I did the challenge with my daughter Chloe and we arrived on a lovely sunny afternoon, except it was a Saturday and there were so many people it was hard to move around the store! There are very few signs in the shop so it is difficult to find out where you are and where anything else is. I asked a male shop assistant where the Tea Room was and after following his directions we ended up going round in a circle and back where we started! I then asked a female assistant where the nearest place to have a cup of tea was. She laughed and said there were loads of places in the shop and I eventually pinned her down to where the nearest one was; so I thought! It took asking another assistant who told us to go downstairs to the Cappuccino cafe before we found somewhere to actually get a drink, can you believe it!!
The cafe was very sweet, small but nicely laid out. We made our order including some water as it was very warm. It did look lovely when brought to our table, minus the water. We had to ask 3 times in total to get the water and when it arrived it was warm, that was disappointing. Especially as the coffee was a very small cup and not very hot either. The pastries were yummy though and CHloe had a large pot of hot tea which I shared too. She actually ordered ice tea and was given a hot pot and a glass with ice - didn't expect that!!
Both of us thoroughly enjoyed our pastries and we took our time eating them as they cost so much!! They were very sweet so we did have pauses, especially as we were waiting for water. Chloe didn't manage her all her tea but I definitely drank every drop of the coffee.
The prices were going to be high, but I knew that before I went and as a one off treat for a challenge, but I was a little surprised just how much a coffee and a pastry would be in their little coffee bar!
