Bluebird Tearooms in Malvern

9 Church St, Malvern WR14 2AA, United Kingdom

★★★★★
(204 reviews)
Categories: Tea house Gluten-free restaurant

About

We are a family owned and run tearooms where we take simple ingredients, work with love and care to create tasty wholesome home baked and freshly prepared food for our customers. Located near the top of Church Street in Great Malvern (above Elts shoe shop). Locals, visitors and walkers have been made welcome for over 110 years, making us one of the longest established tearooms in the area. We offer a varied, traditional menu and take pride in being able to cater for all dietary needs from vegetarian or vegan to gluten-free or dairy free diet.

Website
bluebirdtearoomsmalvern.co.uk
Address
9 Church St, Malvern WR14 2AA, United Kingdom
Plus Code
4M6C+J4 Malvern, United Kingdom
Time Zone
Europe/London

Business Hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10 AM–4 PM
Wednesday
10 AM–4 PM
Thursday
10 AM–4 PM
Friday
10 AM–4 PM
Saturday
10 AM–4 PM
Sunday
Closed

Services

Service options
Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Great tea selection
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating

Photos

Reviews

4.7
★★★★★
204 reviews

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★★★★★
December 17, 2024

Delicious food and tea, comfortable place to sit. Pleasant staff. Incredibly accommodating to Dairy Allergy. Highly Recommended.

★★★★★
May 31, 2024

Lovely food in the cafe, and they also do an amazing catering service. Caroline catered for my lunch party of 40 guests... I had so many compliments about the food, including an amazing chocolate fudge cake! I'll definitely use them again for catering.

★★★★★
May 17, 2024

Quite simply the best afternoon tea we have ever had and we have had lots of! Scones were unreal , warm and fresh . A must if you enjoy afternoon tea and the price is so reasonable. This surpasses London 5 star hotels in my eyes and tummy !

★★★★★
March 29, 2024

Delicious Bluebird afternoon tea - service was speedy, all-round delicious selection and caters very well to those of us with dietary requirements. They have gluten free, dairy free and vegan menus as well as the usual menu. Really impressive. Reasonably priced too. Parking nearby in car park.

★★★★★
March 18, 2024

Lovely little gem, really interesting place. Excellent scones with a choice of flavours of scones and jams, and teas. Good value. Service was functional rather than over-the-top friendly.

★★★★
August 15, 2023

Good little find, traditional afternoon tea very reasonably priced, great selection of sandwiches and cakes. Dog friendly.

★★★★★
October 15, 2022

Really lovely service at this sweet tearoom in Malvern. They accommodated seven of us for a cream tea on a Saturday afternoon without much notice. The scones were freshly baked for us and everything was great. It was reasonably priced as well! A big thank you to the team there.

★★★★★
September 26, 2021

An afternoon High Tea was prepared for my friend without a prior booking and the sandwiches and cakes on the stand were delicious. I had a Cream Tea and the scone was fresh baked and was perfect. It was a lovely surprise to find this wonderful place. The staff were so friendly and helpful if we ever get the chance to go back to Great Malvern we will head straight for this tea room.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 19, 2024

Excellent service, great scones

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Wonderful. We had a nice stay in this outstanding Tearoom.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

A delightful tea room. Plenty of choice regarding traditional tea and cakes, all day breakfast, jacket potatoes etc etc. This tea room also caters for vegans, gluten free et al. Good friendly service.

★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Steeped in history, Elgar visited often. Food good, atmosphere fab. Polite respectful helpful staff. Food : 5/5

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

What a find

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

A lovely place with friendly staff, we had tasty sandwiches followed by an amazing lemon drizzle (one of the best weve tasted) and had a great conversation with local author, Jan condon. Will definitely go back on our next visit to the malverns.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

We ordered 5 afternoon teas for pick up for my birthday, there was 4 types of sandwiches, 7 slices of cake, two scones with cream and jam, and tea, coffee, and fruit tea for 10 pounds per person!!!! The cakes and scones were homemade and delicious, the sandwich fillings were cheese, tuna, egg mayo, and ham. My husband is vegetarian so he was given egg mayo, brie and cranberry and a phenomenal coronation chickpea (smelled amazing we were all jealous!!) In a separate box. My son has autism and they wrapped his sandwiches seperate just for him, he was thrilled. Vegetarian options: My vege husband had egg mayo, brie and cranberry and coronation chickpea, (which were hoping to recreate!) In a separate box too. Dietary restrictions: Amazing alternatives for vegetarians and for picky eaters like my son who has autism. Kid-friendliness: They didnt make me feel annoying when I asked for some sandwiches to be separate due to my sons ASD. Really sweet kind people there

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great tearoom. Highly recommended, and one of the best Victoria sponges Ive ever eaten!

