The Tea Rooms

he Tea Rooms opened in 1950 as a family run business, Jill & Richard Savage have been running the establishment for the last 19 years working hard to attract new customers & have developed a successful Award winning Tea Room.

Situated in a 13th Century Farmhouse in the picturesque hamlet of Crosstown, Morwenstow. The Tea Rooms are filled with antique furniture and fittings from original Oak Beams salvaged from the many shipwrecks along the coastline, to slate flooring & open fires.

The Tea Rooms provide locally sourced foods where possible, with a varied menu, specializing in homemade scones, cakes, quiche's, chutneys and delicious soups; along with proper Cornish pasties, cheeses, jams, fish (caught fresh from local waters) and our own beef & lamb as available.

Fruit and vegetables are sourced from local suppliers, we also provide a children's menu offering a healthy choice of sandwiches, rolls, organic yogurts and fresh fruit with a choice of apple or orange juice.

We have a large range of teas, with our own house blend (Smugglers Choice) supplied locally from Camellia Budd of Barnstaple, and Tregothnan the first Tea Plantation in Cornwall.

The experienced staff, not only take pride in the service they give, but are proud of the good reputation of the Tea Rooms.

Recommended by the Lady's Magazine, Independent and featured as one of the four UK Tea Rooms in the Telegraph, as well as listing as one of the top six tea rooms in Cornwall's Food Guide magazine, "Best eating in Cornwall". The Rectory has also been awarded 'Tea Councils award of Excellence' and Bronze award of Cornish Tourism most popular cafe of 2005 - 2006.

Located only ten minutes walk from the footpath which stretches the length of the rugged Cornish Coastline, with many other features to visit such as Hawkers Hut & the Church of St. John the Baptist, which dates back to the 8th Century (For more information please visit the Local History section).