St Mawgan Tea Room in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Delighted to visit on the new owners’ first opening day. Lovely location and superb coffee and homemade cake. Very friendly, relaxed atmosphere and lovely gardens to enjoy.

We headed into visit village on a damp blowy day, and decided to have a cream tea. What a lovely tea room and best cream tea we have had in a very long time. You have made the holiday complete xx

Little gem in quiet village; small delightful well kept garden. Lovely range of cakes and friendly welcoming service. Downside only open Saturday, Sunday and Monday! If in the area highly recommend.

Stumbled upon the tea rooms after visiting The Japanese Gardens. What a treat! The garden was beautiful and full of gorgeous flowers. The outside seating was full so we sat indoors. It was very warm but there were electric fans. The conservatory is lovely and quirky, perfect setting for a cream tea. The staff were really friendly and chatty. I thoroughly enjoyed my cream tea and the pot of tea with extra hot water was good too (no skimping on the teabags like some establishments!).

A lovely place. The garden room is charming, with vines and vintage crockery. The cream tea delicious, plentiful and great value. Welcome and service super. Highly recommended.

Very windy day so went for walk inland and stopped at tea room for cream tea. Beautiful garden and amazing grape vine growing indoors. Delicious cream tea served by amazing tea.

Such a shame as didn’t live ip to expectations. Lovely quaint teashop but sadly lacked atmosphere. The staff were polite but not really welcoming and the scones tasted like had been reheated in the microwave and we didn’t really enjoy them. Maybe we visited on a bad day?

Love this place. Staff are friendly, helpful and polite. The food is superb and cakes are delicious. Visit here time and time again. Always send people here fro Cornish cream teas.

This place is is a delightful find. With ample car parking to the rear, it is a small place with only a few tables and a pretty little garden. Dog friendly and that was no problem for us. It is run by a lovely friendly couple who give true personal service and clearly take a pride in what they are offering. We had sandwiches, cream teas, cakes, etc. and it was all delicious. Will definitely visit again when we are in the area.

Good cream tea, a nice touch with extra small pot of hot water to top up your tea, idyllic setting inside and out, with unique conservatory and well manicured gardens, not forgetting efficient service, oh and great that they have non-dairy milks available too :-)

Impromptu visit after exploring nearby Japanese Garden. Pub stopped serving food at 14:00 so as this was next door, thought we would give it a go… Ordered: Traditional cream tea with a Cappuccino and a Thunder and Lightning cream tea. When people state it is home-made there is a possibility it isn’t but these…. TO DIE FOR! They arrived within a couple of minutes of ordering and both were straight out of oven. Not dry, moorish and totally delish!! Owners are definitely interested in their clients and want to ensure they give the best experience. We weren’t disappointed. Shame we live in Kent otherwise we would visit weekly! 10/10

What a lovely place . The gardens and setting is very picturesque. We had the afternoon tea . The scones were delicious and very fresh . Tea was amazing too. I would definitely recommend this place

We went to the village to see the Japanese gardens (very good) and went to the tea rooms after for lunch, Tuesday September 6th. We sat in the gardens avoiding the odd heavy shower. The garden is sublime, the service was excellent and the food scrummy. Its about a 5 minute walk from the gardens to the Tea House and you will not be disappointed if you luxuriate outside in amongst the flowers and have a delightful lunch, thank you to the staff at the Tea Rooms for what was to us a surprisingly superb lunch.

What a find!! Beautiful garden, beautiful location. We had terrible issues parking but it transpired that there was a wedding on. Food was lovely, we were not convinced about the “homemade” jam. Other than that everything was spot on. Service, price, location all fabulous. Had to be a cream tea…..

We stumbled across this tea room after enjoying a walk from Mawgan Porth and I can honestly say that it has been one of the highlights of our holiday! The garden was absolutely stunning and we could have stayed to watch the bees all day! Excellent coffee and cakes and very friendly staff.

Bonita and Neil have kept us going throughout Lockdown with the life saving Post office Stores - we totally understand that keeping us all in supplies safety and with kindness and humour and meant that they could not open the Tea Room yet but when it opens in the Summer we will be enjoying the delicious offerings again - and appreciating it more for being without it.

