Southwick Village Store Tea Rooms

Called into the Tea Rooms on the off-chance with several friends and the staff kindly found us a table (many tables were reserved). We all opted for granary bread sandwiches, some which came with a generous salad and crisps and others went for the doorstep bacon sandwiches, which were enormous! Excellent pots of tea to drink. Obviously already well known in the area as there was a queue for tables, so make sure to book beforehand. The Tea Rooms are set at the back of Southwick Stores which comprises a village shop and post office. The shop was the best stocked of any village shop I have seen in a long while

My friends and I visited today for the first time and decided to have an afternoon tea. The sandwiches were amazing!!! The bread was soft, delicious crusts and deeply filled. I had prawn Marie Rose and smoked salmon with cream cheese both were delicious. The scones were lovely, with individual portions of ham and clotted cream. There was a good choice of cake; I opted for the lemon drizzle which I enjoyed. My friend had chocolate fudge which was an enormous portion she had to randoms home with her! I will definitely be back!

I frequently visit the Tea rooms for brunch or lunch. Paul and his staff are always professionally dressed and polite. The food is outstanding and the atmosphere is pleasant. It is truly enjoyable to dine in the garden.

We stumbled upon this cafe after coming to visit the pretty village, a local (and fellow dog walker) recommended we try the tea rooms and we were certainly not disappointed. The garden was lovely, with plenty of benches and pretty planting but we chose to sit inside. It was not a problem we had our dog and we were greeted by a young and friendly waitress. We were offered a couple of tables, chose the one we preferred (next to the display of delicious sweet treats) and were handed menus. The cream teas being served at other tables looked delicious but we were only there for a quick bite, as we had made plans for later. After a short while perusing the menu another friendly and smiley waitress took our order, tea for two, one slice of Victoria sandwich and one slice of lemon and blueberry cake. After a short wait our order arrived and I have to say, it really was the nicest Victoria sandwich I have ever eaten. The cake was fresh, soft, sweet and buttery, the buttercream incredibly well made, smooth, light and airy, simply perfection. My husbands cake was of the same excellent quality. On enquiring we were informed the lady who owns the tea room bakes the cakes, she is a very talented baker. Given the fact the cakes were excellent and of a generous size along with a large pot of tea and a large jug of fresh milk, I could find no fault with neither the incredibly friendly service nor the food. All this and dog friendly too. I would not hesitate to recommend anyone living nearby, visiting ir passing through to definitely go!

Greeted by Lovely friendly staff, who showed us to our table and gave us a menu. She came back a little while later and took our order. Food came, nicely presented and the plate was full. Also nice and hot. She popped back to ask if everything was to our liking and if we needed anything else. Which it was and we ordered another coffee. It's a lovely Tearoom, with great food and with a great wartime atmosphere. We will and have been back since for lunch Recommended