Posts Tagged ‘afternoon tea’
February 6th, 2010
Run by Gordon and Marie, the Harlequin Coffee and Tea House Cafe on Kings Parade in York is a fantastic place to have a break. The professional service, the warm welcome and the smart clean surroundings are a great local secret and like today we regularly stop by for lunch or afternoon tea. The food is [...]
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December 20th, 2009
Latest Post: 20th December 09: After paying a visit to Alex this morning for our Christmas trim, we decided to have a late breakfast at Betty’s Cafe Restaurant and Tea Room in York. With luck on our side, we didn’t have to queue and were offered a window side table where we could watch the [...]
August 31st, 2008
While pondering a major purchase, Dusty and I took a break in the Espresso Bar at Harvey Nichols in Leeds. We had to wait about 5 minutes to get a table because it was so busy, but with lots of eye candy on show and walking by, this was not a problem. The maitre’d showed [...]
August 24th, 2008
“The Orchard – a corner of England where time stands still as the outside world rushes by.” This taken from their website is a reasonably good description of The Orchard in Grantchester. Famous for poets, scientists and medics alike going back many many years, this place has a long historic association with Cambridge University. Yesterday, [...]
May 28th, 2008
After having spent a couple of hours with Christine, Graham, Jessica and Marissa exploring the old Roman Baths, we stopped at the Pump Room Restaurant for afternoon tea. The place was busy with tourists taking advantage of this splendid setting to rest their weary feet. We ordered up afternoon tea of scones, jam, clotted cream [...]
June 27th, 2006
A very good hotel in the centre of Barcelona which is straight friendly. Although we thought it was a little tired looking during our last visit, it is still worth a try. The staff are impeccably turned out, professional and friendly. Breakfast is a very interesting time, as you check out all those people who [...]