Lewis’s Tea Rooms
13 The High Street
DULVERTON
TA22 9HB
Tel: +44 (0)1398 323850
The Tea Guild Award of Excellence 2004
Open daily; Tea served 10am-5pm; Closed one week in Jan; Booking possible; Set tea price(s) £3.75, £4.50; No credit cards; Seats 40 + 15 outside; No Smoking
This instantly welcoming tea shop occupies a pair of 18th century cottages that have been knocked into one. At either end a stone fireplace blazes in winter, and in the summer the flower-filled courtyard tempts visitors outside. Dotted around the spacious primrose-painted room are items for sale - pottery, paintings, small antiques, dried flowers and gifts - and fresh flowers brighten the tables. Rarebits are a savoury speciality here, with quiches, pâtés, and jacket potatoes, plus home-made cakes and puddings. When it comes to teatime, the speciality loose leaf teas and fat scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream prove to be winners every time.
