Reviews Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms - Harlow Carr

Such a pleasant surprise to find a Betty's at the RHS site. So accommodating to pull together a table for 8 over bank holiday. Lovely tasty food (and delicious cakes to take away too). I opted for the Wensleydale Quiche of the day today but was tempted afternoon tea...Staff friendly and talkative. Will definitely return!

A truly wonderful place to come for morning tea or lunch. There is an amazing range of cakes, drinks as well as lunch stuff. The service is very good and the cakes are delicious! The hot chocolate is one of the nicest I've tasted. Can be a que at busy times.

Wherever we go to get into Betty’s there is always a queue. There’s a reason why it’s so popular. It’s so good. The service is excellent and the taste and quality of every dish I’ve ever tried does not disappoint. Yes you pay for this excellence, but worth every penny.

Always a wonderful experience at Betty's. First time visiting this location, queued for about 50 minutes which went by quickly surrounded by lovely gardens. Unfortunately we were seated next to a table with extremely bad behaved kids, our waitress allowed us to move and seated us outside with a lovely view. The warm Fat Rascal is a must, coffee is always absolutely delicious and the Caesar Salad is wonderful. A waitress came round asking if we wanted anything from the shop, she packaged it beautifully and we paid at the table.

It’s been a number of years since we’ve been to Betty’s at Harlow Carr! So we decided to make a change; rather than go to the York cafe (which we go frequently!), we’d come here instead! Once we parked in the car park, we made our way to a friendly lady who directed us to the queue to the entrance. She mentioned it would be 15 minutes wait. It didn’t bother us as the view of the gardens were beautiful! Once we got a table, we sat in awe of the view! It was by the window which had a beautiful view! We were greeted by a friendly waitress who took our drinks order. We perused the menu in the meantime! Normally, we have afternoon tea but we wanted to try the other dishes. The waitress came with our drinks and then took our lunch order! It didn’t take long before the food came. It was well presented and delicious. We were also given some chutney to compliment the meal! During our time, another waitress came and asked if we wanted to buy anything from the shop. She could take our order to save us queuing. We thought that was a great service and that she would bring us the goodies! We made room for desserts and picked the Brown bread ice cream sundaes! That didn’t disappoint! There were chunks of brown bread that tasted caramelised. The toffee sauce was delicious as were the pecans! The whipped cream was very light! We were full by then!! I would definitely recommend a trip here for breakfast/brunch/lunch/afternoon tea. You won’t be disappointed. The staff are friendly and efficient; and the atmosphere is perfect! Tables were safely spaced and we didn’t feel rushed!!

My favourite of all Betty's locations because of the stunning views over the RHS Gardens. Very fast food service on our recent weekday visit. We arrived just before 12.00 pm and were allocated a table within 5 minutes. Perfect timing as after that the queue for a table for the full menu (rather than the coffee shop) got pretty long. Really enjoyed the thick fresh milkshakes with our food. We find it reasonably priced for the quality of food (especially the large portion size of the haddock and chips) and friendly, efficient service. We'll be back soon for sure!

Excellent is the word for this place. Everything is done to a very high standard. I mean, what do you expect from a place that has done perfection for the past 100 years? The hot chocolate was the best I ever tasted in my life. The cappuccino was excellent. The pastries...OMG!