Highdown Tea Rooms in Worthing

Very happy with our trip this morning. Food was served in under 10 minutes, staff friendly and on the ball. Enjoyed our food and drinks. Seems like they have now moved to all counter service which speeds up the process. I would definitely recommend giving this place a chance.

Refused to serve us - stating we are not serving for 15/20 mins to get ourselves sorted. No apology received at all. Left even though there were spare tables. Shocking for our first visit not returning.

Very disappointing. Ordered the sausage bap £6.95. Got a dry brioche bun (which I personally don't like), not a bap containing 1.5 small sausages. No relish, garnish. My friend ordered the bacon bap £5.95 - again a dry brioche and a small amount of bacon. The place looked lovely from outside, but service was slow even though it wasn't particularly busy. Maybe we just chose the wrong option, but won't be returning. 😒

Poor value and Very disappointing! Ordered a sausage bap £6.95 What came was a dry brioche bun containing one and a half small sausages. No relish, garnish. Bacon bap £5.95 was similar. Slow service, even though it wasn't particularly busy. We won't be returning or recommending.

No food arrived after an hou,r, no expenation until we complained, they then their chef was cooking for the pub as well. We left after a refund.

Nicest most welcoming staff. Lovely, atmosphere! An absolute joy

Enjoyed a light lunch with friends before visiting the beautiful & tranquil gardens.

Staff couldn't be less interested in serving you. Not busy but was sitting for ages before order taken. Then waiting ages for drinks to arrive. Too busy chatting to each other. Second bad experience and I won't be returning

At the tea room there is a sign asking you to take a menu and take a seat and that someone will be with you shortly. I followed the instructions and sat at a table with my menu. I was seated just beside the door to the tea rooms. A waitress walked past me numerous times. She avoided eye contact. She blanked me when I said hello. Just beside me were a couple who were also waiting to be served. I left to find somewhere hospitable. The couple may well still be waiting at the Highdown tea rooms. There was no friendliness. There was no assurance as to when orders would be taken.

Friendly service but the prices simply do not reflect the taste, quality and quantity of the food. £7 for a sandwich that doesn't even befit a naff meal deal? I don't think so.

Having spent many years using this establishment, service is reasonable enough. But the quality of the food has declined emensly and having to pay £7 for a cheese sandwich, that wasn't even a thick slice of fresh bread or any decent dressing or presentation. Consisted of two pieces of what appeared supermarket thin sliced bread and processed cheap cheese, bread was curling up on edges as appeared to have been left sitting for some time. I was very disappointed. Historically the older ladies that used to run the business created a lovely atmosphere and took pride in producing homemade quality and quantity of food, that made the experience enjoyable and value for money. However appears now just the usual quick turn around business that is profit oriented rather than quality. Such a shame. I'm sad to say I won't be using the place again and can not recommend the cafe anymore.

Great cakes/scones and lovely drinks.

Very over priced ,the food was poor ,would not recommend or go there again.

The only reason give this 3 stat for service and food. Is because they were extremely busy. If you are not in a rush, then this is a perfect place for you and is dog friendly. I was not in a hurry and enjoyed every moment of the amazing buildings, thoughtful decor and nature all areound

What has happened to the prices.we had two coffee's and two cheese scones £16.90 .we will not be going again .

All tables cluttered and not wiped

Not good service, food when arrived very small portions lovely place shame this let's it down

Beautiful setting,, ruined by awful service. Waited over 45mins for cheese scone tea. Enquired after waiting & waiting. Staff member leaning on till, I asked where our order was, “oh haven’t you got it”, be out straight away!!!! Another 15mins, just about to cancel & ask for refund when our food arrived. Male staff member more interested in treats for the dogs. One lady who is always lovely doing all the work. Perhaps you could also find the cause of sewage smell where tables outside, not good at all.

