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The Opera Tea Rooms

+44 1777 948354
3, Jubilee Courtyard 18 The Square, Retford DN22 6BN United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Open Today: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Amenities

Service options
  • Outdoor seating
  • Dine-in
Highlights
  • Great tea selection
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
  • Alcohol
  • Coffee
  • Small plates
  • Wine
Dining options
  • Breakfast
  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Dessert
  • Seating
Amenities
  • Toilets
Atmosphere
  • Casual
  • Cosy
Crowd
  • Groups
Planning
  • Accepts reservations
Payments
  • Credit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
Children
  • Good for kids
  • High chairs

Best KPortal Reviews

A little limited for what it purports to be. I wouldn't pay full price for it and the Groupon deal made it better but we won't be rushing back. Staff friendly but we had to wait a few times to catch their attention. Afternoon tea was passable. Scones were heavy, sandwiches were very uninspiring and nothing jumped out at you and said " I'm wonderful… eat me!" Bit cramped and lacking in atmosphere truth be told.
Tried to eat here once. Owner, who was brisk and looked down at us, sat me and my mum at a filthy table, after waiting noone came to clean the table. Left. Cakes often look over baked. Drenching a lemon drizzle in icing won't cover that. Have reviewed this before. Comments were ignored, no apology. Its the little things that count.
Used a groupon voucher for afternoon tea. When entering told the waitress we was both vegetarian and would this be ok, she said no that’s fine. We was seated and served very fast has there was no other customers in the establishment. The sandwiches we was served was 5 tuna (which is clearly not vegetarian) along side was 3 small cheese triangle sandwiches.The selection of overhaul food was tiny and not worth even the discounted price. We rang multiple times to say we was running late but no one answered, we presumed they was busy but when arriving no one was in there and plenty of staff which gave the impression they was choosing to ignore the phone. We left after 25 minutes has we felt we was an inconvenience. We took away the tuna sandwiches for someone else to enjoy.
Had a lovely afternoon tea there. The food was delicious and just the right amount so you didn't feel over full afterwards. The staff were welcoming and friendly and nothing was too much trouble for them.
Excellent, hidden gem. Good service, pleasant environment, very tasty food. Linen tablecloths and napkins and individual white proper handtowels. What a pleasure. Probably one of the best quiches I've ever had. Couple of suggestions; a little more variety in the salad and parasols for outside seating area.
Lovely renovated old building into a cafe, with great big double height glass wall. Very nice loose leaf tea and a selection of cakes. They do sandwiches too but not tried them yet!
I went a few weeks ago nothing special about the food !
Myself and my wife decided to try them again , menu not much choice waited 45minutes for our food ! It arrived on a very hot plate but our lasagne was still frozen in the middle! Very very disappointed I shall never go there again, claim food is fresh when I face it's NOT
Lovely staff. Friendly and welcoming. Especially if you have babies and children. Lovely food and superb cakes. Great value and a great menu.

Quick Facts About The Opera Tea Rooms



Today

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Tuesday 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Wednesday 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Thursday 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Friday 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Saturday 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM

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