Downhouse Farm Cafe

Without doubt the best cream tea I have ever had and I have had quite a few over the years. Amazing location, lovely staff. A little oasis tucked away in beautiful Dorset.

A real gem in beautiful Eype. We never miss an opportunity to stop and enjoy lunch at this location. Very friendly and welcoming and the food is lovely. A must visit without a doubt.

Set in a lovely location , near Thorncombe Beacon, we’ve been coming here for the last 20 years. Used to be a bastion for the legions of poor souls who used to slog it up the steep hill in search of a great cream tea.... Ver carta

We have visited this cafe before last year after the lock down whereby the prices were reasonable. This year it was £6 for two teas and a cream tea was £7.95 for plain scones and if you wanted fruit scones it was £9.95 an extra...

Went for Sunday breakfast with my partner and 2 daughters this remains my favourite breakfast spot for spring and summer (it's closed during the winter, being outside in a garden). 3 large full English breakfasts and one of Nikki's delicious bubble and squeak breakfasts...

It is difficult to get to Downhouse Cafe, but it is worth the journey whether driving or walking. The hosts are really friendly and the food amazing. We visited for breakfast and it was excellent. We also took away some cakes for later which were also excellent. Well worth a visit. Ver carta

Took a lovely trip over to Downhouse farm and was really looking forward to it. Was left totally gobsmacked at the prices I know we are in Dorset and except to pay a little more but £3.50 for a can of coke ! And yes it was out of a multipack !!! Will quite simply be walking on by next time.

We were aiming for this cafe following reading reviews on Tripadvisor. Our satnav took us to a lengthy single file lane full of pot holes, so bad I would not have taken my car along it. Having transversed the awful lane the Cafe was not clearly marked If you value your car, park and walk the lane.

Ordered soup of the day it arrived and was like warm, asked for it to be reheated and it arrived back again like warm. Rejected it and ordered a scone instead. Whilst eating what I presume to be the owner approached the table and ranted at me for rejecting the soup for being not hot enough, inferred I was at fault and was very aggressive, certainly will never go there again. Ver carta