Castle Tea Room - York

Food was nice however it is far more expensive than a regular tea room. Staff were friendly. A sandwich was £10, which is a bit steep when it only comes with a few crisps and a small salad.

Really fussy about where you sit to purchase items, don’t allow to take away breakfast rolls. Disappointing and inconvenient: missing sales due to this. Hardly got a foot through the door before jumping down my throat to say we can’t serve you on those tables.

We had an excellent frit scones and cheese scones chutney. Well presented and very good service. The scones are large and delightful with speciality teas available. Do try....

Mum and I visited Ripley Castle and went to the tea rooms. We were disappointed with the castle as there was fiming there so couldn't walk in certain areas and any photos had all the film equipment in. It was also a very cold day so only spent about 20 mins there so that was a waste of money. We went in the tea room for a hot drink and a snack as there was nothing we fancied on the lunch menu (prices put us off). Mum had a savoury scone which she loved. I tried it too and it was delicious. I had a fruit scone and cut it a bit thinner on one side, but not that thin for it to crumble as soon as I put butter on. I decided to leave the butter off and just spread with cream but it was in pieces/crumbs, which spoiled it. By the time I finished it looked like a toddler had been sitting there. I found the cappunino too luke warm to enjoy. I have a thing about coffee rarely being hot enough to enjoy in cafes. Not being hot enough means I have to drink it straight away or put a saucer on top to stop it going cold quickly. Expensive coffee for not enjoying. I would have asked for another if it wasn't for mum being there and feeling very embarrassed. Hers was the same but she would never take anything back.

So disappointing that a cafe in such a lovely setting should have such poor service. The wait for food was unacceptable and the food equally poor.