the wardens are keen!).

Called in here for Sunday breakfast, the "full Yorkshire breakfast" was superb !!…read more There is also a farm shop to browse around.

We visited the Tea Room on the Wall for my birthday and had a lovely time!…read more The actual tea room is on a rural working farm, with ample parking and beautiful views of the local countryside. The staff were very friendly and made a fuss of me for my birthday, which was very appreciated! I had the Victoria Sponge cake, which was vegan-friendly and delicious! The servings were *very* generous! The rest of my group enjoyed their cake as well as flavoured hot chocolates. We really enjoyed the vibe here, the friendly staff and above all, the excellent food and drink. We'll be returning! :-)

We went on Holidays fort a week in Helmsley, during this time we went to visit a town called…read moreThirsk. After parking op a lady came over telling how impressed she was with our car, this being the best thing ever as part of our holiday's. We were invited to look her op at her café, which we did. Wow!!!! what a welcome it was the best, not only that; the food; the service was just the best. Her staff was also very friendly. Our Son Matthew who is severely disabled kept on asking if we could go back there, as he totally enjoyed being there, and this does not happened very often for him. Thank you so much for the experience of meeting you and the great service you provide. Hopefully to see you again on our holl's next year. Recommend Bliss café as in the name it is BLISS. top . With the greatest respect thank you Vanda Karl Mattie.

I love Bliss Cafe. As a local to Thirsk it's very important to have somewhere like this to go &…read moreknow you'll feel welcomed & your custom will be appreciated (even with children of any age as well as dogs!) whether it be for a quick coffee & cake or a more substantial meal. Lovely display cake fridge filled with lots of choices. I've noticed they do try & cater for all diets, including gluten free cakes & bread, soya milk, decaf teas & coffees and lots of vegetarian options. Can't recommend highly enough for locals and visitors alike.

In the middle of the village,this delightful tea room is situated in the old school house…read morebuilding.It is a small cosy establishment oozing old world charm.The menu includes homemade soup of the day,sandwiches,toasties,cakes and cream teas.Orders are promptly dealt with by a friendly and efficient staff.The quality of the food was excellent and the prices were average for this sort of business.If you are looking around the village it is worth a visit even if you only have a cup of tea.

Well Hello, did I just fall through a wormhole and traveled back in time? This place will transform…read moreyou to prewar England Circa late 30's maybe 1940. Beautifully and tastefully decorated paying homage to all things prewar hanging on walls and fire mantle, don't miss the restroom. Even if you don't have to go? GO! It's too interesting to miss. The waitresses even dress the part with their dresses, makeup and hair perfectly quaffed. The food; well, I was pleasantly surprised. At first I thought charming quaint themed atmosphere tea room food must be either subpar or just okay. I ordered the daily special and my oh my to my surprise it was real good food served with real Hartlepool happy hospitality. I cannot fault this place. Well expect that it's too far from Miami, Florida. But when in Hartlepool England check this place out for afternoon tea with great Hartlepool charm Prewar. Don't worry you'll be transported back to present times once you get the bill. Not incredibly pricey but not incredibly cheap either I'd say it's reasonable for the food, service and charm. Enjoy.

My daughter recommended we visit here since she enjoyed it so much on her visit to England last…read moreyear. We stopped in here with family for a afternoon snack. It is beautifully decorated with colorful vintage memorabilia. We ordered sandwiches, scones, cheesecakes. Everything was delicious and reasonably priced. I really loved this place!! Also, the owner is sweet and kind.

A wonderful little coffee shop - a real hidden gem. Incredibly friendly staff, absolutely superb…read morecakes, and fantastic light meals (the butternut squash soup was delicious, and the sausage rolls were enormous and very tasty). Can't recommend it enough.

I've tried dozens of little tea rooms over the years, but this one is one of the absolute best I've…read moreever been to. The decor is fantastic, relaxing, and quaint, but more importantly, the food is superb. Everything we tried, from the milkshakes to the desserts, were absolutely finger-licking good. The quality was simply superb. This place is worth going out of one's way to visit. If you're looking for a fantastic lunch, it's where it's at. One note, the place tends to be busy, so it can be a bit of a wait for the food or for the staff, but the food is worth the wait.

Lovely little find on the way home from a weekend away, great breakfast, staff are very friendly,…read morewould definitely visit again

Mothers Day Surprise!…read more We wanted to take the Mothers somewhere nice and out of town and had seen The Garden Kitchen had been visited by a number of our friends and family on Facebook, all giving great reviews and I can see why! We arrived for final service at 6pm and as you can imagine it was very busy on Mothers Day. The maître d' came straight over to us to let us know how long it would be until we were seated and continuously gave us progress updates. Whilst waiting we perused the small shop of local produce, had a drink and soaked up our surroundings. The Tea Room is a new addition to Holden Clough Nursery being built in the last few years, but looks like it should have always been there! It is beautiful and sympathetically designed to its surroundings. So, the food....WOW! I'd seen pictures but when our Afternoon Tea arrived on a mini picnic bench I felt like clapping!! (In fact, I think I did!!) Such a great idea and adds a little bit of originality and quirkiness to your experience. Everything on my picnic bench was delicious. The Mushroom soup was silky, creamy and full of flavour. The mini Roast Beef Dinner served in an individual yorkshire pudding was beautiful and of course came with a little jug of gravy and beef was tender and pink. The scone was fresh and light with jam that had just the right sweetness and fruit mix. My other main highlight was the Rocky Road, I'm not usually a fan because its too rich and sweet but O-M-G this was amazing. I still find myself thinking about it now two days on. The chocolate melts in your mouth to find small nuggets of biscuit and mini marshmallows.....all washed down with a great cup of coffee. John & Kate who own and run The Garden Kitchen have done a fanstastic job transforming Holden Clough Nursery over the last few years. The service, quality of food and surroundings are 10/10. We will be coming back during the day to visit the nursery (and no doubt the Garden Kitchen too). Thank you for a fantastic evening...and the Mums loved it!! : )

I seen this place on facebook so I added them and I kept seeing them put pictures on of the…read moreafternoon tea which looked amazing so I finally decided to book. I went with my mum, sister and partner for the Valentine's afternoon tea, it was great it was so different from traditional afternoon tea you got soup in a tea cup, two open top sandwiches and a mini quiche which was a nice change from just sandwiches. The cakes you got was a scone. A mini red velvet cake, a heart biscuit, marshmallows with chocolate, profiterole with white chocolate and a mini love potion in a glass boot. We got a glass of pink proseco it was £19.99 each which is a little expensive for the place as its a tree nursery but they do a different theme for different seasons so it's well worth a visit. I would defiantly go