Great food and the friendliest staff, you must visit this cafe. The location is wonderful too. The cream teas were also loved by the rest of our party.

The coffee here is wonderful, the service is good and the views are great. Car parking is limited but OK!

We went in the afternoon for a light bite.My husband had the teacake which came with pre-wrapped butter pats- there wasn't enough for him...he likes a lot of butter. My daughter had the kids beans on toast and I had the cream tea (£6.95) which was average - despite the jam being home-made. It's hard to go too wrong with cream teas and I possibly expected more of this one because of other reviews.The welcome wasn't very welcoming or friendly. The tables are fairly close together. Our table tilted and wobbled and we had to put a napkin under the leg to stop it dancing around. The tearoom itself is a lean-to/conservatory on the side of the building/shop. It creates an echo and it's noisy if a few people are talking - it's not tranquil or terribly comfortable. The good things - it's quirky which I liked. They sold old Enid Blyton books and twee plates. It's located in an abolsoutely beautiful village witih a little stream running through it and an old church opposite.

Visiting the nearby Japanese Garden we first stopped for a light lunch. Fresh bread and homemade soup with coffee and cake to follow. Quirky decor and lovely little garden alive with colourful plants.

Very nice village with the added bounce of a lovely tea room with fantastic cream tea with lovely warm scones and a nice big pot of hot tea

we had a lunch stop here while in the area what a lovely spot! Homemade soup was wonderful, the cream tea was lovely and the garden & tea room were so beautifully kept .

We visited the tea rooms for a lunch. I had jacket potato and beans. John had a cream tea. The tea room was spotless, the food was delicious and the conservetry was delightful. From the cup and saucer lamp shades to the beautifully kept garden, Tea was served in china tea pots with china cups and saucers. We will definitely use the tea rooms again. We had walked in from Mawgan Porth and were in need of refreshments, Thank you to all of the staff. Margaret and John Marsh.

This is a proper Tea shop, the decoration is so lovely. So much to look at and lots of lots bit to buy if you want something to remember your visit. The food is delicious and reasonable priced. The small garden is so pretty and very well kept.

Found this little gem by accident. Passing through this tiny village on our way to somewhere else. The tea rooms is a lovely hideaway, dogs are welcome and the menu is surprisingly varied. Service was great, and the staff were lovely. We had delicious coffee and cake. our next visit is planned to be at meal times. All the food looked delicious and all those eating were enjoying their food.

Varied menu for lunch or afternoon tea. If you order a sandwich, be warned, it comes with a huge side salad, home made crisps, and home made chutney - which you can buy in the shop. Excellent value. Cakes are also home made, also excellent. Friendly and helpful service. The garden is lovely, if the weather permits sitting outside, or if it's doing Cornish mizzle, sit inside in the lovely room. Only drawback is it closes at 4 pm.

Fresh and well.prepared food.Good selection of dishes for lunch and the home made cakes looked lovely.Generous portions.Served on pretty mismatched crockery.The salads were colourful and contained less usual ingredients.The home made chutney were gor geous.

This is the best tea garden I have ever been too. It is dog friendly and the plants in the garden are glorious and very well kept, so ticks all the boxes as you enter. Then the food and service you get are first class, so in my opinion it’s fantastic. I had the prawn baked potato and my partner had the cheese ploughman’s both where exceptionally good, we both ate every item that was served ( delicious salad, best coleslaw and great chutney ). It was so good we are returning for more visits this holiday and as we are back here next year there will be return visits then too.

Had lunch here after a visit to the Japanese Garden nearby. The food was lovely and beautifully presented - had a ploughmans and a crab sandwich. Staff were really nice as well. If you have a cake for dessert as we did its best to order everything at the same time to minimise waiting.

Had a lovely cream tea here. Dog friendly, great service and beautiful little garden. Such a pretty village too.

Beautiful tea rooms with a stunning garden, you can tell the owners really love what they do !!

