FabSwingers.com forum: Tea room

By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

Sitting in a lovely tea room called The Hive in Ripon Yorkshire. Two scones a tea and a cappuccino for less than 10 quid.

Got me wondering. How many of you Fabsters like a tea room or good cafe?

I don't mean the chains like Costa and all, but the independents..

If so, what's your fave place? Where is it? And what do you love about it?

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By *edeWoman
over a year ago

the abyss

Ooh I love a little independent tea room/coffee shops I but haven't really got to any since moving south of the border. I must try harder!!

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

We spend a lot of time in independent coffee shops. Our favourite is an Italian place and second favourite is Turkish.

We have had the misfortune to drink a lot of very bad coffee in order to find the good ones.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

The prices are understandably increasing recently though.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

A good independent tea room or coffee shop is a thing to treasure. The ones in small or remote communities - if they're good, they tend to blow me away.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Its becoming increasingly difficult to find decent cake that isn't made from a catering mix. We went to a place a few miles from here a couple of weeks ago where I ate a slice of Victoria sponge that was fresh and light with buttercream and homemade raspberry jam. The jam was so delicious, I haven't tasted it's like for years.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Its becoming increasingly difficult to find decent cake that isn't made from a catering mix. We went to a place a few miles from here a couple of weeks ago where I ate a slice of Victoria sponge that was fresh and light with buttercream and homemade raspberry jam. The jam was so delicious, I haven't tasted it's like for years.

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

Enjoy OP, I love a tea room.

My favourite locally is a place called the Cambrian Emporium, they do a lovely afternoon tea

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

We love visiting little towns and villages.

Always look for a decent tea room.

A decent bakery.

And if there's one a decent tap room or micro pub.

Today for example, after The Hive.

I'm having a lovely pint of Porter in a micro pub called The Portly Pig

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"Enjoy OP, I love a tea room.

My favourite locally is a place called the Cambrian Emporium, they do a lovely afternoon tea

Ooh!! Afternoon tea.. where is this place?

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

I think one of the best places we've had cake was a place in Glasgow called The Broken Clock tea room.

The cake selection was excellent. We might have sampled a few

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"A good independent tea room or coffee shop is a thing to treasure. The ones in small or remote communities - if they're good, they tend to blow me away."

Same..

Upwey Wishing Well Tea Rooms nr Weymouth was absolutely lovely. In the middle of nowhere, but stunning location and lovely nature trail garden.

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"The prices are understandably increasing recently though. "

Of course. It's a shame but we're still happy to pay, to support these places.

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"We spend a lot of time in independent coffee shops. Our favourite is an Italian place and second favourite is Turkish.

We have had the misfortune to drink a lot of very bad coffee in order to find the good ones. "

We tend to dislike the chains..

Poor coffee, sometimes way too hot, you can taste the burnt bean.

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"Ooh I love a little independent tea room/coffee shops I but haven't really got to any since moving south of the border. I must try harder!! "

How far south are you?

We might be able to recommend somewhere

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By *ravelling_WilburyMan
over a year ago

Beverley

Couple of nice ones in Hull. One called 'Relax' on Newland avenue run by an Iranian guy. Tell him your name once and he knows it for life; sensational recall and customer service.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve never been for afternoon tea!

There’s a few places near us that look nice. I should really go and check them out.

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

"Enjoy OP, I love a tea room.

My favourite locally is a place called the Cambrian Emporium, they do a lovely afternoon tea

Ooh!! Afternoon tea.. where is this place?"

Oswestry so it's a bit of a trek for you guys x

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

I also love Cafe Marmalade in Edinburgh, like stepping back in time! And just a lovely place to chill a bit

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By *night in armourMan
over a year ago

stafford

Love a good walk and a quirky tea room just need to find someone to go with any offers gratefully accepted

What’s everyone’s favourite cake ??

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

"Love a good walk and a quirky tea room just need to find someone to go with any offers gratefully accepted

What’s everyone’s favourite cake ??"

