Bettys Café Tea Rooms (York)
Bettys Café Tea Rooms
A century-old Yorkshire tea room brand, with its historic St Helen's Square branch famous for afternoon tea and signature Fat Rascal scones.
Bettys is a legendary Yorkshire institution, with its York branch located at 6-8 St Helen's Square in the heart of the old city. The menu features Swiss-influenced dishes alongside English classics, with highlights including the warm, buttered Fat Rascal scone, Swiss Rösti breakfast (around £18.95), and Yorkshire rarebit. Reservations are not accepted for the traditional afternoon tea on the ground floor (around £29.95), while the Belmont Room upstairs (around £44.95) requires booking in advance (prices are subject to change). Queues of around 30 minutes are common during peak season; the basement level sometimes has shorter wait times, though the atmosphere is slightly less grand. It is just a few minutes' walk from York Minster and The Shambles.
Opening hours
Sun–Wed 9:00–17:30; Thu–Fri 9:00–21:00; Sat 8:30–21:00 (unverified by official website)
Nearby sights
- Bettys Café Tea Rooms
- Mansion House, York
- Stonegate
- Barley Hall
- York Minster
- Museum Gardens & St Mary's Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- Shambles Market