Lovely service. Good quality food and coffee.

it was £8.40 for a small hot chocolate and small black americano to takeaway. Seemed so expensive for what we got unfortunately.

Excellent food and service. Very dog friendly

Used to like visiting this little cafe but totally shocked at the price hike here recently. Ordered 2 coffees and 2 teacakes which I was told was £15. Refused to pay this and walked out! Blatant greedflation. Vote with your feet people....some businesses are just plain greedy.

Had a very nice Latte and a toasted tea cake. A lirrttle extra butter would have made it even better.

So welcoming and friendly, dog friendly, really relaxed, a great stop off for a hike out or an afternoon tea with friends. Great all rounder!

£4.45 for a latte!! Very overpriced.

Absolutely love this place, best panini I've had yet! Great staff too ☆☆☆☆☆

Visited today what a lovely venue had a bacon sandwich and coffee. Will 💯 return and reccomend. . . . Are you curious about electric vehicles. If so why not join the largest EV community on line UKEVOC co uk

Great tea room. My wife loves this place. Tucked away in a quiet location with walk nearby

Incredibly slow service with only one girl out of four appearing to be doing all of the work. There were gluten-free options however and the coffee was ok.

Lovely service :) I would recommend the cream tea

Been about 5 years ago, so back in the area and thought we would visit again, did not disappoint, very freindly even with our sometimes noisy dogs, free treats for them and tea and cake for us, would recommend!

Rude, waited 1hr for tea and cake,lady making drinks just couldn't careless

Lovely bacon rolls, coffee and scones. Very friendly staff.

Waited a very long time to be served went inside twice but were ignored. Three tables could not be used as they were loaded with dirty crockery and cans. Finally ordered waited another long time for latte and cake the latte was too strong. Cake was ok won’t be returning.

We did not eat. Just went in for a tea and walk around the gardens. Very beautiful scenery and atmosphere. Closes at 4pm though which is fair.

The BEST scones with clotted cream and jam (oh yeah, a pot of tea as well), In The World! The scones simply melt in your mouth. Delicious! The staff are friendly and work with covid awareness. Thanks.

Ordered two hot drinks with tea cake and fruit scone. We sat in there for over 40 mins and despite asking three members of staff what was happening we didn't get any of the other food/drinks and ended up getting a refund. Very poor service.

Good spot to rest up and chat enjoy a coffee and bun . Dog friendly. Popular and busy and service could be quicker!

Nice surroundings. Not a big selection of eats. But still a nice place to chill out.

Nice experience, patisserie fantastic teacups, tea pot and other accessories all the same design. You can sit in or out in the garden. Building very old, staff young and great.

Pretty little tearoom, good food. Good service

Lovely tearoom superb food. Will be back

Intimate, dog friendly, tasty snacks (for the dog too! ) will return...

Great coffee, nice and strong. Indoor and outdoor seating. Great savoury snack menu. Lovely staff and quick service. Worth the 5 mile walk round trip

Justed got home from tea rooms very disappointed order two grainy sandwiches two coffees mine was hard & dry also known as stale my other half was mould got my money back and walk out not to visit again, it was a lovely old tea room before the bloody american took over.

Excellent.. good food and a cuppa..

Quaint cafe, friendly, and obliging. Catered for my gluten free and dairy free diet.

Very reduced menu from the past. Food was nice.

Been a long time since I went up to highdown tea rooms but service was excellent and coffee and panini were definitely spot on. Great food in a nice chilled enviroment

Off of a busy dual carriageway it's situated behind the hotel at the end of a narrow lane. We had coffee and scones which were quite acceptable and not over priced.

A very limited selection of food but my bacon sandwich and elderflower cordial was nice. I wouldn't rush to go back there again.

Worth searching out lovely cakes and scones.

Lovely place for gluten free snacks and cake

I had a bacon, brie panini which was delicious. I ate half of it and got the lady in the tea room to put in a bag 4 me to take away. I ate the rest next day.