Coffee and walnut!

What about you?

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By *night in armourMan
over a year ago

stafford

I love a home made Victoria sponge but with lemon curd I know I’m weird

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"Couple of nice ones in Hull. One called 'Relax' on Newland avenue run by an Iranian guy. Tell him your name once and he knows it for life; sensational recall and customer service. "

Love those sorts of places

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"I’ve never been for afternoon tea!

There’s a few places near us that look nice. I should really go and check them out. "

Definitely..

Then report back

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"Enjoy OP, I love a tea room.

My favourite locally is a place called the Cambrian Emporium, they do a lovely afternoon tea

Ooh!! Afternoon tea.. where is this place?

Oswestry so it's a bit of a trek for you guys x"

it's only 3 hours from York

When we move up here, we'll be exploring more...

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"I also love Cafe Marmalade in Edinburgh, like stepping back in time! And just a lovely place to chill a bit "

We're up in Glasgow for new year..

We could pop over to Edinburgh

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"Love a good walk and a quirky tea room just need to find someone to go with any offers gratefully accepted

What’s everyone’s favourite cake ??

Coffee and walnut!

Another coffee and Walnut here B

Fruit cake for T

What about you?"

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By *illan-KillashMan
over a year ago

London/Sussex/Surrey/Berks/Hants

"Sitting in a lovely tea room called The Hive in Ripon Yorkshire. Two scones a tea and a cappuccino for less than 10 quid.

Got me wondering. How many of you Fabsters like a tea room or good cafe?

I don't mean the chains like Costa and all, but the independents..

If so, what's your fave place? Where is it? And what do you love about it?"

Independent wherever possible.

I have a couple of favourites, one near me, one I head for when I'm visiting family...

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"Sitting in a lovely tea room called The Hive in Ripon Yorkshire. Two scones a tea and a cappuccino for less than 10 quid.

Got me wondering. How many of you Fabsters like a tea room or good cafe?

I don't mean the chains like Costa and all, but the independents..

If so, what's your fave place? Where is it? And what do you love about it?

Independent wherever possible.

I have a couple of favourites, one near me, one I head for when I'm visiting family..."

Do tell

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was introduced to this civilised pursuit quite late, but I have embraced it. Luckily I have two really good independents plus a Greek option in walking distance..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sitting in a lovely tea room called The Hive in Ripon Yorkshire. Two scones a tea and a cappuccino for less than 10 quid.

Got me wondering. How many of you Fabsters like a tea room or good cafe?

I don't mean the chains like Costa and all, but the independents..

If so, what's your fave place? Where is it? And what do you love about it?"

2 best tea rooms in the world for us are Angelina’s in Paris and the Harrogate branch of Betty’s.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did have a very nice afternoon tea

In the Savoy, but I really like independent tea rooms and coffee shops..

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"Sitting in a lovely tea room called The Hive in Ripon Yorkshire. Two scones a tea and a cappuccino for less than 10 quid.

Got me wondering. How many of you Fabsters like a tea room or good cafe?

I don't mean the chains like Costa and all, but the independents..

If so, what's your fave place? Where is it? And what do you love about it?

2 best tea rooms in the world for us are Angelina’s in Paris and the Harrogate branch of Betty’s."

Not been to the Harrogate Betty's..

But we do love the York branch...

Do you have to queue in Harrogate?

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"I did have a very nice afternoon tea

In the Savoy, but I really like independent tea rooms and coffee shops.."

Very posh

We may indulge one day.

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Afternoon tea in the Cotswolds. Lots of quint little tea rooms near me.

Relaxing places, ideal for a first (fab) meet

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
over a year ago

Coventry

We both love a good tea rooms. Infact our first meet (from Fab) was in a tea rooms because we both do. However the tea was terrible. Mrs Misfits choice (apparently its normally a good tea rooms, but never been in since). However despite poor tea and a rocky start it all came good in the end.

We still love to go for a nice pot of tea and some cake. Just the two of us or to meet people.

