The Cactus Tea Rooms Bistro

The cakes at this restaurant have always been delicious, but the new Christmas cake they are offering is absolutely exceptional! I highly recommend visiting in December before it's gone. The staff are attentive and the cozy atmosphere of this independent establishment makes it a preferred choice over chain restaurants any day. Don't miss out on their fantastic cakes and teas.

The waiter was very friendly and told us to sit down, assuring us that someone would come take our order. However, no one came even though customers who arrived after us were served before us. We had to call out to a waitress for assistance. One of our cakes was missing cream, despite us asking for it. The Victoria sponge was just okay, nothing special. What was more concerning was that while we were there, our order was not correct and we witnessed multiple mistakes at other tables - one person received a dry scone with no jam or cream, another table was given the wrong hot drinks. In just 10 minutes, we saw four incorrect orders.

Today we had lunch at this restaurant and, overall, the food was very good. However, I found it to be quite expensive. I paid £8 for a ham and tomato toastie, which I thought was unreasonable once it was served. It only consisted of two pieces of brown toast, two pieces of what looked like bacon, and a few slices of tomato. The quality of the food was good, but I felt the price was too high.

Told technical difficulties with card machines caused us not to be served when we have clearly seen several people who came after us be served before us. We spoke to one of the staff and was told he would get our order taken this did not happen and then when we went inside we were told it is table service only.

Absolutely delicious! Food was amazing and they were incredibly accommodating of my gluten intolerance too with options immediately available. My husband couldn’t praise the mushrooms enough!