Most enjoyable and relaxing with coffee and cake with my daughter.

Superb service in a beautiful setting. Covid safe as you can sit iutside. Plenty of parking too.

Nice cake and coffee in a wooded setting, well worth a couple of hours of your time.(Very polite staff too).

Good experience overall, lovely surroundings right on the downs. You have Highdown gardens and the Highdown pub.

Appalling service when it was very quiet . No straws or glasses with drinks , food took ages, no milk with tea and to top it all was told by a member of staff that that was the way it was . Dreadful

For such a nice establishment I was incredibly disappointed with the selection of afternoon tea and also the service. When we arrived we was told to sit in the pub rather than the actual tea room which i’m not sure if its the quality and service was effected but then that shouldn’t be the case if you’re going to sit people in the pub who booked afternoon tea. I chose to visit this place for my birthday as when I called and asked the selection of tea they had quite a large variety. When I asked what teas they have I was given an incomplete uncertain list off the top of the waitressess head that I know wasnt the full variety and when I asked for a menu I was told they didn’t have one. So the “tea room” that I booked for afternoon tea doesnt have a menu with its variety of tea and the staff serving are unsure on what they have to offer. This seems ridiculous and ludicrous when visiting a tea room at any level let alone the level of prestige that the highdown presents itself as. Then moving on to the food, the salmon had been left out for hours and you could tell instantly as it was discoloured, dried out and stodgy. The sandwich which contained chicken may aswell of just been mayonnaise as not much chicken was present at all and again could tell it had been left out all day as the mayo was bitter. The Sausage rolls served where so greasy no batter stuck to them at all and the selection of sweet treats provided was absymal. We was given one tiny profiterole and what looked like toe nail of lemon tart. Again absolutely ridiculous when visiting a tea room, you expect freshly prepared sandwiches/ingredients, for the staff to at least know their main thing they’re selling (tea) if not have a menu for it or if not dont sell yourself as a “tea room”, and at least a slice of cake that is the equivalent to one mouth full. I could of honestly eaten the profiterole and the lemon tart in one bite. I’ve been to most afternoon teas available in Worthing and many outside Worthing, and sorry to say but it is pathetic to even call this afternoon tea. If you go to the cafe in morrisons they do an afternoon tea set for £6, despite not having a variety of tea, the sandwiches are fresher, the cakes are larger and fresher, the only thing it doesnt beat is the scone (but it isnt far off). So moral of the story if you want a decent afternoon tea go to morrisons cafe cause they have fresher ingredients and tastier items than the highdown establishment in regards to afternoon tea at more than half the price.

Visited on a beautiful sunny day and sat outside. You have to order inside and pay, and then you take a table number with you and the food/beverages will be brought out to your table. The vanilla iced coffees were amazing! The only downside is they were very small (especially for the price). The cranberry, brie and bacon panini was so tasty and filling, and came with a lovely side coleslaw. Everything was presented nicely and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Would love to come back for scones, tea and cakes!

Super little tearooms next to Highdown Gardens and Highdown Hill. Great place to stop for a light meal. The scones are delicious.

Excellent, and a walk around the garden

Lovely place, nice to have a walk there. Dogs welcome. But the food quality had dropped a little, shame.

Very good first time we went in and service, but Second time we were forgotten, and had ask for our order again, but beautiful gardens.

Excellent service and food with marmite cheese straws to die for

Nice location, food is reasonable, coffee a tad bland

Relaxing venue quiet and near to some lovely downland walks

Lovely tea room. Cream tea was good and decent tea nice and strong. Sandwiches also looked nice. Need more outdoor seating but otherwise would recommend

Lovely Tearooms and lovely friendly staff. Highly recommended

Not too busy. Recommend the bacon, brie and cranberry panini

Well spaced out seating, staff very good. Enjoyed nice lunch.

Great service and choice of food,

Lovely tea rooms... So glad it was open unlike the closed garden that we had booked to visit... No communication!

