Mrs Jackson's Victorian Tea Rooms in West Somerset

What a find!! Can not recommend this Tea Room highly enough. We’ve had lots of cream teas over the years, but Bramdowns is the best ever. The homemade scones were amazing. The service was first class and so friendly. The decor and the crockery are lovely, also with the music in the background you feel like you’ve stepped back in time. Thoroughly enjoyed it, so much more than just a cream tea. Long May you continue, Ladies. Next time we’re passing by Porlock, Bramdowns, is a definite stop off.

This cafe is the type you dream of ….. a friendly welcome, excellent menu plus cakes & scones. We believe every food item on sale is homemade on the premises. Lovely surroundings, friendly & welcoming. If they are selling home-made crumpets, strongly recommend you buy some (we bought take away crumpets). A really super cafe - lucky Porlock! (And it is dog friendly!✔️).

At the end of a bracing walk we were in need of refreshments. We stumbled across this wonderful tea room. A warm greeting was soon forgotten when we discovered the cakes/scones on display all home baked by the owner. And all washed down by “proper” tea in a China tea pot. Just wonderful and British !!!

Love the scones and cream tea. My husband loved his warmed crumpets. Very good service. The tearoom is quite small but they fitted us in at a nice table.

As soon as you enter you are transported back to the rather.more genteel times of the tween war tea rooms, and it's heavenly! Beautiful floral mismatched tea sets, tiny little tea pots, old fashioned "high"tea items and (bliss) Glen Miller music in the background! All beautiful!! All the food on offer seems home made, tasty and gorgeous, a real treat in these times of burgers and happy meals. The staff are divine and complete the picture of old fashioned hospitality, we loved it!!!!

Had our evening meal here on Tuesday. By far the best we’ve had in the week. Tasty starters, the chicken pie was delicious with very light pastry, the lasagna was really nice too. Followed by great desserts. Washed down with local cider. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Very attentive staff, and all food prepared on the premises. Definitely recommend it and will go back next time I’m in the area.

Lovely place; great home cooked meals served by Anita who is really friendly. The best place to eat out in Porlock.

Stopped in at Porlock on way home from family holiday. We were so happy to have found this tearoom. Friendly owners & staff, really kind and either though we were not waiting for long at all, they kept us updated on how long our food would be. My children loved their milkshakes. We had sandwiches with homemade gorgeous coleslaw which were amazing. The ploughman’s was huge and lovely and the cheese scone went down a treat. We even bought cakes & home home crumpets to take home. We also Loved using the cups & saucers. 6 lunches, cakes & crumpets with drinks for £70. Very reasonable. Finding a place like this means we will definitely return. Thank you so much.

The homemade pasties are Incredible! Literally the best I have ever tasted in my life. Beautiful filled, homemade, and very fresh. The coleslaw was homemade as well, and just perfect in every way. Cute and cosy atmosphere.

We visited here without a reservation and they were so accommodating.Delicious home cooked food and super friendly service.The owner cooks everything herself and she is so hands on with customers and the kitchen.Highly recommend.

I love a pasty and their savoury lamb was the best I've tasted bar none. Speaking to the owner, it was clear she'd gone to great lengths to get it right. Same goes for the coleslaw. A charming little teashop. Super friendly. A lucky find.

What a find. Lots of choice. Freshly made cakes, pastries, meals and take away. All delicious. Friendly owner. Nice surroundings.

We arrived here hungry and cold and were so pleased we stepped through the door. Warm and cosy with the fire burning. We were soon sipping hot tea and eating home made crumpets and cakes. Delicious and good value.

Popped in here whist visiting Porlock, and having read previous reviews. This is the best cream tea that you are likely to experience. Huge and delicious, warm scones with lashings of cream and jam, plus a choice of teas served in proper china ware. All served by the lovely lady who does everything so well.

This has to be the best food and value in Somerset. Friendly service, nice ambience and good value. The home made cold slaw was a nice finishing touch. Top marks.

We arrived outside just after 12am after a walk back from Porlock weir ,disappointing place Porlock weir ,did mange to get a cup of coffee from a shop there ,served begrudging as we interfered with ice cream delivery . But we were welcomed in as...

We always visit when in Porlock and had a warm welcome from Anita, who is front of house. Anita is the most amazing cook, host and quite frankly is wonder woman! Not only does she serve us piping hot bubble and squeak with bacon and...

A little gem of place on a damp afternoon in Porlock. We were just wondering what to do for snack when we sae this little tearoom. Well and capably run by the proprietor on offer were excellent snacks. 3 of us had the savoury crumpets...