★★
December 22, 2023

Very slow service. Rather tired and outdated, as opposed to characterful ! Nice coffee though, hence the extra star .

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good value breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Gluten free, dairy free and vegan menus available. Lovely traditional tea shop that caters for everyone.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Ordered scones for cream teas on Mothers Day. Freshly baked Sunday morning and absolutely delicious. Thank you

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Lovely place lots of character. Staff are excellent and food is perfect

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

A quaint tea room upstairs and a little hidden away but lovely fire, service and food was yum. All in all worth looking out for.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

A very nice tea room, on the first floor overlooking the main Street. Lots of good home made food, friendly service. Dog friendly, too. Highly recommended.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Enjoyable, good food & atmosphere.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Im a very fussy vegan eater but the food choice was more than ample, the portions were generous, tasted great, and were very reasonably priced. Will definitely lunch here again when we next visit Malvern. Vegetarian options: Great vegetarian, vegan, gluten and dairy free menu.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

(American, here.) I often tell people the best thing I ve ever eaten was the scone with currant jam and clotted cream at the Bluebird Tearoom. Not exaggerating. My visit was 5 years ago in Summer of 2018, but better late than never to leave a review.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Victorian tea room with lots of atmosphere and charm. The scones were homemade and with delicious jams

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I first came here about 35 years ago, and it has barely changed in that time, and therein lies the problem. In my experience the food is ok, but theres a lot of competition in Malvern, and many of the competitors are much more modern, both in interior and in menu. However, one persons dated is another persons traditional, so it depends what youre looking for. In my case, woodchip wallpaper isnt it, but theres nothing wrong with the food or service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I just popped in for a cup of tea and a cake. Very impressive menu. I had a delicious flapjack with my tea I will certainly make a return visit and sample more cakes from the menu and also like the sound of the all day breakfast. Service was very good with friendly staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

A little gem, great selection of teas.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Quaint old style tea room offering a range of food for all tastes, including an excellent all day breakfast as well as a range of lunch options and all day / afternoon tea choices. (Great cake too!)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Shush dont tell anyone! But... The place serves the best scones on the planet.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Quaint

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Nice place to eat after a long walk

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

This is a quaint café and lovely that it is so dog friendly. After being seated, our dogs were immediately offered a bowl of water. Brilliant staff and service, and delicious coffee and cakes.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Seriously the best scones I have EVER tasted! A fabulous start to my wifes birthday weekend. Thank you.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

My favourite local cafe, always friendly welcome. Lovely choice of tasty food and drinks. Very accommodating if any food intolerance concerns.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Cosy and quiet, with lovely home cooked food. Delicious! X

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Went here for lunch. Really beautiful little tearooms. Food was fantastic and staff were lovely and friendly. Lots of vegan and vegetarian options. Would really recommend for a nice bite to eat on an afternoon. Dragons Breath tea was awesome.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

My wife and I visited here today. The breakfast was the best in Malvern for us, and we live here. Do visit. Its quaint, great food and kind service.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Really enjoyed the banana and pecan loaf. Charming little tearoom and friendly service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

lovely little cafe friendly staff food was excellent cakes where excellent and very tasty would definitely go again when in the area

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Love this place have done since the first time I went there 10yrs ago as part of my first date with my husband

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great atmosphere and lots of food with a large variety they have vegan and gluten-free and dairy free menus if you need that and great panini s

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Excellent cream tea with a very good choice of scones. Very large pot of tea for two people too

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Quirky and quaint. Great place for tea and a slice of cake.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Just had a delivery of birthday tea so had it for lunch instead! What a fabulous idea for a different present. Everything about it was delicious and very well presented.

