Small Talk Tearooms

This is a little gem. I cosy an charming. I pleasant change from the chains of eateries you find in a town centre. Very busy, popular. Great tea, awesome cake!

I had a cheese and mushroom jacket potato with side salad and my uncle had scrambled eggs on toast The food was good quality ie sweet cherry tomatos, a pot of loose leaf tea etc, This charming independant eatery is great for anyone who has...

I had the full English. It was very poor. The eggs were hard. The beans are cold. Not enough butter with the toast. My partner finished her sandwich, I was still eating and the waitress came over and removed my partners plate, together with other... Ver carta

Visited this tearoom today and asked the waitress if the Victoria sponge was buttercream or fresh cream looking at me as if I was from another planet the waitress replied she ‘did not know’ and offered nothing further I explained that I would like...

I’m a regular customer, actually not anymore from now. This morning 26th November 2021 around 10:45 I entered the tearoom with my partner to have a breakfast. We did wait over 8 mins to be accommodated, but the waitress didn’t care about us standing by...

First time to the tearooms and will definitely be returning. Fabulous afternoon tea. Everything so fresh and cakes were lovely. (We took them home with us as we were so full after our scones) Very relaxing atmosphere and were made very welcome. See you soon . Ver carta

I have been to these tea rooms a couple of times now. Each time hoping the customer service would improve. There is one waitress in particular the has been unhelpful and sullen on each occasion. She has been there some time and seemed to be in charge. Even the family members that were with me noticed it. Food was nice though.. Wouldn't go there again. Customer service is the foundation for front of house. Her attitude affected how we enjoyed our time there.

We popped into this quaint tea room for a timely coffee during a spot if shopping. One of the ladies showed us to the last available tabel, but we quickly saw that another table with a better outlook was about to be vacated so we asked if we could sit there which was not a problem. The service was great, the coffee was superb, the atmosphere had a friendly buzz to it. Whilst we did not eat, the food we saw being delivered to tables close by looked very appetising. My wife paid a visit to the cloakroom and rated it 11/10 (not bad for a former maths teacher despite it being used by both ladies and gents! In conclusion then, if you want a finer alternative to the 'production line ' coffee shops...

How disappointed we were I booked a table for 7 people at 11:30 and a further 7 people for 12 noon We were running the Chelmsford 10k and half marathon The 11:30 crowd arrived early and had breakfast The older lady in charge was very abrupt bordering on rudeness There were 2tables reserved for 12noon crowd which we suggested she gave up as people were waiting and we would go when the others arrived hence giving them our table I have subsequently heard that they were requested to leave as they had been sitting there from 11am and one lady was not allowed to finish her meal It was not just us who found her attitude rude but subsequent other diners not linked to our group I come into Small Talk... Ver carta