Beaut find,the lady the run this establishment has so much energy & business acumen, Porlock are lucky to have her.. fabulous cream tea, amazing tasting scones and beautiful display of cakes... I recommend stopping by...

FABULOUS & DELICIOUS. Anita took all the catering cares away from my shoulders for a 7 day retreat that I ran in May 2021. The catering is VITAL to me to ensure a successful retreat, and is not something that I have the time, energy,...

What a find! Excellent coffee and without doubt the best apple scones we have ever tasted. They were warm and fresh, we chose to have them with butter and jam - and what amazing home made apple jam! The lovely owner of this cafe managed...

We had afternoon tea here over the weekend. It was amazing. The lady was doing service and preparing the food alone and she done a great job. We didn’t wait long at all. The scones were warm and delicious as were the crumpets! The sandwich...

Superb crumbly scones, friendly service and cosy atmosphere would highly recommend for a cake or lunch

Such a dear little place. We had a lovely breakfast here the crumpets are really something special. The lovely owner also does mail order so my daughter in Scotland will be receiving a Crumpet care package.

Greeted by a really nice lady who owns the tea room. All cakes are freshly made on site. The homemade crumpets look amazing and they serve cafetière coffee - the coffee is roasted in the village.

We passed though Porlock twice recently and on the second pass decided to stop to stretch our legs and get some lunch. Most places were closed with it being a Sunday, but Bramdowns was open! We had the Veggie Pie and Steak and Ale Pie...

Great place, warm and welcoming. A great selection of sweet and savoury, but the scones were to die for xxx

The best scones and coffee I have ever had!...shame it's a 2 1/2 hour drive from me ☹ well worth it visit if you're in the area.

Wow what a cracking little find. The most amazing scones I have ever had (and I’m gluten free so that saying something!) Very welcoming tea room and everything freshly made.... just like being in someone’s living room. A delightful experience.

Called in here on a wet Saturday in January and had a delicious light lunch of crumpets with savoury toppings. Very friendly and helpful proprietress (the eponymous Mrs Jackson?)

On a cold and frosty January afternoon we were mad to feel so welcome and served a delicious tea of home made crumpets. I am ‘gluten free ‘ and the crumpets were the best GF I have ever tasted. In fast there are a range of GF choices , all of which looked delicious. Everything is homemade and the smell of baking is seductive.

A magical haven of a tea shop which we stumbled across and had ‘the best ever tuna mayo sandwich’ according to my 7 year old. The quiche was yummy too! A fantastic quirky atmosphere. Thumbs up all round!

Been here a few times always great service home made cakes crumpets and scones always come when come to see family

This is the best afternoon tea in the land, everything is home baked. The ham sandwiches, scones and crumpets are out of this world. It puts every tea in London to shame. You could eat the clotted cream by the pint with a spoon.

Recently enjoyed an afternoon tea here. Service excellent and all good homemade. Surroundings old fashioned but in a very good and friendly way. The cakes looked good too but didn't try.

We had a sandwich which came with salad and crisps with 2 scones, jam and cream, which was plenty for 2 people, food was good and service was excellent. Friendly staff and cosy and comfortable seating. Wouldn't hesitate to eat there again.

Mrs Jackson's is an absolute gem of a spot. Perfect, home-baked food (pretty much every single item on the menu is home-made with a touch of magic by Anita, including crumpets which melt in the mouth, cakes and cream teas to die for). It's a small place but if you're lucky enough to find a free table, do go in and soak up the atmosphere and the treats - you won't be disappointed!

The ambience of this tea room is spot on. Tea is served in a tradition pot with eclectic tea cups. There is lovely back ground music but the highlight had to be the home made scones and homemade brown bread. Very friendly and accommodating, nothing was too much trouble. I can honestly say this was the best cream tea we have ever experienced and we’ve tried many in Cornwall and Devon.

Fantastic place to have a cream tea - like having tea in someone's parlour back in time. The cream tea was 2 scones (not 1 like so many places now unfortunately), plenty of cream & jam (just how it should be). Plenty of jam with the tea cake also and the coffee & walnut cake was delicious. Everything home made & the owners are extremely friendly. All in all a great experience. Highly recommend!

We visited this tea room yesterday as we drove through Porlock, Devon and it's like stepping back in time - it's a fabulous place, so pretty. We had a cream tea and the scones were delicious and very filling. Lovely hosts too, would totally recommend stopping in here for refreshments.

A wonderful little tea room not to be missed. Afternoon tea a lovely chocolate birthday cake.Thank you both so much,will be back.