This is a very nice place. Great cakes and lunch choices.

Its lovely now that it's open again. Unfortunately they dont accept cash, only card payments, which is very off-putting as not everyone carries their cards with them. They must sort this out otherwise it will put people off visiting

Loved the setting. Food good and polite servers.

Lovely setting, delicious paninis and dog friendly

Good food, very good staff, excellent thanks.

Great cafe with lots of well priced options and great selection of coffee.

2018/19: Sadly long gone now Update 2020: reinstated as tearoom under different management. I haven't been there yet to try it out but hear good things...hopefully after lockdown

Well organised for C19 with a Track & Trace QR code at the door. Nice menu, dog friendly and nice staff. Outside seating is plentiful. A lovely place to rest after walking the dog. 😃 🐶

Probably the most boring, flaccid tuna melt sandwich in the entire world. Completely tasteless. Tasteless tuna, tasteless cheese, and nothing to perk it up. A good tuna melt contains spring onions or even a little bit of pickle or capers, but no effort had gone into this one. Disappointing. Indifferent food served by indifferent staff.

Beautiful little tea room set in the South Downs will definitely be going next again.

Lovely pot of tea on beautiful china. Yummy cakes too.

Looked for a place for cream teas after a hike on the south downs way. A little way from where we were but worth the drive. A good selection of cakes (we went for a cream tea and Red Velvet cake), with tea in proper china. OK for walk ins but you need to book for afternoon tea.

Door step sandwiches covid system in place lovely lunch break

Went looking for somewhere for tea and cake. In current times everywhere closing at 4 pm. But we were not rushed.Guess they had been busy but the cake choice was limited and only one scone left.Staff friendly and helpful even with other customers who were not the easiest.Well done and thank you

After a long dog, we stopped here for a drink and cake before going home.Tables outside filled up quickly, dogs welcome outside.Seemed a limited menu with some queuing. Cake prices a bit on the high side for what you get but my fruit slice was tasty and seemed home made. Americano was nice also. Similar to garden centre prices but without the choice of say Haskins down the road. However for convenience and that we had a dog with us, it was ok, but they could do more in terms of point of sale and choice. Staff friendly and fairly efficient

Fabulous location delicious cakes and gorgeous coffee. Plus the dogs love the doggy ice cream

Great coffee and a nice selection of sandwiches and cakes. Include the good service and location, what more could you want.

Stopped here today and just got parked as very busy due to the restaurant and a wedding party. The coffee shop however was quite. I did phone ahead to book a table as I thought they might be busy. Seating inside and out. Social distancing being observed. Order and pay, everything is then brought to your table. You can sit outside or inside. Cake choice was disappointing, my husband had carrot cake which he gave an 8 out of 10.Coffee average, but then we are coffee snobs. Pleased to see they cater for people with allergies.However that said a nice find off the beaten track. Gardens to walk round and if you so wished you could book a room and eat in their restaurant.

we ate inside the tea rooms but sitting outside was equally as nice on a sunny day. so nice and quiet. the food was very tasty and reasonably price

Lovely place to sit and have a tea after a walk on the downs.

After walking over Highdown Common from Angmering we popped into this delightful little tea room for the 1st time.The staff were helpful and pleasant.We had tea and a ham and cheese sandwich, which was delicious.We sat outside. The seating was comfortable and under large umbrellas.Looking forward to the gardens opening in the Spring as we having visited them before.

Very nice .value for money .charming location

Lovely tearooms in pretty setting and dog friendly.

Friendly staff and extended outdoor eating area. Only complaint is that my friend and I ordered granery bread and received brown bread instead

Went for a lunchtime break. Not busy and lovely outside area. Service was good. A bonus with the government 50% off deal Monday to Wednesday it was a nice surprise. Menu was limited but nice selection.

Very enjoyable sitting in the garden with a cup of nice tea