King Alfred's Kitchen — Restaurant in England

This establishment is a beautiful olde worlde 13th Century coffee shop, with lovely exposed wooden beams and very thick walls. The room downstairs is very snug and great atmosphere and a larger space on the first floor for more customers in busy times. The serving area is in the corner on the lower floor and I paid at the counter as I wasn’t sure whether there was table service or not.

It is very dog friendly so if you’d like to bring in your pooch and watch the world go by in the lovely location looking over Shaftesbury High Street then this is the place for you. From staff comments I understand that free doggie treats were available on request, but staff weren’t pushy with this. I arrived at the end of the working day on a Sunday and with only 20 minutes before closing both myself and my four legged friends were still made to feel very welcome there.

The cream tea tasted lovely and the prices seemed reasonable. It is just around the corner from Gold Hill - the place with the legendary Hovis advert and also next to the Abbey walk.

The only reason I have given this place a four star rating rather than a five star was due to the toilet in the gents not actually having a seat on it and sitting down in cold porcelain isn’t exactly...

Just been to Shaftesbury on a rainy day and stopped by King Alfred’s Kitchen for lunch never had such rude bad customer service in my life awful attitude and passive aggressive behaviour by the blonde haired girl serving. Who mistook my order 100% (also self admitting to next customer in line she had problems with her hearing the correct customer orders!!!😳 ) and then blamed me ( the customer) for highlighting my alleged wrong order also another staff member did too….😳😳. don’t expect to be made to feel at fault in front of whole busy cafe …. Shocking shocking SHOCKING SERVICE!!!!! Or complete lack of… in my view !!! will recommend wide berth to all my friends of the surrounding areas never to use...

We ordered scone, apple cake and bacon&sausage baps, which are all good and pricey!

The building is also a highlight with old style roof and design. The view at the upstairs is fantastic, where you can enjoy your taste and view of the market at the same time.

It is the first time my friend and I visited Shaftesbury. We had lots of surprises finding this lovely and amazing café. My friend even had a scone takeaway to London.

As a scone lover and having tried so many scones, I can say the scone here hits differently, bringing scone to a higher level.

I would divinely visit again and enjoy my another...