December 22, 2021

Awful cafe. Very disappointing. The service is terrible. Overrated.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

This was a bit like stepping back in time. But in a good way. Excellent home made soup, sandwiches and panini. I was very grateful for the numerous glasses of cold water. Great service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Would definitely visit again. Super friendly staff, delicious scones and other food, great portions and great prices. I was exploring Malvern Hills and stopped here for afternoon tea.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great choice of food. Lovely loose leaf tea selection! Friendly staff.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Really good tea room . Plenty of choice.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Really lovely tea room good food and friendly staff.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Cosy and friendly tearoom. Staff very helpful, with a friendly greeting. Great food, and reasonably priced.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Lovely breakfast.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

A small and traditional tea room, with stunning and delicious afternoon, as well as great soup and Jaked potatoes. Very friendly staff and dog friendly. Very Covid safe. A must go place in Malvern.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Beautiful, I love it here!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Lovely place, good polite service. Went for lunch with my wife. Ordered the quiche with coleslaw and mini jacket, my wife the small cream tea. Both excellent, lovely presentation and full of flavour. Tea was very tasty. Definitely will return.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Fantastic food, delicious tea and a lovely old world atmosphere. Highly recommended

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Superb cream tea.

★★★★
December 22, 2020

Lovely little cafe. Friendly staff. Wish it had a stairlift, Im disabled & can barely make it up the stairs. Great food, when I can make it up there.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

A lovely afternoon tea with plenty of cakes, sandwiches and scones for two days worth of yumminess. Very reasonably priced and the benefit of having it delivered was huge for my grandma - especially in the current climate. Would highly recommend for anyone looking for an afternoon tea. Thank you

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Exactly as expected. Superb!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Lovely tea rooms with friendly staff. Attention has been paid to making the tearooms Covid safe. Lovely scones!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Could have been a bit quicker service otherwise lovely food and excellent with the Covid precautions

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

We ordered the afternoon tea at the Bluebird tearooms. The scones and the assortment of homemade cakes were really good and not very heavy. The interiors are very quaint and cute and the service was really good!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Friendly staff, good coved restrictions in place, lovely food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Excellent food. Fast service. Friendly staff

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Lovely food, great service,great selection, 4 of us went we all had something different,all came in gd time

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Popped in for breakfast with my favourite daughter good COVID precautions friendly staff excellent breakfast and drinks .......

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Malverns best scones! Afternoon tea here is very much recommended.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

As youd expect in old Malvern everywhere is up or down a hill. The tea rooms are upstairs. The toilets are up more. Sitting by the heater in the fireplace was warm. The drinks were fine. The facilities clean. The service was quick. The staff were happy. Local art for sale on the walls.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Beautiful old tea room great tea and cakes been open since 1913

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Love it here, always made to feel welcome. Great food and nothing is too much trouble. Visit weekly.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

One of my favourite places, which I always visit when in Malvern. Traditional cooking, straightforward and good, at lunchtime and good selection of food for afternoon tea all very reasonably priced. Comfortable and with fine views across the main road to the Malvern Hills.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Great staff and location

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Lovely olde worlde tea room, super cakes and sandwiches, will definitely visit again

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Nice home made food in homely surroundings.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Such a lovely tea room one of our favourite place to go

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Best Scone Ive had in a very long time! Lovely Family run Tea Room. Definitely going back

★★★★
December 22, 2019

Lovely tearooms. Great food. The unusual flavoured scones were delicious. Friendly service. Traditional, local and unrushed. A welomed break in a busy world.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

If you imagine a British tearoom, then it will look like this. This one even has a long history, with it being a favourite of Elgar. Cakes were great too by the way.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Really pleasant typical English Tearoom, simple food well prepared and very good value.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Loved the afternoon lunch with sandwich, scone and tea for five pounds.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

You cant go wrong with a scone at the Bluebird - especially their savoury ones with cream cheese

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

How tea rooms should be. Try the scones, all of them!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Lovely place, great service and lovely food. Have been coming here for years.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Nice little place but a bit tired and food over priced. Small portions

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

A lovrly traditional tearoom im the heart of Malvern. Fresh, locally served food, fab cakes, friendly service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Lovely food and great service. Highly recommend. Its a hidden gem!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Best scones

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Had a very nice breakfast.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Very nice and excellent value. It is upstairs and didnt appear to have wheelchair access.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Small little tearoom with simple good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Excellent service, nice food.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

This is exactly what a Tea Room should be! We had the blue bird afternoon tea and were so surprised to be offered a variety of scones and jams. To top it off, the scones were warm and beautifully freshly baked, some of the best Ive ever eaten. The waiter was also really friendly and the whole place felt so homely. We have already decided to come back again next week.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Awsome scones