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By *imi_RougeWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

In Portsmouth, Tenth Hole and Parade Tearooms do some amazing cake.

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

"I also love Cafe Marmalade in Edinburgh, like stepping back in time! And just a lovely place to chill a bit

We're up in Glasgow for new year..

We could pop over to Edinburgh

You would get a warm welcome and the best Scottish breakfast!

My son lived in Edinburgh for 3 years, it felt like home to me

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"I also love Cafe Marmalade in Edinburgh, like stepping back in time! And just a lovely place to chill a bit

We're up in Glasgow for new year..

We could pop over to Edinburgh

You would get a warm welcome and the best Scottish breakfast!

My son lived in Edinburgh for 3 years, it felt like home to me "

I love a Scottish breakfast..

Especially the square sausage and tatty scones

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"In Portsmouth, Tenth Hole and Parade Tearooms do some amazing cake."

Duly noted.

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"We both love a good tea rooms. Infact our first meet (from Fab) was in a tea rooms because we both do. However the tea was terrible. Mrs Misfits choice (apparently its normally a good tea rooms, but never been in since). However despite poor tea and a rocky start it all came good in the end.

We still love to go for a nice pot of tea and some cake. Just the two of us or to meet people.

Mr"

Might have to come to Coventry.

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By *entlemanFoxMan
over a year ago

North East / London

"I love a Scottish breakfast..

Especially the square sausage and tatty scones

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By *entlemanFoxMan
over a year ago

North East / London

There are plenty of independent tea rooms dotted over Northumberland.

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

"I also love Cafe Marmalade in Edinburgh, like stepping back in time! And just a lovely place to chill a bit

We're up in Glasgow for new year..

We could pop over to Edinburgh

You would get a warm welcome and the best Scottish breakfast!

My son lived in Edinburgh for 3 years, it felt like home to me

I love a Scottish breakfast..

Especially the square sausage and tatty scones

Ooh yeah! And haggis!

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By *ife NinjaMan
over a year ago

Dunfermline

More a Costa fella myself

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By *obilebottomMan
over a year ago

All over

"Sitting in a lovely tea room called The Hive in Ripon Yorkshire. Two scones a tea and a cappuccino for less than 10 quid.

Got me wondering. How many of you Fabsters like a tea room or good cafe?

I don't mean the chains like Costa and all, but the independents..

If so, what's your fave place? Where is it? And what do you love about it?

2 best tea rooms in the world for us are Angelina’s in Paris and the Harrogate branch of Betty’s.

Not been to the Harrogate Betty's..

But we do love the York branch...

Do you have to queue in Harrogate?"

Sometimes there is a queue, depends when you go. The Harrogate one feels more traditional inside and I prefer it to the York one. The little Bettys in York was nice but now closed. The Ilkley one is good too. The fat rascals are always a temptation.

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London

I love an independent coffee shop (and blessed with plenty in my neck of the woods).

Not so many 'Tea rooms' down here, but they conjure up memories of holidays in the country, which is nice, but I don't like them if they're too twee...

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"I also love Cafe Marmalade in Edinburgh, like stepping back in time! And just a lovely place to chill a bit

We're up in Glasgow for new year..

We could pop over to Edinburgh

You would get a warm welcome and the best Scottish breakfast!

My son lived in Edinburgh for 3 years, it felt like home to me

I love a Scottish breakfast..

Especially the square sausage and tatty scones

Ooh yeah! And haggis!

Oh hell yes

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"Sitting in a lovely tea room called The Hive in Ripon Yorkshire. Two scones a tea and a cappuccino for less than 10 quid.

Got me wondering. How many of you Fabsters like a tea room or good cafe?

I don't mean the chains like Costa and all, but the independents..

If so, what's your fave place? Where is it? And what do you love about it?

2 best tea rooms in the world for us are Angelina’s in Paris and the Harrogate branch of Betty’s.

Not been to the Harrogate Betty's..

But we do love the York branch...

Do you have to queue in Harrogate?

