Tea Room At Kiplin Hall Near Scorton

Afternoon tea was disappointing. Door stop sandwiches with crusts on, massive cheese scone and a couple of slices of uninspiring cake. For £17 a head I’d hoped for something a little daintier…at least cut the crusts off the sandwiches. Glorious building.

We arrived at 2.55pm. We waited until 3.05pm to be served. I asked for a sandwich, but was told that they had stopped serving sandwiches at 3pm. Later, at 3.30pm we witnessed some other customers who arrived and asked for a cup of tea. They were told that there were no more orders being taken because they were closing at 4pm.

The Tea Room for safety reasons has been relocated to a tent in the grounds........do not let this put you off!! The staff were so inviting and have taken much care in the socially distanced area. The menu is excellent for lunch and the home made tomato carrot soup was perfect.............Please pay them a visit. They deserve your support and you will not be disappointed!! View menu

Had a takeaway lunch as we had our furry friends with us. Friendly, efficient service. The sandwiches were freshly made and delicious. The Victoria sponge was gorgeous and rounded off with a cup of tea. We were under cover in the marquee as it was a drizzly day but it was a lovely lunch in fabulous surroundings. Well worth visit to the hall and grounds. Well done to all the knowledge and professional volunteers too. We will return.

I had a lunchtime snack but catching the eye of a waiter was difficult. Eventually I ordered a sandwich and a mug of milky coffee. The coronation chicken sandwich with white bread was huge. The trimmings included salad grown in the walled garden. I enjoyed the sandwich etc but then I had to catch the eye of one of the three waiters in order to pay my bill. Usually a waiter is allocated a groupof tables to look after but this did not apply at this tea room.

My friend and I shared an afternoon tea with a cafetierre My friend and I visited hoping for a hot lunch but they were only serving cold food. We shared an afternoon tea which was ample for our appetites. A good choice of sandwiches, a delicious scone and an extremely large piece of cake. The coffee was very tasteful too. We viewed the house which we found very interesting only to return to the tea room for homemade ice cream served with a homemade biscuit. Well worth the indulgence. View menu

We had afternoon tea for 6 for a family birthday. A lovely selection of huge sandwiches (sweet potato one our favourite), tasty scones and cake, with plenty of tea to wash it down with. Not a typical dainty afternoon tea but very generous portions extremely good value for £17 a head! Fruit scones and locally made tayberry jam were the highlight. Staff were lovely and had the perfect balance on being attentive but not overly so. Even packed up the bits we couldn't manage to take away. Highly recommended but don't eat too much earlier in the day!!!

I went to the Hall for the day I was so impressed as was my friend with the cleanliness of all the areas, particularly ladies loos....everything thoughtfully done e.g soap and floral decorations. The cafe was a delight, the food exceptional in flavours of the soup, sandwiches and later the cake. The best quality I would say I have experienced and I have had a lot of experience in eating cake particularly!!!! The presentation of the food on traditional crockery was charming. Staff gentley spoken and accomodating which made the whole experience a great success for my friend and myself. I would recommend a visit to Kiplin Hall for anyone many thanks for the lovely visit we enjoyed.

Asked if we could book afternoon tea for 4 as I was celebrating my birthday we were all very disappointed we were not expecting it to come out in the usual style of a cake stand and understood it was a takeaway the sandwiches were cut into 4 in each box to share the cake was 4 bar cakes just each slice cut into very small triangles not indulgent and apart from the lemon and elderflower the other cake slices were quite dry the sandwiches were lovely and so was the scone with jam and cream I was told by another couple after we had ordered and paid it wasnt good value and afterwards totally agree. Yes we are in a pandemic but after having afternoon tea many times in the tea room pre covid i wou... View menu