The inside reminded me of a lovely homely countryside kitchen, with big wooden tables and chairs, Cath Kidston jugs of water, and pretty cake stands, along with a chalk board menu and glass jars filled with different loose leaf teas.
There is a small menu which I think might change daily (correct me if I'm wrong, anyone!), and there are also lots of homemade cakes which all looked so good!
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| I love places with freely available water so much!! |
We arrived quite late for lunch, and this is clearly (and deservedly) a very popular place, so sadly they had run out of the steak sandwich and the brownies which Christopher and I had been craving earlier, but there were still tempting things to choose from! The man we spoke to at the counter (who I think was the owner!) was so friendly and helped me to convince Christopher to share with me so I could try both the sausage roll with apple chutney, and the pastrami, rocket, cheddar and mustard mayo sandwich. My dad had a sausage roll and my mum had butternut squash and ginger soup with soda bread.
The sausage roll pastry was very good - buttery, flaky and crisp, and the sausage meat was herby and flavoursome. The apple and raisin chutney was thick and chunky and went very well with the sausage roll, making it sweeter and more moist. The sandwich was also delicious - the cheddar was really strong and the pastrami nice and salty, and I loved the tangy mustard mayo. I tried my mum's soup and it was very tasty too - quite a thin soup (which I prefer to some soups which are actually more like a purée!) with a gentle heat from the ginger.
Obviously we then all had to make room for some cake (apart from my dad who is clearly mental/blind to not be tempted by the amazing display of them!). I went for the strawberry cake, Christopher chose carrot cake and my mum had espresso cake.
Mine was absolutely huge, and basically a tower of cream! It was such an impressive sponge though; extremely light and moist - I wish I could make one like that! The fresh strawberry was delicious with the cream and soft sponge too, but the only thing I would change is maybe having more fresh strawberries in the centre of the cake too! Christopher enjoyed his carrot cake and said it came a close second to the one at North Point, and my mum absolutely loved the espresso cake. I tried it and really enjoyed it too - another very moist sponge with lovely buttercream with a really strong taste of coffee, it was excellent.
I really loved it in here - the décor mixed with the extremely friendly service and delicious food (made all the more impressive because it's homemade!) made it a really great place to have lunch - I kept telling Christopher he has to come back lots, especially in the summer as they have an outdoor seating area!
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