After a substantial walk around part of Derwentwater (whilst here on our North/Western Lakes holiday) we retreated to Keswick town centre; as it was now quite warm in the strong sunshine. We had spotted this Shop, Gallery & Café on our initial town centre recce;...we made a note of the location of the Café entrance which is down a side-street. We were able to secure a table right next to the servery and we were quickly offered menus. We both ordered a pot of tea, my partner had perused the cakes on display and had, after some anguish, chosen a slice of the Lemon Cake, whereas I opted for a jumbo sausage roll. The tea soon arrived and after a short wait the food arrived. My Partner’s cake looked the part, the sponge was light and well-baked, but there was not enough lemon flavour, so overall it was a little disappointing. My sausage roll was superb, nicely warmed with a very flaky casing and beautifully firm and tasty meat filling. The addition of a sprinkle of fennel seeds before it was baked changed the taste a little, but definitely for the better. I do like fennel and I congratulate whoever had made the decision to add this wonderful herb. The tea was really good, made with loose leaves, it was strong (mostly because we let if brew until we were ready to drink). Each pot yielded two large cups of refreshing tea. This was a good snack, much enjoyed.More
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