Please, please go in. This is an unprepossessing place from the outside but the food is outstanding.

Lovely to visit Mrs Jackson's Tearoom again. Anita and Tim are always so welcoming. We booked ahead as a small tearoom and gets very busy at lunchtime. Home made bubble and squeak topped with smoky bacon and poached egg. Utterly delicious. Also home made crumpets. The cakes were fresh and homemade and lovely Kevin cup cakes. Lovely 1940's atmosphere in one of our favourite places. We will be back at Christmas.

Just had a very enjoyable full English breakfast. So often with fried breakfasts there is surplus of cooking oil however this was not the case here, nicely presented with a decent coffee using vintage cups saucers and plates. Nice homely atmosphere which is a step back in time. A very pleasant change from cooking breakfast at home or in the caravan!

Everything on the menu at this cosy, traditional cafe was homemade - and you could definitely tell by how fresh, flavoursome and tasty it was! The soups was delicious and we’d also recommend the cheese scones with homemade chutney. The menu was extensive, with a multitude of classic home-cooked options, although a slimmed down version would have been equally good and may have made things a bit less frantic for the staff! The decor was traditional but could perhaps do with a bit of a refresh. The layout also didn’t make the most of the space in the cafe, so some people were turned away due to lack of space. A bit of a refresh and a rethink could make this tearoom even better and allow even more people to enjoy the fantastic home cooked food.

Visited on Saturday lunchtime out of season. Soup and a sandwich was our choice for lunch. All very nice but a little expensive. Very nice couple run the tearoom who make you very welcome

Called here for lunch on this small village on the Cornwall west coast

£5 for two slices of toast with jam expected it to be home made but obviously was bought gluten free bread really over the top

Calm, relaxed atmosphere, excellent range and quality of teas, great homemade food, superb scones, freshly prepared sandwiches. The atmosphere was friendly and authentic, like stepping backwards in time.

Known for its afternoon tea and scones, we have recently been made aware that it also serves Sunday lunches, also evening meals on Fridays (possibly Saturday aswell) so we booked a table for 6. Good varied starters/mains and puds! The food was piping hot (as required) and tasty. Wine and beer is also available.

Walking up though Porlock on a brisk morning a sign offering savoury home made crumpets caused my daughter and I to push open the door on Mrs Jackson’s Victorian Tea Rooms. Inside a roaring stove with the doors open, white table clothes and an assortment of bone china on the tables. I am guessing it was Mrs Jackson who appeared in what would have once been her sitting room after a chat about the merits of cheese scones versus savoury crumpets we opted for the latter - 2 taller than your average shop bought crumpets (and incidentally far lighter) appeared topped with cheese and a dish of spiced tomato chutney . Forget your designer coffee list of umpteen unnecessary concoctions - it’s a cafetière of either smooth or strong coffee, hot or cold milk - job done

Great decor, service and home cooking. We had mushroom and stilton soup with homemade bread which was delicious. We then had a freshly baked scone which was perfect and certainly one of the best we have ever had.

Great spot in comfortable surroundings in the heart of Porlock with good food, a varied menu and friendly service.

Real tea, cafetiere of coffee, the most delicious deep homemade crumpets, and relaxing atmosphere. Highly recommende.

Song lyrics aside. Mrs Jacksons Victoria Tea Rooms offer amazing food in a cosy traditional victorian style tea room. Fast service, good choice of teas, quality home made food and desserts.

Called in on Saturday 3rd November , only a small tearoom but very nice,ordered chicken pie and beef pie, the chicken one was still being cooked as everything is home made and well worth waiting for, a plate full of home made crumpets and scones were on the dresser. The service was very good, the plates and food piping hot.would recommend a visit if you find yourself in porlock.

We highly recommend stopping here for a cream tea. It was one of the best we've ever had! The scones were warm and freshly made and it was nice to have a choice of teas to choose from.

We dropped into Mrs Jackson's quite late in the day, and had a classic cream tea. Fine Cornish clotted cream, jam, scones, and a wide variety of teas available. The music in the background was good classical, and the service really friendly.

Had snack here . Staff lovely and attentive setting and interior all of period Food lovely and fresh

Being gluten free and vegan I would never of hoped to find a place like this in such a small town.

We stopped here for cold drinks, tea and cake a few days ago after a long walk to Horner. Wonderful tea and homemade cake. All the food looks delicious. Would love to come back when I’m next visiting the area.

Absolutely beautiful food-the best bubble and squeak that I’ve ever had. I love that everything is home made-it was wonderful to see the bread proving on the side. Efficient but unobtrusive service-this is definitely our new go to cafe in Porlock-oh and it has a lovely toilet as well!

