March 2024 by Elizabeth Lea
We had a take out for my husband?s 94th birthday. Soup (piping hot, even after driving to the Brough of Birsay carpark) and THE most yummy chocolate/ orange cake. Should I have ordered a sarnie, I wondered? No! There was heaps of fresh bread in each of our paper bags ? really, these folk have got their business nailed. Always great food and always such a can-do, cheerful attitude. No detail is forgotten - butter, knives, napkins?. Thank you so very much team BBTR! ??
November 2023 by Kirsty
Nice decor but feels like you are in trouble sitting in corridor for takeaway. Also confused of why takeaway toastie/sandwiches don?t come with side salad in a box like they have previously. You pay £7-9 for a toastie and nothing else is a bit steep and I don?t know if I would go back due to that. I would if they included salad as otherwise not value for money as paying the same as sitting in
November 2023 by Desley Regan
Good range of lunch options with a lovely view.
November 2023 by Lindum20C
Well worth the journey or the drop-in (pre-book advised in season) with a wide range of food and drink all home made to order. (no alcohol). As you'd expect the views are phenomenal. Food delicious!
October 2023 by Garry Couser
A simple yet great offering of local produce. Menu is varied, cakes very good and a great selection of drinks. Definitely worth calling in. Great views out to the Bay and the service is spot onWill definitely call back.
October 2023 by Harbourguides
Beautiful café tea room with stunning views of the sea. They serve up some fantastic food, but their speciality s are the cakes. Make sure you leave enough room to sample some. Absolutely delicious ?
October 2023 by Inspiration295950
Excellent selection of hot and cold dishes. Soups are wonderful! Great cakes and the coffee is to die for. Added to that is the setting!
September 2023 by Jo-Anne Lee
Wonderful cafe at Birsay. Had the balti sweet potato soup with cheese scone for 5 £. Great flavour in the soup with Indian spice and the cheese scone the best I've had in Scotland ( and I've had a few). Friendly staff, great views. Not open every day so was lucky on a Monday.
September 2023 by epemberton
Called in after a brisk walk along the coast to warm up. The menu is great, lots of choice for both food and drinks. We had sandwiches but the cakes looked very tempting! We both enjoyed our food and the service was excellent, overall good value for money. I think the tea room does get busy so if you know you want to visit, it's probably worth calling ahead to book a table. We just dropped in on the off chance and luckily someone was just leaving! There is a small car park near the tea room where you can park your car. The cafe isn't dog friendly, however the car park is safe and off the road and as it wasn't hot, we were able to leave our dogs in the car without worrying about them.
September 2023 by Paul J
What a fantastic spot. Hidden away and off the beaten track! If it was possible I would award 6 stars. We arrived late - one minute before closing and 29 minutes after last orders but the ever so friendly staff served us teas, coffees and delicious cake and as they were closing gave us two bags of fresh scones. Great views as well. If you in Orkney we?ll worth a visit.
September 2023 by Dean Stoker
Our second visit in as many days, lovely food and friendly efficient service. Lovely relaxing vibe with great views. Highly recommended.
September 2023 by John Sanderson
Very good bakers. The scones were excellent and went very nicely with the Scottish breakfast tea.
September 2023 by Ayrdiver
We stopped off for lunch and managed to snag a table (unlike us, book in advance)! A pretty little tearoom in a beautiful location and the food didn't disappoint. The menu and specials were a great cross-section of choices to suit all - throughly recommend the beef and horseradish sandwich, it was AMAZING! The service was good, the staff were cheery and helpful and the ambiance was busy with families, couple, singles all enjoying being there
September 2023 by Christine M
Lovely lunch in a beautiful location. Had the soup and roll combo - excellent spicy sweet potato soup and a very generous helping of crab meat in the roll. Cakes looked delicious but too full to try any!
September 2023 by Andrew B
We had a lovely lunch here. I had the cream tea, my daughters had crustless quiche with salad and a jacket potato. (Didn't seem overpriced compared with anywhere else - perhaps some other reviewers need to try running a catering business post-covid and post-Brexit!). Make sure you book a day or two ahead, it's VERY busy at lunchtime, and everything's prepared to order, so don't have somewhere to urgently be, just sit and enjoy the wonderful sea views.