Love a fat rascal

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

Currently in Queen's Mill Tearooms Castleford. About to have the Gentlemens afternoon tea..

It comes with an additional pork pie and pickle.

Will let you know how it was

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By *essiCouple
over a year ago

suffolk

We're lucky enough to more than one close to us,but Bailey's 2 is a favourite of ours

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By *obilebottomMan
over a year ago

All over

"Sitting in a lovely tea room called The Hive in Ripon Yorkshire. Two scones a tea and a cappuccino for less than 10 quid.

Got me wondering. How many of you Fabsters like a tea room or good cafe?

I don't mean the chains like Costa and all, but the independents..

If so, what's your fave place? Where is it? And what do you love about it?

2 best tea rooms in the world for us are Angelina’s in Paris and the Harrogate branch of Betty’s.

Not been to the Harrogate Betty's..

But we do love the York branch...

Do you have to queue in Harrogate?

Love a fat rascal"

They are indeed scrummy

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

"Sitting in a lovely tea room called The Hive in Ripon Yorkshire. Two scones a tea and a cappuccino for less than 10 quid.

Got me wondering. How many of you Fabsters like a tea room or good cafe?

I don't mean the chains like Costa and all, but the independents..

If so, what's your fave place? Where is it? And what do you love about it?

2 best tea rooms in the world for us are Angelina’s in Paris and the Harrogate branch of Betty’s.

Not been to the Harrogate Betty's..

But we do love the York branch...

Do you have to queue in Harrogate?

Love a fat rascal"

Betty does mail order - thankfully for me

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

That was an epic afternoon tea

Lovely light sandwiches 4 types

3 cakes and a macaron

1 scone

Half a large pork pie and pickle

Bottomless tea..

I can't move

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By *panksspankedMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I also love Cafe Marmalade in Edinburgh, like stepping back in time! And just a lovely place to chill a bit "

Great choice. So many nice options in Leith nowadays it's hard to keep up

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By *obilebottomMan
over a year ago

All over

"That was an epic afternoon tea

Lovely light sandwiches 4 types

3 cakes and a macaron

1 scone

Half a large pork pie and pickle

Bottomless tea..

I can't move

My favourite thing to do, a nice and leasurely afternoon tea

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By *hugwelMan
over a year ago

Jersey

Yes. If I want something at that sort of premium, I want it to be at least the professional version of what I can make myself at home, not the professional version of the cake mix box I walk past in the supermarket."
many cafes purchase frozen cakes they can't make them fir the trade buying price even hotels do the same.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

We love a good garden centre with a nice cafe.

Sad I know

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By *obilebottomMan
over a year ago

All over

"We love a good garden centre with a nice cafe.

Sad I know

Not sad at all but some are better than others. I went to one the other day for first time. Lovely little cafe run by a family at the back. Everything fresh, homemade and delicious

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love a good coffee house, luckily I live near a couple one that also does amazing breakfast, the coffee is very good and so is the Shakshouka

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By *eacupsbear OP Couple
over a year ago

York

"We love a good garden centre with a nice cafe.

Sad I know

We do too.

So we're equally sad

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By *odders88Man
over a year ago

Northampton

I adore a proper tea room…someone take me to one asap

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By *addad99Man
over a year ago

Rotherham /newquay

If that's the one I'm thinking about at the back of a old department store used to go there loved it proper tea room loose tea mix and matched china tea cups changed ownership now not been as now avocado and toast place.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Titanic tea was ok as an experience but I find a lot of tea rooms overcharge for what you get but tbf they’ve got a living to make.

I do love a good authentic American diner though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I did have a very nice afternoon tea

In the Savoy, but I really like independent tea rooms and coffee shops..

Very posh

We may indulge one day."

Lunch in the Savoy Grill is surprisingly cheaper than what you might think.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I’ve never been for afternoon tea!

There’s a few places near us that look nice. I should really go and check them out. "

Treat yourself but check them out first. Some can be a bit top heavy on the sweet treats. I'm more of a savoury fan..

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