Amazing place, loved the grapes hanging above you added a good feel to it. Sandwich was an impressive amount of filling, mountain of a salad and crisps :) Would advice to go there :)

This cafe was a lovely find in Looe. We were looking for a cream tea and happened upon this place which is just off the main street. The scones were huge and really tasty. there was plenty of cream and jam. Would visit again next time we visit Looe.

Great tea and scones great staff well worth the trip to find this quaint little restaurant lovely gardens

We have visited this tea shop before and it only gets better. The scones were nice and warm and just the right amount of jam and cream, lemon drizzle cake was amazing and tea cake was a good size and nicely toasted. To top it off they brought out a game for our daughter to play with, so she was entertained whilst we finished our tea and cakes.

Walked here with the dogs whilst staying at Mawgan Porth, called in for a cup of tea and an impromptu small lunch. Sat outside as we had the dogs and had a great time, staff friendly and attentive. Would recommend

We rented a house in St Mawgan for a week and dropped into the Tea Room and Garden on our first day for coffee and loved it. We have tried to go every day, and the full tea with cakes and scones looks absolutely amazing. I look forward to my last couple coffee mornings before we leave.

Beautiful traditional tea room offering home cooked food - very friendly family run venue - home made fruit scones to die for - gardens and decor are wonderful - highly recommended

Lovely setting a quaint little Cornish village. Friendly staff too. Beautiful garden with lovely colourful flowers. The tea is very generous - we had tons of tea for 4 people.

Beautiful, quaint little place. Excellent food. We all loved this place. Amazing sandwiches and coleslaw. All homemade!

The setting of this tea room is idyllic - in the conservatory and garden to the rear of the village shop in a picturesque village near Newquay. The garden is immaculate, and in summer very colourful with borders filled with begonias. My wife and I ordered cream teas, and the tea itself is served, as it should be, in a big china pot with a pot of hot water to top it up. Our scones, however, were a little underwhelming: we've tasted better in other tea rooms. Mine was a fruit scone, and there wasn't a great deal of fruit in it. On the other hand, there were lashings of jam and cream: no complaint there. So I think this is certainly a good tea room, and I'd come again: it's worth visiting if only for the garden. But I don't think it's the very best one I've ever been in.

What a gem this place is. Visited here for a cream tea after reading all the reviews and wasn’t disappointed. Really nice atmosphere, staff friendly & the quality was good. Plenty of cream & jam and a good sized tea pot with hot water & ample milk. Well worth a visit.

I came to this tea room along time ago 10 years ago but while looking up restaurants I saw this tea room and read reviews and the story etc behind it new owners etc and thought I’d give it another go.

What an excellent little place the Tea Rooms are with friendly staff, the food is beautiful, well worth a visit!

Called in here for lunch after visiting The Japanese Garden. Very busy but found a table in the corner of the delightful garden on a bright sunny day. Had a very tasty Cornish pasty and Ham sandwich. Both were very well presented and good sized portions. Excellent friendly service. Good value for money and would certainly return.

This is such a special wee secret garden tea garden/room. We visited 4 times in 3 weeks and loved everything. The food is delicious, the garden lovely and the staff so very friendly. Can’t wait for our next visit.

My wife declared it the best cream tea she has ever had , and believe me she has had a few in her time . Of course it did help that we picked a lovely sunny day in one of Cornwall's beautiful little tucked away spots . Delightful garden setting in full bloom greeted us on arrival , friendly service with a smile , we will be back next year .

Lovely to find and quaint with its vintage themed style. Shame the scones were microwaved....and to such a high temperature. Just bake fresh 😊

Visited this place a couple of times while we were in the area. What a treat. Garden is gorgeous and well maintained which makes sitting outside in the sunshine a delight. The scones are amazing, still warm. Service fantastic as well, would not hesitate to come here time and time again.

We found this beautiful tea room thanks to trip advisor. Upon visiting we were not let down, the setting is stunning with beautifully manicured gardens. The food is beautiful too and tastes as good as it looks. All members of the party enjoyed the food- from jacket potatoes to salads to sandwiches to milkshakes, EVERYONE enjoyed EVERYTHING! We will be back ... probably tomorrow!

