Welcome back to Tea With Me and Friends, last weekend I found myself wandering around a local garden centre with no plans (shocking I know). The garden centre is called Forest Lodge and as I walked through the various departments I spied the restaurant - it was one of those typical garden centre self-service affairs catering for breakfast, lunch and tea.
As I got closer I saw a stand near the front that grabbed my attention - on it was a huge pile of scones and a sign advertising a cream tea for one for just £2.99! The cream tea included a pot of tea, a giant scone, a pot of cream and a mini jar of jam. All this for £2.99 - I had to try for myself!
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| Cream Tea for One - Forest Lodge Garden Centre, Farnham |
Just look at the size of that scone!
The teapot, although giant too, held just two cups of tea - so no need to worry about a caffeine overdose. In fact the two cups were just right to enjoy the scone with. You could pick your tea from a small tea menu - I went for a standard breakfast tea.
The servings of clotted and jam were also the right size and I was pleased to see that you could chose your jam from a selection of varieties - I opted for raspberry.
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| Roddas clotted cream and Wilkin & Sons jam |
I was a little concerned that the scone would either be dry or not quite baked properly in the middle due to it's size - however I was pleasantly surprised! The scone was well baked and rather scrummy!
In fact the whole cream tea was a real bargain for just £2.99 and I even managed to get a seat by the window so I was overlooking all the plants outside. The fact that you can chose your tea and jam means you can enjoy a personalised cream tea, which I think is fab!
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| Scones dressed the Tea With Me and Friends way - cream first! |
If you happen to be in the Farnham area in Surrey I would highly recommend you pop by! For more information about the restaurant opening times pop by the Forest Lodge website.
On my way back out I also noticed that they also offer a full afternoon tea - so I think I will be popping back soon for the full experience!
Have you enjoyed a scone in a garden centre - what was it like? We'd love to hear from you, why not leave us a comment below!
Thank you for popping by today,
Rachel
That certainly is a bargain! Scone looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteLiz