The Old Malthouse Tea Rooms

I am at a loss to understand why this couple are running a shop, let alone a tea room. The shop is dark, gloomy and freezing cold. Very little stock. A wait to get anyone to man the Post Office counter, then an even longer wait to get man to find out the cost of a bottle of water. Shuffling around in track suit bottoms, bloke went upstairs then came back with a calculator. After about 5 mins a price was decided upon. No apology, just an instruction to pull my mask even further over my nose. This, in an area where there is no Covid. I left. An unpleasant experience with absolutely no redeeming features. Shop is untidy, poorly stocked and completely unwelcoming. Never again.

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We called in for afternoon tea, with 2 dogs, when it had just started to rain, we asked if the dogs could come inside to the tea room and were delighted to find they were very welcome, even given a biscuit each and a bowl of water. The afternoon tea was delicious, with tea served in lovely china cups. The place is full of character and despite a previous strange review, the couple running this well stocked little store were lovely, and neither had tracksuits or slippers on!

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It 's on the way up from Poole ferry port, what better place to start an English day than with their full English breakfast Sorry no black pudding but I forgive them, the rest was a well cooked traditional breakfast with local ingredients. The shop was thriving too while I was there. They opened the cafe a little early just for me. I look forward to going back for tea and cake.

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Had cream tea here there was nobody in the cafe but the lady sat us in the garden and we were the only ones lovely cream tea and nothing to much trouble definitely recommend

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Lovely breakfast, good quality sausage and bacon, nice china tea cups! Good price with lovely hosts and setting. Highly recommended!!!

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