I live on the border of Essex and Hertfordshire but very rarely explore what is right on my doorstep. Instead I hop on the tube and go straight into London. This weekend I decided to give London a miss and venture into a town around a 25 minute drive away.
South Street Pantry in the market town of Bishops Stortford. It's a quirky little tearoom which sells a whole range of treats. Anything from doorstop sandwiches to homemade soups - I've heard they do a cracking breakfast too. I'm going to venture back for the smoked salmon and scrambled egg. Everything is served on mix-matched vintage china which is a cause close to my heart. The shed in the garden has an embarrassing amount of china ready for when I move out.
My mum and I opted for the amazing sounding afternoon tea special. For £9.95 you got a choice of one of four sandwiches - we opted for cheddar cheese and chutney and smoked salmon and cream cheese - a slice of cake from the counter and a cheese or fruit scone. It lived up to our expectations! I greedily devoured the white chocolate and blueberry cake and gobbled up a cheese scone in record time. The cake is deliciously light and full of flavour while the scone was cooked to perfection.
Sometimes it nice not to venture too far away from home especially when you have a gem like this.
This looks lovely, you can't go wrong with afternoon tea!
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This looks amazing. I really want to go for Afternoon tea sometime soon.
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Lyndsey
www.labeau.co.uk
Drooool, please send white chocolate and blueberry cake. I like to try and go to places in Newport instead of Cardiff, I found a great Turkish place that does cake, lovely flat breads, salads and breakfasts.
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