Periwinkle Cottage Tea Room
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About Periwinkle Cottage Tea Room
Periwinkle Cottage Tea Room occupies a thatched cottage with gardens and views on Selworthy Green in Minehead, next to a National Trust craft shop in an adjacent building. Cream tea comes with scones offered in toppings such as raspberry jam and lemon curd, and a vegan version is available with a vegan cheese scone and soy or oat milk. A cake selection is displayed at the counter, running to around ten choices including gluten-free options. For lunch, a pasty salad with crisps and a pot of tea is offered alongside the coffee range, from black coffee to cappuccino and latte. Menus exist but customers are often pointed to a board for the day's selection. The room takes walk-ins, opens daily through the daytime only, and accepts either cash or card.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Paid parking lot
Menu & Prices
38 dishes · mains £5–5- Tea£2.50
- Black Coffee£2.85
- Black Coffee With Milk£3.00
- White Coffee£3.00
- Cappuccino£3.15
- Latte£3.15
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cream tea, scones with clotted cream, thatched cottage garden setting and vegan cheese scone.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cream tea, scones with clotted cream, thatched cottage garden setting and vegan cheese scone.
Customer Review Summary
Cream tea draws the most praise, with reviewers repeatedly calling it fantastic and yum, and one taster on a nationwide cream tea quest making a special stop here. Close behind, scones come with toppings like raspberry jam and lemon curd, and one vegan cream tea and vegan cheese scone are singled out as standout, with soy and oat milk offered. The pasty salad and sandwiches also get mentioned as delicious, alongside a cake selection including gluten free options. Reviewers consistently linger on the thatched cottage setting, gardens, and views, and several call the toilets surprisingly nice. One reviewer found the interior decor's bright blue tones and artwork odd and out of place against the expected old worlde feel, though the garden and setting still won them over. Dog friendly grounds and a neighboring craft shop round out repeated mentions.
Customer Review Summary
Cream tea draws the most praise, with reviewers repeatedly calling it fantastic and yum, and one taster on a nationwide cream tea quest making a special stop here. Close behind, scones come with toppings like raspberry jam and lemon curd, and one vegan cream tea and vegan cheese scone are singled out as standout, with soy and oat milk offered. The pasty salad and sandwiches also get mentioned as delicious, alongside a cake selection including gluten free options. Reviewers consistently linger on the thatched cottage setting, gardens, and views, and several call the toilets surprisingly nice. One reviewer found the interior decor's bright blue tones and artwork odd and out of place against the expected old worlde feel, though the garden and setting still won them over. Dog friendly grounds and a neighboring craft shop round out repeated mentions.
Featured reviews
- Quantock Stag
“I have known about this place for a long time but never visited. It's beautiful and the garden and views are something to photograph for memories. Food is very well priced and great service, cash or card. We just stuck with a piece of cake from a selection of 10, at least 2 gluten free options. There is also a nice shop in an adjacent cottage.”
- Deb Ludford
“A lovely little tea room in a thatched building in beautiful gardens and view to die for. Stopped here for lunch. We ate lunch, pasty salad and crisps with a pot of tea. The pasty was lovely and hot and a good size. The cake selection looked lovely but we resisted. They do have menus but they tend to ask you to refer to the board. I’d love to live closer than we could visit more often. Just one toilet but it possibly was one of the nicest public loos I’ve seen. Little National Trust local craft shop just across the way.”
- eXplore Will
“What a lovely find! The setting is absolutely beautiful, with stunning scenery all around that makes it the perfect place to relax and unwind. The atmosphere is warm, welcoming, and wonderfully charming, creating a truly delightful …”
- First Avenue
“Gorgeous tea room in a traditional thatched cottage. Friendly staff, next to the little shop. Great if u have been walking or visiting the white chuech. Dog friendly and have gardens. Toilets very nice and clean. Well worth a visit,”
- Kate Axten
“Love this little tea room, although sign posted on main rd, we came across it by accident when on a long walk for the first time last April, it was a lovely surprise, so much on offer, and the beautiful location, can’t wait to visit again next year when we come back to Porlock our favourite part of the UK.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Has great tea selection
Amenities
- Free of charge street parking
- Offers takeaway
- Serves dine-in
- On-site services available
- Has great tea selection
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- Parking· 1
- Paid parking lot
Location
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