Grandma Lillys Tea Rooms — Restaurant in Tendring

This is a MUST for afternoon tea. Everything was brilliant from start to finish the staff are so friendly and helpful and the afternoon was absolutely delicious. Parking available outside or a free carpark few minutes walk away. The sandwiches and cakes were lovely and fresh plus a small Eton mess is included which is very tasty. You have a selection of teas offered before you start. You can even have a savoury alternative if you haven't got a sweet tooth consisting of scotch eggs...sausage rolls...cheese scones and quiche (do check I've remembered correctly). They serve numerous other meals from Sunday roasts to sandwiches. We will be booking again as was so pleasant and...

Full meals coming out of the kitchen looked wholesome. We ordered a ploughman's with salad pickles and a freshly baked roll. We got a very small amount of salad. 5 pickled onions 3 small gherkins a teaspoon of pickle and a dessert spoon of coleslaw. The cheese was two small triangles. Waxy and tasteless. Chicken replaced ham. Not a problem but chicken was dry and tasteless. Flatwhite had only one shot of coffee so again had no real flavour. It was only £2.50 for the coffee so a good price if you like milky weak coffee. We ordered flatwhites. All in all disappointed. As I said the meals...

We usually have breakfast or lunch here; we love the way we can book and request my husband's favourite meal. The food is freshly cooked, very tasty and they make gravy just like my mum used to make. As it was our cousin's birthday, we decided to treat her to an afternoon tea. The assortment of sandwiches and rolls were very tasty and the cakes were yummy. Our lovely waitress kept us topped up with tea. We had an afternoon tea from other venues that were more expensive and rushed, and so if you want a relaxed meal of any kind, with great food and staff, then I highly recommend...