This is a lovely quaint setting and the gardens you can sit in are really nice. The cream tea we had was very good if service was a little slow but we did not mind as it is a relaxing place. No five star review as scones were not the best we had whilst on holiday in Cornwall but they were very nice.

We visited the tea room today for a light lunch and cream tea and were not disappointed. Delicious warm scones with jam and cream and tea it was perfect to enjoy sitting outside in the beautiful little garden. All so well maintained and a very warm and friendly atmosphere. A bonus is that it is set in really lovely surroundings with a little playing field with play area for children just outside over a small bridge.

The best pasty I’ve had in a long time! In fact we made a detour on our last day to get more for the journey home! Lovely service, lovely food in a picturesque setting.

My wife & I stayed in St.Mawgan for the week we had 3 lunches all of which were of a very high standard You won't find a better quality of food anywhere This team should be Michelin star status the best mix of salads we have ever had & there very own ginger chutney the best ever, we always come here it is now better than ever

My husband and I have been visiting Newquay for the last 5 years and cannot go without a visit to St Mawgan Tea Rooms. We walk from Watergate Bay which is a fair trek but knowing the amazing cream tea that awaits us makes it easier. The tea room is located in a beautiful tranquil location and offers a range of sweet and savoury delights at more than reasonable prices. The delightful gardens are planted up beautifully, flowers in full bloom with amazing colours, I cannot think of a better place to visit. Everything is immaculate and has been very well thought out, the bone china teacups, the most amazing (huge) sweet light scones with lashings of clotted cream and jam, it’s just not like any other cream tea. Even the thoughtful touches in the loo such as a proper towel , quality soap and baby wipes all indicate they have their guests experience at the heart of everything they do - and they do it well. Amazing - if you don’t visit you’re missing out.

This is a lovely tea room. The people are so friendly and helpful and the food is fantastic. It has the most beautiful well cared for garden. I just can't praise the food, the people and the garden enough.

The tea shop garden is so unexpected! As you go round the corner and through the garden gate the flowers are beautiful. There is a warm welcome and all the cakes, jams etc are properly homemade. This place is well worth a visit. So glad we found it!

This is a quaint little tea room with the most beautiful garden that we sat in .

Happened upon this tea room when visiting the Japanese Garden. Really excellent food at reasonable prices. Went for lunch on the Tuesday then returned again the same week for a delicious cream tea - cannot speak highly enough of this place. Helped somewhat by a beautifully kept little garden - highly recommended! Avoid school closing time the traffic and parking can be a challenge..

Friendly village in general, lovely tea & cake.. Worth doing the Japanese Gardens and Falcon pub first as we did, as very close together. We had a superb Sunday lunch in the pub first and then the Japanese Gardens which are very relaxing and have a lovely souvenir shop with lots of unusual choices. We bought a mini Zen Garden and a Bonsai tree. They gave us a helpful leaflet in how to take care of it. There is a reasonable amount of parking and the locals are very accommodating.

So good we went in twice! Once for coffees and then lunch. Great food. Recommend the pasty and Proper Job ploughman’s

Arrived at a busy time but managed to share a table with a young lady. I had a 3 cheese ploughed my son had a ham sandwich, both well presented, Then we saw other people having scones and cream so we were tempted, Very good.

Wonderful decorated tea room with the possibility to sit outside. The cream teas are delicious, the service is friendly.

Popped in on Sunday afternoon, bit of an impromptu visit but having been before we knew it was going to be good!

Visited tea rooms on way back from Padstow to Perranporth. Off the beaten track but well worth the diversion. Staff very friendly and accommodating, the scones in the cream tea were the best we've ever tasted! A must do experience!

You must give it a try - just a perfect setting with friendly service. We didn't stop to eat - just had coffee but I could see the food look good, home made and ample portion size. Would definitely return if ever back in this area - loved it!

My wife and I decided to have lunch here based purely on the positive reviews on TripAdvisor - and we're so glad we did!

