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February 28, 2024
We visited here on a Sunday for the afternoon tea with Procesco, good points first Service was friendly and efficent Sandwiches were very good with nice selection for both of us, really good quality ingredients Scones were light, fresh and tasty along with the jam and cream Prosecco was good quality and we ordered a bottle after our two included glasses Not so good points The pastry selection was very poor Tonka bean with plum was tasteless like missing sugar or some flavour, we both felt same way Caramalised tarlet didnt fare much better it was a bit of a nothing taste Thick Nosiette travel slice ( we have no idea what it was suppised to be ) but it was thick and stodgy and instantly regretrable We also both receved a small cocoa type nibble which we were told was rasberry flavoured, both put back on the plate after one bite We really have sweet tooths so the Patisserie section was the one we were really looking forward to, slight saving graces were the carrot cake which was moist and very nice and the server brought out a nice little Birthday cake for us free of charge which was a lovely touch , the quality of this far exceed the items supplied. We left 4 full cakes uneaten at the end which for bun freaks tells its own story There seemed none or few real locally trained staff on either when we visited which i think misses a trick with locals and tourists alike, we watched some documentaries which had promoted local students/staff tie ups etc but could just be that day. Overall a slight disappointment only that it was a birthday treat and we ordered a bottle of prosecco to sit over we would likely have left sooner Patisserie chef needs to up their game, should be about flavour and not exotic sounding fruits for the sake of it, this part let the whole tea down Cost approx 2 afternoon teas with glass of bubbly £100 Bottle of Prosecco £38 Service charge £15 This is similar experience to what our friends had in January and they didnt say to us beforehand