Food and cream teas first class! Great Victorian ambience! We are from North Devon so will visit again with friends soon!

We popped into the tea room and walked back in time. It was stunningly beautiful, quiet and peaceful. We had 4 fresh cream teas with Scones straight out of the oven. The service was sublime and the quality was outstanding. Highly recommend and will return.

Stumbled upon this place while looking for somewhere to have lunch after our drive from London. I had the veggie full English and my wife had poached eggs on crumpets- much of the food was homemade and it was delicious. Definitely try this place if you’re in Porlock!

My husband and I visit Porlock every year and we love coming to this lovely tea room. Very quaint, Victorian rooms with a large selection of tea and handmade cakes. Dogs welcome too which is a bonus for us

We walked from Webber's post to Porlock and stopped here for cream tea before walking back . lovely home made scones . We will definitely go back on our next visit to Porlock .

Hier ist alles hausgemacht! Lauwarme Scones, frische Teacakes und den ganzen Tag fabelhaftes englisches Frühstück. Eine große Auswahl an Tee- und Kaffeesorten und ein kleines Kuchenbuffet runden das Angebot ab. Und dann muss noch der zauberhafte Stil der Inneneinrichtung erwähnt werden. Man fühlt sich zurückversetzt in die good old times mit feinem Porzellangeschirr, Blümchentapete und viktorianischer Deko. Ein Tearoom wie er sein muss. Unbedingt besuchen!

We visited this tea room whilst staying in the area and it is a great pity that we did not find it sooner. This is a very traditional Victorian tea room, with bone china ware and all the food is home baked, as we could tell from the delicious cakes we had.

With a delightful interior and a fantastic selection of home baked cakes this is a great tearoom. Their China teacups are the way to drink tea and the home made crumpets were divine! The owners went out of their way to make our visit a real pleasure.

Lovely little place that we found when just walking by. Friendly atmosphere and lovely service. Scones were beautiful. Very reasonably priced. Would definitely visit again.

We stopped by on our way through to Lynton and stopped by on the way back because we liked it so much! The first time was for tea only but it was a generous teapot for two, and the home-made crumpets were delicious! We had lunch there on the way back and the owner was very accommodating with my lactose intolerance, and even remembered it from our first visit which made my day! Delicious sandwiches and cream tea, highly recommended!

Oh my word! What a find! Amazing food served on beautiful china in a friendly cosy tea room!! We had an scrummy filling breakfast, but I have spied out the cakes so will be back for another treat!!!

lovely place new owners, just decorated in lovely wall paper, had loose tea and teabag tea, dog friendly, clean loo, nice display of homemade cakes,

We just called in for a cup of tea and a scone, it was a pleasure to have loose leaf tea served in a china cup. The array of scones was surprising ,I had the lemon scone, with lemon curd and clotted cream, a very nice change. It is a shame we live so far away otherwise I would be back to try them all!

What a wonderful new opening in Porlock... a beautiful, traditional tea room, quiet music playing, welcoming service and the food is perfect... cakes, tea and more lunches are all fantastic. Highly recommended.

Great afternoon tea here, good value as well. Great food, we haven't found anywhere that can compete for Afternoon Tea.

Whilst staying in Porkock this week, we came across this delightful tea rooms on return from a wet and windy walk, drawn in by the ‘gluten free’ sign outside. We stepped back in time into a gorgeous, quaint front room and were greeted by a warm fire and really friendly owners. I was amazed at the amount of gluten free choices - and everything is homemade! Gluten free often equates to fun free...and not very tasty! But, I opted for a gluten free cream tea and it was absolutely delicious. We returned today (couldn’t resist!) and I enjoyed the best gf crumpets I’ve ever had and a lovely piece of lemon cake. It may feel like stepping back in time, but they are certainly ahead of the game with catering for allergies and intolerances. If you had a recipe book, I’d buy it! And if I lived closer, well - you’d know where to find me!

On New Year's eve we decided to have morning tea in this quaint Victorian tea room. What a find!

Enjoyed an excellent cream tea here, including gluten free. Lovely trad tea room atmosphere. Sad but amusing to read reviews by people complaining that real coffee was served in cups! Shocking! Perhaps those people are better off drinking instant coffee at home or going to Star*ucks! Sad how some people can't appreciate quality and prefer mediocrity. This tea room is a gem!

A selection of very nice cakes and scones served by friendly staff in a quaint historical room.

