The Best Cafes in Bourton, Dorset, United Kingdom (2025)

Lovely atmosphere in a very traditional tea room. We had very fresh hand made scones, served warm with delicious cream and Marmelade. Very much suggested the lemon cake, too. We really felt like at home thanks to exceptional friendless of the staff and their care. You can't miss a stop here.

Really fresh tasty food. Something for everyone from cake to cream tea to a ham and cheese platter to really tasty goat’s cheese and beetroot salad. Lovely staff, great atmosphere and dog friendly. Will be visiting again soon, thank you 👍

Very cozy and quaint. Ordered the full English breakfast with some chamomile tea (I don't consume caffeine). Really enjoyed it, the servers were very nice and the chef apologized because they were busy, but time flies while you enjoy your tea and people watch as the main street is just outside the window.

We came and visited the tea rooms last Monday with our American friends. We had an enjoyable experience staff friendly and most curious. Brought back wonderful memories of my childhood spent several years visiting the tea rooms when we holidayed in Cheltenham attending the cricket festival.

Lovely coffee place. Had the americano which was brewed perfectly! They’ve got milk alternatives. Great service. Tiny place but a nice, chill spot to enjoy the view of the lively street in Bourton-on-the-water.

Family run perfectly charming cafe. We visited around Christmas time and I still think about the wonderful service and lovely black coffee: )

We stopped here for a pre-walk breakfast, and could not have picked a better place. A beautiful Cotswold building with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, a warming fire pit is within the Outdoor seating area. With plenty of selection of foods and cakes and a farm shop on site, and most importantly for us dog friendly. We had full English Breakfasts and Vegetarian Breakfasts. Latte and Almond latte, Green Tea and Pot of Tea, we enjoyed everything about the food and drink. The owner is a great guy, and very hospitable. Highly recommended 😁👍🏻

love this place. the food is pretty good but the atmosphere and the location is to die for and we drove an hour and a half to get here. worth it.

Lovely little cafe, tucked away down a side street. Tasty food, reasonably priced and they welcome dogs unlike a lot of places in Bourton.

Absolutely beautiful! Staff were amazing. Prices are spot on. And it was clean and beautifully decorated. Huge variety of milk alternatives (soy, almond,oat e.t.c) first time I've been able to share a pot of tea with my husband. Definitely worth a visit.

The café was recommended to me when I asked someone in a shop for suggestions for somewhere to have lunch. It's not on the main high street, but easy to find. I'm gluten free so it was a real treat to be able to order a gluten free tuna melt panini, which came with a small salad. Beautiful café, lovely atmosphere and very friendly owner. It was the perfect place for my lunch.

You can’t go home without eating in this Coffee House !! Their cakes are delicious, their salads are spectacular ,“ I recommend the Mediterranean one”, a great menu. The owners and staff are so welcoming, and friendly, we always go back to a’moore because of their genuine scrumptious, charming Hospitality. A true little gem in the Cotswolds,

Situated near the Christmas shop in Bourton on the Water. A lovely cafe. The very best hot chocolate, so smooth and delicious. We had BLT baguettes they were very good. Service was quick. A great place to stop for lunch or just a coffee and a cake.

What an absolute delight of a find! The food here is super fresh and absolutely delicious. The staff are really friendly and the decor is nice and relaxing. The super wide range of homemade food is unreal. If I could eat here every day for every meal, I'd be very happy indeed! We ate I'm for breakfast a couple of times and also ordered takeaway for lunch. Cost-wise, we spent on average about £10 to £16 each. This included drinks and cake on top of a full breakfast. The home made cakes are insanely amazing. I am not a cake person at all, but I ended up buying 5 cakes from here. We had the Bakewell, rhubarb crumble and brownie. For breakfast we had a full English (they allowed us to swap black pudding for bacon), a home made bap with bacon, sausage and egg. The sausage patties also appear to be home made. They are delightful. If they sold them to make at home, I'd have bought some! My daughter had the avocado, feta and sundried tomatoes on feta. She said it is by far the best she has had. My youngest son had toast on day one and waffle in day two. We loved it so much that we had it all again on day two. My only feedback to the staff would be to improve your marketing from the outside. It's a competitive area and the dark colours did not stand out. We only found you by accident. Some brighter colours or (if possible) a hanging sign over the door arch. Even when we came back the next day, we struggled to find exactly where you were.