A little hidden gem in a beautiful Cornish Village. The Tea Rooms are at the back of the village shop and Post Office. There is inside seating on bad weather days but also beautiful gardens to sit in and enjoy a traditional Cornish cream tea. Varied menu from Crab sandwiches to home made cakes, all very delicious. Well worth a visit just to sit and take time out.

We visited yesterday for cream tea after reading about the Tea Room on tripadvisor when visiting Newquay in the past. It’s somewhere I’ve wanted to go for a while and I wasn’t disappointed. The gardens and tea room are really quaint and pretty. The cream tea itself was amazing. Large scone, warm with plenty of jam and cream and a very large pot of tea for the two of us. My husband had the lemon drizzle cake which was also very nice. I’d definitely recommend and revisit.

We stopped here for a cup of tea and enjoyed the choice of sitting in the garden, inside or on the patio. The tea came in a china pot, and the vintage cups and saucers are fun too. The cream teas looked delicious. There is free parking behind the tea room.

We stopped here on way to Japanese garden. Had Cheese and chutney sandwich ( there was so much on the plate we could not finish all the sandwiches. I had also ordered the cream tea.. WOW the biggest home made scone arrived with jam and clotted cream. Excellent excellent excellent. £27 for two sandwiches, 1 cream tea and 1 savoury tea. Expensive but well worth it

We visited the tea room a couple of years ago,so on a recent break in Cornwall we decided to go again as we were so impressed the first time.

Lovely tea shop. Great sandwiches and cakes. Lovely to be able to sit either inside or out. Beautiful garden. Loved the mismatched cups and saucers. Really charming place and lovely having a pretty well stocked shop as well.

Perfect spot in a sunny garden for a truly delicious savoury scone and tea. Cakes delicious too. Good enough to make you exclaim “wow” when the food arrives.

Popped in to this charming little tea rooms for lunch. Good range of gluten free options available. Very cheerful staff, good find.

What a charming place! A very friendly welcome to a lovely shop and tea room in st Mawgan. The scone was light, fluffy and freshly baked with lashings of delicious home made strawberry jam and a very generous pot of cream (to put on top of course). Lots of interesting vintage items for sale, (I think they run duchyvintagefairs,) in a beautiful garden filled with tulips. This really is worth a visit! also not far is a wonderful Japanese garden.

Visited the St Mawgan Tea Room after spotting it on a drive back to Padstow. Although the tea room closed at 16:00 and we arrived at 16:25, the owner was very welcoming and served us the most delicious coffee and Victoria sponge.

Lovey place amazing food, friendly helpful staff , parking close by, and a quick walk on the beach, definitely recommend it

Wife and I walked with our two cocker spaniels from Mawgan Porth to St Mawgan (50 min easy walk each way) and back. We stopped for an afternoon tea and were delighted. The best scones we have ever eaten. The staff were all lovely and they sell 'bits and bobs' so we bought a set of really old scales, a picture and some plates. The small tea Room is lovely and sits behind and attached to the post office/general store. Very handy to stick up on essentials whilst on holiday. Lovely village. Well with supporting.

Had a fabulous cream tea, one with raisins one without plenty of lovely jam and loads of clotted cream. Best I’ve ever had!

Absolutely fab savoury cream tea👍. Gorgeous chutney. Lovely staff and quirky. Will definitely return. Thank you.

We had a lovely lunch. Crab sandwiches were delicious - lovely granary bread, plenty of white crab meat and not bulked out by mayonnaise. Lovely scones, tea cakes and beef pasties. Delicious hot chocolates and good coffee (pleased to see skimmed milk). Pretty conservatory to eat in and incredibly well kept gardens. I love places like this. Independent, cared for and proud of what they run. It’s funny, I left a review for a place in Newquay who did not listen and went all defensive. They should listen to their customers and realise that places like st Mawgans tea room get it right and listen to their customers. Well done

Lovely Tea Rooms. Quaint and clean. Beautiful little garden to enjoy from your seat. Staff cheerful and friendly. The food is excellent both in quality and price. Plenty of parking behind the rooms. We enjoyed our first Pasty and cream tea here, and were definitely not disappointed!