We visited 'Mrs Jacksons Victorian Tearooms' last weekend while out experiencing the charms of Porlock and the local area. An unimposing view from outside turns into a charming quaint interior, which has managed to maintain the old world charm in its decor whilst producing excellent food and a log burner fire to keep out the very cold temperature of that particular day.

We popped inast week while travelling from Bristol to Lee Abbey. We normally use the same tea shop in Porlock which was closed so used here instead. What a joy!

Brilliant breakfast and lovely coffee with fantastic service. Gluten free catered for. Also dairy intolerance

Popped in for a cream tea and were very impressed with it. They make their own scones and cakes. So you can really taste the freshness. Worth a visit.

Stumbled upon this delightful tea room and ordered the full English. Real butchers sausages and bacon and home made bread...

We stumbled across this charming tea room walking through Porlock. On entering you step back in time to Victorian times. We felt like we were in the owner's front room, with generous scone sizes and enormous slices of cake. Well worth the visit.

Turned up with a family of seven, twenty minutes before closing and they stayed open to accommodate us.

This is a small but lovely little café. The homemade teacakes were really excellent and my daughter enjoyed the quiche.

Popped in for a coffee after visiting church and before going for a drink. Very strange ambience. Coffee was served in Victorian-style cups rather than mugs and wasn’t that good. Note they only take cash - no cards. Not, in my opinion, acceptable today - though, in fairness, in keeping with the Victorian theme!

Delightful old fashioned tearooms. The homemade crumpets were heavenly as was the spiced apple cake. A great big pot of tea and pretty china cups made this a really enjoyable visit. We were made to feel very welcome, and the owner chatted to us about her main meals which sounded delicious, cant wait to come back to try them.

We had a great meal this weekend I choose the two (as was feeling hungry!) bubble and squeak for brunch which comes with lovely smoked bacon and (expertly) cooked poached eggs on top! It was delicious. Light but filling and freshly cooked with cabbage, carrot and peas in the mix and this set us up for a lovely long walk on the coastal path...

Broke our long journey in this picturesque village, and were pleased to find a homely tea room that welcomed our little dog too! Setting is charming- the 'front parlour' of a country cottage, and everything served on the best China!We ordered a pot of Earl Grey tea, and were served with a very large pot of good quality, proper leaf tea. We chose the bubble and squeak with crispy bacon and poached egg- freshly cooked and delicious. There was also a good range of sumptuous home-made cakes on offer. Recommended!

Had a maaaaaasive sandwich at Mrs J's . She was also a mine of info for us tourists. First Class!! We had our Border Collie with us and he was made most welcome with his own bowl of water. Will try to return.

Popped into this establishment for an impromptu visit , mainly to get out of the rain, but couldn't resist ordering a full English breakfast. It was probably the best breakfast I have ever had in any cafe and unexpected in a tea room. Two perfectly fried eggs, two lovely sausages, two rashers of bacon, with beans, tomatos, and potatoes and a slice of homemade break. A perfect start to the day.

I had lunch here a couple of weeks ago with Judy Robinson? This place has been taken over by a younger, very talented and switched on couple, they have brought the place up to date with some very clever ideas about serving delicious food? And they bake their own bread every day which is delicious? They are now looking for somewhere a little bigger in Porlock? Until then, do try their novel slant on how to serve delicious food with an up to date twist? It is a lovely, professionally run eating house again, serving delicious meals with a twist. We were impressed as they are very passionate about what they do?

Wonderful, tasty soup and bread. Very welcoming. How good to have homemade cakes scones etc. It all was lovely, old and quaint, convenient position in Porlock, will be visiting again soon. 10/10.

Myself and my 7 year old daughter stopped off in Porlock for an en-route home cream tea. She chose a very quaint house and we entered, the room was beautifully decorated and felt very welcoming.I am a pretty particular eater and the owner went out of her way to accommodate my requests. On top of all the wonderful friendly hospitality the food was delicious. Most items are handmade or grown by the owner in an allotment. Just "Splendid" and the most divine pot of Earl grey tea I have had in months. You must go!

This delightful tea room has a vast menu with something for everyone. There is a large number of different types of tea to choose from. The whole place is decorated with quaint Victorian ornaments. The staff were lovely and friendly and we would definitely go again. And they welcome muddy boots and dogs!

We chanced on this tea room and could so easily have gone to one of the several in this small town. Although we can't speak for any of the others we feel so lucky we chose this one. We ordered the fruit scones for our cream teas. They were simply the best cream teas that we have had to date, and we've had loads. The decor of the tea room was very traditional for a classic tea room and no doubt helped to make the experience so good.