Highcliffe Castle Tea Rooms

Limited lunch menu which was disappointing but sausage rolls were very tasty. 3 ciabatta 3 pasty/roll options, can’t see why there can’t be more sandwich choices.

Walked from Mudeford quay to here (which isn’t easy for my wife) after checking their website. Arrived at 3pm to have a cuppa cake only to find they’d decided to close early, despite the website and bill-boards saying open till 4pm. Asked in the reception and they weren’t in the slightest bit interested. Won’t waste our time again.

Looking forward to a simple jacket potato, how wrong was I , 1st one was obviously frozen as soggy and cold very very cold... returned 2nd attempt paper plate warm skin to potato warmish, how can you not heat up a potato ?? Wet and only just luke warm.. inedible so very very disappointed ....... thank goodness for the tuna and salad. Won’t hurry back for lunch Ver carta

A quick bite following a visit to the castle. Sadly i was disappointed, my cake was dry and my Mum’s pre packed bun was very dry. However, my Sister Niece had sandwiches which they said were nice. Service was not with a smile particularly. I did point out to the lady when leaving the dryness of the cakes and she did offer me a reimbursement. Don’t think I would return.

Have been here many times before and during COVID restrictions. Very disappointed this time with the quality of the food. Obviously packet frozen fish with thin batter. The chips were thin french fries which were lukewarm. Used to be beautiful triple cooked extra thick chips. Slice of bread with the Fish chips arrived with no butter and it wasn’t offered. Salad that accompanied the fish chips was non existent. Knives and forks slapped down on the table with no serviettes. No condiments offered.

Weeds growing out of drains greets you! You cannot always go inside as main doors closed and you have to join the long queue to be served from a little window. Cakes just taste of high levels of sugar and the customers have to bring a cloth to wipe wet seats every morning outside if you want to sit down! Finally, most seats outside are situated next to a dustbin. The council should give it up and let a professional private outfit run the place, while the council should get on with what the council tax payers expect!! Ver carta

This was an amazing little find! We decided to visit the castle grounds and use this as a base for exploring more of the beach in Christchurch (there’s a lovely little walk through some forest or down the zig zag slope) just next to the car park. Just so you know, in the winter the car parking Is only 70p! Bargain! Before starting, we ate at the tea rooms. There was not loads of choice but we had the homemade rarebit and beef nachos. Oh my word- they were delicious! We would highly recommend the cooked food! We were surprised by the quality and the quantity for the price we paid. Definitely worth a visit!

As locals we have visited the castle tea rooms a few times in the last year and each time has been more disappointing, to the point where today will probably be our last visit. An order with 3 different coffees was too much for them to cope with..... Neither of the cappuccinos had any foam what little there was had disappeared within minutes. The decaf and caffeinated got mixed up and the person making the coffees really didn't seem to care. The speed of service has been poor since they re opened and today was no exception. My advice would be don't bother. Walk along the beach to the beach hut cafe for a much better experience.

Lovely setting and looked forward to some Cream Tea and Scones on the beautiful lawns with my family Had a mix of Teas and Coffees which I can only describe as just okay for the price charged No sugars offered or supplied and one very small milk container that just about serviced one of us The Scones were Rock Hard and were replaced with an Iced cake which in fairness was quite nice? What I find really disappointing is that we can all accept that things can go wrong but it's how you deal with them that I look for? I felt so sorry for the young trainee staff on the front line as when ourselves and other customers were complaining the older and more mature (Managers) kept their heads bowed and... Ver carta