We went in here after arriving a little late for breakfast at our usual place. We had sausage and egg cobs/baps that were outstanding. The sausage was slightly spiced and delicious. After we had mince pies and Bakewell tart. Everything is home cooked and fresh. If your in Bourton make sure you visit this place,you won't be disappointed.

We had two delicious pasties - one curry, one cheese and onion. Chai latte and carrot cake to finish on a sweet note. Everything was incredibly tasty. The staff was very efficient and kind.

Very nice place for a coffee and a snack. All the pastries looked amazing and wanted to try all of them. The one employee there sings as well in the back of hile working. She has a hidden talent, cant wait to see her at the voice UK

This is my new favorite coffee shop in the whole UK. I used to live in London and I travel everywhere in UK, never found a better chai latter and better pastries. Can’t wait to be back!

Lovely atmosphere and location. Really enjoyed the Tuna sandwiches! BUT No taste coffee. For some reason, for me the coffee taste likes water. Don’t think it’s the Barista’s fault as it looks beautiful. But I really doubt there’s any beans in it. Not saying it is not my taste,just no coffee flavour. Also, the service was not that good. Again not the stuff’s fault, it is narrow inside which makes difficult to walk around. Might make the secret garden more useful for winter e.g add shade and heater

We had our breakfast 3 times in this lovely cafe during our stay here. They serve really great bakery items and have warm service. I particularly like their ham and cheese croissant. My kids love the Cornish pastry and it’s really tasty and warm. Coffee is alright and acceptable. They do have some festive season coffee and hot chocolate. Seatings are pretty limited.

Great little cafe right near the water. Very pretty and cosy. Good choices on the menu. The chicken parmigiana toastie was really nice but the top slice of bread was very hard. Other than that a lovely cafe. Highly recommend the cheesecake brownie!

Good location on the edge of Sherborne to let the kids run and play while you sit comfortably in the old farm yard with a cake and coffee or maybe a light lunch.

I love this little place that has a larger personality especially around the holidays, nice food, nice helpful staff, and full of friendlyness. It gets bigger and louder during the holidays and summer months when it opens the play area and the maize maze. Lovely for families and children. I have to say it pleases my heart to see this place set up for children's outside play, they certainly keep you on your toes, even when you are not part of that group or party, it has a little downside life everywhere when is busy hearing can be an issue even when sat face to face, so if you're expecting a wee cuppa or coffee or lunch in peace or relative quite here, you honestly won't know until you get there. It's just lovely hearing the children and youths being a play outside and not attached to their phones or computers.

Went with my sister ( a local ) and daughter and granddaughter. Food was really lovely. Highly reccomend the quiche. The play area is safe and really well laid out. If you are in the area it is well worth a visit. We live over an hour away but do make a beeline for Blackmarsh Farm when visiting. Staff are lovely too.

Lots of basic options for lunch - paninis, baguettes, jacket potatoes. Great option for kids with fruit, juice, chips included with sandwich. Prices felt reasonable. Very busy spot, but we were lucky to get a table upstairs.

Everything was simply delicious! It also is much cleaner and nicer looking than the other cafes right by the water.

Myself, my sister and brother in Law had been on a walk on the Footpaths around Bourton. We were looking for somewhere to have a hot drink and a light snack, and somewhere that allows dogs. Many places in Bourton were either full or did not allow dogs, or both. We had coffee, and some light snacks. The Coffee's and food arrived quickly and were good. Nothing to complain about here. Thanks.

A lovely little traditional cafe. Plenty of seating with great views from the first floor out over the town. The menu is good with a nice selection of hot and cold sandwiches. Drinks are standard fair but well priced and the staff were lovely and friendly. Everything was nice and clean and although busy service was swift. A great little place well worth a visit in the area.