Visited the tea room with my wife and our 2 dogs after reading the reviews on trip advisor and we were NOT disappointed. Amazing warm scones fresh from the oven, delicious clotted cream and strawberry jam eaten in a beautiful garden, it doesn't get much better. If I could eat a cream tea everyday it would be here. You'll never just happen upon this little gem driving around, so trust trip advisor with this one and make a special journey. 10/10

The best Crab Sandwich (with side salad), Jacket Spud (with side salad) and Cream Tea (bit naughty!) we have ever had. This place is a little gem in the middle of know where. We loved it and have recommended it to Friends who live near by. We will be back for more.

Called in here after a long walk, enjoyed the cream tea very much. Next time will certainly try the sandwiches.

Lovely location, friendly staff and enjoyable food. Finally found a decent scone in Cornwall - strangely they're generally pretty poor. Took some lovely carrot and ginger chutney home too, suggest you do the same :-)

Who would know that a village shop in a small villa will have such a wonderful tea room. It is just a small room with around 5-6 tables. But packed with charm and delicious stuffs. Love staffs too. God!!! I wish there is something like this back home and I will be happy to get fat.

Met a friend here yesterday for what was going to be for tea and cake. Having see the sandwiches were being made for other diners we decided so go for a sarny as well. The choice of food became hard to make a decision to which I finally managed. The service was outstanding, the ladies couldn't have been more helpful. I was desperate for a piece of coffee cake to which the lady kindly put together sooner than planned so I was able to take it away. The décor, service, food is amazing so if you are in the area definitely visit here. I know I will be back since it's only down the road for me :) Thank you x

Visited this quant village 1 mile from Newquay airport, where we had afternoon tea. We can certainly recommend this café where the service was excellent and the food delicious plus the scones were to die for, and all home made. If in the area it's a must to call and sample the food. Explore the gardens!!!!

What a really nice spot, lovely garden the food on offer looked really good. The staff are friendly and we will definitely be back to sample the food.

Really lovely place for a great afternoon tea.

Delicious Food and a lovely well kept little tea room. The garden is lovely and bright and the staff very cheery.

Sat in the lovely clean garden. Food superb and whole place lovely. Can’t recommend enough...... one minor irritation though....wasps....

Certainly a place to visit on a warm sunny day , as we did.Their gardens are beautiful ,how they have managed to keep them so in the very hot summer we have had I don't know.There is a pleasant conservatory if you are not so lucky with the weather.Lovely vintage China and bits and pieces for sale.Very pleasant staff.I had the savoury scone tea and my friend the traditional jam and cream both delicious and served with a decent size pot off tea.I have put very good rather than excellent as I thought their cakes let them down.Not a great deal off choice and not all were homemade.However ,cakes apart I would certainly visit again.

Stopped for 'cream tea' and a sandwich. Scone light as a feather, need the recipe urgently [!], crab sandwich delicious and plentiful, in fact I had to help out. Avoid the look alike cafes; make a beeline here. Highly recommend; lovely, friendly staff, a delight.

Excellent food and service, the staff opened outside of hours for us as they couldn't stand to see us go elsewhere for what they offered. Top quality food, good service Inna beautiful rose garden.

Found this gem of a tearoom. Only 1 scone but it's a large freshly cooked one and you don't need 2. Beautiful surroundings great choices and next time we visit I'll be having one of their delicious looking lunches. Recommended.

i had been looking forward to a cream tea for a few days and had not been able to find one. I found this by accident what a find. Beautiful warm scones with lovely cream and jam set in a stunning garden seperated into diffent areas. Staff helpful nothing too much trouble, everyone around us was enjoying their food , we went and ordered a sandwich to share as they looed amazing. massive portions in an amazing place well done , if we go back to this area will 100% go back. Run by a family they are working so hard to offer lovely food in a beautiful place

What a gem! stumbled upon this by chance, 4 of us had lunch and were hugely impressed by the warm welcome, fabulous quality of the home made fresh, local food and the care taken over presentation without being pretentious. If you want generous portions of delicious food, and service with a smile, try it out -we'll definitely be back.