OK, we love our coffee and it gets more than its fair share of Cafe Allez! air time… but, just between us, for ultimate refreshment Claire and Mark often wind down with a cup of tea after a busy event.
National Tea Day is on Saturday 21st April, so we bring you 4 of the best places to celebrate it in and around Melton Mowbray, plus, some cream tea science!
Our top 4 places to celebrate tea:
- Modestly we would suggest Cafe Allez! We always have a superb range of teas on board including Earl Grey, Green Tea, Apple & Elderflower, English Breakfast, Lemon & Ginger. Decaf tea’s available. Our ‘regular’ tea is anything but: we’ve used Twinings Everyday from Day 1.. a traditionally strong base of African and Indonesian Tea with the rich, malty taste of Assam and a pinch of hand-picked Yunnan tea. Find us at Belvoir Castle on Saturday where we’re offering a cream tea featuring Miss B’s scones, Roddas clotted cream and our Everyday tea for just £4!
2. Belvoir Castle has a team room where you can enjoy, amongst other fine things, Afternoon Tea. Did you know Afternoon Tea was invented in Belvoir Castle? Search Wikipedia to learn more! – and try it yourself when the Castle is open on Sunday (22nd).
3. Miss B’s Tea Room in Melton Mowbray is a step back in time and a proper treat, serving vintage afternoon teas in traditional surroundings. And Miss B knows her tea! – they’re a Tea Guild Award of Excellence member…
4. The Old Brickyard Tea Garden in Scalford are passionate about their tea. They offer a selection of quality loose teas including 10 of their own branded teas, in an eco-friendly building adjoining C&C Plants.
Now for the cream tea science! While the customer is always right, there is an exception in Cafe Allez!’s view and that is when said customer applies cream to scone before the jam. This might stem from Mark’s Cornish heritage, (Devonians take a different stance) but is also a scientific fact 😉 The University of Sheffield researched the perfect cream tea and published this handy summary, which we should all follow…
