The Tollgate, Dyrham

We stumbled upon this hidden gem on our way back from a weekend trip to Bath and were pleasantly surprised. The afternoon tea was absolutely delicious, featuring savory beef and horseradish finger sandwiches, fruity scones with jam and clotted cream, and a delightful homemade cake. We left feeling satisfied and prepared for our journey home. The service was wonderful, the food was exquisite, and the view was breathtaking. We highly recommend this place!

Worst experience I have ever had. Wanted coffe told we would have to be quick. Then waited ages to be served. By the most aggressive women. Dirty overcrowded. Won’t be back.

Lovely breakfast with really good ingredients. The sausages and bacon were of the highest quality. Service was very friendly. My only, tiniest of niggles was that the conservatory was a little ‘fresh’ and needed another heater to feel homely.

Waited 45 minutes for our food, jacket potato had hardly any filling. Toasted sandwiches were ok but could have been cooked a bit longer. Was cold inside. Staff friendly.

Visited the Tolgate today for breakfast after a few days break away in nearby Bradford in Avon. We’ve driven past the Tolgate many times and always fancied popping in, so today we did. We were sat in the conservatory area which was very nice, just a tad cold but the outside temperature was near 0. Our order was taken almost immediately, two hot drinks, a breakfast and eggs Benedict. A friendly couple then sat on the table next to us and ordered their food around five/ten minutes after we had. Shortly after, the hot drinks came and not long after that the couple on the table next to us had their two breakfasts brought to their table. Some time had past and our breakfast still hadn’t arrived, we had been waiting around half an hour. There was one other table with two people on it in the tea room so it wasn’t particularly busy. After forty minutes of waiting for breakfast, I approached the kitchen as I couldn’t find a server and asked the chef about the breakfast. He informed me that the order had never been given to him. We were travelling back to wales and didn't want to waste anymore of the day so unfortunately wasn’t able to wait any longer for the kind chef to cook the food for us. The female waitress and male chef were both very apologetic and I believe this was an accident, however did spoil our visit.