While visiting the British Museum, having read the reviews about Tea and Tattle, we made a beeline for it.
It was pleasant and cosy, but not at all busy.
We thought the cakes looked a bit stale (and quite pricey), so we each chose a scone with clotted cream and jam. At £3.00 each, we thought we would be getting a nice big scone with cream and jam served separately. Instead, after quite a wait, we each received a miniscule scone, cut in half, with cream and jam already on top.
The toilets were clean, but smelt unpleasant.
So overall verdict? OK, but nothing special and quite pricey – we’re still trying to understand the glowing reviews. Would we return? Possibly, if we were visiting the British Museum, but we wouldn’t make a detour as there are far too many other better places.
Name: S Skipper
Location: West London
Tea and Tattle
41 Great Russell Street, WC1B 3PE
Address
41 Great Russell Street
Bloomsbury
London
WC1B 3PE
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The Tea and Tattle is a traditional tea room but with a unique twist. We specialise in serving good quality English Afternoon Tea. Loose leaf tea, fresh coffee, hand made cakes and sandwiches, pastries, scones, jams, smoothies and more.
The location and decor is the unique twist. As you walk in the door at 41 Great Russell Street, you walk into a family-run bookshop/gallery, steeped in history (established since 1903). Specialising in Oriental and African books, art, music and film. The decor in the Tea and Tattle is a mixed collection of old tea and coffee memorabilia and also old and modern Chinese art.
User Reviews
S Skipper
from West London
from West London
Feb 14, 2011
Response from
Tim Manager
Hello,
Thank you for visiting the Tea and Tattle. We are a new business only being open 7 months so appreciate your feedback! We are sorry you did not leave having had a great experience. The cakes are put out daily so we try and keep them as fresh as possible. Also, we get our scones hand-made from a bakery and so sometimes they vary in size. We think the scones taste delicious when served slightly warmed which might have been the reason for the delay. We hope you can visit the Tea and Tattle again
Thank you for visiting the Tea and Tattle. We are a new business only being open 7 months so appreciate your feedback! We are sorry you did not leave having had a great experience. The cakes are put out daily so we try and keep them as fresh as possible. Also, we get our scones hand-made from a bakery and so sometimes they vary in size. We think the scones taste delicious when served slightly warmed which might have been the reason for the delay. We hope you can visit the Tea and Tattle again
Mar 29, 2011
ethan
Nov 26, 2010
It was pouring down with rain the other day and so i ran into the nearest place i could find near the British museum. It was empty at the time so I grabbed a seat and had a hot chocolate. It was the perfect escape from the dreaded london weather. By the time i left the place was busy as it seems everyone else had come for shelter too!