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

Wonderful village shop, selling local produce. Great friendly staff who also sell snacks & coffee. The cakes are baked locally on the village and are always fresh and tasty.

An asset to the village. A lovely friendly well-stocked shop, serving good tea and coffee, cakes and snacks, local fresh produce.There is also an excellent delivery service. They are happy to host a regular meat supplier on their forecourt. What more could a village want?

Had tea and coffee with a slice of cake vary pleasant

Visited this delightful little shop/cafe on Monday and had a cheese and ham toastie and a piece of fresh strawberries and cream sponge cake and a latte absolutely lovely the staff were very friendly helpful and attentive lovely little establishment.I visited again this afternoon while waiting for a tarmac lorry for coffee and cake I had a piece of absolutely delicious lemon drizzle cake and we were served by a very lovely young woman again very friendly and attentive would definitely visit again if in the area and would recommend to others

What an excellent find! This cafe is clean, modern and comfortable and serves great quality delicious snacks and drinks. I had a mouthwatering panini and was served in a very friendly manner. The coffee was great too. Highly recommend a visit. I will definitely be back.

Popped in for coffee with friends. It is run by a Master Baker and the photos of his cakes were amazing. If we get to move here, this would become a regular haunt.

A nice little spot to unwind, savor delicious food, and enjoy drinks if you’re in the vicinity.

An amazing maize, maze one of the best around. What a pity it's the final maze this year. A wonderful attraction for all the family with all the usual facilities including a superb little cafe. Play area for younger children and very reasonably priced. Staff extremely friendly and helpful adding to the experience. The maze is open all summer until early September so get in there quickly for a brilliant day out!

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.

A beautiful village cafe in the heart of Yetminster. I've enjoyed some amazing vegan food including a gooey vegetable toasty and their wide selection of cakes, like Jaffa cake cake and blueberry and banana. The coffee is lovely, the staff are so welcoming and they put on brilliant activities for kids - we went to a scary Halloween room they'd put on! You don't regret popping in for tea and cake, lunch or one of their awesome events.

My first visit. Very welcoming, friendly and warm, with an open fire (when I visited, on a "cold winter's night that was so deep"). I only had a (very different, large) mince pie, but will be sure to bring an empty belly next time, as others' plates looked very appetising.

Lovely cafe. We sat outside in the sunshine. There was a lovely selection of cakes to choose from. A vegan option wasn't available on our visit so my partner just had a cuppa but hopefully there will be one for next time.

We had noticed posts appear on Facebook from the Old School Gallery, but had never been to Yetminster before and were curious to find out more. From the moment we opened the door, we were warmly greeted by Alex and the team, as well as other diners and were made to feel very much at home. The lunch menu was superb, with an extensive list of tempting hearty and unusual soups, quiches etc. I opted for the falafel curry with rice which was delicious. Throughout the meal, Alex, her Mum and Team were very attentive and the atmosphere of the Old School Gallery was incredible. I was tempted to a piece of flapjack - no ordinary flapjack and highly recommended. What an incredible find! We need to return very soon and wish all at the Old School Gallery the very best as they really deserve it.

As always, friendly, efficient and very welcoming. Comfortable sofas and easy chairs as well as tables and chairs for eating at. Some had been reserved in advance. Great decaf coffee (& lovely mince pies - thank you!) And the sun streaming through the conservatory roof - though cannot promise that every time!

Excellent service from friendly staff. The food was perfectly cooked, tasty and plentiful portions! Lush and highly recommended.

Lovely clean café, friendly staff, and quick service. The all-day big breakfast was just what I wanted 😋

The cafe is really nice. The staff are friendly and welcoming. There is a good selection of drinks and food available. The prices are very reasonable compared to major high street cafes. There are plenty of parking spaces outside of the cafe, and the nearby leisure center. The woodlands are very nice, with plenty of routes you can take. During wetter weather walking shoes or wellies are a must. Also a very quiet area, despite the main road being a short distance away.

Went in today for coffee and all the staff are so friendly and welcoming. Nice mug of coffee with plenty of milk and hot water and even a free drink for my dogs of milk. Dogs are made welcome too. Cakes are delicious and not over priced like some places.

Had a lovely cuppa and a biscuit.. reasonably priced, clean and with polite staff make it a place to pop in after a walk around the park.. Love the idea of being able to borrow a blanket to go outside ... the cakes was well made 👌

Nice and cozy, the coffee is good and fairly priced. It's great for take away and walk around the park

Perfect day out with our grandson was made even more special by the beautiful food and lovely staff at Olivers. The clean counter was packed with fresh patisseries and we were pleased to see a selection of hot savoury food too because we were all hungry. The food was piping hot and I ordered egg salad/bacon on my jacket potato which was light and tasty and most importantly, the potato was not soggy and limp, but browned with a baked taste! The pecan slice was the best I have EVER eaten! Buttery shortbread and large, fresh pecans dripping in sauce! Extremely friendly staff - we will definitely go back.

Lovely little cafe (though there's much more space in the back) with fresh homemade bakes. I can recommend the caramel shortbread! They have many options also for lunch.