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Quality Scones, friendly staff. Vegan options. 5*

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Beautiful relaxed atmosphere, lovely staff recommended :)

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Allowed my dog to dine, fantastic food, service a bit slow( but hay I aint complaining)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Lovely place to sit

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Lovely afternoon tea

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Lovely little tea room once frequented by Edward Elgar. Amazing scones- had to go back the following day to try another variety! Staff were friendly.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

I found the place very cold I didnt see any heating on and the little fire was only on for decoration another lady next table to mine was saying how cold it was and the food the all day breakfast was cooked good but to expensive for a very small portion for the same money I had twice of everything at sainsburys in Kidderminster.

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Delicious food, lots of vegan choices. Friendly, helpful service and good value for money. Will definitely go again next time we visit the area. Kevin & Clare

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Allow plenty of time to get served, this was down to the popularity of the tearoom and the friendly relaxed nature of the staff. Food was delicious as was the selection of tea available. They have a great gluten free menu too and seem very allergy aware. Superb place to pass a few lazy minutes with a friend.

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

A lovely, welcoming, proper tea room that bakes their own cakes including gluten free ones, one of the servers (proprietor?) does sign language as well, if you visit Malvern then is a must do!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Enjoyed lovely signature cream tea, presented on lovely china & all at an excellent price

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Lovely selection of teas with freshly baked scones and cakes. This is the place where the composer Elgar spent his afternoons by the way.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Great scones nice coffee

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Great cup of tea, oldy worldy sort place, quite expected to see Miss Marple Walk in, its lovely and well worth a visit.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Always a lovely place to stop for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea. Good value and very helpful staff.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Service excellent. Food tasty, I would have liked a bit bigger portion. Lovely atmospheric surrounding.

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Lovely homemade food at a very reasonable price.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Lovely home made fare. Gluten and dairy free options. Best scones around !!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Lovely quaint tea rooms with tea served in china tea pots with china cups and saucers, delightful.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Lovely place to come and have your teas coffees lunch breakfast staff are so friendly makes me feel like home just by the town centre lovely views from the window

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Lovely dog friendly tea room. Also offers gluten free choice if you like. Fresh, homemade scones and cakes and relaxed, friendly service. We appreciated the lady offering our border terrier a bowl of water and it was a pleasant view out onto the town. Definitely recommended!

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Really lovely tearooms, great meals and cakes and loads of vegan options :)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Fabulous . Wonderful and cosy . The cream teas were amazing.

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Always a pleasant experience but I wish they would get rid of the wallpaper/woodchip.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Lovely friendly place for afternoon tea

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

A curious little place. Service was a little on the slow side and didnt really have much flow to it (i.e. we arrived and it was unclear whether we needed to sit ourselves or wait to be given a table and we then had to pin the server down so we could order drinks/food and then again to pay the bill), however, the lady who served us was friendly and helpful and the food was very enjoyable.

★★★
December 22, 2017

The portions of cream for the cream tea were rather small compared to the size of the scones. The sandwiches were so thinly buttered that they tasted as if having been prepared with none.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Quiet and quaint. Lovely owners who excel in personal service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Have a wide range of gluten free and dairy free options on the menu.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Good varied selection of food. Also had Gluten and Dairy free options.

★★★★
December 22, 2017

Nice cup of tea and hot scones with Strawberry jam.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Delightful

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

very nice afternoon tea in a very interesting building. be sure to read the history upstairs

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Very friendly and helpful, excellent gluten-free options.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

Lovely little tea room, come here every time we go walking in the hills

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

Lovely selection of GF food, including scones. Good service - not great for disabled access though.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

Always lovely and enjoy the scones.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

Friendly,excellent Service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

No nonsense tea room. Good cake.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

Excellent afternoon tea, scones are amazing!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

Excellent scone and Assam tea served by Caroline and Barry.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

They cater for vegan and vegetarian food and its very nice food

★★★★
December 22, 2015

Charming, quiet little tea room, with an excellent selection of homemade cakes (and 7 kinds of scone!)

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2015

A sandwich, Scone with Jam and cream and a pot to tea with a fine view of Belle Vue Terrace - can I say more. (I also recommend the breakfast too) The Food is all-round excellent. Service can be Slow at times however this is a small establishment